SOME BRICK WALLS AND DEAD ENDS: TERRY FAMILY

 Some information and evidence on the son of Clement Terry II in Bucks Co., PA:

Abraham Terry, born ca 1700, Bucks Co., PA. He, or a son or grandson, may have married in Rhode Island a Mary Franklin (1791).  There is a will in Bucks Co. PA for an Abraham Terry but so far only an index has been seen. Who he married, where he went, and what children he had are important questions.

Some information and evidence related to the son of one of the original immigrants of The JAMES in 1635:

Daniel Terry (this is a name that shows up in the line of John Terry and Esther Brown Terry)

SOME HORTON NOTES

Miles Terry, son of William and Rachel Terry of Botetourt Co., Va, married Hannah HORTON. About the same time of their marriage in 1783 on the tax lists for the county are two HORTON men: a William Horton and a Joseph Horton.

It is probable that this woman was a daughter and/or sibling to one or both of these men.

Since Miles Terry removed to points west (Tennessee and Kentucky) along with other family members in the days prior and after the death and estate settlement of his parents (he is on the tax list  until the late 1790's). 

Of note, is that the Bucks Co., PA group and the group out of Southold, Long Island, marry into several Horton lines across several generations. One group goes into New Jersey.

Any male descendants of HORTON might consider comparing their DNA to those family group projects online. Do the lines in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Kentucky share a common DNA or are their differences?

Early Terry Lines: Some Research, DNA, and other points of note.

 EARLY TERRY LINES

Some preliminary research into early lines, attaching identified DNA or other history as known.

7/26/2021   Marilyn A. Hudson

1273 – David Filius Tirry, Cumberland County, England

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1273? – Richard Terry, Huntington shire, England

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1273? – Georffry Terri, Oxfordshire, England

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1379 – Johannes Tyrre, Yorkshire, England

Notes: Other, more recent (see 1705), men from Yorkshire by that name *Terry) have reported an R-BY22713 Haplogroup

Late 14^th century – Petrous Terre

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1524 – John Terri, London, England

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[          ] – Brothers James Terry and Thomas Terry, Barnet, near London, England

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[          ] – John Tirri md widow Elizabeth (nee Gale) Pierpont and had three sons. William, Stephen and John. It is reported that Stephen and John migrated to America about 1630.

Notes: Descendants from “John”(?) have reported a I-01 Haplogroup. Probable descendants of this group include Zachariah, Champness, Nathaniel, Thomas, Stephen (2), Benjamin (b ca 1700, Halifax, Va had I-BY33210) and a William Terry of Anson Co., NC  who md Ann Raiford had the same (with I-Y131236). There was also a Wm Terry who died in Anson ,NC 1798 with R-ib-02 (RM-173, R-AA5897 among descendants)

1635 – Three brothers (or two brothers and a cousin) arrived on THE JAMES (13 July 1635) in Massachusetts and were said to have come from Kent, England. The men were Thomas Terry (28), Robert Terry (25) and Richard Terry (17). They migrated into first New York (Flushing and Southold, Long Island areas) and then into New Jersey (their children) and some (Robert’s line especially) branched off into Pennsylvania (Bucks Co.).

Notes: Recent DNA research has proven a connection between Robert Terry of Flushing, New York and the founding Terry of Bucks Co., Pa, Thomas Terry, his son (both lines have the I-02 Haplogroup).

Notes:  One exception is believed to be a son adopted and that is why his DNA is different.

Note: Of note too, is that this larger group of Terry’s (children of Thomas and Richard marry people named HORTON).

1650 – A Samuel Terry (1637, Barnet, England – d. 1731, Enfield, Hartford, CT) migrated aboard the PHYCHON, 1650.

Notes: He settled in first CT and then Springfield, Massachusetts. He married 1660 Ann (Ann) Lobdell.

Notes: Descendants of this man have DNA Haplogroup of R-ib (RM 269 and R-L48)

[Early 1600’s?] – Father and seven sons from Scotland. The History of Barren Co., Kentucky, contains information on a Bennet W. Terry, son of a Stephen Terry who had been in Botetourt Co., Va (his will was probated there in 1825). His children were Nathaniel Davis Terry, Bennet W., John Alfred, and Drucilla Terry.

Notes: Bennet W. Terry was born 1802 in Botetourt Co., VA (and thus matches the group who do show up in a different area of the county in late 1780’s tax lists than the groups around Little River and Black Run branches of the Roanoke; indicating separate family groups).

Notes: Kentucky Genealogy & Biography (vol.2 pg 138-139) contains the story that the father of Bennett (Stephen Terry) was one of seven brothers who arrived with their father from Scotland (the father was Scottish and the woman an “Irish lady of rank”). Said Stephen apparently married twice (or his record is confused with another Stephen Terry (and there were several) in Virginia.

Notes:  In 1739 and 1745 a Stephen Terry is buying and selling land in Orange Co. Va (then a massive county covering almost all of Virginia).

Notes: The same, or possibly another, Stephen Terry arrived aboard the JOHN &MARY in 1630, Massachusetts. Passengers of the John & Mary, vol.9 p. 133, with ancestors and 4 generations of descendants). There is possibility the Scottish group arrived directly to a Virginia port, but more research is needed.

Notes: He might have been married to a Sarah Young and a Sarah Davis.

Notes: Court records indicate there was a divorce case between a Stephen Terry and wife Sarah in Botetourt Co. Deed Books (14:59) between Stephen, wife Sarah, ”youngest”  children named were Bennett W. , John Alfred, Drucilla Terry. There may have been an older son named Stephen as a Stephen Terry md an Eleanor Biggs 1793 in Botetourt Co. That same year in Louisa Co., Va a Stephen Terry married a Sarah Davis (since his son Nathaniel is identified as Nathaniel Davis Terry with wife Martha Bagby Terry in court proceedings, it can be assumed that they were in Orange County area out of which Louisa was eventually formed).

Notes These Scottish brothers may include men named William and Thomas who appear to have drifted in and through the Botetourt County area on their way someplace else. A Jesse Terry who is on the Tax list for two short years may be a son of the group that; probable son of Thomas and Sarah Kincaid Terry.  The Thomas is believed to be the Thomas who married Sarah Kincaid and removed to Wilkes Co., Georgia (they have reported a Haplogroup of I-01).

1704 – VA Quit Rent Rolls, lists in King William Co., A Stephen Terry, James Terry, and Thomas Terry (eastern Virginia coastal region).

Notes: There is an early James Terry in eastern Virginia who is categorized in Haplogroup I-01.

1705 – A John Tirrey, b 1705 Akrigg, Yorkshire, Haplogroup R-BY227213

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Early 1700’s – Pittsylvania Co., Va

Notes: Many listed, appear wealthy and prominent in the area.

C1744 – A William Terry and a Jasper Terry arrive in Augusta County (a large early county encompassing the area of later Botetourt, Montgomery, etc.) and purchase items at an estate sale.

Notes: They quickly acquire land through purchase and patent (bounty for services to govt.; both were apparently surveyors and may have come down the trails George Washington had used to reach the same areas a few years earlier). They have property next to each other.

Notes: Court records clearly identify the man whose children received 1/8 shares of his estate is the same man who rec’d land patents 9 Sept 1755. He died late fall 1792 according to court records when his son Jasper with wife Ruth filed to be named administrator. His son Miles challenged that but was defeated in subsequent actions of the court. His children through court actions and records, were William Jr., Jasper (with wife Ruth), John, Miles, Susannah Terry Brown, Mercy Terry Harrison, Rachel Terry Martin and Jemima Terry Boucher. His wife was named Rachel in same records.

Notes: Nearly all the land dealings of this group, with the exception of William Jr., possibly, revolved around land on the Black Run Branch of the Roanoke. Three sons of John Terry have been tested and reveal Haplogroup in the I-02 group.

C1760 – A Jasper Terry, with wife Mary Morrison, arrives in the same Augusta County area.

Notes: He and his offspring will cluster around the Little River Branch of the Roanoke. Note too, that these two groups will be in different tax districts as well during several years in the 1780’s and 1790’s. This geographical separation into distinct groups suggests they were not related to the William Terry group in the way many have suggested.

Notes: Recent DNA research has concluded that the descendants of Jasper Terry and wife Mary Morrison who  had , at least, one son Josiah who married Mary Lloyd and that son had sons Jasper Morrison Terry and Aaron Burr Terry, along with a William wo married a Jane Winters – are all G-02 Haplogroup.

Notes: A theory I present is that it may be possible that this Jasper had another son, Jasper Terry who married a woman named Margaret and names three daughters in his will (Keziah Terry Graham, Karon-Happuck Terry Rose, and Jemima Terry DeWeese, along with a Jonathan, Silas, William and Elijah) several individuals when he dies in Montgomery Co., Va 1819. Numerous researchers have merged this Jasper with the Jasper who files to be administrator of William Terry’s estate in 1792. His wife was named Ruth in late 1790’s and early 1800’s deeds. It is a simple way to resolve the problem of who these people all are – except – for the DNA evidence indicating that there were two (at least) distinct DNA Haplogroup in the region at the time.  If DNA tests are studied for Jonathan, Silas, William and Elijah, as well as his daughters, more information may appear that clarifies the connections.

