Mr
Matthys
Jacobus
"Matthew"
Berry
Born in Algoabaai, Uitenhage, Kaapkolonie
Ancestors 
Son of John James Berry
and Clara Hermina (Botha) Berry
Brother of
Elisabeth Johanna (Berry) Rous, James George Berry, Theunis Hermanus Berry, Hermanus Johannes Berry, Elisabeth Johanna Berrij, Anna Maria (Berry) Frames, Thomas Robert William Berry, Gert Fredrik Berry, Jan Jiems (Berrij) Berry, Clarissa Hermina Berry, Amerentia Carolina (Berry) Kachelhoffer, Richard John Berry and Amy Berry [half]
Husband of
Sarah Thompson (Dudley) Berry
— married
28 Jul 1837 in Port Elizabeth
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2019
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Biography
Matthys was born in 1815. He was the son of John Berry and Clara Botha. He passed away in 1884. Matthys was a Farmer and later Private Hotel Keeper
- Fact: Burial North End Cemetery
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 May 2020, 18:19), entry for Matthys Jacobus Berry(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJ5N-2WX); contributed by various users.
- http://thecasualobserver.co.za/port-elizabeth-yore-berrys-father-sons
- Baptism https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68B9-X4L?i=35&wc=M64C-Z6D%3A13850901%2C13850902%2C19363601%2C19363602&cc=1392488
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthys by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Matthys:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthys by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Matthys:
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~1.56%
Michelle Berry
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Tammy (Bezuidenhout) Ockerse :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ZZ6848601 [compare]
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~0.78%
Leon Bezuidenhout :
23andMe, GEDmatch M942453 [compare]
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~0.78%
Annalise (Broughton) Jordaan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LE7037808 [compare], Ancestry member annalise_jordaan
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