George Terry Family
England, South Carolina and Illinois


George Terry
b. 1764 ?Yorkshire, England
d. 4 Sep 1838 Whitewater Twp., Franklin Co., Indiana

1st m. Mary b. ? England
d. Franklin Co., Indiana

His father: ? Terry
His mother: unknown

Children with Mary
George Terry Jr. b. c1800 probably in England d. m.
Margaret Terry b. c1803 or 1807 ?England d. m.
Mary Alice "Aley" Terry b. c1810 ?S. C. d. m. Miller
Sarah Terry b. S. C. d. m.
Jane Terry b. S. C. d. m. Isaac Loper (moved to Franklin Co., Indiana by 1852
Elizabeth "Betsy" Terry b. S. C. d. m. Harrison Thompson
Ann "Nan" Nancy Terry b. S. C. d. m. Eldon
Thomas Terry b. S. C. d. m.
William Alexander Terry
(this may be the son of William Terry)
b. S. C. d. m. Mahala (? possibly dau. of Thomas Graydon)

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

1833 - George Terry sells his property in South Carolina.

He moves his family to Franklin County, Indiana. The old "Carolina Trace" went through this area. It seems to have been the main way of travel out of the Carolinas and was very heavily traveled. George Terry Jr. and his married daughter Elizabeth Thompson stay in Laurens County, South Carolina. [Bolin, letter of 26 March 1996] 1834- March 14, Cripple Creek

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.

This letter is written by Charles and Hannah Davenport. Hannah is the daughter of Thomas Terry, George's brother. The fact that they call George Terry, "Dear uncle and ant" is an important statement and the letter itself seems to give the idea that they knew one another earlier probably while in South Carolina. They apparently later move to Dallas, Texas.

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

1838, 4 Sep - George Terry dies in Whitewater Twp., Franklin Co., Indiana at the age of 74. He is buried in a small cemetery on the farm he used to own.

1860's - Mary Terry may have died.

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