Samuel Terry Sr. (abt. 1632 - aft. 1693)

Born about 1632 in Barnet, London, England [uncertain]

Husband of Ann (Lobdell) Terry — married 3 Jan 1661 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Sarah (Bliss) Terry — married 19 Nov 1690 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1693 after about age 61 in Springfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This is the profile for the Samuel Terry who lived in Springfield, Massachusetts starting in 1650.

Date of Birth

Samuel's date of birth is uncertain. Several pieces of evidence, however, suggest a likely date range:

• First, the date of his first marriage (January 1661) suggests that he was probably born sometime in 1630-1640.
• Second, the fact that Samuel received a grant of land in February 1654/5^[1] indicates that he was probably born no later than January 1633/4.
• Third, since his indenture of service to Benjamin Cooley continued until 10 April 1654,^[2][3][4] Samuel was probably born not later than April 1633, as it is unlikely that the contract would have expired prior to his reaching 21.

It therefore seems most likely that Samuel was born sometime in 1630-1633, with about 1632 being a reasonable estimate.

Stephen Terry in his 1887 Notes of the Terry Families stated that Samuel was born about 1633 or 1634.^[5] However, his conclusion was based on the false assumption that indentured service customarily ended a person was 21, when in fact, it was quite common for it to extend well into a person's 20s. Savage stated that Samuel was said have been born in April 1632.^[6] However, as argued by Stephen Terry, the April date seems based on the probably incorrect assumption that Samuel's period of service ended on his birth date when, in fact, his period of service was probably for a round number of years from the start of the service period.^[5]

Place of Birth

Since the three documents in William Pynchon's notebook that preceded the assignment by William Pynchon to Benjamin Cooley of Samuel's indenture of service were assignments by William Pynchon to others of the indentures of service of three other men, all made in England in April 1650 like Samuel's and each of whom was stated to be "of Barnett",^[7] Stephen Terry reasonably concluded that Samuel may also have been from Barnet, which was a village about 11 miles from the heart of London and is now part of London.^[5] No baptism record or other record has been found, however, that confirms that Samuel was born in or came from Barnet.

Parentage

Samuel's parentage has not been determined. No record of the birth or baptism of a Samuel Terry (or spelling variants thereof) in 1628-1635 in or near Barnet, London has been found. Many online family trees say that Samuel was the son of Stephen Terry and wife Jane Hardy. However, no reliable evidence has been found that supports that assertion and the following evidence weighs strongly against it:

• Windsor, Connecticut, records that list Stephen's children do not mention a son named Samuel.^[8][9]
• Neither Stephen's 1668 will, nor any other record, mentions a son named Samuel.^[9]
• Stephen originated from Dorchester, Dorsetshire and was married in Symondsbury, Dorsetshire,^[9] which are both more than 140 miles from Barnet, London, and no records place Stephen in or near Barnet.
• Stephen and his family were living in New England by 1634,^[9] while Samuel was still in England in 1650.

Indentured Service; Emigration to New England

Samuel became bound to William Pynchon as an indentured servant while in England. Based on the the fact that the three other service indentures that Pynchon assigned at the same time as Samuel's indenture, it is likely that Samuel became bound by his indenture in April 1650 and that he arrived in Boston on July 2, 1650.^[7][10] It appears that, upon his arrival, Samuel immediately went to Springfield, Massachusetts, where Pynchon resided, as record in Pynchon's notebook places Samuel there in on 28 July 1650.^[11] Just a few months later, on 15 October 1650, Pynchon assigned Samuel's indenture to Benjamin Cooley of Springfield and Samuel agreed to serve Cooley for 3 years 6 months, until 10 April 1654, in return for Cooly paying Samuel £9, providing him with food and lodging, and teaching him the trade of linen weaving.^[10]

First Marriage and Children

Samuel married Ann Lobdel in Springfield on "the 3d day of ye 11 mon. 1660" (3 January 1660/1).^[12][13]

Samuel and Ann had the following children, all born in Springfield:

