His father: ? Terry
His mother: unknown

We have not been able to identify the father of Thomas and George Terry. There are many Terry's in the Yorkshire area of England that we suspect may be the origination of the family.

1785 - 1790- Of the two or more brothers,Thomas Terry 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. R. Y. H. Terry, Thomas' grandson, contends that there were four brothers Thomas, George, William and John. [Norfleet]

about 1805- George came over with his family. He was already married with at least one child, George.

1820 - US Census, Greenville Co., S. C. roll 120, page 152

George Terry
males       1 (U-10), 0 (10 -16) , 0 (16-26) , 2 (26-45) , 0 (45+)
females    1 (U-10), 0 (10 -16) , 4 (16-26) , 2 (26-45) , 0 (45+) , 1

1833 - George Terry sells his property in South Carolina.

Greenville Co., S. C., Deed Bk. R-p. 209 - Aug. 29, 1833.
George Terry of Greenville Dist., S. C. to John C. Sullivan of Greenville Dist. SC. - sold for $803 - 189 acres on the north side of Reedy River.
Wit. George W. Sullivan........................George Terry Sr.
Charles P. Sullivan
(Mrs. Mary Terry wife of George Terry Sr., Signed over her dower right to the land on Oct. 28, 1833. Recorded Feb. 24 - 1834.)

Greenville, Dist., S. C. Deed Bk. "R" p. 293 - Nov. 26, 1833
George Terry of Greenville Dist. S. C. to James Thompson of Greenville Dist. S. C. - sold 175 acres for $690 - land on the north side of Reedy River, originally granted to Jesse Kirgy and part of a tract granted to Pierkles. Beginning at a stake by the road on John C. Sullivan's land, near Meek's (?Mears) field.
Wit: Asberry Terry............................... George Terry Sr.
J. Goodgion

- Greenville Co., S. C., Deed Bk. "R"- p.209 , 29 Aug. 1833
George Terry of Greenville dist., S. C. to John C. Sullivan of Greenville dist. SC. - sold for $803 - 189 acres on the north side of Reedy River.
Wit. George W. Sullivan George Terry Sr.
Charles P. Sullivan
(Mrs. Mary Terry, wife of George Terry Sr., signed over her dower right to the land on Oct. 28, 1833. Recorded Feb. 24 - 1834.

Greenville, dist., S. C., Deed Bk. "R" p.293- Nov. 26, 1833
George Terry of Greenville Dist. S. C. to James Thompson of Greenville Dist. S. C.- sold 175 acres for $690 - land on the north side of Reedy River, originally granted to Jesse Kirgy and part of a tract granted to Pierkles. Beginning at a stake by the road on John C. Sullivan's land, near Meek's (Mear's) field.
Wit: Asberry Terry George Terry Sr.
J. Goodgion

George Terry
Sentinel Post office
Franklin County Indiana

South Carolina, Greenvill District March th 9 1834

Dear Father & Mother (this seems to be a term of affection since he refers to his own mother later on in this letter- EC)

we take this oppertunity to inform you that we are all well at presant we got your leter the 20 Febuary after a long look we are glad to heare that you got Safe to your journy end with out much bad luck we had rather you had bin lentheyer I have not got anny thing of anny great importance to write to you at presant so you must look four small things & we have had a verry sever winter last as I ever recolect of Seeing we ware afeard you wold be stoped on the road. We have nullification hotter this winter then ever the legeslator past an act last sesheon that all offices is to be vacated against the first of Aprile and new wones to be selected that will take the test oath or if elected and not thak the said oath will be forst to pay a fin of twenty Dollars & the unien party has had metings at most every store in the Cuntry making resolves that they wont abide by the presant law they ahve resolved that they wont be commanded by no person that will take the test oath they have resolved also to have a convention at Greenvill Court house in this month to Determin what they will doo & I am in hopes it will turnout more talk then anny thing else they have nullified thil they have got Cotten dowen from 7 til 10 cents I have sent your Cotten to market along with my one I have stored it up and I expect to glut the markit with it about next may I sent it Down to same high Carriage the unsertenty of giting it holled Mr Meaks has dad his stored in hamberg all winter til now and then took nine cents for it that is the way to make the Cash & Some thinks it will be beter there is a great many got all their Cotten on hand yet some has carred it of sins Chrismus and has got as low as 6 cnts Mr Woodsides has got his all yet the people has been moving every sence you left here some has lived on most all sides of us Harrison & Betsy Thompsons has only mooved twice sence you left heree they are now living in Lopers old house not fare from your spring he has sot in with gim to make a Crop they are all fat and goley at presant William and Mehally has got to be very steady old people and attending to there one bisness they are both well and wish to heare more from you next time you right he wants to now how you like that part and how you are all sattefied Lasson T Arnol has moved to Evens old place and Mr Dickeson to his old place Asbury has got a overseer on ants old place one Mr Hammons tell Alley that Charles and Permeler was maried two weeks after you left and we hapen to eat ther enfard diner with them James hond and Salley Devenport is married allso. I expect you have heared somthing of these as hannah wroat last mail out to your part Polly Terry has a nother sun and Calle it John Wesly. tell Peggy that we have two preacers on this Sercit this year named Morse & Walker we wish to now somthing about your metings out in your part tell Sally our Nancy when we tell her she dun anny thing she sys we dunit litte Ally grows verry fast she will soon sit alone wheet crops is midling this year here Concidering such a hard winter as has bin Corn is likly to bee verry high here this year it is now seling at seventy five cents a bushel flower is seling 8 Dollars per barel Bacon from 10 to 12 cents mary sends George word that I ahve got a overseer this year named John Thompson and I send you werd old Pheeby was vrry bad of for a house and I bilt them a house ove in the woods to over see here so you may be shore we all have over seers a plenty in this part for one year My mother has been verry sickly this winter she has been verry low latly but is rether on the mend at presant she sends her best love to you all Mary says she think when you have all got together you might send us some word how you like the place she want ally to not forgit what she promist to Doo as for my one part I want to hear from you often and a heap of it when it dose come I must begin to Draw my noncence to a close as I have wrote a long answe to a short letter we wish to heare from you as soon as posable When you write Direct Your letters to the fork shols post offas give our best respecks to all inquirings fiends we remain your humble sun and Daughter until Deth Gaston Mary Terry
Mary wishes you all to sned word how you lake the place and whether you have bettered your selves or not [Bollin collection and transcription]

