McDowell Family
England and South Carolina
| known Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy "Ann" McDowell | b. 1764 Ireland | d. 3 Jan. 1852 | m. Thomas Terry |
| Susan McDowell | b. | d. | m. John Harrison |
I have not been able to find any proof of the father of Miss McDowell.
I'm looking at John McDowell due to the naming pattern. I need help on
this line.
1791 - In the year 1791 Thomas Terry married again to Miss Rebecca McDowell who was the daughter of a wealthy merchant of Charleston. John Harrison, his brother-in-law, married Miss Susan McDowell also of Charleston." [The History of the Pisgah Methodist Church, 200th Homecoming, Fountain Inn, S.C. May 1991]
R. Y. H. Terry, the grandson of Thomas Terry, claims in letters written to his daughter that "Anna" as he knew her was from Dublin, Ireland. She was the second wife of Thomas. She meet him while he was on business in Charleston after his first wife died. According to R. Y. H. she was to have immigrated with her two brothers. She had in Charleston a wealthy merchant uncle named McDowell. [Norfleet records]
"John McDowell of Charleston was a friend of the Harrisons and the Terrys and later two of the McDowell daughters married: Susan McDowell m. John Harrison (Bro. in law of Thomas Terry) Rebecca McDowell m. Thomas Terry as his second wife. [Note 94, pg 14, Leanardo Andrea Notes]
Died on the 3rd Jan., Mrs. Ann Terry, in the 88th year of her age. She was born in Ireland, 1764, but emigrated to America in 1788 ... maiden name McDowell. Married soon after her settlement in Charleston, from which place she removed with her familly to Greenville District. . . left children and grand children. [Holcomb, Brent. Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate, Volume I: 1837-1860, ]
I have since come to the conclusion that her name was Nancy "Ann" McDowell based on the indenture of 1816 and the deed of 1833 abstracted under Thomas Terry. I still need proof and the connection to the proper McDowell family.
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