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TERRY FAMILY HISTORIAN
Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December.
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VOLUME 03 JUNE 1984 NUMBER 02
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Editor's Notes by Robert Mike Terry ................................. Page 58
Covering the Terry-Tory by Robert W. Terry .......................... Page 59
Notes on Thomas Terry of Block Island, RI ........................... Page 60
Record of James Lawrence Terry ...................................... Page 67
Terry - Gilham Family Records by Gui L. Flynt ....................... Page 72
Terry Records Erath County Texas .................................... Page 78
Terry Records Red River County Texas ................................ Page 79
Terry Records San Saba County Texas ................................. Page 86
St. Clair County Missouri Terry Family Records by Genevieve Mitchell Page 89
Tennessee Terry Marriages ........................................... Page 91
Early Tennesse Tax Lists ............................................ Page 94
Queries ............................................................. Page 95
Line of Dorothy E. (Hoyt) Terry ................................ Page 95
Line of Nancy R. McKenzie ...................................... Page 96
Line of Marion K. Daggett ...................................... Page 98
Line of Murphy B. Winn ......................................... Page 100
Line of W. Sanford Terry Jr. ................................... Page 101
Line of Francis (Terry) Ingmire ................................ Page 101
Line of Gui (Gilham) Flynt ..................................... Page 103
Line of Susan C. Terry ......................................... Page 103
Line of Fay McClure Miller ..................................... Page 104
Line of June (Roper) Walton .................................... Page 105
Line of Vivian (Trammel) Hester ................................ Page 106
Line of Alice (Ward) Hughes .................................... Page 106
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EDITOR'S NOTES
In a recent telephone conversation with Mrs. James J. Bushnell, she
indicated she had 10 copies of TERRY RECORDS OF VIRGINIA left. They are $25.00
each and may be ordered from Mrs. Bushnell at 2919 Fairway Drive, Birmingham AL
35213.
Mrs. Lina Terry McIlwain, 5310 River Thames Rd., Jackson MS 39211 has
indicated she has exhausted her supply of TERRY FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA AND
ELSEWHERE. {The Editor would be happy to look up names for you if you like.}
There is a new book containing some TERRY information entitled: George
Allen Wadsworth--Pilley to Panca. 1983. By Helen Free Vanderbeek, Route 5, Box
151, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. Hardcover, 6x9 inches, 434 pages, illustrated,
indexed, $30.00. I have not personally seen it. Names mentioned include
WADSWORTH, WILKINSON, HUTCHINSON, ALLEN, BROADBENT, HANSEN, KEELE, WEDGE,
EDWARDS, WALKER, BOND, BLAZZARD. George Allen's son Nephi John Allen married
Eliza Jane Terry and George William Allen married Sarah Mariah Terry and second
Josephine Rebecca Terry. I believe these were Pennsylvania Terry families who
removed to Utah. Parshall Terry Family History compiled and distributed 1956
Reprinted - 1963 by Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lund, 2490 South 5th East, Salt Lake
City, Utah from notes on page 5:
There were five distinct families of Terry's among the pioneers of Utah.
Our family consisting of Parshall Terry, his four sons, and two nephews,
arrived as follows:
Parshall Peter Terry 1847 (First Company)
Joshua Terry 1847 (Second Company)
Parshall Terry 1849
James Parshall Terry 1849
Joel Terry 1848-1851
Jacob Er Terry 1852
George Thompson Terry 1898-1901
The four other families who came as pioneers were:
Thomas Sirls Terry, who came in 1847, and later went to Southern Utah,
settling in Enterprise. (This is the grandfather of Terry Lund, husband of Nora
Lund, your historian.)
Ottis L. Terry arrived in 1850. He settled in San Pete.
Charles A. Terry came in 1850 and later settled in St. George.
One branch of his family headed by William A. Terry, settled in Alpine.
William R. Terry came in 1852. He was captain of the Company. He settled
at Draper.
(Note: I believe Thomas Sirls Terry is the descendant with whom the book
is connected. I am not certain if there is an earlier connection with the
family of Parshall Terry. --Editor.)
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the TFH recently.]
FAMILY REUNION-- Descendants of Urbana Terry and Huldah Stevens Terry.
June 23, 1984 at Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York. $2.00
registration; $5.00 catered lunch. Contact: Mrs. E. D. McCraw, 546 McKinley
Ave., Woodland, CA 95695. Urbana's Grandfather came to Dutchess County early in
the 1700's and his son, Samuel Terry, settled in what is now Putnam County.
Notice sent to me by Claudette Maerz, Box 37010, Bloomington MN 55431.
Lori Lanette Terry graduated from Oney High School, Albert, Oklahoma May
11, 1984. Ms. Terry was listed in the 1984 "Who's Who" of American High School
Graduates. She plans to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the
Fall. -- Congratulations Sis!
I am very busy with the quarterly and am planning to publish a new refer-
ence work at least every quarter. Will send notices when they are completed.
The Editor
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COVERING THE TERRY-TORY
by Robert W. Terry of Cincinnati OH
Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" contains a couplet, that, trusting
to memory, goes like this:
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its fragrance on the desert air."
Running a little late with my quarterly contribution to the Terry Family
Historian, I just wondered whether the many readers of this publication realize
the enormous amount of time-consuming effort that goes into the task.
There were, are, and will be countless members of the Terry clan born to
blush unseen but that will not be said of the editor and associate editor of
the TFH, "Mike" and Debbie Terry. All of us who bear the name or connected with
it owe great thanks to them for the publication now in its third volume. Their
effort has to be a "labor of love" from which the accrued rewards are not
measured in dollars and cents.
If Mike and Debbie were paid at the minimum hourly wage for their work on
the TFH, we readers would be paying a sizable multiple of the subscription
price.
This is just my way of offering "congratulations" to them with the pledge
that I shall be more alert to correspond with members of the Terry clan whose
lineage may link with mine.
My circle of friends has been enlarged over the years with persons of
Terry descent, many of them regular correspondents and others whose mutual
interest has involved traveling to see whether the other person fit the "Terry"
mold -- we all agree that hard-headedness runs in the family, but match the
criticism with virtues of intelligence and wit.
Be glad that we are not trying to trace any of the more common surnames,
such as Smith, Jones, Brown, Johnson. Mike and Debbie have furnished us with a
sounding board through which we can concentrate on a surname not as common,
although the Terrys among the colonials in this country accounted for a much
higher percentage of the population.
Readers of the TFH are members of an exclusive group, and I, for one, want
to continue searching each issue for new connections to my own line.
Join me in thanking Mike and Debbie for making the search possible.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks for all the kind words Bob. I should like to mention that
Bob has not missed sending in an article for each issue since the first.-- We
do have BROWN AND SMITH LINES!
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BRIEF SKETCH OF THOMAS TERRY
Compiled by Francis Richmond Sears
Submitted by Susan C. Terry of Brattleboro VT 05301
It is not known when or where he was born, and his parents are also
unknown. That he is not Thomas Terry who came from England in the JAMES in 1635
is certainly clear since that individual was a founder of Southold, L. I., in
1640, a freeman of Connecticut in 1662, and died in 1672. The Thomas Terry of
this paper was residing on Block Island in 1662, and was living as late as 1691
at least. The Thomas Terry of the JAMES was born in 1607, but our Thomas Terry
had children born from 1678 on for several years when the passenger on the
JAMES would have been seventy odd years of age. These facts are conclusive
proof that these two individuals are not the same man.
Our Thomas Terry is first mentioned when, called "of Braintree", he was
present at the home of Dr. John Alcock in Roxbury, Massachusetts on August 17,
1660 at a conference concerning the purchase of Block Island. He was one of the
six men who built a barque for the transporting of cattle to the said Block
Island. In April, 1661 he left Braintree with others for Block Island, stopping
at Taunton, Massachusetts. It was probably in the spring of 1662 that this band
of persons left Taunton and took up their residence at Block Island. In 1662,
the population of Block Island is stated to have been 30 whites and 400
Indians. In 1665 Thomas Terry was representative from Block Island in the
Rhode Island General Assembly. He received the 10th and 11th lots in the
northern part of the island and the 4th and 5th lots in the western part of the
island. (See Rev. S. T. Livermore's HISTORY OF BLOCK ISLAND, pages 296-306.
From Jan. 13, 1662/3 to June 13, 1678 he continued to reside on Block
Island. (See Rhode Island Land Evidence-Printed-I/161-162-23 and New Shoreham
Records I/463-69)
As early as May 20, 1679 he was of Taunton, Massachusetts on which date he
deeded 420 acres of Block Island land. (New Shoreham Records I/69).
