The surname TERRY means 'son of Theoric', the personal name Theodric being deribed through the Old French Terri, from the Old German Theudoric, 'people rule', which being abbreviated became Terry.

Celestia Terry

Documents for hunt2proveit.blogspot.com

First Home at Terry's Ranch

Located about 10 miles west of Enterprise, Washington County, Utah.

Thomas Terry

Thomas3 Terry (Jaspar2, Thomas1) was born 1711 in Makefiel, Bucks, Pennsylvania, and died May 22, 1792 in Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married Jane Neil March 18, 1735/36 in Falls, Bucks County, Virginia, daughter of John Neil. She was born 1715 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Notes for Thomas Terry: Seventeenth Day of the Eight Month, 1734 Thomas Terry attended the wedding of Jonathan Palmer of Makefield and Frances Durrance of Middletown in the Public Meeting House in Middletown.... Pennsylvania Vital Records, Volume 1, page 27.

1736 Mar 18 - Thomas Terry, son of Jasper, Bucks Co, m. Jane Neel, daughter of John, Bucks Co, at Falls Meeting House.... William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2, page 101731 Dec 1751 "Horse has come to the plantation of Thomas Terry in the Falls Twp., Bucks Co."... Kenneth Scott & Janet Clarke. 1977. Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1748 - 1755

1758, 2, 1.... Thomas & w, Jane, & ch granted certificate to Middletown, MM... William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2, page 1032

October 24, 1805 Proved November 6, 1805 Will of Susanna Terry, Upper Makefield Twp.... Bro. Jasper Terry and Friend Isaac Chapman... exrs. Nephews and Nieces, viz.: Susannah and Jane, daus. of Bro. Benjamin Terry. Jane dau. Bro. David. Grace and John ch. of Bro. David Terry. David and Elizabeth, ch. of bro. Thomas Terry. Joseph, Ralph and Esther, ch. of bro. Daniel Terry and Rachel dau. of bro. David Terry. Sister-in-law Lucy Terry, her dau. Martha. Bro. David's wife. Bro. Daniel's wife. Bro. Thomas's widow. "Guinea that Grace Townsend gave me." Bro. Jasper Terry and his son-in-law Ezra Wharton. Wits: David Reeder, Mary Tomlinson..... Bucks County Wills, Book 7, page 117. as abstracted in Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834More About Thomas Terry and Jane Neil:Marriage: March 18, 1735/36, Falls, Bucks County, Virginia Children of Thomas Terry and Jane Neil are:5 i. Jasper4 Terry, born March 20, 1736/37 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died November 10, 1815 in Jefferson County, Ohio. He married Lucy Linton November 09, 1774 in Falls, Bucks County, Virginia; born April 22, 1734; died March 02, 1818.Notes for Jasper Terry:1762, 10, 6... Jasper granted certificate to Middletown MM... William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2, page 10321774, 11, 9.... Jespar, s Thomas, Bucks Co. m Lucy Linton, dt Benjamin, Bucks Co., at Fall MH... William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2, page 10321775, 3, 1Lucy Terry, w of Jesper granted certificate to Middletown Meeting House.... William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2, page 10324 mo 4, 1771 Proved August 10, 1781.Will of Robert Collison, of Middletown, Weaver.... Wife Jane, extx. ..., Friends James Thackeray and Jasper Terry.... Bucks County Wills, Book 4, page 123. As abstracted in Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834More About Jasper Terry and Lucy Linton:Marriage: November 09, 1774, Falls, Bucks County, Virginia6 ii. David Terry, born March 1739/40 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died January 24, 1820 in Gwillimbury East Twp, York County, Ontario. He married Grace Davis July 20, 1763 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; born 1742 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

David Terry Info

David Terry, born March 1739/40 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died January 24, 1820 in Gwillimbury East Twp, York County, Ontario. He married Grace Davis July 20, 1763 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; born 1742 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

20 July 176: with a license, were married : David Terry, young man, with Grace Davis, young daughter.... Pennsylvania Vital Records, Volume I, Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Baptisms, 1737-1780, page 267

