Mary Ann Spotts

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Spotts was born in 1783, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Lt. John Jacob Spatz, was 57 and her mother, Maria Esther Wenrich, was 52. She married George Henry Teaford Sr. on 27 April 1801, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died in February 1841, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

George Henry Teaford Sr.
1774–1820
Mary Ann Spotts
1783–1841
Marriage: 27 April 1801
Elizabeth Teaford
1802–
Eliza Ann Teaford
1818–
David Teaford
George Teaford
1804–1852
Sarah E. Teaford
1805–1859
Mary Teaford
1807–1843
Jacob Spotts Teaford
1808–1885
Margaret Catherine Teaford
1810–1885
Harrison Henry Teaford
1813–1882
Adam J Teaford
1814–1847
Elijah Teaford
1816–1884
Jane Teaford
1817–1854
Margaret Teaford
1818–1856

Sources (5)

  • M Teaford in entry for Margaret Peaford, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Mary Teaford in entry for Mrs Jane Brown, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
  • M. in entry for Margaret Peaford, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1795

Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Possibly also English or Scottish: variant of Spott 2, 3.

Americanized form of South German Spatz and possibly also of German Spott 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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