Mary Martin McTeer

Notes:

Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 126.

Mary — Daniel W. Trotter. Daniel (son of Rev. Isaac Trotter and Mary Angeline "Polly" Emert) was born 22 Apr 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1930, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Logans Chapel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. William A. B. Trotter was born 28 Nov 1889; died 18 May 1961, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Andrew Bogle McTeer was a blacksmith by trade and a farmer. He was an officer
in the militia of Tennessee, holding ranks from lieutenant to colonel. During
the Civil War he served as Quartermaster of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, U. S.
Volunteers. After the war he was a Postmaster at Ellejoy, Tennessee.

In 1850 Andrew McTeer aged 30 years was a resident in the 13th district, Blount
County; his household included his wife Nancy aged 27 and four children,
William aged 6, Elizabeth aged 5, Hetty aged 3 and Mary aged 7 months.

On 18 September Andrew B. McTeer enlisted at Maryville, Tennessee as a private
in Company A 3rd Tennessee U. S. Volunteers; on 16 November 1863 he was
promoted to 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, a position he held
until his discharge on 26 September 1864. But on 24 September 1864, two days
before the date of his official discharge, while he was with a detachment under
Colonel Wallace Campbell, Lieutenant McTeer was captured at Athens, Alabama, by
Major N. B. Forrest; from that time until he was exchanged on 6 December 1864,
he remained in Confederate hands, and it was the first of the next year before
he was able to get back home. The receipt of his discharge at regimental
headquarters while he was a prisoner-of-war together with the loss at the time
of his capture of all the quartermaster's records, invoices, vouchers and
overdue reports, created such a snafu that Lieutenant McTeer was obliged to
spend all of 1865 and most of 1866 in correspondence with government agents in
an effort to collect his final military pay (from September through December
1864) and to satisfy their inquiries regarding various discrepancies in his
lists of properties, animals (mules and horses), harness, forage, clothing
(down to canteens, shirts and boots) and general supplies (such as inkstands,
camp desks and foolscap paper).

The Invalid Pension Declaration of Lt. Andrew B. McTeer, dated 29 April 1882
reports disability as a result of "Poison and did not get it out of my system.
It occurred in the Barracks at Covington, Kentucky, on or about the last of
November 1862 and rendered me a good portion of my time unfit for service,
sometimes better, sometimes worse ... he rendered me unable for labor and
still growing worse from pains and stiffness of limbs and inward suffering."

Then after the War while the late lieutenant was still struggling with ill
health, arguing with the government over his back pay, and trying to reconcile
his confused accounts, he was receiving also vague threats from the Freedmen's
Bureau citing some alleged mistreatment of the "Col'd people that have been
engaged in working your Mother's farm." A letter of 1 September 1865
continues, "These people will be protected by all the force at the disposal of
the agents of the Bureau in their just rights. ... I am authorized to seize
and rent for the use of the aged, infirm and the young, all Estates from which
the late masters drive away the poor and destitute Col'd people. This
authority I shall use as circumstances demand therefore be carefull what you
do."

Considering the very general rapport between the McTeers and their slaves, both
before and after emancipation, the whole affair now seems a ridiculous display
of bureaucracy, but at the time it must have been one more distressing,
disturbing and frustrating harrassment to the ailing Union veteran.

On 7 September 1885 William A. McTeer was appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Andrew B. McTeer, who had died on 13 June 1885, Nancy McTeer the widow
having declined to act as Administratrix. Bond was set at $2000 with A. B.
McTeer, J. G. McTeer and S. J. McCulloch as sureties.

On 21 October 1885 a committee appointed by the Court set off for Nancy McTeerthe widow's "one year's provisions" as follows: three horses, one milk cow,
two steers, two heifers, one calf, five sheep, four "fatning" hogs, seven
shoats, wheat on hand, present corn crop, hay and fodder on hands, one turning
plow, two small plows, two pair of gearing (harness), one harrow, two
cultivators, one wood saw, all household and kitchen furniture, $25 cash.

A sale notice of 4 September 1886 listed four parcels of land in the 13th Civil
District, Blount County, being "all the real estate owned by Andrew B. McTeer
at the time of his death", to wit: 91 acres adjoining J. A. McTeer, Cal Davis
and others; 84 acres adjoining J. A. McTeer, Gillespie, Graves and perhaps
others (this title in dispute); also revisionary interest of dower to Nancy
McTeer, S. A. McCulloch, Samuel Cameron, Robert Murrin's heirs and perhaps
others. All four tracts were sold to Nancy McTeer for $1605 and conveyed to
her 17 September 1886 by Ben Cunningham, Clerk and Special Commissioner.

