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....
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