Burial: Sharon Cemetery, Gwillimbury East, York County, Ontario

Mary Brown Pulsipher History

Autobiography of Mary Brown Pulsipher
1799 - 1866
My grandfather and grandmother Brown, I knew little about; they died when my father was quite young. They had three sons; Joseph, John and Jonathan.
My grandfather and grandmother Fairchild, I well remember. Grandmother died when I was four years old, in Connecticut. Grandfather then went to Pennsylvania and died there. I think they had five sons and two girls. The names that I can remember are Samuel, Sherman, Stephan, Eunice and Sarah. Grandfather's name was Stephen, and Grandmother's name was Eunice.
My father, John Brown, born Feb. 25, 1770. Their children were: Juda Brown, born 2 Nov 1793; John Brown, born 24 Aug 1795; Eunice Brown, born in August of 1794-7; Mary Brown, b. 2 Mar 1799. Thirsa Brown, born 11 Jul 1802; Sally Brown, born 27 Feb 1805; Catherine Brown, b. 13 Aug 1808; Loring G. Brown, b. 17 Aug 1811. They were all born in Connecticut, but Catherine and Loring who were born in Pennsylvania.
My father moved from Connecticut to Pennsylvania when I was six years old. My father's home was a home for the Methodist Preachers and all other preachers when they came. I joined the Methodist church when I was 13 years old. I lived in Pennsylvania until I was married in 1815 to Zerah Pulsipher. My oldest child was born 30 May 1816.
We lived in Pennsylvania, seven years. Did a great deal of hard work there; then left and moved to New York State in Oneadago County. There we heard the gospel preached for the first time by the Latter-Day Saints. We went forth and were baptized in the year 1832 by Jared Carter. He baptized about 20 in that place. Then ordained by husband, Zerah Pulsipher, and left him to preside over the Church. He baptized more. We stayed there about two years, then moved 20 miles to Fabious; lived with a Doctor New come one-and-a- half years. Then we all went to Kirtland, Ohio, together. Stayed there four years. Zerah was ordained there one of the First Seven Presidents by the hands of Joseph Smith, the Prophet.
He helped build the Temple. Got his endownment in it, then we were driven form that place with the rest of the Saints. We started in July (15th) with a large camp for Missouri. We all got there in the fall and went to Davies County. My husband was one of the Council that led the camp. We stayed in that place one month; then we were driven from there by the mob. Then we went to Far West and stayed there through the winter. Then we had to go again. We started in March for Illinois. We stopped 25 miles from Nauvoo, in Bear Creek Woods.
The winter we were in the far western part of Missouri, we had to part with our good old Mother Pulsipher. She was sick one week, and then died. The day before she died, she lay looking up. I said, "Mother, what do you see?" She said, "Oh, don't you see that light?" I looked, but could not see any. The next day she saw it again over her bed. She said, "That is a light to light me through the dark valley of death." Then she fell asleep without a struggle or groan. I think she was 85 years old.
We stayed in Bear Creek Woods nearly two years. Then the First Presidency had gotten out of prison and out of Missouri. The Saints had begun to settle Nauvoo. They sent for us to move there. We went there and stayed, I think, five years. My youngest child, Fidelia, was born there. She was a very smart, promising child, but we could not keep her only four years and three months. We buried her there. We helped build the Temple there - got our endowments in it - then we started with the rest of the Church west to find some place where we could live in peace. We were two years, not forty, in going to Salt Lake. We helped cultivate the bare desert and make it "Blossom like the Rose." My husband was one of the City Council most of the time we were there.
Then we were called to go south three hundred miles and help cultivate another barren desert. We have lived 10 years in this place, Hebron. We have enjoyed great blessings, lived in peace, none to molest or make afraid, although we have had to part with some of our dear friends here. Almira, my daughter, died in March, 1868, and John's wife, Rosilla, and little boy, William Lewis, died. We lived here, enjoyed ourselves well with our children and grand children all around us until my husband was called away by death, in January 1872. He lived to a good age, and then went down to the grave like a shock of corn, fully ripe. I am spared yet. I hope to do a little good before I die.
I used to say when my children were small if I could live to see my children grow up and be honorable men and women, it would be all I could ask for. I have lived to see them all settled with good families, all trying to do what good they can to build up the Kingdom of God. I feel very thankful and much pleased with my children. I hope they will live and do much good; be united and be agreeable, and try to help each other and carry out the council their father and mother have given them. I write this after I am 72 years old, for my children to look at. It is written very poorly. Perhaps you cannot read it.
Testimony of Mary Brown Pulsipher
May God Bless You All!
