Thesis: I suggest that the Jasper Terry who married Mary Morrison and had Josiah Terry who married Mary Lloyd and then a son named Jasper Morrison Terry was father of - a least - two sons in Botetourt Co., Va. A Josiah who married Mary Lloyd and a Jasper who married a Margaret. I suggest this based on an assumption that the line of Jasper and Margaret will also reveal itself to be the same G-02 Haplogroup of the others mentioned above.
Suggested Family Line:
Jasper Terry (c1729) md Mary Morrison (c1733) and had the following children:
1) Jasper Terry (c1756-1819) and Margaret. [THEORETICAL] Jasper Terry dies in 1819 in Montgomery County, VA naming three daughters: Keziah Terry Graham, Jaron-Happuch Terry Rose, and Jemina Terry Deweese. Inferred are some males who may be sons: Jonathan Terry, Silas Terry, Elijah and William. Local records indicate that a Jonathan married an Elizabeth, a Silas married a Catherine Rutout, an Elijah married a Mary Right or Wright, and a William married an Elizabeth. Note, I theorize that this group would reveal a similar DNA haplogroup to the G-02 of Jasper Sr. and Josiah.
2) Josiah Terry (1755-1839) and Mary Lloyd (1756- c1844). They had children Jasper Morrison Terry (1777) and Aaron Burr Terry (c1782), Josiah Jr. (1784), Martha (1798), Amelia (1800) and William (1804) who md Jane Winters.
Interesting Locale Point:
Local deeds and sale records reveal that this group appear to have bought and sold land largely on the Little River Branch of the Roanoke. This in contrast to the sales of land of descendants of William and Rachel Terry who appear to be focused more along Black River and similar tributaries of the Roanoke River. It is believed that searching earlier and other evidence will show a distinct clustering around Black Water/Black Run Branch related to the descendants of William and Rachel Terry.
1744, Dec. 13 a Jesper Terry bought items at an estate sale of Daniel Monahan; also buying were other early pioneers Wm Terry and Henry Brown.
1767- A Jasper Terry Jr., 165 acres on the Roanoke
1783 - Tax list for Botetourt Co., Va. Tax regions were divided up between militia leaders, so in Capt. Neely's District (just north and west of Wm Terry's lands) were listed Miles Terry (1054), William Terry (1135) and a Wm and Joseph Horton (Horton being the maiden name of Miles Terry's wife Hannah Horton). In Capt. Easom's District was a Wm and a Josiah Terry (father and possible grandson).
1784 - Tax List for Botetourt Co., VA again in Capt. Neely's district were a Wm Terry (0036), a Thomas Brown (daughter of Wm was Susannah who married a Thomas Brown), a Miles Terry (1032) and a Wm Terry Sr. (0035). In the District of Capt. Easom were Jasper Sr., Jasper Jr. and Josiah.
1786 - In Capt's Nelley and Graham's District were Wm Terry, Miles Terry, Jesse Terry, and a Thomas Brown. In the District of Capt. Samuel Easom was William Terry (1024), Josiah (1028), Jasper Jr., Capt Wm Terry and a William Terry.
1787 - Miles Terry, Jessy Terry William Terry (district unknown for source); District of Roland Madison was Wm Terry (0012), Josiah Terry (0027) and Jesper Terry .
1788 - In the District of John Robinson was Wm Terry, Jonah Terry, Gasper Terry, Thomas Terry, and Wm Terry.
1789 -District of John Robinson: Wm Terry, Josiah Terry, Wm Terry, Gasper Terry
1790 - Mills Terry, Jesse Terry, Miles Terry - District of Hugh Allen.
1791 - District of Hugh Allen was a Wm Terry, Jesse Terry, Miles Terry
1792 -District of Hugh Allen was a Mils Terry, Jesse Terry, William Terry. In more removed district of Baker Davidson was a Stephen Terry (part of an eastern Terry group that migrated into the region about this time period. It is this eastern group that will ultimately acquire Wm Terry's land where Elmwood Plantation will be built later post Civil War).
1793- a William and wife Elizabeth, Montgomery Co., Va sold acres on Little River to Isaac Renfro.
1800 - Silas Terry, bought land Botetourt Co. on Beaver Dam Branch of Little River...original warrant had been signed by a Jasper Terry.
1800 - March 1, Jasper Terry sold to Phillip Williams land in Montgomery Co, formerly in Botetourt Co., on the Pine Creek Branch of the Little River, joined with Wm Calaway, In vertue Treasurer Warrant 1204, filed Nov. 13, 1784 (300 acres for 200 lb. Signature of Jasper Terry SR.). Note the use of the title "SENIOR" thus inferring there has to be a "JUNIOR". The only gamily group with a Jasper Terry in it fulfilling that Junior role would be to include Jasper Terry with wife Margaret, as a son of Jasper Terry with wife Mary Morrison and brother of Josiah and Mary Lloyd Terry.
1801 - A Josiah Terry sold acres in Montgomery Co., Va on Cedar Creek and Elliot Branch South Fork of Roanoke.
1804 - Jasper and wife Ruth sold to Elijah Terry acres on Little River.
1804 - Long time local land owner John Persinger rec'd 300 acres of the two parts of William Terry (deceased) land via Jasper Terry and his wife Ruth, Book 8, p564.
1813 - Jasper Terry dealing land on Beaver Dam of Little River
1817 - Jasper Terry and wife Margaret land transfer to local person (March 17, Bk F pg 299)
1819 - March 13, Jasper Terry sold to Jonathan Terry, land adjoining Daniel Shelor's ( Bk G, p182)
1823 - Jasper Terry, estate, ... his land on Rush Creek branch of Pine Creek of Little Rover sold Aug 1823, (Bk H pg. 400)
1823 - Elizabeth wife of Jonathan Terry sold land on Little River Branch, Sept 1823 (Bk H pg 430)
1826 - John Terry son of Silas and Catherine Rutrout Terry, dealt concerning land with Thomas Helm on Little River (Book I&J May 22 1826/
As becomes quite clear there appears a small group of people all sharing a common interest in lands on Little River and its branches. With few exceptions, because people do buy land when available, this land selling and buying involved names all associated with the names proven or theorized with descendants of Jasper Terry and Mary Morrison Terry. Names listed in the 1819 Will of Jasper Terry, wife Margaret, appear as well and with interest in the same lands around Little River.
Conclusion: In presuming that a) there are two Jasper Terry's co-existing in the same time period and general location and are unrelated (one a Haplogroup G-02 and the other a probable I-02 but possibly an I-01), and that one (Jasper with Margaret ) is related to Jasper and Mary Morrison Terry and the other (Jasper with wife Ruth) is related to William and Rachel Terry of Botetourt Co., Va, and in using documentary and DNA evidence to support the conclusions, the "problems" of who is who in this group of Terry's of early day Botetourt and Montgomery Co. become clearer. What is needed to prove this is DNA from the lines outlined in the Will of Jasper Terry of 1819 Montgomery Co., VA. (Silas, William, Jonathan, and Elijah Terry).
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