Beriah
"Berry"
Doolittle
Born in Nelson, Madison, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Luther Doolittle
and Mary E (Hazelton) Doolittle
Brother of
Calvin Doolittle, Relief Doolittle, Polly Doolittle, Submit (Doolittle) Keith, Philinda (Doolittle) Donaldson, Lucy (Doolittle) Cary, Junia Doolittle, Jerusha (Doolittle) Chase, Luther Hazelton Doolittle, Amzi Doolittle and Relief (Doolittle) Russell
Husband of
Susan (Blair) Doolittle
— married
1838 in TX
Descendants 
Father of
Amanda Matilda (Doolittle) Stevens, George William Doolittle and Mary Jane (Doolittle) Darst
Died before
before age 37
in Gonzales County, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2013
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Biography
- "DOOLITTLE. Beriah (Berry) Doolittle was born about 1809 in Madison Co, New York and emigrated to Texas in 1834. According to records of L.W. Kemp, Berry was five feet eight inches in height, dark complexion, dark eyes and brown hair and a clothier by trade. A Land Bounty Certificate stated Berry Doolittle served faithfully and honorably in the Army of the Republic of Texas for the term of 3 months from the 1st day of March 1836 until the 13th day of May 1836 and received an Honorable Discharge. Berry Doolittle married Susannah (Susan) Blair, daughter of George Blair and (Martha?) Sarah Lockhart (Fuiton), the daughter of Byrd and Sarah Lockhart. They had children George William (m. Mary E. Hume, daughter of Charles and Sarah Hume), Amanda Matilda (m. Samuel Stevens, son of Obediah and Mary C. Stevens) and Mary Jane (m. Albert W. Darst, son of Richard Brownfield Darst and Margaret Elizabeth Hodges). Berry Doolittle is thought to be buried near Lockhart in Caldwell County.
- Amanda Matilda Doolittle and Samuel Stevens (Photo: Amanda Matilda Doolittle and Samuel Stevens, provided by Nancy Stevens Page) Berry Doolittle died in 1846 in Dewitt Co. On 12 Nov 1866 the heirs of Berry Doolittle received, by an Act by the Legislature of the State of Texas through the State Department, one league and one labor of land. Witnesses who testified on the behalf of Berry Doolittle were John M. Swisher, Alfred Kelso and Mrs. Margaret Barton.
- Berry Doolittle served in the 1st Regiment of Texian Volunteers, Company H under Capt. William Hill at San Jacinto. On 17 Aug 1849, he was issued bounty certificate no. 539 for 320 acres by John D. Pitts, adjutant general, for service. The tract was surveyed by George B. Erath and described as "48 miles about the forks of Little River." Information provided by descendants Julie & Kenny Karm.[1]
Did he have an earlier marriage before moving to Texas? The Illinois Marriage Index has a Beriah Doolittle marrying Massa White March 2, 1830.[2][3] Or was this a different Beriah Doolittle?
Sources
- ↑ Wallace L. McKeehan, "Beriah Doolittle,"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160209235907/http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm DeWitt Colony Biographies Surnames A-G] ( Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas); archived at Wayback Machine; accessed 30 Sep 2022
- ↑ Illinois Marriage Index, Hancock Co, Illinois license #4
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK3-66J : 3 March 2016), Beriah Doolittle and Massa White, 21 Mar 1830; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 229,486.
See also:
- Doolittle Family in America
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41624611
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Beriah 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 Beriah:
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Nancy (Stevens) Page
Nancy (Stevens) Page
Because of the Illinois documents, I do think that Berry was married to Massa White before coming to Texas.
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