Person:Benjamin Berry (10)

  1. Frances Berry1721 - 1798
  2. Joseph Berry1723 - 1807
  3. Benjamin Berry1724 - 1810
  4. Margaret Berry1725 - 1725
  5. Reuben Berry1731 - 1829
  6. Thomas Berry1733 - 1818
  7. Winthers Berry1735 - 1755
  8. Baldwin Berry1737 - 1791
m. Abt 1745
m. 23 Dec 1758
  1. Epaphroditus Berry
  2. Mary Berry - 1845
  3. Reuben Berry1754 - 1844
  4. Thomas Berry1758 -
  5. Joseph Berry1760 - 1849
  6. Thornley Berry1763 - 1850
  7. Benjamin Berry1766 - 1849
  8. William Berry1768 - 1847
  9. Winifred Hopper1770 - 1815
  10. John Berry1776 - 1832
  11. Peter Berry1782 - 1869
  12. Lucy Berry1785 - 1841
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Berry
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 16 Aug 1724 King George, Virginia, United States
Birth? 16 Oct 1724 St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Marriage Abt 1745 VAto _____ Winifred
Marriage 23 Dec 1758 Hanover, King George, Virginia, USAto Elizabeth Thornley
Death? 1810 Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States
Alt Death? 1820 Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States

Records of Benjamin Berry in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Vol. 2 - Kercheval vs. Davis--O. S. 81; N. S. 27--Bill filed 23d August, 1805. Orators are William Kercheval and Mary, his wife. Edward Doyle died intestate, February, 1804, leaving personal estate, of which a certain William Davis "by virtue of a supposed noncupative will, unproved, has possessed himself." Mary claims to be the nearest relative. Doyle was over 80. His wife died before him. He had no children. Answer says Mary is natural daughter of Nancy Doyle, in no way related to Edward. Answer sworn to in Frederick County. Rebeccah Dyerly, aged 51, deposes in Frederick, 18th October, 1806. She was intimate with Edward and his wife. He said Mary was his second cousin and only relative in America. William Kercheval's son Elijah married Elizabeth Green's daughter. Mrs. Green had also a son William. Michael Pierce's deposition, aged 28, at house of Thomas Stribling, in Frederick, 12th November, 1806. William Kercheval was a Baptist living near Battletown. Mary Parker, aged 63, deposes at Millwood in Frederick County, 24th October, 1806. Jeremiah O'Connor deposes in Frederick, 26th September, 1806, both he and Edward were from Ireland. Edward said his father died when Edward was young, his mother remarried. His stepfather was cruel; he ran away and came to America when he was 15; said he had traveled much in America; had been in the war. Mary's father was Col. Beale, of the British Army. James Benn deposes, 25th September, 1806, both he and Edward were from Dublin. Peter Routt, aged 82, deposes 25th September, 1806. George Shipler (Schoebler), aged 48, deposes 1806. Joseph Drake, aged 67, deposes 18th August, 1806. Anna Blackmore, aged 71, deposes 18th August, 1806. Benjamin Berry, aged 80, deposes 18th August, 1806. Thomas Berry, aged 73, deposes 20th August, 1806. About 46 years ago he removed to Frederick and settled near Lord Fairfax. Nancy Doyle (mother of Mary) married a Mr. Campbell, removed to Fredericksburg and died there. Elizabeth Green, aged 50, deposes 20th August, 1806.