By request I write a little more history and experiences. Eight years have passed away since I wrote the little sketches. I am still here. I will begin by my first experiences in the Methodist church. My parents taught me to be honest, industrious, and to keep the Sabbath Day. They were very strict Methodists. When I was about 13 years old I thought I ought to join the Methodist Church. It was the only church I knew much about. The preachers came every week to preach at father's house. I told him I wanted to join the church and he said I could. I did not know but they would call on me to relate a great experience when I was converted, but I could not have told them. All they did was to put my name on the class paper for six month's trial. When six months was out the preachers said, "Here is Sister Mary. She is a good, faithful, worthy Sister. I motion that she be taken in full fellowship." I was voted in. Perhaps one year passed - not a word was said about baptism. I said to the preacher, "Do you believe baptism to be aduty for us to obey?" He said baptism was not a sving ordinance. Just to answer a good conscience, I said, "I see by reading the New Testament, I consider it a duty - a command." He said, "What say?" I said there was only one way that looked to be right - to be immersed and buried in the water. He said, "the Savior set the example and He was not immersed. He went out into the water and knelt down and had some water poured on his head." He said he had seen it in history. He went to the water. He sang and prayed, then took me by the hand and led me to the water, saying, "Step in and kneel." I did. He dipped a little water, said over the ceremony, and poured it on my head, while he stood on the bank - did not wet his feet. I thought if baptism was to answer a good conscience, I was not satisfied. It looked like mockery to me, but I had done my duty.
I write this to let my children see the darkness and ignorance the world was then in. Surely the Prophet could say darkness and sin had covered the earth, and gross darkness, the people. I rejoice that we live in a day that the true light and true gospel was shining.
I think I was in the Methodist church about 20 years before I heard the true gospel. We happened to see the Book of Mormon. We borrowed it, read it, and believed it, but did not know anything more about it. We were very anxious to know more about it. It was not long before a Mormon preacher came. We had a great many questions to ask. He told us how the Book was found and translated. He said baptism by immersion was the only right way. It was for the remission of sins. I thought that looked right.
In a short time some were ready to be baptized. I wanted to be at the first opportunity, but satan thought he would hinder it. The night before baptism, I was taken very lame with rheumatism or something. I was so sick I could not get around much. As they were fixing to go, Brother Carter said to me, "Sister Pulsipher, if you will do your duty, you shall be healed." I took a cane and hobbled to the water and went in. It was a very cold day, but I came out well, left my cane, and went away rejoicing.
I was very ignorant, I had not heard anything about being confirmed, or receiving the Holy Ghost. The next evening went to meeting and the six that were baptized were there. When he put his hands on my head, he said, "Sister Pulsipher, by the authority of the Holy Priesthood and in the name of Jesus, I lay my hands on your head to bless you and to confirm you a member of the Church of Jesus, I lay my hands on your head to bless you and to confirm you a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. I say unto you - receive the Holy Ghost." He promised great blessings if I would be faithful. The Spirit of the Lord was there. We sang, prayed, and praised God together. It was not long before the news went around that Brother and Sister Pulsipher were Mormons. Some would not believe it until they came to see us. We had plenty of visitors. Some came to try to convince us that it was all delusion. They thought they could reclaim us, but went away disconsolate. Others came to inquire. They said if we had got something better, they wanted to know it. They would be baptised and go home rejoicing.
I will mention one that came to see me. My brother-in-law, Joseph (Joe) Childister. he lived four miles from me; he was going to move away, but could not go without seeing me. I had belonged to the same church he did. He was a preacher. He said I was the last one he thought of as being led away with such hearsay and elusions, as he thought it was. "Well", I said, "If this is what the world calls hearsay, to worship my God," said I, "I know in whom I believe." He said, "I think in about six months you will see your error. I think Mormonism will be all down flat in that time." I said, "Joseph, I have not the least idea that it will. It will stand. But if it does come down I never could go to the Methodist or another church that I know of. It would be going right into darkness." He said, "I see I cannot convince you, but I have done my duty." He cried and bid me farewell. I said, "I thank you for the kind feelings you have for me. Do not worry about me." I never saw him after that. He moved away, lived a few years and died very suddenly with heart disease. He had an appointment to preach the day he was buried. His wife, my sister, died soon after. I think they have heard the gospel preached before this time. Zera and Joseph were great friends. He had not read the Book of Mormon nor heard a sermon preached. He judged before he heard - like so many others. If they would hear and heed, without prejudice, there would not be half so many among hearsay, delusion, and false prophets.