After a law suit in April 1888 to quiet title in the case of James A. McTeer
and Nancy McTeer versus Samuel Gillespy, James Gillespy and Ann E. Blackburn,
James A. McTeer and Nancy McTeer (his widowed sister-in-law) divided certain
lands held as tenants in common; Nancy's residual part was 170 acres near the
foot of Chilhowee Mountain.

This last named property known as the "Mountain House Land" together with 84
3/4 acres on Ellejoy near Chilhowee Mountain (the second tract mentioned in the
estate sale above) was deeded on 25 January 1895 from Nancy McTeer to her son
Will A. McTeer. On that same date she deeded to her son Josias G. McTeer and
Alexander B. McTeer, 135 acres more or less, all the remaining land from her
husband's estate. Actually the finincial considerations specified in these
deeds constitute the settlement of Nancy McTeer's estate.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 91-93.

Andrew married Nancy Gamble 1 Dec 1842, Little River, Blount County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Alexander Breckinridge Gamble and Elizabeth Ransbarger) was born 25 Apr 1823, Little River, Blount County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1896, Ellejoy, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850 Andrew McTeer aged 30 years was a resident in the 13th district, Blount
County; his household included his wife Nancy aged 27 and four children,
William aged 6, Elizabeth aged 5, Hetty aged 3 and Mary aged 7 months.

On 7 September 1885 William A. McTeer was appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Andrew B. McTeer, who had died on 13 June 1885, Nancy McTeer the widow
having declined to act as Administratrix. Bond was set at $2000 with A. B.
McTeer, J. G. McTeer and S. J. McCulloch as sureties.

On 21 October 1885 a committee appointed by the Court set off for Nancy McTeer
the widow's "one year's provisions" as follows: three horses, one milk cow,
two steers, two heifers, one calf, five sheep, four "fatning" hogs, seven
shoats, wheat on hand, present corn crop, hay and fodder on hands, one turning
plow, two small plows, two pair of gearing (harness), one harrow, two
cultivators, one wood saw, all household and kitchen furniture, $25 cash.

A sale notice of 4 September 1886 listed four parcels of land in the 13th Civil
District, Blount County, being "all the real estate owned by Andrew B. McTeer
at the time of his death", to wit: 91 acres adjoining J. A. McTeer, Cal Davis
and others; 84 acres adjoining J. A. McTeer, Gillespie, Graves and perhaps
others (this title in dispute); also revisionary interest of dower to Nancy
McTeer, S. A. McCulloch, Samuel Cameron, Robert Murrin's heirs and perhaps
others. All four tracts were sold to Nancy McTeer for $1605 and conveyed to
her 17 September 1886 by Ben Cunningham, Clerk and Special Commissioner.

After a law suit in April 1888 to quiet title in the case of James A. McTeer
and Nancy McTeer versus Samuel Gillespy, James Gillespy and Ann E. Blackburn,
James A. McTeer and Nancy McTeer (his widowed sister-in-law) divided certain
lands held as tenants in common; Nancy's residual part was 170 acres near the
foot of Chilhowee Mountain.

This last named property known as the "Mountain House Land" together with 84
3/4 acres on Ellejoy near Chilhowee Mountain (the second tract mentioned in the
estate sale above) was deeded on 25 January 1895 from Nancy McTeer to her son
Will A. McTeer. On that same date she deeded to her son Josias G. McTeer and
Alexander B. McTeer, 135 acres more or less, all the remaining land from her
husband's estate. Actually the finincial considerations specified in these
deeds constitute the settlement of Nancy McTeer's estate.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 91-93.

Notes:

William McTeer was a farmer, living at Ellejoy on the old home place of his
father. He was a deputy sheriff for many years, a justice of the Peace and a
Member of the County Court.

In an address given at a reunion of the McTeer family, Major McTeer gave this
personal appraisement; "My grandfather, William McTeer, was about five feet ten
inches in height. He was of very slender build, and carried himself erect,
even in his old days. He had small hands and feet, very blue eyes, was quite
active and very quick in his movements. He was neat and particular in his
dress and personal appearance.

