William
Berry
Born in , Augusta County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of George Berry
and Agnes (Hall) Berry
Brother of
Jane (Berry) Tate, James Berry, Agnes Berry, Andrew Berry, Isabella (Berry) Weir, John Berry, Elizabeth (Berry) McClary, Mary (Berry) Henry, Rebecca (Berry) Anderson, George Berry Jr. and George Washington Berry Jr
Husband of
Rebecca (McCleary) Berry
— married
1776 (to 1804) in Augusta County, Virginia
Husband of
Margaret (Collins) Berry
— married
25 Jul 1805 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
James Berry, George Berry, John William Berry Jr., Elizabeth Berry, Isabel Berry, John Berry, Nancy Berry, Elizabeth (Berry) Denny, Sarah Jane (Berry) Enis, Joseph Allen Berry and Mary Craig Berry
Died after
after age 83
in St. Louis, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2012
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Biography
William Berry was born Oct 10, 1754 in Augusta, Virginia. He first married Rebecca McCleary and they had 7 children: James, George, John, Betsy, Isabel, Nancy, & William. Later William (Sr) married a second time, to Margaret "Peggy" Collins in in Kentucky. They located in St Louis and had four children: Betsy, Sally, Joseph, & Polly. William died Dec 19, 1838 at age 84 yrs, 2 mos, 9 days.
Sources
- Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 004542764 : ' Date of Marriage: 1805 July 25 , Parties: William Berry and Peggy Collins , By whom married: S. Rannells . ' trscbd:by TETw 2019-08 , https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-3C28-L?i=66&cc=1804888
- BERRY Genealogy website 20070806 - (Vass et al) Title: Genealogy of the Berry and Associated Families of Augusta, Rockbridge, and Washington Counties of Virginia Author: Jackson, Jim, and Carol Vass, Marie Loughlin, and Donna Fischer Publication: Rootsweb, an ancestry.com community CONT Last Revised: 2/22/2009 Page: A.1.a. William Berry. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~berry/ Date: 02 Sep 2012 Note: CarolVass at comcast.net Repository:
- Source: S138 Media: Website Abbreviation: INET - FAMILYWEBSITE - BERRY -Jim- Family of Augusta/Wahington-20071108 Title: Berry Family of Augusta/Wahington Author: Berry, James L. jim at langolier.net Publication: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/WC_TOC.HTML#CNTC CONT Created 15 Feb 2000 by Reunion, from Leister Productions, Inc. Date: 08 Nov 2007
- Source: Abbreviation: 4wikitree Title: P_McC_McCHESNEY_Susan_Berry Ancestors Author: Hickin, Patricia Prickett, compiler Publication: Winchester, VA 20121016 Date: 16 Oct 2012
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Berry-2711 & Berry-2714 created through the import of McChesney, Susan Berry m Abram McConnell.ged on Oct 16, 2012 by Patricia (Prickett-120) Hickin.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Jim Berry
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 96 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #13030 +
Y-Chromosome Test 18 markers - William Berry :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #461512
- Tommie Berry :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #158040
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Tom Tweddell :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Colin Tweddell :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Gladys (Tweddell) Gibson :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Val Shaull :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Frances (Weir) Mosher :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Carla Woods :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jan Fillingim :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JanFillingimArizona
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~0.78%
Carolyn (McClary) Alexander :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A691237 [compare], Ancestry member CAROLYNLALEXANDER
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~0.78%
Sarah Stegeman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YS6578265 [compare], Ancestry member wintersteele
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YS6578265 [compare], FTDNA kit #B180416
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