John Berry Sr (abt. 1700 - 1779)

Born about 1700 in Bromfield Parish, Culpeper Co., Virginia

Husband of Jemima (Weatherall) Berry — married 1730 in Bromfield, Culpeper, Virginia

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1779 at about age 79 in Culpeper Co., Virginia

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Biography

Name: John BERRY^[1]

Birth: abt 1700, Bromfield Parish, Culpeper Co., Virginia ^[2][1]

Death: abt Jul 1779, Culpeper Co., Virginia^[1]

Marriage 1730 in Bromfield, Culpeper Co., Virginia to Jemima Weatherall, b abt 1709 ^[3]

Children

1. Elisha (~1730-)^[1]
2. Malachiah (~1731-)
3. Elizabeth (1733-<1779)
4. John (1737-~1797)^[1]
5. Juriah (1738-1813)
6. Elijah (1748-)
7. Acrey (1749-1807)
8. Ann (1750-)
9. Aaron (1755-)
10. Anthony (1765-~1817)
11. Jerusha

Research Notes

From Berry Family Genealogy .^[4] The Berry family came to America in the 1600's, and settled in Virginia. Some of them settled at Whitehall, Virginia; were prominent citizens there, and established the first Episcopal Church there. John Berry lived in or near Richmond, Virginia.

The three brothers were married and lived in South Carolina before they migrated to Mississippi.

German Berry married Susanah Bailes.

John married a Miss Polk (not sure of her name) of Greenville, South Carolina.

David Berry married Rebecca Vines who lived near Camden, Kershaw Co South Carolina.

The three brothers and their families were living in Salem District, Oconee Co South Carolina, when they moved to Mississippi. It is not known when they moved, but they were in South Carolina as late as 1810, and were in Mississippi in 1819 when Charity Berry, daughter of German and Susanah Bailes Berry, married on July 29, 1819 in Wayne Co Mississippi to Willis Walker.

In route to Mississippi, David Berry, and perhaps his two brothers, lived for about one year in Erie, Green Co Alabama, at that time a thriving river port town on the Black Warrior River (Eutaw is the county seat). Now Erie is in ruins, only a few chimneys and walls remain of the once prosperous town. David Berry farmed here for about one year.

German Berry died in Simpson Co Mississippi on April 25, 1834. John Berry, his brother, died in Simpson Co Mississippi about 1834-35. David Berry, the other brother, lived in Simpson Co for several years, but moved to Rankin Co Mississippi about 1832, and died in 1833. He is buried in the Berry-Sutton burial ground, near Florence, Rankin Co Mississippi. His wife, Rebecca Vines Berry died in 1859 and is buried in the same cemetery in Rankin Co Mississippi.

The three sons and a daughter of John Berry made an impact on Simpson Co Mississippi.

John Berry Sr. lived in Anson Co North Carolina and then, Chesterfield Co South Carolina. At that time, Chesterfield Co South Carolina was in Anson Co North Carolina before the state line was drawn. Therefore, our distant kin probably never moved off his farm; the lines just change around him

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Berry Family DNA Project, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/BerryDNA/Family_yAncestry/culpeper_yancestry.html, jim berry, jim@langolier.net.
2. ↑ E-Mail Message “ Bill Berry info,” William Martin Berry, pghp @att.net, July 14, 2006.
3. ↑ Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia from 1653 to 1812. Rich Note: APID: 1,4307::0 Ancestry Record cchurch2mar #714 Text: Marriage date: 30 Nov 1732 Marriage place: Christ Church, Virginia APID: 1,4307::714
4. ↑ Berry Family Genealogy - South Carolina ~ Alabama ~ Mississippi ~ Louisiana ~ Texas; sources and links provided on the web site. added 2013 Dec 06 by Michelle

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
• Virginia Census, 1607-1890
• Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly
• Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

See Also:

• Ancestry Profile
• Ancestry Profile

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Berry-1194 created through the import of Edwards Family Tree.ged on May 29, 2011 by Kennon Edwards.
• WikiTree profile Berry-2868 created through the import of Mock-Faulkenberry (3).ged on Jan 5, 2013 by Peggy Mock.