"He had a great regard for religion, and was Presbyterian of course, but never
became a member of the church. I have been told that when a young man a
minister offended him, and for that reason he never became a member. While
born and raised in America, he had a strong Scottish accent, and used the
plainest and often strongest language when expressing his thoughts.

In politics he was a Whig of the most pronounced type. A circumstance in the
closing hours of his life illustrates his character. When the Civil War came
up, he took a decided stand for the Union. He owned slaves by inheritance from
grandmother's side of the family, to the value of $12,000 to $15,000. That
made no difference with him. He had taken his stand and was ready to sacrifice
his all in maintaining the stand taken.

"He was confined to his bed on the day of the election as to whether the State
should secede. The election ground was near his home, but he was quite sick
and 82 years of age. An old friend of the family, Mr. W. C. Davis, who was the
officer holding the election, got an opportunity and went to the house to see
how the old man was getting along.

"Grandfather was deeply interested in the result of the election, especially of
that precinct. He asked Davis how the election was going, and whether there
was any danger of that precinct voting for secession. Being told that it was
almost solid for the Union, he replied, 'That's all right, and that being the
case I will not try to vote; but if there is any danger I will readily give my
life to save the Union.' That proved to be his last sickness. He died soon
after."

During the War of 1812 William McTeer was First Seargeant in Captain Jehu
Stephen's Company of Mounted Riflemen; they were in active service from
Tennessee down into Florida.

On 7 June 1816 John White Jr. deeded to William McTeer, both of Blount County,
for $570, a Negro woman named Lucy aged about 23 years, and a Negro boy child
named Henry aged about seven months. Witnesses: Samuel Bogal, John White.

In the 1830 census of the Eastern Division of Blount County, William McTier was
listed as 50-60 years; his household had two boys aged 5-10 years; females
40-50, 20-30 and a little girl under five years. In 1840 he was listed as
60-70 years, his wife 50-60, two sons 15-20, and a daughter 15-20. His sons
are listed in 1850 in separate households, but William and his wife do not
appear in that enumeration. In 1860 they were listed in a separate household at
Ellejoy P. O., William was aged 80 years born in Pennsylvania and Mary was aged
75 born in Tennessee. Mary's sister Ann McTeer (widow of Martin McTeer) wasliving next door, then son James McTeer, and in the second house down the road
son Andrew.

Apparently William McTeer was a much larger land owner than is evident in the
Blount County deed records. By his father's will he inherited 260 acres "of
the home plantation, including the old improvement, and he bought in some
additional acreage when the lands of his brother Robert were foreclosed.

There were four Blount County land grants from the State of Tennessee to
William McTeer; on 25 November 1824, 100 acres; on 5 July 1826, 132 acres; on
20 January 1840, 22 acres; and on 17 July 1843, three acres. The first two of
these grants were filed on 21 July 1824 in the Blount County Entry Takers Book,
100 acres surveyed 24 September 1824 on Ellejoy Creek bounded by the original
survey to Robert McTeer, and on 9 January 1826, 132 acres, surveyed 28 April
1826, bounded by Samuel Bogle, Adam Kuns, William Cummings, John Williams and
James Wilson.

On 5 September 1830 Mathew H. Bogle conveyed to William McTeer, both of Blount
County, for $500, 114 acres 15 perches on Ellejoy Creek, and on 11 October 1843
William Garner deeded to William McTeer, for $50, 36 acres "where I now live."

On 1 August 1836 William McTeer sold to Elizabeth Cummings, both of Blount
County, for $100, 132 acres on Ellejoy Creek, adjoining lands of Samuel Bogle,
Adam Kuns, Willim Cummings, John Williams and James Wilson.

On 23 June 1837 William McTier, Benjamin Tipton and William Davis jointly
obtained from the State of Tennessee a grant of 2230 acres, surveyed for them
18 October 1836 partly in Blount County and partly in Sevier County. On 1 Jun
1852 William McTeer transferred to Andrew B. McTeer and James A. McTeer,
jointly and equally, for $100 his "interest and claim", being a two-thirds part
of this large undivided tract.

On 2 May 1836 William was listed among Blount County Justices of the Peace and
was at the same time chosen as County Chairman.

William McTeer performed marriage 20 November 1851 of John Townsend to Nancy
Hubbard.