Well, I began to gather with the Church. Went to Kirtland, there had my blessings from the first Patriarch in this Church, Father Joseph Smith. He said I should have my friends with me in this church, and that I would be the means of saving and redeeming them. I believe every word, but did not understand how it could come to pass. I never heard nor thought of being baptised for the dead. He said I had left all for the gospel, I should have a hundred fold in this world and in the world to come, life everlasting, with many more good blessings if I would be faithful.
I am almost 81 years old, have lived and enjoyed myself well with my children a long time; I expect the time will come when I must leave them. I have watched over them, tried to comfort them and instruct them right. I pray that they may live in peace, be united, and keep all the commandments of God. If riches increase, set not your hearts on them, but lay up treasures in Heaven. It is the only safe place that we can lay up riches.
I would like to have my children live near together to help and comfort one another. May God bless you all!
Mary Brown Pulsipher
Hebron, March, 1880.
MEMORIES OF MY MOTHER, MARY BROWN PULSIPHER
By her son John I, John, take the liberty to write a little in his book, as mother has passed away from mortal life.
She died on the 7th of May 1886, in the midst of friends and about as near ready as mortals ever get. So I record a little more of her history in this book.
As she lived to such advanced age, her children well desired her to give up housekeeping and live with some of us. Then we would know if she needed anything and could help her so much better than if she was alone in her little house. So she did close her house and had a good time. She went to St. George and visited her daughters, Sarah and Eliza, and their children and friends for several months. She then returned to Hebron and had pleasant happy time with us at Hebron for about two years.
Truly we did have an enjoyable time talking of early life, incidents of history in Connecticut, and the USA and the restoration of the Gospel and the rise of the Church in this age of the world.
When she died, we buried her by the side of father in Hebron Cemetery. Here is some of Mother's own loose papers that I will record in this book.
March 2, 1879 - "When I went to the Relief Society Meeting I expected to see 10 or 12 sisters and 3 or 4 of the brothers there - the Bishop told me he was going. When I opened the door, the first I saw was long tables loaded with pies, cakes, cheese and the comforts of life. I looked around and saw about every family in town seated there, about 90 percent besides the babies. I was so surprised it almost overcome me. I said, `What does all this mean? I came to a meeting but it looks more like a feast.' I then took my seat. The Bishop then arose and said, `This is nin honor of Mother Pulsipher. This is her 80th birthday.' I then began to cry, I was so overcome. The food was then blessed and all enjoyed it to their fill until all had enough. I was then called on to preside over the meeting. After singing, I asked my oldest son, John, to open the meeting with prayer. Another hymn was sung, then I walked onto the stand and said, `I don't know as I can say much, but I think these people can keep a secret, for I knew nothing of this feast until I was right here and opened the door. I feel very unworthy to have so much honor and respect shown me. I thank you all. I ask my Heavenly Father to bless you all. I suppose I am the oldest person here - 80 years old today. I have been in the Church over 47 years; have passed through persecutions, mobings and driving with the Saints since the days of Kirtland. I rejoice that I am worthy to have a name and place with these people.
"`I left all my friends but my own family. Father Smith, the first Patriarch in the Church, laid his hands on my head and blessed me. He said I should have my friends in his church, would stand on Mt. Zion, help save and redeem them. He said I had left all to obey the Gospel and that I should in this world have a hundred fold. That is fulfilling very fast. I have 56 grandchildren and 75 great grandchildren. So you see there is upwards of a hundred fold now and increasing at a wonderful rate. I beg you all, the sisters of the Relief Society, to be faithful, do all the good you can, be united, put your faith in God, and you need not have any fears."
Mary Brown Pulsipher's Farewell Address to Hebron
(These are a few lines mother wrote on Oct 16, 1883,
before going to St. George to live awhile.)
I have been in Hebron from the beginning. I located with my boys as they were herding cattle at Shoal Creek when the main part of this country was a desert and sage plain. I have worked hard to make this a beautiful happy home. With the help of my boys, I built the first house out of the fort. Have lived in it about 15 years, and enjoyed myself wonderfully well in it. Have had much joy and confort in it. Have seen the place grow and flourish, but the time draws near when I expect to leave it, perhaps never to return, but I leave it with the best of feelings. I never expect to find any place I like as well. If I should die away from here I want to be brought back and buried here with my friends that are waiting for me behind the veil.
I have been in this Church 52 years; passed the persecutions with the Saints, but never felt to complain, but that all would be well. I pray my Father in Heaven to bless Hebron, bless the people. May Lord bless the land, the water, the cattle, and all; may it be a healthy delightful place. I bid you all farewell!
Farewell, dear Hebron, we love so well, Farewell, dear Saints, that in it dwell May ou all be true, keep covenants well That we may all in Glory dwell.
by Mary B. Pulsipher

