Terrell and Associated Families

Taken from An Addington/Chalfant Family History by David Vern Addington, published 1992.

Jemima Emily Terrell is the maternal grandmother of Alma
Marguerite Chalfant. The Terrell family is an old established
family that was of importance in England and early Virginia.
The first members of this family arrived in Virginia in the mid
1600s and settled in the central part of the state. In the early
1800s, a few Terrell families moved to Clinton and Highland
Counties in Ohio in the very early period of settlement of that
state. Around 1830 three Terrell families moved to Randolph
County, Indiana and settled in Stony Creek Township.

Jemima Emily Terrell was born in Randolph County, Indiana on
3 Dec 1837 to the George Wesley and Sarah (Moore) Terrell and
was called by the name Emily. The Terrell family lived in Stony
Creek Township where she grew up near the town of Windsor.
She married William F. Fitzpatrick on 22 Feb 1865 at the rather
late age of 27. They had at least three children Emma Alice
Fitzpatrick (born 26 Nov 1866), Sarah M. Fitzpatrick (born 1875)
and George W. Fitzpatrick (born 1879) as shown by the 1880
census. There may have been other children who died young.

George Wesley Terrell was born in 1804 in Virginia according to
later census records and then migrated with his family to Ohio
sometime before 1820 settling in Clinton or Highland County.
On 27 Nov 1825 he married Sarah Moore (spelled Moor on the
marriage record) in Highland County with Rev. David Terrell
performing the ceremony. The Rev. David Terrell is probably
Sarah's uncle. Sarah Moore is the daughter of William and
Winnifred (Terrell) Moore, and by 1850 when they are in their
80s, they were living in the George Wesley Terrell household.
Winnifred Moore is also a Terrell, the daughter of Benjamin and
Sarah (Parrott) Terrell. Sarah Moore is a granddaughter of
Benjamin Terrell while George Wesley Terrell is a great
grandson, meaning George Wesley married his second cousin.
The Terrell family had a history of intermarrying.

Winnifred Terrell was born on 14 Oct 1760 in Virginia. She first
married on 26 Nov 1781 in Bedford County, Virginia to Edward
Woodham but he died soon afterwards. She married second on 3
Nov 1789 in Campbell County, Virginia, to William Moore.
William Moore was a son of John and Mary Moore of Albemarle
Parish of Surry County, Virginia and christened on 5 Apr 1767.
This Moore family of Virginia is not related to the Moore family
from Delaware also discussed in this book. The Moore family
moved to the Clinton County, Ohio sometime between 1806 and
1820, probably with some of the Terrell families that moved
there. There in 1825 Winnifred's daughter Sarah married George
Wesley Terrell. The William Moores moved on to Randolph
County at the same time as George Wesley Terrell. Cemetery
records in Randolph County show William Moore died 7 Oct
1855 at age 88 years. Winnifred (Terrell) Moore died ten days
later on 17 Oct 1855 at the age of 95 years. They are both buried
near Windsor in Union Cemetery. This cemetery was originally
called the Terrell Cemetery, possibly George Wesley Terrell
donated the land for it.

George Wesley Terrell moved his family to Randolph County
sometime around 1827 and is listed in the 1830 census in Stony
Creek Township. George Wesley Terrell is listed in the Indiana
censuses as George W. or as Wesley Terrell so he probably went
by the name Wesley. He owned land about a mile and a half
southeast of the town of Windsor and evidently farmed for the
rest of his life the land he bought when he first moved to
Randolph County. George Wesley Terrell died on 22 Mar 1878
and is buried in Union Cemetery, south of Windsor. Sarah
(Moore) Terrell died on 8 Jul 1884 and is no doubt also buried in
Union Cemetery but no stone has been found.

George Wesley and Sarah (Moore) Terrell had the following
children
(1) William Terrell, b. 13 Jul 1827, Indiana
m. 22 Nov 1849, Rebecca Thornburg
m. 2nd 27 Mar 1856, Delaware Co., IN, Mary A. Thornburg
(2) Martha Ann Terrell, b. c1830
m. 4 Apr 1850, John Tilman Cox
(3) Jemima Emily Terrell*, b. 3 Dec 1837, d. 7 Jun 1916
m. 22 Feb 1865, William F. Fitzpatrick
(4) George C. Terrell, b. c1842, d. 22 Mar 1865
m. ? 30 Mar 1862, Delaware Co., Indiana, Sharon A. Glaze
There may have been others who died at a young age given the
spread in birthdates for the children.