Evidently William McTeer died intestate and his two sons A. B. and J. A. McTeer
were then appointed as Adminstrators of the estate. The Blount County Court
Minutes for December 1866 record an inventory and sale, and for March 1869 a
report and settlement of the Estate of William McTeer deceased. The only
papers in this probate file are disconnected receipts, the earliest dated 13
August 1862 and the latest 4 January 1869.

Some time after the Civil War these two sons (then his only surviving children)
set up four deeds making a division of their father's real property. All of
these lands were located in Blount County on Ellejoy Creek. On 2 January 1869
Andrew B. McTeer to James A. McTeer, two tracts totaling 676 acres, adjoining
lands of M. Kounts, Samuel Kounts, Cummings and heirs of William Perry,
consideration a "quit claim from James A. McTeer for land on which I now live."
On 26 February 1869 two deeds from James A. McTeer to Andrew B. McTeer for
three tracts totaling 469 acres bounded by lands of John Heddricks, J. A.
McTeer, J. H. Gillespie, Cummings and Caleb Davis, total considerations $1000.
On 18 May 1869 Andrew B. McTeer to James A. McTeer, 318 1/2 acres bounded by
John Heddrick, A. B. McTeer and J. H. Gillespie, consideration $500.

Finally, twenty years after the old man's death, on 6 November 1882 Andrew B.
McTeer and James A. McTeer were reappointed Administrators of the Estate of
William McTeer deceased; George C. Davis and Will A. McTeer signed the bond
for $1000. On 12 May 1883 small amounts of cash were distributed to A. B. and
J. A. McTeer.

Buried in Eusebia Cemetery.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 60-61.
"The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 22.

William married Mary Bogle 16 Sep 1819, , Blount County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Andrew Bogle and Elizabeth Campbell) was born 5 May 1785, , Tennessee; died 16 Nov 1866, Ellejoy, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 60.

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Blount County, Tennessee
• Census: 1840, Blount County, Tennessee
• Census: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 91.

Alexander — Elizabeth Ransbarger. Elizabeth was born 1 Jun 1794, Tennessee; died 18 May 1866; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 91.

Notes:

Some time in 1804 Robert McTear of Tennessee made a trip back to Pennsylvania to visit his only surviving brother, William in Cumberland Co., and some of his wife's relatives in Mifflin Co. From that journey he brought back a copy of "The Psalms of David in Metre, According to the Version Approved by the Church of Scotland", 1790, by Mr. Mathew Henry; the leather bound book has this inscription: "Presented by William McTeer of Cumberland, Pennsylvania, to his nephew William McTeer in French Broad" (East Tennessee). Robert brought also a small notebook in which he had written the names and birthdates for his brothers and sisters along with his father's deathdate.

Shortly after his marriage, and at about the same time that his father-in-law and brothers-in-law William Boyd and John Pauley took up land in Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Robert McTeer applied for a tract still farther north on Mahantanga Creek in an area loosely known as Buffalo Valley.

On 13 Aug. 1767 on Application #850 Robert McTear received a warrant for 300 acres bounded on the west by Mahantango, on the north by the Narrows Mountain, on the south by a ridge and on the east by John Harris' Survey. This land as surveyed on 26 Sept. 1767 was located at the head of Mahantanga Creek, and that stream flowed eastward through the length of the property.

There is every indication that Robert and his family moved onto the tract soon after the date of this survey, and he was almost certainly the first settler there. When Northnumberland County was formally organized on 21 March 1772 its southern boundary was defined in part as "the southside of Mahantanga Creek up to the head of Robert Mateer's Spring." In an article on the "Township Names of Old Northumberland County, Their Origin and Meaning", Charles Fisher Snyder describes the first survey of the region, "The Mahantango on the western shore was followed by the surveyors who marked the boundaries of Old Northumberland in 1772 but not quite to its source. In fact they designated a spot known as Meteer's Spring from which a straight line was run in a westerly direction. Local tradition has it that at this early date Robert Meteer had built a stillhouse over the spring using the cooling waters to chill the coils of the still, and it was at this point the early surveyors tarried before striking out across the mountain wilderness."

On 27 May 1776 Christian Graybill of Penns Twp., Northumberland Co. conveyed to John Graybill a warrant for land in Penns Twp., bounded by property of John Simpson and Joseph Sterrat, which warrant John Grabill had taken out in the name of Christian Graybill. Witnesses: Robert McTeear, Joseph Wark. The next day, 28 May 1776, before William Maclay, Robert McTeer "one of the subscribing witnesses made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was personally present" and saw the signature of Christian Graybill to this document. These Graybills, credited as founders of Richfield, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, were Robert's very near neighbors, as will appear in subsequent litigations over land boundaries.