Zerah Pulsipher History

History of Zerah Pulsipher
1789 - 1872as written by himself

Found at http://hunthistories.com/Histories/Zerahpulsipher.html

David Terry Last Will & Testament

Terry Ranch, 15 miles west of Enterprise, Utah

Mel Harmon's "Terry Family Tree"

by Anna Marie Andrew, April 1975

This original was sent to Ivin Elmer Hunt, as well as other descendents.

Kirtland Camp (LDS)

Kirtland Camp by John Pulsipher
The church in Kirtland was now broken up and the poorest of the poor were left, because they could not get away. Only about ten teams were all that was in the possession of the whole of them between five and six hundred persons, but they all [Kirtland Camp] covenanted that they would go together or stay together. This was in the spring of 1838. The presidents of the Seventy took the lead of business. They advised every man that could work to go into the country and work a few months, for horses, cattle, wagons, harnesses, money, store pay, etc., which they did. They worked and prayed and the Lord worked with them. Signs and wonders were seen and heard which caused the Saints to rejoice. One pleasant day in March, while I was at work in the woods, about one mile from the Temple, with father, Elias Pulsipher and Jesse Baker, there was a steamboat past over Kirtland in the air! It was a clear, sunshine day. When we first heard the distant noise, we all stopped work. We listened and wondered what it could be. As it drew nearer, we heard the puffing of a steamboat, intermingled with the sound of many wagons rattling over a rough stony road. We all listened with wonder but could not see what it was. It seemed to pass right over our heads; we all heard the sound of a steamboat as plain as we ever did in our lives. It passed right along and soon went out of our hearing. When it got down to the city it was seen by a number of persons. It was a large fine and beautiful boat, painted in the finest style. It was filled with people. All seemed full of joy. Old Elder Beamon, who had died a few months before was seen standing in the bow of the boat swinging his hat and singing a well known hymn. The boat went steady along over the city, passed right over the Temple and went out of sight to the west! This wonderful sight encouraged the Saints because they knew the Lord had not forgotten them. The people of Kirtland who saw the steamboat in the air said as it arrived over the Temple a part of it broke off and turned black and went north and was soon out of sight, while the boat, all in perfect shape, went to the west more beautiful and pure than before. The power of the Lord was manifested in various ways. Angels were seen in meetings who spoke comforting words, that inasmuch as we would be faithful the Lord would help us and we should be delivered from our enemies. In June the company met, brought in their property which had been earned and behold they had means sufficient to move all the Saints from Kirtland. The company was organized with James Foster, Zerah Pulsipher, Joseph Young, Henry Harriman, Josiah Butterfield, Benjamin Willer and Elias Smith at the head as counsellors, to lead the [Kirtland] camp. On the 6th of July at noon the camp started all in order. The company consisted of 515 souls--249 males, 266 females, 27 tents, 59 wagons, 97 horses, 22 oxen, 69 cows and one bull. Jonathan Dunham was the Engineer and Jonathan H. Hale was the commissary. The business of the engineer was to go thru the rich settlements and towns where he could buy provisions cheap and bring a wagon load to the camp each night. The rations were given out once a day to the several families according to their number; he that gave in money and he that had none to give, all fared alike. There was a regular order in starting; the bugle was sounded for all to rise in the morning at the same time; also to tend prayers and eat breakfast at a certain time and all started together and every wagon kept in its place. Our enemies had threatened never to let us go out of Kirtland two wagons together, but when we got ready to start, the largest company of Saints that had ever traveled together in this generation started out in good order without an enemy to oppose us. We traveled along in fine order and after a few hundred miles we got out of money and stopped and worked about a month at Dayton, Ohio, and got means to pay our way thru to Missouri. While at Dayton the devil entered our camp and got possession of one of the sisters. She was in awful pain and talked all the time and some of the time in rhyme. The Elders administered to her. The evil spirits left her and entered another person and on being rebuked again would enter another and so continued a good part of the night. But when the devil was commanded in the name of Jesus Christ to leave the camp, he went and was very mad. He went thru the whole camp, made a roaring noise, knocked over chairs, broke table legs and made awful work. We again pursued our journey, sometimes the weather was good and sometimes bad. Sometimes our tents would blow over in the rain storms in the night when all within--beds, people and all--would get as wet as drowned mice, but we could sleep in wet beds and not get sick by it. The people in the towns, cities and country thru which we passed looked and gazed at us as we passed along. Sometimes they tried to stop us. Once they threw eggs at us just because we were Mormons.
