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History Sheet Teague Quillin V - Confusion with all the Teagues

 

History Sheet

Teague Quillin V

Compiled by Nancy Quillin Long

8 July 2017

(I’ve been gathering this information since 1990.)

 

My first and foremost source has always been:

The Quillin (MacQuillin) Family : The MacQuillins in Ireland by Claude MacQuillin

The Quillins in America Compiled by Milligan Wood Quillen and Mary Kinser Brown

Published by the Quillin Clan

Gate City, Virginia 1961

Reprinted January 1987

 

Before digging into any other resources, I broke down my lineage as best as I could according to the research in this book because my own immediate family was also included.  I have tried to stay true to their information, often doubting the long string of Teagues. To be honest, their research on the first Quillins in America was difficult to decipher.

 

A post by Prezzle Quillen on a message board dated 30 March 2001 in response to a question about Teague Quillen confirmed that I was not the only one confused by the number of Teagues that I was documenting.

 

Prezzle's post reads:

The numbering of the Teague Quillins is debated, but the Quillin Family book, chapter 3, page 47, states,  "...There were several members of the Quillen family in Surry and Stokes counties of North Carolina : John, James, Robert, Daniel, Teague IV and Walter Quillen.  James finally settled in Georgia; Robert settled in Patrick Co. Virginia; Charles in Texas; William went to Georgia and later back to Virginia; John remained in Surry Co N.C.; Teague IV died and his wife remarried, and his two young sons, James and Teague V sold out (6 Sept 1790) and moved to Russell Co VA (which is now Scott Co VA) where they bought land.”

 

But, I know that I have correctly traced myself back to Teague V. 

 

I have followed several other trusted researchers who do good research. They, too, are split when it comes to numbering the different Teagues.  The good news is that no matter how I record my ancestors, we all go back to Daniel Quillin, son of Teague Quillin, who came to America on a ship named The Thomas and landed in Virginia in 1635.

 

My lineage is as follows:

Teague Quillin V born 1772 NC married Peggy Nation < Teague Quillin IV born 1750 NC married Polly Sanders < Teague Quillin III born 1704 Delaware married Mary Catherine Herring < Teague Quillin II born 1669 Maryland married Mary? < Daniel born 1638 VA married Lydia? < Teague Quillin born 1615 Ireland married ? came to America in 1635

 

Another possibility is as follows: (which makes sense) Teague Quillin V born 1772 married Peggy Nation < Teague Quillin IV  born 1755 NC married Polly Sanders < Teague III born 1715 Maryland married Mary Catherine Herring < Thomas Quillen II born 1691 Maryland married Barbara Blackthorne < Thomas Quillen I born 1669 Maryland married Sarah Morris < Daniel Quillen born 1638 VA married Lydia < Teague Quillen born 1615 Ireland married Mary?

 

Daniel and Lydia's children are documented in baptismal records.  They are : Eliza, Daniel, Teague, Thomas, Judith, Elizabeth.  SO...I'm not sure if our line would have gone through Teague or Thomas...but either way, we are linked to Daniel Quillen son of Teague the emigrant.

 

Now back to my Teague Quillin V.  There is quite a bit of documentation about him which I believe is firm. 

 

Teague Quillin V

There is quite a bit of documentation about this Teague. He lived a varied life with 3 different wives.  He appears to have been very independent and not afraid to move on with his life, purchasing land then either selling it or deeding it to family members and eventually moving on.  I feel that he lived through good times and bad times, but he was able to move on and start over.  

He was born in 1772 in North Carolina. Shortly after his marriage to Peggy Nation in North Carolina, they moved to Virginia where Teague purchased 4 tracts of land. (See the map of Scott County.)  My ancestor, John W. Quillin, Sr., was their first born child.  I'm not sure what happened to Teague and Peggy’s marriage, but Teague married for a second time to Mary "Polly" Sanders in Floyd Co. Kentucky in 1819.  Peggy Nation died in 1850, so Teague must have walked away from this marriage and family.  My John W. Quillin, Sr., inherited the land in Virginia that belonged to Teague and Peggy.   

 

In Kentucky, Teague V and Mary Polly had 5 children. Mary died in 1826, and Teague remarried for a third time to Jean (Jane) Collyer on 10 March 1828 in Floyd County, Kentucky.  Teague had 3 more children with Jean.

 

Shortly before he died, Teague V was living with his son Richard (the second son with Jean) which could mean that he outlived his third wife, Jean.  I do not have a death date for her.

 

By Ronnie Quillin on his website on Genealogy.com

When I was growing up my father told me a story about one of my grandfathers. He never said which one, probably never knew himself, as this story has been passed down from generation to generation. This particular grandfather was sitting on the steps of his home; his wife supposedly came to the door and threw a pan of dishwater in his face. He said, "When it rains it pours," and he walked off and never returned. While I (Ronnie) was in Letcher County, Kentucky in the summer of 1976, I talked with several of the Quillen families in and around Whitesburg, Kentucky, and was told that Teague Quillin left Moxen Gap, Virginia, for Perry County, Kentucky, and that his brother "Jim Quillin" stayed on in Moxen Gap. I was told that "Teague just up and walked away, never to return to Virginia." Thus, supporting the story that my father had told me several years back.