Apparently the McTeers continued to occupy the property at the head of Mahantango until some time in the fall of 1780, or the spring of 1781, when they left for the Valley of Virginia. Robert Muntier was listed as a resident and taxpayer in Penn Township, Northumberland in 1780, but not in 1781 or thereafter. On 13 Aug. 1780 Robert McTeer deeded to George Pyle his 290 acre
tract "part in Cumberland and part in Northumberland Co., in the Townships of Greenwood and Penn"; however, in order to complete this transaction a re-survey and definition of boundaries was called for; and thereby hangs a tale.

On 2 September 1782 John Graybill sued Robert Mateer "on caveat". This suit was dismissed on the plaintiff's non-appearance. Then on 13 June 1783 John Graybill entered a caveat "against the acceptance of a survey granting a Patent to George Pyle for a Tract of land in Mahonoys in the Counties of Northumberland or Cumberland by virtue of Application No. 850 entered by Robert Mateer." The suit alleged that the said McTeer had a survey made, whereupon the said Graybill obtained a warrant in the names of Peter Graybill for a tract bounding that survey, and that since then the said Mateer or Pyle had made another survey and "thereby extended the lines to include the best part of the land which was the object of Peter Graybill's Warrant." This complaint was still pending on 12 Feb 1794.

Meanwhile on 2 November 1791 Letters of Administration on the Estate of George Pfile were granted in Northumberland Co., to Henery Pfile and John Grable, Frenni (Veronica) Pfile, the widow, having declined to administer the estate. Sureties to the bond: Jacob Echort and George Merkle.

Long afterward four completely new warrants and subsequent patents were issued for the land once include in McTeer's 290 acre property; so it appears that neither McTeer nor Pyle ever had a warrantable title to this land, though they enjoyed possession and paid taxes on the tract for over twenty years. Evidently McTeer sold in good faith, but after the grantor's departure from the Province of Pennsylvania Pyle was unable to complete the transfer of the property or unwilling to fight in the courts for his title.

The Northunberland Co. Tax Lists provide an interesting verification of these land transfers. In a combined list of 1778-1780 for Penn Twp. Robert Muntier was listed with property worth 150 pounds 17 shillings (nature of the assets unspecified), no mention of any Graybill. There is no McTeer listing. In succeeding years 1781-1787, George Pyle is shown as owner of 170, 300, 290, 290, 300, 300 and 150 acres respectively; John Graybill with 119, 120, 120, 120, 350, 100, 100; Christioan Graybill comes on the list in 1781 as a single man, in 1786 and 1787 he owned 100 acres.

The Revolutionary War was still in progress when Robert McTeer left Pennsylvania about 1781, and his participation in that conflict presents a very sticky problem. There is no question that he did expouse the cause of Independence and did his share with the local militia in defense against the British. But because of several peculiarly complicating circumstances it is not possible now to identify, date, and document his service with absolute certainty.

While the Shenandoah Valley may have been Robert's immediate destination when he left his home in Mahantanga (as intimated in his letters), he very shortly went to settle on Cherokee Land in the region of the French Broad River. There he was a pioneer of the central section of East Tennessee; he was one of the leaders in the construction of McTeer's Fort at Ellejoy, Tennessee and built
the first grist mill in that area.

Concerning Robert McTeer's land in Tennessee, Major McTeer says: "My great-grandfather secured a large body of land in this county, first by a grant from North Carolina, which failed to vest title owing to defective legislation, and when the state was vested with authority, he renewed his grant for the greater part from Tennessee, and his descendants are occupying part of the land still."

On 26 Dec. 1791 the State of North Carolina granted to Robert McTeer, 800 acres on Ellejoy Creek, bounded by lands of Benjamin Tipton, J. McKamme and Samuel Bogle, surveyed 19 September 1791 by James McTeer, John McKamme and James W. Luckey on grant #952. The stated purchase price was 10 pounds per 100 acres plus "yearly sum to be determined by the Assembly." This transaction was recorded in Blount County Deeds in May 1807, and entered in North Carolina Land Grants in East Tennessee, where the location was described as in Greene Co., North Carolina.

