Terry Family in Wake County, NC
This page is dedicated to the Terry surname in Wake
County, NC before 1930.
Wake County was formed in
1770, mostly from parts of Johnston and Orange Counties. After the American Revolution, Wake County
was chosen as the site of the new state capitol city - Raleigh. Today the county is home to about 750,000
people [source: Wikipedia for year 2005].
The Terry surname is found in
county records dating back to 1790. This
researcher has identified one major Terry family that has lived in Wake County
since before 1825, and several other families that have moved in and out over
time. The records below are an attempt
to identify the origins of these families and to document their lives in Wake
County.
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Family Genealogies |
Data from County Records |
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John Terry (b. 1750) |
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If you have a Terry ancestor
from Wake County, or can provide additional information about anyone on this
site, please contact me at: sdterry@ncsu.edu.