Elnathan Terry

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Elnathan Terry

Birth
Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
31 Dec 1840 (aged 82)
Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA
Burial
Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Elnathan Terry is a confirmed Mayflower descendant through his father Benjamin Terry, who was the son of Benjamin Terry who was the son of Thomas Terry and Hanna Rogers, who was the daughter of John Rogers, who was the son of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers.
SEE:
Thomas Rogers Society

From the 1898 Book of Biographies (Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Chenango County, NY) -- Elnathan Terry is described in the biography of his grandson Kinyon Terry:
"Elnathan Terry, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Rhode Island, leaving that state for New York, and settling in the township of Norwich, Chenango County in the year 1804. He was a man who, for that day and age, attained a superior education; a man of bright intellect, he was a keen observer of passing events, and incident once impressed on his memory was never forgotten; he was well informed on all general subjects, and could converse intelligently upon them. He was one of the pioneer settlers of Chenango County, coming here when the country was an almost unbroken tract of wild woodland, over which beasts of the forest roamed, in great part unmolested. The neighbors were miles apart and the only surety of not getting lost in the wilderness was in following "blazed" trees. He bought 150 acres of heavily timbered land, only two acres being cleared, and immediately set about the improvement of his property. He worked steadily at this, with the assistance of his sons, and at his death had cleared 115 acres. Some of the trees had attained an immense growth, measuring twenty-one feet in circumference. One of the most highly prized heirlooms, now in the possession of Mr. Terry, is the old musket willed to him by his grandfather, who carried it, when he gave his assistance to America to throw off the British yoke. Elnathan Terry was a deeply religious man; he was a deacon and one of the founders of the Baptist Church, at Norwich, known as the Free Will Baptist Church. He was a very zealous worker, and gave both time and money for the cause so dear to his heart. He was married to Mary Kinyon and reared the following children: Joannah; Esther; Ursula; Salinda; Elnathan; Thomas K.; and Alanson. Elnathan Terry died at the age of eighty four years, after a long and useful life.
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"It is a pleasure to be permitted to chronicle the romantic meeting of grandfather Terry and the maiden who was to become his life partner, Mary Kinyon. She was a member of the village choir, and her bright face and attractive manners attracted the notice of the young man, who sought and obtained an introduction. The acquaintance thus formed proved in no wise disappointing, as it led to friendship, love and finally matrimony. They were not wanting in pluck, and when they moved from Rhode Island, they came overland with their three little children, driving a pair of three year old colts-a journey which would make us hesitate a long time before undertaking, at this day. Grandfather Terry carried in his pocket $1,000.00, with which he bought a farm, paying cash, as he was never know to go in debt. "

From Revolutionary War Vets Chenango County - NY p 1062-1063:

"Elnathan TERRY - Private;
RESIDENT DATE: 1804 - 1840, Norwich

"BIRTH DATE: Apr 17, 1758, Exeter, Rhode Island
FATHER: Benjamin Terry, MOTHER: Joanna Pope

"DEATH Dec 1, 1840, Norwich, New York
CEMETERY: Mt Hope, Norwich, New York
TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION: Elnathan Terry died Dec. 1, 1840 aged 82 years; Mary Wife of Elnathan Terry Died Jan 15, 1858 Aged 90 years

"SERVICE: In part of Captain Gorton's Company under command of Lieutenant Caleb Lewis, Colonel Charles Dyer's Regiment.. Received pay for 30 days; Company ordered on duty Nov 8, and discharged December 8, 1777.

"MARRIAGE in 1786 at Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island to Mary Kinyon, a daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Tefft) Kinyon. She was born April 8, 1768, in Richmond, Rhode Island, died Jan 15, 1858 and is buried with her husband.

"CHILDREN:

1. RUTH: B-Mar 25, 1785. M-Nov 19, 1801 Job Wilcox (B-Mar 12, 1782; M2-Elizabeth __ (B-1786; D-Mar 16, 1873]; D-Aug 15, 1849; Both bur Riverview Cem, Oxford, NY). D-Dec 17, 1815. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

2. ESTHER: B-Jul 19, 1787. M-Freeborn Lewis (B-Apr 6, 1784; D-Feb 27, 1822; Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY). M2-Maxon Barber (B-Jun 19, 1788; D-Mar 19, 1869). D-Jan 4, 1865. She and Maxon bur Little Sioux, IA.