C1744 – Jasper Terry with wife Mary Hart, drifted into Augusta County as the land was just being opened.

Notes: There were many labeled squatters in the area so records may not reflect all activity in the region (a problem considering how sorely the state was decimated by conflict when it came to historic records. Armies made bonfires of rare and irreplaceable deeds, records, and maps.).  

Notes: They came in the company of Hart relatives (Arron Hart, Miles Hart, John Hart, and others), fellow Pennsylvanian and Quakers Henry Brown and his extended family, and others, including the probable cousin, William Terry. The elder Hart, a minister and adventurer probably did not stay long in the Augusta County area. He dies in Union County, South Carolina some decades later and in the region are the sons and grandsons of he and several of his co-travelers.

Notes: I theorize that Jasper and Mary, who had one son, Joseph Terry, believed to have been fostered into Jasper’s brother John’s keeping in Bucks Co., PA, followed this group eastward. His land may have been left with William or sold to someone else and the record lost. This line of Jasper Terry and Mary Hart, being descended from the Bucks Co., Terry, are Haplogroup I-02.

Notes: Seen in this light, the distancing of the two Terry groups, one on Black Run and the others along Little River, makes some sense. They were neighbors but not relatives.

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

TRACKING SOME EARLY TERRY LINES

 In a Partial History of William Terry and his Descendants 1724-1981 by Lula Terry Elliot (copy of was received from early Terry researcher Harriet Terry (who lived and died in Pratt, Kansas) there is ubiquitous family crest page. Do not get me wrong; I have great respect for Lula's work. I lived in Clayton, New Mexico where she lived for awhile, even spoke with the reporter who did the article on her included in the work, but a lot of her work was based on records that were obscure, hard to access and with a tree with a lot of the limbs uncharted. It is- and was - a crucial stepping stone to the history of those named Terry in the places and periods she explored. It - like several other works - tended to make some assumptions that are proving incorrect or incomplete.

A lot of work from the period of the 1960's to the 1980's proved to be that because people became aware of their history with the Bicentennial coming and many a tree hunt began searching for a revolutionary hero. Everyone was, I think, seeking reflect glory as lessor known people of the same names were often discarded in the process. They were "forgotten Americans" - those who missed, avoided, or ran from getting themselves recorded (or taxed) or were not viewed by a status conscience era as valuable to a region's history - but important to the process of nation making as much as those who rose to stellar heights.

As for the page in question, for those unfamiliar, those are generic (and often random) pages containing  collections of people with the surname being researched. They are added because they "could" be or "might" be connected to the searcher. The information was a type sold and used to enhance family histories, a walls with plaques and certificates,  by trying to attack a name to people of renown, people of quality, and social rank. 

They are not unique to any particular surname but use a paint ball approach (hit the wall with a big enough blast of history and something is sure to catch). Note - some aspects of the early records of this line , as presented in this book, are open to corrections due to some more recent discoveries.

On page 7 of the Elliot work is just such a page decorated with a crest and arms. (there is no evidence the crest and arms actually connect to any of the lines presented but that is another issue with these types of pages in histories or on webpages. They are the equivalent to genealogical "filler." )  On that page several lines are included and few actually connect (via current DNA) with many of the relatives and descendants of that same William Terry.

In brief, after claiming the name is Anglo-Saxon and said to be derived from several forms of the name, there is mention that people of that name have been found in several English and Irish locations. These include Cumberland, York Huntington, London Buckingham, Oxford, Somerset and Chester in England and Cord in Ireland.

"Among the early records" - again there is no evidence of connection of any group to any location via known family trees at the time this work was put together. Since that time, however, DNA work has begun to clarify many of the lines of descent and cluster families more accurately than previous interpretations of relationships had done.

• A David Tirrey, Cumberland County, England 1273
• Richard Terry of Huntingtonshire and Geoffrey Terri of Oxford shire about 1273
• Johannes Tyree  of Yorkshire, England in 1379. There is a later John Terry of Yorkshire with a DNA Haplogroup of R-BY227213
• Petrous Terre of the late 14th century (no source or location given)
• A John Terri of London 1524. This John is believed to have married a widow named Elizabeth (nee Gale) Pierpont, was a craftsman, and had three sons: William, Stephen and John. Stephen and John are believed to have migrated to American about 1630. [Recent DNA studies seem to indicate that the lines established in eastern Virginia from this core group share a Haplogroup of I-01).
• A William Terry, Esq. Cork, Ireland, early 17th century father of an Ignatius Terry, b.1686.
• Aboard a ship during the Great Migration to America, named THE JAMES (sailed 13 July 1635) were three brothers (wills identify two as brothers and one early history of the region where they settled identifies them as brothers; there is a possibility they might have been two brothers and a cousin). These men were : Thomas Terry (1606-1672, Southold, L.I.) age 28 , Robert Terry (1610-1675, Flushing, NY), age 25, and Richard Terry (1618-1676, Southold, Long Island, NY) age 17. All appear, from other documents to have been born in Kent, England. Thomas md a Maria Bigge #1 and a Mary#2 and had children: Daniel, Thomas, Elizabeth, Ruth, and Mary Terry Reeve. Robert md Sarah Farrington and had children: Rebecca Terry Tilton, John Terry, Anne Terry, Thomas Terry (whose descendants populate Bucks Co., Pa.).  Richard Terry md Abigail Lines and had children: Gershom, Samuel, Abigail, Nathanial (who married a Mary HORTON), Richard Terry Jr. and John Terry (children named in Richard's will). Descendants of the early Thomas Terry in Bucks Co., PA have been proven to link (with Haplogroup I-02) to Robert Terry of Flushing, NY. These men left wills and other documentations that outline children and wives.
• "The American Historical  Record states" that a Samuel Terry (1632-1731), who was born in England emigrated to America in 1650 and settled in Springfield, Mass. He was a man of wealth and his descendants include Rev. James Pease Terry who md Mary E, Cady, daughter of Henry Cady (dec of Samuel Cobb of Connecticut General Assembly of 1700. Samuel md Ana Lobdell about 1661 (had children Samuel, Ephraim, Thomas, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Ana). This Samuel Terry was apparently born in Barnett, near London, England in 1632. He came to American aboard the PYNCHON in 1650 and settled first near Springfield, Massachusetts. He married twice;#1 Ann Lobdell, second wife named Sarah. He removed to CT where he died in 1731 in Enfield, Hartford, CT. Historic Families of American (Spooner, pg259) and First Families of Connecticut and Massachusetts. 
• According to History of Barrens Co., KY about the "Old Dominion  Terry Family" there were "seven brothers emigrated from Scotland to the Colony of Virginia in the early 1600's". Their father was a Scotsman by birth and their mother "an Irish lady of rank."
• Brothers James and Thomas Terry of Barnet, near London. Unclear if these are related to the Samuel Terry listed above or a separate family group.
• The Quit Rent Rolls of Virginia, 1704 lists Thomas, Stephen, and James Terry of King William County. Note this group has shown up also carrying the Haplogroup DNA of I-01.
• Pittsylvania Co., Va shows Terrys as large land owners. Note this group has shown up also carrying the Haplogroup DNA of I-01.
• William Terry, born circa 1724 appears in Augusta County, Virginia about 1744 and remains there until he dies late fall of 1792.  It is believed the earliest Jasper Terry is the husband of Mary Hart out of Bucks Co., PA who migrated, along with his Hart inlaws, briefly into the area. William's son John Terry, who moved to TN, KY, and then Perry Co., Indiana has had three sons register Haplogroups within I-02 (as did the Jasper-Mary Hart line)..
• Jasper Terry, born circa 1730 appears in Augusta/Botetourt County records possibly as early but how early is unclear as there were possibly two men of that name in the region and the records do not clarify which is which. At two times, eastern Terrys (with the I-01 drifted into the same area briefly and latter some stayed). This man, wife assumed to be Mary Morrison, had son Josiah and grandsons, Jasper Morrison Terry and Aaron Burr Terry (all sharing Haplogroup G-02).

This chart is very helpful to begin to locate and track the DNA of various Terry lines (see FamilyTreeDNA - TERRY Y-Chromosome DNA Surname Project )

DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM TERRY (c1724- Oct-Nov.,1792)

 Descendants of William Terry

Generation No. 1

1.UNKNOWN 1 TERRY,  was born Abt. 1700 in Pennsylvania, New York, or New Jersey, and died Abt. 1750. He married UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1700-1710, and died unknown. NOTE: many attempts to link this line to the Terry line in eastern Virginia will - no doubt - run into an issue of the DNA. Linking this line to the line of a Stephen, Nathaniel, Benjamin, William, and other names (provides a a Haplogroup of I-01 and descendants of William's son John Terry (three of his sons) have all returned Haplogroups of I-02. A relation - but one much further back....The descendants of a Robert Terry who arrived 1635 on THE JAMES (Thomas, Richard and Robert) are the chief progenitor of the Bucks County, Pennsylvania Terry lines with a strong I-02 Haplogroup. Additionally, the line of one Jasper Terry with wife Mary Morrison (son Josiah who married Mary Lloyd, and had sons Jasper Morrison Terry and Arron Burr Terry) have a Haplogroup of G-02. So, many of the trees that have merged these all together -willy-nilly-  must now taken into account the different DNA Haplogroups.

