Nancy Jackson d/o Christopher Jackson & Rebecca Croft m. Dabney Terry 04/30/1819 Hop. Co.

Elbert H. 22 1828 Farmer KY

Nancy C. 18 1832 KY Nancy C. m. Burrell/Basil Barber 12/29/1853 Hop. Co.

Milton 13 1837 KY Milton m. Cynthia Young 03/18/1861 Hop. Co.

Catherine 8 1842 KY

Bond Mary 15 1835 KY Idiot
Bond Judith 25 1825 KY Idiot


From the Internet via the Terry Historian; a descendant of Dabney Terry:
Terry Line of Nancy Wilkison EYEGUY39@aol.com


1 NANCY LYNN BARBER WILKISON b. 3 June 1939 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee m. 22 June 1963 Memphis, Shelby, TN Thomas Anthony WILKISON
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2 John Brooks BARBER b. 20 June 1908 Nicholasville, Jessamine, KY m. 2 July 1930 Memphis, Shelby, TN:

3 Juanita HICKMAN d. 13 October 1988 Memphis, Shelby, TN
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6 John Brooks BARBER, SR. b. 27 September 1864 Hopkins County, KY; m. 24 January 1889 Saline County, IL:

7 Lilly Elmore Deal BIXLER d. 8 July 1910 Berea, Madison, KY
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12 Burrell BARBER b. 8 May 1830 Pittsylvania Co, VA;
m. 29 December 1853 Hopkins Co, KY: 13 Nancy Caroline TERRY b. 21 August 1831; KY d. 11 December 1911, Memphis, Shelby, TN
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26 Dabney P. TERRY b. 1801 South Carolina; d. 12 January 1871 Princeton, Caldwell, KY; m 30 April 1819 Hopkins County, KY: 27 Nancy JACKSON

Dabney P. Terry and Nancy also had a son Milton. Nancy and Dabney at one time ran a boarding house in Princeton, Ky.

Note: There was a G. M. Terry listed as a participant in Company "B" 1st VA Regiment Reserve Forces Stationed at Staunton River Bridge Source: Charlotte Co., Rich Indeed (Book).  There was also a G. M. Terry who bought land early on and I've never found out who he is.

01-Aug-1783 Cty. Lou, Book: 2, Page: 493, James Terry, Type: Will, Recorded Aug 1783 Louisa County, wife Henretta; daughter Jane Bullock, to son Stephen my land on Indian creek (236 acres); ... divided amongst daughters Jane Bullock, Mary Terry, Henritta Nuckols, Anney Terry, Sarah Terry, Elizabeth Terry, Frances Terry, James Terry, William Terry, Barbary Terry, and Joseph Terry. To Jane a Negro named Crease, To daughter Henritta Nuckols a Negro named Hester, To wife Henritta Negros named Jack, Lucy, Amy, Tom, Sarah, and Di[??]. Executors are Robert Goodwin and James Nuckols.

Our Terry Line - Descendants of our George TERRY, b. 1805 SC & a guess at his ancestry:


George Terry's ancestry is unknown at this time, but I am almost 100% sure he is the son of the George Terry who came into Hopkins County around 1810  who might possibly be the George Terry from Charlotte & Louisa counties in Virginia, he was born circa 1762. His father, yet another George Terry, b. 1730, died in 1803, and his will was probated in Charlotte County, VA. This is all speculation at this point, but it all fits well circumstantially.

Our George indicates in the 1880 Hopkins Co., KY census that his father was born in Virginia and his mother was born in South Carolina.

So, my 'guess' as to how our line goes:

George Terry I, b. circa 1730 died 1803, Charlotte County, VA, married 1st Mary or Sarah Pettus, (I strongly suspect 'Sarah", daughter of John Pettus and Sara Lipscomb and granddaughter of Stephen Pettus and Mary Dabney, he md. second Fanny unknown, this George had a total of 16 children, 9 by his first wife and 7 by the second.

George Terry II, b. 1762, Virginia, son of George Terry above and his first wife, the Dabney girl. He married unknown. In later census records, their children indicate she was born in South Carolina.

There is a George Terry listed in the Pendleton SC Census of 1800 as follows:

2 male under ten
1 male 10-15
1 male 26 - 44 (George Terry)
1 female 10-15
1 female 16 - 25
1 female 26 -44 (mother)

George Terry, b. 1805, SC, married Margaret Crabtree

Now, why do I believe we connect to the George Terry, b. circa 1730 ? That has to do with another Terry family that shows up in the 1850 Hopkins County, KY Census.

A Dabney Terry is listed in household #653 in the Hopkins Co., KY census, indicating he as born in 1800 South Carolina, five years before our George was born (same place). Unfortunately, Dabney dies before the 1880 Census where he would indicate where his parents were born, so we can't corroborate it with what our George puts down.

The Dabney name comes from Mary Dabney who married Stephen Pettus and their daughter (I suspect) married the first George Terry above. This "Dabney Terry, in Hopkins County has the middle initial "P" and I think it is for "Pettus".