On Jan. 25, 1683 his wife Anne Terry signed a deed with him. (Rhode Island
Land Enidence-Printed-I/183)
From May 20, 1679 to July 15, 1691 we find several deeds showing that he
lived at Tauton and Freetown during this period. (See Bristol County Deeds
2/358; 1/221; 2/360; 1/209; 2/359) July 15, 1691 is the last known date on
which we find him alive. [Please see my note next page re: Will of Thomas
Terry.]
He died probably shortly after July 15, 1691 and probably before 1693. He
was selectman of Freetown in 1685-1689-1690. He was commissioned Lieutenant on
June 4, 1686 and was a representative to the General Court in 1689.
Thomas Terry married Anne (Rogers) Tisdale about 1678. Anne Rogers was
born about 1642, the daughter of John2Rogers (Thomas1 Rogers of the MAYFLOWER)
and Ann2 Churchman (Hugh1 Churchman). On Nov. 23, 1664 Ann Rogers married (1)
John Tisdale who was born in 1642, the son of John and Sarah (Walker) Tisdale.
John Tisdale died "about the last of December", 1677. (See MAYFLOWER
DESCENDANTS V/205; Mayflower Index II/619; Bristol County Deeds IV/404).
There is no settlement of the estate of Thomas Terry in Bristol County.
His wife survived him and married (3) Samuel Williams of Taunton, who was born
in 1637/38, the son of Richard and Frances (Dighton) Williams of Taunton.
Samuel Williams died in August, 1697 leaving his wife, Anna (Rogers) (Tisdale)
(Terry) Williams surviving him. And she was living as late as July 4, 1710.
Anne Rogers had four children by her first husband, John Tisdale; and
three children by her second husband, Thomas Terry; she had no children by her
third husband, Samuel Williams. All seven children of Anne Rogers are great
grandchildren of THOMAS ROGERS OF THE MAYFLOWER. Anne Rogers was the
grandaughter of Thomas Rogers through his son, John Rogers. Thus, all the
descendants of Thomas Terry are MAYFLOWER descendants. [I also descend from
three other lines.]
Children of Thomas and Anne Terry:
1. Thomas Terry b. 14 Jul 1681 d. ca. Jun 1757 m. 4 Jan 1700 Abigail Dean b.
Taunton MA 16 Nov 1680 , dau. of Isaac2 Dean (John1 Dean) and his wife, Hannah
Leonard (James1). Children: Thomas Terry (died unm.), Abiel Terry.
2. John Terry b. bf. 14 Jul 1681 d. bf. 1716 m. 3 Apr 1705 Remember Farrow b.
Hingham MA 3 Feb 1682/83 d. 1719, She remarried before 1716. She was the dau.
of John2 Farrow (John1) and his wife, Mary Hilliard. Children: John Terry and
Silas Terry.
3. Benjamin Terry b. aft. 1683 d. ca Mar 1773. m. (1) 1710/11 Joanna Spurr,
dau. of John2 Spurr (Robert1) and his wife Mary Hoar. Children of first wife:
Robert Terry, Benjamin Terry, John Terry and Mary Terry. He m. (2) ca 1722/23
Margaret Holloway, the daughter of Nathaniel3 Holloway (Samuel2, William1) and
Deliverance2 Babbitt (Edward1 Bobet). Children by second wife: George Terry,
Joanna Terry, Lydia Terry, Phebe Terry, William Terry, Margaret Terry, Solomon
Terry, Merriam Terry, Sarah Terry and Dinah Terry.
Note: There is no record of any other children except these three sons, Thomas
Terry, John Terry and Benjamin Terry. Bristol County Deeds IV/104 gives proof
of these three children when their father's land is divided. Since no other
children are mentioned in this deed, it appears that there were no others.
Added Comments by Susan C. Terry: I have to agree with Mr. Sears that my Thomas
is not the one who came over with brothers Richard Terry and Robert Terry on
the JAMES, although there are sources who assume they are one in the same e.g.,
Savage.
Thomas Terry did leave a Will dated 10 Aug 1691 but it was refused probate 30
Oct 1691 for lack of his signature. The document mentions land at Lyne and
Quinelbarg?, Connecticutt and Long Island and Rye, New York as well as his
Freetown, Massachusetts property....I have some interesting stories handed down
about Thomas1 Terry on Block Island. [See next story--Editor.]
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THOMAS TERRY
[Taken from the History of Block Island, Rhode Island, from Its Discovery in
1514 to 1876, by Rev. S. T. Livermore, A. M. Published 1877.
No one, perhaps, took a more active part than Thomas Terry in the
settlement and improving of Block Island during his short residence here. He
seems to have been a man of very different bearing from the high-toned
statesman-like Capt. James Sands, and more quiet, even-tempered, moral Simon
Ray. Mr. Terry had great self-possession, shrewdness, and withal a daring
unexcelled by the bravest. Thus in these three men we find the little Block
Island colony of sixteen families favored with the three important characters
of statesman, moralist, and hero. That Thomas Terry was the latter none can
doubt who properly estimate the few incidents of his life that we are able to
gather.
He was present at the house of Dr. John Alcock in Roxbury, Mass., the 17th
of August 1660, "then and there to confer about" the purchase of Block Island.
He was from Braintree, Mass., and was one of the six who built a "barque for
the transporting of cattle to said island for the settlement thereof", and in
April, 1661, left Braintree with others for Block Island, stopping on their way
at Taunton.
In May, 1664, he, with James Sands. Petitioned the Court of Rhode Island
for the admission of the Islanders as freemen of the colony, and in response
was appointed by said court to proceed with Mr. Sands to inaugurate the first
steps of civil government on the Island, and they did accordingly. At the same
time Mr. Terry was admitted freeman of the colony. In 1665, as representative
from Block Island in the Rhode Island General Assembly, he was intimately
associated with Roger Williams, John Clark, and other distinguished persons.
During the year he petitioned the Assembly for assistance in building a harbor
on the Island, and thus secured a visit of inspection from a committee consis-
ting of Governor Benedict Arnold, Deputy-Governor William Brenton, and Mr. John
Clark. In 1670 Mr. Terry presented a similar petition. In 1672, he was one of
the foremost in obtaining a charter for the Island to become a township.
His one-sixteenth of the land here purchased was located in different
parcels, the largest two of which were the extreme south end of the Island,
extending from the east to the west shore, and the narrowest part of the Neck
embracing Indian Head Neck. On the northerly part of the latter his house was
located. He seems to have been quite forward in making slaves of the Indians,
for as early as 1669, six of Indian slaves escaped from him and caused
considerable trouble in the colony. Mr. Terry wrote to Francis Lovelace, then
governor of New York, concerning these six Indians, and said governor wrote to
Governor Arnold, of Rhode Island, about the matter as follows: "Mr. Thomas
Terry of Block Island, informs mee that hee hath had six Indyans servants run
away from him, which Ninicraft (Chief of the Narragansetts) protects and
keepes, though none of his Indians. I think you may do well to admonish him of
it, and that hee ought not to doe the least injury to the English under whose
protection he lives, without giving satisfaction for it. It may be by his
answer you may judge of his intent."
The substance of the above the governor of Rhode Island, by an
interpreter, communicated to Ninicraft, a very artful chief, who replied "that
he had had a great deal of trouble about these servants, and that he did
receive an order about them from Mr. Benton in the winter time, when the snow
was knee-deep; and that then he did send out to look, but could not find them,
and that he did order them often-times to return to their master; but they did
run away, some to Connecticott, and some to the Massachusetts. That Thomas
Terry had done very badly with him in the business, and caused him a great deal
of trouble; that once an old man, one of his Indians, did complain to him that
Thomas Terry had taken two children out of his house by force, which were now
grown young men, and were two of the six that Thomas Terry did now demand; and
that he did advise the said Indian to complain to the Governor against him;
that he might hear them both; further, he saith that yesterday he met one of
the four Indians that were brought to Thomas Terry upon Quononicutt, and did
intend to have brought him over with him, and did bring him some part of the
way; but he run from him, and that he would have had the English there to have
got on horse-back and rid after him, but they said it was no matter. He also
said if Thomas Terry had not intended to have taken away my life, he might as
well have informed you that I, being at a dance on Block Island about three or
four years since, I seeing a servant of his there, sent him home to him, to his
house; but the next morning the said servant came again, and I sent him to his
house again; and he returning, I sent him back again the third time. This I
believe he did not acquaint you with, although there are several witnesses that
can testify to the truth thereof."