Generation No. 2

 2.WILLIAM2 TERRY, (UNKNOWN1) was born circa 1724 in probably in Pennsylvania and died October or November 1792 in Botetourt Co., Virginia. He married RACHEL MANSON February 03, 1759 in Philadelphia, PA. She was born Bet. Circa 1730, probably Pennsylvania,  Delaware, or NJ..

Notes for WILLIAM TERRY:

William and Rachel were married in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as noted in the "Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810", reprinted from "Pennsylvania Archives, Vol VIII and Vol IX".

There is a birth record for a Rachel Manson born 1730 in Philadelphia. Also, in 1760 there is a Quaker Record of a James Manson. Worth exploring deeper.

 Children of WILLIAM TERRY and RACHEL MANSON are:

                i.                             William Terry JR, b. circa 1755; m. Patience Cooper.

3.            ii.                            Jasper Terry, b. circa 1756, Botetourt Co., Virginia; md Ruth LNU; d. perhaps in KY?

4.            iii.                           John Terry, b. 1760, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. December 07, 1842, Perry Co., Indiana.; md Esther Brown.

 5.           iv.                          Miles Terry, b. 1762, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. Aft. 1810, Elliott Co., Kentucky; md Hannah Horton..

6.            v.                           Susannah Terry, b. 1763, Botetourt Co., Virginia; md Thomas Brown, d. Botetourt Co., Virginia circa 1810.

                vi.                         Jemima Terry, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. Ezekiel Boucher, June 30, 1796, Botetourt Co., Virginia; presumed to have died before May 1797 (time of Boucher marrying a woman named – Graham)

                vii.                      Mercy Terry, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. Jonathan Harrison; died Claiborne, TN.

                viii.                       Rachel Terry, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. John Martin.

Descendants of William Terry

Generation No. 3

3. JASPER3 TERRY (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1756 in Botetourt Co., Virginia. He married (1) RUTH. It is presumed by many researcher, to date, that he is the same man who died ca 1819 Montgomery Co., VA who named a wife “MARGARET” possibly  SNIDOW. However, they may be two different men and indeed the records seem to infer they may be different individuals. DNA needed for descendants to verify. Jasper with wife Ruth in 1793 filed with the court to be named Admin of his father's estate,  his brother Miles counter filed with desire to get heirs to agree to what they had heard in a spoke will or statement but the court sided with Jasper. 

4.JOHN3 TERRY (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1760 in Botetourt Co., Virginia, and died December 07, 1842 in Perry Co., Indiana. He married ESTHER BROWN February 02, 1781 in Botetourt Co., Virginia, daughter of THOMAS BROWN and MARY TERRY (other records indicate she was Mary Haddon and the Mary Brown may be a different union; this is a claim lacking evidence). She was born Abt. 1765 in Augusta Co., Virginia, and died 1847 in Perry Co., Indiana.

Notes for JOHN TERRY:

From Worrell's transcription of original records of Botetourt Co., Militia Rolls of Aug 31, 1782, John Terry was in Captain Neeley's Company, 13th District. His brother Miles was in that same company.

More About JOHN TERRY:

Burial: Terry Cem, Perry Co., Indiana

More About ESTHER BROWN:

Burial: Terry Cem, Perry Co., Indiana

More About JOHN TERRY and ESTHER BROWN:

Marriage: February 02, 1781, Botetourt Co., Virginia

    Generation No.4:

Children of JOHN TERRY and ESTHER BROWN are:

                i.                             Daniel4 Terry. (Note there is a Daniel Terry in the line of one of the three men who arrived aboard THE JAMES. Thomas Terry (1606-1672) had a son  named Daniel (dc1706).

                ii.                            Jasper Terry, b. Bet. 1780 - 1815. [unverified; need some original evidence for this being a child of John's and not merely an "add in" by those attempting to reconcile all the Jasper Terry's found in records).]; Some claim there is a daughter named Sarah who died single at about 30 but it too needs verification.

           iii.                           Josiah Terry, b. 1780, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. 1868, Blue Hills Section, Wayne Co., Kentucky. Lived and settled the area of Scott County, TN. He is mentioned in letter by his brother William in about 1852,

            iv.                          William Terry, b. November 07, 1785, Sullivan Co., North Carolina; d. May 15, 1869, Greene Co., Missouri. He md Barbara Ennis, sister to his brother John Jr. wife.

                v.                           George Freton Terry, b. Bef. 1788, Botetourt Co., Virginia. ; d,.ca 1868, Indiana. Twin to Haden

                vi.                          Haden Terry, b. Bef. 1788, Botetourt Co., Virginia. Twin to George

       vii.                         John Terry, Jr, b. 1788, Campbell Co., Tennessee; d. October 16, 1848, Marion Co., Arkansas; md Nancy Ennis, sister to wife of brother William.

         viii.                        Elijah Terry, b. 1791, Wayne Co., Kentucky; d. 1869, Scott Co., Tennessee.

                ix.                          Esther Terry, b. 1798; m. John White, June 11, 1818.

                More About John White and Esther Terry: Marriage: June 11, 1818

      x.                           Elisha Terry, b. 1800.

        xi.                          Rachel Terry, b. 1804, Kentucky; d. July 29, 1888, Perry Co., Indiana.

       xii.                         Elias Terry, b. September 15, 1807, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. 1894, Perry Co., Indiana.

         xiii.                        Miles Terry, b. March 11, 1809, Anderson Co., Tennessee; d. July 04, 1880, Perry Co., Indiana; m. Nancy A Baswell; b. June 25, 1803, North Carolina; d. July 21, 1865.                More About Miles Terry: Burial: Wheatley Cem, Perry Co., Indiana ;                More About Nancy A Baswell: Burial: Wheatley Cem, Perry Co., Indiana

                xiv.                        Thomas Terry, b. 1814; d. 1853; m. Polly Bradshaw.

RACHEL MANSON: 1759 PHILADELPHIA

In the historic and lovely Christ Church of Philadelphia 2 Feb 1759, one William Terry married one Rachel Manson.

The jury is still out for many that this is the same couple who are in Botetourt County, Virginia in coming decades, identified as William Terry and wife Rachel in various court and land records. Some raise their hands and argue it is too far away - too far for travel back then. Well, that has been proven via maps and trails in use right through the area of Roanoke, Va (where William lived) from a very early date (George Washington used some while he was surveying).

William was in Virginia why go to Pennsylvania? Good question. Several obvious reasons emerge. One, that was where the girls were in all probability. If he was looking for a particular kind of wife, he might want to go back to "home" and to the "big city." A larger pond, as it were, for him to select a woman as his wife.

Wouldn't he be a stranger there? Well, good question that has to be answered with a question: how do we know he was stranger to the Pennsylvania-New Jersey- Delaware regions?  Indeed, looking into the family lines of the three brothers who arrived in New England in 1635 (Thomas, Richard and Robert Terry) it is amazing how that after arriving in probably Massachusetts, some drifted into New York (Southold and Long Island areas), and some into Burlington, New Jersey and similar points. In fact the man seen as teh patriarch of the Bucks Co., PA Terry groups actually shared land with his father-in-law Mordacai Bowden along the Delaware in a region that would become part of PA.

If the family letters of William's grandson, William Terry (1785-1869) reveal, there was a strong sense of "connection" among both family but also friends and traveling companions on the various journeys. That may be a family trait passed down through the generations.

One of the original three -presumed brothers - named a son Gershom. That is a Hebrew name about being an "alien" or a "a stranger here" and may reflect the isolation and alone feeling he experienced migrating from Kent, England to North America. A lesson like that might be strong and go through the generations and emphasize "connection" as the anti-thesis to loneliness.

Although not yet proven a connection it is very interesting that one of those brothers had a son who married a woman named HORTON.

William and Rachel Manson Terry of Botetourt Co., Va also have a son (named Miles)who will marry a woman named Hannah HORTON. 

Many of these families traveled together, like planets around suns they kept intersecting and often married 1-2-3-4 cousins thus reintroducing a surname into the mix. 

An intriguing possibility....

Now, as for Rachel Manson.  Many had stated that there were no Manson's in the area of Pennsylvania but that is untrue. There was one line that arrived fairly early with the name MANSSON and melded into another line by taking their name. There were some who arrived mid 1700's and some who had been in the area of New Sweden in NJ and in Delaware early with some apparent dealings with and into Pennsylvania.

Since there are known Terry lines (see paragraphs above) in the area of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A James Manson is recorded in Philadelphia Quaker Records for 1760 who might prove to be a relative of the Manson group out of which Rachel Manson Terry emerged. It is noted that female descendants have reported finding surprising Swedish and Norwegian DNA in their lines; could this be evidence of the 5-6 generation of a woman with just that background?

