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James Terry

Male Est 1720 - 1774  (~ 54 years)


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  1. 1.  James Terry was born Est 1720, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1774, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    "At a Meeting of the Justices appointed for Halifax County at Hampton Wade?s House, the XIXth, day of May, in the XXVth. Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George II, and in the year of our Lord Christ, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Two, a Commission of Peace was produced from the Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, His Majesty?s Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, bearing date at Williamsburg, Virginia, the twenty-eighth day of April in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Two, and direct to William Byrd,* William Wynne, Peter Fontaine, Jr., James Terry, William Irby, Nathaniel Terry, Robert Wade, Hampton Wade, Andrew Wade, and Sherwood Walton, Gentlemen: - "At this meeting the usual oaths were administered. Nathaniel Terry was sworn sheriff; George Currie was made clerk of the court; Thomas Nash, surveyor; Clement Read (of Lunenburg, and later of Charlotte county), King?s attorney. John Light, Joseph Faris and Abel Lee were appointed constables. Nicholas Hayle, Robert Jones and James Irwin were recommended as justices.

    *Son of William Byrd of Westover, who ran the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1727.

    James married Christian King. Christian was born Est 1720, Delaware; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christian Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Est 1744; died 1801, Halifax County, Virginia.
    2. 3. Thomas Terry  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1756, Henry Co., Virginia; died Abt 1823, Kentucky.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Est 1744; died 1801, Halifax County, Virginia.

    Christian married Anthony Colquett/Colquit 25 May 1752, King William County, Virginia. Anthony (son of John Colquett/Colquit and Anne Hawes) was born Est 1720, Essex County, Virginia; died 1774, Halifax County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 5. John Terry Colquett/Colquit  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1757, Halifax County, Virginia; died Aft 1813, Hancock Co., Georgia.

  2. 3.  Thomas Terry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born Abt 1756, Henry Co., Virginia; died Abt 1823, Kentucky.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.James1)

    Private married H. Carter [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Anthony Terry Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1793, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1860, Washington Co., Florida; was buried , Barfield Cemetery, Washington County, Florida.
    2. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 5.  John Terry Colquett/Colquit Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1757, Halifax County, Virginia; died Aft 1813, Hancock Co., Georgia.

    John married Alena 'Alcey' Townes Yes, date unknown, Halifax County, Virginia. Alena (daughter of 2nd Lt. William Townes and Mrs. William Townes) was born 1766, Halifax County, Virginia; died Bef 1816, Hancock Co., Georgia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Thomas Colquett/Colquit  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1787; died 1865, Georgia.
    2. 9. Achilles Booker Colquett/Colquit  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1804, Hancock Co., Georgia; died 30 Nov 1881, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.


Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Anthony Terry CarterAnthony Terry Carter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Private3, 2.Christian2, 1.James1) was born 1793, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1860, Washington Co., Florida; was buried , Barfield Cemetery, Washington County, Florida.

    Notes:

    Anthony T. Carter (son of Hartwell Carter and Sarah Sally Colquitt) was born 1793 in Virginia, and died 1860 in Washington County Florida. He married Sarah Durdin on 17 Jul 1825 in Walton County Georgia.
    Children of Anthony T. Carter and Sarah Durdin are:
    +Sampson Carter, b. Jun 1836, Washington County Florida, d. 1915, Washington County Florida.
    Sampson Carter (son of Anthony T. Carter and Sarah Durdin) was born Jun 1836 in Washington County Florida, and died 1915 in Washington County Florida. He married Amanda Jane Sellers on 1858 in Washington County Florida, daughter of Henry L Sellers and Susannah Hetty/Hettie Bryant.

    More About Sampson Carter:
    Burial: Barfield Cemetary Washington County Florida.

    More About Sampson Carter and Amanda Jane Sellers:
    Marriage: 1858, Washington County Florida.

    Children of Sampson Carter and Amanda Jane Sellers are:
    +Jasper Newton Carter, b. 22 Nov 1865, Washington County Florida, d. 14 Dec 1938, Washington County Florida.
    James Carter, b. 1862.
    Nancy Carter, b. 1863.

    Name:
    7 REGT VA MILIIA WAR OF 1812

    Anthony married Sarah Darden 14 Jul 1825, Walton County, Georgia. Sarah was born Abt 1809, Georgia; died 1867, Washington Co., Florida; was buried , Barfield Cemetary, Washngton Co., Florida. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sampson Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1836, Washington Co., Florida; died 10 Nov 1914, Washington Co., Florida; was buried , Barfield Cemetery, Washington County, Florida.
    2. 11. Julia Ann Carter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1840, Walton Co., Georgia; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Private3, 2.Christian2, 1.James1)

  3. 8.  Thomas Colquett/Colquit Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.James1) was born 1787; died 1865, Georgia.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Franklin 5 May 1808, Halifax County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born Abt 1788, Halifax Co., VA ; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 9.  Achilles Booker Colquett/Colquit Descendancy chart to this point (5.John3, 2.Christian2, 1.James1) was born 15 Jan 1804, Hancock Co., Georgia; died 30 Nov 1881, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.


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