Lt. John Terry

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Lt. John Terry

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut
Death: April 30, 1691 (53)
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Stephen Terry and Jane Joan Terry
Husband of Elizabeth Terry
Father of Elizabeth Holcomb; Sarah (Terry) Hill; Rebecca Terry; Stephen Terry; John Terry, Jr. and 4 others
Brother of Sgt. Samuel Terry, Sr.; Mary Goodman; Stephen Terry; Elizabeth Russell; Abigail Martha Kellogg (Terry) and 2 others

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About Lt. John Terry

John was a Lieut and a farmer in Simsbury, CT.

Source- Early Records of Windsor, Ct. "NEHGS Register, Vol. 5, page 362.

New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey, Page 732.

Gen. Dictionary of the Early Settlers of New England, by James Savage,

Will of Lt. John Terry - April 18, 1690

The last Will & Testament of John Terry: I being weake in Body but,

having my understanding, I think it best to set in order that little which

God hath left me as followeth: Item. I give my beloved son Stephen Terry my

house & homestead and barn & half my land lying within the fence which I

bought of Joseph Persons, with all my stock of cattell, horses, sheep &

swine and household goods, with whatever Moveable Estate is truly mine, with

half my Share in the Mills. This I give him on the Conditions following:

that is to say, he shall provide for & honourably mayntayne my beloved wife

during the time of her natural life, & also pay as followeth: To my daughter

Elizabeth £30 with what she hath already received, & to my daughters Sarah,

Mary, & Abigail, £30 apiece, provided they live with their brother Stephen

until they are married, & he shall provide for them during the time of their

abode with him; but if either of my daughters goe from their brother Stephen

without his free Consent before they be married, then he shall pay them But

£20 that so leave hom; & my aforesaid son Stephen shall mayntayne & bring up

all my Children decently. I give to my sons Samuel & John Terry all my lands

not before mentioned, with half my share in the Mills. I Constitute my son

Stephen Terry sole Executor. I appoint Mr. Edward Thompson and Lieut. Joseph

Wadsworth my Overseers.

John Terry.

Witness: Samuel Wadsworth

John Wadsworth
Son of Stephen Terry.
Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor.

Name: Terry, Lieut. John, Simsbury
Died 30 April, 1691. Invt. Taken 16 June, 1691, by Joseph Wadsworth, John Higley and Peter Buell. The children: Stephen 25 years, Samuel 13, John 7, Daughter Elizabeth 27, Sarah 22, Mary 17, Abigail 5, Widow Elizabeth (Wadsworth)Terry.
From: The last Will & Testament of John Terry.

His tombstone has not been found.

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Children of John & Elizabeth (Wadsworth)Terry:
Elizabeth Terry-Holcomb 1663-1699
Stephen Terry 1666-1753
Sarah Terry-Hill 1668-1754
John Terry 1669-1670
Rebecca Terry 1671-1673
Mary Terry-Holcomb 1673-1754
Abigale Terry 1675-
Solomon Terry 1675-1677
Rebecca Terry 1676-1676
Samuel Terry 1678-1724
John Terry 168-1725
Source: Notes of Terry families in the United States of America. Published 1887, by Stephen Terry.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 31 2022, 1:35:50 UTC

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Lt. John Terry's Timeline

1638
March 6, 1638
Windsor, Connecticut
1663
December 16, 1663
Windsor, Hartford Co., CT
1666
October 6, 1666
Windsor, Hartford, CT
1668
November 16, 1668
Hartford,, Windsor, Hartford County, CT, United States
1670
March 22, 1670
Windsor, Hartford, CT
1672
January 7, 1672
Windsor, Hartford, CT
1672
Simsbury,Hartford,CT,USA
1673
July 19, 1673
Windsor, Hartford, CT
1675
March 29, 1675
Windsor, Hartford, CT