Also note that there is an E. J. Armstrong listed as living in both households in the 1850 Hopkins Co., Census; how could the same person could be in both houses is a mystery but could possibly indicate some type of relationship between George and Dabney.

There is also a William Armstrong Sr., listed in the SC Census, and he is living near a William Terry, perhaps a relation to our George. There are also a Benjamin and Matthew Armstrong in the same census and Benjamin is living next to Nicholas Pile (Pyle), another one of our lines that was in South Carolina and moved to Christian County, Kentucky.

Note: Dabney P. Terry married Nancy Jackson in Hopkins County, KY on April 30, 1819. Elbert H. Terry died on January 2, 1858 when he was 30 yrs old. Nancy C. Terry married Burrel Barber on December 29, 1853. Milton Terry married Cynthia Young in Hopkins County, KY on March 18, 1961. (Kentucky State Archives, Kentucky Vital Statistics, 1852-1862).

"This is what I have on this line. The name Dabney, is what caught our family's attention for this area. The origin of the use of Dabney as a given name among the Terry's in Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina traces back to the Pettus family of Virginia. Vol 27, 1945-6, of Tyler's Quarterly Magazine, pgs. 221-232, traces the use of Dabney among the Pettus family to the marriage of Thomas Pettus to Elizabeth Dabney, in England. In any event, the use of Dabney as a given name has continued down through the years to my own great grandfather. There was a Dabney P. (Pettus?) Terry living in Hopkins county, KY in 1850 (the one I found above)".

Below is what I've collected on the George Terry family from Virginia.

George TERRY b. circa 1730, Charlotte County, Virginia lived in Hanover Co. VA and Charlotte Co. VA (he was on the 1782 census in Charlotte Co.) He died 3 Jan 1803 in Charlotte Co. VA. He was married twice - first to Miss MARY or Sarah PETTUS, daughter of Stephen Pettus and Mary Dabney.

JOHN PETTUS, of Cornwell Parish and Charlotte Co., "for natural love and affection and five shillings" deeded 343 acres of land in Charlotte County to George Terry of the County of Hanover, on 30 Jun 1769.

Stephen's son John Pettus deeded land in Charlotte County to George Terry for "love and affection."

George and Mary or Sarah Pettus had 9 children:

(1) Molly Terry, abt 1756, Charlotte Co., VA, married Mr ALDERSON I can find no records for Molly or Mary Terry. There is a William Alderson in the 1810 Charlotte Co., VA Census living near Thomas Terry and others, but I have no idea if this is the man she married or not. If I recall, he was living with children with no wife. Someone has information on the internet that she had died young.

(2) John Terry abt 1758, Charlotte Co., VA. I can find no record for John Terry. I have found a few around, but have no means to identify whether it is ours or not. There is a John Terry listed in 1782 in the Hanover County Continental Census.

(3) Patsey Terry, abt 1760, Charlotte Co., VA, married Peter S. CARDWELL. In the 1810 Charlotte CO., VA census, there is a Peter Cardwell listed, I think it says Estate after his name, then he has the following people in his home: 1 male, Blank, 2 males, four blanks, then one female, one female, one female, then two blanks. I'm not sure whether this is Patsey or not, if she were born in 1760, she'd be over 50 yrs old and there isn't a woman in this age bracket. I have no idea where her birth year comes from.

(4) George Terry Jr. (Could be our who went to SC then to KY?) I can't find this George anywhere listed living separately from his parents. There are a George Sr. and Jr. who show up in Hampshire County, VA in the 1782 tax lists. I don't know who they are or if they are any relation. Our George would be in his twenties, but he wouldn't be old enough to have a son old enough to be on the tax lists.

(5) Nancy Terry, b. abt 1765 married William HANEY, 12/2/1785, Charlotte Co., VA. It states on marriage bond that she is the daughter of George Terry. Nancy and William Terry ended up in Tennessee.

(6) Dabney Terry born 1760/1770 died Nov 1846 at Halifax Co. VA married 5 Apr 1791 in Charlotte Co. VA to Frances HAILEY/Haley brn 1760/1770 died bef Nov 1849 in North Carolina.

(7) Elizabeth Terry, b. abt 1768. I have not been able to find anything out about Elizabeth. She was still single in 1803 when her father wrote his will.

(8) Matthew Terry, b. abt 1770 married Chaney ROBINSON and he died 7 Apr 1800 in Caswell Co. NC

(9) Susanna Terry married Isaac HANEY 9/29/1791, some of their children were born in South Carolina. It states on marriage bond that she is the daughter of George Terry.

George Sr. married second to Fanny unknown, married about 1773 and they had 7 children but only 6 were named in his will.

In the 1782 Charlotte Co., VA Tax List George is listed with ten persons in his household and three slaves.

