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Stephen Stewart Terry - Major 1788–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1788

Birth Location: Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1866

Death Location: Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Terry

Mother: Priscilla Stokes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hill, Mary Lewis

Children(s): Sarah Terry

In 1788, Stephen Stewart Terry - Major entered the world in Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to John W Terry And Priscilla Stokes. Stephen Stewart Terry - Major married Elizabeth Harrison Hill, Mary A Lewis, Mary Lewis, and had children including Sarah Caroline Terry. Stephen Stewart Terry - Major passed away in 1866 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Stephen Stewart Terry - Major entered the world in Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA, born to John W Terry And Priscilla Stokes.
  • Stephen Stewart Terry - Major married Elizabeth Harrison Hill, Mary A Lewis, Mary Lewis, and had children including Sarah Caroline Terry.
  • Stephen Stewart Terry - Major passed away in 1866 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Major's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Major
1788–1866
Birth Place: Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John W Terry
1752–1834
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Priscilla Stokes
1763–1849
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Terry
1700–1769
Chester, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Davis
1718–1765
VA
Thomas Stokes
1740–1820
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Sarah
1752–1820
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Fletcher
1727–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1698–1788
Elizabeth Simmons
1700–1762

Stephen Major's Descendants

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Stephen (Stewart Terry -) Major (10 August 1788–15 November 1866) m. Elizabeth (Harrison) Hill (29 January 1793–3 December 1838) m. Mary (A.) Lewis (29 January 1793–3 December 1838)
  1. 1. Sarah (Caroline) Terry 1815–1885 m. James (B) Morris 1812–1890
    1. 1. Martin (VanBuren) Morris 1840–1911 m. Francis (Serena) Hudson 1845–1922
      1. 1. Augustus (Brantley) Morris 1870–1952 m. Mattie (Savada) Mitchell 1875–1941
        1. 1. Roy (Dayton) Morris 1905–1960 m. Stella (Mae) Gardner 1903–1995

Stephen Major's Timeline

3 Records

1788
10 August 1788
Birth of Stephen Stewart Terry - Major in Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1809
1809
Age 21
Stephen Stewart Terry - Major was married in SC
SC
1866
15 November 1866
Age 78
Death of Stephen Stewart Terry - Major in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1788
    Event Place: Sandy River, Chester, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: SC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1866
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fulton County, Georgia, USA

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