Martha Ann Terrell married John Tilman Cox on 4 Apr 1850 and
they were living in the Terrell household when the 1850 census
was taken. However, he must have died within a few years since
Martha is listed in the 1860 census back in the Wesley Terrell
household. Apparently they did not have any children.

William Terrell married Rebecca Thornburg on 22 Nov 1849.
They had two children Lucinda J. and John W. Rebecca evidently
died sometime about 1854 or 1855 since William remarried to
Mary A. Thornburg on 27 Mar 1856. William and Mary had
children Margaret, Sarah, George E., Ulysses, William "Grant",
Susannah, Maude, Della and Lydia. William Terrell was a
minister in the Christian Church around Windsor for over twenty
years.

George C. Terrell, son of George Wesley and Sarah (Moore)
Terrell, was born in 1842. He married Sharon A. Glaze on 30 Mar
1862 in Delaware County, Indiana. During the Civil War, George
enlisted in the 124th Indiana Infantry and served with that
regiment in its service in the western theater. He was wounded
in one of the regiment's last battles at Goldsboro, North Carolina
and died the following day on 22 Mar 1865.

Two other Terrells apparently migrated to Randolph County
about the same time as George Wesley Terrell. Drummond S.
Terrell, born about 1803 in Virginia and John M. Terrell, born
about 1811, Virginia, are listed in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Indiana
census records, also in Stony Creek Township. Wesley,
Drummond and John are most likely brothers but there is no
confirming vital record data. The initial S. in Drummond's name
probably stands for Smithson, since his maternal grandfather was
named Drummond Smithson. A marriage record in Highland,
County, Ohio, stated that Drummond Terrell married Judith
Merrill on 4 Oct 1825. Drummond can not be found in the 1830
Ohio or Indiana census, however, he is found in the 1840 Indiana
census in Stony Creek Township, age 30-40 in a household with
1F15-20 and 1F60-70. Evidently his wife died before 1840 and his
mother, Jemima (Smithson) Terrell, may be living in his
household. The 1850 Indiana census shows him as age 40
(probably a mistake) living in the Dudley household. A marriage
record in Clinton County, Ohio states a Drummond S. Terrell
married Sarah Ratcliff on 25 Sep 1850. The 1860 Indiana census
shows a D. S. Terrell, age 47, born Virginia with wife Sarah and
son John W. Terrell so evidently he married in Ohio but moved
back to Indiana.

John M. Terrell was born about 1811 in Virginia according to later
census data. He married in Randolph County in 1833 to Eliza
Smithson, who is probably his cousin. John M. Terrell is listed in
the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Randolph County census in Stony Creek
Township. John and Eliza had the following children
(1) William W. Terrell, b. c1835, IN, m. Elizabeth ?, b. 1847
(2) Drummond S. Terrell, b. c1837, Indiana, d. aft 1900
m. 22 Feb 1859, Clinton, Co., Ohio, Louisa J. Taylor
(3) Isaac Terrell, b. c1839, Indiana
(4) Elizabeth A. Terrell, b. c1842, Indiana
(5) John E. Terrell, b. c1849, Indiana, m. Gertrude ?, b. 1856
(6) George H. Terrell, b. c1859, Indiana

I have no vital record data that indicate who was George Wesley
Terrell's father, but several pieces of data indicate that it was
William Terrell who was born on 24 Mar 1779 in Campbell
County, Virginia. He married on 25 Feb 1802 in Campbell
County to Jemima Smithson, the daughter of Drummond and
Mary Smithson. They moved to Highland County, Ohio
sometime between 1810 and 1820. William Terrell died there
sometime in or before 1834. I believe George Wesley Terrell is
the son of William Terrell for the following reasons (1) William
had a brother named George W. Terrell (born 1784) so those
names are in the family, (2) Wesley named his first son William
(a fairly common custom is this era to name your first son after
your father), (3) Wesley also named a daughter Jemima, probably
his mother's name and (4) the Drummond Smithson family also
moved to Randolph County and lived near George Wesley
Terrell. The 1840 Randolph County census shows Drummond
Terrell, age 30-40 in a household with a female age 50-60. I
believe this to be his mother Jemima (Smithson) Terrell. Also
listed two lines below is Drummond Smithson, age 80-90, and
wife, age 80-90 (Mary), Jemima's parents. Drummond Smithson
died in 1844 at the age of 90. His wife, Mary Smithson, is shown
in the 1850 Stony Creek Township census as age 95, living with
her son Ira Smithson's family. It appears that the Smithson,
Moore and Terrell families all moved together from Highland
County, Ohio.

