Abiel Terry (1714 - 1793)

Born 3 Dec 1714 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Tisdale) Terry — married 23 Sep 1738 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1793 at age 78 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abiel, the son of Thomas and Abigail Dean Terry, was born at Freetown on December 4, 1714.^[1] He married Hannah Tisdale at Taunton in 1738.^[2] They had five known children.^[3]

1. Abiell Terry b 1740; m Hannah Foster
2. Zebedee Terry b 1741; m Hannah Williams
3. Joseph Terry b 1743
4. Hannah Terry b 1746; d 1747
5. Thomas Terry b 1747; d 1747

Abiel, son of [ [ Terry-2461| Thomas Terry] ] and Abigail Deane; was born Dec 3, 1714 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts; He entered his intentions to marry Hannah Tisdale Jul 20, 1738 in Freetown. He married her 23 Sep 1738 in Taunton, Bristol, MA. Abiel

Sources

1. ↑ Van Antwerp, Lee D. Vital Records of Freetown, Massachusetts. Self-Published. Page 42.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Taunton Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume II - Marriages. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1928. Page 468.
3. ↑ Tisdale, Rosa D. Meet the Tisdales, Descendants of John Tisdale of Taunton, Mass. 1630-1980. Washington, DC: Self-Published, 1981. Page 143.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-NHG : 10 February 2018), Abiel Terry, 03 Dec 1714; citing FREETOWN,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 945,020.

• Mayflower Families Though Five Generations, Volume 19, Family of Thomas Rogers; p. 53

• Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 for Thomas Terry;

"Will of Thomas Terry of Freetown MA. <Bristol Co. PR> <15:380> ,,,dated 5 Nat 1745, mentions wf Abigail; son Thomas Terry...nof os ound understanding...and is incapable to provide for himself; son Abiel Terry to be gdn. of brother; dau Lydia Jones. <15:381> Pr. 15 June 1757. <original> Bond 4 Oct 1757, of Abiel Terry, Esq. of Freetown, admr. Sureties: James Williams, Esq. of Taunton and Thomas Gilbert, Esq of Berkley."

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.