Family Histories

Larrimore - Roberts - Haskew - Teague - Pearson

Larrimore For more information see Larimer, Larmour, Lorimer, Larrimore Origins Crest at left is a Larmour crest; one Larimore / Larrimore crest is described as being 'A horse current' (a horse running with a broken arrow in its mouth). As is common, various census & other records have many different spellings of the name. Thus, spellings of both family and given names often varied from census to census (e.g. Candis & Candice). Spellings for Larrimore found in the research include the following (earliest to latest) are Lorimer, Larimer, Larmer, Laremer, Larimar, Lariman, Laramore, Laremore, Larramore, Lorrimore, Larrimer, Larimore, and Larrimore. In England's early history, occupations were often used as family names (e.g. Carpenter, Baker). A bridlemaker was known as a loriner; the word "loriner" is derived from the Latin word "lorum" (bridle), and medieval scribes often Latinized the name Lorimer as "Lorimarius". Others believe the name originated in France or Holland from the French for armour makers (Le Armor).

There appear to have been several branches of Larimore / Larrimores / etc. who emigrated to the U.S. - one branch appears to have moved from Virginia west (esp. to Illinois & Missouri) and the other south (to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama (esp. Clarke Co.), Mississippi (also Clarke Co.), and Texas). The southern branch appeared to migrate together with a number of other families that they intermarried with over the generations - chief among them the Haskew, Allen, Bradford, Cobb, Garrick, Hearin/Hearon, Pugh, and Wilson lines. It was quite common for siblings of one family to be married to siblings of another - until the most recent generations double first cousins of Larrimore, Haskew, and Bradford surnames were numerous.

Interestingly enough, two individuals from the different branches were on opposite sides in Bacon's Rebellion (1677); one - a Capt. Larrimore who was praised by Sir John Berry and Col. Francis Moryson for his service to his Majesty Charles II Stuart in quashing the rebellion and, according to legend, the other (possibly Edward's grandfather) who ended up as one of ~13 individuals on whose heads HM Charles II had placed a bounty; the latter Larimore fled to the "swamps of South Carolina" for many years. Sources include: "Virgina Historical Magazine," Vol. 22 (1914), p. 234; also Vo. 6 (1898-1899), pp. 141 ff. of the above journal; and "The Virginia Historical Register," Vol. 3, pp. 131 ff.

My particular branch of the Larrimores moved to Alabama from South Carolina in 1816 [In August 1816, Wm. Laremon sold his land on the head branches of Mill Creek of Savannah River. & their daughter Permelia was born in Clarke Co., AL in April 1817]. They almost certainly travelled along the Federal Road through Augusta, Milledgeville, & Macon, GA then through Fort Mitchell & Burnt Corn, AL and then diverted off the Fed. Road from Burnt Corn to Claiborne. At that time, there was a road/trail which went from Claiborne to St. Stephens. That trail would have passed near what is now Suggsville; they settled in an area about 8 miles north of Suggsville, probably going along the old Indian Treaty Line (Old Line Road) or following Bassetts Creek. Cobbville (now extant) was near where Bassetts Crk. & Graveyard Branch meet - Cobbville was also adjacent to what is now the Norfolk Southern Rail Line., settling in Clarke County after the end of the war with the Creek Indian tribes. That ancestor was William M. Larrimore, b. ca. 1787 in SC; he and his wife, Hexey Ann Cobb, built a small log cabin about 2 miles south of the current county road 30 between Dickinson and Scyrene; near the top of one of the first hills as you leave Dickinson; it was next to what used to be the main road between Dickinson and Scyrene/Chance (as well as Cobbville, a once-thriving railroad town which is no longer extant) and is now a near-abandoned logging road. Directly across the county road, their son, Edmund M., and his wife, Candice Allen, built a large home which was burned near the end of the Civil War. As late as the early 1980s the outlines of both building foundations and non-native trees which had been planted in the yards of the properties could still be seen.