The above transactions not only give us a glimpse of personal characters,
and of those peculiar times, but they also point to the cause and mode of
exterminating the Indians of Block Island. Slavery was the cause, and running
away was the mode, evidently. Mr. Terry seems to have been more familiar than
any of his fellow citizens with the language and habits of the Indians. He
conversed with them in their own tongue, and knew well how to take advantage of
their ignorance, and how to manage their passions. Amidst the greatest perils
he was master of the situation. The following incident given by his friend Rev.
Samuel Niles is in point. At the time referred to, the Indians on the Island
were but about twenty to one of the settlers, and they had become so turbulent
that the women and children of the latter were collected at the Sands'
Garrison, and a close eye was kept upon the savages. Says Mr. Niles: "They
therefore kept a very watchful eye on them, especially when they had got a
considerable quantity of rum among them and they got drunk, as is common
with them, and then they are ready for mischief. Once when they had a large keg
of rum, and it was feared by the English what might be the consequence, Mr.
Thomas Terry, then an inhabitant there, the father of the present Colonel Terry,
Esq., of Freetown, who had gained the Indian tongue, went to treat with them as
they were gathered together on a hill that had a long descent to the bottom;
(Beacon Hill?) where he found their keg or cask of rum, with the bung out, and
began to inquire of them who had supplied them with it. They told him Mr.
Arnold, who was a trader on Block Island. Upon which he endeavored to
undervalue him and prejudice their minds against him; and in their cups they
soon pretended that they cared as little for Mr. Arnold as he did. He told them
that if they spake the truth they should prove it, (which is customary among
them) and the proof he directed was, to kick their keg of rum, and say,
Tuckisha Mr. Arnold! The English is, 'I don't care for you Mr. Arnold': which
one of them presently did, and with his kick rolled it down the hill, the bung
being open, as was said, and by the time it came to the bottom the rum had all
run out. By this stratagem the English were made easy for this time."
Another account of Mr. Terry's tact and bravery is given by Mr. Niles,
which helps us also to understand some of the trials of the first settlers. He
says:
"Another instance of the remarkable interposition of Providence in the
preservation of these few English people in the midst of a great company of
Indians. The attempt was strange, and not easily to be accounted for, and the
event was as strange."
"The Indians renewing their insults, with threatening speeches, and
offering smaller abuses, the English fearing the consequences, resolved, these
sixteen men and one boy, to make a formal challenge to fight this great company
of Indians, near, or full out three hundred, in open pitched battle, and
appointed the day for this effort. Accordingly, when the day came, the fore-
mentioned Mr. Terry, living on a neck of land remote from the other English
inhabitants, just as he was coming out of his house in order to meet them, saw
thirty Indians, with their guns, very bright, as though they were fitted for
war. He inquired from whence they came. They replied, from Narragansett, and
that they were Ninicraft's men. He asked their business. They said, to see
their relations and friends. And for what reason they brought their guns? They
replied, because they knew not what game they might meet with in their way. He
told them that they must not carry their guns any farther, but deliver them to
him; and when they returned, he would deliver them back to them safely. To
which they consented, and he secured them in house, and withal told them they
must stay there until he had got past the fort; as he was to go by it within
gunshot over a narrow beach between two ponds. The Indians accordingly all sat
down very quietly, but stayed not long after him; for he had no sooner passed
the fort but the Indians made their appearance on a hill, in a small neck of
land called by the English Indian-head-neck. And the reason of its being so
called was, because when the English came there they found two Indian's heads
stuck upon poles standing there. Whether they were traitors, or captives, I
know not. When they at the fort saw those thirty Indians that followed Mr.
Terry, they made a mighty shout; but Mr. Terry had, as I observed, but just
passed by it.
"However, the English, as few as they were, resolved to pursue their
design, and accordingly marched with their drum beating up a challenge (their
drummer was Mr. Kent, after of Swansey), and advanced within gunshot of it, as
far as the water would admit them, as it was on an island in a pond near to,
and in plain sight of the place of my nativity. Thither they came with utmost
resolution, and warlike courage, and magnanimity, standing the Indians to
answer their challenge. Their drummer being a very active and sprightly man,
and skillful in the business, that drum, under the over-ruling power of
Providence, was the best piece of their armor. The Indians were dispirited to
that degree that they made no motions against them. The English after inquired
of them the reason of their refusing to fight with them, when they had so
openly and near their fort made them such a challenge; they declared that the
sound of the drum terrified them to that degree that they were afraid to come
against them. From this time the Indians became friendly to the English, and
ever after."
The above occurrence passed entirely from the knowledge of the Islanders,
so that it was news to every one of them when related by the writer in his
centennial address to them on the Fourth of July, 1876. So imperfect is
tradition, without a written record.
That Mr. Terry was more than an ordinary man it is easy to see from the
foregoing. His coolness and nerve were exhibited in starting from his house
alone to walk within arrow-shot of the enemy's fort to join his comrades. His
presence of mind and wonderful courage were demonstrated in boldly, single-
handed, facing thirty strange Indians armed with new guns. His daring and magic
power were unexcelled by Ethan Allen at Fort Ticonderoga. See him, in an open
field commanding thirty strange savages armed for battle! Behold him
confronting the whole band, and disarming them one by one, and before their
faces carrying their guns into his house! Hear him then ordering them to stay
just where they were until he had passed the fort and joined his comrades! By
this strategy he kept them out of the sight of the Indians in the fort until he
was beyond the reach of their guns and arrows. At the same time his mind must
have been upon the battle of himself and sixteen companions, with three hundred
Indians now reenforced by thirty more. His heroism that day will bear
comparison with any upon the pages of history, and he and his few associates
were no less tried and daring than were Leonidas and his followers. The story
of Mr. Terry to his fellow-Islanders, acquainting them of his power over the
thirty whom he had just disarmed, infused, doubtless, his own spirit into them.
We can imagine him in consultation with Mr. Sands, Mr. Ray, Mr. Rathbone, and
others, and as he was familiar with the Indian language he understood their
temper better than others, and they probably agreed with him that a show of
courage was their greatest weapon. "Drum for your life" was probably the only
music that inspired Mr. Kent, the drummer, and the beating of his drum helped
the little isolated band to march the more boldly within "gunshot" of the enemy
whose barbarity was striking terror to the English throughout the country.
A short distance form this fort was another scene which no pen has
described, and none could portray. There in the Sands' Garrison, at the foot of
the hill just below the mill-pond, and on the easterly side of the outlet, were
hearts of wives, mothers, and children throbbing with anxiety over the issues
of the day. Prayers, sighs, tears, and crying were there sadly commingled,
until they were exchanged for rejoicing over the friendly hand shaken by Thomas
Terry and others with the Indians of Block Island.
It is not so probable that the Indians told a true story when they said:
"The sound of the drum terrified them to that degree that they were afraid to
come against" the white men, as it is that the thirty new comers, direct from
Ninicraft their chief, informed them of the punishments inflicted by the whites
upon the hostile tribes on the main-land. Moreover, Ninicraft may have sent
them word to be at peace with the Islanders lest he should become involved in a
war with the colonies, a disaster which he studiously avoided while his
neighboring tribes were being exterminated.
The locality of Thomas Terry's heroism is easily identified. The Indian
fort was on Fort Island, an elevated plat about five acres, now belonging to
Mr. Samuel Mott, and in a pond a little south of the Great Pond. These two
ponds are separated by a narrow neck of sand over which the road now passes,
and that neck is the "narrow beach between two ponds" in Mr. Niles' account
quoted above. From this "beach" the road passes up the hill upon Indian-Head-
Neck, on the northerly part of which was Mr. Terry's residence, said by Mr.
Niles to be "remote from the other English inhabitants", as none then lived
upon the Corn Neck, but about the central and westerly parts of the Island.
The place of rendezvous for the heroic sixteen and a boy, was probably in the
vicinity of Mr. Samuel Mott's residence, as Mr. Terry had to go there to join
his comrades. The earthworks of the fort have all been leveled down, and the
writer has been able to find no relics of it except some small pieces of rude
pottery, although in former years the plow frequently brought to light there
various evidences of Indian warfare.
Lieutenant Terry did not remain many years upon Block Island, but removed
to Freetown, Mass., near Fall River, and there spent the remainder of his days.
His military abilities were there appreciated. He was elected selectman of the
town in 1685-6-9-70, and 1700; "was made a deputy to the court at Plymouth in
1689, and 1690; and to the Council of War in 1690;" and in proof of the
confidence in his bravery he was honored in 1686 "with the rank and commission
of a Lieutenant, empowered to command all the militia of the town.". (Gen. E.
W. Peirce.)
It is evident from the traits of character seen in him that he was a born
hero, and only needed the occasion and circumstances to have taken rank with
the ed near his house on Bryant's Neck. As long as Block Island has descendants
from the first settlers, so long will memory owe a debt of gratitude to the
name of Lieut. Thomas Terry for his tactics and heroism in subduing the hostile
Indians that threatened to exterminate the little pilgrim colony of early
settlers.