Children:

(1) Thomas Terry, b. abt 1785, Charlotte Co., VA. I find Thomas in the 1810 Charlotte County, VA census.

(2) Sally Terry, b. abt 1787, md. William Singleton Foster
Note: per Charlotte Co. Marriage Bonds and Records; 3 October Singleton Foster and Sally Terry, she is the ward of Richard Dabbs, Jr. Singleton son of Josiah Foster who is surety.

(3) Fanny Terry, b. abt 1789, Charlotte Co., VA, died between 1840-50, Marshall County, TN. md. 1st Lazarus Webb, Jr. John Lee. Per Charlotte Marriage bonds, it says that Fanny is the ward of Lazarus Webb. Surety was Singleton Foster.

3 Ann E. LEE (#1.4.1) b: 05 Jan 1813 (d/o John Jr s/o John Sr)

3 Frances Jane LEE (#1.4.2) b: 05 May 1815 (d/o John Jr s/o John Sr)

3 Lucinda R. Lee "REBECCA?" (#1.4.3) b: 21 Jan 1818 (d/o John J s/o John Sr)

3 Sarah T. LEE (#1.4.4) b: 04 Mar 1820 (d/o John Jr s/o John Sr)

3 Mary H. LEE (# 1.4.5) b: 28 May 1822 d: Abt. 1856 in ? Not named in her father's 1856 will Census: 1850 Marshall Co., TN, age 26 with parents (d/o John Jr s/o John Sr)

(4) Lucy Terry, b. abt 1791 md. Robert Patton

(5) Anne Terry, b. abt 1793

(6) William Hulett Terry, b. abt 1795

(7) Henry Buck Terry, b. abt 1797, married Ursulla Allen.

John Lee Jr
Record Book Letters of Administration (Williamson Co., TN] No. 1, 1838-1855 by Louise G. Lynch 1971

P. 18 [orig. p. 125] "Terry, Francis July 1842, No will, John Lee, Admr."

This enforces the belief that John Lee (wife Frances Terry) of Williamson Co., TN was the same as John Lee [Jr] formerly of Charlotte Co., VA. Further research would likely substantiate that the deceased Francis Terry was likely a female and the mother of Frances (Terry) Lee. At least two siblings of Frances (Terry) Lee are of record in Williamson Co., TN: Lucy who married a Patton and brother Henry Buck Terry.

Henry B. Terry is Henry Buck Terry (brother to the Lucy you asked about) b- Bet. 1801 - 1802 who was married to Ursulla Allen. They were my 3rd great-grandparents. I descend thru their daughter, Frances Ann Terry and her 2nd husband, James Richardson Burnett.

Ordered by the court that the following report of a Jury of review appointed at the last term of this Court be adopted We the undersigned commissioners appointed by the Court of March term of 1837 do make the following report agreeable to said order we have effected the matter in manner and form Following to wit, we have commenced at the Fishing ford road Gideonsville to the corner of George R. SCOTTS fields thence so as to intersect the within road which rout we think will not be an injury to the public but a great convenience to the proprietor.

Joseph H. BRITTIAN
William LITTLE
James C. FULTON
Henry B. TERRY
J. B. SHUFFIELD
J. P. BRUCE

Ordered by the court that Jason B. SHEFFIELD John P. BRUN, Joseph H. BRITTEAN James FULTON, Daniel LITTLE William LITTLE & Henry B. TERRY be appointed a Jury of view to turn a part of the Shelbyville road leading from Shelbyville to Columbia R. SCOTTS land if they in their Judgment think that the public & the Individ- require it- Issued.
Co., TN Census:

TERRY, H. B.
TERRY, Ursula 48 F W P132-03 pg0111
TERRY, John L. 19 M W P132-03 pg0111
TERRY, John H. 2 M W P131-28 pg0111
TERRY, Sarah J. 24 F W P131-28 pg0111
TERRY, W. H. 28 M W P131-28 pg0111
TERRY, Wm. H. 2/12 M W P131-28 pg0111


William Henry Terry b: Bet. 1831 - 1832 in Belfast, Marshall County, Tennessee d: 28 December 1861 in Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky + Sarah Jane Johnson Nickname: Sally b: 14 July 1836 in Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee m: 24 December 1856 in Marshall County, Tennessee d: 08 August 1907 Father: Temple Coleman Johnson Mother: Letitia Rayburn Mary Jane Terry b: 1832 .+John S. Little m: 08 October 1851 in Marshall County, Tennessee John L. Terry b: 1840 +Elizabeth Ellen Martin Frances Ann Terry b: 23 August 1845 in Tennessee d: Abt. 1877 in Tennessee Burial: Holta's Corner Cemetery BEASLEY section, Williamson County, Tennessee +Joshua Johnson m: 12 May 1862 in (?) Marshall County, Tennessee d: Bet. 1861 - 1865 in the Civil War

*2nd Husband of Frances Ann Terry:+ James Richardson Burnett b: 02 April 1843 in Tennessee m: 12 November 1868 in Holt's Corner, Williamson County, Tennessee d: 23 January 1912 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Burial: 22 May 1912 Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee - 1101 Lebanon Pike Father: William Burnett Mother: Mariah Belle Beasley
Alexander Terry b: Abt. 1846 One of them, John Lee Jun, married a Fanny/Frances Terry (briefly 1st mar. to a WEBB) in Charlotte County:

#1- 7 Sep 1807 LAZARUS WEBB & FANNY TERRY, ward of LAZARUS WEBB. Sur: SINGLETON FOSTER. m. 8 Sep by Richard Dabbs, Jr.

