Terry Family Ancestor

Terry Family Ancestor
England

Terry Family Ancestor
b. ? England
d. ?England

m. unknown
b.
d.

Children
Thomas Terry#*	b. Dec 1750 probably in England	d. before Nov 22, 1820, Fountain Inn, Greenville Co., S. C.#	1m. Elizabeth Harrison(sister of John Harrison) 2m. Rebecca Nancy Ann McDowell
John Terry*	b. probably in England	d. probably in S. C.	m. unknown
William Terry*	b. probably in England	d. probably in S. C.	m. unknown
George Terry*	b. about 1764 probably Yorkshire, England	d. 4 Sep 1838 Whitewater Twp., Franklin Co., Indiana	m. Mary Taylor, probably Yorkshire, England

We are pretty certain that Thomas and George Terry were brothers. We have not been able to identify the father of Thomas and George Terry and are still checking the records to verify the other brothers. There are many Terry's in the Yorkshire area of England that we suspect may be the origination of the family. According to R. Y. H. Terry, Thomas Terry's grandson, Thomas had three brothers that came to South Carolina about the same time. We are pretty certain of George Terry. [Norfleet 3/15/03]

1750 - Thomas Terry is born probably in Yorkshire, England, where his brother-in-law, John Harrison, claims to have been born.

1780's or '90's- Thomas first marries John Harrison's sister Elizabeth Harrison, of Yorkshire, England.

1790- Of the two brothers, Thomas came to the colonies shortly after the American Revolution. He seems to have come with the intent of setting up a ministry in the wilds of Fork Shoals, South Carolina.

1800 - US Census. In this record we see Thomas Terry and perhaps his brothers and their children living nearby.

Terry, John [ Laurens 16 ]	3 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 0 1 0 - 0 0
Terry, John [ Edgefield 137 ]	1 0 0 2 0 - 4 0 0 1 0 - 0 4
Terry, Thomas [ Greenville 274 ]	2 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0
Terry, William [ Greenville 265 ]	1 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 2 1 0 - 0 0
Terry, William Jr. [ Laurens 15 ]	1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0
Terry, William Sr. [ Laurens 15 ]	0 1 2 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 1 - 0 0

1805- His apparent brother George came over with his family about this time. He settles in Greenville County until 1833 when he sells his land to move to Franklin Co., Indiana. According to R. Y. H. Terry he moved because of the slavery issue in South Carolina. R. Y. H. states, and it is because of this "It is very likely I met some blood kin on the battle field in the Civil War. " [Vance]

According to the Hopkins family records, Elizabeth Terry was the first and only child of Elizabeth Harrison Terry. Because of the birth date she must have been born in England and probably came over with her mother and uncle John Harrison. [email of 12 Mar 1999 from"Daniel Gannon" dannnan@bellsouth.net]

other probate records also support the inclusion of two other surviving children by Thomas's marriage to Elizabeth Harrison.

1788- Thomas remarries to Rebecca McDowell. She came from a prosperous family living in Charleston. She comes to South Carolina, probably with her family, from Ireland. [Holcomb 260]

<>R. Y. H. Terry states that she came with two brothers. She had an uncle John McDowell who was the wealthy merchant in Charleston. [Norfleet 2/15/03]

1810 - US Census, Greenville S. C. Series: M252 Roll: 62 Page: 103 All listed on the same page are a number of relations.

<>Thos. Terry      4    1   0   0   1 2    0 1    0 1    0 0
<>Wm. Paden      1    1   1   0   1            0    0    3   0   1        0   9
<>George Terry    0   3    0   0 1            6    0    0   1    0       0   0
<>

<>
Greenville Series: M252 Roll: 62 Page: 103

J. Terry 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9
B. Terry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Greenville Series: M252 Roll: 62 Page: 125

Lees Terry 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Laurens Series: M252 Roll: 61 Page: 40

John Terry 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Terry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

source:

Holcomb, Brent. Marriages and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate 1837-1860, Vol. 1 & 2, Southern Historical Press, Abbeville, S. C.
History of Pisgah United Methodist Church, 200th Anniversary,1993 Fountain Inn, SC
Greenville So. Carolina Cemetary Survey in 5 volumes, Vol. I, Pisgah Methodist Church, Fountain Inn, S. Carolina
Norfleet, Mary Vance. records and history as recorded by her grandmother, Anne Elcybeth "Elsie" Terry Vance. 63090 Opossum Lane, Montrose CO 81401-9603, 3/5/03 - email- mvn471@montrose.net
Terry, Wilma. letter and records to Hugh Corrigan of 31 Oct 1995, 281 Hamilton Ave. #615, Norwich, Ct 06360

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