Mr. Terry's descendants are still living in Freetown. He left there three
sons, Thomas, John and Benjamin. Thomas, like his father, became a lieutenant
of the town militia, in 1715; representative to the General Court in 1725;
assessor, selectman more than twenty years, and in 1757 was the first justice
of the peace elected in Freetown, and was known as "Justice Terry". The maiden
name of his widow was Anna Williams.*
*Note: Excerpts from Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 2, pp.
165-166. Anna3 Rogers (John2, Thomas1) m. (1) John Tisdale; m. (2) between
March 1677/8 and 25 Jan 1683 Thomas Terry b. ca. 1631 d. Freetown Oct 1691.
*Note: The Will of Thomas Terrey of Freetown, aged 60 years or thereabouts, was
...refused probate 30 Oct 1691 for lack of his signature. Anna m. (3) between
Oct 1691 and Aug 1697 Samuel Williams. Thus whether the writer was referring to
Thomas1 or Thomas2 with respect to Anna Williams, he was mistaken. Thomas2
married Abigail Dean. The 1704 date is also obviously an error.-- Susan C.
Terry.
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OUR FAMILY RECORD:
RECORD OF JAMES LAWRENCE TERRY - SON OF JAMES TERRY,
WHO WAS A SON OF STEPHEN TERRY
Introduction - Explanatory
The fact that your mother and I came to this country, Iowa, forty years
ago, leaving all our relatives behind us, and have to this day been separated
from them, so that our children could learn nothing of their family history by
association with them, makes it necessary for me to give them such information
as I have on that subject, and just here I will state that I feel myself very
inadequate to the task I have assumed.
The Terry Family originally emigrated from England about the year 1635,
and settled in the colony of Virginia; and from thence scattered into the
various colonies then being settled.
My grandmother on my father's side gave me about all the information I
have about her husbands people. She said there were seven brothers of them that
came from England together and that all of the name that she had known traced
their ancestry back to them.
The family were quite numerous in Virginia, and she used to speak with
pride and say, that she never heard of one of the name that was hung, or in the
penitentiary, or of being a thief. They were loyal to the flag of their
country, and fought gallantly in the Revolution and War of 1812.
My Grandfather Terry's name was Stephen. He was born in Louisa County,
Virginia, about the year of 1758, and enlisted as a soldier in the Revolution
when about seventeen years old. Was shot through the body at the battle of
Brandywine, August 11th, 1777, when about eighteen years old. He lived however
until he was about sixty years old. He died August 1820. I can just remember
seeing him. He acquired considerable property, and was considered a well-to-do
farmer. He was a very fine looking old gentleman. He moved from Virginia to
Kentucky in 1809, or 10, and settled in Todd County, about three miles
northwest from Nashville. Here he lived until his death.
He married a lady by the name of Mildred Bagby, about the year of 1781 or
82.
Of her family I know but little, only that she told me that all of her
brothers but one were in the Revolutionary War. Her youngest brother, John
Bagby moved to Barren County, Ky. I was at his house at various times during
the years 1836 and 37, first in 1831. He was a fine looking old man. Had a
large farm and a good many slaves. The family were originally from England, and
settled in the colony of Virginia, but at what period I do not know.
My fathers mother gave birth to twelve children; three dying in infancy.
The male members of the family were William M., James (my father), Stephen and
Nathaniel. My uncle William raised a very large family, all now dead except
three, as I have heard very lately from one of his sons, now a District Judge
in the County he was raised in. He has one brother, Stephen, living in Ft.
Worth, Texas, and one a retired merchant in or near Louisville, Ky.
My Uncle Stephen settled near Paducah, Ky., about 1824 or 25. Of his
family I know but little. He was the most perfect giant of a man I ever saw. He
was six feet five inches tall, and looked to me to be about three feet across
the shoulders. I saw him once take an ordinary sized horse by the fore legs,
and place his shoulders against the horses breast, and lift him clear off the
ground several times. My father was still two inches taller than him, and was a
regular giant in strength; but I have no recollection of seeing him.
My Uncle Nathaniel moved to Missouri in 1830. Of his family I know
nothing, only that I heard he was killed by the rebels in our late war because
he would not take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate Government.
Of my fathers sisters, I remember to have seen them all. The oldest one
married Daniel Duvall, who moved to Missouri in 1825, or about that time. Of
her family I know nothing. His second sister, Martha, married John Byars, who
started in the world with as fair prospects s any man I ever knew; but became
very intemperate, and died a miserable drunkard. Of her family I know nothing.
His third sister, Eliza, married a Schotchman whose name was Thomas
Rutherford, a very wealthy man. He settled in Clark County, Missouri, a short
distance from Keokuk in 1829. I received a letter from his oldest son, Ben,
in the summer of 1883. He said the family were all dead but himself. Fathers
fourth sister, Amanda, married John Hill, who prospered finely for a few years
and became dissipated, and lost all he had; but reformed again and prospered
well. I well remember her. She was a very handsome woman. The youngest sister
was Mildred, named after her mother. She married Walter Bowland. She lived but
a short time after her marriage. Both of the families of Terry and Bagby were
large healthy people.
My grandmother Terry was said to be one of the best informed women of her
time. She had the whole of the Revolutionary War by heart. There was no
campaign or battle, but she knew all about it.
The oldest of her children were well educated; but after leaving Virginia
and going to the then new country of Kentucky; schools were scarce and
indifferent, and as a consequence the younger portion of the family received
but little schooling.
Of my mother's family, I have but little knowledge. I know that my
mother's father, Henry Gorin, was the youngest of three brothers, John and
Gladden were their names. All three of them were in the Revolutionary War. My
grandfather enlisting when fourteen years old, and serving seven years. I have
often heard him say that he never went to school but three months, and yet he
was thought to be one of the best Judges of Law in his time. I remember that he
had a very large library, and that he was a great lover of good books. In his
early life, he was a great lover of horses, and prided himself in owning the
best and fastest stock. But about 1808 or 09, he was broken up by General
Andrew Jackson. He then moved from Warren County, Ky., where he then lived, to
Todd County in the same State, where he continued to raise fine horses; but
would never run any more races. He succeeded in accumulating property quite
fast, and ws wealthy when I could first remember. I think I have heard him say
that his ancestors came from England; but he had more of the physiognommy of
the Welsh than English. He was a highly esteemed in the community in which he
lived. Of my grandmothers family on my mothers side I know nothing. Not even
her maiden name.
She was a hard working, frugal woman. To make and save was her motto, and
I think to her industry and frugality grandfather owed much of his success in
accumulating property. So far as learning was concerned, she had none. I have
heard them say her people opposed her marrying grandfather, because he was
pretty wild; and that they ran away from home, and were married in the woods;
she being adorned in a home made cotton gown made by her own hands. She lived
some years after grandfathers death, which occurred in August 1831.
Grandmother, I think died in 1838 or 39. They lived on a large farm on the road
leading from Clarksville, Tennessee, on the Cumberland River to Elkton, Ky.,
the County Seat of Todd County, sixteen miles North of the former place, and
right South of the latter.
My father, James Terry, was a brick mason by trade. He was born in Louisa
County, Virginia, in 1790. He built the house my grandparents on my mothers
side lived in, and made the acquaintance of my mother while so engaged. They
were married in 1815, and commenced life in Hopkinsville, in Christian County,
Ky., the name of the County in which the renowned Jeff Davis was born in. Here
my father succeeded well in his trade, and built for himself a large hotel; but
he unfortunately engaged in buying and driving horses over the mountains to
Virginia, and Maryland. I said unfortunately for about this time every bank in
the Country collapsed, as a result of the bad financial system adopted in the
time of the late war of 1812, and which by the way was adopted by the Democra-
tic party; their blunders go back to their birth as a party. My father with a
large majority of business men at that time was financially ruined. He surren-
dered everything he had, even to his table ware. He then resolved to go South,
and try his fortune anew, and took the common method of his time of moving, and
fitted out a flat boat, and in it, floated down the Cumberland to the Ohio, and
thence down to the Mississippi. His first stop was at Natchez. I was only two
years old. This was in 1819. One day a steamboat went up the river, which was a
rare thing at that time. I ran away from the house to the river, which was some
distance, and going too near the water, a big wave took me in, and but for an
Indian squaw, the only living person that saw me, I should never have been
heard of again. She carried me to the top of the hill, and enquired whose
Pappoose I was. My mother was almost frightened to death when she saw me in her
possession, and almost drowned. After staying here some time father went still
farther down river. Went up Red river as far as Natchatoches, and then returned
to Alexandria in Louisiana, and there remained until his death, which occured
in July 1819.
