DNA studies have vastly changed the field of family history : what previously had to be parsed from a preponderance of primary and secondary source materials is now added the evidence of biology at the microscopic level.
For many years the line of William Terry and Rachel Manson of Botetourt County, Virginia was a brick wall. Evidence of their children existed in various deeds, records, and family liens. Then, along came a conclusion that many accepted connecting him to Orange Run and a John and Elizabeth Pierpont, and etc.
Now, according to some new thinking, there is another option. One that, at its heart connects to an old and very early tale of the family en masse and that was "there were three brothers..." In this linking, there were indeed three primarily brothers (lines) that came from England very early.
This new line, based on DNA evidence of a vast group of Terry's strongly suggests that the line is thus:
Robert TERRY, 1610, Hampshire, England
Thomas TERRY, 1653, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Clement TERRY Sr., 1677, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Clement TERRY Jr., 1700, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
William TERRY, 1724, Virginia
John Burris TERRY,
William TERRY who married Barbara ENNIS
Who suggests this is Richard L. Tolman, PhD writing in several studies, including, "Addendum 1.Analysis of Y-DNA Markers Relevant to Thomas Terry of Bucks Co., PA., b. 1653" (Addendum 1. Analysis of Y-DNA markers – 29deadpeople) that appeared in the Utah Genealogical Association journal, "Crossroads", Winter 2019, pg.18f.
See also his work on the Five Generations of Terry's in Bucks County,PA at Five Generations of the Terry Family of Bucks County Pennsylvania – 29deadpeople
