Thornton
Berry
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of William Berry Sr.
and Cynthia (Triplett) Berry
Brother of
James M Berry [half], Mary (Berry) Smith [half], Lewis Berry [half], Fielding Berry [half], Benjamin Berry [half], Emsy Berry [half], William Washington Berry [half], Absalom Berry [half], Twins Berry [half], Joel Berry, Craven Berry, Agnes (Berry) Cutlip, Elizabeth Ann (Berry) Heater, Allen Smith Berry, Washington H Berry and Lucinda Sutton (Berry) Messenger
Husband of
Rachel (Bell) Berry
— married
before 1829 (to 1852) in Virginia
Husband of
Nancy (Leslie) Berry
— married
before 1855 in Virginia
Father of
James W Berry, William Crawford Berry, Rachel Berry, Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Sellers, Cornelia A Berry and Bettie (Berry) Cleveland
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2016
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Biography
Thornton Berry, a son of William and Cynthia Triplett Berry, was born March 9, 1811 and died December 11 1883 in Augusta County, VA. He is buried at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta County, Fort Defiance, VA. [1][2]
He married (1) Rachel Bell in VA born April 28 1812 and died ? 25 1852 from her tombstone reading. She is buried at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta County, Fort Defiance, VA. [3] He married (2) Nancy Leslie, his second wife, in VA. She was born March 30 1814 and died April 17 1898. She is buried at Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta County, Fort Defiance, VA. [4]
Thornton and Rachel Bell Berry were the parents of [5] James W d. 1849, Mary Elizabeth m James Montgomery Sellers, William Crawford m Frances Louisa Phillips Kennerly Hanger, Rachel d. 1849, Cornelia A d.1849. In 1880 Elizabeth Berry Sellers, their only living child, is living with her father and step-mother, along with her three sons, William, John and Frank. [6]
William Crawford Berry fought in Co. E Virginia 1st Calvary Regiment in 1861 and killed at Catlett's Station, VA. He attained rank of 2nd Corporal and was killed when Stuart raided General Pope's headquarters at Catlett's Station. [7]
Thornton and Nancy Leslie Berry were the parents of Bettie Stuart Berry [8]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59175773
- ↑ See Image Berry, Allen Morgan, "The Berry Family, Braxton County Democrat: September, 1937, p. 1-2
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38009417
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59175758
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38009417
- ↑ United States Census, 1880 Virginia Augusta Middle River ED 23 page 9 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBG-98H?mode=g&i=8&cc=1417683
- ↑ George DeKay findagrave contributor #479451128 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118448467
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5F9-VM7
Note: Thanks to the Findagravers in Virginia who helped me put Thornton's family together: his wives and children.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thornton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thornton:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thornton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thornton:
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~1.56%
Jim McNutt
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Bill Sherman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T796206 [compare], Ancestry member Bcjmkfl
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