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THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
CHAPTER VIII PITTSYLVANIA BECOMES A COUNTY IN 1767
It was not an unusual thing to have a convict schoolmaster, since men were shipped to Virginia and sold into servitude for political offenses and for debt. These white servants were known as "indentured", for after serving their masters for a certain number of years they became free. An instance of indentured servitude is given in the court minutes of May, 1768, when Champness Terry came into court and declared Matthew Durham and Jane his wife to be set free, although they were due him one year's service. Mr. Terry for some reason gave Durham and his wife one year of their servitude, his generosity probably being a reward for faithful duty."

Will dated 14 Sep. 1775, probated in 96th Dist., SC - SC Records of Wills, Vol. 17, Book B, p. 373. They had migrated from PittsylvaniaCo., VA to the 96th by November, 1770. There, Champness was Colonel of the Militia and represented his district in the assembly.

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Colonel Champness Terry of Ninety-Six District, Abbeville, S.C.
He was elected to the Colony Congress about 1775-1776, but declined.
He was born about 1740 in Virginia, the son of Joseph Terry Sr. and Judith
Crawford Terry of Pittsylvania Co., Va. He was Under-Sheriff of Halifax Co.,
Va. in 1765 through 1768 when Col. Nathaniel Terry, his cousin and
brother-in-law was Sheriff of Halifax Co., Va. He married about 1765
Sarah Terry, his cousin, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Irby Terry of
Pittsylvania Co., Va. He wrote his will Sept. 14, 1775 and it was probated
in Ninety-Six District, SC. His children were: Champness Terry, David Terry
and Sarah Terry, and an unborn child due at the time he made his will.
(Ref; "South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Mag"., Vol. 7, p.106,
"Charleston, S.C. Record of Wills", Vol. 17, Ninety-Six Dist., SC. Book B,
p. 373; Wilson, "Annals of Georgia, Liberty County Records", p. 95;
"Pittsylvania Co., VA., Settlement Bk." 1, p. 163)

Death	1775	96 District, South Carolina
Marriage		Sarah Terry

Spouse

Sarah Terry ( - )

Father	Joseph Terry ( - 1785)
Mother	Judith Crawford (1705 - )
Sibling	Thomas Terry (1754 - 1837)
Sibling	Joseph Terry ( - )
Sibling	Anna Terry ( - )
Sibling	Lucy Terry ( - 1788)
Sibling	Elizabeth Terry ( - )
Sibling	David Terry ( - )