Individual Details

Online trees give a birth of 1780 in various locations - he was not likely that old since his parents married in 1781. There were multiple men of this name - a Josiah Terry was on a tax list in Botetourt Co VA in 1785 - likely an uncle. A Josiah Terry applied for Bounty Land on the service of Julius Terry - obviously also a very different Josiah.


Tennessee Early Tax Lists:
Josiah Terry, 1805, Anderson Co
Josiah Terry, 1818, Campbell Co.
Josiah Terry, 1838 & 1839, Campbell Co


1840 Campbell Co, TN Census.
Josiah Terry: 2m 5-10, 1m 15-20, 1m 20-30, 1m50-60. 2f under 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 40-50.

1850 Census. Scott Co, TN, Hh 244
Josiah Terry, age 70, Farmer, b. VA, 1815
Nancy, 50, b. TN as was the rest of the household
Edmond, 22
Nancy, 16
Milton, 18
J. Henry, 14
Malinda, 13
Josiah, 10
James ?Steven, 43, Farmer, 1830
The enumerator placed what appears to be a year after the place of birth of the head of household. It certainly wasn't the year born - I suspect it may have been the year they came to Tennessee, or perhaps to Campbell Co. Very unusual marking. On the last page, he also placed the following: 429 Farmers.

1860 Census. Scott Co, TN, Hh 321
Josiah Gerry, 85 (ages often exaggerated in the elderly) b. VA
Nancy, b. NC
Jackson Smith, 24, farm labor, b. TN
Malinda, 20
Hh 322
Josiah Terry Jr. ?22 (smudged)
Joanor, 20
Elias, 1

A Memorial gravestone placed many years after the fact is in Penlon Cemetery, Sunnybrook, Wayne Co, KY. Family tradition is that he died there visiting his daughter Malinda. No confirmation.

Birth	Abt 1781
Marriage	1815	Botetourt County, Virginia - Nancy Stevens
Death	1868	Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee

Spouse	Nancy Stevens (1800 - 1870)
Child	Rachel Terry (1821 - 1890)
Child	Milton Terry (1834 - 1904)

Father	John TERRY (1760 - 1842)
Mother	Esther Brown (1765 - 1848)
Sibling	William Terry (1785 - 1869)
Sibling	Elias Terry (1807 - 1894)