> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerre Byrd" <ggengard@comcast.net> This John Terry might be a child of Col. Champness TERRY. Col. (Colonel?) Champness TERRY. See Genforum. Will dated 14 Sep. 1775, probated in 96th Dist., SC - SC Records ofWills, Vol. 17, Book B, p. 373. They had migrated from PittsylvaniaCo., VA to the 96th by November, 1770. There, Champness was Colonel of the Militia and represented his district in the assembly. Gerre Byrd ------------------------------------------ Dian Layman, who researches the Terrys of Old Edgefield Dist, and Don & Brenda Chandler have sent me info. on the parents of John Terry. They are James and Elizabeth Gooch Terry. Dian writes: I am sure that Champness and the other Terry's are probably related, but, as best I can tell, not directly, unless back further than I have researched. The Edgefield documents I have seen do not indicate any direct relationship; in fact, do not have the two families together on any document I have seen. Of course, I'm sure, there may be documents I have NOT seen. Champness Terry is primarily mentioned in Richmond Co., NC., documents, whereas the other Edgefield Terry's originate in from Granville Co. NC. They both are originally from VA., but I have not researched the connection back that far as yet. Here is the jist of the will of James Terry of Granville Co., NC: Will Bk. 4, p. 265 Dated 22 Feb. 1797, probated Feb. Ct. 1799 (Mentions wife, but does not name her.) Desires that all of his estate be sold and the proceeds divided into seven parts and given: 1. to son, William Terry, 1/7 2. to son, Stephen Terry, 1/7 3. to son James Terry, 1/7 4. to son, JOHN TERRY, 1/7 5. to dau., Sarah Clement, 1/7 6. to dau., Mary Strom, 1/7 part during her lifetime, & then to her son, Joseph Gooch Minter. [Note: widow of John Minter dec'd 1788. Married William Strom bef. 1789] 7. to the children of my dau., Elizabeth Childs dec'd, 1/7 part Executors; my sons: William, Stephen, James & John Terry. Wit: James Terry Jr., John King She further sent this info. on the Champness Terry mentioned by Gerre Byrd. Terry Records of VA by Edna Harris Bushnell: (Revolutionary War Service) "Colonel Champness Terry of Ninety-Six District, Abbeville, S.C. He was elected to the Colony Congress about 1775-1776, but declined. He was born about 1740 in Virginia, the son of Joseph Terry Sr. and Judith Crawford Terry of Pittsylvania Co., Va. He was Under-Sheriff of Halifax Co., Va. in 1765 through 1768 when Col. Nathaniel Terry, his cousin and brother-in-law was Sheriff of Halifax Co., Va. He married about 1765 Sarah Terry, his cousin, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Irby Terry of Pittsylvania Co., Va. He wrote his will Sept. 14, 1775 and it was probated in Ninety-Six District, SC. His children were: Champness Terry, David Terry and Sarah Terry, and an unborn child due at the time he made his will. (Ref; "South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Mag"., Vol. 7, p.106, "Charleston, S.C. Record of Wills", Vol. 17, Ninety-Six Dist., SC. Book B, p. 373; Wilson, "Annals of Georgia, Liberty County Records", p. 95; "Pittsylvania Co., VA., Settlement Bk." 1, p. 163) Billie tjones@camden.net