The patriarch of the Smithson family was Drummond Smithson
who was born 12 Jul 1754 in Virginia. The Tucker History of
Randolph County makes the following remarks about
Drummond one year old when the French War broke out, 22 at
the signing of the "immortal declaration", died age 90, 31 Dec
1844. Drummond's wife Mary died 16 Jan 1851 at the age of 97
years. They are both buried in the old section of Union
Cemetery.

The 1820 Highland County, Ohio census shows William, David,
Henry and Samuel Terrell to have sons of the age of George
Wesley. One published genealogy on the Terrell family, by
Cleste Jane Terrell Barnhill, does not list a George Wesley,
Drummond or John Terrell as sons of David, Henry or Samuel.
Unfortunately, that genealogy does not list the descendents of
William Terrell and no other published list has been found. All I
can conclude is that George Wesley Terrell is most probably the
son of William and Jemima (Smithson) Terrell. Certainly if not
the son of William, he is of this same Terrell line.

William Terrell was the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Parrott)
Terrell. Benjamin Terrell was born in 1750 in Louisa County,
Virginia and married Sarah Parrott in the same county. They
later moved to the northern portion of Pittsylvania County where
he acquired large land holdings. From 1814 to 1820 he sold this
land and moved to Clinton County, Ohio. Benjamin Terrell died
in Clinton County, Ohio on 15 Jun 1834. Sarah died on 21 Jun
1848. The children of Benjamin and Sarah (Parrott) Terrell were
(1) William Terrell*, b. 24 Mar 1779, Pittsylvania Co., VA, d. bef
1834, Highland Co., Ohio
m. 25 Feb 1802, Campbell Co., VA, Jemima Smithson
(2) Robert Terrell, b. 11 Feb 1780, d. 18 Jun 1864
m. Nancy West
(3) Elizabeth Terrell, b. 26 Nov 1781, d. 14 Feb 1873
m. Johnson Terrell
(4) George W. Terrell, b. 30 May 1784, d. 20 Mar 1871, Tipton,
Indiana
m. 27 Dec 1811, Martha Wayne
(5) Sarah Terrell, b. 11 Apr 1786, d. 23 Aug 1864
m. Campbell Smithson
(6) Nancy Terrell, b. 24 May 1788
m. Henry West
(7) John Terrell, b. 25 Jun 1790, d. 16 Aug 1865
m. 27 Feb 1812, Jane West

Benjamin Terrell was born on 7 Nov 1750, probably in Caroline
County, Virginia, the son of David and Sarah (Johnson) Terrell.
David Terrell was born in 1729 and married Sarah Johnson (born
10 Apr 1729) on 19 Jan 1749. Sarah Johnson was the daughter of
Benjamin and Agnes (Clark) Johnson. See the separate Johnson
family write up for the history of this family. David and Sarah
(Johnson) Terrell had the following children
(1) Agatha Terrell, b. 17 Dec 1749
m. ? Pulliam
(2) Benjamin Terrell*, b. 7 Nov 1750, d. 15 Jun 1834
m. Sarah Parrott
(3) Edward Terrell, b. 12 Feb 1753
m. 17 Mar 1772, Mary Johnson
m. 2nd 19 Oct 1794, Jane Johnson
(4) Sarah Terrell, b. 10 Jan 1755
m. 26 Nov 1781, Benjamin Arthur
(5) Mary Terrell, b. 6 Apr 1757
m. 29 Oct 1782, John Richardson
(6) Winnifred Terrell*, b. 14 Oct 1760, Virginia, d. 17 Oct 1855,
Randolph County, Indiana
m. 26 Nov 1781, Edward Woodham
m. 2nd 3 Nov 1789, William Moore
(7) David Terrell, b. 11 Mar 1763, d. 27 Aug 1853, Clinton Co.,
Ohio
m. 25 Sep 1788, Mary Anthony
(8) Henry Terrell, b. 13 Aug 1767
m. 1798, Charity Gordon
(9) Samuel Terrell, b. 12 Dec 1769, d. 6 Jul 1829
m. 13 Sep 1796, Nancy Reynolds
(10) Susannah Terrell, b. 9 Aug 1771, d. 9 Jan 1857
m. 17 Mar 1796, Charles Johnson
(11) Ann Terrell, b. 1773, m. John Fowler

Sarah (Johnson) Terrell died between 1775 and 1780 and David
remarried on 5 Oct 1782 to Sarah Goode. She died in 1788 and he
married for a third time to Patty Johnson on 25 Feb 1793. In 1781,
David moved his family to Bedford (now Campbell County,
Virginia) where he died in 1805. Four of his sons, Benjamin,
Edward, David and Samuel moved their families to Clinton and
Highland Counties in Ohio starting in 1806. Daughter Winnifred
and her second husband William Moore also moved to Ohio
about the same time.