The above letter was written by Gaston Terry, son of Thomas Terry, is thirty years old and married to a Mary. His mother who is ill would be Rebecca Ann McDowell Terry, who should be 70 years old. The other persons mentioned would be Gaston's brother Charles and his wife,Permelia McElroy Terry. Harrison and Elizabeth "Betsy" Thompson are George's daughter and son-in-law. Gaston is apparently living on the land that was registered to Rebecca Ann Terry, his mother, on Fork Shoals Road in 1834.

1838- the following letter is from his other neice Hannah (Terry) and Charles Davenport.

Mr. George Terry
New Trenton
White Water town ship
Franklin County
Indiana

S. C. Greenville District June 3th 1838

Dear uncle and ant I take this oppertunity of sending you a few lines to in form you that wee are all well at this time & the connection is all well at this time and is doing well as fare as I know at this time I would like to know how you like that part of countyr and how you are Satisfied with it I would like to heare how you are doing and what land is worth as I have a notion to come and See it as I think that is a better country thaen this for me our crops look very bad at this time corn cotton wheet and oats all have a bad prospect of good crops we have nother verry good to write to you only that Hannah has a fine daughtor and her name is Polly Anne She was born 13th of December 1837 Hannah Sais that She wishes to be remembered by her and ________ all tho it has bin a long time since she saw any of you She has the same love for you as ever also She wiches to be remembered to Aley miller tell here that She wished her much Joy and a happy life to it also Isaac Loper and Jane and family wee would be glad to hear from you how you are Doing and how you like that part of country and what for crops your are making this year also how manny bushels of corn your land will fetch to the acre also wheet & oats Mr Loper Sir I wold take it as a faveor if you will write me a etter as soonas you have the opopertunity of doing So also wee wont to know what has become of old John Cursier and family and how they are doing and here tha ar livintg and what tha are doing also joseph Eldon and nancy and family also old John Young wher his is living now I must come to a close so write to us Soon we have nothing more at presant but remain yours until death.
Charles Devenport and Hannah Devenport [Bolin collection and transcription]

before 1838 - This undated letter was to George and Mary Terry in Indiana.

Dear Brother I take thise opertunity to ineform you tha we ar well at present hoping thay may find you the same as I promise to let you noe how Charles Devenpor was doing he hase got to the Missippia and ise not satisfid he stated in his leter that he wase coming thise sumer to luck whare you live he sase that the land wont last more than five or six years whare he hase got to Charles stated that it was the worst place for gnats and flies and snakes and than water is all to strane or skime and says he will move to that part of the country if he can't sell his land he will leave it un soled he says it is verry sickly there time is verry hard in this paert of the country money is scarse and there is nothing that will leare a price cotton is from 8 cts to 2 i believer $2 per hundred is as low as has be soled yet ______ has been selling at one cent per pound but we now hear that it is as high as 8 cents per poijnd some are getting new corn at 40 cents per bushel but it is thought that corn will be verry high wheat crops failed verry much in this part corn and cotton crops are verry good about here so i must conclude by remaining your brother and sister til Death.

Harrison and Elizabeth Thompson.
[Bolin collection and transcription]

1860's - Mary Terry may have died.

source:

Bolin collection and transcription of letters to George Terry and kin. Ellen Bollin, 1139 Eastridge Drive, New Albany, IN 47150, forwarded by Hugh Corrigan, 26 Mar 1996
Corrigan, Hugh. Diary of Charles M. Terry 1856 - 1860 and Journal of James S. Terry 1852-1856. pub. 2000.  3809 Shenandoah St. Dallas, Texas 75205 , email - "Hugh Corrigan IV"  hc4@charter. net
letters of George Terry, in the records of Ellen Bollin, 1139 Eastridge Dr., New Albany, IN 47150, forwarded by Hugh Corrigan, 3809 Shenandoah St., Dallas, TX 75205
Greenville So. Carolina Cemetary Survey in 5 volumes, Vol. I, Pisgah Methodist Church, Fountain Inn, S. Carolina
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
Norfleet, Mary Vance, thanks for her vast collection of 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

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