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Descendants of James Berry, Sr

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES² BERRY, SR (UNKNOWN¹) was born Abt. 1690 in Ireland, and died 1754 in Augusta Co, VA. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS, daughter of JOHN DAVIS and ELIZABETH. She died Unknown in PA.

Notes for JAMES BERRY, SR:

James Berry(~1690 - ~1756) is one of the two oldest traceable people in this lineage bearing the Berry
surname, the other being John Berry, who is here interpreted as being the brother of James Berry. Due to the repetitive use of the given name, James, in this family group, this individual is referred to as the elder James Berry in this report. While there seems to be a small body of unverifiable data that speculates on certain aspects of his life, there is very little information from primary or secondary sources documenting this man, and the few sources available merely record the last several years of his life. From the available information it appears that James Berry was probably born in northern Ireland or Scotland, and may have been married twice. Unsurprisingly, this data is quite incomplete and contradictory, expressing disagreement on his age, who he married, the identity of his children, where and when he emigrated to the American colonies, and when he died. Some sources claim that he
had moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before 1718, while other references don't place him in the American colonies until about 1740 when he settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia. What is known with certainty is that by late 1749 or early 1750 he had moved to Augusta County, Virginia.
28 Feb 1750
Augusta County Will Book 1, page 319
At a court continued and held for Augusta County James Berry bein on his motion appointed guard to John, James & Wm Berry orphans of James Berry decd. with Wm. Martin & George Berry his securities in open court This their bond which is ordered to be recorded.
29 Aug 1751
Augusta County Order Book 3, page 187
On the motion of James Berry Guardian to John Berry orphan of James Berry decd to bring forth that John Jones in whose custody this orphan now is abuses him, I'm therefore Ordered that the said Jones deliver him up to the said James Berry, his Guardian.

More About JAMES BERRY, SR:
Emigration: 1718, Lancaster County, PA

Children of JAMES BERRY and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:

2.	i.	JAMES³ BERRY, b. Bet. 1715 - 1720, Augusta Co, VA; d. Bef. November 29, 1749, Ft. Vause, VA, Augusta Co.
3.	ii.	JOHN BERRY, b. Abt. 1717, Augusta County, VA; d. Bef. March 22, 1771, Augusta County, VA.
4.	iii.	THOMAS BERRY, b. 1718, Possibly Ireland; d. December 16, 1798, Lancaster County, PA.
5.	iv.	GEORGE BERRY, b. 1736, Botetourt County, VA; d. January 1804, Augusta County, VA.
	v.	CHARLES BERRY, b. Augusta County, VA; d. Bef. September 15, 1789, Augusta County, VA; m. MARY CUNNINGHAM; d. Unknown.

More About CHARLES BERRY:
Occupation: farmer

vi.

WILLIAM BERRY, b. Augusta County, VA; d. 1793, Rockbridge County, VA.

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