A Manson group of a Peter Manson in eastern Virginia (Spotsylvania) has been suggested but -to date - no Rachel Manson found.  There has, however, been a Rachel Mansion b. ca 1730 in Pennsylvania located in a record but more has to be found to see if she is the same one. In Delware in 1791 a Rachel Manson married a John Burroughs in Delaware and there is a Rachel Burroughs in Spotslvania, Va in the 1810 census. So that might account for the eastern VA group but only suggests the name Rachel was in the Manson family - like in so many other families - a popular girl's name.

Zachariah ENNIS and his sister Elizabeth "Betsy' ENNIS

 

Two documents that share the statements of descendants of Zachariah ENNIS, the top one  is from Adeline Ussery, Arkansas and the other from James E. Aaron. BOTH clearly indicate that Zachariah had a sister, who had three children, that she never married and the top especially links her to Barbara Ennis Terry and her sister Nancy Ennis Terry.

Zachariah's son Elijah will marry a 2nd cousin, the daughter of William Terry and Barbara Ennis Terry (Matilda Terry Ennis). If Elizabeth had been a wife to Zachariah her granddaughter would be marrying her too close a relative!

RICHARD TERRY ARRIVED ABOARD 'THE JAMES' (13 JULY 1635)

 He was the youngest of the three Terry men aboard the "James" in 1635, one of three presumed brothers, from Kent, England. All bearing, apparently, DNA of the I-02 Haplogroup. The other men were Robert Terry (1610-1675) and Thomas (1606-1672). Richard Terry was born 1616 Kent, England and died 16 May 1676,, Southold, Long Island. Like the others, it is believed they landed in Massachusetts, migrated into New York-Long Island area and then into New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

He married a woman named Abigail LNU and from his will the following children have been identified:

Gershom Terry (the name is from the Bible and means "exile" or "stranger here"; may reflect his feelings in going to a new land to start a new life), md Deborah LNU. He had at least one son, Gershom Jr. who married a Mary and had another Gersom 3; David b ca 1706 may have md a Mehitabil Aldrich and had a John and a James; and a Mary.

Samuel Terry

Abigail Terry

Nathaniel Terry, who md a Mary HORTON. Their daughter Phoebe Terry Horton md Caleb Horton (1687-1722) and had children, Mary Horton (possibly md a Terry), Elijah Horton, Nathan Horton, Nathaniel Horton, and Phoebe Horton Tuthill.

Richard Terry Jr.

John Terry

THOMAS TERRY ARRIVED "THE JAMES" (13 July 1635)

 Aboard the Great Migration ship, The James, the eldest Terry of the trio was Thomas Terry, age 28 (9 Nov 1606 -5 June 1672, Southold, Long Island). The others were Richard, 17, and Robert, 25. They all, apparently, came from Kent in England.

It is believed they landed in Massachusetts, migrated into the Long Island regions, and then some drifted further south (children, grandchildren) into New Jersey and Pennsylvania and beyond.

Thomas, from early records, appears to have married twice. His first wife may have been a Marie LNU who died in 1659 in Southold, L.I. His second wife, may have been named Mary or something else; the confusion in some records as to his wife name being "Mary" or "Maria" may be simply confusion of one name or a hint at the name of a second wife. It was an era where women were often known only as "Mrs" before the husband's name.

He had the following children (according to  his will):

Daniel Terry b. 24 Nov 1706, Southold, L.I.; md Sarah LNU; both died about 1706.

Thomas Terry

Elizabeth Terry

Ruth Terry

Mary Terry Reve; md Thomas Reeve (1611-1665); had children Thomas Reeve (1682) md Agnes Rider; John Reeve  md #1 Hannah Brown #2 Martha LNU; Joseph Terry (1656-1736) md#1 Abigail LNU and #2 Deliverance Human; Hannah Reeve (1657); Jonathan Reeve (1658-1706) md Martha LNU; Walter Reeve (1698, Burlington, NJ) md #1 Susaanah LNU #2 Ann Howell.

ROBERT TERRY, ARRIVED ON 'THE JAMES' (13 July 1635)

Robert Terry, believed to have been born in 1610 in Kent, England was 25 when sailed the Atlantic with to probable brothers in summer of 1635. With him on board were Thomas Terry , 28 (1606), and Richard Terry ,17 (1618).

It is believe, like the others, he landed possibly in Massachusetts, then migrated south into New York, settling in the Flushing, Queens County, of the future New York. 

He married Sarah Farrington and had children:

Rebecca Terry b.ca 1647

John Terry b ca 1650

Thomas Terry b 1653 - ; md Sarah Bowden, d/o Mordacai Bowden (the two men will have land on the Delaware River later in life along an area that was NJ and would be PA). He will die in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.

Thomas and Sarah will have children:

Clement I b 1677 md Anne ?; have children Abraham b c 1700 about which little is known ; Clement 2 b ca 1700 who md and had children, 

Thomas b 1679 md Mary LNU

Joshua 1691 md Bethiah LNU

Jasper 1685 md Susannah LNU; they had children John b 1719 md Rachel H. Lacy; Jasper b. 1715 md Mary Hart (they had a son Joseph, raised by John); Thomas b.  md Jane Neeld or Neil.

Jasper Terry who married Mary Hart will, along with some of her family and possibly other Terry men will migrate into Augusta County, Virginia. Most of the Harts will head to South Carolina and Jasper, may have migrated with them. 

The DNA Haplogroup of this line, according to recent studies, has been identified as I-02. Terry's in the area of Augusta County, Va (or its subsequent Botetourt and Montgomery County regions) would, no doubt, demonstrate they too carried the I-02 Haplogroup. Indeed, one son of William Terry of Botetourt County, John Terry wife Esther Brown of Perry County, Indiana have had descendants of three sons reveal just that Haplogroup.

The question then becomes, to which Terry group does the William Terry of early Augusta (Botetourt and Montgomery Co.) Virginia belong? 

Some have suggested the William Terry, son of Clement 2, born about 1724 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married in 1756 in Philadelphia am Eleanor Holmes. She appears in Quaker records for the area but only as "Eleanor, wife of William Terry" but of William there is little sign in that 1756-1763 time span. It appears Eleanor's William Terry either left her or disassociated himself from her faith. A William Terry does show up in Pennsylvania years later but it is unclear his age - was this the same William or a son named William? Divorce was possible in the time but there would have been a large number of court records related to such an act in the time. William, then, it is assumed, remained married to Eleanor and is probably NOT the William Terry, husband of Eleanor nee Holmes.

This leaves, apparently, the other son of Clement 2, Abraham Terry, as a possible father for William Terry b1724 circa and died 1792, Botetourt County, Virginia.  Little is known of Abraham and to date he appears on few census, tax, etc records. More is needed to cancel him as a potential father for William.

However, Robert also had John b circa 1650 and more information is needed on him and his potential offspring.

So the search goes on....

CROSSED LINES: WHEN SURNAMES APPEAR SEVERAL TIMES

In the line of William Terry of Botetourt Co., Va, his son Miles Terry married a Hannah Horton. At the time of their marriage the local tax records listed two Horton men: a Joseph and a William.

It was with great interest as I tracked down the lineage of the three Terry men who arrived in 1635 aboard the JAMES (Thomas, Richard and Robert) that I found in the line of Richard Terry (1618-1676) who married an Abigail, a son who married a HORTON.  Richard had children, listed in his Will, Gershom, Samuel, Abigail, Nathaniel, Richard Jr., and John.  Nathaniel md a Mary Horton and their daughter Phoebe Terry md Caleb Horton (1687-1772).

Most of these Hortons, like the Terry's arrived in Massachusetts, migrated briefly in Connecticut, then some into Burlington Co., NJ and then, for some of the Terry, into Pennsylvania. Most of the Horton and Richard Terry line are linked by graveyards to the Presbyterian churches of the areas.

Phoebe and her husband Caleb Horton had children: Mary Horton Terry, Elijah Horton, Nathan Horton, Nathaniel Horton, and Phoebe Horton Tuthill.

Anyone with information about the Horton DNA might look to these lines and see if they connect to the line of Hannah Horton Terry, wife of Miles Terry.

UPDATE ON THE TERRY MEN ABOARD 'THE JAMES' (12 JULY 1635)

 

These men, some assume them to be brothers, but more likely they were two brothers with a cousin, came to New England aboard one of the many Great Migration ships, and one of several versions of one called "The James", this one 13 July 1635.

Thomas Terry was the oldest at 28 (b. 9 Nov 1606, Kent, England - d. 5 June 1672, Southold, Long Island); he married twice, (1) Marie or Mary (she is listed both ways in some records; died 1659, Southold, LI) (2)? Unknown (but possibly she may have been a Marie or Mary too thus creating the confusion).  He had children:

Daniel Terry

Thomas Terry

Elizabeth Terry

Ruth Terry

Mary Terry Reeve (Mrs. Thomas Reeve or Reeves)

Richard Terry was only 17 when he sailed aboard "The James" (b.1618, Kent, England -d. 1676, Southold, LI). He married a woman named Abigail. In his will (New York), he  mentions "my brother Thomas" and names several children:

Gersham Terry

Samuel Terry

Abigail Terry

Nathaniel Terry

Richard Terry J.

