Descendants of ROGER TERRILL

Welcome to DOR — Phase 2

Descendants Of Roger Terrill of Milford, Connecticut, a collaborative effort to gather and share information on the Roger and Abigail (Ufford) Terrill family through the generations, is now in Phase 2.

Our goals are still to accurately document and preserve Roger Terrill family history, and to continue the search for Roger’s origins. In phase 1, which began in May of 2009, we put up on this web site a large number of records pertaining to Roger and Abigail and their children. In phase 2, while continuing to add records for Roger and Abigail’s descendants, we will intensify the search for Roger’s origins in England.

Much has already been written about Roger’s origins, and much about his early life in New England, but most of this is undocumented and some is contradictory. DOR plans to start from a solid foundation, based on primary records, to see where we can go from there. It won’t be easy to sort everything out and build anew. We invite you to follow our efforts, or join us in the venture!

All for the best, . . . . . (posted 29 August 2009)

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Conrad W. Terrill

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(Thomas2 line)

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Nancy Tyrrel Theodore

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(John2 line)

The Terrill Surname

Roger1’s surname was spelled “Terrill” and “Terill” in Milford records, but that does not mean that it was spelled that way in England, and it is certainly not spelled that way for a large number (perhaps the majority) of his descendants. As Nancy Tyrrel Theodore has written (see Roger1 Terrill of Milford), “. . . spelling was a haphazard business [back then], usually left to the whim of the recorder of a record.” The following are some of the many spellings of this same surname:

Tirold-Tirell-Tirel-Terroll-Terrol-Terrill-Terril-Terrell-Terrel-Terrall-Terrald-Terral-Terill-Teril-Terell-Terel-Terall-Teral-Tearle-Tyrrill-Tyrril-Tyrrell-Tyrrel-Tyrrall-Tyrrald-Tyrral-Tyroll-Tyrol-Tyril-Tyrell-Tyrel-Tyrall-Turroll-Turrol-Turrol-Turril-Turrell-Turrel-Turrall-Turral-Turold-Turlle-Turll-Turle-Turl-Turill-Turell-Turell-Turel-Turall-Tourle-Tirral-Tirrall-Tirrel-Tirrell-Tirril-Tirrill-Tirrold-Tirroll-Torrell-Torrill-Tourell.

These spellings are from the cover of the Spring 2009 issue of the Tyrrell Family History Society (England) Newsletter. Could there be other spellings? Of course!

Why join DOR-Terrill?

What you see as a guest on our web site is a sample of what you would see as a member. By joining DOR-Terrill you gain access to extended menus, copies of original records, research reports, a YDNA genealogy page, old pictures, a library, all the DOR1 newsletters, and notification by email of significant new developments. You become a real partner in our quest. Join us!

Tyrell Symbolism

The pennant in our banner is from The Tyrells of England, by O. F. Brown (Phillimore & Co., Ltd., 1982)—from Plate II of “Various arms of Tyrell Families,” drawn by C. E. Francis. The Tyrell slogan, “Tout Pour Le Mieulx” means “All For The Best.” The penant also sports a number of “Tyrell knots,” which we’ve used as a theme in our web page’s background. There we’ve constructed a “chain mail” swath comprised of interlinked Tyrell knots, a Celtic design signifying for us the connection between Tyrell family branches throughout the world.