descendant F. Donelson notes that he and his wife Nellie were natives of Terrytown New York. They had eleven children. The eldest was Sarah, the mother of Mr Voorhees.
He "was a native of Connecticut and served as a Private from March of 1774 as a member in Colonel Butler's Regiment. He fought at Bunker Hill in 1775 and served until 1782. While on furlough, he fought in the battle of Wyoming with his Father Parshall. He applied for his pension in 1828. It was granted and he died in 1840. His wife Elenor applied for a continuation of his pension but was refused. She died on 20 August 1849. He also fought at the battle of Princton."
BIRTH: No information availible at this time. Estimate based on fact he served in the Revolutionary war and had first child of his marriage to Sarah in abt 1806.
BURIAL: Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co. Mich. Plot is located behind and above the Donelson area, near the top of a hill. Data on Tombstone is "William N Terry Pennsylvania Pvt Col Butler's Regt Rev War 1760 1840∼As per "The History of Oakland County..." Volume 1 - Chapter VI - Pages 79-80:
William Nathan Terry made his declaration November 10, 1828, at which time he was sixty-eight years old. He enlisted for the war in March, 1774 was at the battle of Bunker Hill in June, 1775, as a member of Capt. Ransom's company of Pennsylvania troops, in Colonel Butler's regiment. He served till October, 1782. While on a furlough he fought as a volunteer at the battle of Wyoming, and afterward returned to his corps and was engaged in the battle of Princeton. He came to Michigan in 1824, leaving property in Tioga County, New York, out of which he was partially swindled, and was too poor to prosecute his rights for its recovery. He settled on the Saginaw turnpike, two miles northwast of Pontiac, and lived to be about eighty years old. He died January 20, 1840, and is buried on the Charles Terry lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. His wife, Eleanor Lewis, died August 25, 1849 aged seventy-three years.
Children:
(I) Charles, d. July 3, 1854, aged fifty-two years; cemetery record.
(II) Sarah Lee, b October 27, 1806; d. June 13, 1899; m. July 5 1827, Isaac Voorheis, b. March 11, 1806 d. July 12, 1892.
(III) Ellen, m Sept. 14, 1833, Matthew Stanley.
(IV) William, m. Hannah Lusk.
(V) Jacob.
(VI) Joshua, m. Lucy Tining.
(VII)John. [MY JOHN]
(VIII) Merritt, m. Emily Lewis.
(IX) Caleb, b. October 11, 1816, Palmyra, Wayne county, N.Y.; d, April 26, 1890, Lansing, Mich.; m. 1840 Loraine Cole, b. Febuary 1, 1821, d. September 13, 1908, Port Huron, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Skinner) Cole.
(X) Polly, m. Elijah Kirkham.
(XI) Barney.
He "was a native of Connecticut and served as a Private from March of 1774 as a member in Colonel Butler's Regiment. He fought at Bunker Hill in 1775 and served until 1782. While on furlough, he fought in the battle of Wyoming with his Father Parshall. He applied for his pension in 1828. It was granted and he died in 1840. His wife Elenor applied for a continuation of his pension but was refused. She died on 20 August 1849. He also fought at the battle of Princton."
BIRTH: No information availible at this time. Estimate based on fact he served in the Revolutionary war and had first child of his marriage to Sarah in abt 1806.
BURIAL: Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co. Mich. Plot is located behind and above the Donelson area, near the top of a hill. Data on Tombstone is "William N Terry Pennsylvania Pvt Col Butler's Regt Rev War 1760 1840∼As per "The History of Oakland County..." Volume 1 - Chapter VI - Pages 79-80:
William Nathan Terry made his declaration November 10, 1828, at which time he was sixty-eight years old. He enlisted for the war in March, 1774 was at the battle of Bunker Hill in June, 1775, as a member of Capt. Ransom's company of Pennsylvania troops, in Colonel Butler's regiment. He served till October, 1782. While on a furlough he fought as a volunteer at the battle of Wyoming, and afterward returned to his corps and was engaged in the battle of Princeton. He came to Michigan in 1824, leaving property in Tioga County, New York, out of which he was partially swindled, and was too poor to prosecute his rights for its recovery. He settled on the Saginaw turnpike, two miles northwast of Pontiac, and lived to be about eighty years old. He died January 20, 1840, and is buried on the Charles Terry lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. His wife, Eleanor Lewis, died August 25, 1849 aged seventy-three years.
Children:
(I) Charles, d. July 3, 1854, aged fifty-two years; cemetery record.
(II) Sarah Lee, b October 27, 1806; d. June 13, 1899; m. July 5 1827, Isaac Voorheis, b. March 11, 1806 d. July 12, 1892.
(III) Ellen, m Sept. 14, 1833, Matthew Stanley.
(IV) William, m. Hannah Lusk.
(V) Jacob.
(VI) Joshua, m. Lucy Tining.
(VII)John. [MY JOHN]
(VIII) Merritt, m. Emily Lewis.
(IX) Caleb, b. October 11, 1816, Palmyra, Wayne county, N.Y.; d, April 26, 1890, Lansing, Mich.; m. 1840 Loraine Cole, b. Febuary 1, 1821, d. September 13, 1908, Port Huron, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Skinner) Cole.
(X) Polly, m. Elijah Kirkham.