1. Samuel, b. 18 July 1661, m. 1st 17 May 1682 Hannah Morgan in Springfield, m. 2d 4 January 1697/8 Martha (_____) Crane, d. 2 January 1730/1 in Enfield^[14]
2. Ephraim, b. 26 August 1663, d. 15 July 1670 in Springfield ("drowned in ye great river at ye wharf")^[14]
3. Thomas, b. 6 March 1664/5, m. 1st 21 April 1687 Mary Cooley, m. 2d 18 May 1722 Mary (______) Meacham, m. 3d 22 March 1735/6 Hannah (_____) Chapin, living on 23 July 1743^[14]
4. Mary, b. July 1667, m. 5 November 1690 Jeremiah Horton Jr. in Springfield, d. before 10 August 1731^[14]
5. Rebecca, b. 25 July 1669, d. 18 August 1670^[14]
6. A stillborn daughter, b. 12 December 1670^[14]
7. Ephraim, b. 3 February 1671/2, m. 25 July 1695 Hannah Eggleston in Springfield, d. 7 December 1760 in Lebanon, Connecticut^[14]
8. Rebecca, b. 5 December 1673, m. 16 September 1691 Abel Wright in Springfield, d. after 26 Nov 1750 probably in Lebanon, Connecticut. (See discussion and sources in Rebecca's profile.)
9. Ann, b. say 1675,^[15] m. 11 January 1693 John Bliss in Springield, living on 10 August 1731^[14]
10. Elizabeth, b. 25 March 1677, d. 2 April 1677^[14]

Samuel's first wife, Ann, "was sick & died" in Springfield in May 1684.^[16]

Second Marriage

On 12 November 1690, Samuel signed a prenuptual agreement with widow Sarah Scott in which Samuel agreed that Sarah would control and have full enjoyment of her 1/3 widow's share of her deceased husband's estate, notwithstanding her marriage to Samuel.^[17]

Samuel and Sarah were married in Springfield on 19 November 1690.^[18][19]

In July 1693, Sarah's son, Ebenezer Scott, apparently rebelled against Samuel's governance and ran off without permssion. In resolution of the conflict, Ebenezer, Sarah, Samuel and Samuel's uncle, Samuel Bliss, agreed that Ebenezer would remain under Samuel's governance only until the end of October 1693 and during that time would be taught the "misery or art" of weaving to the best of his ability.^[20]

On 26 December 1694, the probate court found that Samuel "hath now absented himself" and left her in a "helpless & distressed condition" and had violated the prenuptual agreement by administering her first husband's estate without giving her control of her 1/3 share. The Court therefore appointed Sarah as administrator of all of her first husband's estate and gave her the right to use or dispose of any part of Samuel's estate that he had given to her or her children.^[17]

Sarah died in Springfield on 27 September 1705.^[21]

Occupation

The fact that Samuel received training as a linen weaver from his master, Benjamin Cooley,^[3][4] the fact that he agreed to teach his step-son weaving^[20] and the fact his son Thomas was a weaver^[22] all establish that Samuel knew the craft. However, Samuel apparently also got by by raising stock, as the records of his estate refer to him as a husbandman.^[23]

In addition, starting in 1680, Samuel was the 1/4 owner of a sawmill.^[24]

Springfield

Samuel was appointed to a number of Springfield town positions. He was appointed as constable in 1670, 1679 and 1693, as a fence viewer in 1671, as an appraiser of the town stock in 1678, and as a surveyor of the highways in 1679.^[25] (Samuel was a questionnable choice for a fence viewer, as he himself was fined twice for having a defective fence.^[25])

In Febuary 1681/2, Samuel and his wife agreed with the Springfield Selectmen to take 10-month-old John Matthews, the son of John Matthews, into their home as an apprentice or servant until he reached 21 years of age.^[26] John's mother had died shortly after he was born,^[27] and apparently his father, although living, was not in a position to raise him.^[28] Samuel's guardianship of John Matthews Jr. only lasted a few years, however, as he became sick and died on 8 August 1684.^[29]

In 1684-1685, Samuel was a member of a committee assigned the important task of determining Springfield's boundaries and borders with neighboring towns.^[30][31]