#2- John Lee married Frances Webb (widow) 12 Feb 1812, Charles H. Pearson was surety to the bond (Note: Charles H. Pearson was a grandson of John Lee Senior d. 1805 Charlotte Co.)

The above seem to be the same John LEE wf Fannie/Frances who moved to Williamson Co., TN. The land straddled the line of Williamson & Marshall counties and they appear 1850 Cen Marshall Co.

Could the below have been the widow of George Terry who died in Charlotte Co., VA and mother of John Lee's wife?

Record Book Letters of Administration (Williamson Co., TN] No. 1, 1838-1855 by Louise G. Lynch 1971 P. 18 [orig. p. 125] "Terry, Francis July 1842, No will, John Lee, Admr."I don't know if "Francis" was male or was female and could have been the mother of Frances Terry-Lee.

I could not find Francis Terry in that area of Tenn. 1840 census.I could not find an elderly seemingly single female on Marshall Co. 1840 in hshld of John Lea, or the Vincent Terry or neighbors close by them. I did not check for one in a hshld of another possible family member in Williamson Co. 1840.

ALLEN
William Hunt Allen, b. NC abt 175?; m. Agathy Scales, dau of Joseph Scales Sr., in Rockingham Co. NC; migrated to College Grove area 1803; died1815-1823 probably in Bedford Co; at least 3 sons & 3 daughters, namesknown - George Hunt Allen (m. Mary Ogilvie, 1804, dau of Harris Ogilvie & Elizabeth Amis), Elizabeth (m. Allen Gates), maybe John S., maybe Thomas
Alexander.

George Allen, b. NC abt 1778, brother of William Hunt Allen, above; m. Mildred B. Johnson, dau of Gideon Johnson Jr & Mary B. deGraffenreid, in NC; migrated to College Grove area 1816; moved to north Marshall Co 1843;died 1854; children:

1-Sarah Allen, b. ca 1800 North Carolina; m. Ree Joyce, 8 Mar 1821, Williamson Co, TN; children - George Allen (m. Frances M. Baker), Thomas (m. Amanda Baker), Elijah (m. Nancy James), Martha Ann (m. Leonado Sheppard), William.

2-Valentine Allen, b. ca 1802 North Carolina; m. Betsy Peay, 17 Dec 1823, Williamson Co, TN; known children - Samuel Peay Allen & George Valentine Allen; probably others

3-Nancy Elizabeth Allen, b. 20 Mar 1807, North Carolina; m. Grant Iverson Allen (her 1st cousin, once removed), 13 Jan 1830, Williamson Co, TN; d. 1Jun 1874, Caney Spring, Marshall Co TN; children - William G., Harris B., Thomas Alexander (my ancestor), Mary M. (married Jones)

4-Gideon Allen, b. ca 1810 North Carolina; m. Elvira K. Vaughan, 2 Nov 1836; d. pre Jun 1855, Marshall Co, TN; children - William, Martha, Elizabeth, Ethelbert, Robert, James, Samuel.

5-Ursula Allen, b. ca 1812, North Carolina; m. Henry B. Terry, 1 Jul 1830; d. before 1870; children - William Henry (m. Sally Johnson), Mary Jane (m. John Little), John L. (m. Elizabeth E. Martin), Frances Ann (m. Joshua Johnson, James Burnett), Alexander.

6-Grant Allen, b. ca 1815, North Carolina; m. 1st-Elizabeth M. Minton, 13 Dec 1838; m. 2nd Alvisce Baird, 20 Feb 1844; m. 3rd-Keziah Sheppard, 3 Mar 1848; all marriages in Marshall, Co TN; d. before 1880, Marshall Co, TN; children - Joseph G. (m. Susan McElhaney), Margaret, William (m. Lucinda),Ophelia, Taylor Felix (m. Amanda Batten), Mary, James, Thomas.

These Allens were part of the "Great Migration" from Rockingham County, NC to the Nolensville, Triune, and College Grove area in the early 1800's. It included many families, i.e., Chadwell, Barnes, Fields, Irion, Johnson, Vernon, Cyrus, Scales, Bostic, and others.

OGILVIE - family migrated to College Grove & Davidson Co 1796-1800. Much research available on this family; my particular interest is descendants of Harris Ogilvie who lived near Oglesby community off Edmunddson Pike in south Davidson Co.

