Joseph Truax Terry, Sr.

GEDCOM Note

Joseph Terry of Riverhead Suffolk Co. NY and Cynthia Wiggins (b. 4/12/1795) married in 1813. One of seven children (3 sons 4 daughters) (From N.Y. G. & B Soc. Lib. page 689)

Cynthia Wiggins (Terry) daughter of Capt. Thomas Wiggins (b. 9/12/1755; d. 12/28or30/1826) and Mehetabel Vail (b. 2/3/1756; d. 5/28/1843) daughter of Peter Vail (son of Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah common family name) and Martha Terry (daughter of Thomas, son of Samuel son of Samuel) One of eight children (4 sons and 4 daughters). (From N.Y. G. & B Soc. Lib. page 682)

Taken from section The Wiggins Family of Southold, N.Y. John Wiggins and some of his descendants.´´

N.Y. G. & B Soc. Lib. source is Genealogies of Long Island Families. From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol II Published by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore, MD. 1987

Selected and Introduced by Henry B. Hoff

Listed with his son-in-law Peter Beam as being in Stueben County, Indiana Source: Genealogy Trail Histpry Group Stueben County, Indiana under sectopn: Reminiscences by D.B. Griffin and the source is, "History of Steuben County Indiana Chicago Interstate Publishing Co 1885"