1. Overview
    1. Location
    2. Date Constructed/ Founded
    3. Associated Surnames
    4. Historical notes
    5. Associated Slave Workplaces
  2. Associated Free Persons
  3. Associated Enslaved Persons
  4. Research Leads and Plantation Records
  5. Miscellaneous Information
  6. References
  7. Users Researching This Workplace

Overview

Location

near Salem, Tippah Co., MS

Date Constructed/ Founded

not determined

Associated Surnames

Terry

Historical notes

Charles M.D. Terry was born 10 May 1837, in the Greenville District of South Carolina. James Stacy Terry was born in the Greenville District of South Carolina in 1834. In 1842 their father and mother, Asbury and Winniford Terry, moved the family to Tippah County, Mississippi. They lived on Oak Lawn Plantation near the town of Salem. Asbury died 17 September 1850 and is buried in the old Salem cemetery. Winniford and the 10 children worked the land and made their living. The family of 5 boys and 5 girls did well for themselves; they had 11 slaves. Charles wrote a diary covering the period 1856 - 1860 covering life on a farm/plantation in Mississippi. It is full of references to daily routine and neighbors. Charles ran the farming operations for the family. His middle name might have been McDowell; his father's mother was Rebecca Ann McDowell.

Associated Slave Workplaces

none


Associated Free Persons

  • Ashbury Terry - owner
  • Winniford Terry - wife of Ashbury Terry
  • Charles M.D. Terry - son of Ashbury and Winniford Terry
  • James Terry - son of Ashbury and Winniford Terry

Associated Enslaved Persons

1852-1856 Slaves of Ashbury Terry
From the James Terry Diary 1852-1856

  • Mariah
  • Moses - man; hired by Mr. Buchanan (in Ripley) Feb 29 1856
  • Nan - hired by Mr. Smith ($100.00) Jan. 3 1856; James Terry Diary entry 1/15/1856 - "Cloudy & very cold; snowing gently. gining cotton. Nan run away & come home & I am going down there & take her back. But he would not have her. I sent her home & Mr. Osborn sent & got her for a few days."
  • Racheal - hired by William Wheatly Dec 31 1855 for $100.00 (Racheal and child) and Jan 3 1856 for $100.00
  • Squire
Note: a slave named Dick was hired from "Uncle N." by the Terry's

1856 - 1860 Slaves of Ashbury Terry
From the Diary of Charles M. Terry 1856-1860

  • Bill
  • Jack
  • Mandy
  • Marian
  • Nan - ran away (Oct 14, 1856) and "had taken son with her"; returned to Oak Lawn with A. Williams's "old Sam"
  • Rachel
  • Squire
Note: Charles Terry traded Nan for John C.'s Brant. At the time Moses was working for John C.

Research Leads and Plantation Records

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Miscellaneous Information

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References


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