John Terry

Robert Terry was 25 when he sailed on "The James" (b. 1610, Kent, England - d. 1675, Flushing, NY), he married Sarah Farrington and had children:

Rebecca Terry (b1647)

John Terry (b 1650)

Thomas Terry (b1653; md Sarah Bowden)

This last son of ROBERT TERRY, Thomas Terry (b 1653) will migrate into the NJ area that will become part of Pennsylvania (with him will be his father-in-law Mordacai Bowden) and then settle into an area called Bucks Co., Pa and help found the large Terry population there. 

His children will be:

Clement Terry I (1677 -; md Anne; his children will be Clement 2 and Abraham)

Thomas Terry (1679; md a Mary)

Joshua Terry (1691 ; md a Bethiah? )

Jasper Terry (1685 ;md a Susannah; had children John (1719-1790; md Rachel Heston Lacy; Jasper (1715;md Mary Hart; had son Joseph); Thomas Terry md Jane Neeld or Neil).

One working theory is that in about 1740, Jasper Terry (b 1715; md Mary Hart) migrated, along with a cousin (possibly from the line of one of these others; for example little is known about Abraham Terry) into the Augusta County area of Virginia (the region out of which later Botetourt County would emerge).

Of note in reviewing this longer list of names is how many of them appear in the line on John Terry, son of William Terry of Botetourt County, Virginia. John, who would end his days in Perry County, Indiana had names: Daniel, Thomas, and John carry down through several generations. 

Strongest point of all, the DNA is apparently consistent through all these lines, revealing a familial relationship. 

FARLEY: Virginia to Oregon

Margaret Ferguson married Thomas Farley in Virginia. 

Among their children was Sarah Ann Farley who married (1) Ashbell Van Scyoc and (2) Abraham Fletcher. She died in Fremont Co., Iowa. She had met and married Van Scyoc in 1845 in Holt Co., Missouri. She was there with her widowed mother and several siblings, all apparently, heading west. Her mother Margaret, and at least three of her children,  left Missouri in 1845 on a Wagon Train headed to Oregon.  

Somewhere in Oregon the Winter snows prevented their oxen from pulling their wagon. They abandoned the wagon and were "packed" to their destination.

An unidentified source sent me the following many years ago: "I believe that was to Oregon City. Margaret Ferguson was listed as being on the "1845" Overland Wagon Train to Oregon led by Sam Barlow. She had remarried a man whose last name was Fanno.   The trail was brutally steep coming down from the Cascade Summit on the South side of MT. Hood. Trees were thick and the trail was an Indian trail and only one animal wide.  It  was slippery when wet and it was wet with rain snow and fog . Animals and people alike slipped often and  fell many hundreds of feet to their deaths. Wagons were attached with ropes to trees and lowered down the mountain side. Many wagons and their contents were lost and the poor people half frozen were left with nothing. So many lost their lives.

Margaret's daughter Emmeline (pictured here around 1880 in California) was married to Simeon Loveland and they were on the same wagon train. Their son Anderson was born in November 1845 near what is now John Day, Oregon. John Day is located in rugged country. It is hard to imagine just how the pioneers made it through the stony, mountainous landscape to reach the Cascade Mountains and then to virtually walk all the way in winter conditions over the  Cascade mountains to Oregon City boggles my mind. I just drove the trip i September  in a modern automobile on a smooth highway and it took me 12 hours from Baker , Oregon to Portland, Oregon via John Day, Bend, Sisters, Oregon. In Sept. it was snowing at the summit . In November chains will be required. I have so much respect for their sacrifices, tenacity and bravery."

 The pass over The Cascades around Mt. Hood is still called Barlow Trail.

According to {IT::IT} The Trial Blazers, Emeline Farley Loveland and her husband, Simeon Loveland, left Liberty, Missouri in April of 1846 with 100 wagons and many other families.  Also along on this wagon train was her mother, Margaret Ferguson Farley, and her brother, Ira Farley.  (We know from other sources that Anderson Farley, another brother, was also along on this trip as he joined Fremont and his men after they reached the west).  

At Black Rock Desert (northern Nevada) they came upon hot springs---one 30 ft. in diameter--- Emeline accidentally got a foot into this hot water and scalded her foot so severely that as her stocking was removed, the skin peeled off!  The last part of the journey while in Southern Oregon became so difficult they were 'packed into' the nearest settlement.  This last fact is written up in  Holt's journal as recorded in {IT: :IT} Overland in 1846.

Overview of the Family:

FARLEY FAMILY OF VIRGINIA, IOWA, CALIFORNIA

THOMAS B. FARLEY (HENRY6, THOMAS5, FRANCIS4, JOHN B.3, JOHN B.2, THOMAS1) was born 1792 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, and died 1832 in Logan County, Virginia. He married MARGARET FERGUSON 1816 in Cabell County, Virginia, daughter of SAMUEL FERGUSON and LUCY STOKES.

Children of THOMAS FARLEY and MARGARET FERGUSON are:

i. ANDREW "JACKSON" FARLEY, b. 1818, Tug Fork Of Sandy River , Virginia; d. April 11, 1908, Laytonville, CA; m. CAROLINA STOKES, October 23, 1845, Andrew Co., Missouri.

ii. ANDERSON "ANCE" FARLEY, b. 1822, Cabell County, Virginia; d. July 27, 1872, Napa, Napa, CA.

iii. SARAH ANN "SALLY" FARLEY, b. 1826, Cabell County, Virginia; d. 1909,Fremont Co., Iowa; m. (1) Ashbel Van SCYOC, 1845, Holt Co, Missouri; m. (2) ABRAHAM FLETCHER, September 05, 1860, Fermont County, IA.

iv. EMELINE FARLEY, b. 1827, Cabell County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1900, California; m. SIMEON LOVELAND, October 16, 1845, Atchison Co., MO.

v. IRA FARLEY, b. Abt. 1830, Clark County, Illinois; d. 1848, Napa City, California.

vi. JAMES FARLEY, b. January 01, 1832, Clark County, Illinois; d. January 29, 1903, Laytonville, CA; m. NANCY ANN DAVIS, March 25, 1851, Andrew Co., Missouri.

NEW JERSEY MAY BE TARGET LOCATION FOR ORIGINS TO JASPER TERRY WHO MARRIED MARY MORRISON

JASPER TERRY AND WIFE MARY MORRISON, BOTEOURT AND MONTGOMERY CO.M VA. 

This man fathered DNA connected son Josiah Terry who married Mary Lloyd and who fathered, in turn, Jasper Morrison Terry and Aaron Burr Terry (all proven through DNA). Still undecided is if the Jasper Terry who married a Margaret and died in 1819 in Montgomery Co., Va is another son of that elder Jasper (he fathered sons Jonathan, Elijah, Silas, and William as well as three daughters who married in Graham, Rose, and DeWeese lines). His relationship via DNA is yet to be determined.

Now, from information found among the test results of the Terry Project at Family Tree, it appears that those seeking the parents of that elder Jasper who married Mary Morrison should turn their eyes to New Jersey...

From FamilyTree DNA : Terry Project at FamilyTreeDNA - TERRY Y-Chromosome DNA Surname Project

The list for those falling in the Haplogroup of  G-02 

 G- 02 :  Z16777 > Z41650 > FT156330 > Z41649154031

Terry Jasper Terry, bc 1729 in Botetourt Co VA  m Mary ?[believed to be Morrison] Unknown OriginG-M201

Terry Aaron B. Terry b 7 Dec 1782 Montgomery Co VA Unknown OriginG-M201

Roquemore (Terry)William Terry Unknown OriginG-P15

Terry Jasper Terry, b. ca 1720-1730Unknown OriginG-Z41649

Morgan Allen Morgan b 1812 Montgomery Co VA Unknown OriginG-M201

William Terry I, b. ca. 1690 d. ca. 1754United StatesG-M201

Moore Thomas L. Moore, b. 1818 d. 1864United StatesG-M201

There is a related group - probably a few generations back - who are a G-01 and they emerge out of New Jersey. 

Research into the three men who came aboard the 1635 "The James" seem to show a migration into Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and then into Bucks Co., PA for one line and others into NY and NJ.  It was a common track during the time as new lands were made available. Of note, is that there were apparently some Terry in Connecticut unconnected to these men from the James. So, as DNA research and document searches continue, there is a growing focus as several Terry men land in NJ and VA as well as NY during the time of this migration who might connect to the G-02 group.

JUST PASSING THROUGH?

One source, to date, makes mention of a William Terry and a Thomas Terry who were listed on a 1774 delinquent tax list for Botetourt Co., Va. That source is Botetourt County, VA, Its Men 1770-1777 by Charles T. Burton, see notes pg. 21.