George Terry, Charlotte Co., VA Tax List
George Terry, 1779 208 acres
George Terry, Sr., 1781
George Terry, Sr., 1781

Some records I've collected from North Carolina and Virginia

Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Volume III, 1750-1800 - Compiled by Gertrude E. Gray S-178: George Terry of Hampshire Co. 198 A. on Middle Fork of Mike's Run in said Co. Surv. Elias Poston. On Knobley Mt., New Cr. Mt. 22 Mar 1781

S-179: George Terry of Hampshire Co. 206 A. on S. Fork of Mike's Run of Patterson Cr. in said Co. Sur. Elias Poston. On Knobley Mt., adj. Terry. 24 Mar 1781
R-109: George Terry Sr. of Hampshire Co. 208 A. on S. fork of Mike's Run in said Co., Surv. Elias Poston. 26 Feb 1779

From the Book: John Waggoner, 1751-1842 by Margaret (Bonnett) Waggoner by Crystal V. Wagoner:

Peter Hardman married Charlotte Lazier (Leasier) they lived for a time on a tract of land on Patterson's Creek around 1776-Hampshire Co. Va. When the Indian attacks grew worse, they leased the land to two people, Joseph Hanks and George Terry. Then Peter Hardman resettled his family in Cumberland, Md., on the Big Yochony River (Yoghoney) until the War ended. When he returned to Patterson's Creek, he found the tenants gone and deed of trust given to Peter Putman, they agreed and sold the property to Jacob Doll and Jacob Purgate, thus the mortgage was paid off, and the Hardmans moved on to Monongalia Co. where he secured a grant for 164 acres on Jesse Hughes Run.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA 5 May 1788 Page 172 For not giving his vote for Representative in the last election, George Terry, William Dupree, Hood NANCE, Owen Sullivant, Thomas Barnes, Edward Keeling, Caleb Hines, Richard M Baker, Joseph Fuqua, Jnr., Moses Harrison, John Bibb, John Green

Court Orders - Charlotte County, VA, Book Eight, 1789-1792
3 August 1790 - Pg 88 William McKinzie; Plaintiff vs Drury Burge & David Stokes Defendants - Debt This day came the pltf by his atty and the defendants in their own persons...and a jury to wit Joseph Dabbs, William Cheatham, Oliver Sally, Charles Pettus, George Terry Hebrion LeGrand, William Blackley, James Snead, Thomas Ellis, Evan Snead, James Shortery and John Thomas Snr.

Louisa Co., Va Deed Books E& F, 1774-1790
p. 386-390 9 Sept 1788 Thomas Johnson, Late High Sheriff of Louisa Co., to the present high Sheriff, James Meriwether. Whereas there are sundries persons in the possession of sd. Johnson or who have escaped & whereas sd. Johnson is desirous of delivering the same to sd. Merewether, this Indenture Witnesseth that sd. Johnson hath delivered to sd. Merewether the following persons: ....... Robert Barrett at the suit of GEORDE ? TERREY.
Thomas Johnson, Sherf.
Wit: Thomas Merewether
8 Dec. 1788 return made by Thomas Johnson, Jr., Sheriff to James Merewether.

Kentucky Records & Information
1810 Hopkins County Kentucky Census Index, there is a George Terry listed living in Hopkins County, Kentucky (living next to "our" John Lindley

John Lindley's son, Jonathan Lindley married Clara Ann Terry, and I suspect she is the girl in George's home in the 1810 Tax List.

The following persons are listed:

One person 45 and up (our George's father? this would mean he was born at least by 1765), the George whom I suspect is our George's father, was born in 1762 in VA.

One male between ten and fifteen yrs old (this could be the Dabney, listed in the Census above, he would be in the right age range as he was five yrs older than our George.)
One male five and under, this would be "our" George
One female, from ten to fifteen years (could be Clara Anne)
One female, sixteen to twenty-five yrs. (another sister, or a younger wife to the older George?)

In the 1820 Hopkins County Census, this older George Terry is still there with eight persons in the household:

One male between sixteen and twenty-six years (born 1794-1804)
One male between forty five and upwards born 1765 or before (this would be the older George)
Two females under ten years (born 1810-1820)
One female between sixteen and under twenty-six (born 1794-1804) Clara Ann Terry?
One female between twenty six and under forty-five (born 1775-1794)

In the 1830 Hopkins Census; both "our" George and Dabney show up in their own homes with their early children. There is no "elderly" male or female living in either household so I am assuming that "our" George's father died sometime between 1820 and 1830; which would be in the right age range to "die", if he were born around 1765 or before. I don't know if the mother, if she is indeed the mother, came to Kentucky or not. The early tax lists don't tell whether women are in the home or not. If she did come to KY, she was dead by 1820 as she is not included in that census record (above).

So our Terry line came from South Carolina, and other research indicates that they "could have" come from Virginia before South Carolina via North Carolina, but that is unproven at this time.

