Howes Berry (1765 - 1822)

Born 28 Jan 1765 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Gray) Berry — married 17 Nov 1791 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1822 at age 57 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Howes Berry was born on 28 Jan 1765 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony ^[1] as the eighth child of Isaac Berry (1728-1803) and Sarah (Crowell) Berry (1732-1819). His given name, Howes, was his maternal grandmother's surname. He had eleven full siblings, namely: James, Jeremiah, Rebecca, Isaac, Onan, Sarah, Hannah, Joseph, Judah, Anna, and Mary. ^[2] And after his father remarried he had six more half siblings, namely: Ebenezer, Lydia, Nance, John, Marcy and Benjamin. Howes Berry and all his siblings, with the exception of Judah who died young, were named in the will of his father, Isaac Berry on 22 Aug 1798. ^[3]

Howes Berry died on 13 Dec 1822 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA or as the family bible states 11 Dec 1822. ^[4]

When he was 26, he married Ruth (Gray) Berry (1773-1868), daughter of Gideon Gray (1732-) and Mary (Baker) Gray (1743-1813), on 17 Nov 1791 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (by Rev. Timothy Alden). ^[5]

He was a Mariner and lived in Yarmouth his entire life. ^[6] In the Yarmouth Tax List of 01 Oct 1798 he was living on land owned by his father-in-law, Gideon Gray (1732-). ^[7] He also appears in the 1800, 1810 and 1820 cenuses in Yarmouth. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Howes Berry died intestate. His estate was probated on 08 Apr 1823 when administration of his estate was granted to Ruth. ^[11] On 13 May 1823 Ruth was given a Widow's allowance of $144.25. ^[12] On 12 Aug 1823, Ruth was granted guardianship of their minor children. On 09 Aug 1825 an an accounting of Howes Berry's estate was presented by Administratrix, Ruth Berry). ^[13]

Howes Berry and Ruth Gray had the following children:

• Gideon Berry was born on 29 Jul 1792 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 30 May 1856 in Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age: 60; Family bible has 29 May 1855 in Sandwich). He married Mehitable Sears in Mar 1819 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (By Rev. T. Alden).
• Lucy Berry was born on 18 Jul 1795 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 29 Mar 1873 in West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married Isaac Baker in Jan 1816 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (By Rev. T. Alden).
• Isaac Berry was born on 18 Nov 1798 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 19 Nov 1821 in New York, USA.
• Sarah Berry was born on 14 Nov 1801 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 18 Mar 1889 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married Elkanah Sears on 08 Dec 1836 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Family bible has 9 Dec 1836, by Rev. N. Cogswell).
• Howes Berry was born on 31 Mar 1805 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1890 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He married Nancy in Oct 1827 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (by Rev. M. Raymond). He married Caroline Bassett in 1831.
• Ruth Berry was born on 15 Dec 1807 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 27 Feb 1876 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married William Sears on 21 Jan 1836 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (By Rev. Nathaniel Cogswell).

Sources

1. ↑ BERRY, Howes Family Bible, framed behind glass original entries ca. 1872, Mary Kuhrtz Collection, East Dennis, Massachusetts, photographed 5 Mar 2011 by Pamela S. Cooper.
2. ↑ BERRY, children of Isaac and Sarah and his second wife, 1751-1788, MA, Barnstable, Yarmouth, vol. 3, p. 177 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Yarmouth Town Records, 1670-1773; Vol. 3, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46742011:2495 : 21 Jan 2023), image 89 of 178.
3. ↑ BERRY, Isaac, will, 1798, MA, Barnstable, Yarmouth, vol. 31, p. 139, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for Howes Berry Barnstable Probate Records, Vol 31-32, 1800-1816 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7937912:9069 : last accessed 21 Jan 2023), images 79- 81 of 654.
4. ↑ NEHGS Register (Boston, Massachusetts, ), BERRY, Howes death, 1822, MA, Barnstable, Yarmouth, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "Church Records of West Yarmouth, Mass.", vol. 109, p. 39 (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11601/39/241399954 : Last Accessed 21 Jan 2023), image 39 of 363.
5. ↑ BERRY-GRAY Marriage intentions index, 1791, Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarriages_ga&h=62524&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt : Last accesssed 22 Jan 2023).
6. ↑ BERRY, Howes, widow's allowance, 1823, MA, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Vol. 39, p. 95-2, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Barnstable, Probate Records, Vol 39-40, 1811-1832.
7. ↑ BERRY, Howes, 1798, Yarmouth, vol. 13, p. 395, Massachusetts and Maine: Direct Tax, 1798. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.) Original manuscript: Direct tax list of 1798 for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, Assessment Distric #18, 6th Division, .(https://www.americanancestors.org/DB183/rd/13104/395/235248097 : Last Accessed 22 Jan 2023), image 395 of 850.
8. ↑ 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, BERRY, Howes household, p. 83 Census Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, digital image Ancestry.com, citing: Roll: 13; Page: 100; Image: 84, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/121038:7590 : Last Accessed 21 Jan 2023), image 6 of 6.
9. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1810; Census Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 17; Page: 67; Image: 41.00. Residence date: 1810 Residence place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=733574&ti=0&indiv=try.
10. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1820; Census Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_47; Page: 98; Image: 59. Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=698834&ti=0&indiv=try.
11. ↑ BERRY, Howes, administration granted to Ruth, 1823, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [Ancestry.com database on-line with digital images],Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts, Probate Records, Vol 41-42, 1817-1833, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007705367_00379?ssrc=&backlabel=Return : last accesssed 22 Jan 2023.
12. ↑ Mayflower Descendant, The, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, BERRY, Howes, Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), Barnstable County Probate Index, 1686 to 1850, Winter 2005, p. 35. (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/rd/14019/35/259013421, Last accessed 22 Jan 2023), image 35 of 217.
13. ↑ BERRY, Howes, guardianship of children, 1823, vol 40, p. 180-2, Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line], Barnstable Probate Records, Vol 39-40, 1811-1832, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007705366_00479?ssrc=&backlabel=Return : last accessed 22 Jan 2023), image 479 of 613.

• Deaths registered in the Town of Dennis for the year 1876- Obed Baker 2d Registrar, Ruth B Sears, age 68y 2m 12d daughter of Howes Berry and Ruth Berry of Yarmouth- see image at Ancestry
• Yarmouth VR p. 177 A record of the births of the children of Isaac Berry & Sarah: James, Jeremiah, Rebecka, Isaac, Onan, Sarah, Hanah, Howes, Joseph, Judah, Anna, Mary and by his 2d wife Ebenezer, John, Mercy, Lydia, Nancy, Benjamin
• Yarmouth VR p.101 m. int. 9 Feb 1750/1
• 1800 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7590> Name: Berry, Isaac Township: Yarmouth County: Barnstable State: Massachusetts 2d m. also lists children- Nance, 1785, Lydia 1783, Benjamin 1795