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PATRIOT Joseph Terry, Sr.

Male Abt 1717 - 1785  (~ 68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PATRIOT Joseph Terry, Sr. was born Abt 1717, Caroline, Virginia Colony; died 19 Dec 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Joseph married Judith Crawford. Judith (daughter of David Crawford, Jr. and Elizabeth Smith) was born 9 Jul 1705, Hanover Co., Virginia; died Abt 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Colonel Champness Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1740, Virginia Colony; died 1784, 96th District, South Carolina.
    2. 3. Lucy Clayton Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1737, Halifax Co. Virginia ; died 25 Jun 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. 4. David Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1740, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. 5. Thomas Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1735, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1789, Bedford Co., Virginia.
    5. 6. Joseph Terry, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1740, Halifax County, Virginia; died 13 Nov 1820, Greenville, South Carolina.
    6. 7. Anna Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1745, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Colonel Champness Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born Abt 1740, Virginia Colony; died 1784, 96th District, South Carolina.

    Champness married Sarah C. 'Sally' Terry 1765. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Terry, Sr. and Elizabeth Dickerson/Dickinson/Dickenson) was born Abt 1746, Caroline Co., Virginia; died Aft 6 Oct 1786, South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. David Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1771, Virginia Colony; died 19 Oct 1846, Caroline County, Virginia.
    2. 9. Champness Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1775, likely South Carolina; died Yes, date unknown, likely South Carolina.

  2. 3.  Lucy Clayton Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born Est 1737, Halifax Co. Virginia ; died 25 Jun 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Lucy married 1st Lt. William Mastin Williams, Sr. 21 Nov 1755, Halifax County, Virginia. William was born Est 1728, Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 16 May 1780, Halifax County, Virginia or Pittsylvania. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Joseph Terry Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1756, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania County], Virginia]; died 1 Jan 1834, Brownsville, Jackson Co., Illinois.
    2. 11. Thomas Terry Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1759, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Aft 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. 12. John Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1762, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 13. Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Jan 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , J M Williams Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. 14. David Champness Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1768, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania]; died 6 Jun 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. 15. Doctor Crawford Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1773, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1853.
    7. 16. William Mastin Williams, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1759, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    8. 17. Lucy Terry Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1768, Halifax County, Virginia; died 3 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 4.  David Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born Abt 1740, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    David married Elizabeth Luck. Elizabeth was born Est 1737; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Lucy Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  4. 5.  Thomas Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born Est 1735, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1789, Bedford Co., Virginia.

  5. 6.  Joseph Terry, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 1740, Halifax County, Virginia; died 13 Nov 1820, Greenville, South Carolina.

  6. 7.  Anna Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born Est 1745, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  David Terry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Champness2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1771, Virginia Colony; died 19 Oct 1846, Caroline County, Virginia.

    David married Nancy F. Jordan 11 Nov 1807, Warren, North Carolina. Nancy was born Abt 1772, Virginia Colony; died 11 Feb 1856, Maury, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Champness Terry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Champness2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1775, likely South Carolina; died Yes, date unknown, likely South Carolina.

  3. 10.  Joseph Terry Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 16 Aug 1756, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania County], Virginia]; died 1 Jan 1834, Brownsville, Jackson Co., Illinois.

  4. 11.  Thomas Terry Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1759, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Aft 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Thomas married Tabitha Walker 24 May 1787, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Tabitha was born Est 1770, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  John Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1762, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 13.  Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr.Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Jan 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , J M Williams Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    James married Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker 15 Nov 1784, Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia. Martha was born 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 29 Mar 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , J M Williams Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Alice B. Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1742, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 20. Elizabeth W. [Wilmouth] Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt 1835, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    3. 21. Wilmouth Mastin Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Feb 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 28 Nov 1866, Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.
    4. 22. James Mastin Williams, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1801, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Dec 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. 23. Robert Walker Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Apr 1807, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Jul 1865, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Grove Street Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
    6. 24. John Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 15 Feb 1856, Oak Ridge, Morehouse, Louisiana.

  7. 14.  David Champness Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 26 Apr 1768, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania]; died 6 Jun 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    David married Lucy Terry 26 Jan 1792, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Lucy (daughter of David Terry and Elizabeth Luck) was born 15 Feb 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Thomas Terry Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1794, Colonial Virginia; died 13 Apr 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 26. James N. Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1796, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax]; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 27. David Champness Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1798; died Yes, date unknown.

  8. 15.  Doctor Crawford Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1773, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1853.