What is known is they were in the Laurens/Greenville area of South Carolina

From the 1810 Greenville, South Carolina Census we have the following Terry's listed:

Thomas Terry, the Thomas and George Terry don't line up as ours
Drucila Terry
George Terry
unknown Terry
J. Terry
B. Terry (Burrell?)

In this same census

John Lindley, 4-1-0-2-0-0-0-0-1-0-0
William Shelton, 0-2-1-0-1-2-0-1-0-1-0

Clara Ann Terry (b. 1795) married Jonathan Lindley, son of John Lindley and ? and had six children that I can find, Sally, b. 1817, Jonathan, b. 1819, Elihu, b. 1822, Levi, b. 1826, Emiline, b. 1828 and Minerva, b. ? ~ Minerva married Zimiri Crabtree.

From South Carolina Archives & History:

Date: 1800/08/23
Description: TERRY, GEORGE, PLAT FOR 114 ACRES ON LITTLE RIVER, ABBEVILLE COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY THOMAS FINLEY.

Names Indexed: TERRY, GEORGE/FINLEY, THOMAS/BROOKS, CHRISTOPHER/DAVIS, MOSES/MADDIN, RICHARD/GILL, DANIEL - Locations: LITTLE RIVER/ABBEVILLE COUNTY/NINETY SIX DISTRICT
Type: PLAT

"The Pettus Family" by Pocahontas (Hutchinson) Stacy, of Tyler's Quarterly Magazine", Vol 26; "Tyler's Quarterly Magazine", vol 27; "The Pettus Family", compiled & edited by Bohmer Rudd, 1957); "The Virginia Genealogist", Vol 21, 1977. Allen-Flanagan Family Tree on Ancestry.com Updated: Wed May 14 2003 by Contact: Alvin Allen EMail: siallen2@cox.net


George Terry, b. circa 1730, His Will Charlotte Co., VA

In the name of God amen I George Terry of Charlotte County being sick and weak in body, but of perfect sound mind and memory, calling unto mind the mortality of my body knowing it is appointed unto all men ______ to die do make ordain and establish this my last will and testament. In the following manner & form Viz –

First my will and desire is that all my just and lawful debts and my funeral charges be paid out of my estate by my executor hereafter named.

Secondly I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Terry when he becomes of age, a horse bridal and saddle of twenty pounds cost and a good bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever –

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Salley Terry a horse bridal and saddle to the value of twenty pounds and a good bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever to be delivered to her whenever she marries or becomes of age – Fourthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Terry a horse bridle and saddle to the value of twenty pounds and a good bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever to be delivered to her whenever she marries on becomes of age.

Fifthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Terry a horse bridle and saddle to the value of twenty pounds and a good bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever to be delivered to her whenever she becomes of age or marries –

Fifthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Anny Terry a horse bridle and saddle of twenty pounds value and a good bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever to be delivered to her whenever she becomes of age or married –

Seventhly I give and bequeath to my son William Hulett Terry a horse bridle and saddle of twenty pounds value and a good bed and furniture to be delivered to him whenever he becomes of lawful age to him and his heirs forever. Eighthly I give and bequeath my son Henry Buck Terry a horse bridle & saddle to the value of twenty pounds and a good bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever to be delivered to him whenever he becomes of age – Ninthly I lend to my beloved wife Fanny Terry all my estate (except the legacies before mentioned) for fifteen years if she shall live as long and not marry except ______ five negroes I wish to be sold to the highest bidder at twelve months credit and the money put to interest until the fifteen years expires – the negroes I wish to be sold are named Hector, Bing?, Bet & Jim. Bet’s child Amey the other negroes and their increase named Joe, Fan, Char?, Bob, Luck & Juley with my land and all my other estate both real and personal.

I lend to my beloved wife for fifteen years as above cited, if she shall live as long and not marry, but in case she marries she is only to have what the law allows her – but if she should die before the fifteen years expires, then it is my will and desire that my whole estate be sold my land to be sold at two years credit and two thirds of the money arising from the sale of all my estate to be equally divided among my seven children before mentioned, named Thomas, Salley, Fanny, Lucy, Anny, William and Henry to them and their heirs forever to be delivered to them whenever the males arrives of lawful age and the females marry or become of age and the other one third of the estate above mentioned including one third of the money the five negroes were sold for to be equally divided among my other older nine children named Molly Alderman, John Terry, Patsey Terry, George Terry, Nancy Haney, Dabney Terry, Elizabeth Terry, Matthew Terry & Susanna Haney to them and their heirs forever all to have equal shares except my son Dabney Terry, my will and desire is that he shall have fifty pounds more than either of the others of my last mentioned children and in case my wife should live until the fifteen years before mentioned expires & continues unmarried then it’s my will and desire that my whole estate be sold as last above mentioned and my wife to have two thirds during her natural life or widowhood except the legacies first before mentioned to the younger children –

and the other one third to be equally divided among the nine oldest children as before mentioned except the fifty pounds more to Dabney and his heirs more than to the others.

