John J Derryberry II (bef. 1750 - abt. 1835)

Born before 1750 in Anson, North Carolina

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Died about 1835 after about age 85 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John J. Derryberry, II is listed as a Private John Derriberry [sic] on the roster of Captain Stevilie's company of the North Carolina Militia, during the War of 1812. ^[1]

John J. Derryberry, II was born circa 1745-1750, in Anson county, North Carolina, a son of John J Derryberry and Anna (aka Hannah) Buck. ^[2] John and his brother Michael were the first to appear in records, both entering adjacent 100-acre parcels of land on Kennedy’s Fork of Silver Creek on 9 Mar 1778 (entries #336 and 335) Both parcels were surveyed on 26 Feb 1780 and granted on 28 Oct 1782.

John J. Derryberry, II is found on the United States census of 1820, living in Burke county, North Carolina. ^[3] It is estimated that John died circa 1835, in Burke county, North Carolina. ^[4] It is estimated that John died circa 1835, in Burke county, North Carolina. ^[5]

Researchers Notes

Land records suggest that John's father died between 1778 and 1780. Although entry #336 was in the name of “John Derryberry,” the corresponding survey (1780) and grant (1782) were in the name of “John Derryberry Jnr.” For Michael’s adjacent property, although entry #335 describes it as bounded by “John Derryberry,” the survey and warrant describe it as bounded by “widow Derryberry.” This suggests that John (Sr.) died between Mar 1778 and Feb 1780, and that the land acquisition was continued in the name of his son, John Jr., who despite being named on the records was probably a young child at the time.

"Hannah Dayberry" was a widow and head of household on the First Census of the United States, which was made in 1790. She had three males in her household, one over 16 and two under. ^[6] Their eldest son seems to have been named George (b. ca. 1772), although the entry for “William Derryberry” in the 1810 census in Burke Co. seems to have been the same man. He may have been named for John's brother, George, who died young. George or William lived first in the Silver Creek area, and later in the area of Burke that in 1842 became McDowell County. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas McElrath, and has four children attributed to him: John (ancestor of the Dayberry family of Rutherford Co.), Samuel (who moved to Benton Co., AR in the 1850’s), Margaret (probable ancestor of the Dearybury family of Spartanburg Co., SC), and William (who moved to east Tennessee in the 1850’s, and whose children also became Dayberry).

Rowan County, located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, was formed in 1753 from Anson County and was named for Matthew Rowan, the governor of North Carolina at the time of the county's establishment. In 1777, Burke County was formed from Rowan County. It was named for Thomas Burke, then serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress (1777 to 1781). He was later elected as Governor of North Carolina, serving from 1781 to 1782

Sources

1. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-9XR6 : 12 March 2018), John Derriberry, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 57; FHL microfilm 882,575
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LLHH-8HQ
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-WW8 : accessed 21 June 2020), John Derryberry, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 103, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799
4. ↑ http://jlawrence.tripod.com/Derrygen.html cites World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 Author Brøderbund Software, Inc. publisher Release date: August 22, 1996
5. ↑ http://jlawrence.tripod.com/Derrygen.html cites World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 Author Brøderbund Software, Inc. publisher Release date: August 22, 1996
6. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/burke/census/1790/1790cen.txt

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Derryberry-318 created through the import of kyle bolton.ged on Aug 19, 2011 by Kyle Bolton.
• Derryberry-75 was created through the import of Watkins.ged on 04 April 2011.
• Derryberry-441 was created by Diane Atianzar through the import of Diane Sillivan (Diana Jean Ati.ged on Aug 29, 2014