Parshall Adam Terry II (1756 - 1808)

Born 22 Feb 1756 in Mattituck, Suffolk, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Stevens) Terry — married 1777 in Wyoming, Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Rhoda (Skinner) Cornell — married about 1794 (to 1808) in Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1808 at age 52 in Don River, York Co, Upper Canada

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Notes

The following is paraphrased from Chapter 4 of the book "A Mill Should be Build Thereon" An Early History Of the Todmorden Mills" by Eleanor Drake.

He came from a family with a long North American History. Parshall was born in 1754 and grew up in the frontier trading and trapping expeditions into Canadian territory.

When the Revolutionary War began, Parshall and his father joined the Revolutionary Army. Parshall joined the First Westmoreland Company. By June 15, 1777, Pashall had switched sides, appearing on the payroll of the Indian Department of the British Army as a Serjeant in Captain Peter TenBroeck’s Company of Butler’s Rangers and paid £76 at the rate of 5 shillings per day for 304 days of service from 25 Dec 1777 to 24 Oct 1778. . Butlers Rangers along with the Iroquois were involved in the Battle at Wyoming Pennsylvania close to the Terry home. The British defeated the Patriots at this battle. It is also known as the Wyoming Massacre because of the large number of Patriots killed by the Iroquois while retreating and while being held prisoner. Parshall's father and brothers fought for the American side.

After the war, Parshall Terry and his wife Amelia (Amy) Stevens came to Canada as a United Empire Loyalist. On the disbandment of the Rangers he retired on half pay and was granted several properties.

He lived for a period in Kingston in 1783 and then moved to Willoughby Township in 1784.

Amelia his wife died in 1789, leaving five children, ^[1]

Around this time, Parshall Terry began his climb up the local government ladder. He became deputy-commissioner and was appointed magistrate for the Fort Erie area in 1789. In 1792 he was elected to the fiirst Parliament of Upper Canada for Lincoln and Norfolk.

When Governor Simcoe relocated to York, Terry also made the move and settled on the east bank of the Don River. He was a part owner, along with the Skinner family of the original Don Mills

Biography

Parshall Terry was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Parshall Terry II is/was a significant Ontarian .

Parshall Terry was born in Orange County, New Jersey, in 1756 and later moved to Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. Other possible birth location: Long Island, New York Colony

He married Amelia (Amy) Stevens in 1775 or 1776. The had three children born in the United States, Partial III (1776), Mary (1780) and Martha (1783). The family moved to Canada where he was awarded as a United Empire Loyalist. The settled in the Niagara region and had two more children, Submission and William. Melia died in 1789.

In 1793 or 94, Parshall married Rhoda Skinner, Daughter of Timothy and sister of Isaiah and Aaron who were instrumental in building the mill in the Don Valley. He and Rhoda had seven more children, five girls and two boys.

In 1800 he along with the Skinners constructed a sawmill some distance north of the Town of York which grew to be a large operation and was considered to be one of the most important in the province. His home has been preserved at the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site near the former site of the mill.

Parshall Terry was elected to the first Legislative Assembly for the riding of 4th Lincoln and Norfolk.

He drowned on July 20th, 1808, while attempting to cross the Don River on horseback on a floating bridge.

He died on 20 Jul 1808. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/164396640?p=51794242&returnLabel=Parshall%20Adam%20Terry%20II%20(MN3Y-5H5)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FMN3Y-5H5
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64561058/parshall-terry: accessed 22 May 2023), memorial page for Parshall Terry (22 Feb 1756–20 Jul 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64561058; Burial Details Unknown, Drowned in the Don river.; Maintained by Redriver (contributor 47269236).

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• http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=t&line=52
• http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/ucfel/ucfel8.html
• Wikipedia contributors, "Parshall Terry," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parshall_Terry&oldid=788708783 (accessed December 22, 2017).
• Norman K. Crowder, Early Ontario Settlers, A Source Book, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993.
• "Parshall Terry." En https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parshall_Terry. Accessed 25 Mar. 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parshall_Terry
• Year: 1790; Census Place: Warwick, Orange, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 391; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 0568146
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.* Canada Records, LandMarks Of Toronto 1898 by John R Robertson