Parshall Terry III (1778 - 1861)

Born 30 Sep 1778 in Youngtown, Niagara, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Terry — married 16 Mar 1802 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1861 at age 83 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

Parshall was born in 1778. Parshall Terry passed away in 1861.

Find A Grave

Birth: Sep. 30, 1778

Ontario County, New York, USA

Death: Oct. 8, 1861

Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

The following names are adjacent to each other in the cemetery: Parshall Terry III (1778-1861), Valeria P. Terry, Porter M. Terry and Deborah Terry.

TERRY, PARSHALL (son of Parshall Terry and Amy Stevens, of New York). Born Sept. 30, 1778, Fort Niagara, N. Y. Came to Utah Oct. 15, 1849, Allen Taylor company. Married Hannah Terry March 16, 1802 (daughter of Joshua Terry and Elizabeth Parshall), who was born Oct. 8, 1786, Goshen, N. Y., and came to Utah with husband, died Oct. 4, 1877, Rockville, Utah). Their children: Stevens b. Aug. 19, 1803, m. Sarah Bryant; Jacob E. b. July 4, 1805, m. Catherine Brown, m. Mary Urena Riley, m. Clarissa Williams, m. Ellen Reed; Dency b. July 20, 1807, m. Samuel Hackett; Clark b. Sept. 19, 1809, d. child; Joel b. May 23, 1812, m. Maria Anderson, m. Hannah Shelton, m. Jane Hacken, m. Rowena Garner; Elizabeth b. Nov. 17, 1814, m. Francis Kirby, m. John Huard; David b. April 17, 1817, m. Elizabeth Washburn, m. Mary Ann Cunningham; Jane b. May 21, 1819, m. George Tarbox, m. George Young; Amy b. June 5, 1821, m. Zemira Draper Jan. 30, 1842; Marilla b. July 2, 1823, m. John Crawford, m. Nelson Hanson; Joshua b. Aug. 11, 1825, m. Ann Greasewood; Mary Emma Reid (Johnson) b. Jan. 20, 1857; Deborah b. Dec. 25, 1827, d. child; James Parshall b. Jan. 1, 1830, m. Mary Richards (died May 17, 1902) Nov. 2, 1856; m. Sarah K. Brown. Family home South Willow Creek, Utah. Toll-gate keeper Red Butte Canyon road, Salt Lake county, 1849. Moved to Lehi 1851 and to Draper 1853. Kept toll-gate at bridge over Jordan river at Lehi 1856, and in Provo Canyon 1858. Died Oct. 8, 1861, at Terry's Mound, Draper ward, Utah. TERRY, JOSHUA (son of Parshall Terry and Hannah Terry). Born Aug. 11, 1825, Albion, Ontario, Canada. Came to Utah Sept. 26, 1847, George B. Wallace company. Married Ann Greasewood in 1852, at Fort Bridger, Wyo. (an Indian girl), who was born in Wyoming. Their children: George b. Feb. 1, 1853, m. Kate Einis; Jane b. April 26, 1855, m. John Rideout. Married Mary Emma Reid (Johnson) Jan. 20, 1857, Salt Lake City (daughter of John Reid and Sarah Corter, pioneers 1852, Warren Snow company). She was born June 7, 1840, at Golden Point, Hancock county, Ill. Their children: William Johnson (adopted) b. Feb. 18, 1856; Mary Ann b. Nov. 1857, m. Amelia Charles; Sarah Ann b. Dec. 3, 1861, m. Winfield Scott Ballard Dec. 15, 1881; Hunter b. Oct. 1, 1863, m. Harriet Brown; Hannah L. b. Aug. 17, 1865, m. David Brown 1885; Deborah b. July 4, 1867, died; Emma b. Aug. 3, 1869, m. Hyrum Brown 1889; Elisha T. b. Oct. 7, 1871; Joseph H. b. April 28, 1873; Porter M. b. July 21, 1875; Valeria P. b. Jan. 18, 1877; Deney M. b. Jan. 14, 1879; and Margra b. Jan. 3, 1880; latter six died; Redell S. b. Jan. 7, 1882, m. Eliza Henderson 1903. High priest; patriarch. Assisted in building Fort Bridger. Indian interpreter; spending fifteen years among the tribes. Drove first wagon into Davis county, Box Elder county, and into the Bear River country, and was a pioneer into many other parts of four states.

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Parents:

Parshall Terry (1756 - 1808)

Amy Stevens Terry (1758 - 1789)

Spouse:

Hannah Terry Terry (1785 - 1877)*

Children:

Jacob Er Terry (1805 - 1898)*

Joel Terry (1812 - 1891)*

Elizabeth Terry Heward (1814 - 1878)*

Jane Terry Young (1819 - 1847)*

Amy Terry Draper (1821 - 1900)*

Amy Terry Draper (1821 - 1900)*

Joshua Terry (1825 - 1915)*

James Parshall Terry (1830 - 1918)*

Siblings:

Parshall Terry (1778 - 1861)

Elizabeth Terry Cowan (1792 - 1861)*

Timothy Terry (1798 - 1886)**

*Calculated relationship

**Half-sibling

Burial: Draper City Cemetery

Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Plot: A-41-2

GPS (lat/lon): 40.52411, -111.866 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Maintained by: Redriver; Originally Created by: John Warnke; Record added: Oct 05, 2004; Find A Grave Memorial# 9553570; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9553570

• Pioneers and prominent men of Utah, p. 1204.

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9553570