Margaret (Holloway) Terry (abt. 1700 - aft. 1768)

Born about 1700 in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died after 28 Jun 1768 after about age 68 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1700.^[1]

Benjamin Terry married, as his second wife, secondly, Margaret Holloway, before 30 November 1723. She was the daughter of Nathaniel and Deliverance (Bobet) Holloway.^[2] On 16 February 1729/30 Deliverance Holloway of Middleboro, widow of Nathaniel, and Benjamin Terry of Freetown and his wife Margaret, one of the children of the deceased Nathaniel, sold land belonging to the deceased.^[3]

Benjamin Terry died between 28 June 1768 (date of will) and 29 March 1773 (date of probate) at Freetown.^[4] His wife Margaret was still living when he wrote his will on 28 June 1768. He made bequests to his wife Margaret, eldest son Robert (mention includes a reference to what he has received from his grandfather "Spurs" estate), second son Benjamin, third son John, fourth son George, fifth son William, sixth son Solomon (also appointed executor) and daughters, eldest Mary Warren, second Johannah Gibbs, third Lydia Winslow, fourth daughter Phebe Daggett, fifth Margaret Lewing, sixth Meriam Tisdale, seventh Sarah Winslow and eight daughter Dinah Terry unmarried. The will was proved 29 Mar 1773.^[5][4]

Children of Benjamin Terry and Margaret Holloway:^[6]

1. George Terry b. 30 Nov 1723, d. 5 Aug 1788
2. Joanna Terry b. 6 Jul 1725, d. 29 Sep 1815
3. Lydia Terry b. 10 Oct 1726
4. Phebe Terry b. 15 Sep 1729, d. 1806
5. William Terry b. 17 Apr 1731, d. bt 2 Jul 1798 - 1 Apr 1799
6. Margaret Terry b. 22 Oct 1732
7. Solomon Terry b. 13 Jan 1734, d. b 3 Mar 1792
8. Miriam Terry b. 18 May 1737, d. a 28 Jun 1768
9. Sarah Terry b. 13 Aug 1739, d. a 23 Aug 1784
10. Dinah Terry b. 7 Sep 1741, living unm. 28 Jun 1768 (father's will), poss. m. ___ Lain or Lewin.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nathan Ott, Dec 20, 2011
2. ↑ Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), pp. 16, 54-55.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014, Plymouth > Deeds 1729-1731 vol 25-26 > image 303 of 487; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Plymouth County Deeds Vol. 26:52, Deed of Deliverance Holloway.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Bristol County Probate Records Vol. 22:456-9.
5. ↑ Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48307/25378-co1/1414751434
6. ↑ Births confirmed: Vital records of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686-1795 p. 28