At one certain city in Missouri [Mansfield, Ohio] the people tried to stop us. They already had the artillery placed in the street. As we came up they were determined to fire the cannon right at our company, but father talked to them till finally they gave up the notion and let us pass unmolested, except a few of our head men whom they took and cast in prison but the Lord delivered them and they came on and overtook the company the next night.
["On Monday, July 16, while at Mansfield, Ohio, they were met by the sheriff, who produced warrants and arrested Josiah Butterfield, Jonathan Dunham, and Jonathan H. Hale, on charges connected with the failure of the "Kirtland Safety Society" Bank. They were lodged in jail in Mansfield, where they were kept until next day, when the jury failing to find bills against them they were discharged at one o'clock p. m. on the 17th, and overtook the camp the same night." History of the RLDS Church, Vol. 2:180]. We traveled in fine order, for we would have order. If people would not obey the rules and keep good order they were labored with and if they would not repent and reform they were turned out of the company. When we got within five miles from Far West, we were met by Joseph, Hyrum and Sidney. A happy meeting it was. They were very glad to see us because they needed help. For the enemies of the Saints had never been at rest since they drove the church from their homes at Independence in 1833. It seemed that the devil was in almost every man in Missouri. They would all declare--from the governor in his chair down to the meanest man there who would stand up and swear with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a knife in the other, that Mormons should not stay there. Joseph directed us to camp at night around the Temple cellar in Far West and then go thirty miles north to strengthen a small settlement at Adam-ondi-Ahmon. We found the handsomest country I ever saw. We bought land and went to work building houses and mills. The mobs raged all over the country, stealing cattle and horses, burning houses and driving people from their own homes, sometimes killing men and abusing women to an extent unknown even among savages. One man was not safe out alone for if a dozen of the mob could kill one Mormon they thought it would immortalize their names. So we had to work in companies and keep our guns with us. Every man and boy that could carry a gun went into the ranks to defend the women and children. We not only took our guns to our work but slept with them at night so as to be ready to jump at any minute, when the enemy should come. We had spent about five weeks in this way when an express came from Far West stating that a great company of mob had arrived there with the exterminating orders of Governor Boggs. Joseph and Hyrum and the twelve were prisoners and Far West was in the hands of the mob. Joseph's order to us was to give up without making resistance and all will be right. The company who called themselves militia soon came, took us prisoners, took all our arms which was our own individual property. Soon another company came and commenced firing at the unarmed prisoners. The balls whistled all around but thank God not one of us was hurt. Our orders were: we must "leave Davis County within ten days, and leave the state before seedtime in the spring" and if one of us were found there after that time the life of a Mormon would be considered no more than that of a wolf. The mob company stayed to see that the orders were executed and while they stayed they lived on our grain, pork, beef. They would shoot down poor widows' cows right by the door, burn up fences and do all the damage they could. They would even shoot a cow and cut a rope out of the hide before she was dead, to tie a horse with. We thought this a curious land of liberty and equal rights. But there was no time to be lost, for most of the Saints had no teams; they had sold them for land and now must go and leave it. Maybe you can imagine how the few teams that were there were kept going night and day till the saints were moved from Diahmon over into Caldwell County. Now we had to leave the Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahmon and the altar upon which old Father Adam stood and gave his last blessings to his children as they were assembled in the Valley to see a father bowed down with age and hear his voice as he blessed his posterity and told what would take place down to the latest generations. It was with curious feelings that I viewed this ground and the remains of this old altar as I was driving the cows by it for the last time. We had one span of small horses to draw the goods of four families. Women and children had to walk because they could not ride for want of teams. This was a terrible sight--men, women, and children driven from their homes, to travel over the cold prairies covered with snow. After traveling all day in the cold rain and snow till our clothes were wet thru we camped at night on the bleak prairie but still we were not discouraged. Let our foes do what they will, The Mormons will be cheerful still. We soon got out of Davis County. We went and stayed the remainder of the winter with my oldest sister and her kind husband--Horace Burgess, four miles southwest of the city of Far West.
My grandmother, Elizabeth Pulsipher--who lived with us, died on the 2nd of December, being persecuted to death in a "land of liberty." [Autobiography of John Pulsipher, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/l/o/Jen-Florreich/FILE/0012text.txt?Welcome=1067109772].

