ABSTRACTS OF PENSION FILES OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS
with names Tirrel/Terrill/Turrell/Turrill/Tyrrel or other variations
found at the National Archives, Microfilm M-804
by G. Richard Handrick – September 1992
Transcription {with comments} by Nancy Tyrrel Theodore February 2010
All highlighted and underlined items in this article are links to transcription and original document.
| Index rolls are |
2358 | Terms, Peter – Terrill, Stephen |
| 2393 | Tinsley, Cornelius – Tison, James | |
| 2423 | Tullis, Aaron – Turnee, Henry (examined but no TURELx or | |
| TURILx were found) | ||
| 2428 | Turney, Aaron – Tuthill, William | |
| 2433 | Tyler Joseph – Tzor, Gabriel |
An earlier version of the listings, provided by GRH, appeared in DOR Newsletter, Vol. II, No. 3 (Fall 1990), p.8, but the abstracts were less complete. ###
Because of the many spelling variations of the surname, the records in this report are arranged by first name, with alternate spellings indicated as used in the pension documents. These names are
| Amos Terrill | Isaac Turril | Richmond Terrell | |
| Amos Turrel | Jacob Tyrrell | Samuel Tirrell | |
| Amos Tyrrell | Jared Terrel | Samuel Tyrel | |
| Asahel Terrell | Joel Terrell | Simon Terrell | |
| Benjamin Tirrell | Joel Terrill | StephenTerrill | |
| Elihu Terrel | John Terrill | Thomas Tirrell | |
| Enoch Terrell | John Turrill | Thomas Tirrill | |
| Ephraim Terril | Presley Terril | William Terrell | |
| Hezekiah Terrill | Nathan Terrill | William Terrell |
AMOS TERRIL or Tirrill (roll 2358; also listed as Amos Tirrill on roll 2393, but no documents are there) – Pension R. 10458. Served from Mass. as private. In one pension application dated 20 Oct 1846, the applicant, Amos Terrill of Plainfield, Hampshire co., Mass. states he was age 83 yrs on 14 April 1845 {b.c.1762}. An earlier application, dated 16 October 1838, states Amos Terrill was aged 78 yrs. {b.c. 1760} He enlisted for 3 yrs in March 1781 and served until Nov or Dec 1783, when he hired a substituite and left for Abington, Mass., where he lived for a number of years. A short record is given of his service at Castle William in Boston Harbor. Amos was born Braintree, Norfolk co., Mass., 14 April 1761. (There is more on his residences, and other testimony.)
{This may be the Amos5 Terril of Isaac4, Gideon3-2, William1 Therrell/Tirrell§. See Tirrell Family of Weymouth, Mass.†, pp. 4-11. ntt}~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
AMOS TURREL or Turrell (roll 2428) – Pension S. 14735. [Ink has faded and the pension application is extremely difficult to read and decipher.] Served from Conn. As private, for 11 months and 12 days, 1775-1776, under Capt. Bennet in Col. Whiting’s Conn. Regiment. Pension application dated 29 April 1833, Bridgeport, Fairfield co., Conn., where Amos, 75 years old, resided at the time. He was b. 3 Jan 1758 in Newtown, Fairfield co., Conn., and always lived in Fairfield, town of Weston. There is an extensive service record (7 pages of deposition, 3 pages attesting from witnesses), but no other family data.
{This is likely the Amos5 Terrill of Jonathan4, Nathan3, John2, Roger1. A History of the old town of Stratford and the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part II, by Samuel Orcutt, published 1886, “Tashua Burying-place in Trumbull,” p.1040 shows gravestone record: “In memory of Amos Turrel who died June 11, 1835 AE. 78 years. [b. 1757] Elizabeth, wife of Amos Turrel, died Dec. 2, 1822, aged 72.” Also, see TAG*, pp. 37-40. Amos served in Capt. Wheeler’s Company, Connecticut in Revolutionary War#, Vol. II, p. 520. ntt}
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AMOS TYRRELL (roll 2433) – B.L.Wt. 21821-160-55 {Bounty Land Warrant}. Served 3 months in 1778 as private in a New York Regiment. Rachel, widow of Amos, of the town of Darien, Genessee co., New York, aged 86 yrs, applied 29 March 1855 for widow’s pension. Amos enlisted from Hebron, Washingtorn co., N.Y.; his application papers are microfilmed in such faded condition that they are impossible to read. Samuel Tyrel (q.v. below), his brother, served with him. There is much other data, including typed Pension Office replies, dated 9 July 1931 and 3 August 1932, to queries for pension data. These papers tell us that Amos Tyrrell m Rachel Bolton 3 March 1790 in Hebron, N. Y., and he d. 6 Oct 1840 in Darien, Genessee co., N.Y., aged about 80 yrs. His children who grew to “manhood” were Lydia, Rachel, Cyrus, Lovisa, and Amos. Amos, in 1855, was 56 yrs old and living in Darien, N.Y.; his signature on one document is written Amos Tyrell. A grandson William Tyrell (as he signed on a document) was 32 yrs old in 1856 and resident of Batavia, N. Y.