It is my will and desire that my younger children be educated out of my estate in the common way at the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned. In case my wife should marry after the fifteen years expires she is only to have what the law allows her of the two thirds before mentioned during her natural life and at her decease weather she marries or not it is my will and desire that the two thirds of my estate including two thirds of the money the six negroes before mentioned be sold for be equally divided among my seven younger children before mentioned to them and their heirs forever –

Lastly I leave my beloved wife Fanny Terry and my son Dabney Terry sole executrix and executor to this my last will and testament & that they both shall be present in acting & managing the estate. Wherefore I the said George Terry do utterly revoke disannul & declare & disallow all other will or wills bequeaths before by me in any wise made only ratifying this my last will & testament where I the said George Terry have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and two.

Signed and sealed in presence of us, Griffin Dodd
Thomas Read, James Lamkin, Richard Pollorton
George Terry, his mark

At a court for Charlotte County the 30th day of January 1803 this last will and testament of George Terry decd was presented ______ by Fanny Terry the Executive & Dabney the executor herein named and the same was proved by the oath of Grifin Dodd and Richard Morton two of the witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded, teste Thomas Read, clrk.

At a court held for the said county the 7th day of February 1803 – on the motion of Dabney Terry one of the exors herein named who made oath according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form he giving security whereupon he with Thomas Pettus, Overton Pettus & Wm Pettus his securities entered into & acknowledge their bond according to law for that purpose -- ____ liberty to Fanny Terry the Executrix herein named to join in the probate thereof when she shall think fit.
Teste Thomas Read, Clrk

At a court held for the said County the 7th March 1803 on the motion of Fanny Terry the Executrix herein named who made oath according to law certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form she giving security whereupon she with George Dobbs?, R. C. Dobbs & John Foster her sec. presented into & acknowledged their bond according to law for that _____. Teste Thomas Read, CC

Agreeable to an order of court to us directed we have proceeded after being first sworn for that purpose to appraise the slaves and personal estate of George Terry decd in current money as above Feb 11th, 1803

At a court held for Charlotte County the 6th day of June 1803.
this inventory and apraisment of the estate of George Terry decd was this day returned and ordered to be recorded.

Teste Thomas Read, CC
Truly Recorded
Thomas Read, CC

An Inventory and appraisement of the estate of George Terry decd

One Negro man named Hector
One man named Bob
One man named Ben
One named Joe
Bet, Luckey and Jim
Fanny £50, Chaney £80
Aney and Juley
1 cart and 3 oxen
17 head of sheep at 7/6
54 head of hogs
23 head of cattle
46 head of geese
A parcel of raw hides
A bay mare
A black horse
A sorrel horse
A grey horse
A grind stone
A parcel of old iron 4
Carpenters and coopers tools $13
feathers
60 lb iron at 5C
1 pr steelyards 10f a parcel of pewter
4 candle sticks 12 f a parcel of ten knives & forks
Window glass
One stew pan
Cotton wheel
1 desk
3 saddles & bridals
Pot, dutch oven sheep shears
Tubs, piggins, pails and trays
Cyder casks & tubs, 2 pewter
One bee hive 12 f, 1 looking glass 6/
A parcel of old books 6f, 2 small t_____ & sugar box 15f
11 chairs 22f, 1 loom
A parcel of broke flax
Working
Cotton £15
Rims & barrels
One cupboard and earthen ware
One small bed and furniture
2 beds and furniture & bedsteads
Jugs, butter pots, bottles & 1 coffee mill
1 bed & furniture
2 pine chests
One still
A parcel of flax
One flour mill and cutting box
4 _ & some casks
One iron poker and shovel
One decanter & 2 tumblers & black bottles & mug
Bed furniture & _what is on the beds
Three ___ one table cloth and one towel
One round _____ and ________

From my Lindley files comes this clue: "Sarah Pyle came west to Kentucky from South Carolina with her brother Nicholas Pyle after her husband, John Lindley died".

From the Leanardo Andrea papers*, page 19 comes this clue: Clara Ann Terry of Fork Shoals (SC) and residing along the Laurens County line married Jonathan Lindley and they removed to Christian County, Kentucky

... One of their daughters was Sallie Terry Lindley and she wed Jonathan Lindley, her first cousin and removed to Hunt County, Texas... Her tombstone is there and below follows the tombstone in Hunt County, Texas:

John Lindley, her first cousin was born in Christian County, Kentucky in 1817 and died in Hunt County, Texas when he was 91 (1908).

Sally Terry Lindley, wife of John Lindley was born in Christian County, Kentucky in 1819 and died in Hunt County, Texas when she was 93 yrs (1912).

