James McTeer

Abt 1763 - 1825  (~ 62 years)

• Name	James McTeer
  Born	Abt 1763	Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	1825	Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I7160	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert McTeer,   b. 25 Jan 1740, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Apr 1824, Ellejoy, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Agnes Martin,   b. 26 Apr 1740,   d. 5 Aug 1823, Ellejoy, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2718	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Martha Ferguson,   b. Abt 1776, Ireland ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1795	, Blount County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. James Robert McTeer,   b. Abt 1796/1798, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Nov 1869, Morganton, Tennessee  (Age ~ 71 years) + 2. John Montgomery McTeer,   b. Abt 1798, , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. Jul 1871/1875, Atchison, Kansas  (Age ~ 77 years)   3. Elizabeth McTeer,   b. , Blount County, Tennessee   4. William McTeer,   b. , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 25 Jul 1825   5. Nancy McTeer,   b. , Blount County, Tennessee + 6. Henry Ferguson McTeer,   b. , Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1864, , Cass, Georgia
  Family ID	F2789	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1763 - Pennsylvania Married - 29 Sep 1795 - , Blount County, Tennessee Died - 1825 - Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  The will of James McTeer, written 25 July 1825, probated September 1825, bequeathed to wife Martha her living and the $16 owed me by my brother Robert for her use in purchasing a saddle; to son Robert, $50 in trade; to daughter Elizabeth, bed and furniture, her saddle and a horse worth $80 in trade; to daughter Nancy, a good saddle at age 18, bed and furniture, and a horse worth $80 at age twenty; his plantation to remain an undivided tract until the death of his wife, then to go to sons henry and Montgomery either jointly or one to buy the other out, and they to pay the legacies; Henry to keep his father's saddle, big coat and hat. Executors: William McTeer and John M. McTeer. Witnesses: William Armstrong, Samuel Hamil. On 26 September 1825 William McTeer was appointed Executor of the Estate of James McTeer deceased; bond for $1000 was signed by John Hayes and Arch Sloan. On 26 December 1825 John M. McTeer was appointed Executor of this estate; bond was for $2000 with Samuel Cannon as surety. In 1830 Martha McTier aged 50-60 was head of a household in Western District, Bount County; this household included one female aged 15-20, and two males aged 20-30 and 10-15. On 1 April 1842 John M. McTeer and Henry F. McTeer, for $300 conveyed to Robert McTeer their interest in 128 acres one rod on Nine Mile Creek, abutting on land of William Armstrong and James C. McTeer, being the same land in Grant #1133 by the State of Tennessee on 16 May 1810 to Littel James McTeer. The grantorssigned this deed in Cass County, Georgia. ---------- Reference: McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, 54-55.