{Amos5 descends Ezra4-3, Roger2-1 as shown in TAG *, pp. 37-42. All three of Ezra4’s sons, Amos5, Samuel5 and William5 served in the Revolution (see pension records below for Samuel5 and William5). ntt}
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ASAHEL TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension W. 17311. Served from Connecticut as a private. Widow’s pension application, dated 7 January 1837, made by Hannah Blackman, at district of Stratford, town of Bridgeport, Fairfield co., Conn. She is former widow of Asahel Terrell, now widow of Nehemiah Blackman, also a Revolutionary War soldier. Hannah, aged 88 yrs, resides in town of Fairfield, Fairfield co., Conn. Nee Hannah Hoyt, she was b 6 May 1748, and m Asahel ”21 Dec 1763 at S. Fairfield, in the part now called Weston.” Asahel b 10 Sept 1739, d 10 Oct 1777 at Saratoga, N.Y., killed by a cannonball. [There is a page listing 9 children of Asahel and Hannah, b. 1764-1775, and one listing 5 children of Hannah and Nehemiah Blackman, b. 1779-1794. Also much additional correspondence.]
{Asahel4 descends Nathan3, John2, Roger1. See TAG*, pp. 37-40. Asahel served in Capt. Walker’s Company, Connecticut in Revolutionary War#, Vol. I, p.115. For more on this family see DOR Newsletter, Vol. II, No. 2, pages 2-4.### ntt}
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BENJAMIN TIRRELL (roll 2393) – Pension S. 30740. Enlisted at Weymouth, Mass., and served for Massachusetts “as a Matross in Artillery of State troops”, from 9 May 1777 to 9 May 1780. Benjamin applied for pension 14 August 1832, from Weymouth, Norfolk co., Mass. His service record includes battles he was in. Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Hannah Tirrell, was born at Weymouth, Mass., 25 March 1760.{Benjamin5’s father, Benjamin4 who m. Hannah, may be the Benjamin of Weymouth, Mass b. 15 October 1731 to Gideon3-2, William1 Therrell/lTirrell§. See Tirrell Family of Weymouth† pp. 4-8. ntt}
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ELIHU TERREL (roll 2358) – Pension S. 3773. Served as private in Conn. troops. Pension application dated 8 August 1833, while Elihu, age 74 yrs, was resident of Ridgeville, Lorain co., Ohio. He enlisted in April 1776 while living in Waterbury, New Haven co., Conn. He was discharged Christmas day 1776. His service record includes several battles. He was drafted again in 1778 and served one month. Elihu was b Waterbury, Conn., in 1758, and lived there until about 20 yrs ago [i.e. c1813], then moved to Lorain co., where he now lives. Testament to truth of Elihu’s statement given by Jared Terrel, aged 75, who also served in the Revolutionary War. [Jared (q. v. below) may be a brother to Elihu.]
{Elihu5 descends Josiah4-3, John2, Roger1. See TAG* pp. 37-50. Elihu is a cousin to Jared (below). They both served in Capt. Lewis’ Company, Connecticut in Revolutionary War#, Vol. I, p. 407. Also see Anderson’s History of Waterbury**, pp. 466 and Ap134-135. See DOR Newsletter, Volume V, No.1, pages 7-8.### ntt}
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ENOCH TERRELL (2358) – Pension W.874. Served in New Jersey Militia as private. Widow’s application, made for Nancy Terrell by her lawyer and dated 14 Nov 1838, states she is too infirm to appear herself. She is living Westfield township, Essex co., New Jersey, and was 74 yrs old on 19 January 1838. Nancy m. Enoch 18 May 1788. Enoch d 14 March 1828. A later application for additional benefits, dated 1 June 1843, gives Nancy’s age as 79 yrs. There are additional depositions.
