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. Parshall Adam Terry.II, who is the son of Deborah Clark (15 May 1775, Matituk, Long Isl., NYC - Jul 1778 Pennsylvania
& General Parshall Adam Terry.Ist, (born 8 Aug 1734 in Mattituck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY. - Death 15 May 1811 in East Palmyra, Wayne, NY.)
. During the Revolutionary War, Parshall II remained a Loyalist, as many of the New York friends & neighbors did. However, he was the only member of his family to side with the Crown. He was an adventurous person, a skilled woodsman, a friend of the Indians & had mastered the Mohawk language.
. In the Revolutionary War he was listed as a member of Butler's Rangers. Butler's regiment of Tories had 8 companies all told. Two of the companies were composed of half Indians & half whites who could speak the Mohawk language. Parshall was second in command of one of the Indian companies. He served under Joseph Brant, an educated Seneca.
Ref: A Puritan Heritage, The Ancestry of Marshall & Hannah Terry, by H Vernon & Eleaner M Hall, 1889.
. During the war, Parshall Terry.1 went to Forty Fort for protection after the Wyoming Valley massacre, along with at least some of his family. He belonged to the 24th Regiment, Connecticut Militia in 1778. Deborah Clark Terry, wife of Parshall Terry I, apparently tried to escape the Wyoming Valley massacre, but was killed in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in July 1778 when Deborah was captured & scalped at the door of Forty Fort. Her child escaped.
Parshall Terry II was with the British loyalists who entered Forty Fort, & he interceded on his family's behalf. Later his son, Captain Jonathon Terry, gave this account of his brother Parshall Terry.Ii in his attempts to quell the vicious rumors about his brother. " False reports have been circulated in respect to my brother, Parshall Terry, & I have heard that it has been in print that he killed his father, etc., hence I wish to, in this place, declare the real truth in regard to it. My brother, Parshall Terry, was indeed on the opposite side of the great question from us, who were true Whigs, & was with the enemy, as well as many more. He also came into the fort with Col. Butler & his army; but he offered no manner of violence to any of his friends. On the contrary, he said he had come into the fort to save our lives; & his father, who was also my father, has survived many years." This is a sworn statement given at Terrytown.
Ref: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Dr. Craft.
. Deborah Terry Hortonhad this to say about her brother. "When my Tory brother, Parshall, who had been with the Indians up the river & was in the battle, came in he spoke kindly, saying he had come to save our lives, but seemed overcome with shame. When my father upbraided him with the wickedness of his conduct, & horrible company he was in, he could not look him in the face, or answer a simple word. My father had on a pair of new shoes, which at that time were articles of great importance, which few people could afford to wear in warm weather. An Indian, observing them got down on his knees and recklessly cut the strings with his knife and took them off his feet. My Tory brother had not influence enough with them to prevent them from robbing us of everything they could carry away." At the time of the attack, Deborah Terry was 12 years of age.
. James Parshall Terry, of Rockville, grandson of Parshall Terry II states in his autobiography: "In justice to him it ought to be said that between him & the rest of the family, there were only political differences."
Ref: A SKETCH OF KELLAND TERRY'S LIFE
. UCLPetition 10, 1794 Jun 6 - To his Excellency Gov. John Graves Simcoe,
The Petition of Parshall Terry, Esq., Member of the Assembly,
That whereas you petitioner having joined his Majestys Forces in the year & served that time faithfully during the War & having left some Commonwealth Property Lands in the States of America for which he had never received any compensation, he begs, therefore, that you Excellency will take his matter into you consideration & grant him leave to hold 500 Acres of land in one body 150 of which are in front being a number 4 & half Number 3, in the first concession below Black Creek* & on which he now dwells & also to hold 700 Acres in the Forks of Black Creek, there being plenty of vacant lots there.
& your petitioner, as in duty bound will ever pray, Signed, Parshall Terry.
Envelope: Read in Council the 6 Jun 1794. Entered in Land Book A, page 180.
Ref: Upper Canada Land Petitions, T Batch1, pg.1012, Film C2832, Archives of Canada.
Note*1: Black Creek is in Township of York in the west end of Toronto, near today's Jane Street
. UCLPetition 47, C2950, p788.
To Gov. John Graves Simcoe, Petition of Frederick Williams, served His Majesty from 1778 to 1780 in Capt Elias Smith, Engineer Dept. at NY & Philadelphia as a carpenter. From 1783 served as private on Ships as Pilot. He brought into this county in the year 1786 a wife & 5 children. Wants Land. Signed, Frederick Williams.
