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Descendants of Balster Derry

Generation No. 4

4. GEORGE W.⁴ DERRY (ELI H.³, PHILLIP B.², BALSTER¹) was born June 15, 1840 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died February 07, 1931 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He married MARY ANN ELIZABETH PEYTON January 23, 1868 in Loudoun County, Virginia, daughter of CHARLES PEYTON and SUSAN JETT. She was born 1847 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE W. DERRY:
CD: Explorer WV History Database

1863 - 12th Virginia Calvary
George W. Dairy (Derry)
Enlisted 6 July 1863 at Charlestown, WV
Company A - Private
POW in Loudoun County Va, 2 Oct 1863
POW in Fort McHenry, Md. 10 Oct 1863
POW in Point Lookout, MD. 26 Oct 1864
Exchanged 18 Feb 1865
Admitted to General Hospital #9, Richmond, Va. 27 Feb 1865
Furloughed 30 days beginning 28 Feb 1865
Paroled at Harpers Ferry, WV 18 April 1865

George was buried in St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery but his tombstone is missing. (joaniepr)

More About GEORGE W. DERRY:
Burial: Unknown, St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Neersville, Loudoun County, Virginia

Notes for MARY ANN ELIZABETH PEYTON:
[peyton.FTW]

Mary Ann Elizabeth Peyton Derry died while visiting her sister. (joaniepr)

Marriage Notes for GEORGE DERRY and MARY PEYTON:
From Loudoun County Marriages 1850-1939 by Pat Duncan

date of marriage: 23Jan1868, date of licence 20Jan1868
groom. George W. Derry, farmer, 24y, single, born and resides in Loudoun, parents: Eli & Elizabeth A. Derry
bride: Mary Ann Elizabeth Peyton, 20y, single, born and resides in Loudoun, parents: Chas Henry & Susan M. Peyton
performed by: D.A. Kulin

More About GEORGE DERRY and MARY PEYTON:
Marriage: January 23, 1868, Loudoun County, Virginia

Child of GEORGE DERRY and MARY PEYTON is:

CHARLES H.⁵ DERRY, b. 1871; d. Unknown.

5. ELIZA ANNA⁴ DERRY (ELI H.³, PHILLIP B.², BALSTER¹) was born Unknown, and died Unknown. She married JAMES MATHIAS PRINCE. He was born Unknown, and died 1885.

Notes for ELIZA ANNA DERRY:
[peyton.FTW]

married james prince - moved to ohio

Anna Derry Prince tried for several years to get a military pension for herself and her three minor children. There are several affidavits from relatives in the national archives pension file, one from Joseph E. B. Peyton and one from Elizabeth Peyton Derry. (joaniepr)

Child of ELIZA DERRY and JAMES PRINCE is:

JOSEPH⁵ PRINCE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

6. ELIZABETH E.⁴ DERRY (ELI H.³, PHILLIP B.², BALSTER¹) died 1875. She married JOSEPH E. B. PEYTON 1874 in Harpers Ferry, WV, son of CHARLES PEYTON and SUSAN JETT. He was born 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died April 21, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland.

More About ELIZABETH E. DERRY:
Cause of Death: Heart Disease

Notes for JOSEPH E. B. PEYTON:

Joseph E. B. Peyton came to Baltimore City in 1912
1912 - Laborer - 421 W. 26th Street
1914 - Laborer - 411 W. 26th Street
1915 - Fireman - 411 W. 26th Street
1916 - Laborer - 409 W. 23rd St. n
1917 - Laborer - 409 W. 23rd St. n
1918 - Laborer - 409 W. 23rd St. n
1919 - Laborer - 409 W. 23rd St. n
1921 - Laborer - 421 Tuxedo Avenue
1922 - None - 411 W. 23rd St. n
1923 - None - 411 W. 23rd St. n
1924 - None - 411 W. 23rd St n
1927 - None - 411 W. 23rd St. n (last listing)

12 Jan 1875 - Newspaper "Spirit of Jefferson"
Marriage at the Lutheran Parsonage at Harpers Ferry, WV by Rev. S. M. Friday
Joseph E. B. Peyton of Loudoun Co., Va. to Elizabeth E. Derry of Jefferson Co., WV

18 April 1903 - Newspaper "Farmers Advocate"
Mr. JEB Peyton was struck by eastbound fast freight at depot and thrown about ten feet. Escaped with only slight scratch.

16 August 1919 - Newspaper "Farmers Advocate"
JEB Peyton to Eugene Shugart, parts of Lots 4 and 5 Block # on Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, WV for $115.00

Joseph E. B. Peyton and James Mathias Prince were in the blacksmithing business together in Harpers Ferry W.V.

More About JOSEPH E. B. PEYTON:
Burial: April 1930, St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Neersville, Loudoun County, Virginia

More About JOSEPH PEYTON and ELIZABETH DERRY:
Marriage: 1874, Harpers Ferry, WV

Child of ELIZABETH DERRY and JOSEPH PEYTON is:

LLEWELLYN CHESTER⁵ PEYTON, b. May 30, 1875; d. Unknown.

Notes for LLEWELLYN CHESTER PEYTON:
Llewellyn looks like his last name was Sexton in the St. Pauls Lutheran Church records. Could just be the way it was written.

More About LLEWELLYN CHESTER PEYTON:
Baptism: February 22, 1879, St. Pauls Lutheran Church

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