A record from 1685 refers to Samuel as "Serjt", indicating that Samuel had at some point been appointed as a sargeant in Springfield's town militia.^[31]

Enfield

In December 1679, Samuel was among the Springfield residents who were granted a home lot and out lot in Freshwater Plantation (which was incorporated as the town of Enfield in 1683).^[32][33] His son Samuel Jr. was granted a home lot in the Freshwater Plantation in 1681^[34] and appears to have settled there about 1683.^[35][22] In July 1687, the Committee for Enfield granted Samuel's request to exchange his assigned home lot in Enfield for another one closer to his son's lot.^[36] At a 22 May 1690 meeting of the Committee for Enfield, however, Samuel Sr's land grant in Enfield was voided by reason of his never settling in Enfield and much of the land that had been granted to him was granted to his son Samuel Jr.^[37][38]

No records have been found that establish that Samuel Sr ever resided in Enfield. A Samuel Terry (with no Jr or Sr indicated) was one of four men elected as town Selectmen at the first town meeting of the inhabitants of Enfield in May 1688.^[39][40] However, since Samuel Sr was clearly not an inhabitant at that time, while Samuel Jr clearly was, this record most likely relates to Samuel Jr. After Samuel Sr's land grant in Enfield was voided in May 1690, all Enfield records relating to a Samuel Terry appear to relate to Samuel Jr., and nothing in the records suggest that there were two Samuel Terry's living in Enfield. The statement in Savage that Samuel Sr removed to Enfield after 1700^[6] and the statement in the profile of Samuel Sr in Volume III of History of Springfield that Samuel was a "one of the most active and prominent men in the new settlement [of Enfield]"^[41] thus appear to be in error and based, at least in the latter case, on a confusion with his son Samuel Jr.^[42]

Death; Estate

Samuel's date and place of death is uncertain. Savage^[6] and the profile of Samuel Sr in Volume III of History of Springfield^[43] state that Samuel died in in Enfield in 1731, but that is no doubt based on a confusion with his son Samuel Jr., who died in Enfield on 2 January 1730/1.^[44] Since the earliest record of his estate is dated 8 September 1730,^[23] Samuel died sometime before that date. Stephen Terry in his 1887 Notes of the Terry Families states that those estate records establish that 1730 was doubtless the year of his death.^[45] However, since administration of estates was sometimes not commenced until many years after a person's death, it is quite possible that Samuel died well before 1730. Since no records have been found that clearly establish Samuel as a living person after 1693,^[25] it is likely that he died much closer to that date than to 1730. Samuel may well have died sometime before 26 December 1694, as the probate court stated on that date that Samuel "has now absented himself",^[17] suggesting that he had disappeared, which could have have been due to his death under circumstances where his death was not yet known. The lack of confirmation of his death could explain both the absence of a record of his death and the long delay in administering his estate. The proposition that Samuel died long before administration of his estate in 1730 is also supported by the fact that the inventory of his estate in 1730 consisted solely of real estate.

Since the records of Samuel Sr's estate refer to him as "of Springfield",^[23] he was no doubt a resident there at the time of his death and probably died there.

Samuel died intestate. On 8 September 1730, his sons Samuel Terry of Enfield, gentleman, and Thomas Terry of Springfield, husbandman, were appointed as administrators of Samuel's estate.^[23]

On 8 September 1730 Obadiah Cooly, John Burt and Thomas Stebbins were appointed to appraise Samuel's estate.^[23] The inventory of Samuel's real estate was reported on 8 March 1730/1 and totalled £36.18 and included land in the fifth division on the east side of the Great River and the north side of the Chickapee River (£7.13), land in the seond division on the south side of the Chickapee River (£12.12), land in the third division on the south side of the Chickapee River and below the ash swamp (£7.13), land in the north division on the west side of the Great River and on the north side of Rylys Brook (£4), and land in the south division on the west side of the Great River and on the south side of Agawam (£5).^[23] An additional tract of woodland lying on End Brook on the east side of the Great River in Springfield was appraised at £7 in May 1731.^[23]