On 1 October 1809 the State of Tennessee by John Sevier Governor, conveyed to Robert McTeer Sr., 481 acres, in "the tract for academies" in Blount Co., District South of the French Broad and Holston Rivers, surveyed 5 Jun 1807, located on the waters of Ellejoy Creek abutting on property of Joseph Bogle, Robert Murrin and Robert McTeer Jr. The total price of this tract was $281 paid in installments from 12 February 1808 until 12 October 1820.

On 5 October 1809 Robert McTeer obtained from the State of Tennessee a further grant of 114 acres and 15 poles.

A will of Robert McTeer, written 10 December 1823, bequeathed to daughter Margaret Sloan, one-fourth of the Chickasaw Land Warrant, the big chest, one-half of the cattle; to sons James Robert McTeer, each one-fourth of the Chickasaw Land Warrant; to son Martin McTeer, 100 acres "of the plantation I now live on", including the mill and tools belonging thereto, also the hogs; to daughter Janet McTeer, one-fourth of the Chickasaw Land Warrant, one-half the cattle; to son William McTeer, 260 acres of the home plantation, including the old improvement, also the sheep; to granddaughter Agnes McTeer, daughter of son Robert, bed, bedding, coverlet, blankets and pillows she used "when living with me." Executors: sons Martin and William McTeer. Witnesses: Hugh Bogle, Robert Murrin.

On 12 April 1822, not long before his death, the State of Tennessee granted to Robert McTeer "by virtue of Certificate #31 dated 9 July 1808, issued by the Commissioiners for East Tennessee ... and entered on 5 February 1821 by #462", 640 acres in the 9th District in Perry Co., in the 1st and 2nd Ranges, 7th Section.

The implications and location of this grant, the "Chickasaw land Warrant" mentioned in Roert's will, have raised some fundamental questions. In a letter on 9 April 1920 to Rev. Nathan McC.ung of York, N. Y. (a descendant of the Ohio Robert McTeer) Major McTeer writes: "Under purchase and treaty with the Chickasaw Indians the government purchased a large part of the territory in what is now West Tennessee, and land warrants were issued to the Revolutionary veterans in 640 acre tracts, then on the warrants the land was located, and Grants issued for title in full."

The present librarians at the Tennessee State Library are more cautious. Certificates from the Tennessee Land Commissioners were issued for a variety of causes: to redeem military warrants, for evidence of a paid grant, to adjudicate an occupant claim, and in other cases of disputed ownership. While no minutes of the East Tennessee Commission are now available, it is the judgment of Mrs. Cleo A. Hues, Director of the Archives, that Robert McTeer's grant may have represented a land purchase, since no military connection was stated in the warrant.

Possible there was some recognition here of Robert's past services in building and maintaining the fort on Ellejoy throughout the Cherokee Wars, but no mention of such consideration is made on any of he papers found. Tennessee, organized in 1796, contributed no soldiers to the War for Independence, and any payment for Robert's Revoluntinary service would have had to come from the State of Pennsylvania in whose militia he had served.

Finally, the location and disposition of the Chickasaw land is indicated in the following deed: On 28 September 1832 Archibald Sloan and Mames McTeer conveyed to James McWilliams, all of Blount Co., for $360 all their rights in 640 acres located in the name of Robert McTeer in the Wester District in Madison Co., near Mt. Pinson, pursuant to Warrant #31 issued 9 July 1808 by Archibald Roan, surveyed by Samuel Wilson, he to have one-fifth for locating same. The remaining four-fifths were left by the will of Robert McTeer to four children, Margaret Sloan and Janet McTeer being two of these legatees. Whereas William Sloan by his will left the said interest of Margaret Sloan to Archibald Sloan (their son), and whereas the said Janet McTeer is now deceased, now James McTeer, husband of said Janet, and Archibald Sloan (as above) do convey their shares to James McWilliams. Witnesses: John Wilson, Samuel Hamil. Filed in Blount Co., Tennessee, Deeds, 18 January 1833.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 25, 35-38.

Robert — Agnes Martin. Agnes (daughter of William Martin and Margaret) was born 26 Apr 1740; died 5 Aug 1823, Ellejoy, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Eusebia Cemetery.

Andrew married Elizabeth Campbell 24 May 1774, York County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born 4 Mar 1748; died 4 Sep 1845; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]