  9. 16.  William Mastin Williams, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1759, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  10. 17.  Lucy Terry Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1768, Halifax County, Virginia; died 3 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  11. 18.  Lucy Terry Descendancy chart to this point (4.David2, 1.Joseph1) was born 15 Feb 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Lucy married David Champness Williams 26 Jan 1792, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. David (son of 1st Lt. William Mastin Williams, Sr. and Lucy Clayton Terry) was born 26 Apr 1768, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania]; died 6 Jun 1841, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Thomas Terry Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1794, Colonial Virginia; died 13 Apr 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 26. James N. Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1796, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax]; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 27. David Champness Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1798; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Alice B. Williams Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1742, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Alice married Spotswood Franklin Gravely. Spotswood (son of Lewis Gravely, Sr. and Rachael Martha 'Patsy' Dyer) was born 1831, Henry Co., Virginia; died Apr 1892, Henry Co., Virginia; was buried , Dyer Family Cemetery, Leatherwood, Henry Co., VA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Joseph Jackson Gravely  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jun 1871, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia; died 20 Apr 1926, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia.

  2. 20.  Elizabeth W. [Wilmouth] Williams Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt 1835, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    Elizabeth married William L. Terry 20 Jun 1808, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. William was born 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Susan Joseph Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Apr 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 21.  Wilmouth Mastin Williams Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 21 Feb 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 28 Nov 1866, Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.

    Wilmouth married Thomas H. Neal 18 Feb 1811, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Thomas (son of William Neal, Jr. and Martha 'Patsy' Fuqua) was born 23 Aug 1789, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 26 Oct 1812. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Thomas David Neal, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Oct 1812, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 21 Jun 1884, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

    Wilmouth married Capt. William Motley. William was born 18 Jan 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 15 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Martha Wilmouth Ann Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1834, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1 Apr 1911, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas; was buried , Old LaGrange City Cemetery LaGrange, Texas.

  4. 22.  James Mastin Williams, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 1801, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 23 Dec 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    James married Elsa B. Motley 3 May 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elsa (daughter of Daniel Motley and Sarah Payne) was born 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Alice B. Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Bef 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    James married Sarah 'Sallie Ann' Fowlkes 25 Nov 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of James J. Fowlkes and Margaret Rebecca Allen) was born 6 Apr 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Jan 1921, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  5. 23.  Robert Walker Williams Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 9 Apr 1807, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Jul 1865, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Grove Street Cemetery Danville, Virginia.

    Robert married Frances Ann Watkins. Frances was born 1814, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1840, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Grove Street Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Robert married Elizabeth Pocahontas Martin 11 Oct 1841, Henry County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Colonel Joseph Martin and Sarah 'Sallie' Hughes) was born 27 Oct 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Grove Street Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Sarah 'Sallie' Wilmoth Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died July 22. 1918, Richmond, Virginia; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
    2. 34. Honorable Samuel Walker Confederate Soldier Williams, Esquire  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1847, Henry County, Virginia; died 6 Aug 1920, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried , East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia.
    3. 35. Thomas Neal Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Apr 1854, Sandy River, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 15 Dec 1914, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    4. 36. Mary Alice Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Nov 1928, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Chatham Burial Park, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    5. 37. Archelaus Hughes 'Arch' Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Jun 1958, Wytheville, Virginia; was buried , East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Virginia.

  6. 24.  John WilliamsJohn Williams Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 5 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 15 Feb 1856, Oak Ridge, Morehouse, Louisiana.

    John married Elizabeth Wooding 13 Nov 1815, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Hill Wooding and Susanna Christopher) was born 26 Sep 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 14 Jan 1884, Oak Ridge, Louisiana. [Group Sheet]


  7. 25.  Thomas Terry Williams Descendancy chart to this point (14.David3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born 2 Jun 1794, Colonial Virginia; died 13 Apr 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Mary Carter 20 Dec 1824, Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of William Carter and Mary 'Polly' Hobson) was born 20 Jun 1802, Halifax County, Virginia; died 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. William Carter Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1824, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. 39. Capt. Samuel Carter Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Nov 1863, Orange County, Virginia; was buried , Williams Family Cemetery on his plantation called "Old House Hill", Halifax County, Virginia.
    3. 40. David [Terry] Williams, Esquire  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Feb 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 May 1873, Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia.

    Thomas married Agnes Womack 10 Feb 1834, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Agnes was born Est 1790, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 26.  James N. Williams Descendancy chart to this point (14.David3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Est 1796, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax]; died Yes, date unknown.

  9. 27.  David Champness Williams Descendancy chart to this point (14.David3, 3.Lucy2, 1.Joseph1) was born Abt 1798; died Yes, date unknown.