3. POLLY: B-Sep 09, 1790. M-Benjamin Sweet (B-1782; D-Nov 17, 1858). D-May 31, 1828 in Norwich, NY.

4. PATIENCE: B-Mar 28, 1793. D-Jun 25, 1808. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY

5. ELNATHAN: B-Jun 18, 1795. M-May 6, 1819 Eunice Lewis (B-May 22, 1803; Dau of Clark and Mary [Wilcox] Lewis; D-May 19, 1873). D-Jun 25, 1866. Both bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

6. JOANNA: B-Jan 09, 1798. M-Abram Lewis (B-1799; M2-Ursula Terry [B-Jun 20, 1810; Sister [below] of Joannna; D-Feb 27, 1831]; D-Mar 14, 1844). D-Aug 20, 1827. All 3 bur Samuel E Lewis Cem, Preston, NY.

7. THOMAS K: B-Mar 01, 1800. M-Mar 18, 1824 Nancy D Shaw (B-Nov 27, 1804; Dau of Rev. John R Shaw; D-Sep 29, 1847). D-Apr 4, 1874. Both bur Mt hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

8. SELINDA: B-Jun 21, 1802 Gloucester, RI. M-Jan 1, 1822 to Elisha Keech (B-Jun 19, 1789; Son of Jesse and Rhoda [Bowdish] Keech; D-Feb 17, 1846 Preston, NY). D-Aug 6, 1866 in Oxford, NY. Both bur Riverview Cem, Oxford, NY.

9. ALANSON: B-Dec 21, 1804. M-Rhoda Tabor. D-Oct 1, 1844. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

10. INFANT SON: B-Mar 12, 1807. D-same day
URSULLA: B-Jun 20, 1810. M-Abram Lewis. (See Joanna above).

"OTHER INFORMATION: [Elnathan Terry] resided in Exeter, Rhode Island and removed to Norwich, Chenango County, New York in 1804. He was a deacon in the 6th principle Baptist Church."

Elnathan Terry is a confirmed Mayflower descendant through his father Benjamin Terry, who was the son of Benjamin Terry who was the son of Thomas Terry and Hanna Rogers, who was the daughter of John Rogers, who was the son of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers.
SEE:
Thomas Rogers Society

From the 1898 Book of Biographies (Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Chenango County, NY) -- Elnathan Terry is described in the biography of his grandson Kinyon Terry:
"Elnathan Terry, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of Rhode Island, leaving that state for New York, and settling in the township of Norwich, Chenango County in the year 1804. He was a man who, for that day and age, attained a superior education; a man of bright intellect, he was a keen observer of passing events, and incident once impressed on his memory was never forgotten; he was well informed on all general subjects, and could converse intelligently upon them. He was one of the pioneer settlers of Chenango County, coming here when the country was an almost unbroken tract of wild woodland, over which beasts of the forest roamed, in great part unmolested. The neighbors were miles apart and the only surety of not getting lost in the wilderness was in following "blazed" trees. He bought 150 acres of heavily timbered land, only two acres being cleared, and immediately set about the improvement of his property. He worked steadily at this, with the assistance of his sons, and at his death had cleared 115 acres. Some of the trees had attained an immense growth, measuring twenty-one feet in circumference. One of the most highly prized heirlooms, now in the possession of Mr. Terry, is the old musket willed to him by his grandfather, who carried it, when he gave his assistance to America to throw off the British yoke. Elnathan Terry was a deeply religious man; he was a deacon and one of the founders of the Baptist Church, at Norwich, known as the Free Will Baptist Church. He was a very zealous worker, and gave both time and money for the cause so dear to his heart. He was married to Mary Kinyon and reared the following children: Joannah; Esther; Ursula; Salinda; Elnathan; Thomas K.; and Alanson. Elnathan Terry died at the age of eighty four years, after a long and useful life.
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"It is a pleasure to be permitted to chronicle the romantic meeting of grandfather Terry and the maiden who was to become his life partner, Mary Kinyon. She was a member of the village choir, and her bright face and attractive manners attracted the notice of the young man, who sought and obtained an introduction. The acquaintance thus formed proved in no wise disappointing, as it led to friendship, love and finally matrimony. They were not wanting in pluck, and when they moved from Rhode Island, they came overland with their three little children, driving a pair of three year old colts-a journey which would make us hesitate a long time before undertaking, at this day. Grandfather Terry carried in his pocket $1,000.00, with which he bought a farm, paying cash, as he was never know to go in debt. "

