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Argie's Wife · 07-17-2011, 11:03 PM

As I look more closely as the marker, I see it's "Torry" - not tory, as I had thought when I first looked at it.

I've seen variations on the spellings of surnames - even very simple ones, such as Brown (Browne, Brun, Brune, etc.) that can throw you for a loop when you're doing research on a family line.

I'm not sure if the additional information I've found is legit, as the dates are very off from the first reference I posted from the history of Meredith.

Here's what else I've found (LINK: http://www.torreygenealogy.com/Massa...3/PS03_311.htm)

Sergeant Samuel Torry was born 22 Jun 1753 in Leicester, MA, the son of Abel Torrey and Mary Jillison. He married Sabra Herrick (b 1 May 1756, d. 14 Aug 1794). She was the daughter of Robert Herrick and Abiah Hill. Samuel and Sabra were married 13 Jan 1785. They had five children, and the birth of Samuel Jr. (b. 1790, d. 1813) is well-documented as being in Meredith.

Samuel married a total of three times. His second marriage was to Hester Allen (b. 2 May 1764, d. 7 May 1795). They married 5 Jan 1795. (Note; they were only married about four months when Hester died.) His third wife, Olive (Smalley) Gaines (b. 15 Jan 1765, d. 23 Nov 1883), (m. 1 Oct 1795) produced seven more children.

Lived at Leicester, Mass., Rutland, Guilford, Orwell and Sudbury, Vt. and Meredith, N. H.

Samuel Torrey died 15 Nov 1838 in Sudbury, VT.

Sources: http://www.torreygenealogy.com/Massa...3/PS03_311.htm

07-17-2011, 11:03 PM	#5
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	As I look more closely as the marker, I see it's "Torry" - not tory, as I had thought when I first looked at it. I've seen variations on the spellings of surnames - even very simple ones, such as Brown (Browne, Brun, Brune, etc.) that can throw you for a loop when you're doing research on a family line. I'm not sure if the additional information I've found is legit, as the dates are very off from the first reference I posted from the history of Meredith. Here's what else I've found (LINK: http://www.torreygenealogy.com/Massa...3/PS03_311.htm) Sergeant Samuel Torry was born 22 Jun 1753 in Leicester, MA, the son of Abel Torrey and Mary Jillison. He married Sabra Herrick (b 1 May 1756, d. 14 Aug 1794). She was the daughter of Robert Herrick and Abiah Hill. Samuel and Sabra were married 13 Jan 1785. They had five children, and the birth of Samuel Jr. (b. 1790, d. 1813) is well-documented as being in Meredith. Samuel married a total of three times. His second marriage was to Hester Allen (b. 2 May 1764, d. 7 May 1795). They married 5 Jan 1795. (Note; they were only married about four months when Hester died.) His third wife, Olive (Smalley) Gaines (b. 15 Jan 1765, d. 23 Nov 1883), (m. 1 Oct 1795) produced seven more children. Lived at Leicester, Mass., Rutland, Guilford, Orwell and Sudbury, Vt. and Meredith, N. H. Samuel Torrey died 15 Nov 1838 in Sudbury, VT. Sources: http://www.torreygenealogy.com/Massa...3/PS03_311.htm Last edited by Argie's Wife; 07-17-2011 at 11:36 PM. Reason: Eureka moment....