Affidavit: These may certify that Frederick Williams moved into this province with his wife & 6 children in the year 1786 & that the said Williams is an honest industrious man.
Signed, Parshall Terry.
Note2: Recommended for 400 A. No date on any of these documents, but it was addressed to Governor Simcoe who governed until before Jul 1797. - PJA
. UCLPetition 10, 1797 May 2. To Peter Russel, Esq., Administrator of Province of Upper Canada,
The Petition of Parshall Terry Esq. having a large family to provide for of 9 children & 4 of who were born previous to the year 1789.
That your petitioner [2nd wife:] married Rhoda Skinner, daughter of Timothy Skinner, whose name is entered on the U.E. list. Wherefore your Petitioner humbly prays your Honour would be please to allow him a location of 200 acres of land for his wife, as likewise such a grant for his children as your Honour may seen meet. Petitioner as in duty bound, will ever pray.
Signed, Parshall Terry.
ENVELOPE: Recd. 2 May 1797, Read 10 May, Ordered to Rhoda Skinner, the wife of the Petitioner, 200 Acres as the daughter of a loyalist. The Petition has already got the amount of land assigned, to him. Initialed, Peter Russell.
. The warrant appears to have issued to Parshall Terry in stead of Rhode Terry, his wife, described to him in right of his wife 1811.
Ref: UCLP, T Batch 3, C2833, p210-218.
A Record of the Marks of Horn Cattle, Sheep & Swine. For the Inhabitants of the Townships of York:
. 1799 May 22 - Parshal Terry Senr, A Hole in the right Ear Close to the Head.
Ref: York, Upper Canada Minutes of Town Meetings, Toronto Ref. Library.
. UCLPetition 10b, 1804 Apr 28, To Peter Hunter Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, In Council
The Petition of Parshall Terry of York Twp.
That your petitioner on the 24 Aug 1798 purchased from Henry Whitmer, alias Henry Wilner, 500 acres of land in Charlotteville Twp. in consideration of £62.30s of lawful money. That the size Whitner at the time of such sale had an order in Council for the said 500 scars. But your petitioner now finds that the Deed of such land has late been stayed in the Secretary's Hands, by an order dated in the year 1803 from the Inspector General of Provincial Accounts, by reason that the skas Henry Whitner is charged with having obtained 200 A of the said tract beyond what he was at the time entitled to receive.
That the said Whitner is unable to refund to your petitioner the money advanced for the said land or any part thereof, Wherefore your petitioner humbly prays that your Excellency will take his situation into consideration & permit His Majesties' Letters Patent of Grant to issue in the name of the said Whitner or petitioner for 300A of the said tract. Also permit your petitioner to locate the remaining 200 A thereof in the name on behalf of some other person entitled to the Bounty of the Crown, in order to enable your petition to make good eventually a Bargain & Sale of the Premises, which he hath made & which will effectually xx him if he do not fulfill.
York, 28 April, 1804, Parshall Terry.
. I Henry Whitner, alias Wilner of Bertie Twp, do hereby acknowledge to have received of & for Pershall Terry, Twp. of York, £62 10 shillings currency in full for 500 Acres, Lot SW 11 & 16 & 10th Concession of Charlotteville. 24th Day Aug, 1798.
. Henry Whitner was entitled to 350 Acres, located in 3 locations, which he received. The Survey General's office in a very rare mistake, issued him a letter stated 500 which he then sold to Parshall.
. 1804 May 2. Affidavit may issuer for this 200 Acres granted to Witner for taking up the Dorchester grant, upon payment of the survey fees. The Clerk of the Council should issue a separate warrant for this 200 acres which now all that Wilmer has a just claim to. Signed, John Gill & Peter Russell.
Ref: UCLP, T Batch 3, C2833, p210-218.
Note3: Implied here is that now that Henry Whitner has been given another 200 Acres in Dorchester Twp., he could meet his obligations to Parshall Terry. The actual outcome needs further research. This area in southern Ontario was renowned for its large hardwood trees which, no doubt, Parshall was eyeing for his sawmill in Black Creek. - PJ Ahlberg.
. 1st Heir & Devisee Commission, H1140, p.x
Report upon sundry Claims allowed on 1 & 23 May, 1804:
Claim 42, Parshall Terry, of Town of York, yeoman, Lot 7, Con 2, York; Original Nominee, Angus McDonell
Proceedings of Comm. Allowed, proved the title from the Crown is regular. Remarks: Angus McDonnell is entered on the Plan for this Lot. A Return being made from the Council Office on 8 Oct, 1796, is was recommended that the Petitioner be confirmed in L7, C2 East Side of the Don, upon condition of improving the same with in one year.