In the settlement of Samuel's estate, the whole of his lands were settled on son Thomas Terry, the eldest surviving son, and with Thomas agreeing to pay the representatives of his deceased brother Samuel a double share of £10.12.11, Ephraim Terry £5.06.05, the representatives of Mary (Terry) Horton £5.06.05, Rebeckah (Terry) Wright £5.06.05, and Anna (Terry) Bliss £5.06.05.^[23]

Chronology of Records

• 1650. On 28 July 1650, Hugh Parsons and John Lombard testified on oath that as they were warding the Sabbath day, they saw Samuell Terry standing with his face to the meeting house wall near the corner of the meeting house next to the street "chafing his yard to provoak lust, even in sermon tyme", and because they had kept it quiet, [Samuel's master] William Pynchon "gave him private Correction with a rod on his bare back 6 lashes well set on."^[11]
• 1650. By an agreement dated 15 October 1650, Samuell Terry, with the consent of his master William Pynchon of Springfield, agreed to be an apprentice to Benjamin Cooly of Springfield for three years and six months in consideration of (1) 50 shillings worth of wheat payable on 10 April 1651, 50 shillings worth of wheat payable on 10 April 1652, 50 shillings worth of wheat payable on 10 April 1653 and 30 shillings worth of wheat payable on 10 April 1654, (2) food and lodging and (3) Benjamin Cooly teaching him the trade of linen weaving. As part of the same agreement, William Pynchon assigned his indenture with Samuel Terry to Benjamin Cooly and remitted the last year.^[2][3][4]
• 1655. At a Springfied town meeting on 8 February 1654/5, Sam Terry was granted a 3 acre homelott, 3 acres of "hassaky" meadow and a 3 acre woodlott.^[1]
• 1656. At a Springfield town meeting on 7 January 1655/6, the town granted Sam Terry 10 acres of land in Chikkuppy plain over the great river between John Dumbleton and Mr. Thomsons, provided he continues in town 5 years.^[46]
• 1656. At a Springfield town meeting on 30 January 1655/6, in a grant of land in the wet meadow and low land over the meadow, Sam Terry received 1 acre next to Robert Ashleys and Thomas Coopers land.^[47]
• 1659. At a Springfield town meeting on 7 February 1658/9, the town found that the 10 acres in Chikkuppy plain granted to Sam Terry in 1656 had otherwise been granted in March 1653/4. The town therefore voided the grant to Terry and agreed to repay Terry any rates he paid on the granted land.^[48]
• 1660. At a Springfield town meeting on 31 December 1660, the town chose a committee to consider what the town should do regarding Samuell Terry's claim to the 10 acres granted to him in Chickuppe Plain on the west side of the great river.^[49]
• 1661. At a Springfield town meeting on 13 March 1660/1, the town granted Samuell Terry two little pieces of land above the brook at the had of Chickuppe Plain on the west side of the great river, which parcels contain 7 acres more or less, upon the condition that Terry releases the right he pretends to have in any land which lies toward the ower end of said Chickuppe Plain.^[50]
• 1661. Sammuell Terry joyned in marriage to An Lobdell the 3d day of ye 11 mon 1660.^[12] (3 January 1660/1 new calendar)
• 1661. On 22 January 1660/1, before Mr. Holyoke, Mr. Chapin and John Pynchon, John Matthews, being found drunken and bereaved of his understanding at Samuell Terry's wedding, was fined 10 shillings.^[51]
• 1661. Samuell Terry sonne of Samuell Terry born the 18th day of the 5th mon. 1661.^[52]
• 1661. At a Court held at Springfield on 24 September 1661, Samuel Terry and his wife were presented for "abusing one another before marriage", based on their having a son born only 5 months after they were married. The Court ordered that either Samuel pay a £4 fine or they would have their naked bodies whipped with 10 lashes apiece. Samuel chose to pay the fine.^[53]
• 1663. At a Springfield town meeting on 6 January 1662/3, the town granted William Warrener, Thomas Noble, Thomas Day, Samuell Terry and Abell Wright 6 acres a pience above the fence that runs from the great river to Agawam River.^[54]
• 1663. In the 23 February 1662/3 meeting house seating assignments by Deacon Chapin and the Selectmen, John Henryson, Sam Terry, Obadiah Miller and Hugh Dudley were assigned to the 9th seat.^[55]
• 1663. Ephraim Terry son of Samuell Terry born the 26 day of August 1663.^[56]
• 1663. At a Springfield town meeting on 11 May 1663, the town granted Samll Terry 30 acres at Woronoco on the south side of the river on the condition that he purchase the land from the Indians within 3 years and that he dwells on the land for 4 years and disposes of the land only with the approval of the Selectmen.^[57]