Is it significant that in 1811 in Greenup Co., KY there is a Wm and Thomas Terry mentioned?

Were the two men merely some who paused in Botetourt Co., VA, traveling one of the many roads (Traders Way, Warriors Path, Great Wagon Road, Carolina Road?) and lingered before moving on to the west?

A source also notes the presence of a TORY William Terry in the area - briefly - and one in eastern Virginia (where there were also William. Thomas, John, etc. Terry's leading to many confusions).  I recall an old joke about everybody's patriot ancestor was an officer and fought for independence. I also recall hearing that one major national patriotic lineage society back in the 1960's or 1970's had to rework a lot of records because it was found that many people used an ancestor who had been patriotic - but he had worn a red coat instead of blue. Simply finding an a record of a person with the same name is not enough and a person should always continue to search for that additional supporting evidence that the right one has been found. (Read about that at The Genealogical Proof Standard (National Institute) • FamilySearch) .

From that source is this regarding the Genealogic Proof Standard:

"The GPS is almost simplicity itself. It is a logical procedural series that good family historians and genealogists have always followed, even if subconsciously. The five steps are:

Making as wide a search as possible for sources that could help establish the identity, event or relationship under investigation.

Recording in proper, acceptable format the source citation and/or the provider of the information.

Analyzing and correlating the collected information—evaluating the quality of sources and the reliability of information within them.

Resolving any conflicting, contradictory evidence with reasoned argument.

Stating your conclusion convincingly (more than a “balance of probability”)."

The WEST - that land south of the Ohio River - was opening up and that was luring many people seeking new opportunities, more space, or just new experiences.

So, because there are these people who simply pass through the records, use with caution:

Family Trees, especially those without documentation or proofs

Unsourced information (identify it as family legend, from an old letter (dates and places and to whom, etc.)

I have searched through over one hundred trees recently seeking someone citing evidence for a claim about a person. Nowhere has there been one citation of residence, tax, census, marriage, etc. to prove the person ever existed or married the person they claim to have married. No one cites a family story!

This data is simply plopped down and taken to be correct...

Search forward, search backwards and even do a sidestep to the side....but check to see if there is any evidence before assigning a person to a tree.  It is frustrating to say the elast.

BEING NEIGHBORLY: THOSE WHO LIVED AROUND WM TERRY OF BOTETOURT CO., VIRGINA

On an undated map in Kegley's Virginia Frontier is "The Original Land Grants of Roanoke and Vinton Community."

East of MUD LICK BRANCH:

Wm Terry 400 acres Sept. 10, 1755.

North and east of this 400 acres was one labeled Wm Terry Jr (date is unreadable but we can assume it is the 100 acres gifted by deed to Wm by Wm and Rachel in 1771 to which Wm Jr. added some acres).

EAST of both of these is a waterway labeled "Terry's Branch" (this may be in Floyd Co., Va. Perhaps someone with access to better and more detailed historical topo maps might verify?).

EAST of that, south and to the northeast is "BLACK WATER RUN".

Closet neighbors on that map (south of GOOSE CREEK) were:

William Terry 400 acres 1755:

 Thomas Smith 1766

 Lemuel Andrews 1767

Daniel Evans

WEST: Francis Beatty / Andrew Armstrong 1767

John Johnston 1790

NORTH: Ervin Patterson 1769

James Alexander 1771

George Hannah date unclear

Kegley's also has a map "Map of Roanoke Community" 1740-1760".  Review the Early Land Grants related to Wm Terry and Henry Brown to help locate significant region. 

Wm Terry is located on this map between MUD LICK CREEK to the west and the CAROLINA ROAD to the east., south of the Roanoke..

This portion of a map showing the CAROLINA ROAD gives an indication of location in modern terms.. The thick red line running up and down on the map into Roanoke is the Carolina Road. The area would have been in the small triangle area between the top of the meeting place of the Carolina Road and the Green Wagon Road.

Neighbors on the Kegley map:

North: Alexander's

South: James McKeachy (below his place and to the east angled the TRADER"S PATH)

West: To the NW was Erwin Patterson; farther NW was BROWNS BOTTOMS (south side Roanoke) znd on the north side were Samuel and Henry BROWN, Neeley's Road, 

East: To the NE was Daniel Evans

South: SE was James Mason (on Traader's Path), Below Masons was BACK CREEK

South: SW was E. Pooge

Overall on this map the following surnames are readable: Mason, Terry, Brown, Evans, McKeachy, Poogue, Tosh, Bryan, Campbell, Mills, AcAdoo, Barnes?, Monohan, Mills, Brown, Patterson, Griffith, Burch, Neeley, Carvin, McAffee, Graham, Miller, Cloyd, McDonald, Kent, Crockett, Craig...

In addition, in Kegley's are also listed these neighbors, 1750: Augusta Will Book 1, pg 268, Kegley's pg. 175. William Terry, George Barber, Henry Houlston, Robert Wilkins, Joseph Robinson,...

BROWN FACES

 Descendants of Isaac Brown (1806, Tn - 1892, Mo).

Ptolema (often Ptolemy) Philadelphus (often seen as Philadelphias) Brown, son of Issac Brown.

Archimedes Brown, son of Isaac Brown

This image is believed to be the Isaac Brown who married Mary Mooney (1806, TN - d. 1891 Sherrill Co., Missouri)

Marcellus Brown, son of Isaac

Marcus Sabines Brown, son of Isaac Brown

Annie Brown, d/o of Burgess Franklin Brown (shown) who was a son of Ptolema P. Brown

Burgess Franklin Brown, son of Ptolema P. Brown, son of Isaac Brown

A family image of Marcus S. Brown

A female descendant of the line of "P.P. Brown" was ,identified through a son's DNA, was a daughter of Annie B. Brown Cochren Willard and was classed as having being in a U5 Haplogroup. That is one thought to be among the oldest (about 40,000 yrs).  A male descendent of Isaac was classed in the J-M172 Haplogroup (see article here Haplogroup J-M172 - Wikipedia ).  This line of Isaac and his son P.P. Brown were notable by the use of names out of classical literature and history (see my article on an old family blog The Family Face: DO THE UNIQUE BROWN NAMES LEAVE A CLUE?). 

The Brown family was often noted in photos and descriptions has having dark rich dark brown or auburn hair. Dark eyes, tall with often "olive" toned skin; this later, along with often finely chiseled cheek bones led to many legends of Native Americans in the family tree.

Frank Brown, son og Burgess Franklin Brown.

 So far, no evidence of that has been verified. The J-M172 haplogroup, if it proves consistent across all the sons, may provide a hint because it is noted that it is a group seen more often in southern Europe, North Africa and in the Mediterranean lands of Greece and Rome. Another unique and wonderful story our DNA has to tell!

I look forward to seeing more direct male descendants add their DNA to various genealogical projects to see where the trail leads. 

From the images - there is obviously a "Brown Nose" - my grandmother had it and so did my mother! I missed out, however.

A BROWN STUDY

Brown is a common name and it is unsurprising to find it on both my father's line and my mother's line. Interestingly enough, both involve "runaways" - so the Browns were a unique group regardless of tree or there may be more in common than previously thought.

My Mother's Line of Brown  (Velma Cochren> Annie B. Brown> Burgess F. Brown> Ptolema P. Brown > Isaac Brown and wife Mary Mooney)

Isaac Brown would always say he was born 1806 in Tennessee and he named his children from names in classical literature and history, indicating, that he was well read. A legend of the family says that this Isaac Brown ran away from am apprenticeship in Scotland, changed his name, and came to North America. Once he landed he moved inland, was swept up in an action to protect from or attack local tribes and in a conflict was injured, cared for by a leader's daughter.  One son had a story that the original name was McDerknee of something similar. Recent DNA by male members of this Brown clan (and a large, diverse one it is!) there is evidence that some children may be fostered children (or orphans taken in by this Brown and his wife).  There is also some indication (historical references and events) that seem to indicate that this story may actually be describing events about Isaac's father or grandfather!

My Father's Line of Brown (Roy Terry> Wesley S. Terry> John King Terry> Martin Terry>William Tery> John Terry and wife Esther Brown Terry)

The parents of Esther Brown Terry are believed to be Thomas Brown and wife Mary Hadden  and her grandfather Henry Brown Sr. The line is bit more iffy past that point and many lines show a shift from Salem County, NJ to Southold, NY but no clear evidence for the migration.

What is interesting in this line is that according to North American Histories, the section on the Brown Family, is a note from the New Jersey Archives concerning the estate of one Alexander Grant of Salem County, NJ who left a will dated 21 Feb 1727. His wife Ann acted as administrator and presented a list of debtors to the courts that included one HENRY BROWN designated a "runaway". 

A Henry Brown and Samuel Brown appear very early (circa 1744) in Augusta County, Virginia (at an estate sale, building roads, militia members, etc.). In court records of 3 Nov 1753 a complaint was filed by one Nicolas Gibbons, assignee of Amy Grant, against one Henry Brown described as being "of Mannington, Salem, NJ" a place in western NJ, he was a "yeoman" and referenced on a bond  dated 5 June 1729.  Henry Brown Jr, son of Henry Brown Sr. and Isaac Taylor entered into bail for Henry Brown Sr. 19 March 1756 (Book 5, pg. 48).

