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Abigail Terry (Lines)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably England
Death: 1686 (71-72)
Southold, Suffolk County, Province of New York
Place of Burial: Southold, Suffolk County, Province of New York
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Lynes; Richard Lynes; Ann Lynes and Ann Lynes
Wife of Richard Terry
Mother of Abigail Ryder; Gershom Terry; Elizabeth Benjamin; Nathaniel Terry; Sarah Terry and 6 others

Label: 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
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About Abigail Terry

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 name 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.

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

The Puritan Great Migration.
Abigail (Lines) Terry migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

notes

Date of death might be 1686.

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Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

  • circa 1602 at an unspecified location
  • 1629 at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Abigail Terry's Timeline

1614
1614
Probably England
1614
Northam, Devon, England
1650
March 7, 1650
Southold, Long Island (now Suffolk County), New Netherlands (now New York)
1652
November 7, 1652
Southold, Long Island (Present Suffolk County), (Present New York)
1654
March 1654
Southold, Long Island
1656
January 7, 1656
Southold, Suffolk County, NY, United States
January 7, 1656
Southold, Long Island (Present Suffolk County), New Netherlands (Present New York)
1658
August 5, 1658
Southold, Long Island
1660
March 25, 1660
Southold, Long Island