John TERRELL SR

1707-February 20, 1787

Father: William TERRELL (May 22, 1665-1727/29)
Mother: Martha Susanna WATERS (November 11, 1667-1725)

Wife 1: Sarah UNKNOWN (?-?) *divorced

Wife 2: Elizabeth HARRISON (1710-1783)


Children by Elizabeth HARRISON:
Lohamar "Hannah" TERRELL (January 18, 1731-November 1, 1810) *married Jacob BLEDSOE
Jeptha TERRELL SR (October 29, 1733-October 30, 1810)
Hezekiah TERRELL (August 15, 1735-?) *married Phoebe Elizabeth MARTIN in 1758
John TERRELL JR (November 15, 1737-July 1773)
Anna TERRELL (July 10, 1739-?) *married William MARTIN
Timothy TERRELL (July 22, 1741-1784)
Agnes TERRELL (October 25, 1743-?) *married Robert WASHINGTON on September 4, 1761
James TERRELL (c.1747-?)
Betsy TERRELL (June 15, 1749-?)
Joel TERRELL (December 5, 1751-February 1, 1815) *married Elizabeth RUSH in 1767
Pedigree 
                             Richmond TERRELL I
 William TERRELL|
|                           |Elizabeth _________
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|--John TERRELL SR
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|                            __________________
|Martha Susanna WATERS|
                            |__________________
(1) "Tidewater Virginia Families," by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1989) p.268,271-272. Cites: (a) Emma Dicken, "Terrell Genealogy" (1952) p.58,262-263. (b) Campbell, p.424. (c) CCCOB, 1737, p.460; 1738, p.425,477; 1741, p.41-42,93,437; 1742, p.100. (e) John Dabney Terrell (1773-1850, s/o Col. Harry Terrell, s/o Joel Terrell) Memoirs. (f) North Carolina Colonial Records, Vol. IV, p.635. (g) Orange Co., NC Deed Book 10, p.443.
(2) "Vital Records of Three Burned Counties: Births, Marriages and Deaths of King and Queen, King William and New Kent Counties, Virginia, 1680-1860," by Therese Fisher (Heritage Books, 1995) p.112. Cites: (a) VA State Archives, Richmond, VA, record #34209.
(3) "Tidewater Virginia Families," Vol. 5, No. 2, Aug/Sep 1996, "Connections: Broche-Broach-Brooks," by Lt. Col. James W. Doyle, Jr., p.71-82. Cites: (a) Letter from John Dabney Terrell to John Davis Terrell of Tuscaloosa, AL, undated, but probably written shortly before the writer's death in 1850, John D. Terrell manuscripts, AL State Archives, microfilm.
(4) "The Scott Family of Orange County," by Paul H. Scott, "Genealogies of Virginia Families" Vol. IV(1938; rpt. "Virginia Genealogies #2, 1600s-1800s," MyFamily.com, 10 May 2007) p.355-362. Cites: (a)Orange Co., VA Deed Bk 10, p.443.

! Birth: (1e) William TERRELL of Hanover Co., VA was Joel's father, and Joel had a brother John. (2a) New Kent Co., VA, s/o William TERRELL/Susannah WATERS. (3a) s/o William TERRELL.
Marriage to Sarah __: (1)
Children by Elizabeth HARRISON: (1b,c) Had three children by Elizabeth HARRISON out of wedlock [NOTE: See notes below].
Death: (1a) Between 1780 and 1789, Franklin Co., NC. (2a) 1785, Franklin Co., NC.

(1) Lived in Caroline Co., VA.
(1b,c) Was called into Caroline Co., VA court several times for his relationship with Elizabeth HARRISON. It was reported that he had taken Elizabeth into his home, even though he had a wife Sarah. Three children were born to John and Elizabeth out of welock. Each time, John and Elizabeth were tried by the court and placed under a bond of 50 lbs. sterling money not to meet. Even this did not stop them.
(1c) 1738: Left the colony of Virginia with Elizabeth HARRISON. (1f,g) Went to Edgecombe Co., NC and settled there with Elizabeth HARRISON.
(1c) The Caroline Co., VA court was forced to bind out the three children of John TERRELL to be raised by other families. They were required to help the family to pay for their keep.
(1g) He was granted 500 acres in Edgecombe Co., NC. He appears to have remained living in the same area, although he patented almost 3000 acres of land, and though the boundaries of Edgecombe Co. changed a number of times. The last record of him was found in Franklin Co., NC.
(1c) 1741, Mar: Sold land in Caroline Co., VA.
(1c) 1742, Apr: The chancery court ordered John to place two Negroes, Beck and Amey, and one grey mare in the possession of John MAULDIN, in trust for Sarah. She was to receive the profits from these for her maintenance during her separation and until she should cohabit with him or until the time of her death. She was granted permission to take over John's estate because he had "fled the colony" with Elizabeth HARRISON.
(4a) 1745, 14 Mar: John TERRILL of Edgecombe Co., NC deeded to John SCOTT, Gentleman, of St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline Co., VA, 400 acres of land lying on the north side of the Rapidan River in the first fork thereof adjoining lands of John SCOTT and Col. John GRYMES.
(1c) 1749: Sarah TERRELL asked the Caroline Co., VA court to allow her separate maintenance from her husband.
(3a) Lived in Granville Co., SC.
(1a) Had children, but do not know which are the three who were born in Caroline Co., VA. Source does not say who the mother is: Lohamar, m. Jacob BLEDSOE; Hezekiah, m. Phoebe MARTIN; Jeptha; John, m. Susanna DOUGLAS; Ann, m. William MARTIN; Agnes, m. Robert WASHINGTON.

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