• 1664. At a Springfield town meeting on 8 February 1663/4, the town granted to Samuell Terry 40 acres in a certain neck called by the Indians Ashkanunsuck by the north side of the Agawam River halfway to Worronoco.^[58]
• 1664. At a Springfield town meeting on 8 December 1664, the town granted Samuell Terry 25 acres of land below the brook called fresh water brook on the condition that he resign into the town's hand his grant at Worronoco.^[59]
• 1665. At a Springfield town meeting on 1 February 1664/5, the town granted Samuell Terry 4 acres of wood land net to the upper wood lotts over the wet meadow and also granted him 4 acres at world's end by Abell Wright's meadow on the condition that he surrender the land at Ashkanunsuck that had been granted to him on 8 February 1663/4, which he did surrender.^[60]
• 1665. Samuell Terry was included in a list of the allowed and admitted inhabitants of Springfield in Februay 1664/5.^[61]
• 1665. Thomas Terry son of Samuell Terry born March 6th 1664[/5].^[56]
• 1666. At a meeting of the Springfield committee on 6 February 1665/6 for granting lands belonging to the plantation, Sam Terry was granted 30 acres of upland along his meadow (beyond Chickuppy Plain on the west side of the great river) only a highway through the land.^[62]
• 1666. At a Springfield town meeting on 26 February 1665/6, the list of contributions to be made by the inhabitants to Capt. Pynchon for the building of a new mill included Samll Terry for 6 shillings.^[63]
• 1667. At a meeting of the proprietors of the field over the great river in Chickuppe Plain, on 26 April 1667, it was agreed that John Bragg, William Brookes, Jonathan Taylor, Thomas Noble, Samuell Terry, John Lamb, Rice Bedorth and Miles Morgan shall take care of the water fence to see it a sufficient fence, well done at both ends to secure the field.^[64]
• 1668. Samuel Terrey was among the inhabitants of Springfield who signed a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts dated 20 April 1668 remonstrating against the imposts on the river traffic by the Connecticut Colony.^[65]
• 1668. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 29 June 1668, Goodman Terry was fined 3 shillings for having 1 defect in his fence.^[66]
• 1669. Rebecca daughter of Samll & Ann Terrey born July 26, 1669.^[67]
• 1670. At a Springfield general town meeting on 1 February 1669/70, Samuell Terry was chosen constable for the ensuing year and had the oath administered to him by Capt. Pynchon.^[68]
• 1670. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 12 October 1670, the list of contributions of wood to the minister, Mr. Glover, included 2 loads of wood to be contributed by Samuell Terry.^[69]
• 1670. A daughter of Samuell Terrey stillborn Dec. 12th 1670^[70]
• 1671. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 13 February 1670/1, Thomas Day and Sam Terry were selected as fence viewers for the homelots from the wharf land down to Obadiah Cooley and for the lots on the north side of wharft lane.^[71]
• 1672. Ephraim Terrey son of Samll & Anne Terrey born Febr 3d 1671[/2]^[70]
• 1672. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 21 May 1672, the Selectmen found Samuel Terry liable for £0.01.06 to compensate the fence viewers for repairing his fence which was 4 rod defective and which he had refuse to repair for 3 weeks.^[72]
• 1672. At a Springfield generat town meeting on 4 February 1672/3, Samuell Terry was included in the list of inhabitants entitled to vote in town affairs.^[73]
• 1673. Rebecca ye daughter of Samuell & Anne Terrey born Dec 5th 1673^[74]
• 1673. In February 1672/3, Samuel Terry was one of several men examined concering "an uncivil play acted" and were fined for "their uncivill Immodest and beasting acting."^[75]
• 1674. At a Springfield town meeting on 26 February 1673, John Holtun, Samuell Terry and Joseph Stebbin were each granted 10 acres of land on End Brook about half a mile above the bridge over the brook.^[76]
• 1676. On 30 September 1676, Samuell Terry and Isack Morgan testified that the prior Tuesday night, while they were on the watch about midnight, Philip Butler was drunk and gave them ill and high language.^[77]
• 1677. Elizabeth ye daughter of Samuell & Anne Terry born March 25th^[78]
• 1677. At a Springfield town meeting on 13 July 1677, Samuel Terry was one of 25 men who objected to a proposal to improve the house grant to Mr. Glover, the minister.^[79]
• 1678. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 26 December 1678, the Selectment chose Samuel Ely, Samuel Terry and Luke Hitchcocke as appraisers of the town stock.^[80]
