Person:Beriah Doolittle (1)

Nancy Page is descended from this branch. Her line: M. Roy STEVENS s/o G: Texas H. STEVENS s/o GG: Amanda Matilda DOOLITTLE d/o GGG: Berry (Beriah) DOOLITTLE s/o GGGG: Luther DOOLITTLE s/o GGGGG: Amzi DOOLITTLE s/o GGGGGG: Rev/Dr Benjamin DOOLITTLE

See: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm for a bit of history about Beriah (Berry): "DOOLITTLE. Beriah (Berry) Doolittle was born about 1809 in MadisonCo, 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 Blair, daughter of George Blair and Martha Sarah Lockhart, 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 Odediah 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 DewittCo. 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.

According to Chamblee researcher D'Ann Stoddard, Amanda Matilda Doolittle is listed in the 1860 census of GonzalesCo, TX with Sanford H. Chamblee whom she married in Gonzales, 2 May 1860. Sanford H. Chamblee had children with Susan Masters of DeKalbCo, AL and after the marriage with Amanda, Sanford went on to marry Martha C. Bond and live in San AugustineCo, TX where he appears in regional records. The reason for the split with Sanford Chamblee and union with Samuel Stevens is unclear. "

1. ↑ Doolittle, William F.; Louise Smylie Brown; and Mary Malissa Raison Doolittle. The Doolittle Family in America. (Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland: National Printing (1901), 1901-1967).