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Obedience Biddy Terrell 1761–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Bryants Store, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jephthah Sr

Mother: Margaret Hockaday

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Mays

Obedience Biddy Terrell was born in 1761 in Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jephthah Or Jeptha Terrell Sr And Margaret Obedience Hockaday. Obedience Biddy Terrell married William Mays, and had children including Mary Nancy Mays. Obedience Biddy Terrell passed away in 1824 in Bryants Store, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Obedience Biddy Terrell was born in 1761 in Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jephthah Or Jeptha Terrell Sr And Margaret Obedience Hockaday.
  • Obedience Biddy Terrell married William Mays, and had children including Mary Nancy Mays.
  • Obedience Biddy Terrell passed away in 1824 in Bryants Store, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jephthah Sr
1733–1810
Birth Location: Polecat Swamp, Caroline, Virginia, United States
JS
Margaret Hockaday
1737–1810
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Mays
1784–1815
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina
MM

Obedience Terrell's Ancestors

Self
Obedience Terrell
1761–1824
Birth Place: Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jephthah or Jeptha Terrell Sr
1733–1810
Polecat Swamp, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Obedience) Hockaday
1737–1810
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (David Terrell) oo*
1700–1780
New Kent, Virginia
Elizabeth (Oxford) Harrison
1710–1771
Pamunkey Neck, St Pauls Parish, New Kent, Virginia
James (Brooks) Hockaday
1707–1779
Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Katharina ("Catherine") Franck
1724–1787
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Hockaday
1661–1736
Lena Marsh
1673–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Marsh
1625–1673
Jeanette Atkins
1650–1710

Obedience Terrell's Descendants

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Obedience (Biddy) Terrell (1761–1824)
  1. 1. Mary (Nancy) Mays 1784–1815 m. George (T) Tye 1782–1845
    1. 1. Obediance (" Biddie") Tye 1813–1888 m. Henry Tye 1811–1874
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Tye 1849–1935 m. Eli Dowell 1842–1895
        1. 1. William (Alford (Willie)) Dowell 1867–1952 m. Clara (Mae Harrington) Dowell 1874–1919
        2. 2. John (Franklin) Dowell 1868–1947
        3. 3. Firman (L) Allen 1860–
        4. 4. Harriett ("Hattie") Allen 1875–1960
        5. 5. George Dowell 1882–1942
        6. 6. Francis ("France" "T") Dowell 1884–1966
        7. 7. Susan (Jane) Dowell 1885–1941
        8. 8. Anna Dowell 1889–1967
        9. 9. Mary (Mae) Dowell 1890–1963
        10. 10. Vivian Dowell 1881–
        11. 11. Rosette ("Rose") Dowell 1871–1943
        12. 12. Nelson (Alexander "Nelse" Dowell) Sr 1876–1932
        13. 13. Joshua Dowell 1891–1891
        14. 14. James (Cimion) Dowell 1873–1943
        15. 15. Ida (Belle "Ide" "Belle") Dowell 1879–1951
      2. 2. Joshua (B) Tye 1839–1906
        1. 1. Alta (Louise) Tye 1876–1958
      3. 3. Susannah ("Susan") Tye 1840–1920
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Johnson 1865–1935
        2. 2. Martha (Anna) Johnson 1873–1922
      4. 4. William (Harrison "Will") Tye 1850–1936
        1. 1. Speed (Slaven) Tye 1875–1960
        2. 2. Samantha (Ellen) Tye 1883–1965
        3. 3. Rosa (Bell "Rosie") Tye 1892–1979 m. Jesse (Bird) Lambdin 1885–1952
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Tye 1852–1935
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Mullis 1876–1908
      6. 6. Susan (C "Sudie") Isabell 1856–1940
        1. 1. Orville (Antime) Coen 1887–1967
      7. 7. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Tye 1836–1877
        1. 1. Olive (P "Ollie") Brassfield 1870–1930
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann "Nannie") Brassfield 1871–1949
    2. 2. Rebecca (Mays) Tye 1809–1846
      1. 1. Silas (Samson) Runyon 1833–1888
        1. 1. Benjamin (L "Benny") Runyon 1865–1912
      2. 2. Absolom (Green) Runyon 1843–1878
        1. 1. William (Asa "Ace") Runyon 1866–1928
    3. 3. Mary (Ann "Polly") Tye 1810–1854
      1. 1. America (Evans) Gibson 1828–1912
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Owens 1855–1915
        2. 2. John (Roberson) Owens 1860–1949
        3. 3. Winston Johnson 1872–1943
      2. 2. George (Washington) Gibson 1832–1900 m. Nancy Campbell 1836–1920
        1. 1. Emily (Margaret) Gibson 1855–1941
        2. 2. Nancy (E) Gibson 1874–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Keziah) Gibson 1850–1901
        1. 1. Fred Campbell 1875–1960
      4. 4. Travis Gibson 1852–1918
        1. 1. George (F.) Gibson 1884–1948
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Tye 1819–1904
    5. 5. John (Pearce) Tye 1823–1853
      1. 1. Reuben (Pearce Tye) MD 1851–1922
        1. 1. Bessie Tye 1878–1972
        2. 2. Flora (May) Tye 1883–1965
    6. 6. James (Nelson) Tye 1831–1876
      1. 1. Jacob Tye 1875–1938
        1. 1. Willie (Palmer) Tye 1899–1980
    7. 7. Joshua (Jackson "John") Tye 1826–1909
      1. 1. John (Pierce "Peter") Tye 1861–1954
        1. 1. Samuel (David) Tye 1894–1974
      2. 2. Mary (Melvina "Molly") Tye 1866–1885
        1. 1. George (Grover) Brown 1885–1973

Obedience Terrell's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Obedience Biddy Terrell in Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1824
1824
Age 63
Death of Obedience Biddy Terrell in Whitlely Co, Kentucky, United States
Whitlely Co, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Whitlely Co, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bryants Store, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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