Abigail (Lines) Terry (1625 - aft. 1686)

Born 1625 in England

Wife of Richard Terry — married 22 May 1650 in Southold, New Haven Colony

Descendants

Died after 1686 after age 61 in Southold, Suffolk, Colony of New York

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Biography

Estimated Date: Her first child was b. 1650 if she was young she might have been 16 so born c 1634. Her last child was born in 1672. If she were 55, birth in 1617. So born between 1617 and 1634. 1625 is a mid date.

Disputed Parents

There were definitely persons by the surname of Lines in New Haven Colony. Namely Henry and Ralph. There is no known relationship between the two. They were both having children in the 1650s. This makes them contemporaries of Abigail, who was also having children in the 1650s. She could not possibly be the daughter of either, but perhaps sister or cousin.

Marriage

Abigail Lines married at Southold, New Haven Colony, 22 May 1650, Richard Terry^[1]

Death

She died after 1686, when she was enumerated in the Southold census one male, two females^[2][3]

Children

Her children were all born in Southhold.

1. Abigail Terry b. 7 March 1650 [/1] m. by 1675 Thomas Ryder
2. Gershom TerryGershom Terry b. 7 Nov 1652 m. early 1680s Deborah ____
3. Nathaniel Terry b. in the beginning of Jan 1656; m Southold 31 [sic] Nov 1682 Mary Horton
4. Sarah Terry b. in August 1658; n.f.r. unless she is an unnamed daughter in father's will
5. Richard Terry b. Mar 1660/1; m. by 1698 Prudence ____
6. John Terry b. May the middle 1662; m. by 1697 Hannah Moore
7. Samuel Terry b. the beginning of April 1664; named in father's 1675 will; n.f.r.
8. Elizabeth Terry b. 2 April 1666.n.f.r. unless she is an unnamed daughter in father's will
9. Mary Terry b. "about the middle of February" 1668; n.f.r .unless she is an unnamed daughter in father's will
10. Bethia Terry b. 13 Sep 1672; m. (1) Thomas Goldsmith; m. (2) Thomas Mapes; m. (3) Richard Steer.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of New Haven 1649-1850 Part I. Hartford: The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917 p. 103
2. ↑ 1686 Census of Southold, New York, published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol 30; (New York, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, April 1899), pages 120-122.[Archive.org]
3. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Richard Terry (profile); AmericanAncestors.org (Membership required)

Index Sources

• Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Name: Abigail Lines -- Spouse: Richard Terry --Parents: Ralph Lines -- Birth Place: Suffolk Co, NY -- Birth Date: 1622 -- Marriage Date: 22 May 1649 -- Death Date: 1686

• Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Name: Abigail Lines b. 1614 New York USA d. 1686. Father: Ralph Lines - Spouse: Richard Terry - Children: John Terry
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Abigail Lines to Richard Terry 22 May 1650, New England. her death about 1686
• Find A Grave: Memorial #80062354 speculates she is buried at the Old Burying Ground of First Presbyterian Church. Her husband's stone is there.