{Enoch5 is perhaps descended Isaac4, Ephraim3, Thomas2, Roger1 Terrill. Enoch and Nancy (Denman) were married in the Presbyterian Church at Westfield, Union co., NJ.*** ntt}
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EPHRAIM TERRILL or Terrill (roll 2358) – Pension S.11528. In the fall of 1777 Ephraim Terrill served 4 months in a militia company of Cheshire, Conn. He was drafted in early summer of 1779 and served 6 months as private in Col. Bradley’s Regiment in Conn. His pension application, dated 7 August 1832, details an extensive service record. A second documenet, also dated 7 August 1832, states he enlisted in 1780 at New Haven in the “Army of the United States”, and served from April to October; extensive details of the service are given. At the time of the pension application, Ephraim was living in Cheshire, New Haven co., Conn. He stated that he was b 27 Nov 1756 in Woodbridge, New Haven co., Conn., which was a Society of Milford when he was b; and that he was living in Cheshire when he was called to service, having come there at about age 16. There is no family data and no Pension bureau letters. The spellng most often used in these documents is Terril.
This Ephraim Terril is most probably the son of Ephraim4 and Hannah (Beecher) Terrill, given in Abbott, “Families of Early Milford, Conn.” (1979), p. 741, and in Jacobus, “Families of Ancient New Haven” (1931, reprinted 1974), p 1725. The ancestry would be Ephraim5 (b 1756 Woodbridge), Ephraim4 (m 1756 Woodbridge, living Cheshire 1790), Ephraim3 (bpt 1702 Milford, d 1784 Cheshire), Daniel2, Roger1. [All places are in Conn.]
{See TAG* reference for this line on pages 37-44. ntt}
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HEZEKIAH TERRILL (roll 2358) or Tyrell (roll 2433, but no documents there) – Pension W. 22393. Served as private in the Conn. Continental Troops. Three pension applications made by his widow Betsey. In the first one, dated 26 July 1855, Betsey Terrill [sic], aged 79 yrs on 8 May 1855, was living in Mayfield, Fulton co., NY. An extensive service record is given for Hezekiah. Betsey stated Hezekiah was born North Stratford, Conn., 2 July 1759; they married 19 Nov 1790 in Coughnawaga {Caughnawaga}, Montgomery co., NY (now Broodolbin {Broadalbin}, Fulton co., NY); and Hezekiah d. 9 April 1821. “Her name before marriage was Betsey Taylor.” In a second application, dated 19 April 1860, Mrs. Betsey Tyrell [sic] was aged 85 yrs and living in Mayfield, Fulton co., NY. No dates of service are given, but the date of m to Hezekiah Tyrell [sic] is 19 Nov 1790 and his date of d is 21 August 1821 [differs from first application]. In a third application, dated 8 Feb 1869, Betsey Terrill [sic] was age 95 and resident of Kingsboro, Fulton co., NY. There are other depositions and much correspondence, but no further family details.
{The clues for Hezekiah’s ancestry in the penison applications point to him being a part of the Nathan3, John2, Roger1 line. Nathan3 died in North Stratford c. 1746. Nathan3’s youngest son, Hezekiah4, was b 1743, but he died about age 21, c. 1764, unmarried. The family of Nathan3’s eldest son, David4, b. 1723, is not well documented. However, in the Families of Old Fairfield††, page 950, David4 is shown as marrying Ann Odell, daughter of Hezekiah Odell, so it’s possible that David4 and Ann would name a son after Ann’s father as well as David’s deceased brother. David4 was living in Stratford as of 1754, and Hezekiah’s widow says Hezekiah was born in North Stratford in 1759. So, while the ancestry of Hezekiah5 from David4, Nathan3, John2, Roger1 is unproven, it is a logical possibility. For the line from Roger1 to David 4, see TAG* pages 37-40 ntt}
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ISAAC TURRIL or Turrill (roll 2428) – Pension S.14736. At first pension application, dated 10 Sept 1832, Isaac Turrill [sic], age 69 yrs, was of Lawsville, Susquehanna co., Penn. Enlisted at Milford, Conn., and served for 11 months as private in Capt. Baldwin’s Company of Col. Holbrook’s Regiment of Continental Troops (last of July 1782 to 1 July 1783) guarding the seacoast and supplies. A short service record is given. In another deposition, dated 10 Sept 1832, Isaac Turrel [sic], “of Great Bend township (late of Lawsville township)”, both in Susquehanna co., answered personal questions, stating he was b Milford, New Haven co., Conn., 16 August 1763, was living in Milford at time of service, and stayed there until 1802. Then he moved to Washington, Litchfield co, Conn., and in 1818 moved to Susquehanna co., Penn. Deposition, dated 29 May 1833, by Peleg Baldwin, age 66, of Middletown, Susquehanna co., Penn., testified to Isaac Turril’s [sic] service, having known him 60 years. Pension bureau recaps this information in a letter, dated 5 Nov 1931, replying to a query of 16 Oct 1931 from Mrs. H. B. Johnson, of the Susquehanna County Historical Society, Montrose, Penn. There is some other correpondence, but no family data. [Isaac Turril is the same as Isaac Terrill, son of Samuel and Ann (Baldwin) Terrill, in Susan Abbott, “Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (1979), p 743. He is also brother of Anna Terrill, wife of Peleg Baldwin, the attestor. The Terrill ancestry is Isaac6 Samuel5-3 John2 Roger1.]