David Terrell (born 1729) was the oldest son of David and
Agatha (Chiles) Terrell. The elder David Terrell married about
1727 to Agatha Chiles, the daughter of Micajah Chiles. See the
following section on the Chiles Family. David's brother Henry
married Anne Chiles, a sister to Agatha.

David and Agatha (Chiles) Terrell made their home in Caroline
County about 40 miles north of Richmond. David was born
about 1695/1700. They had the following children
(1) David Terrell*, b. 1729, d. 1805
m. 19 Jan 1749, Louisa Co., Virginia, Sarah Johnson
(2) Henry Terrell, b. 1730, d. 1806, dnm
(3) Micajah Terrell, b. c1732, d. 1805
m. 10 Feb 1745, Sarah Lynch
m. 2nd Deborah Gardner
(4) Pleasant Terrell, d. 1803
m. Catherine Farish
(5) Mary Terrell, m. 1755, Robert Cobb
(6) Milicent Terrell, b. 7 Jun 1741
m. Christopher Clark
(7) Ann Terrell, nfi
(8) Chiles Terrell, m. Mrs. Margaret (Douglas) Meriwether
(9) Christopher Terrell, b. c1747
m. Martha Wilson
(10) Rachel Terrell, b. 1749, d. 1781
m. 1768, John Burress
(11) Susannah Terrell, b. 30 May 1752, d. 8 Dec 1828
m. 1770, William Burress
(12) Jonathan Terrell, b. 1755
m. Margaret Hunnicutt

David Terrell and his wife Agatha joined the Society of Friends.
David Terrell was appointed one of the overseers of one of the
first Quaker meetings set up in Virginia, the Cedar Creek
Meeting on 12 Mar 1739. Later a meeting was set up in Caroline
County and David and his brother Henry were leaders in that
church.

David Terrell died in 1759. His will was dated 15 Mar 1751 and
was proved 12 Apr 1759. Agatha died in 1766. They evidently
accumulated a large amount of land because each son received at
least 200 acres in the will.

David Terrell was the son of William Terrell who married
Susannah Waters. They resided in Hanover County, Virginia
after 1720 where William died in 1743. William and Susannah
(Waters) Terrell had the following children (generally accepted as
correct)
(1) William Terrell, Jr., d. c1755 Caroline Co., Virginia
(2) Joel Terrell, Sr., d. 1758, Hanover Co., Virginia
m. Elizabeth Oxford
(3) Anne Terrell, m. David Lewis
(4) David Terrell*, b. c1695/1700. d. 1759, Caroline Co., Virginia
m. Agatha Chiles
(5) Henry Terrell, d. 1760, Caroline Co., Virginia
m. Ann Chiles
(6) Timothy Terrell, d. 1763, Orange Co., North Carolina
(7) James Terrell, d. c1722 Caroline Co., Virginia
(8) John Terrell, d. c1785, Franklin Co., North Carolina
(9) Mary Terrell, m. Mathew Mills

There were probably other daughters but no one has confirmed
their names. It is believed that William and Susannah's children
were all born between 1690 and 1710 in New Kent County, later
Hanover County.

This William Terrell is the son of Richmond Terrell who came to
America in 1656. William was probably born about 1670/5 in
Virginia. His father, Richmond Terrell, was baptized on 17 Oct
1624 at St. Giles Parish, Reading, England. It is not clear if he
married in England or after he immigrated to North America in
1656. Besides William, he had two other sons, Richmond, Jr. and
Timothy.

Richmond Terrell, Sr. was the son of Robert Terrell. Robert
married Jane Baldwin, the daughter of Robert and Joan (Pigeon)
Baldwin, on 29 Jun 1617 at St. Giles Parish. Jane died in 1661 and
it is not known when Robert Terrell died.

One of the published genealogies on the Terrells takes this Robert
Terrell's heritage back another seventeen generations to a Sir
Walter Tyrrell of Normandy who married Adeliza, a daughter of
Richard le Clare and Rohnese, his wife was a daughter of Walter
Gifford, the Elder. Walter Gifford served England in many
offices including Archbishop of Canterbury during the period of
Henry III who died in 1272.

Another Terrell history says the name started out from the town
of Tirel, in France. The founder of the English and Irish Terrell
families was Sir Walter de Tirel who went to England with
William, the Conqueror. The Genealogy of Richmond and
William Terrell by Joseph Henry Terrell, of England, gives the
descent of the Terrells in England and America from Edward I
and Eleanor of Castile.