Note4: Angus McDonell was a barrister & had 2,000 Acres on the go in Flamboro W, Scarboro, Clinton, Louth & Beverly Twps. He was a major land speculator. It appears Angus McDonell did not make the improvements thus leaving the lot available for Parshall Terry. - PJ Ahlberg.
. 1808 July 20 - DROWNED IN THE DON.
Departed this life on the 20th Mr. Parshall Terry. His death was occasioned by his getting into the River Don on horseback. By this misfortune an exemplary wife & large, helpless family are left to the care of the all-disposing Providence, & a resistless appeal is made to the benevolence & sympathetic generosity of a virtuous public. The particular situation of the road near the Don bridge, calls imperiously upon the commissioners appointed by his Excellency for the particular care of the roads & employing the voted money for immediate repairs, as many lives are seriously threatened with danger by its present state, in consequence of the causeway being removed by an excessive flood. The place, when seen, suggests the nature of the required improvement, & as a part of duty we earnestly recommend o public attention."
Parshall Terry essayed to ford the Don on horseback, at a point some 50 yards north of the present (1913) Queen street bridge. He was swept away, his body being afterwards found near the mouth of the river, but his horse reached the shore.
Ref: York Gazette, Published Sat. Jul 23, 1808 and reprinted Robertson Landmarks, Vol 5.
Parshall Terry.4th
* * 1809 Apr 11, Claim #3, See p. 20. Notice is hereby given that I Parshall Terry of County of Ontario, in the State of New York, Farmer, will claim before the Honorable Commissioners upon claims to Land at their next sitting in the Town of York, the Lot # 7, 2nd Concession of York Twp. from the Bay [L. Ontario], containing by a measurement 200 acres, as heir-at-law of Parshall Terry, The Elder, late of Twp. of York, deceased.
Signed, York present upon my office this 11 April, 1809, Thos. Ridout, Signed, Parshall Terry.
Envelope: This is to certify that the within claim has been applied in this Office of the Clerk of Peace for the Home District [i.e. Toronto, York Co., Ontario], upwards of 30 days before this date.
Signed, Clerk of the Peace, York 31 May, 1810, Thos. Ridout, Clk. Peace.
Ref: Upper Canada Sundries, H1140, p. 577. Archives of Canada
Research & transcripts by PJ Ahlberg, 2014, Thank you.
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. Biography of PARSHALL TERRY, III (1778-1861).
Born at Fort Niagara, New York, son of Parshall Terry & Amy Stevens. Family move from New York to Upper Canada; family conversion in 1838; immigration to Missouri shortly thereafter; death of his 11 year old daughter due to exposure after being forced from home by mobs in Missouri; exodus west.
The beginning of the evacuation of Nauvoo, Illinois, was planned for March-April, but because of mob threats President Brigham Young directed that the exodus of the Saints across the Mississippi River begin on 4 Feb 1846. President Young remained behind to administer endowments to the Saints & did not leave Nauvoo until mid-February.
Significant Events: Before his death the Prophet Joseph Smith prophesied, "Some of you will live to go & assist in making settlements & build cities & see the Saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains" (HC 5:85). Nearly 12,000 Saints departed Nauvoo from February to September 1846. After the Saints left Winter Quarters & later locations, they were organized into companies of tens, fifties, & hundreds, under a company captain. In September 1846 a mob of approximately 800 men equipped with 6 cannons laid siege to Nauvoo. After several days of fighting, the remaining Saints were forced to surrender in order to save their lives & gain a chance to cross the river. Five to 600 men, women, & children crossed the river & camped on the riverbank. President Brigham Young sent rescue teams with supplies to evacuate these "poor Saints."
Ref: Mormon Manuscripts to 1846: Guide to Lee Library, BYU.
. Elizabeth Terry, daughter Parshall & Hannah Terry, when was 4 years old they moved back to Upper Canada. We lived in several different places near Little York, (since called Toronto) till the 2nd day of July, 1822, we moved to the Township of Albion, Home District Upper Canada. It was a new country, with much timber upon the land. Elizabeth was baptized a Mormon on 3 Jul 1838.
... My mother & father & their family came to our home & started for Toronto on their way to Far West, Missouri. Kirby & my sister Dency & myself accompanied them to the city of Toronto & saw them on board the steamer "Transit" on the 10th.
. 1839 October the 26th. I went out a few minutes with my servant girl to pick up a few Beech nuts.
* Biography continued at Jane Parshall.
. Parshall Terry drowned while attempting to cross the Don River on a floating bridge.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg 2018. Thank you.- - -
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1756 - 1808 (52 years)