Another Isaac Terril (also spelled Turrell on another record) appears on Revolutionary War service and payroll records (Microfilm M-860, Terrill on roll 51: Swim-Thorn, Turrell on roll 52: Thoro-Tur), as enlisting 20 August 1777 for a period of 3 years being discharged 20 August 1780. He served as a private in Col. Jeduthan Baldwin’s Regiment of Artificers of the Continental Troops. No other information to identify him, but he is probably not the same Isaac Turril of Susquehanna co. The only Isaac in the pension records is the one of Susquehanna co., and he stated that his service began in 1782; he would have been only 14 years old in 1777.
{The second Isaac Turrill appears in Connecticut Men in the Revolution 1776-1783 (973.3 C76), p. 294, in the Corps of Artificers, Capt. Pendleton’s co. He enlisted 20 August 1777 for 3 years and was from Waterbury, New Haven, CT. “Captain Pendleton’s Company of Artificers, wholly raised in Connecticut, was the only body of men from the State that served south of Virginia during the Revolution. At least twenty of its men were from Waterbury.” (History of Waterbury**, pages 465-466.) Artificers were engineers. The only Isaac in Waterbury at the time would be Isaac4 the son of Josiah3, John2, Roger1. He was b in 1735, was m 25 Feb 1762 in Waterbury to Sarah Smith. ntt}
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JACOB TYRRELL (roll 2433) – Pension S.31445. Served as a private in Massachusetts Continental troops for 3 years, from January 1777 to his discharge on 14 Jan 1780. At the time of his first application for pension, dated 11 July 1820, Jacob, age 61 {b.c. 1759}, was a resident of New Salem, Franklin co., Mass. In a renewed application, dated 14 August 1832, he was 72 yrs old {b.c. 1760}. There are more documents, but no family data.
{The History of New Salem, page 22, tells us that “Jacob Tyrrell was at White Plains and Monmouth and Valley Forge.” The Soldiers and Sailors## shows only one Jacob of Massachusetts who served for three years: “Jacob Turrell – Pelhem; Return of men raised to serve in Continental Army from Capt. Thompson’s Co., 4th Hampshire County Regt.., as returned by Lt. Col. R. Woodbridge; Residence – Pelham; Enlisted for town on Pelham; Joined Capt. Shay’s Co.., Col. Putnam’s Regt.; Term – 3 years to expire 1 Jan 1780. (Vol. 16:199).” Jacob was in the census at New Salem, Hampshire co. (didn’t become Franklin co. until 1811) in 1790, 1800 and 1810. Name always spelled Tyrrell on the census. Vital Records of New Salem, Massaschusetts to the end of the year 1849, “New Salem Public Records” page 264, “TERRELL (see also Tyrrell), Jacob, grantee, 1802. f.d., Jeremy [Tirrell, Turrel. dup.], grantee, 1821-1830. f.d.” The abbreviation f.d. is for “Franklin County Deeds.” ntt}
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JARED TERREL (roll 2358) – Pension S.18625. Served as private in Conn. troops. In his pension application, dated 28 July 1832, Jared, age 74 yrs, was resident of Waterbury, New Haven co., Conn. In Feb 1776 he substituted for his brother ?Inijah?/Injah? Terrel [handwriting is not deciperable, but the name is not Elihu, possibly another brother of Jared; q.v. above], and served 2 months as private, in New York and Brooklyn. Later he enlisted on his own several times. Jared Terrel was b. 25 Dec 1757 in Waterbury. There is much correspondence regarding the validity of the deposition, but no family data. The name is also spelled Jarad Terell in one place.
