Wednesday, August 10, 2016

William Berry (1650 - 1721)

My eighth great-grandfather (and U.S. President Jimmy Carter's seventh great-grandfather.)

Born:  22 May 1650 in Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died:  2 June 1720/1 in Hanover, King George County, Virginia Colony

Father:  Henry Berry, of Occupacia Creek
Mother:  Ann Pley (or Sanders)

Siblings:
   George Berry, 1649
   Henry Berry, Jr., 1652
   John Berry, 1664
   Richard Berry, 1666
   Martha Berry, ?

Married:  Margaret Doughty on 6 May 1686 at Sittingbourne Parish

Children: (There are date variations for all the kids)
   Joseph B. Berry, 1691
   Enoch Bradley Berry, 1692
   Margaret Berry, 1695
   Elizabeth Berry, 1697


Margaret Doughty (1667 - 1720)

Born: c. 1667 South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia Colony
Died:  before 5 February 1720/1 in Hanover, King George Co., Virginia Colony

Father:  Enoch Doughty
Mother:  Margaret (Frances???)

Siblings: ?

The Reverend William Berry owned a lot of property in Essex and King George counties. Much (most?) of it was actually his wife's property which she inherited from her parents. They settled on the north side of the Rappahannock River in Richmond County (which is now King George County). There was a land patent of 4,763 acres.

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