Tobacco was in great demand in Europe. In fact, Tobacco was almost like currency in the colonies. So this is a sweeping generalization and I admit to guilt. I'll try to refrain. By the way, you'll see that some Teners are buried in the Tener-Hooper Cemetery near Taylorsville, Maryland. Of course, the land passed out of the family years ago. Back in the 1980s the new owners found the cemetery overgrown and cleared the brush. They also removed the stones. As far as I know they were never replaced. Burial information comes from Names in Stone, by Jacob Merling Holdcraft who transcribed as many cemeteries in Frederick County, Maryland, as he could in the early 1900s before more graves and history could be lost. I am so grateful to him.
John Tener (4th great grandfather) was born on April 13, 1725 in Germany
He died on April 13, 1804 and is buried in the Tener/Hooper Cemetery in Taylorsville, MD
Around 1753 he married Margaret (4th great grandmother) – little is know about her.
Margaret died on September 28, 1806 and is buried in the Tener/Hooper Cemetery in Taylorsville, MD.
Deed records show that John and Margaret Tener turned over their property to their sons, Philip and George, in 1799; in return the boys would take care of their parents for the rest of their lives. John died in 1804 and Margaret died in 1806. Both were buried in the family burial plot on the property.
The first U.S. Census in 1790 shows John "Teaner" living in the subdivision Two Delaware Hundreds. Living in the same subdivision are numerous Shipleys as well as Frizells and Buckinghams. Joshua Porter lives almost next door to John Teaner which is significant because Margaret Tener married Joshua Porter, Jr. in 1799. The household of John Teaner contains 4 white males older than 16, 4 white females and no slaves. Maryland marriage records do not show marriages for any of John and Margret's children prior to 1790. Since Henry died in 1785 there are only 6 known surviving offspring.
The 1790 census does not distinguish servants from family. We can assume that John and Margaret account for one male and female which leaves 3 of each gender. I suggest that Philip had married and moved out by this time although I have not yet found a separate census record for him. If George, Jacob, and Adam have not yet married (marriage records earlier than 1800 have not yet been found) then they account for the other 3 males living in the home of John and Margaret in 1790. Daughters Margaret and Catherine were not yet married and still living at home leaving one unknown female.
NOTE: There is a 7 year gap between the birth of Henry in 1751 and the birth of George in 1764. I believe the family immigrated during that period and that 1) at least one child died on the voyage or 2) there are unknown children either born in Germany or after the family's arrival.
It is possible that a brother or sister may have come over with John. Also living in the neighborhood are George Buckingham, John Buckingham Sr., and George Buckingham Jr. Only significant because Henry’s widow married George Buckingham.
Children of John and Margaret are:
1. Philip – 1755 – 1833 - 3rd great grand uncle
· Maryland Marriage record for Philip Tenor (sic) and Elizabeth Clay, Baltimore County, December 31, 1808 (he would have been 53 at the time of this marriage)
My theory is that Philip had a first marriage with other children. David Tener born in Maryland 1790. Maryland Marriage record to Elizabeth Baker on March 30, 1818. They move to Ohio and David dies in 1870, Sunbury, Monroe, Ohio.
2. Henry – 1757 – 1785 3rd great grand uncle· Henry Tener - Revolutionary War service - he enrolled from Frederick Co. for the Flying Camp, on the 1st day of July 1776, Capt. Peter Mantz's Company.
· He married Hester (Esther) and they had these children – Catherine (b. 1782) Margaret, Henry Tener (b. 1785). After he died Hester married George Buckingham. Maryland Marriage record for Hester Tener and George Buckingham, Baltimore County, February 27, 1788.
· Maryland Marriage record for Henry (Jackson) Teanor and Sarah Thomas, Baltimore County, March 31, 1808 – this is the son of Henry Tener1.
3. George – 1764 – July 9, 1838 - 3rd great grand uncle· Maryland Marriage record for George Teener and Mary Morrohorn (Manahan; widow of John Manahan), Baltimore County, March 17, 1810 (he would have been 55 at the time of this marriage)
4. Jacob – 1766 – 1845 – my 3rd great grandfather· Marriage record for Jacob Tener and Catharine Perton (Porter), Baltimore, County, September 19, 1797 (he would have been 31 at the time of this marriage)
5. Adam – 1770 – 1850 – 3rd great grand uncle - 3 Maryland Marriage records - not sure all are for this Adam except to Frances Wilson · Maryland Marriage record to Susannah Hall, June 3, 1802 (he would have been 32 at the time of this marriage)
· Maryland Marriage record to Mary Leatherwood, Frederick County, March 23, 1805 (he would have been 35 at the time of this marriage)
· Maryland Marriage record for Adam Tener and Frances Wilson, Baltimore County, June 6, 1806 (he would have been 36 at the time of this marriage)
6. Margaret – 1774 – after 1840 3rd great grand aunt· Marriage record for Margaret Tener and Joshua Porter, Jr., Baltimore County, April 6, 1799 (she would have been 25 at the time of this marriage)
7. Catherine – 1777 – 1853 – 3rd great grand aunt· Maryland Marriage record to Zachariah Leatherwood, November 17, 1802 (she would have been 25 at the time of this marriage)
I'm going to try and not get too far afield in this Blog because before you know it the tree turns into a forest and then it gets way too confusing. There was once a web site about the Tener Hooper Cemetery but it has disappeared. I have a much copied printout of the web pages complete with grainy photos that might be alien landing sites so I won't bother to post it here. Just trust me that this cemetery is lost and the remains have truly turned to dust.
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