• 1679. At a Springfield town meeting on 6 January 1678/9, Samuell Terry, Edward Foster and James Dorchester were chosen as surveyors of the highways of the town on their respective sides of the river.^[81]
• 1679. At a Springfield town meeting on 4 August 1679, Samuell Terry was chosen constable for the ensuing year.^[82]
• 1679. A committee formed by the town of Springfield to make grants of land at the Freshwater Plantation (later Enfield) to inhabitants of Springfield made grants on 3 December 1679 to 19 persons, including Samuel Terry Sen..^[32][33]
• 1680. Samll Terry was one of 10 men cited for not answering their names at the Springfield town meeting on 1 February 1680/1.^[83]
• 1680. By deed dated 13 June 1680, John Artsoll of Springfield, in consideration of £18, sold to Samll Terry Senr his 1/4 share of a saw mill that he had in partnership with Major Pynchon and George Colton on fresh water brook on the southern bounds of Springfield.^[24]
• 1681. At a meeting of the Springfield Selectmen on 29 August 1681, Samuell Terry Senr agreed to pay 6 bushells of Indian corn (being overplus money in his country rates when he was constable) to the town.^[84]
• 1682. By indenture dated 17 February 1681/2, the Springfield Selectman, in fulfillment of their duty to see that children whose parents are dead or too poor to care for them, agreed with Samuel Terry Senr and his wife, that they were to take John Matthew's son, 10-month old John Matthews, as his apprentice or servant until he reaches 21 years of age.^[26]
• 1682. At a Springfield town meeting on 13 March 1681/2, Samll Terry was one of 22 men cited for being absent from the meeting and fined 6 pence a piece, which would go to Widow Beamon's rate.^[85]
• 1684. At a Springfield General Town meeting on 5 February 1683/4, Samuel Blisse Senr and Samuel Terrey were chose surveyors to see to the repairing of the high ways.^[86]
• 1684. At a Springfield town meeting on 23 December 1684, Samuel Marshfield, Rolland Thomas, John Hitchcocke, Samll Terry, Henry Chapin, Josias Leonard and Nathaniel Blisse were appointed to lay out the bounds of the town granted last may by the Massachusetts General Court.^[30]
• 1685. On 23 April 1685, John Pynchon, Samll Marshfield, Rolland Thomas and Serjt Samll Terry met with Northampton men about the boundary with their town.^[31]
• 1687. In July 1687, the Committee for Enfield granted Samuel Terry Snr's request to exchange his assigned home lot in Enfield for another one closer to the lot of his son Samuel Terry Jr.^[36]
• 1688. At a Springfield General Meeting on 7 February 1687/8, the town voted to pay Samuel Terrey 7 shillings upon the account of his keeping John Matthews as his child.^[87]
• 1688. On 19 May 1688, Samuel Terrey was assigned as a member of a Springfiel jury assigned to hear an action by Nathanel Bancroft against Mr. James Moore.^[88]
• 1690. At a 22 May 1690 meeting of the Committee for Enfield, Samuel Terry Sr's land grant in Enfield was voided by reason of his never settling in Enfield and much of the land that had been granted to him was granted to his son Samuel Terry Jr.^[37][38]
• 1690. On 12 November 1690, Samuel signed a prenuptual agreement with widow Sarah Scott in which Samuel agreed that Sarah would control and have full enjoyment of her 1/3 widow's share of her deceased husband's estate, notwithstanding her marriage to Samuel.^[17]
• 1690. Samll Terrey widower & widow Sarah Scot were joined in marriage Nov 19 1690.^[18]
• 1693. At a Springfield General Town meeting on 17 March 1692/3, Thomas Cooper and Samll Terry were chosen as constables.^[89]
• 1693. On 8 July 1693, Ebenezer Scot was brought before John Pynchon for "Disorderly goeing off" without the permission of father[-in-law] Samuell Terry or his mother. Ebenezer, Samuel, Ebenezer's mother, and Samuel Bliss (Ebenezer's uncle) agreed that, until the end of October 1693, Ebenezer was to continue with Samuel Terry under his government, with Terry engaging to instruct him in the "misery or art" of weaving as far he capable, and then Ebenezer Scot was to be discharged from the service of his father-in-law and Terry was to dismiss him with good and suitable clothing.^[20]
• 1694. On 26 December 1694, the Probate Court found, on the petition of wife Sarah Terry, that Samuel Terry "hath now absented himself" and left her in a "helpless & distressed condition" and had violated the prenuptual agreement by administering her first husband's estate without giving her control of her 1/3 share.^[17]