A Policeman in early Salt Lake, Utah

A POLICEMAN´S LOT IN EARLY SALT LAKE CITYBecky BartholomewHistory Blazer, November 1996
In 1848 a bashful, oversized 21-year-old by the name of John Pulsipher crossed the Plains with his parents and settled in Utah. He found Salt Lake City to be a very quiet settlement consisting of only two blocks of houses joined as two forts. "Besides these forts," John wrote in his diary, "there was a small saw mill and a corn cracker for a grist mill and a small house by each mill which was the amount of the building in this country at the time of our arrival."
But the following year "a large gentile Emigration" passed through the city on the way to the California gold fields. Most of these strangers were peaceable, stopping only long enough to earn money to get to the coast. Many even attended a Mormon meeting or two. However, the city also attracted a small cadre of gentile and Mormon rabble-rousers. Soon local authorities deemed it necessary to form a corps of watchmen who could keep the peace day and night.
In his diary, John related the formation of this force. He noted that at the close of a public meeting (i.e., church service) one Sunday in June 1849, the clerk read a list of names of men who had been chosen to staff a police force. An hour and day were appointed for these men to meet with Brigham Young, Jedediah M. Grant, and other city/church officials to obtain their commissions and instructions. Young convened the police meeting by stating: "The time has come to have a company of Police officers to watch over this city. I have made a selection of 40 men such as I can trust—when one of these men is on duty I can keep [secure]—the city is poor, not able to pay you much now; so we must have economy and after which we hope to do better."
According to John, all 40 of the men accepted the call. Perhaps the qualifications of the other 39 were similar to John's. He had had prior experience in the Nauvoo Legion (having been admitted at 15 since he was large for his age), and he was steady and sober.
During this meeting John, along with the other men, took an oath of office. He learned that his duties were to see that all people observed the city ordinances and broke no territorial laws and to be on duty at all times and to "put down iniquity whenever we find it as we are passing around and about our work." The police were not to charge for their vigilance except when they were on night watch, when they would be paid 25 cents an hour—about the same as Utah's then-current minimum wage. President Young admitted this was "too small pay for men being broke of their rest. But be of good courage," he said, "for you shall be blessed." As for police ethics, Young told the group: "If any man asks for your authority knock him down with your cane. Serve my boys the same way."
The police brigade subsequently met each Sunday between the two church meetings to "post each other in the line of duty." John did not mind these gatherings, finding them to be "of great benefit" by way of instruction, shared news, and no doubt camaraderie.
John served as a Salt Lake City police officer for four years. He later wrote that many incidents occurred during his tour of duty, but "I have not time to write it." On occasion he was gone a full day or even two chasing thieves and tracking down stolen property such as cattle and horses. Besides his 24-hour volunteer vigilance—a duty filled "while we are about our own business"—John served one-half night of watch duty per week, taking the irregular hours in stride. Night work "would scarce ever hinder me from my daily labor," he noted. "I have tended mill so much, worked all day and half of the night that I don't need as much sleep as some think they do."
Source: "A Short Sketch of the History of John Pulsipher...Written by Himself," (n.p.: June 1970), mimeographed typescript, copy in LDS Church Archives, Salt Lake City.

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Thomas Sirls Terry History

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1. Mary Ann Pulsipher 25 Dec 1849 Salt Lake City Council House
2. Eliza Jane Pulsipher 06 May 1855 Salt Lake City Council House
3. Lucy Stevenson 27 Dec 1857 Salt Lake City Council House
4. Hanna Louisa Leavett 05 Apr 1878 St George Temple

Thomas Sirls Terry Lifeline

A monument to Thomas Sirls Terry as the founder of Enterprise, Utah, was dedicated Sunday, 14 July 1996, at the crossroads just as one enters Enterprise from the south.