In 1757, this Henry BROWN will die in an confrontation with Native Americans (believed to be Shawnee due to tensions at the time in that place) and was killed.

SOME EARLY, EARLY TERRY NOTES (1600's)

This will be, probably, an ongoing entry and updated as new records present themselves. They are not known to connect but since early records can be useful in tracking migrations, here they are:

1632- A Samuel Terry born near London at Barnett. He came to America aboard the ship, The Pynchon, in 1650. He married an Ann Lobdell, sister of a Simon Lobdell. Source: Historic Families of American by Walter Spooner, pg.259. See also Volume 61: The Pynchon Papers, Volume II - Colonial Society of Massachusetts. The shop may have transported horses to the colonies.

In 1662, an Isaac Terry  b 1662?m England. d.1723, England. Son of William Terry and Anne James. Source: LDS Family Registry/

In 1685, b circa,  a Jasper Terry,  son of Thomas Terry. All of Bucks Co., PA. Jasper married a Susannah (b. c 1685) , had sons John b 1713 and Thomas b. ca. 1711. (Note this Bucks Co., Pa groups shares a haplogroup with the descendants of John and Esther Brown Terry, son of William Terry and Rachel of Botetourt Co., VA).

1678 (Oct. 10) an inventory of John Terry, carpenter of Piscataway, NJ, dec'd/ Early NJ Records Patents and Deed, vol 21 (1899) pg. 421.

Nathaniel Terry, NY, (1652-1723), md 31 Nov 1682 Mary Horton, (1667-1728) Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book 2 -  Supplement. It is believed, and DNA seems to support, that the Southold, LI group of Terry are connected to the Bucks Co., Pa and may indicate the source of the closer relationship of Botetourt Co., VA Haplogroup I-02 and the more distant Haplogroup found among eastern Virginia and coastal areas (I-01). A line of a set of Terry out of Nasesand Co., VA (eastern coastal regions) had a Nathaniel who achieved renown in the American Revolution. They , however, appear to have the I-01 Haplogroup.

1656, Southhold, Long Island, NY, Nathaniel Terry (1652-1723), son of Richard Terry.

1682 a Nathaniel Terry Jr. born to Nathaniel and Mary Horton Terry, Southold, Long Island, NY

1690, a Phoebe Terry born to Nathaniel and Mary Horton Terry, Southold, Long Island, NY

1714, Phebe Terry ,d/o Nathanial and Mary Horton Terry, md Caleb Horton, Dec 10. Southold, Long Island, NY

1618, Richard Terry served as recorder  1661-1674,  and was original land owner, Southold, Long Island. Source: Daughters of the American Colonists, Lineage Book 2, Supplement.

In 1682, Samuel Terry, md (1) Hannah Morgan (d/o f Miles Morgan)  He was born 1661 at Springfield, MASS.

1630, a Stephen Terry passenger aboard the John and Mary (Source : Passengers of John and Mary, 10 vol set. Vol.9, pg 133 gives ancestors and 4 generations of descendants).

1636, aboard the ship "The James"  (June 13) were three men named Terry (DNA of descendants indicates thst two were probably brothers and the third a cousin). They were Thomas Terry, Richard Terry and Robert Terry (Thomas 28, Richard 17 and Robert 25). Sources: New England Ships Passenger Lists, The James 1635 (olivetreegenealogy.com); see also "Five Generations of Terry's in Bucks county, Pennsylvania", Richard L. Tolman, PhD. at http://29deadpeople.com/wp/?page_id=324. Tracks Wm of Botetourt Co., Va as son of Clement Terry Jr., son of Clement Terry Sr., who was the son of a Thomas Terry - probable son of one of the men who arrived in 1635 aboard the James on its second voyage of 1635. See especially 'Generation Four'. Now also, at the same site see the article on Robert Terry of Flushing, New York related to connections.

THE PROVEN CHILDREN OF WILLIAM TERRY (C1724 TO 1792) IN BOTETOURT CO., VIRGINIA

A documentary look at the eight children of William Terry,

A "first marriage" has been theorized but unproven by local or regional records. Looking at social customs the fact was that couples could, and did, marry in private settings in social contracts (public witness to exchanged vows; in some cultures called a "hand-fast" ; they also married in religious settings without regard to state requirements of bonds, licenses, etc. Such could be expensive and discontent to paying money to a distant government was always a rankle). I have found evidence, just in examining early Quaker records, of instances where a couple had two weddings - months apart - because one was conducted out side the union of the fellowship in a state or other church setting. A complete wedding was conducted in a meeting house and the only marriage date recorded was the religious one. 

With the many non-conformists (political and religious)  who swept down the Appalachian trails prior to the Revolution (the Scots-Irish being just one such group) such an action in Botetourt would not be beyond possibilities. The assumption is that William is a son based on Wm and Rachel claiming him as such in a deed record. That is unproven and he could be a child fostered by Wm ; perhaps a child related by family but not William's. 

Children of WILLIAM TERRY and RACHEL MANSON are:

  i. William Terry jr, b. circa 1755; d. c 1825, Montgomery Co., Va; m. Patience COOPER.

1. Mentioned in deed of gift in 1771 for 100 acres on Black Run Branch of the Roanoke River, Augusta Co., Virginia. His birthdate is based on an assumption that he, according to British Common Law, would have been 21 to buy or own land (creating a 1750 birthdate). There were, however, some exceptions to this practice, and he could have been younger especially if this was a “deed of gift”. He is mentioned as son of William and Rachel and listed as a Wm J, inferring  a “junior” designation. In this time period the Sr and Jr terms are not limited to father-son but can be used to designate a younger or older man with the same name. It can infer relationship but does guarantee it when seen in records.

2. He is mentioned in the will of James Cooper, Botetourt County, Va of 1782 where he is named both an administrator and as husband to James’ daughter, Patience Cooper.

3. Primarily a farmer, some of the military support, participation, and surveying work of the 1780’s through the 1790’s, may refer to this William and not his father (who is exempted from taxes after 1782 due to his age). The “other” possible for the more energetic activities of that time period is from the son of another set of Terry in the same locale (a second Jasper Terry with wife Margaret had a son, apparently, named William and noted in his will of 1819).

4. On the 1782 Tax List is a Wm Jr, wife Patience, 290 acres and 650 acres. Early Settlers Botetourt Co., Va.

5. His will was written in 1824 and probated in 1826 suggesting he died likely in 1825 or early 1826. He apparently had no children but names his wife Patience, her two nieces (daughters of her brother Washington Cooper)

ii. Jasper Terry, b. circa 1756, Botetourt Co., Virginia; md Ruth LNU.  

Many lines like to combine Jasper with wife Ruth with Jasper with wife Margaret; arbitrarily assigning Ruth the role of dead first wife without proof of marriage or death. The fact that one group is closely associated with the William and Rachel group and one is clustered with the Jasper-Mary Morrison group indicate that there were two Jasper Terry males in the area at roughly the same time. The Jasper (or Jesper and Gasper as the first name is sometimes written in old documents) with wife Ruth 

It is unclear how many of the early references to a Jasper Terry refer to whom. Basic assumptions are that a Jasper Terry from PA came with the Harts into Augusta Co., Va since that group appears to share the same DNA haplogroup as that found in William Terry's grandsons via his son John Terry (I-02). Descendants of Jasper-Mary Morrison Terry group (via sons Josiah-Mary Lloyd and grandsons Jasper Morrison Terry and Aaron Burr Terry share a different DNA group G-02).

1. Dec. 11, 1792, Jasper Terry made motion, gave oath and presented sureties to be named administrator for the deceased William Terry.

2. 13 Feb 1793, his brother Miles challenged this move, by having his attorney present suit demanding that the widow of Wm, Rachel, along with Jasper Terry, Wm Terry Jr. (if Montgomery Co.) and Thomas Brown and wife Susannah Terry Brown )of Botetourt Co.) appear in court next April to give testimony  why the noncupatative will of the said William Terry decs'd shall not be admitted into the record.

3. May 15, 1795, Jasper Terry brought suit against Samuel Love, and William Love for an amount of five pounds on behalf, apparently, of the estate of William Terry.

4. 1804 February 14, Jasper and his wife Ruth of Montgomery Co., sell to Elijah Terry for cause and consideration (an archaic legal term meaning one sold something and one purchased it) acres on Little River.

5. May 13 of 1804, Jasper and wife Ruth sold to John Persinger (who may have been an in-law to Elijah Terry and his wife Mary Wright (or Margaret, later known as "Polly"?).