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2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. pp. 226-227. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. pp. 1-2. Link to pages at archive.org
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. pp. 645-646. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. p. 3. Link to page at archive.org
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. Vol. IV. Little, Brown and Company, 1862. p. 269. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
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10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. pp. 1-3. Link to pages at archive.org
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. p. 224. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 14 Marriages. FHL Film #004375670, image 21. Link to image at familysearch.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJV-HVD : 30 April 2022), Samuel Ferrey, 1660.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. pp. 8-9. Link to pages at archive.org
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Ann was probably born in 1675, based on the date of her marriage (1693) and available gaps in her siblings' dates of birth.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-D27 : 3 May 2022), An Terry, 1684.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5} Probate estate files Hampshire County, Case # # 128-2 Scott, John, 1694. FHL Film # 102165060, image 475. Link to image at familysearch.org.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 18 Marriages. FHL Film #004375670, image 25. Link to image at familysearch.org.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJV-CR7 : 3 May 2022), Sam Emery, 1690.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. pp. 333-334. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-X8P : 3 May 2022), Sarah Carres, 1705.
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. p. 8. Link to page at archive.org
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8} Probate estate files Hampshire County, Case #146-25 Terry, Samuel, Springfield, 1730. FHL Film # 102197767, image 800. Link to image at familysearch.org.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2} Hampden Deeds, Vol. A, p. 81. FHL Film # 007460605, image 51. Link to image at familysearch.org.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3} See "Chronology of Records" in this profile.
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1 26.2} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. pp. 152-153. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} John Matthews Jr was born on 18 April 1681. "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-W96 : 3 May 2022), John Matthews, 1681. His mother, Mary, died on 13 May 1681. "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-DZV : 3 May 2022), Mary Matthewes, 1681.
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1} John Matthews Sr died on 25 August 1684, just one week after his son. "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ5-K87 : 3 May 2022), Jno Matthewes, 1684.
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-D2F : 3 May 2022), John Mathews, 1684.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1 30.2} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 169. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 182. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1 32.2} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 12. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1 33.2} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 65. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 13. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1} Samuel Jr's settlement in Enfield about 1683 is based on a record dated 22 May 1690 that stated that Samuel Jr had been living in Enfield "7 years and above". Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 122. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1 36.2} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 110. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
37. ↑ ^{37.0 37.1 37.2} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 122. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
38. ↑ ^{38.0 38.1 38.2} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. pp. 146-147. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
39. ↑ ^{39.0 39.1} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 15. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
40. ↑ ^{40.0 40.1} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume I. 1900. p. 118. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
41. ↑ ^{41.0 41.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 647. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
42. ↑ ^{42.0 42.1} See, generally, the records contained in Volumes I-III of Francis Olcott Allen's History of Enfield, Connecticut.
43. ↑ ^{43.0 43.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 645. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
44. ↑ ^{44.0 44.1} Allen, Francis Olcott, ed. History of Enfield, Connecticut. Volume II. 1900. p. 1868. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
45. ↑ ^{45.0 45.1} Terry, Stephen. Notes of Terry Families in the United States, Mainly Descended from Samuel, of Springfield, Mass., But Including Also Some Descended from Stephen, of Windsor, Conn., Thomas, of Freetown, Mass., and Others.1882. p. 6. Link to page at archive.org
46. ↑ ^{46.0 46.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 244. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
47. ↑ ^{47.0 47.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 240. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
48. ↑ ^{48.0 48.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 262. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