Several of the Larrimore ancestral lines (including Dudley, Eppes, Harris, Hicks, Jeater/Jeter, and Nance), trace back to Charlemagne. As usual, there are disagreements/questions regarding specific connections - e.g. whether Captain Thomas Harris (1587-1658) of Henrico Co., VA is the son of Sir William Harris of Crixse, Essex, England. I have his parents listed as Edward Harris and Anne Joselyn.

Roberts For more information see Roberts Arms Roberts or Robarts or Robins derived from Robert, a Teutonic name of antiquity (Old German Hrodebert) brought by the Welch to England at the time of the Conquest. Robinson and Robertson are two other derivatives. There are numerous other versions of French, Brittany, German, Provencal, Italian, Portugese, and Flemish origin. Unfortunately for U.S. genealogy researchers, Roberts is a very common surname. This particular branch of the family has been traced back as far as Joshua Roberts (b. 1795 in VA) and his father, Robert Roberts, born ca. 1776 in Albermarle Co., VA.

According to family history, the family migrated to the USA from Ireland (said to be Ulster Scotts). Some old histories of the Irish Roberts state that they migrated to Ireland from England in the early 13th century and many emigrated to the USA during the years of the dire potato famine (1845-1850). Family lore also said that two maiden "aunts" (possibly great aunts or cousins) of Charles Marion Roberts moved to Alabama and lived with the family there, bringing several trunks of Irish linen and lace with them which they had made; the Roberts ladies in the late 1800s and early 1900s were known to be very handy at needlework - especially embroidery and tatting.

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Haskew For more information see Haskew / Hesskew Origins or Heskew Legends & Origins

About 1500 AD the Ascue, Ayscough, or Askew family moved to Hopwas, near Tamworth (Postal Code B79 7NB), Staffordshire, England. In order to distinguish themselves from their original family line, they took the H from Hopwas and added it to their name. So the story goes, that the name Haskew was first conceived. The first written evidence of the surname Haskew is in the will of Henry Haskew in 1509. Another legend is that the Heskew name was originally spelled “Esque” and that the family was descended from the French Huguenots.

There are several spellings of this surname - chief among them Haskew, Hasskew, Heskew, and Hesskew. The names Hesskew and Heskew are most commonly associated with a branch which moved to Texas ca 1830 from either Dallas or Clarke counties., AL. Although the definitive link has not been found, those two branches likely join around the time of the earliest ancestor in this particular line, John Haskew (b. 1735) or the John Haskews of a generation or two later; quite possibly with John Haskew of SC and Peter E. Haskew. This particular branch has been closely associated with the Larrimore family from at least their time together in SC (prob. early 1700s) and quite possibly before both lines moved from England. The Teague line is associated with both the Haskew lines in my ancestry and Brandenburg is another line linked to Haskew.

Several controversies in this line regard John Haskew and his spouse. There are researchers who believe that the John Haskew above and John Askew (of Marlboro Co., SC and well-documented due to his part in the Revolutionary war and afterwards whose spouse was Sarah Pearson, dtr. of Moses Pearson, Sr.) are the same person. Others are certain that they are two separate individuals due to the dates of various documents.

In common with the Larrimore line, several of the Haskew ancestral lines (including Dudley, Harris, Hicks, and Jeater/Jeter), trace back to Charlemagne. One disagreement/question regarding specific connections is the parentage of Captain Thomas Harris of Henrico Co., VA (see Larrimore section above).

Argent (silver) Three Serpents Embowed. Vert (green) two & one (two at top & one in the base).TEAGUE Coat of Arms granted by the King of England ca 1200-1250 AD.

Teague For more information see Teague Name History or the Teague Family Resource Center It is quite an understatement to say this is a well-documented family - not only was a Teague Family magazine published since 1968 and a newspaper - The Teague Chronicle - published since 1906, and there is an extensive Teague genealogical / family history library in the B-RI Railroad Museum located in Teague, Texas and even a Teague Family Resource Center in the UK. [One note: two locales in Maryland and/or Virginia - i.e. Assateague Island and Chincoteague - have been reported to have derived their names from this family but are actually of native Indian origin; the current spelling and pronunciation are anglo-saxon derivatives] Several family members had large estates in antebellum days. In any event, the first Teague is believed to have emigrated to the USA from England in the early 1600s. Teague is sometimes seen spelled as Teagg; unlike many of the other surnames in my line, the spelling Teague seems to have remained relatively free of variants for almost 400 years.

