My great grandfather was Teʻo Lautalo Lautalo and he was married to Maʻava Faʻateʻa-Teʻo. From what I've been told, my great grandfather received the Teʻo title from the village of Faʻilolo. Other villages that my family has connections to are Amanave and Utulei.
I believe that the Te'o title is from the village of Sātalo in ʻUpolu (and has connections to the Teʻo title in the village of Vaieʻe). The first Teʻo was the son of Fanene and Samalaʻulu (probably in the early 1600s), and he was known for his courage and bravery in war.
One story is that Teʻo had a son named Saolele who was "adopted" by Ama of Safata. Saolele married Sinamulivai and had a son to whom the Teʻo title was given...this son would join Tuia in overseeing the affairs of the village of Vaieʻe. I have no way on confirming or refuting this story (other than the fact that these names actually exist in the fa'alupega of the village that this story is connected with).
Considering that the Atua district on ʻUpolu had close ancient ties with the island of Tutuila, it makes sense that several villages on Tutuila also have the Teʻo title in their faʻalupega.
So if you have any information regarding the siblings/ancestors of my great grandfather, or about how and why the Teʻo title traveled to so many places, or about whether or not all of the different Teʻo branches have common ancestry, please contact me.
My e-mail is
dallas.teo@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.