{Jared5 descends Moses4 Josiah3, John2, Roger1. See TAG* pp. 37-49. Jared is a cousin to Elihu (above). They both served in Capt. Lewis’ Company, Connecticut in Revolutionary War#, Vol. I, p. 407. The brother he served for was his eldest brother, Irijah, b. 13 May 1750. Also see Anderson’s History of Waterbury**, pp. 466 and Ap135-136. ntt} See original pension document and transcription.
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JOEL TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension S. 14664. Served as private in the United States Army, but names of officers, dates of service, or other details are not stated, except he was wounded in the battle of Guilford in North Carolina. A pension application is not among the records. There is much correspondence, including depositions for claims by a surviving daughter, Evelina. A Pension Bureau letter, dated 27 June 1939, summarizes the records, recapping an earlier Bureau letter dated 25 August 1915. At the time of receiving his pension (13 Dec 1813) Joel Terrell resided in Wake co., North Carolina. He died 26 Dec 1819 in Rutherford co., N.C. His age is not given in the claim. He was survived by his widow Martha, who d 19 March 1839 (in testimony of Evilina, but written 10 March in both Bureau letters) in Rutherford co., N.C. [The claim of Evilina A. Erwin has added (possibly by another hand later) her mother’s maiden name as Williams.]. The date and place of birth of Martha or date of marriage are not given. Four children survived the soldier, three of whom were living in 1856. The only named child is daughter Evelina A., who m Arthur Erwin 18 Jan 1825, in Rutherford co., N.C. In 1885 Evelina was aged 85 yrs, resident of Floyd co., Georgia, and only surviving heir of Joel. J. W. Terrell, grandson of Joel and Martha, in 1856 was living in Qualla, N.C., and in 1886 another grandson, Charley Erwin, son of the soldier’s daughter Evelina A. and Arthur, was resident of Pleasant Grove, Forsyth co., Georgia. Names of J.W. Terrell’s parents are not given, and there is no further family data in the claims.
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JOEL TERRILL (roll 2358) – Pension W.4353. Served 3 years, from 1777, as corporal in Conn. troops. Joel Terrill, of Lorain co., Ohio, d 22 March 1825. A deposition, dated 9 Nov 1837, by Elihu Terrill, named as brother of Joel, states that Joel lived in New Haven co., Conn., until 1810, when he moved to Ridgeville, Lorain co., Ohio, residence of Elihu Terrill. A short military record of Joel, enlisting spring 1775 at New Milford, Conn., states that one commander was Israel Terrell. Elihu was a substitute for his brother for a short time in the war. Eunice Terril [sic] in a deposition dated 9 Nov 1837, stated she was age 79 on 9 Sept 1837 [i.e. b 9 Sept 1758], that she m Joel in December 1778, and that he d 22 March 1825. Giving more on his service record, she stated that Joel lived in Waterbury, New Haven co., Conn., at the time of enlistment. She repeated some of this in another deposition for widow’s benefit, dated 15 Nov 1837 and given at Elyria, Ohio. A bible record, furnished by David Beebe, Belilnda Beebe, and Molly Terrill, gives the following statistics:
| Joel Terrill [sic] b 13 July 1757 | |
| Eunice Hodge b 9 Sept 1758 & m 30 Dec 1778 | |
| Wylls b 15 Feb 1780 | |
| Polly b 5 May 1785 d 12 April 1805 ae 19y 11m 7d |
A Pension Bureau letter, dated 10 Dec 1923, gives all these matters clearly. There is other correspondence, but no petition by Joel for pension, only by his widow Eunice.
{Joel5 descends Josiah4-3, John2, Roger1. See TAG* pp. 37-50; and, Anderson’s History of Waterbury**, pp. 466 and Ap134-135. Also, DOR Newsletter, Volume V, No.1, pages 7-8.### ntt}
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JOHN TERRILL or Terril (roll 2358) – Pension S.37484 – Served 2 yr 6 mos as a private in Continental Troops from Pennsylvania. The pension application, dated 29 August 1818, is by John Terril [sic], age 66 yrs, of Bourbon co., Kentucky. A short record of his service shows he enlisted from Carlisle, Penn. There is also a schedule of his estate. A Pension Bureau letter, dated 27 May 1934, gives all of the above, and includes the facts that John’s wife was 73 yrs old in 1820, and they had children; the wife and children are not named. There is other correspondence of inquiry for service records.
