Teackle, Severn 1756-1794

Severn Teackle was a Lt. of the 9th Virginia Regiment in 1776, taken prisoner at Germantown on October 4, 1777, and after being exchanged in 1780, became captain of the 5th Virginia Regiment. He was the son of Thomas Teackle and Elizabeth Custis Teackle of Accomack County. He married Lucretia Edmondson around 1780, and they made their home in Easton and had five children.

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[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778]

Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.