This story fits the above information that I have about Teague V, being married again before Peggy died.

In the County Recorder's Office at Whitesburg, Kentucky, the land records state (Volume A, pg.6)that Teague Quillen deeded ground to Richard and Solomon Quillen, his two sons, on June 5, 1844. In Volume B pg. 171, he deeds ground to Jane Quillen.

 

On January 9, 1848 the marriage records state that Teague Quillen married a Jane Gibson.  I believe this would be Teague Quillen VI.

  

This is a family history book that I will need to investigate.

Quillin history Published in 1946 by The Quillin Clan, Kingsport Press

 

 

SOURCES

THE QUILLIN (MACQUILLIN) FAMILY book

United States Federal Censuses : 1790, 1820, 1830, 1850, 1860

Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patti%2Dlawson&id=I00275

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/q/u/i/Ronnie-Quillin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0753.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaschs2/june_presley.htm

http://reocities.com/heartland/cabin/3843/Relatedfamilies/quillin/d1.htm

SAR Application for Thomas Quillin to Teague V

National Society, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for Teague Quillen, National #95927, slides 549-550. [online database: Ancestry.com, 2011]

Intro to My Quillin Notebook 2011

 
My source is a book listed in the Library of Congress titled: The Quillin (MacQuillin) Family; The MacQuillins in Ireland by Claude MacQuillin.  A subtitle: The Quillins in America compiled by Milligan Wood Quillin and Mary Kinser Brown.  Published by The Quillin Clan, Gate City, Virginia.
 
I must thank these genealogists for their hours of research and hard work because as a very young genealogist myself in 1990, they paved the way for me.  After running into dead ends with my Quillin maiden name, I found this “MacQuillin” book listed in the Library of Congress index.  My father, Truman Bryan Quillin, Sr., placed me in contact with a cousin, J.B. Quillin, who had this book in his possession, and he very graciously shared his copy with me.  This book linked me directly through my father and my brother for which I was elated.  Shortly thereafter, I was able to secure my own reprinted copy.  It is truly one of my treasures.
 
It appears that much of the MacQuillin history up to 1616 was gleaned from “The Annals of the Irish Kingdom by the Four Masters”.  We are truly blessed that these four Franciscan Brothers spent their long lives collecting manuscripts and documents of Irish history, including four intensive years (1632-1636) copying it into legible form.  Another source cited was the Ulster Journal of Archaeology.
 
As with any research of this nature, I am sure there are errors, but at least this history was recorded and gives us all a clue into our storied past.  I have since had the privilege to travel to Northern Ireland myself and view first hand the area called Ulster in ancient times and Antrim in present day.  I also visited the archives in Dublin and secured a few documents that were written in Latin, but they are in my possession, none-the-less.  I purchased several books that discussed the MacQuillin Clan.
 
Thank you, again, to all of those in the Quillin Clan who worked tirelessly to share this rich history of my family.  With that said, I hope you enjoy these few short pages of Quillin history.

Quillin Family Revolutionaries from Scott County

 

Scott County Historical Society
Scott County, Virginia

Scrapbook Memories

Mildred McConnell's Scrapbook Articles

A Few Scott County Revolutionaries

By Mrs. Anne M. Grigsby

Among the soldiers of the American Revolutionary War from Surry and Stokes

Counties, North Carolina, were several members of the Quillen family: John, James, Robert, Daniel, Teague IV and Walter.

     James Quillen finally settled in Georgia, Robert in Patrick County, Virginia, Charles in Texas, William went to Georgia, then back to Virginia, John remained in Surry County, North Carolina, Teague IV died, leaving his wife who married again, and two young sons, James and Teague V, who settled in that part of Russell County, Virginia which is now Scott County. Teague Quillen V (born 1772 in North Carolina) bought four tracts of land on the waters of Obey, Copper and Plank Creeks about five miles from the present site of Gate City. He married Peggy Nation, born 1772. Three children – John Quillen (born 1793) in North Carolina, acquired lands of his father in Scott County.

     John Quillen married Rebecca Lawson, eldest daughter of William Lawson, Jr., who was a Revolutionary soldier.

Jane Collier Consent Forms

Teague Quillin V - Cautionary Tale

                                             

There is no doubt about it! I am connected to Teague V. It has been documented and verified!!! So I will proceed with the documentation of my Teague V and Peggy Nation.

But there is A CAUTIONARY TALE. I detailed it in my history sheet of him. READ THAT INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

I have never wanted to put into print any family information that I'm not sure about, but if I don't proceed with what I have on Teague V, I would never get to the ancient history that I know we are connected to. There are two trains of thought of our ancestors above Teague V (1772-1860), but no matter how you slice the bread, all Quillins in America go back to the first Teague that immigrated here from Ireland in 1635 on a ship named The Thomas. My line is connected to Daniel Quillin, son of that Teague.

There are two ways to connect to the first TEAGUE (1615-1644), but either way they both converge with Daniel, his son. I can not go against the documentation that I was first presented with in the MacQuillin book, but that information is vague and not documented well. 

With that said, if I don't start placing on my blog the information that I have on TEAGUE V, I will never get to a place where I can present our very RICH history that comes from Ireland.