At his death, my mother was left penniless in a strange land, among
strangers; herself sick and two little children both sick. She wrote home to
her father, who advised her to go home by water, but the yellow fever was bad
on the river, and it took three weeks to make a trip at that time, which
made her afraid to undertake to go home that way. Her father then hired a man
to go for her. The distance was five hundred and fifty miles. Five hundred of it
through the Indian Nations. This man went about one hundred miles and got sick,
or pretended to, and returned home. Her father then hired another man, who
after a tedious trip got through, and they were not long in starting on their
return trip. One day while traveling through the Indian Nation, the man spoke
to mother, and said, "Katy, you must drive for I am very sick." He laid down in
the wagon and after driving some distance, she turned to ask how he felt, and
what was her horror to find the man dead. I have often wondered how a young,
frail woman as she was, got through with such trials as she endured; but I
suppose it is true, that none of us know what we can do, until we are compelled
to. In this trying case she made signs of distress to the Indians who came to
her assistance, took the man and buried him after their manner. They then led
her horses to a trading post, called Collins Station, which happily was not far
off. There nine families of white people lived at this station. Here she
remained until further arrangements could be made for her, and after some delay
she again resumed her journey which was a long tedious one; but at last she
reached home worn out with fatigue, sick with two children, Napoleon B. and
myself. Poor mother, after her excitement was over, and she felt safe at home,
sank down in utter prostration from which it seemed almost impossible to arouse
her. In fact, she never did entirely recover from it. She lived just twenty
years after fathers death, and died in Barren County, Ky., in August 1841. Such
is only an outline of a very remarkable woman. One who was lovely in her
character, modest and unassuming, an angelic singer, an humble Christian; dying
in full confidence of a blessed life beyond. Peace to her sacred dust, is the
prayer of a loving son.
I ought also to add, that in 1827, mother married a second time to one
Nathaniel D. Terry, a third cousin of my fathers. My step-father was very good
to her, and had plenty of this Worlds goods. The result of this marriage was
one son. He was well educated, graduating at the head of his class at Danville
College, Ky., and is a celebrated Minister in the Baptist Denomination. He
still lives on the farm owned by his father, he being the only heir.
Since writing the foregoing, I have learned something more of our ancestry
through Judge John C. Bagby of Rushville, Illinois. He says the Bagby family
were originally from Scotland. That part bordering on Wales. I also have
learned that three distinct families of Terrys have come to America at differ-
ent times. The first settled in Charleston, Mass. the second on Long Island,
New York, and the third in Virginia. There being no relation between them as
far as known. We are of the Virginia family.
I have also learned that the wound my grandfather received was at the
battle of Brandywine, on the 11th of August 1777. I have also learned more
about my mothers people. They are descendants of the Hugenots and settled in
South Carolina in 1685, and afterwards removed to Virginia in the days of the
Colonies.
Below I give you the family record on my mothers side, as kept by my
grandfather Gorin, which I obtained from Jerome R. Gorin, my cousin, of Deca-
tur, Illinois. The record on my fathers side, I have not been able to get.
Written for the Information of My Son, William M. Terry, June 1885.
[This was submitted by Lina Terry McIlwain and is on file in the DAR Library,
Washington DC. Note: The Editor did not receive the Gorin information.]
* * * * *
James Terry b. Caroline Co. VA ca. 1730 d. Louisa Co. VA Aug 1783 m. ca. 1755
Henrietta ______ b. ca 1738 d. Louisa Co. VA 1814.
Jane Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1756 d. aft. 1840 m. Louisa Co. VA 12 Feb
1782 David Bullock.
Stephen Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1758 d. Todd Co. KY Jan 1821 m. Louisa
Co. VA 14 Dec 1782 Mildred Bagby.
Henrietta Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1760 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA William
Nuckolls.
Mary Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1762 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 25 Nov 1788
William Gibson.
Anne Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1764 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 4 Mar 1785
Thomas Nuckolls.
Sarah Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca 1766 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 23 Apr 1786
Richard Thomason.
Elizabeth Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1768 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 8 Dec
1788 Thomas Smith.
Frances Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1770 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 13 Nov 1786
John Smith.
James Terry Jr. b. Louisa Co. VA ca 1772 d. Louisa Co. VA May 1792 m.
Louisa Co. VA 25 Jan 1790 Anna Smith.
William Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1774 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 15 Jun 1794
Sarah Crank.
Joseph Terry b. Louisa Co. VA ca. 1778 d. ?? m. Louisa Co. VA 25 Jan 1790
Mary Smith.
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TODD CO., KY. was formed from Christian Co., KY in 1819. By the 1820
Census of Todd Co., KY. Stephen Terry had died and his widow, Mildred Terry
appears alone with family on that Census.
On motion of William M. Terry, ordered that William Harlan, John Gray,
Gabriel Roach, and Robert Ellis, or any three of them after first being sworn,
divide and lay off the lands of Stephen Terry dec'd. after laying off the
Widow's dower, into nine equal parts and alot one part to each:
1. to William M. Terry
2. to John S. Byars
3. to Stephen Terry
4. to Daniel Duvall
5. to Nathaniel D. Terry
6. to Elizabeth Ann Terry
7. to Amanda Malvina Terry
8. to Mildred Terry
9. and the ninth part equally divided between James Lawrence Terry and
Napoleon Terry, infant heirs of James Terry dec'd.
Source: Todd Co., KY., Order Bk. 1, pg. 83 -- Feb. Term 1821
Notations submitted by Jay Terry from Terry Records of North Carolina by by
Mrs. James J. Bushnell, page 22 and 23.
* * * * *
TERRY - GILHAM FAMILY RECORDS
by Gui L. (Gilham) Flynt
7865 Can. Hwy. # 53
Amarillo TX 79110
The first TERRY name appearing in my family search is in the Bible of my
Grandfather, Geo. W. Gilham. The Bible was presented to him from his Father,
Thomas Sanford Gilham Dec. 25, 1900. So the entrys would have been made just
after that. The second Bible has birth of Ezekiel Gilham, so I do not know when
they were entered. I will only list necessary ones to establish TERRY name.
First entry made 1777.
#1 Bible of; George Williamson Gilham and Mary L. Look
Marriages; T. S. Gilham and Matilda TERRY 21 Dec 1854
Birth; R. L. Gilham 7 May 1800
Jane Gilham 3 Mar 1804
John TERRY 22 Mar 1800
Julia TERRY 16 Aug 1807
T. S. Gilham 19 Jun 1834
Matilda Gilham 11 Apr 1836
Deaths; Matilda TERRY Gilham 14 Mar 1906
T. S. Gilham 5 Dec 1912
#2 Bible of; Robert Logan Gilham and Jane R. Nicholson
Marriages; T. S. Gilham and Matilda TERRY 21 Dec 1854
Births; Thomas S. Gilham 19 Jun 1834
Matilda TERRY Gilham 11 Apr 1836
Deaths: Thomas TERRY 31 Oct 1855
Julia TERRY 10 Apr 1863
Matilda Gilham 14 Mar 1906
T. S. Gilham 3 Dec 1912
I believe the copys of the two Gilham family Bible's speak for themselves,
along with the family sheet of Thomas Sanford Gilham and Matilda Jane TERRY.
As to John Thomas TERRY and Julia Gaulding; you will notice there is no
mention of Julia being a Gaulding. In the #1 Bible, he is called John TERRY.
Bible #2 he is Thomas TERRY.
A grandaughter of T. S. Gilham gave me her information, writing his name as
J. Thomas. This grandaughter was born 18 Nov 1885. She insisted Julia was a
Gaulding. Also another grandaughter born 1900, she also remembers that her name
was Julia Gaulding. So I will continue seeking Gaulding for now.
I have found nothing to prove this, that is why I need their marriage
liscense, ca. 1824.
I believe I sent the list of the children's birth dates, this list is on a
single sheet of paper in the Geo. W. Gilham Bible.
Children of John and Julia TERRY:
William TERRY 11 Apr 1825
Sarah TERRY 10 May 1827
John TERRY 10 Oct 1828
Thomas TERRY 25 Dec 1830
Nancy TERRY 17 Nov 1832
Alonzo TERRY 16 Oct 1834
Matilda TERRY 11 Apr 1836
Martha TERRY 11 Apr 1838
George W. TERRY 13 Nov 1839 - 18 Dec 1861
Williamson H. TERRY 23 Aug 1841 - 22 Jul 1861
Larance TERRY 24 May 1843
Zachary T. TERRY 13 May 1847
This is believed to be written by Matilda as at the top of the page was birth
and death dates of John & Julie TERRY.