I believe Clara Ann Terry Lindley could be a daughter of the first George Terry that came into Hopkins County, a sister to 'our' George Terry who was born in SC in 1805.
The photo below, of Clara Ann Terry Lindley, is courtesy of Dwight and Victoria Reck of Texas, 2006

Clara Ann Terry is buried at the Mulkey Cemetery in Oregon.
Photos courtesy of Ted L. Lindley
 

George Dabney I was born to Cornelius and Edith Dabney ca. 1670 in New Kent County (later Hanover County), Virginia. He was probably their second son in birth order because he was listed second after James in the government committee report recommending issuance of patents to Cornelius’ four eldest children and second in the order of issuance of patents.

He was married to Elizabeth (Eliza) (__) ca. 1685 or a little later. They had 7 children, of whom at least 6 lived into adulthood: Mary; Elizabeth, born November 11, 1698; George II, born ca. 1701; Susannah; Sarah; Judith; and William, born about 1707-1710.
In 1701, he received a patent for 293 acres on the Pamunkey River in Pamunkey Neck, a part of King and Queen County that became King William County in 1703. His brother James and sisters Sarah and Dorothy Anderson received adjoining patents shown in Figure ____ because their father, Cornelius, had an earlier lease from the Pamunkey tribe during a period when patents were not issued because of a treaty with the tribe. In 1704, he paid a quit rent on 290 acres.

He was appointed a justice of the peace in March, 1702, when King William County was first set up after its separation from King and Queen County. He was reappointed justice in 1726 and 1729. On November 1, 1705, the House of Burgesses summoned George Dabney and 11 others to appear concerning a grievance they sent from King William County to the Council. On November 9, George and the others appeared before the House and were examined. The House resolved that the grievance should be publicly burned as a scandalous and seditious paper. George and the others were required to express their regrets and beg pardon, which they did. In 1707, he bought a lot in Delaware Town (later West Point), which was laid out in 1706. In 1713, he petitioned the state Council to be made sheriff of King William County, citing his years of service as a justice of the peace from the formation of the county. He received a prompt appointment from the Governor and Council 10 days later.

In 1724, he obtained three patents for a total of 1200 acres on Cub Creek in Hanover County (later Louisa County) that were about 36 miles from his first grant in King William County. In his will, he also mentioned an additional 500 acres and another property of unspecified size on Wolf Swamp (a creek) in Louisa County that were evidently purchased from private owners. George I and the four generations of George Dabneys that followed him continued to own the original 1701 tract in King William County until the mid 1800’s. In two of his later patents, he is described as Captain George Dabney, indicating that he was an officer in the county militia.

In 1722, he asked the Virginia authorities for permission to operate a ferry across the Pamunkey River from his property to the opposite bank and an enabling act was passed by the House of Burgesses. The act set the fares he could charge at 3 pence per man and per horse. In 1748, An Act for the Settlement and Regulation of Ferries that listed a large number of ferries on the James, York, Rappahannock, and other Rivers raised George Dabney II’s permitted fees to 6 pence per man and per horse. George Dabneys III and IV continued to operate the ferry and George IV left it to his sons George H. and Benjamin, George H. sold his share to Christopher Tompkins, a prosperous neighbor, in 1838. Benjamin and Christopher continued the ferry with an assessed valuation of $1,621 until 1851, when the valuation fell to $5 and by 1856 was no longer listed for taxes.

George Dabney I signed his will October 24, 1729, and was deceased before April, 1734. He bequeathed his home farm, which he obtained by patent in 1701, to his elder son, George Dabney II, together with the tract currently occupied by George II, probably the brick house near Enfield now called Seven Springs. He also gave to George II 600 of his 1200 acres on Cub Creek, half of his animal stock and household stuff on the Cub Creek property, all of the slaves in George’s possession, his new trooping saddle, new pistols, new silver hilted sword, brandy still, and half of his wearing apparel.

To his younger son, William, he gave the other 600 acres of his Cub Creek land, 500 acres located between the South Anna River and Taylor’s Creek, and his property on Wolf Creek. He also gave William half of the animal stock and household stuff on the Cub Creek property and all of the same on the 500 acres and Wolf Creek properties. He also gave William his walnut writing desk, old pistols, silver buttons, silver tankard, twelve silver spoons, half of his wearing apparel. and six named slaves.

To his daughter Susannah, he gave six slaves, her riding horse, side saddle, a feather bed and furniture of the best in the house. He gave his daughter, Mary Pettus, 20 shillings and his grandson, Dabney Pettus, son of Stephen and Mary Pettus, a slave named Frank. To his grandson, George Anderson, a son of his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Matthew Anderson, he left a named slave and £20 when he when he reaches age 21, provided that his father would permit him to live with one or more of the will’s executors. He left the remaining part of his estate for the use and support of his wife, Eliza, and youngest daughters, Sarah and Judith. After Eliza’s death, any remaining proceeds of crop shipments to be divided among William, Susannah, Sarah, and Judith, and any remaining slaves, animal stock, and crops to be divided among Sarah and Judith.
He appointed his wife and sons George and William executors and signed the will October 24, 1729.