His father: unknown Terry ancestor
His mother: unknown

We have done so little research on this family that everything here is open to change and verification. We have not been able to identify the father of Thomas and George Terry whom we feel are related. William and John are still only "best guesses". 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 seems to have come to the colonies shortly after the American Revolution. He seems intent on 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.

"Going back for further details my paternal granfather had three brothers who came to America and settled in South Carolina George, John and Wiliiam. George becoming dissatisfied on account of Slavery removed with hsi large family to Indiana and it is very likely I met some blood kin on the battle field in the Civil War. John's family did not amount to much. While William's son William and daughter Aunt Mary Terry were allright. " [R. Y. H Terry letter, Norfleet]

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

We have extremely few records of William Terry Sr. although William Terry Jr. seems to have married Mahala Graydon. He appears in court records as late a 1843 in Laurens Co., S. C. receiving funds on the part of his wife. We are unsure if he is the William Jr. in the census records.

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. records of George Terry., 21 Apr 1999. 3809 Shenandoah St., Dallas, TX 75205, email - "Hugh Corrigan IV"
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
US Census records

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