Samuel Terry's House - Pitt Street, Western Side, In Front Of The Angel Arcade
The Home of Samuel Terry Stood On This Site, Which Was Acquired By Lease By His Wife Rosetta in 1804
When Samuel Terry Died at The Age of 61, On The 25th February 1838, He Was Given A Magnificent Funeral Says The Sydney Gazette....
"The Deceased Was Followed To The Grave By A Large Number Of His Friends; & was Buried With Masonic Honours. The Band Of The 50th Regiment Headed The Procession, Playing The Dead March On Saul. Mr Terry's Will Was Read In The Presence Of The Executors & All Members Of The Family. By The Will It Appears That The Sydney Rental Of Upwards of £10,000 A Year Has Been Left To Mrs Terry For Her Life, & After Her Decease To His Son Edward Terry For His Life, To The Heirs Of His Body.....
The Dwelling House In Pitt Street, All His Household Furniture, Carriages etc Are Left To Mrs Terry. The Personal Wealth Valued at £250,000 Is Left To Edward Terry, & The Other Moiety to John Terry Of Box Hill..........
38 Years Before at the Quarter Session s At Preston , Lancashire, When On The 7th November 1799, Samuel Terry, Labourer, Was Charged with Stealing 2 Trusses, 2 Bundles, 2 Linen Wrappers And 400 Pairs Of Stockings
Samuel Was Sentenced To Seven Years Transportation To Join The Citizens in Botany Bay. He Arrived In Sydney Cove On 10th June 1801, Aged 24 Aboard "Earl Cornwallis" A 26 Gun Transport Carrying 300 Male & Female Convicts Whom 47 Died On The Voyage
Terry Prospered & In 1810 Married the Widow Rosetta Marsh (or Madden) Who Lived In Pitts Row. Samuel Held A Wine License Here From 1811 To 1820. When He Died Thirty Seven Years After He Arrived Penniless In Sydney Cove, It Could Truly Be Said "He Was. A Botany Bay Rosthchild, The Richest Man In The Colony"