I know nothing of any of this family except of course Matilda, except for a bit
on Thomas TERRY born 1830. That will follow on a separate page and you will
understand why.
Did I ever get a rude awakening, when I started to sort out the cemetery record
and just sent the TERRY, I found Julia, wife of John TERRY not buried there, at
least no stone. As I told you I have not worked on this line, just pick up data
and file it way until just the past couple of months. And it was assumption on
my part that she was buried there. So now I will try checking that out. I guess
Julia was testing me, her marriage and now this. She died some eight years
after her husband, so she will likely be with some of her children.
Note: As of March, 1984 both of the above Bibles are in my possession. They
will in time go to my oldest daughter, Marie Erwin, 3816 Danbury, Amarillo TX
79109.-- Gui Flynt.
* * * * *
1860 Census Schedules -- Troup Co. GA
446/410 : 17 Jun 1860 : Enum. Dist #735
P.O. Whites Hill : Enumerator D. W. Spear
Thos. S. Gilham M 25 1835 GA Farmer $1500 $4000
Matilda Gilham F 24 1836 GA
John T. Gilham M 4 1856 GA
R. L. Gilham M 2 1858 GA
Thos. Gilham M 3/4 1860 GA
447/411
R. L. Gilham M 60 1800 GA Farmer $1200 $5000
N. Gilham F 50 1810 GA
448/412
W. T.? Gilham M 55 1805 GA Farmer $500
E. ? Gilham F 50 1810 GA
Cora? Gilham F 30 1830 GA (Idiot)
449/413
A. TERRY M 26 1834 GA $100 $15.00
Leon? TERRY F 20 1840 GA
Note: At this time I do not know who W. T. Gilham is, but they were listed
together, thought they might be kin. A. TERRY is Alonzo TERRY, 6th child of
John and Julia TERRY.
* * * * *
1880 Census Troup Co. GA
15 Jun 1880 : Page 36 - 16 : Enumeration Dist. 125 : Enumerator- Herndon W.
Harlson.
123/128
Thomas Gilham W M 45 1835 Farmer GA GA GA
Matilda Gilham W F 40 1840 Wife K. house GA GA GA
Robert Gilham W M 21 1859 Son laborer GA GA GA
Thomas Gilham W M 20 1860 Son laborer GA GA GA
George Gilham W M 19 1861 Son laborer GA GA GA
Anna Gilham W F 14 1866 Dau. at school GA GA GA
Willie Gilham W M 10 1850 Son at school GA GA GA
Rebecca Gilham W F 7 1873 Dau. GA GA GA
Tip. Gilham W M 6 1874 Son GA GA GA
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TERRY MARRIAGES - TROUP COUNTY GEORGIA
20 Dec 1854 TERRY, Matilda Gilham, Thos. S. Bk D pg 55
25 May 1859 TERRY, John Garrett, Clementine Bk D pg 212
28 Nov 1868 TERRY, Joe Nichols, Mariah Bk E pg 256
25 Dec 1909 TERRY, John Fant, Ruby Bk L pg 116
29 Nov 1859 TERRY, Thomas Winn, Nancy E. Bk E pg 231
07 Dec 1880 TERRY, John Thomas Burch, Georgia B. Bk G pg 381
13 Dec 1884 TERRY, Sarah (Sallie) M. Young, Robt. S. Bk I pg 154
20 Jul 1882 TERRY, Jane (Jennie) Waller, John D. Bk H pg 168
-- --- ---- TERRY, Geo. Williamson Williams, Alice -----------
The death certificate of my Grandfather Geo. W. Gilham:
Geo. W. Gilham Born: 22 Jan 1862 Georgia
Age: 62 Y 2 M 11 D
Burial: 4 Apr 1924
Father: T. S. Gilham b. Georgia
Mother: Jane TERRY b. Georgia
* * * * *
In 1975 a Lady from La Grange, GA found this cemetery for me. She said the
cemetery was in bad shape. Grown up with trees and vines, a lot of rock stacked
graves, no markers. She states there were 57 graves. She sent me only the ones
of names I was searching.
Cemetery
Birdsong -- Freeman -- TERRY
Located from Roanoke Road, from La Grange, turn right on 701 to Glenn. Go about
three miles, turn left. It is on a hillside in a heavy wooded area. This is of
course in Troup Co. GA.
Thomas S. Gilham 19 Jun 1834 - 03 Dec 1912
Matilda Gilham 11 Apr 1836 - 14 Mar 1908
Geo. W. TERRY 13 Nov 1839 - 13 Dec 1861
Centerville, VA. while in service of his country
Williamson H. TERRY 23 Aug 1841 - 22 Jul 1861
Norfolk, VA. while in service of his country
John TERRY 22 Mar 1800 - 31 Oct 1855
Georgia Ann TERRY 5 Jul 1860 - 30 Dec 1861
Maggie Lee TERRY 20 Jun 1902 - 11 Sep 1904
Wm. G. TERRY 4 Sep 1874 - 8 Jan 1903
The other names she sent were Gilham, Freeman.
William Terry (born 1825) son of John Terry
1860 Census Sabine Co. Texas
1500/3180 : P.O. Milam TX
William Terry M 35 1825 GA Farmer
Sarah Terry F 35 1825 GA
Mary Terry F 14 1846 AL
John Terry M 16 1844 AL
Julia Terry F 12 1848 AL
Matilda Terry F 8 1852 TX
William Terry M 10 1850 AL
Nancy Terry F 4 1856 TX
Corah Terry F 1 1859 TX
* * * * *
Thomas TERRY, son of John Terry
The lady that sent this to me said it was copied from their Bible. She did
not know who had the Bible. She didn't send it as from a Bible, but each name
of child, birth, marriage, death and etc. So I will send it as I received it.
Thomas TERRY b. 30 Dec 1830 d. 8 Jun 1895 m. 29 Nov 1854 Nancy E. Winn b. 7 Oct
1843 d. 22 May 1903.
John Thomas Terry b. Sep 1860 m. 7 Dec 1880 Georgia B. Burch
Sarah M. " Sallie" Terry b. 12 Jul 1862 m. 13 Dec 1884 Robt. S.
Young.
Jane (Jennie) Terry b. 9 Jan 1866 m. 20 Jul 1882 John A. Waller.
George Williamson Terry b. 20 Mar 1867 d. Standing Rock, AL 8 Jun
1951 m. Alice Williams b. 17 Feb 1874 d. Standing Rock, AL 7 May
1947.
Julia E. Terry b. 27 May 1869 d. Chambers Co. AL m. William (Billy)
Smith.
Nancy Eleanor Terry b. 7 May 1872 d. 8 Jun 1919 m. John James
Sutherlin b. 7 Aug 1873 d. 23 Aug 1927, bur Standing Rock, AL.
William Terry b. 4 Sep 1874 m. Ida Lancaster
Martha (Mattie) Terry b. 5 Feb 1876 d. 29 Jun 1952 m. James Mabry
Durham b. 26 Jan 1878 d. 29 Aug 1953, bur Standing Rock, AL.
Corrie Ethel Terry b. 17 Dec 1877 d. 4 Oct 1969 m. Fletcher Bonner
b. 8 Feb 1870 d. 29 Sep 1948, bur Standing Rock AL.
Luther Terry b. 12 Jul 1879 m. Lera Strange.
Lilla Terry b. 27 Jul 1882 m. John Dodger.
Daughter of John and Georgia Terry
Bonnie Terry b. 9 Jan 1886 d. 31 Oct 1951 m. James Edward Gay b. 3
Mar 1887 d. 12 Feb 1958, bur Standing Rock, AL.
* * * * *
Death of Another Member of the L. L. Guards
We are again called upon to record the death of another member of the L. L.
Guards. Private Williamson H. TERRY died on Monday night, the 22nd instant, of
camp fever. His remains reached here on Friday morning last, in charge of W. B.
Jones and Lieutenant J. B. Morgan, and were carried and committed to the grave
beside the dust of his father. We sympathize with the widowed mother, and
sisters and brothers. [Williamson H. Terry, son of John Thomas Terry and Julia
Gaulding-- Gui Flynt.]
Tribute of Respect
Camp Jackson, Near Portsmouth, Va., Headquarters 4th Reg't. Geo. Vol. July 28,
'61.
At a meeting of the LaGrange Light Guards, held today, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Our hearts have been saddened, and the cheerfulness of our camp turned to
mourning, by the death of two of our brother soldiers--Samuel G. Swindall, and
Williamson H. Terry.