49. ↑ ^{49.0 49.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 282. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
50. ↑ ^{50.0 50.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 289. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
51. ↑ ^{51.0 51.1} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. p. 249. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
52. ↑ ^{52.0 52.1} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 11 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 18. Link to image at familysearch.org.
53. ↑ ^{53.0 53.1} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. p. 255. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
54. ↑ ^{54.0 54.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 289. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
55. ↑ ^{55.0 55.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 330. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
56. ↑ ^{56.0 56.1 56.2} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 12 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 19. Link to image at familysearch.org.
57. ↑ ^{57.0 57.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 309. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
58. ↑ ^{58.0 58.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 310. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
59. ↑ ^{59.0 59.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 320. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
60. ↑ ^{60.0 60.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 324. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
61. ↑ ^{61.0 61.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 77. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
62. ↑ ^{62.0 62.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 348. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
63. ↑ ^{63.0 63.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 353. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
64. ↑ ^{64.0 64.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. pp. 92-93. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
65. ↑ ^{65.0 65.1} "Petitions Against Imposts, 1668." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register for the Year 1855. Volume IX. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1855. p. 87. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
66. ↑ ^{66.0 66.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 364. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
67. ↑ ^{67.0 67.1} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 22 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 28. Link to image at familysearch.org.
68. ↑ ^{68.0 68.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 104. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
69. ↑ ^{69.0 69.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 387. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
70. ↑ ^{70.0 70.1 70.2} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 23 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 29. Link to image at familysearch.org.
71. ↑ ^{71.0 71.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. pp. 392-393. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
72. ↑ ^{72.0 72.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 399. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
73. ↑ ^{73.0 73.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. pp. 116-117. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
74. ↑ ^{74.0 74.1} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 24 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 30. Link to image at familysearch.org.
75. ↑ ^{75.0 75.1} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. pp. 276-277. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
76. ↑ ^{76.0 76.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 244. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
77. ↑ ^{77.0 77.1} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. p. 287. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
78. ↑ ^{78.0 78.1} Springfield Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 25 Births. FHL Film #004375670, image 31. Link to image at familysearch.org.
79. ↑ ^{79.0 79.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 132. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
80. ↑ ^{80.0 80.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 421. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
81. ↑ ^{81.0 81.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 140. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
82. ↑ ^{82.0 82.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 141. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
83. ↑ ^{83.0 83.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 433. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
84. ↑ ^{84.0 84.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume I. 1898. p. 437. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
85. ↑ ^{85.0 85.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 151. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
86. ↑ ^{86.0 86.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 165. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
87. ↑ ^{87.0 87.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 194. Link to volume at familysearch.org.
88. ↑ ^{88.0 88.1} Smith, Joseph H., ed. Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts (1639-1702): The Pynchon Court Record. 1961. p. 322. Link to pages at hathitrust.org.
89. ↑ ^{89.0 89.1} Burt, Henry M. The First Century of the History of Springfield. The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders. Volume II. 1899. p. 211. Link to volume at familysearch.org.

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