Bible Records, and Other Old Records

Occasionally we come across old Bible records, or other old documents which would be of great genealogical interest to descendants of the parties recorded. These documents are collected here. We encourage DOR members to contribute other like records. Click here for our guidelines.

Bible and Other Records for Harry⁶ and Israel^5-4 (Josiah³, John²) Terrill, transcribed by NTT, Mar. 2010: Israel Terrill was of Waterbury, CT. His son Harry was of Yates County, NY, and Kane County, IL._ A tombstone photograph (children of Israel Terrill) is included.

Thomas Stephen⁷ Terrel Family Bible Records (PDF, 53 KB), transcribed by Pamela L. Poulin, 27 Mar. 2010: Thomas Stephen⁷ Terrel (Nathaniel Buckingham⁶, Irijah⁵, Moses⁴, Josiah³, John²) was an artist in New York City in the second half of the 19th century. (photocopies of Bible pages, PDF, 6.5 MB)

Bible Record for William C.⁶ Turrel (Caleb^5-4, Daniel^3-2), transcribed by NTT, April, 2010: This record, along with information from other sources, is used to support an argument that this William C. Turrel, of Susquehanna County, PA, from sometime before 1810, was descended from Caleb⁵ Turrel, born in Milford, CT, in 1742, whose paternal line to Roger¹ is known.

Bible records for Samuel⁵ (Ezra^4-3, Roger^2-1) & Eunice Tyrel family, transcribed by CWT, Nov., 2011: A page from the Samuel⁵ family Bible, sent in with his widow's Revolutionary War pension application.

My Ancestry, from the diary of Adam Thompson Terrell (1818-1842), transcribed by Elizabeth Paullin Terrell, 13 Dec. 2011. Adam Thompson⁶ Terrell (Jeremiah⁵, Adam⁴, Adam³, Samuel²), on the last page of his 1837-1838 diary, included records pertaining to the family of his grandfather, Adam⁴.