6. In 1819 a will is probated in Montgomery Co., Va for a Jasper with wife Margaret that names three daughters (named for the three blessings of Job, Keziah Terry Rose, Jaron-Happuck Terry Graham, and Jemima Terry DeWeese) and inferring several sons (Jonathan, William, Silas, Elijah). A step-daughter Susannah Snidow is also mentioned (it is unclear if that was her maiden name or if she married into the Snidow clan of Montgomery Co.). This group, I believe, is probably not the same, based on lack of any records for a death of a first wife or a marriage for a second. Also, the connections for the children listed, witnesses at weddings, etc. all seem to tilt significantly toward the Little River Terry group of Jasper and Mary Morrison with son Josiah and wife Mary Lloyd.

7. Did Jasper and Ruth follow the others out of the Virginia area into TN, KY, IND?

iii. John Terry, b. 1760, Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. December 07, 1842, Perry Co., Indiana.  He married Esther BROWN in Botetourt Co., Va in 1781. He appears only about four or five (found so far) times in local records. 

1.One is when he married Esther Brown in Botetourt Co., Va 2 February 1781, with her brother, it is believed, standing surety for the couple (that means that John had to post a bond for the marriage license and if he failed to pay the required fees or failed to follow through with the marriage the costs, Thomas Brown agreed to meet the debt.).  

2. The second time is when it is noted that in 1781 William Terry, John Terry, and Miles Terry were all in Militia Company 12. Botetourt Co., Virginia, its Men1770-1777 by Charles Burton. 

3. In 1782, in District 13, under Capt. Neeley's company were Miles Terry, John Terry and a William Horton (of note due to fact Miles marries a Hannah Horton)

4. In 1792, John Terry is listed as  plaintiff in a case against John Velhart (defendant). Def found guilty paid court costs.

5. May 11, 1805, Botetourt Co., Va, John Terry by use of his brother-in-law Thomas Brown conveyed his 1/8 share of Wm Terry estate to John Persinger (who purchased a lot of land in the region); said estate land of Wm Terry was on Murray Run (alias Black Run), branch of the Roanoke, At the time John was living in Anderson (Formerly Knox and former general area of Hawkins Co. where his son William was born in 1785) Co., Tennessee.

6. 1805, Anderson Co., Tennessee John Terry and Josiah Terry are listed.  It is assumed this is his oldest son Josiah (who will move to Scott Co., TN). Tax list.

7. 1814, Anderson Co., Tennessee, John Terry listed. This is about the time he and his large family, minus some of the oldest children, will migrate into Perry Co., Indiana. Sons Josiah, William, John Jr. will all move away from the main group (although John Jr. and William will be in Indiana for a time) before migrating to Arkansas.

8. In 1820 the Perry Co., Indiana census will reflect the presence of John Terry, his sons Thomas and Elias.

iv. Miles Terry, b. 1762, Botetourt Co., Virginia; md Hannah HORTON, d. Aft. 1810, Elliott Co., Kentucky.

1. Miles Terry is listed in 1781 in Company 12 along with William Terry and John Terry. Burton's Botetourt Co., Va, its Men 1770-1777.

2. Jan 30, 1782, Miles married Hannah HORTON, probably daughter of the William Horton or Joseph Horton in the area. Witnesses and surety was provided by  William Johnson, Caleb Wallace and Susannah Hancock (Diary Aug 26).

3. In the 13th District under Capt. Neely  August 31, 1782.

4. In 1783 he is listed for tax purposes in District under Capt. Neely's company (in the vicinity of Big Lick).

5. In 1785, tax enumeration had him again listed in Neeley's District. William Terry was also list but his was crossed out - supporting the idea this was the senior or elder William Terry who had been exempted from paying taxes due to his age.

6. In 1786, on March 14,  Miles Terry was fined 20 pounds for breach of peace. Imprisoned for 8 days and bonded for 12 months and I day for insulting Samuel Eason (Capt. Easom), Gent. in execution of his office as magistrate. Acquitted of the 8 days on March 15. Annals of SW Virginia by Summers.

7. In 1787 listed on tax list.

8. February 13, 1793, Miles Terry , Botetourt Co. Order Book, 1793-1797, pg8, "Miles Terry versus Terrys Ord. On motion of Miles Terry by his attorney it is order that, Rachel Terry, widow and relict of William Terry deceased, Jasper Terry, William Terry (of Montgomery Co), and Thomas Brown and wife Susannah Terry Brown (if this ciunty) by summoned to appear at April Court next to shew cause (if any they can) why the noncupative will of Said William Terry deceased shall not be admitted to record.

9. 1793-1794 several cases, apparently stemming from issues related to estate and land, involve Miles.

10. Next records seem to show him in Floyd Co., Kentucky circa 1808 (about the time the last of the estate was being sold by the eight heirs).

11. He is mentioned, in passing, in the Will of William Terry with wife Patience Cooper Terry in 1825 when William leaves an amount to Miles son Isaac Terry,

v. Susannah Terry, b. 1763, Botetourt Co., Virginia md Thomas BROWN, Jan.21, 1783, Botetourt Co., Witness and surety was Isaac Taylor. She died after 1793 and before 1818.

1. She is mentioned in marriage record of Botetourt Co.

2. She is mentioned in action of  February 13, 1793, Miles Terry , Botetourt Co. Order Book, 1793-1797, pg8, "Miles Terry versus Terrys Ord. On motion of Miles Terry by his attorney it is order that, Rachel Terry, widow and relict of William Terry deceased, Jasper Terry, William Terry (of Montgomery Co), and Thomas Brown and wife Susannah Terry Brown (if this county) by summoned to appear at April Court next to shew cause (if any they can) why the noncupative will of Said William Terry deceased shall not be admitted to record.

3. She is primary in a document of April 20, 1818 a "Bargain of Indenture" filed in Botetourt Co., by her children Henry Brown, Keziah Brown Hannan, Esther Brown Blain and Mary Brown Thompson. The document explicitly identifies her as a) a child of William Terry and one of eight heirs, b) it specifically identifies the land in question as part of a 400 acre land patent given to William Terry in Sept of 1755 (identified in Kegley's as 10 Sept 1755) and c) identifies her children involved in the document (and the spouses in the case of female children). 

  vi. Jemima Terry, b. Abt. 1775, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. Ezekiel Boucher, June 30, 1796, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. before May of 1797, Botetourt Co., Va. 

1. She apparently dies before May of 1797 when Ezekiel remarries a --- Graham. Possibly related to a Graham who marries one of Jasper and Margaret Terry's daughters (Montgomery Co.). See discussion about there being possible two Jasper family groups.

2. Jemima, Keziah and Karon-Happuck were actually very popular names around the mid-1700's and they come from the Bible (the book of Job; they refer to daughters given to Job as a blessing after a time of great trial).

   vii. Mercy Terry, b. Abt. 1762, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. Jonathan Harrison.

Some gaps for Mercy Terry Harrison, marriage date, etc. She was alive in about 1808 to acquire other sibling's shares (as she is mentioned in the deed) and other documents state she and husband were in Claiborne, Tennessee. Some researchers are, apparently, confusing this Jonathan Harrison with another one in Surray Co., NC who married a Mildred. but they are two different ones according to the descendant line of Mercy and Jonathan. They had one son, Elisha Harrison, (c1780-1848) who married 

1."Mercy Terry, wife of Jonathan Harrison, [received] her 1/8 share in her father William's estate."  

2. They had a son Elisha Harrison, born 1780's, probably Virginia or Tennessee or Kentucky, who removed to Madison County, Kentucky where he married on 28 August 1805 to Ifa "Sookotosh" Baker, born 8 Aug 1790 in NC, the daughter of John "Renta" BAKER. Elisha and Ifa Baker Harrison raised their family of twelve in Madison and Estill Counties, Ky. Elisha died in Estill Co. in 1848, and Ifa Baker Harrison died in 1866 at the home of one of her sons, William Canady Harrison,

  viii. Rachel Terry, b. Abt. 1770, Botetourt Co., Virginia; m. John Martin.

Some gaps for Rachel Terry Martin, marriage date, place, etc.

1. In 1808 (May 16) Jonathan Harrison, husband of Mercy Terry, sells land to John Persinger that had been land from John Martin and Rachel Terry Martin, representing her 1/8 share of the 300 acres of land belonging to her father, Wm Terry.

2. A John Martin (Jr. and Sr.) will show up in Hawkins Co., Tennessee (where her brother John Terry will see at least three children born circa 1785-1790); oddly, John's son William Terry in northern Arkansas will write a letter noting he had visited his cousins of "the old stock of Martin's" on a place called Pea Ridge. The Martin's there circa 1850 did indeed come from Hawkins Co., TN. It has long been theorized that there may be a connection to Rachel Terry Martin in that group. 

3. Where and when she died, who her children were, is largely a mystery. 

4. It may be of interest to note that  in 1782 that in Botetourt there was a Capt Joshua Martin heading up one of the militia companies. Could this be a father to John? A relative? 

CONCLUSION:

As can be clearly seen producing information about each child can go a long way toward clarifying family trees, outline areas where research is needed, and places where DNA could really be beneficial.

So, add only those "facts" that can be supported by documentary evidence, superior family traditions, and solid DNA leads.

Before you "click and connection" in an online tree ask the question "Where is the evidence?"