Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis, 1760-1811
Elizabeth Dennis Teackle was the daughter of Littleton Dennis and Susanna Upshur Dennis of Beverly in Worcester County. She married John Teackle of Kegotank on February 3, 1776, when she was 15 years old. They had nine children.
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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, July 5, 1812]
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He apologizes for not writing, saying he has been busy with travel and business. He talks about the works of Thomas Moore and Sir Walter Scott. He asks about her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, and asks for them to come visit him. He updates her on his family and asks about her family and Littleton's family.
[Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to her sister Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker written from Barren Creek - August 6, c. 1810-1815]
A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister Elizabeth Dennis Teackle from Barren Creek, Maryland. The letter includes news of their journey there from Kegotank and other family news.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Charlotte le Pelletier, August 5, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Madame Charlotte le Pelletier. She expresses missing Charlotte and her music, and asks when she will come visit Somerset county again. She hopes that her music career is going well and says Mrs. Dennis has enquired about her.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, August 2, 1811]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing acquaintances and family news.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, January 15, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband Littleton Dennis Teackle. She talks of sending hair in a locket and her love for him. She says she will write to his mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, and tells him to talk highly of his wife in the American nobility circles.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, October 29, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She thanks him for sending her books. She discusses finances and purchases, mentioning Arthur Upshur, George Teackle Kendall, and Mr. Brown. She also discusses updates from their acquaintances and family, including William Gilmor, Charlotte le Pelletier, Miss Gray, Thomas Tabb, Elizabeth Harmonson Teackle Tabb, Littleton's sister Esther "Hetty" Maria Fisher Teackle, and his parents, John Teackle and Elizabeth Dennis Teackle.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, October, 1811]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing their finances and purchases she would like for him to make.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, September 10, 1811]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, announcing the death of his mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle. She also writes of William Burton Savage's death. She asks Littleton to send her certain fabric and clothes for mourning.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - September 21, 1800]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her father-in-law John Teackle's home, Kegotank. She shares family news and mentions her friend Dolly Harwood, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, Ann Parker Upshur, Mr. Evans, John Eyre, and her husband's sisters Henrietta and Sally.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Uphsur Eyre - June 26, 1803]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Princess Anne. This letter discusses her sister-in-law Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, and some family unrest over a man who was courting her behind her parents back, George Wilson Jackson. While in New York City, she met Charles Nicoll Bancker, her eventual husband, and this letter explains how it all came to pass. George Wilson Jackson was the brother-in-law of Congressman John Dennis, Littleton Teackle Dennis's Uncle who lived next door to them in Princess Anne at their home Beckford, which Elizabeth states "places our family in a delicate situation." Elizabeth mentions a recent trip to Baltimore and their Aunt Susannah Kendall.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 12, 1801]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Kegotank. She discusses the arrival of a fancy wig for Ann from Philadelphia which cost $26. She shares news of the death of Abel Upshur Teackle.
[Letter to from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, announcing the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle - February of 1801]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She announces the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle.
[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle - October 7, 1807]
A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle includes news of their Georgetown neighbors such as Martha Parke Custis Peters and John Threlkeld, as well as family news.
[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister Elizabeth Dennis Teackle and her father John Teackle, February 12, 1812]
A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle (later Montgomery) and her father John Teackle. The letter includes mentions of family health and other news.
[Teackle Family Bible with birth dates of family members]
Several pages from the family bible of the Teackle family inscribed with birth dates of both family members and several enslaved people in their household, some who were later emancipated. It was inscribed by John Teackle (1753-1817). Names include: Abram, Viner, Adam Morris, Jacob, Sarah, Charles, Nanna, Mary, Silvia, Howe, Isaac, Elijah, Tomas, Peter, Hannah, Rose, George, Joshua, Betty, Ezekiel, Leah Planter, Bob, Robert Planter, Lelia Harmon, Jack Harmon, Littleton Dennis Teackle, Henrietta Teackle, Sarah Upshur Teackle, Henry Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, John Justice Teackle, Maria Fisher Teackle, Hetty Fisher Teackle, James Dennis Teackle, Levin Teackle, John Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis, and Littleton Dennis.