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Richard Terry
- 17 Aug 1618, Norfolk, England
to 06 Jul 1675, Southold, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
On 13 July 1635, Richard (age 17), along with
his brothers Robert and Thomas, sailed from England in the ship "James"
bound for America. From Salem, Richard went to Springfield, MA, and
then to Lyme, CT in the New Haven Colony and with his brother Thomas, eventually
arrived in Southold. Richard was admitted a "freeman" of New Haven,
CT while residing at Southold. He was commissioned Lieutenant by
Gov. Nicholls of NY on 8 Apr 1665 (DeForest, L.E., "List of Commissions
Issued by Governor Richard Nicolls in 1665 and 1666 to Long Island Train
Bands," NYG & BR, Vol. 70, Jan 1939, p. 60).
Page 137.--RICHARD TERRY, Southold. Leaves to wife, Abigail, during
her life, "the accommodations in Town, and house and lot that properly
belongs to the house, that is the 4 acres joins to the house, with the orchard.
And 8 acres of land that lyes at the North Sea, and 2 acres in Calves neck,
and 1 acre in the old field, and 2 acres of meadow in the Great meadow at
Catchache." Leaves to son Gershom, "one half of my wood land at Catchache."
To son Samuel the other half, "and a piece of meadow that was my brother
Thomas Terry's." Leaves to daughter Abigail 20 acres of land lying in the
Fort neck to her and her heirs, "that is to say, Thomas Rider's heirs."
Leaves to sons Nathaniel and Richard, "my house and the land which I live
upon here at Squash neck," with the meadow in Fresh meadow when Richard is
twenty-one. Leaves to son John, after his wife's decease, "the house and
accommodations in Towne." "I leave all my children to be at my wife's command,
to be educated and brought up, both for the good of their Souls and Bodys,"
till the sons are twenty-one and the daughters eighteen. Leaves to son Samuel
two acres of meadow at Ackabache. Not dated. Makes wife and son Gershom
executors. Witnesses, Barnabas Wyndes, Sarah Wyndes.
"POSTSCRIPT.--When my wife see cause to live in the Towne, my three
eldest sons are to fitt and repair her house in a habitable and comfortable
manner."
The will having been proved at last Court of Sessions in Southold,
the executors were confirmed May 13, 1676.
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