When the tocsin of war was first heard upon our borders, and before the
invader's foot had polluted our soil, with patriotic ardor they responded to
their country's first call for volunteers, and marched forth to defend Southern
honor and secure Southern Independence. Full of hope, buoyed up by infaltering
courage, confident of the success of our arms, they were firmly resolved "to do
their duty." Often did their eyes glisten and the fire of their hearts brighten
up their faces, as seated around our camp, we talked of the prospect of battle,
and the chance of making the northern hirelings bite the dust. Willingly would
they have sacrificed their_______ often said _________ and establishing our
liberties.
But alas! none of us know what fate awaits us.--Stricken down by disease, our
brave comrades were denied the glorious death of the battlefield. Quietly they
breathed out their lives upon their bed surrounded by their brother-soldiers,
ere yet they had been permitted to meet and strike down the insolent invader.
In soft, calm voice, Swindall said, "I would not change places with any of
you." Terry as calmly and resignedly said, "Boys, if I die. carry me home."
Thus two gallant souls passed away in the stillness of midnight. Though theirs
was not the soldier's coveted death, yet their young lives were given to their
country. Therefore--
Resolved, 1st. That in the death of Samuel G. Swindall and Williamson H. Terry,
the LaGrange Light Guards, have deeply to deplore the loss of two of their
bravest and worthiest members.
Resolved, 2nd. That we tender to the families of the deceased,our heartfelt
sympathy in this, their sad bereavement.
Resolved, 3rd. That a copy of above preamble and resolutions be furnished the
families of the deceased, and also a copy to the "LaGrange Reporter," for
publication.
Serg't A. H. HERRING,)
H. O. STANLEY,) Committee
R. C. HUMBER, )
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#12348 TERRY, CLEMENTINE ERATH CO. TX Book 1
1. P. O. Box Stephenville.
2. Wife of John Terry.
3. Her age 69 in 1906.
4. Resided 14 years in Erath Co. TX.
5. Md to John Terry at Troup Co. GA - 12 Jun 1859.
6. Date of death - Spring of 1874.
7. John Terry served 4 years, opening to closing of war in the
21st GA Co. I, Infantry.
8. Witnesses: E. M. Henderson of Troup Co., GA age 67;
L. B. Rowland of Troup Co., GA age 77.
9. Wits both claimed John Terry enlisted in July, 1861 at
LaGrange, Troup Co., GA - Served through entire war.
Reference: Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions, Revised
Edition, Archives Division, Texas State Library. Page 253. Additional notes by
Jay Terry, of Orem Utah.
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1900 SOUNDEX CENSUS OF ERATH COUNTY TEXAS - Transcribed by Faye McClure Miller.
TERRY, CLEMINTINE W * AUG 1836 64 AL ERATH 36/67/2/1
*Enumerated with John W. Braswell. Relationship: Mother-in-law.
TERRY, WILLIAM W H MAY 1866 34 GA ERATH 36/69/17/2
TERRY, CORA - W FEB 1877 23 TX ERATH 36/69/17/2
TERRY, LOUISA - M MAY 1844 56 SC ERATH 36/69/17/2
Note: City of Dublin.
TERRY, SAM B * APR 1873 27 GA ERATH 36/76/17/92
*Enumerated with Anderson Martin. Relationship: Boarder.
TERRY, J. W H APR 1844 56 AL ERATH 36/79/5/32
TERRY, S. J. - W JUL 1856 43 TX ERATH 36/79/5/32
TERRY, W. D. - S MAR 1882 18 TX ERATH 36/79/5/32
TERRY, W. E. - S MAY 1885 15 TX ERATH 36/79/5/32
TERRY, L. E. - D AUG 1894 05 TX ERATH 36/79/5/32
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1840 Census of Texas
TERRY, BENJ. F. - BRAZORIA COUNTY TERRY, JESSEE - AUGUSTINE COUNTY
TERRY, JOHN - RED RIVER COUNTY TERRY, MICAIJAH - AUSTIN COUNTY
1850 CENSUS RED RIVER COUNTY TEXAS
202/202
TERRY, JOHN 32 (1818) IN Farmer
TERRY, LUCINDA 20 (1830) AR
TERRY, WILLIAM 08 (1842) TX
TERRY, JOSEPH 07 (1843) TX
TERRY, SARAH 05 (1845) TX
TERRY, MARY 04 (1846) TX
TERRY, MARGARET 01 (1849) TX
REED, JOSEPH 66 (1784) KY None
328/328
TERRY, ELIJAH 32 (1818) TN
TERRY, MARY ANNE 23 (1827) TN
TERRY, MARTHA 3/12 (1850) TX
337/337
TERRY, ELIJAH 66 (1784) VA Farmer
TERRY, SARAH 43 (1807) KY
TERRY, CHARLOTTE 20 (1830) KY
TERRY, JESSIE 12 (1838) KY
TERRY, JENNE 15 (1835) KY
TERRY, BENJAMIN 13 (1837) KY
TERRY, HIS 10 (1840) KY
TERRY, JAMES 09 (1841) KY
[Above submitted by Allie Wilson Oldham.]
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TERRY SURNAMES IN THE 1900 SOUNDEX*
RED RIVER COUNTY TEXAS
TERRY, WILLIAM F. W H SEP 1846 53 AL RED RIVER 91/101/3/43
TERRY, LUCINDY C. - W DEC 1856 43 AL RED RIVER 91/101/3/43
TERRY, WM. T. - S JAN 1871 29 AL RED RIVER 91/101/3/43
TERRY, JUDSON W. T. - S OCT 1886 13 AL RED RIVER 91/101/3/43
Note: Also 3 boarders.
TERRY, BEN M. W * JUN 1856 43 AL RED RIVER 91/101/3/47
*Enumerated with Wm. F. Terry. Relationship: Boarder.
TERRY, MARTIN W H SEP 1856 42 AL RED RIVER 91/101/8/89
TERRY, LUCY L. - W MAY 1870 30 KY RED RIVER 91/101/8/89
TERRY, BERT T. - S DEC 1891 08 TX RED RIVER 91/101/8/89
TERRY, VICTOR H. - S NOV 1894 05 TX RED RIVER 91/101/8/89
TERRY, THELMA - D DEC 1897 02 TX RED RIVER 91/101/8/89
TERRY, BOB B H N/R 1865 34 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, MINNIE - W FEB 1868 32 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, OTIS - S JAN 1888 12 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, ROBERT - S JAN 1891 09 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, HENRY - S MAR 1892 08 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, CLIFTON - S MAR 1895 05 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, GEORGE W. - S DEC 1897 02 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, ARA H. - D FEB 1900 3/12 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
JORDAN, SILAS - Bo N/R 1850 50 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
JORDAN, ANN - Bo N/R 1850 50 TX RED RIVER 91/101/13/90
TERRY, BELLE B H N/R 1880 20 TX RED RIVER 91/101/19/43
TERRY, LENA - D N/R 1897 03 TX RED RIVER 91/101/19/43
TERRY, NUNA - D MAR 1899 01 TX RED RIVER 91/101/19/43
TERRY, W. B. W H MAY 1835 65 GA RED RIVER 91/101/21/53
TERRY, LIDDIE - W JUL 1831 68 GA RED RIVER 91/101/21/53
TERRY, JOHN W. W H OCT 1861 38 AL RED RIVER 91/101/21/55
TERRY, MAUDE - W MAR 1870 30 TX RED RIVER 91/101/21/55
TERRY, MARINA - D JUL 1888 11 TX RED RIVER 91/101/21/55
TERRY, DUMAS W. - S AUG 1891 08 TX RED RIVER 91/101/21/55
TERRY, MELVILL - S JAN 1897 03 TX RED RIVER 91/101/21/55
TERRY, JOE W H MAY 1862 38 AR RED RIVER 91/102/18/30
TERRY, FANNIE - W SEP 1874 25 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/30
TERRY, ERVIN - S AUG 1896 03 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/30
TERRY, JODIE - S MAY 1899 01 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/30
MCCLURE, GEORGIE - SL JUL 1892 07 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/30
TERRY, EUGENE W H JAN 1871 29 AR RED RIVER 91/102/18/35
TERRY, SPHRONIA - W FEB 1868 32 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/35
TERRY, ROSHELL - S OCT 1893 06 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/35
TERRY, OLIVIA - D OCT 1897 02 TX RED RIVER 91/102/18/35
TERRY, C. E. W H AUG 1867 33 TX RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
TERRY, EMMA - W NOV 1869 31 AL RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
TERRY, GILBERT - S DEC 1888 12 TX RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
TERRY, BERTHA - D MAR 1891 09 TX RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
TERRY, HARVEY - S DEC 1898 02 TX RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
BALDWIN, (MRS.) - ML JAN 1845 55 AL RED RIVER 91/103/22/57
Note: City of Clarksville, Locust St.
