Benjamin3 F. Terry^[1]

Est 1785 - Bef 1834  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Benjamin3 F. Terry
  Born	Est 1785	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 15 Dec 1834	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	Will Probate
  Person ID	I15990	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Terry
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Terry, Jr.,   b. 11 Dec 1745, Caroline Co., Virginia ,   d. Bef 15 Dec 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Parker,   b. 23 Aug 1749, Virginia ,   d. Bef 15 Dec 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1794	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F5364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delilah Motley,   b. Abt 1780, Amelia County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 20 Mar 1837, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1794	Halifax Co., Virginia
  	Children of Benjamin Terry III and Delilah Motley 1st child (died an infant) was born Dec 20 1795 2nd " Elizabeth Forrest Terry b. Sept 19, 1797 3rd " Martha Jane Terry, b. Oct 3, 1799 4th " Lucy (died young) Sept 14, 1801 5th " Sally (died young), Dec 20, 1802 6th " Ann Nathaniel Terry, April 1, 1804 7th " Mary Bibb Terry, Oct 10, 1806 8th " Benjamin Franklin Terry, Sept 6, 1808 9th " Joseph Motley Terry, June 8, 1810-d 1888 10th " William Parker Terry, Dec 5, 1813 11th " Daniel Terry " June 7 1815 d 27 12th " Obediah Terry Nov 4, 1816 [died young] 13th " Delia Margaret Terry, Mar 22, 1818 14th " Robert Alexander Terry, June 1, 1821 15th " A girl not named 1822 d 1822 16th " James Nathaniel Terry, Aug, 1823 http://knoxcolorado.com/individual.html#29257
  Children	1. Joseph Motley Terry,   b. 8 Jun 1810, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 1888  (Age 77 years)   2. Robert Alexander Terry,   b. 1821, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. 'Delia' Delila Margaret Terry,   b. 22 Mar 1818, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Jul 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 58 years)   4. James Nathaniel Terry,   b. Aug 1823, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Benjamin Franklin Terry,   b. 1830, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elizabeth Forrest Terry,   b. 19 Sep 1797, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	6 May 2019
  Family ID	F6055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1820 Halifax Co., Virginia Census Meadsville; Shows Nathaniel Carter, Philip Carter, and Thomas Carter

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Robert 'Mike' Terry, http://www.terry-family-historian.com/TFHSEP_OCT1999.htm. On December 15th, 1794, William Parker and Benjamin Terry III gave Bond 3 in Pittsylvania Co. for a license to marry Delilah Motley. This couple were married 40 years, bringing forth 16 children. When Benjamin III died prior to 15th Dec 1834,4 eleven of those children survived him. The guardianship papers for the three youngest children who had not come of age, Delia Margaret, Robert Alexander, and James Nathaniel, 5 can be found in the court records. Before the 20th of March 1837, Delilah (Motley) Terry dies. 6 The adult Sons Benjamin F. Terry, Joseph Motley Terry and William Parker Terry7 are adm'rs for both their father and mother's estates. 1. Pittsylvania Co. VA Deed & Will Bk 11, p 473 prob 15 Dec 1817 (here after Pittsy D & W) 2. Pittsy Co. D & W Bk 5, p 375, prob 26 Sep 1771 3. Copy of original Bond, Pittsy., Terry Records of Virginia by Edna Harris Bushnell pub 1980 (here after TRV) page 187 4. Pittsy Co. Court Orders BK 32, pp 278, 280, 297 (here after C.O.) 5. Ibid. Bk 32 pp 297, 299, 506 Bk 33 p 12 6. Ibid. Bk 33 p379 Bk 35 pp 49, 204 7. Ibid. Bk 34 p284 [S61] United States Census, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1850/southern/1-478.txt. 1850 Halifax Co., VA Census HH 423 Benjamin Terry 65 William A. 30 Otha (m) 29 Agnes 25 Frances (f)25 Alexander 20 Eliza J. 16 [S40] Will, Abstracts of Pittsylvania County Wills1767-1820. Joseph Motley Page 299-300 8 Nov 1804 Pr: 15 Dec 1806 Beloved wife, Elizabeth Granddaughter Patsey Motley (d/o David) Martha Stewwart's four children - one part Son Daniel Motley Son, Samuel Motley, Son John Motley Daughter Obedience Morehead Daughter Prudence Stone Daughter Sally Anderson Daughter, Amey Carter Daughter Delila Terry Grandson Joseph Motley Tanner Grandson Joel Tanner Grandson Asa Tanner