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JOHN TURRILL and Polly, widow of John, and heirs of Polly (roll 2428) – Pension R.10770. Claims service in Conn. [The microfilm is very faint, with faded ink, and difficult to read.] Main information is in a letter of inquiry from Orang Merwin to the Pension Bureau, dated 2 April 1853. The letter is from New Milford; the state is not specified but is probably Conn. Mr. Merwin identified himself as a child of John Turrill, noting that Polly Turrill is the second wife of John Turrill [but Orang does not claim her as his mother]. The father’s service record is recited. A letter from New Milford, dated 15 April 1854, is from Miner Turrill. He appears to be another heir and administrator of Polly Turrill identified as widow of John. Other letters, from D. S. Boardman of New Milford and dated 30 March 1853, are in execrable, nearly undecipherable handwriting. There is no pension application, only letters of inquiry, apparently never answered by the Pension Bureau. The pension request seems to have been denied. [This John Turrill is probably John Terrill, per data in Orcutt, “History of New Milford and Bridgewater, Conn.” (1882, reprinted 1976), pp 776-777, where John is called a soldier in the Revolution. John Terrill, was b 16 March 1756, and d 19 Feb 1829. By his first wife Elizabeth Buck, he had 6 children, one of whom was Minor Terrill, b 13 Jan 1802. John m/2 Polly [Stilson] 13 Oct 1819; she d 27 July 1858. The ancestry is John5, Caleb4, Daniel3-2, Roger1 Abbott, “Families of Early Mlford, Conn.” (1979) p. 737-740.]
{A TAG* reference for this line can be found on pages 37-51. ntt}
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NATHAN TERRILL (roll 2358) – Pension W.4083. Served 1 yr 10 mos as a private, from 1775-1777, with Connecticut troops. Pension application, dated 25 Sept 1832, by Nathan Terrill, age 77 yrs, of Clinton township, Knox co., Ohio, gives his service record in detail. Upon being questioned, Nathan Terrell [sic] answered he was b 12 April 1775 [sic] [1755 is more likely] in New Milford, Litchfield co., Conn; he enlisted from New Milford, where he was living; and continued to live there until 1717 [sic] [probably 1817 was intended] when he moved to Ohio. A widow’s petition for pension, dated 29 June 1837, by Dorothy Terril [sic] age 81, states she moved to Knox co., Ohio in 1816, she m. Nathan 16 Feb 1778, and Nathan d. 24 January 1834. Town records of New Fairfield, Conn., show Nathan Terril [sic] m Dorothy Phelps 26 Feb 1778 at New Fairfield, Fairfield co., Conn.; and Joana, dau. of Nathan & Dorothy Terril, b 13 March 1779. A deposition by Elijah Terrill [sic], dated 29 June 1837, states he is son of Nathan and Dorothy, and that he has one sister b March 1779. Eliljah, 46 yrs old, was born in Litchfield co., Conn. There are numerous other depositions and correspondence to get the vital statistics. No other family data. This Nathan Terrill is Nathan5, Paul4, Ezra3, Roger2-1 (courtesy of Nancy T. Theodore).
{A TAG* reference for this line can be found on pages 37-43. ntt}
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PRESLEY TERRIL or Terrill (roll 2358) – Pension S.38430. Served as private in a Virginia Regiment. In his pension application, dated 3 July 1820, Presley Terrill, aged 58 yrs, was living in Woodford co., Fayette district, Kentucky. A short record of service has him enlisting in a Virginia regiment, but no dates are given. Testimony by Archibald Terrell (signature), also Terrel, has Presley Terrill/Terrell d 23 aug 1835. There is no family data, but a Pension Bureau letter, dated 27 May 1937, has all of the file data above.
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RICHMOND TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension R.10459. Claims to have served in Virginia. A Pension Bureau office letter gives known details, including that Richmond Terrell was b. Albemarle co., Va., but has no dates, name of parents, or other family data. The pension was denied. A Pension Bureau letter, dated 16 May 1931, explains it all. Other correspondence has some data.
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SAMUEL TIRRELL (roll 2393) – Pension S17148. Served 2 yrs as a private in Conn. troops. The pension application dated 22 Aug 1832, gives details of his military service. It states that Samuel Tirrell, aged 90, was b. 20 Dec 1742 in Milford [Conn.] and living there at the time of application. A letter, dated 1 Jan 1851, from his son, David Tirrell, inquires about the pension. David was living in Milford, New Haven co., Conn., at the time. This Samuel Tirrell must be same as Samuel5 Terrill, father of Isaac and Ann Terrell (see above under Isaac Turril), in Abbott “Families of Early Milford, Conn.” (1979), p. 742. The ancestry is Samuel5-4-3 John2 Roger1.
