Thaddeus Berry (abt. 1639 - 1718)

Born about 1639 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Husband of Hannah (Farrar) Berry — married Feb 1665 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1718 at about age 79 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Per the work of Michael E. Hager in the The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) Volume 148 pp. 331-341, Thaddeus Berry is an Irish immigrant (also known as Teague O'Barry). His parentage is unknown, but is most certainly NOT the son of William Berry, despite the many family trees online that make this claim.

"Thaddeus (Teague) Berry (O'Barry) was born in Ireland in the first half of the seventeenth century, probably between 1635 and 1645, of unknown parentage. By 1665 he had arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony and had married Hannah Farrar of Lynn,daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (________) Farrar, possibly at Lynn. Thomas Farrar (1614/5-1693/4) was the son of Thomas and Athelred Farrar of Burnley, Lancashire.^[1]

"The date and place of the birth of John, the eldest son of Thaddeus and Hannah Berry, is unknown. The births of four of their children between 1665 and 1670 were recorded in Boston. Prior to June 1672 Thaddeus occupied land in Rumney Marsh and on 12 June 1672 purchased a 30-acre lot there from Samuel Bennett. Eight more children were born after 1670. Thaddeus was of sufficient age in 1698 to create a "retirement plan" in the form of a deed of half his land to his son Thomas (elder son John having by then already married and removed to Wenham) with the reservation of a life estate for himself and his wife Hannah. The reason for passing over his son Samuel in this grant is unknown. Thaddeus would appear to have expanded his holding to have died siesed of some 23 acres in 1718.

"Thaddeus Berry died in Boston (Rumney Marsh) in 1718, survived by Hannah, his wife, and most of their children. He made no known will, and his property devolved under the Suffolk County probate administration of his son John. His wife Hannah was still alive in November 1720. Their dates of death and burial place are unknown.

"Children, all born probably at Boston (Rumney Marsh) and adopting the surname Berry:

• "1. JOHN, born by 1665, probably at Lynn or Boston; resided at Lynn, Wenham and Salem (Middleton), were he died between 15 March 1734 and July 1738; married Rachel Leach of Wenham by 1694 and had issue. No record of his birth, marriage or death has been found.
• 2. ELIZABETH, b. 24 Nov . 1665; d. 27 Feb. 1693/4; m. 22 May 1690 JOSEPH TOWNSEND of Lynn and had issue.
• 3. SAMUEL, b. 20 June 1667; living on 8 Nov. 1720. He may have been named for Samuel Bennett. Samuel Berry is absent from the court records of the 1690 litigation, and no further record has been found.
• 4. HANNAH, 12 Aug. 1668; died suddenly" on 28 Sept. 1740; m. (1) RICHARD HOOD, Jr., of Lynn ca. 1688 and had issue; m. (2) EDMOND NEEDHAM, of Lynn 15 March 170213; and had issue.
• 5.THOMAS, b. 20 Sept. 1670; d. 19 Dec. 1736; m. . ELIZABETH DIVAN [Diven, Divin] of Lynn before 1694/15 and had issue.
• 6. DANIEL, b. ca. 1672; d. 18 June 1738; m. MARY MAYER of Boston 8 July 1697 and had issue.
• 7. SARAH, b. ca. 1672/82; d. ca. 13 Dec. 1752; m. THOMAS STOCKER of Lynn 29 Nov. 1700 and had issue. She may have been named for Sarah Bennett.
• 8. ETHELRED, b. ca. 1672/75; d. before 30 Oct. 1709; m. as his second wife WILLIAM MERRIAN [Merriam] of Lynn 20 Dec.1695 and had issue.
• 9. EPHRAIM,b.ca. 1675/6;d. before 8 Nov. 1720 without issue.1881
• 10. REBECCA, b. ca. 1681/4; d. 2 Feb. 1766; m. WILLIAM BASSETT, Jr., of Lynn 14 Jan. 1703 and had issue.
• 11.ABIGAIL, b. before 1700; d. 6 May 1753; m. JOHN BASSETT of Lynn 9 Feb. 1704/5 and had issue.
• 12. ]ERUSHA, b.before 1700; living in Mendon, Mass., on 30 June 1733 m. EBENEZER MERRIAN [Merriam) of Lynn 13 Feb.1709/10 and had issue.
• 13. MEHITABEL, b. before 1700; d. unm. 14 Sep. 1748."

Thadeus was born before 1650. He passed away in 1718.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #40300 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   Thaddeus Berry marriage to Hannah Berry in New England, USA.

• Baptism of daughter Elizabeth in 1665: Elizabeth of Thaddeus & Hannah Berry born Nov. 24. as found at [1]

• Baptism of son Samuel in 1666: Samuel of Thaddeus & Hanna Berry born June 20. as found at [2]

• Baptism of daughter Hannah in 1668: Hannah of Thaddeus & Hannah Berry born Aug. 12. as found at [3]

• Baptism of son Thomas in 1670: Thomas of Thaddeus & Hannah Berry born Sept. 20 as found at [4]

See also:

• The Essex Genealogist. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.); Volume 8; Pages 17-28. Thadeus Berry of Rummey Marsh, Massachusetts, and his descendants for three generations; by Marcia Wiswall Lindberg. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB396/rd/12593/17/143257554

• The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 7-8, Pub: 1897, Salem MA; Page 102 https://archive.org/details/essexantiquarianv7v8sale/page/n689/mode/2up?view=theater

• Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Dickinson, C. E. Gildersome-; Merriam, James Sheldon, 1829-; Merriam genealogy in England and America, Pub: 1906, Boston MA; Page 49 https://archive.org/details/merriamgenealogy00pope/page/48/mode/2up?view=theater

• Abbott Genealogies: Andover genealogist Charlotte Helen Abbott wrote these unpublished genealogies. Early Records of the Berry Family of Andover https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/files/Abbott/Berry%20Family.pdf

• Ancestry Profile

• WikiTree profile Berry-1339 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.
• Abbott, Charlotte Helen. "Early Records of the Berry Family of Andover" Abbott Genealogies. (Andover, Mass.: typescript). https://mhl.org/abbott-genealogies