TERRY, NELLIE W * JAN 1900 6/12 TX RED RIVER 91/104/7/10
*Enumerated with J. P. Carroll. Relationship: Grandaughter.
TERRY, H. R. W H FEB 1862 38 VA RED RIVER 91/104/18/48
TERRY, NANNE L. - W MAY 1875 25 VA RED RIVER 91/104/18/48
TERRY, LEUEL E. - S JAN 1895 05 TX RED RIVER 91/104/18/48
TERRY, MABEL E. - D FEB 1897 03 TX RED RIVER 91/104/18/48
TERRY, MILDRED - D NOV 1899 7/12 TX RED RIVER 91/104/18/48
TERRY, WILLIAM E. W * DEC 1880 20 TX RED RIVER 91/107/12/56
*Enumerated with U. H. Chapman. Relationship: Brother-in-law.
TERRY, JOSEPH W H JUL 1847 52 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, L. BELLE - D SEP 1870 29 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, CALVIN W. - S AUG 1875 24 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, THOMAS - S FEB 1879 21 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, EDGAR B. - S FEB 1883 17 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, WILLIE C. - S AUG 1885 14 AL RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
SMITH, JOANA - GD FEB 1898 02 TX RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
MOORE, ROBERT - Bo N/R N/R NR NR RED RIVER 91/108/12/87
TERRY, G. L. W H JUN 1868 31 GA RED RIVER 91/111/13/17
TERRY, ANNIE - W APR 1877 23 IN RED RIVER 91/111/13/17
BUCKNER, DIXIE - Bo MAY 1895 05 TX RED RIVER 91/111/13/17
TERRY, FRANCIS - D OCT 1899 8/12 TX RED RIVER 91/111/13/17
TERRY, I. L. W H SEP 1877 22 TX RED RIVER 91/111/6/72
TERRY, M. A. - W MAR 1878 21 AR RED RIVER 91/111/6/72
TERRY, CLARENCE - S DEC 1897 02 TX RED RIVER 91/111/6/72
TERRY, JOSEPH W H JAN 1843 57 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, MARTHA J. - W JUL 1855 44 AL RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, IKE C. - S APR 1875 25 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, MARK P. - S JUL 1879 20 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, JOSEPH E. - S NOV 1882 17 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, TIMOTHY T. - S SEP 1885 14 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, MARY E. - D AUG 1887 12 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, NANNIE M. - D MAY 1890 10 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, HENRY M. - S SEP 1892 07 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, ROLAND REED - S JUN 1894 05 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, LADY G. - D FEB 1900 4/12 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/47
TERRY, WILLIAM W H JAN 1842 58 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/86
TERRY, SARARAH J. - W FEB 1843 57 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/86
TERRY, WILLIAM H. - S JUN 1872 27 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/86
TERRY, SIMEON R. - S AUG 1879 20 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/86
TERRY, W. - S NOV 1883 16 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/86
TERRY, JAMES W H AUG 1874 25 TX RED RIVER 91/112/4/91
TERRY, NELLIE D. - W APR 1878 22 MO RED RIVER 91/112/4/91
TERRY, JOHN R. W H MAY 1855 45 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, HELLEN R. - W JL1 1859 40 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, ROBERT L. - S JAN 1883 17 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, LOUIS R. - S SEP 1884 15 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, BETTIE - D JUL 1886 13 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, MAGGIE - D JUL 1888 11 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, OSCAR C. - S JAN 1890 10 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, GENNIE C. - D JAN 1892 08 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, NELLIE B. - D DEC 1893 06 TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, MAOLA - D [Missed Copying] TX RED RIVER 91/112/5/47
TERRY, HENRY C. W H OCT 1852 47 TX RED RIVER 91/112/9/94
TERRY, MAY B. - D FEB 1880 20 TX RED RIVER 91/112/9/94
TERRY, HENRY A. - S JAN 1882 18 TX RED RIVER 91/112/9/94
TERRY, LUCY A. - W N/R N/R 55 MS RED RIVER 91/112/9/94
TERRY, NAPOLEN E W H AUG 1843 56 GA RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, MATILDA - W JUL 1865 34 IN RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, CLAUD E. - S MAR 1882 18 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, MARY F. - D JUL 1884 15 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, DORA - D JUL 1887 13 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, HERMAN - S JAN 1893 07 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, NAPOLEON E. JR. - S AUG 1894 05 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, EMRY R. - S JAN 1896 04 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, ANNA R. - D NOV 1897 02 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
TERRY, NAOMA M. - D MAY 1900 4/365 TX RED RIVER 91/112/17/18
[*Note: See also Red River County Texas Terry Marriages in TFH Volume 03 Number
01, page 18 and notes concerning family of Mrs. Raymond Wray in TFH Volume 02
Number 03 page 128.]
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WHITEROCK CEMETERY (RED RIVER COUNTY TX)
{date = day-month-year}
TERRY, JOHN 09-0l-1818 - 13-09-1898 "Father"
TERRY, LUCINDA REED 30-04-1823 - 16-07-1897 "Mother"
TERRY, WILLIAM 25-01-1842 - 23-10-1917 "Father"
"M 15-11-1865"
TERRY, SARAH JANE BRYANT 11-02-1843 - 26-10-1903 "Mother"
TERRY, MOLLIE 02-06-1872 - 19-09-1895
"Daughter of Wm. & S. J. Terry."
TERRY, ROBBIE 31-05-1876 - 25-02-1877
"Son of Wm. & S. J. Terry."
TERRY, SUSIE 18-11-1877 - 13-10-1878
"Daughter of W. & S. J. Terry."
TERRY, LUCY L. 21-12-1881 - 31-12-1897
"Daughter of Wm. & S. J. Terry."
TERRY, MARGARET 1867 - 1882
TERRY, CLARA 29-04-1869 - 08-08-1872
TERRY, MARTHA CATHERINE 19-03-1845 - 31-10-1870
"Wife of Joseph Terry"
TERRY, JOHN REED 1855 - 1933
TERRY, HELEN SMITH 1859 - 1943
TERRY, LOVIE 11-07-1898 - 14-05-1899
"Daughter of John R. and Helen Terry."
TERRY, HEHRY CLAY 03-10-1853 - 03-03-1922
"Age 69 yrs. 5 mos."
TITTLE, LUCY A. {One Marker} TITTLE, NANCY E.
m. 29-04-1879 to m. 07-08-1873 to
TERRY, H. C. TERRY, H. C.
d. 30-06-1917 d. 14-07-1876
TERRY, MOLLIE J. 17-03-1855 - 05-01-1932
"Wife of H. C. Terry."
TERRY, JESSIE M. 31-03-1888 - 10-03-1916
TERRY, JOE 23-11-1882 - 16-01-1967
TERRY, LENARD M. 11-12-1911 - 06-06-1913
"Son of J. and J. M. Terry."
TERRY, ELBINA LEALA 1898 - 1899
TERRY, MAGGIE BELL 1872 - 1876
TERRY, NANNIE MAE 1890 - 1914
TERRY, IDA E. 18-12-1886 - 02-08-1922
TERRY, MARK (PETE) 16-07-1879 - 30-10-1956
TERRY, ROLAND REED 13-06-1895 - 07-03-1965
"Texas Pvt. Co. E. 56 Inf., WW I P. H."
TERRY INFANT No dates
TERRY, LOUIS REED 23-07-1884 - 02-09-1946
"M. 26-12-1905 to Esther Connell."
TERRY, ALBY 24-01-1882 - 13-01-1967
TERRY, MINNIE AVERITT 1883 - 1942
TERRY, INFANT - 30-08-1917
"Son of H. A. and Minnie Terry."
MARTIN, BEULAH TERRY 1880 - 1954
MARTIN, LT. PAT M. 1914 - 1942
"Lost in Caribbean Sea, WW II."
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FAIRVIEW CEMETERY [CLARKSVILLE, TX]
TERRY, WM. B. 28-05-1835 - 30-10-1917
, LYDIA 17-01-1831 - 17-01-1916
"Wife of Wm. B. Terry."
TERRY, JOHN C. 18-09-1842 - 13-12-1929
TERRY, ALVINA C. 26-09-1861 - 30-08-1948
TERRY, GILBERT B. [Bryant] 1887 - 1960
[Leslie Bryant Terry, a son, indicated Gilbert Bryant Terry was b. Dec 27,
1887 and died 31 Jan 1960.]
TERRY, AMY B. [Bauske] 1890 - 1977
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