{A TAG* reference for this line can be found on pages 37-47. ntt}
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SAMUEL TYREL (roll 2433) – Pension W.19480. Served 9 months as sergeant with New York troops. His pension application, dated 28 Aug 1832, states Samuel Tyrel (spelling of his signature), age 74, of Hebron township, Washington co., New York, was b 22 Feb 1758 in the town of Woodbury, Conn. His service record is quite lengthy. Eunice Tyrel (her signature reads E. Tyrell), age 76, widow of Samuel Tyrel (deceased and late of Hebron, N. Y.), applying for widow’s pension, dated 1 Sept 1838, was resident of Hebron, N. Y. Amos Tyrrell (q.v. above) is his brother. There is much other correspondence.
A typed Pension Bureau letter, dated 9 July 1931, gives the following information: Samuel Tyrel was b 22 Feb 1758 in Woodbury, Conn. While residing in New Perth (later Salem), Washington co, N. Y., he served as substitute for his brother William, for one month from in June 1776 in a New York Regiment. In 1777 he moved to Hebron, Washington co., N. Y. and enlisted in NY troops and served from time to time untl 1781. (His service record is given in detail.) Samuel d in Hebron 12 Dec 1834. He m 22 Jan 1782 in Williamstown, Mass., Eunice (maiden name not given), who was b 6 April 1762, place not given.
A family Bible record for Samuel and Eunice Tyrel has
| 1st child Rachel | b May 14, 1780 | |
| 2nd child Rebeca | b June 1786 | |
| 3rd child Ezra | b July 16 1788 | |
| 4th child Samuel | b July 17 1790 |
{Samuel5 descends Ezra4-3, Roger2-1 as shown in TAG*, pp. 37-42. All three of Ezra4’s sons, Amos5, Samuel5 and William5 served in the Revolution (see pension record above for Amos5 and below for William5). ntt}
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SIMON TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension S.32008. Served as a Dragoon in Georgia troops. Pension application, dated 6 April 1836, is made by Simon Terrell, age 81, living in Franklin co., Georgia, Captain Murray’s district. He was b 27 March 1755 in Orange co., South Carolina, lived in Chatham co., N.C., later Pendleton District of S.C., and now for the past 40 yrs in Franklin co., Georgia. Pension Bureau letter, dated 28 June 1939, gives his service record, some other information answering queries, but no family data. There is much additional correspondence.
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STEPHEN TERRILL (roll 2358) – Pension S.41234. Served 2 yr 4 mo (1775-1776) as a private with Connecticut troops. At the time of his pension application, dated 16 April 1818, Stephen Terril [sic], age 72 yr, was living in Monkton, Addison co., Vermont. A short service record shows he enlisted at New Milford, Conn. In a second petition, dated 10 June 1823, Stephen Terrill [sic], age 77 yr, presents more service record and an estate inventory and has a wife 77 yrs of age, a son aged 48 yrs, and a grandchild age 8 yrs. John Turrell ?Terrill? of New Milford, states in a testament, dated 2 Nov 1819, that he has known Stephen Turrell since childhood, and served in the same regiment as Stephen. Stephen Turrill [sic] [but signed Stephen Terrill], in a deposition dated 13 Jan 1824, states that he owes Joel Turill [sic] for labor and materials for building Stephen’s house in 1815. Joel was not resident in Stephen’s house then or for a number of years previous. He is giving Joel a deed in repayment. [The deed is included with the deposition. Joel is of Williston, Chittendon co., Vermont.] Stephen undoubtedly is the Stephen Terrill in Orcutt’s “History of New Milford and Bridgewater, Conn.” (1882, reprinted 1976), p. 776, Terrill genealogy, where he is listed as a soldier in the French and Revolutionary Wars, b 7 Nov 1746, m 7 Feb 1781 Hepzibah Griffith of Reading, and died in Vermont, aged 101. Joel getting the deed is either one of Stephen’s children, b 13 May 1784, or Stephen’s brother, b 8 June 1760 (see Orcutt, p. 776). Testator John Turrell/Terrill is Stephen’s brother, b 16 March 1756, “a soldier in the Revolution” (Orcutt, p. 776). Stephen is also found in Abbott, “Families of Early Milford, Connecticut” (1979), p. 740, where his ancestry can be traced as Stephen5, Caleb4, Daniel3-2, Roger1.
