Hezekiah Terrell (1735 - abt. 1767)

Born 15 Aug 1735 in Caroline, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Martin) Terrell — married 1758 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1767 at about age 31 in Bute, North Carolina

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Biography

Hezekiah Terrell, son of John and Elizabeth Terrell, married about 1758, or 1759 Phoebe Martin, daughter of John and Rachel Martin. The children of Hezekiah and Phoebe were:

• Abigail Terrell, b. according to her family Bible, 6 Jan. 1760, d. 29 Dec. 1835
• Timothy, b. 17 Oct. 1762, d. 31 July1781
• Halcut Terrell, b. 10 Jan. 1768

Hezekiah made a deed of gift of a slave to his daughter, Abigail Terrell, 31 May 1765, and in that deed he mentioned “my son Timothy Terrell.” Deed witnessed by George and James Martin. (W. B. 1760-1800, part 3, p. 73, Bute Co.) Hezekiah and Phoebe both signed a deed 22 April 1763. (Ibid, p. 211.)

Hezekiah Terrell was a private in the North Carolina militia 30 April 1754 in Capt. Sugar Jones Company as show by the muster roll. He was in the 8th Carolina Regiment 8 Oct. 1754, and again listed in 1756. (N. C. Colonial Records, Vol. XXII, pp. 367, 377.)

Land records show that Hezekiah was granted three tracts of land in then Granville, but later Bute County. One tract of 550 acres granted 11 Mar. 1760 was on both sides of New Light Creek. Another tract granted 3 Dec. 1760 for 626 acres was on both sides of Sandy Creek. A 700 acre tract granted 1 March 1762 was on the north side of Sandy Creek. (Bk. 14, pp. 75, 76, 77.) He sold 512 acres on 24 Oct. 1764 for 100 pounds, described as on both sides of Sandy Creek and Flat Rock Creek, joining John Martin, John Terrell, Browning Williams, and three others named, it being the remainder of a tract thatJohn Martin had sold to Browning Williams. Proved Nov. court 1764. It is believed that Hezekiah’s death occurred in the latter part of 1767.

At November court 1770 James Martin was appointed guardian of Abigail Terrell, orphan of Hezekiah Terrell, dec’d. (Min. Bute Co. Court, p. 149. ) In 1772 James Martin rendered an account of his guardianship to the court. Among expenditures he listed schooling and dancing lessons. He was traditionally an uncle of Abigail.

It is not known when Phoebe Terrell died. Her son, Halcut Hawkins Terrell, was serving as Constable in Franklin County in 1796. (Min. Bk. 1794- 1800.) He was Sheriff of Warren County, N. C. 1811-1821. He bought property in Warren County 16 Sept. 1806. (Warren Co. Deed Bk. 18, p. 339.)

Sources

• Terrell Genealogy’ by Emma Dicken, The Naylor Company http://www.terrellsociety.com/genealogy/documents/L013_Dicken_withNewIndex_S.pdf, pg264-65