Parshall Terry, I b. 08 Aug 1734 Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 May 1811 East Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States: Oswald Family History

1734 - 1811 (76 years)

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Name	Parshall Terry
Suffix	I
Birth	08 Aug 1734	Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Gender	Male
Burial	May 1811	East Palmyra Cemetery, East Palmyra, Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Death	15 May 1811	East Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Person ID	I312684224208	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Jonathan Terry, b. 1707, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 16 Nov 1753, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 46 years)
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Jemimah Parshall, b. 1697, Aquebogue, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 1755, Long Island, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)
Relationship	unknown
Marriage	17 May 1730	Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Family ID	F1930	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Sarah Lee, b. 09 Aug 1733, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1786, Goshen, Orange, New York, United States (Age 52 years)
Marriage	1782	Goshen, Orange, New York, United States
Family ID	F2023	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family 2	Joanna Moore, b. Abt. 1734, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 1782 (Age 48 years)
Marriage	1808	East Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Family ID	F1967	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family 3	Bertha Wells, b. Abt. 1734, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Family ID	F1937	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Family 4 Deborah Clark, b. 22 Jun 1736, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 27 Jul 1778, Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 42 years)

Children

	1. Parshall Terry, II, b. 22 Feb 1756, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 23 Jul 1808, York, Home District, Upper Canada, British North America (Age 52 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	2. Jonathan Terry, b. 13 Jan 1758, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 16 Feb 1833, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 75 years)
	3. William Nathan Terry, b. 03 Nov 1760, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York, British Colonial America d. 20 Jan 1840, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States (Age 79 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	4. Deliverance Terry, b. 1764, Mattituck,Suffolk,New York,British Colonial America d. 20 Aug 1851, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States (Age 87 years)
	5. Joshua Terry, b. 31 Dec 1764, Goshen, Orange, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 11 Nov 1827, East Palmyra, Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States (Age 62 years)
	6. Elizabeth Terry, b. Abt. 1765, Connecticut Panhandle, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Abt. 1848 (Age 83 years)
	7. Deborah Lucy Terry, b. 17 May 1766, Little Britain, Orange, New York, British Colonial America d. 25 May 1844, Terrytown, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 78 years)
	8. Nathaniel Terry, b. Mar 1768, Little Britain, Orange, New York, British Colonial America d. 27 Sep 1819, East Palmyra, Ontario, New York, United States (Age 51 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	9. Lydia Terry, b. 1770, Little Britain, Orange, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. New York, United States
	10. Mrs. Remittance Terry, b. 01 Jan 1777, Orange, New York, United States d. 10 Apr 1866, Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States (Age 89 years)
	11. Ebenezer Terry, b. 1778, Little Britain, Orange, New York, United States

Family ID F2104 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

Notes

Parshall Terry (1734-1811) participated
Parshall Terry (1734-1811) participated in the battle of Wyoming, 1778. He was born in New London, Conn.; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 69, page 127] Parshall Terry (1734-1811) a patriot, was with his family in the famed Forty. Fort, the night after the battle of Wyoming, 1778. He was born in New London, Conn.; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 86] Parshall Terry (1734-1811) served as private in the 24th regiment, Connecticut militia, 1778; also under Col. Zebulon Butler. He was born in Connecticut; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 148]

1 _MILT 2 DATE 1778 2 PLAC 24th Regim
1 _MILT 2 DATE 1778 2 PLAC 24th Regiment, CT Militia, under Col. Zebulon Butler Parshall Terry (1734-1811) participated in the battle of Wyoming, 1778.He was born in New London, Conn.; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Volume 69, page 127] Parshall Terry (1734-1811) a patriot, was with his family in the famedForty. Fort, the night after the battle of Wyoming, 1778. He was born inNew London, Conn.; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Volume 86] Parshall Terry (1734-1811) served as private in the 24th regiment,Connecticut militia, 1778; also under Col. Zebulon Butler. He was born inConnecticut; died in Palmyra, N. Y. [Source: The National Society of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Volume 148]

He, along with his brother, Nathaniel, w
He, along with his brother, Nathaniel, were "proprietors" in theConnecticut -Susquehanna Purchase, which included land in what is nownorthern Pennsylvania.

In the year 1762, about the last of August, as he "recollects", he with93 others, including his brother Nathaniel, went to Wyoming VAlley PN."For the purposed of carrying on farming"

They remained only 10 days, finding it too late in the season to beginoperations and returned to their homes until the following season tobegin operations and returned to their ohmes, until the following spring.Early in the month of My 1763, he, with others, returned to Wyoming andbegan work in earnest, making large improvements in what is nowWilkes-Barre, Kingston, Plymouth and Hanover.

In the fall of 1763, Indians raided the pioneers, killing Parshall'sbrother, Nathaniel and about 20 settlers. (The attack was a completesurprise and before they had made a treaty with the Indians in which theyhad agreed to purchase the country. The attack was really a part of the"Pontiac War" of United STates History.

Parshall, wiht his family, went back to New York. The las tof April orthe first of May, 1769, they returned to PN. But, duirng their absence,things had been happening in the VAlley. In 2/1769, 40 CT farmers wentdown into the valley of Wyoming to build a block house, which, from theirnumbers, they called the "Forty Fort."

History has it that Parshall Terry was among the "first forty" men toreturn to the Wyoming settlement in 2/1769.

According to Parshall's diary, he and his family "returned in April orMay 1769".

It is possible that he was one of the reinforcements who came in May.

See Eleazer Cary for the early connection between the CAry and Terryfamily.

According to Parshall Terry Family History, by Lund, page 10:

[QUILICI.FBK.FTW] Drown near Toronto, C
[QUILICI.FBK.FTW] Drown near Toronto, Canada Burial : Palmyra Cememetary Death: Palmyra, Wayne Co, NY 76 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.3, p. —Serial: ; Volume:

See "Memories"

!ALSO BAPTIZED 5 SEP 1931 ENDOWED 20 APR
!ALSO BAPTIZED 5 SEP 1931 ENDOWED 20 APR 1932 DEATH PLACE MAY BE MATTITUCK PER FRANKLIN T. HICKENLOOPER DATA FROM TERRY SETTLERS IN NEW ENGLAND BY WILLIAM Z. TERRY. ALSO FROM RICHARD TERRY, THE IMMIGRANT BY WILLIAM Z. TERRY. MOVED TO PALMYRA IN 1808. THIRD WIFE MAY HAVE BEEN JOANA MOORE OF SOUTHOLD. ALSO SEALED TO SARAH LEE HORTON 19 SEP 1996 LANGE. ALSO SEALED TO BERTHA WELLS 19 SEP 1996 LANGE.