(XI) Barney.
descendant F. Donelson notes that he and his wife Nellie were natives of Terrytown New York. They had eleven children. The eldest was Sarah, the mother of Mr Voorhees.
He "was a native of Connecticut and served as a Private from March of 1774 as a member in Colonel Butler's Regiment. He fought at Bunker Hill in 1775 and served until 1782. While on furlough, he fought in the battle of Wyoming with his Father Parshall. He applied for his pension in 1828. It was granted and he died in 1840. His wife Elenor applied for a continuation of his pension but was refused. She died on 20 August 1849. He also fought at the battle of Princton."
BIRTH: No information availible at this time. Estimate based on fact he served in the Revolutionary war and had first child of his marriage to Sarah in abt 1806.
BURIAL: Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co. Mich. Plot is located behind and above the Donelson area, near the top of a hill. Data on Tombstone is "William N Terry Pennsylvania Pvt Col Butler's Regt Rev War 1760 1840∼As per "The History of Oakland County..." Volume 1 - Chapter VI - Pages 79-80:
William Nathan Terry made his declaration November 10, 1828, at which time he was sixty-eight years old. He enlisted for the war in March, 1774 was at the battle of Bunker Hill in June, 1775, as a member of Capt. Ransom's company of Pennsylvania troops, in Colonel Butler's regiment. He served till October, 1782. While on a furlough he fought as a volunteer at the battle of Wyoming, and afterward returned to his corps and was engaged in the battle of Princeton. He came to Michigan in 1824, leaving property in Tioga County, New York, out of which he was partially swindled, and was too poor to prosecute his rights for its recovery. He settled on the Saginaw turnpike, two miles northwast of Pontiac, and lived to be about eighty years old. He died January 20, 1840, and is buried on the Charles Terry lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. His wife, Eleanor Lewis, died August 25, 1849 aged seventy-three years.
Children:
(I) Charles, d. July 3, 1854, aged fifty-two years; cemetery record.
(II) Sarah Lee, b October 27, 1806; d. June 13, 1899; m. July 5 1827, Isaac Voorheis, b. March 11, 1806 d. July 12, 1892.
(III) Ellen, m Sept. 14, 1833, Matthew Stanley.
(IV) William, m. Hannah Lusk.
(V) Jacob.
(VI) Joshua, m. Lucy Tining.
(VII)John. [MY JOHN]
(VIII) Merritt, m. Emily Lewis.
(IX) Caleb, b. October 11, 1816, Palmyra, Wayne county, N.Y.; d, April 26, 1890, Lansing, Mich.; m. 1840 Loraine Cole, b. Febuary 1, 1821, d. September 13, 1908, Port Huron, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Skinner) Cole.
(X) Polly, m. Elijah Kirkham.
(XI) Barney.
He "was a native of Connecticut and served as a Private from March of 1774 as a member in Colonel Butler's Regiment. He fought at Bunker Hill in 1775 and served until 1782. While on furlough, he fought in the battle of Wyoming with his Father Parshall. He applied for his pension in 1828. It was granted and he died in 1840. His wife Elenor applied for a continuation of his pension but was refused. She died on 20 August 1849. He also fought at the battle of Princton."
BIRTH: No information availible at this time. Estimate based on fact he served in the Revolutionary war and had first child of his marriage to Sarah in abt 1806.
BURIAL: Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co. Mich. Plot is located behind and above the Donelson area, near the top of a hill. Data on Tombstone is "William N Terry Pennsylvania Pvt Col Butler's Regt Rev War 1760 1840∼As per "The History of Oakland County..." Volume 1 - Chapter VI - Pages 79-80:
William Nathan Terry made his declaration November 10, 1828, at which time he was sixty-eight years old. He enlisted for the war in March, 1774 was at the battle of Bunker Hill in June, 1775, as a member of Capt. Ransom's company of Pennsylvania troops, in Colonel Butler's regiment. He served till October, 1782. While on a furlough he fought as a volunteer at the battle of Wyoming, and afterward returned to his corps and was engaged in the battle of Princeton. He came to Michigan in 1824, leaving property in Tioga County, New York, out of which he was partially swindled, and was too poor to prosecute his rights for its recovery. He settled on the Saginaw turnpike, two miles northwast of Pontiac, and lived to be about eighty years old. He died January 20, 1840, and is buried on the Charles Terry lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. His wife, Eleanor Lewis, died August 25, 1849 aged seventy-three years.
Children:
(I) Charles, d. July 3, 1854, aged fifty-two years; cemetery record.
(II) Sarah Lee, b October 27, 1806; d. June 13, 1899; m. July 5 1827, Isaac Voorheis, b. March 11, 1806 d. July 12, 1892.
(III) Ellen, m Sept. 14, 1833, Matthew Stanley.
(IV) William, m. Hannah Lusk.
(V) Jacob.
(VI) Joshua, m. Lucy Tining.
(VII)John. [MY JOHN]
(VIII) Merritt, m. Emily Lewis.
(IX) Caleb, b. October 11, 1816, Palmyra, Wayne county, N.Y.; d, April 26, 1890, Lansing, Mich.; m. 1840 Loraine Cole, b. Febuary 1, 1821, d. September 13, 1908, Port Huron, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Skinner) Cole.
(X) Polly, m. Elijah Kirkham.
(XI) Barney.
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