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John Berry

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Birthplace: Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Death: April 05, 1717 (79-80)
Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Berry, Sr., of Sandy Beach and Jane Drake
Husband of Susanna Berry
Father of William Berry and Sarah Dowst
Brother of Rebecca Elizabeth Porter; Mary Foss; James Berry; William Berry, II; Henry Drake and 7 others
Half brother of Jane Wallis

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About John Berry

1. John Berry is said to have been the first settler in Rye or Sandy Beach. He probably was the son of William Berry, one of those sent out by Mason for his plantation, and who was at Portsmouth as early as 1631 (Savage). William Berry died before June, 1654. His widow, Jane, married Nathaniel Drake.

January, 1648-49, at a town meeting held at Strawberry Bank, "Granted that Wm Berry shall have a lot upon the neck of land upon the South side of the Little River at Sandy Beach."

John Berry married Susannah .

Children:

  • 2. John, b. Jan. 14, 1659. Married Mary.
  • Elizabeth, m. John Locke.
  • 3. William. Married Judith Locke
  • 4. James.
  • Page 296 of History of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire: From Its Discovery and Settlement ...By Langdon Brown Parsons
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John Berry's Timeline

1637
1637
Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1654
1654
Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, United States
1668
1668
Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, United States
1717
April 5, 1717
Age 80
Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States