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Joseph Terry[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1753 - 1817  (64 years)


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  • Name Joseph Terry 
    Born 9 Sep 1753  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Sep 1817  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5062  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Terry
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2017 

    Father Patriot Nathaniel D. [Dickinson] Terry, Sr.,   b. 1724, Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1780, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Sarah Anne Royall,   b. 17 Mar 1726, Chesterfield County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1748  Chesterfield Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F518495723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Coleman 'Patty' Williams,   b. 6 Aug 1758, Halifax County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1820, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1783  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Diane Royall TERRY
      Frances TERRY
      Joseph Coleman TERRY
      Mildred Lewis TERRY
      Elizabeth Williams TERRY
      James Anthony TERRY
    Children 
    +1. Surveyor Joseph Coleman Terry, Sr.,   b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1891, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 101 years)
     2. Sarah Terry,   b. Est 1785, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F1842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Halifax County Virginia Deed Index DB58/267; 2 May 1859 Joseph Terry Grantor to Nathaniel T. Green Jr. Tr Personal
    Halifax County Virginia Deed Index DB58/267; 2 May 1859 Joseph Terry Grantor to Nathaniel T. Green Jr. Tr Personal
    IndxGranteDeed-Green6.pdf
    Sarah Ann Royall, wife of Nathaniel Terry
    Sarah Ann Royall, wife of Nathaniel Terry
    70089Sarah-Royall-Terry-A-Curren-FULL.jpg
    1785 Virginia Census Prince Edward County and Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    1785 Virginia Census Prince Edward County and Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    1785Cenpec-pitts.pdf
    Nathaniel Terry Bio
    Nathaniel Terry Bio
    docNathanielTerry.jpg

    Histories
    YESTERDAY--GONE FOREVER  A Collection of Articles by Faye Royster Tuck  Halifax County, Virginia
    YESTERDAY--GONE FOREVER A Collection of Articles by Faye Royster Tuck Halifax County, Virginia
    Yesterday-GF001.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S151] YESTERDAY -- GONE FOREVER .
      YESTERDAY -- GONE FOREVER A collection of Articles by Faye Royster Tuck Halifax County, Virginia.

      Joseph Terry, s/o Nathaniel married Sarah Hill, the widow of James Hill, 21 Nov 1783. Joseph was an overseer of the poor. In June of 1809 in the lower northern district of Halifax Co., VA he did 'bind out' one Kitty Wade, age seven, daughter of Richard Wade, to Drury Major until she was 18 years old, to learn the trade of spinning, weaving, knitting, and sewing and to furnish her with a wholesome diet and wearing apparel, washing, and lodging and to teach the girl English and common arithmetic.

    2. [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=0RpcjJQBm6AC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=John+Bibb+%2B+Holcomb&source=bl&ots=aUX8F4fsc2&sig=cSZ03RbUAvosH-qP_aMKACWECZI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CpFgVaq4OYPTsAXO04DAAQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=John%20Bibb%20%2B%20Holcomb&f=false.
      VIRGINIA COLONIAL SOLDIERS
      Halifax County, Virginia
      19 Aug 1756 Joseph Terry, Captain
      21 Aug 1755 Col. William Irby, Major Nathaniel Terry, Maj. Thomas Dillard, Capt. Benjamin Clements; Capt. William Lawson; Nathaniel Terry, Capt of Rangers.


    3. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, Halifax County.
      A local [Halifax Co.] chancery suit dated November 1805, named the children of Captain Nathaniel Terry, Sr. as Nancy, wife of Berryman Green, 2) William, late became a colonel, ancestor of Mary Newton. 3) Joseph, 4) Nathaniel, Jr. 5) Mary wife of James Thompson 6) Robert 7) Keeble and Sarah, his wife. 8) Elizabeth Dickerson, married John Martin, their children were: Elizabeth, William, Mary, John, Edmund, and Abraham.

    4. [S59] Bible Record, HILL-TERRY BIBLE Halifax Co., Virginia.
      Sarah Williams, d/o Jno. & Dianna Williams b. 6 Aug 1758; Sarah Terry Departed this life Thursday 30 of March 1820.

    5. [S61] United States Census, 1785 Virginia, Prince Edward County .
      John Jackson
      David Ellington
      John Ellington
      Thomas Green Sr.
      Alexander LeGrand
      Philemon Holcombe
      Joseph Terry
      John Neal, Jr..

      Joseph Reynolds Pittsylvania Co.
      Hugh Reynolds - Pittsylvania Co.
      Daniel Oakes



    6. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://sherry.server-hosts.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I28876&tree=Roots.
      Elizabeth Dickenson Terry
      Female 1760 - 1800 (39 years)
      Name Elizabeth Dickenson Terry
      Born 13 Jun 1760 Halifax Co,
      Gender Female
      Died 28 Mar 1800 Edgefield, Abbeville, South Carolina
      Father Nathaniel Dickenson Terry, b. 11 Mar 1726, Pittsylvania, Virginia d. 26 Dec 1778, Halifax Co, Virginia (Age 52 years)
      Mother Sarah Ann Royall, b. 26 Feb 1731, Charles City, Virginia d. 21 Nov 1805 (Age 74 years)
      Married 10 Sep 1748 Chesterfield, Virginia

    7. [S151] YESTERDAY -- GONE FOREVER .
      YESTERDAY -- GONE FOREVER A collection of Articles by Faye Royster Tuck Halifax County, Virginia.

      Joseph Terry, s/o Nathaniel married Sarah Hill, the widow of James Hill, 21 Nov 1783. Joseph was an overseer of the poor. In June of 1809 in the lower northern district of Halifax Co., VA he did 'bind out' one Kitty Wade, age seven, daughter of Richard Wade, to Drury Major until she was 18 years old, to learn the trade of spinning, weaving, knitting, and sewing and to furnish her with a wholesome diet and wearing apparel, washing, and lodging and to teach the girl English and common arithmetic.

      Joseph Terry Sr. Children are Dianna R., Wife of Robert Terry, 2) Frances, 3) Joseph Coleman, $( James A. Terry, 5) Elizabeth W. Terry and 6) Mildred L. Terry wife of Franklin Johnson.