TST was married 4 times and had 30 living children. TST was Bishop of Hebron [Heebrun], and is buried in Enterprise seven miles to the east of Hebron.

Pioneer, Wagon Train Captain, Raised the dead, Patriarch, Master Printer, Missionary, Arrived in the valley September 1847, Learned penmanship and shorthand while crossing the plains at age 21, He dug the first well in Utah in the spring of 1848, worked for Apostle Parley P. Pratt, was told by revelation whom he was to marry. lived 95 years. TST dug the first domestic well in SLC, on South Temple Street, fifty three feet deep. He crossed the plains missing Nauvoo and the persecutions.!

"I enjoyed myself firstrate on the plains!" He was hired to drive the 3rd new conastoga wagon for Darwin Richardson the last lap of the journey. Grandmother Richardson rode with him in the 3rd wagon and taught him shorthand and penmanship as they traveled. He helped found Hebron (Heebrun), Utah. He married two daughters of Zera Pulsipher. Mary Ann settled in Enterprise, Eliza Jane in Panaca. TST died at age 95.

1841 - TST first heard Elders of the "Restored Church of Jesus Christ" in 1841.

1845 - TST was listed as a printer.

1847 - TST traveled West to join the Saints in 1847, arriving at Winter Quarters in June.

1847 - TST was baptized in 1847, at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, by Joseph Newton.Also in June he started for the Valley.

1847 - TST arrived in the Valley in 23 Sep 1847. "I enjoyed myself first-rate on the plains!"

1847 - TST crossed the plains in 1847, as a member of Daniel Spencer's hundred, Perregrine Session'sfifty, and Elijah F Sheet's ten.

1848 - TST was ordained a "Deacon" in the spring of 1848, by Edward Hunter, Officiator.

1848 - TST dug the 1st domestic well in the Valley 53' deep on South Temple Street in the spring of 1848.

1848 - Crickets Attacked the crops in 1848.

1850 - TST homesteaded forty acres on Little Cottonwood Creek in 1850.

TST was rebaptized at Union Fort, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory.

1851 - TST was ordained a "Seventy" in 1851.

1854 - TST received his endowments 20 Mar 1854, in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City.

1855 - TST was sealed to his 2nd wife, Eliza Jane Pulsipher, 6 May 1855, in the Endowment House.

1855 - TST was assigned to the 29th Quorum of Seventy 6 May 1855.

1856 - TST filled a Mission to the United States. Reporting to President Erastus Snow in St Louis, he wassent to Philadelphia.

1857 - TST was appointed Wagon Train Captain. Apostle Parley P Pratt asked TST to accompany him west.While Parley went south to gather the company TST was released from his mission. He thenlearned of the murder of Elder Pratt and was called to be Wagon Train Captain leaving WinterQuarters 1 July 1857 and arriving in the Valley in September. He raised the dead. Handcart Companies, Utah War, Move south to Springville, Return to Cottonwood,Wife Lucy left him twice....

1858 - During "the move" in 1858, TST moved his family temporarily to Springville, but then back to Little Cottonwood. He was then Counselor to Bishop Silas Richards.

1859 - TST attempted to raise sugar cane in 1859.

1860 - TST was listed as a farmer when the 1860 Federal Census was taken in Salt Lake City.[was head of a household of ten, Real wealth of $350.00, Personal wealth of $500.00]

1862 - TST was called along with 200 other families to the Dixie Cotton Mission.

1874 - TST was visited by the Adversary. TST was then very ill.

1876 - TST was ordained a High Priest and set apart as Bishop in 1876.

1878 - TST was sealed to his 4th wife, Hannah Louisa Leavitt, 5 Apr 1878, in the St George Temple.

1885 - TST moved to Beaver Dam Wash south of Hebron during the anti plural-marriage raids.

1894 - Bishop TST presided over the Hebron Ward until it was discontinued 9 Sep 1894.

1908 - TST was ordained Patriarch 14 Jun 1908, & gave a Patriarchal Blessing to g-daughter Lora Harmon.TST was a Patriarch in the St George Stake of Zion

1913 - TST's first wife, Mary Ann Pulsipher Terry, died 18 Sep 1913, and was buried in Enterprise.