Legend has it that the origins of the surname go back to the days when the sons of King Milesius of Spain conquered the "aborigines" of Ireland. In early days, spellings included Tadg, Tadig, Teig, O'Tagha, Teige, & O'Tadley. One Teige, a Son of King Kian, dates back to 260AD; the Teague spelling dates back to ca. 1580.

The earliest ancestor traced in my line to date is John Teague (b. ca. 1635 in England). The Teague line is associated most closely with the Roberts, Pearson, and Haskew lines in my ancestry. Several Teagues (including Abraham, Elijah, Joshua, & Moses) were Regulators (1771) defying the rule of George III William Hanover; Elijah and Joshua Teague fled North Carolina to escape retribution; it is interesting that both the Larimore and Teague contemporary ancestors were living in the Saluda (aka Saludy) area of South Carolina in the late 1700s, although no records appear of commerce between the two families.

There is some controversy (see the Teague Genforum) over whether Elijah Teague (b. 9/2/1767) is a son of Elijah (b. 5/1/1726) or Joshua (b. 1732); most trees, including that in The Teague Family Magazine and a DAR record , have Elijah as the son of Joshua. There also appears to be an error in the Teague Family Magazine which lists Elias Teague (b. bef. 1843) as married to Harriet Crozier (b. 1820); family history and most documents show that Elijah Teague (b. 1817) was Harriet's spouse. Another controversy still brewing is the identity of the wife of William Teague, Sr. (b. circa 1693, Cecil County, MD). For years (even decades), nobody has been able to supply PROOF as to whether his wife was Isabella Pennington or Isabell Loftin. Several very assiduous and astute researchers have been unable to locate hard documentary evidence. Most research results I have seen show Isabella Loftin as his wife and that is how I have shown her.

An interesting item is that Elijah Teague (b. 9/2/1767) has two gravesites - one in the Old Davistown Cem. in Calhoun Co., AL and another in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cem. in Cleburne Co., AL and both headstones appear to be identical.

Pearson For more information see Pearson Name History The earliest individual found is Wautier Pieressone in 1296; derivation of Piers Son, i.e. son of Piers (Peter). Additional spellings are Pairsone, Pearsone, Peirsonde, Peirsone, Peirsound, Pesirsaunde, Persone, Peyrsoune, Peyrson, Pearsoin, Pierson, Peirsoun, Pieressone, Perysoun, Person, and Pearson. Pearson spelling believed to have originated in Northumber, England.

I have been unable to make much headway in researching this family line; from census records they were known to have lived near Elijah Teague's family and James Pearson may have been the overseer for Elijah's estate. The earliest known individual in my lineage is James Pearson b. ca 1795 in South Carolina, m. Sarah ? b. ca 1808 in North Carolina. Their children were: Georgia Ann (b. 1856 in Georgia or SC, d. 1939 in Heflin, AL), m. ca. 1876 John Morgan TEAGUE.(b. 1854 in Oxford, AL, d. June 17, 1937 in Heflin, AL); Pinckney b. ca 1838 in SC; Frances b. ca 1843 in SC; Margaret b. ca 1846 in SC; Mary b. ca 1848 in SC; Vaughn b. ca 1850 in SC; Wm. T. b. ca 1853 in AL; Sarah b. ca 1854 in AL; Saramiah b. ca 1855 in AL; Rachel E. b. ca 1858 in AL; and Benjamin b. ca 1858 in AL. According to family lore, James' wife, Sarah, died shortly after the birth of her last child and the children were raised by a nanny. One of the sons also died at a young age.

Some recent communications with Joanne Harley and Glenn Pearson have promising leads for finding James' ancestors. Not only are the lines they're researching from Marlboro Co., SC (where members of the Teague family also lived), some of the line also intermarried with the Haskews as noted in the Haskew section above.

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