Esther Burris

Esther Burris (born Terry)

Avatar in MyHeritage Family Trees has a photo that can not be Ester due to the invention of the camera being after her death. The photo is at: Muncrief Web Site, managed by Faye whisenhunt where is shown her Birth: June 9 1740 - Rowan, Bladen, NC

Death: Apr 6 1830 - Liberty Township, Highland, Ohio, United States PROOF NEEDED

Parents: Jasper Terry, Mary Terry (born Hart) PROOF NEEDED
(Jasper Terry - born 1733, so cannot have been her father)

Siblings: Stephen Terry, Joseph Terry, William Terry, Isabel Terry, Mary Terry, Jasper Terry, Miles B Devil Jett Terry, Josiah Terry, Isabel Cherokee Terry, Susanna Terry

Husband: John Clarkson Burris

Husband: Unknown

Children: Rebecca Sumner (born Burris), Elijah Burris, Unknown Burris, Unknown Terry, William Burris, Unknown Terry, Moses Burris, John C. Burris, Daniel Henry Burris, Rachel Mason (born Burris), Unknown Terry, Joseph M. Burris, Unknown Terry, Miles Burris, Bowater Burris, Unknown Terry

Ester Terry Burris BIRTH 9 Jun 1740 Bladen County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 6 Apr 1830 (aged 89) Highland County, Ohio, USA BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Family land. MEMORIAL ID 54757374 · View Source

Spouse John C. Burris 1739–1812;

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54757374/ester-burris has date of death 1830 This Ester Burris, wife of John b. 1739) is listed as a child of Cheepoake ‘Elizabeth’ Terry

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54757374/ester-burris

It is confirmed Esther married John C Burris, a Quaker, in 1758 in Rowan Co NC (then part of Surry Co, now in Stokes Co). They had ten children, seven sons and three daughters. The children's births are recorded in the Quaker Meeting Minutes of New Garden in Guilford Co NC. Additional records regarding this family can be found in the Fall Creek Meeting Minutes in Rainsboro, Highland Co OH.

As Esther's birth took place before Indian Rolls were established by the Guion Miller Commission 1908-1910, any future claims by descendants to prove Indian heritage is disallowed. One source references such a claim. The rejected application for tribal membership was submitted by Emma C Williams, a Gr-Gr-Granddaughter of Daniel Burris (1771-1845), a son of John and Esther.

Surry Co NC was a part of Rowan Co NC before 1771 and the eastern half of Surry Co NC became Stokes Co NC in 1789. Robeson Co NC was formed in 1787 from part of Bladen Co NC.
One final mention....the spelling of Terry as Terriy is probably due to misreading of the elaborate, and sometimes illegible, handwriting of the era; this is not an accurate spelling of this surname.

Many thanks to Steven (Johnson) Inman for sponsoring this memorial.

NOTE:
References to Indian heritage has been removed as extensive research has not been able to substantiate these claims. My research continues on my Terry family line. Updates will be posted as legitimate sources are discovered.

Esther is my 4th paternal Gr-Grandmother, through her son Bowater Burris (1784-1841).

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26116117/john-c-burris

Son of John Burris and Ester Fadden. He married Esther Terriy, daughter of (William?) Terriy/Terry and Cheepoake Harris, about 1758 in NC. Their known children were: Rebecca [Rebeckah], William or Wilson, Moses, Daniel H., John C. Jr., Rachael [Rachel], Joseph M., Miles and Bowater.

At various times John and Esther were members of New Garden and Westfield Monthly Meeting (Religious Society of Friends - Quaker) in NC; and Miami and Fall Creek Monthly Meeting in OH.

John served in the French and Indian War under Capt. William Christian in 1764; and in the Revolutionary War, NC 2nd Reg., in 1778.

SOURCE CITATIONS

Married 7 Nov 1759 - Ofrowan, Surry County, North Carolina (Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943)

• 16 Mar 1789 - Residence, Guilford County, North Carolina (Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935)
• 16 Dec 1793 - Residence, Guilford County, North Carolina (Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935)

Burial Location: (Source: Find-a-Grave.com), Grave, unmarked Ester's history is included in her Find-a-Grave listing written by her fourth great-granddaughter, "Bonnie's Daughter" who is a through researcher. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54757374/ester-burris

DNA + Ancestry Family Tree Sources: (49 Autosomal DNA connections on Ancestry.com back to Ester (Terry) Burris using Thru Lines)

• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/34553216/person/18...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/59252379/person/11...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/62169973/person/36...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/60831352/person/34...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/164290144/person/1... (She is listed as Murray, but this is incorrect)
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/165375916/person/2...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22583853/person/43...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/165522308/person/1...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152683454/person/3...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/65521112/person/34...
• Ancestry Family Tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/40209541/person/46...
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZFQ-FSZ
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10095-1609537/esther-ter...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Terry-1283