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Terry

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Written by Betty J Lawrence, 5319 Cranston Dr, Columbus GA

The History of the Terry family connection begins with Mondy Terry (sometimes spelled Monday) who was born in 1845 in

Talbot County, GA. His wife was named Elvira Denson, born in 1850. They had ten sons and one daughter. They were Henry,

Jim, Samuel, Ned, Stephen, Benjamin, Moses, Mondy Jr, Fredrick (called Til), Mansin (called Mance) and Martha.

Monday Terry was a slave on the Terry plantation (called Terryville), located in Shiloh, Georgia. the plantation was run by the three

Terry brothers, John S Terry, Stephen D Terry and Fredrick Terry.

When the war was over, Stephen D Terry called his slaves together in front of the plantation commissary at Terryville and told them

they were free, "as free as they wanted to be" he said, yet he pointed out hardships and adjustments facing them. A few of the black

families stayed on the place, working under contracts issued by Reconstruction authorities.

One group of twelve of the Terry slaves moved to Rough Edge District, Talbot County and in time were able to buy small farms. The

twelve established a community around the Macedonia Church. Eight of the twelve who left were Daniel, Harry, Solomon,

Mondy, Jet, John and Dock Terry. From the Denson place, Stephen Denson, known as "Cousin Step" joined them and

married Harry Terry's daughter.

On August 3, 1882, Monday Terry borrowed the sum of $75.00 from W J Weekes using a mule named Jule, who was six years old as his

collateral. On March 23, 1885 he borrowed $54.00 from Mr Hatcher Wilkerson, using as collateral his crops, and his two mules. This

note was signed by Monday and Ben Terry.

This page was last updated on -03/18/2018