From Revolutionary War Vets Chenango County - NY p 1062-1063:

"Elnathan TERRY - Private;
RESIDENT DATE: 1804 - 1840, Norwich

"BIRTH DATE: Apr 17, 1758, Exeter, Rhode Island
FATHER: Benjamin Terry, MOTHER: Joanna Pope

"DEATH Dec 1, 1840, Norwich, New York
CEMETERY: Mt Hope, Norwich, New York
TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION: Elnathan Terry died Dec. 1, 1840 aged 82 years; Mary Wife of Elnathan Terry Died Jan 15, 1858 Aged 90 years

"SERVICE: In part of Captain Gorton's Company under command of Lieutenant Caleb Lewis, Colonel Charles Dyer's Regiment.. Received pay for 30 days; Company ordered on duty Nov 8, and discharged December 8, 1777.

"MARRIAGE in 1786 at Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island to Mary Kinyon, a daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Tefft) Kinyon. She was born April 8, 1768, in Richmond, Rhode Island, died Jan 15, 1858 and is buried with her husband.

"CHILDREN:

1. RUTH: B-Mar 25, 1785. M-Nov 19, 1801 Job Wilcox (B-Mar 12, 1782; M2-Elizabeth __ (B-1786; D-Mar 16, 1873]; D-Aug 15, 1849; Both bur Riverview Cem, Oxford, NY). D-Dec 17, 1815. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

2. ESTHER: B-Jul 19, 1787. M-Freeborn Lewis (B-Apr 6, 1784; D-Feb 27, 1822; Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY). M2-Maxon Barber (B-Jun 19, 1788; D-Mar 19, 1869). D-Jan 4, 1865. She and Maxon bur Little Sioux, IA.

3. POLLY: B-Sep 09, 1790. M-Benjamin Sweet (B-1782; D-Nov 17, 1858). D-May 31, 1828 in Norwich, NY.

4. PATIENCE: B-Mar 28, 1793. D-Jun 25, 1808. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY

5. ELNATHAN: B-Jun 18, 1795. M-May 6, 1819 Eunice Lewis (B-May 22, 1803; Dau of Clark and Mary [Wilcox] Lewis; D-May 19, 1873). D-Jun 25, 1866. Both bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

6. JOANNA: B-Jan 09, 1798. M-Abram Lewis (B-1799; M2-Ursula Terry [B-Jun 20, 1810; Sister [below] of Joannna; D-Feb 27, 1831]; D-Mar 14, 1844). D-Aug 20, 1827. All 3 bur Samuel E Lewis Cem, Preston, NY.

7. THOMAS K: B-Mar 01, 1800. M-Mar 18, 1824 Nancy D Shaw (B-Nov 27, 1804; Dau of Rev. John R Shaw; D-Sep 29, 1847). D-Apr 4, 1874. Both bur Mt hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

8. SELINDA: B-Jun 21, 1802 Gloucester, RI. M-Jan 1, 1822 to Elisha Keech (B-Jun 19, 1789; Son of Jesse and Rhoda [Bowdish] Keech; D-Feb 17, 1846 Preston, NY). D-Aug 6, 1866 in Oxford, NY. Both bur Riverview Cem, Oxford, NY.

9. ALANSON: B-Dec 21, 1804. M-Rhoda Tabor. D-Oct 1, 1844. Bur Mt Hope Cem, Norwich, NY.

10. INFANT SON: B-Mar 12, 1807. D-same day
URSULLA: B-Jun 20, 1810. M-Abram Lewis. (See Joanna above).

"OTHER INFORMATION: [Elnathan Terry] resided in Exeter, Rhode Island and removed to Norwich, Chenango County, New York in 1804. He was a deacon in the 6th principle Baptist Church."