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Facts and Events
| Name |
James Berry |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bef 1742 |
Augusta County, Virginia[est based on being >21 in 1763 deed] |
| Marriage |
1762 |
Augusta, Virginia, USAto Elizabeth McCutchen |
| Property[1] |
21 Jun 1763 |
Augusta County, Virginiabuys 168 ac in Borden Tract |
| Property[2] |
20 Aug 1771 |
Augusta, Virginia, United Statessells 168 ac in Borden Tract |
| Marriage |
6 Oct 1791 |
Washington, Virginia, USAto Martha Wilson |
| Death? |
17 Feb 1804 |
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United StatesCitation needed |
James Berry was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 311. - 20th August, 1771. James Berry and Elizabeth ( ) to James McKemy, £115, 168 acres purchased by James Berry from Thomas Berry, his father, on Cap. Joseph Kennedy's Mill Creek, in Borden's 92100; corner Robert Gray's land, McNutt's new line; corner Francis Beatie's land. Teste: James Cooper, John McCutchen, John Malcom. Delivered: Wm. McKemy, 19th June, 1772.
Working Timeline
1740 (abt): Augusta County - Thomas Berry, Sr. m1 Rebecca Buchanan
- bef 1742: James Berry is born.
- 1754 (abt): Augusta County - Thomas Berry, Sr. m2 Esther Ward.
- 1762 (abt): Augusta County - James Berry m1 Elizabeth McCutcheon.
- 1763: Augusta County - Thomas Berry Sr. and wife Esther sell 168 acres in Borden Tract to son James Berry. 1
- 1771: Augusta County - James Berry and wife Elizabeth sell 168 acres in Borden Tract to James McKemy. 2
- 1780--Lincoln County was created on 1 May 1780 as a Virginia county when Kentucky County (Virginia) was abolished to form Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln counties.
- 1792--Logan County was created 28 June 1792 from Lincoln County.
- 1796--Warren County was created 14 December 1796 from Logan County.
- 1804: Warren County, KY - supposedly James Berry dies. Proof needed.
Research Notes
- pos middle name = Buchanan. Source & proof needed.
References
- ↑ Property Record, in Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).
DEED BOOK NO. 11. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
page 398 Page 242.--21st June, 1763. Thomas Berry and Esther to James Berry, son of Thomas, £25, 168 acres purchased by Thomas from Arthur Kenedy on Capt. Joseph Kennedy's Mill Creek, in Burden's tract; corner Robert Gray; McNutt's new line; corner Francis Beaty. Teste: Alexander McNutt, Jas. McNutt, Thomas Berry, Jr. Delivered: James Berry, April, 1765.
- ↑ Property Record, in Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. (Rosslyn, Virginia: The Commonwealth Printing Company, 1912-1913 in Three Volumes).
DEED BOOK NO. XVII. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
page 511 Page 311.--20th August, 1771. James Berry and Elizabeth ( ) to James McKemy, £115, 168 acres purchased by James Berry from Thomas Berry, his father, on Cap. Joseph Kennedy's Mill Creek, in Borden's 92100; corner Robert Gray's land, McNutt's new line; corner Francis Beatie's land. Teste: James Cooper, John McCutchen, John Malcom. Delivered: Wm. McKemy, 19th June, 1772.
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