{A TAG* reference for this line can be found on pages 37-51. ntt}
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THOMAS TIRRELL or Tirell (roll 2393), but there are no documents under Tirell) – Pension W.27493. Served as a private in Massachusetts troops. In his pension application, dated 19 July 1820, Thomas, aged 72, of Abington, Mass., gives his service record, and claims he has a wife aged 68 yrs, very feeble, and no more family. He signed the application “Thomas Tirell” very clear. Abington town records show he died there 31 Jan 1832. Susannah Tirell [sic], aged 81 yrs, widow of Thomas and now living Boston, applied 27 Oct 1836 for a pension continuation. Among other documents are testaments from Thomas Tirrell, son of Thomas and Susannah, in “61st year of my age” (dated 27 Oct 1836); and from daughter Hannah Tirrell, aged in 38th year, “and single and unmarried” (dated 27 Oct 1836). By calculation from his age of 72 on his pension application, Thomas the father was b c1748. [NOTE: This Thomas Tirrell is not the same as Thomas Tirrill, also of Abington, Mass., but Pension R.30163.]
{This Thomas is probably a descendant of William1 Therrell/Tirrell§ who settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. ntt}
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THOMAS TIRRILL (roll 2393) – Pension R.30163. Served as private in Massachusetts troops. In his pension application, dated 20 Aug 1832, Thomas Tirrill, age 72, of the town of Cummington, Hampshire co., Mass.., states he was b 17 Dec 1759 in Abington, Plymouth co., Mass., and moved to Cummington at age 24 or 25. His service record states his first enlistment was Dec. 1775 and his last July 1779; no battles in the record. There are other documents. [NOTE: This Thomas Tirrill is not the same as Thomas Tirrell, also of Abington, Mass., but Pension W.27493.]
{This Thomas is probably a descendant of William1 Therrell/Tirrell§ who settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. ntt}
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WILLIAM TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension S.42467. Served as private in New York troops. A pension application, dated 12 June 1821, gives the service record of William Terrell, aged 67 yrs and living in Palatine, Montgomery co., N.Y., with a wife Jane, aged 71 yrs. An earlier application, dated 16 May 1818, gives similar data for William, aged 64 yr on 22 Feb 1818 [i.e. b 22 Feb 1754]. A Pension Bureau letter, dated 13 Dec 1898, states that he enlisted at Salem, N.Y. There are other depositions and correspondence.
{William5 descends Ezra4-3, Roger2-1 as shown in TAG*, pp. 37-42. All three of Ezra4’s sons, Amos5, Samuel5 and William5 served in the Revolution (see pension records above for Amos5 and Samuel5). ntt}
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WILLIAM TERRELL (roll 2358) – Pension S.16550. Served as private in So. Carolina troops. In his pension application, dated 12 Oct 1832, William Terrell, 72 yrs of age on 7 Aug 1832 [i.e. b 7 Aug 1760], gives his service record in much detail for the years 1778-1782. In a second application, dated 8 July 1833, Willliam Terrell, of DeKalb in Georgia, states he was b in North Carolina “on Neuse River” on 6 aug 1760. Other details of his residence are given. A Pension Bureau letter, dated 22 Dec 1939, gives much of this information, but no family data.
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* TAG - The American Genealogist, Volume 25, “The Terrill Family of Connecticut,” by Donald Lines Jacobus, pp. 37-54.
# The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III., Henry P. Johnston, ed., Hartford, CT, USA: 1889.
** The Town and city of Waterbury, Connecticut, from the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five, edited by Joseph Anderson, Volume I, by Sarah J. Prichard and others, New Haven 1896.
§ William1 Therrell and “Rebecca Simpkins daughter of Capt. Nicholas Simpkins (who) were married 29th, 11 Mo. (1654) by Richard Bellngham, Governor” per Report of the Boston Record Commissioners, Vol. 9, page 49.
† Genealogy of the Tirrell Family of Weymouth, Mass., Pub. By Benj. Tirrell 1851, reprinted by Goodspeed’s Book Shop, Inc. 1943.
*** Marriages Westfield Presbyterian Church 1759 – 1840, Westfield, New Jersey.
†† History and Genealogy of Families of Old Fairfield, Compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, Volume II, Part II, reprinted with additions and corrections by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. (Ancestry.com subscription required for link).
## Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, the Revolutionary War Records of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, published 1896 in 17 volumes. Volulmes 15 and 16 cover the various spellings of Terrill.
### Descendants of Roger Terrill Corresponding Society, 1989-1995, (These newsletters are available to members of this web site).