Elijah Terry

1787 - 1850  (63 years)

• Name	Elijah Terry
  Born	14 Feb 1787	Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 1850	Farmingville, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Buried	New Village Congregational Church Cemetery, Lake Grove, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I40762	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Timothy Brewster Terry,   b. 29 Jan 1734, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Aug 1796, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Davis,   b. 6 Jan 1748, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 28 Jul 1842, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Overton,   b. 28 May 1802, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 4 Jan 1881, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Hiram Elijah Terry,   b. 9 Feb 1830, Farmingville, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1903, Holtsville, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F15428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Timothy Brewster Terry and Elizabeth Davis, husband of Caroline Overton and father of Ruth (married Ezra L'Hommedieu Gardiner), Harriet Frances (married William Miner Norton), Hiram Elijah, Mowbray Wickham and Sarah Elizabeth Terry. In 1830, Elijah Terry, of Brookhaven, NY, had six persons in his household; Males - Under 5: 1, Males - 20 thru 29: 1, Males - 40 thru 49: 1, Females - Under 5: 1, Females - 20 thru 29: 1 , Females - 80 thru 89: 1 , Under 20: 2, 20 thru 49: 3, Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 6 . In 1850, Elizah Terry, aged 63, was living in Brookhaven, NY, with his wife, Caroline Terry, aged 48, and sons, Hiram Terry, aged 20, and Moubray Terry, aged 17. He was shown to be a farmer. Living next door was Thomas Terry, aged 42, a farmer, his wife, Phebe Terry, aged 39, Salem Terry, aged 13, Daniel Terry, aged 11, Thomas Terry, aged 10, Malvina Terry, aged 8, Lydia Terry, aged 6, Augusta aged 4, Susan Terry, aged 2, and his mother, Lydia Terry, aged 73. Also living in the household was John McCotter, aged 35, a land agent. Elijah Terry, son of Timothy Brewster Terry and Elizabeth Davis Terry, was born near Coram Village, February 14, 1787 where his parents had a homestead. When Elijah Terry began his teaching career he was teaching students in his father’s house. His first class was made up of 7 boys. Elijah married Caroline Overton Terry and built their 1823 home known today as the Terry House, on Farm to Market Road (Portion Road). It was about 300 feet to the East of College Road. The two story house consisted of 4 rooms with a central three-sided fireplace on the first floor with two rooms upstairs. Elijah and Caroline had 4 children. Elijah Terry was credited with being the first teacher in Bald Hills. Part of his salary was his care and supply of wood to keep the school decently warm. He was a scholarly person and wrote his own books. There is record of an arithmetic book written by Elijah in the early 1800s. He was also a farmer as teachers received little pay in those days. Elijah Terry died in 1850, the same year the Bald Hills Schoolhouse was opened. (Long Island Surnames; 1830 US Federal Census; Farmingville Historical Society)