Judge Washington Lawrence Berry

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Birth: Mar. 20, 1762 King George County Virginia, USA Death: May 4, 1813 Dayton Campbell County Kentucky, USA

Son of Thomas Berry and Elizabeth Washington, who were married in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia on Nov. 19, 1758, Washington Berry was married on Sept. 27, 1791 to Alice Thornton Taylor. At the advice of his brother-in-law James Taylor, he purchased 1000 acres of a tract awarded to George Muse for his service in the French and Indian War, which is where the city of Dayton, Kentucky now stands. Berry relocated his family there in 1793, and in 1797 he was granted a license to operate a ferry between Dayton in Kentucky and Columbia on the Ohio side of the river. In addition to being Campbell County's first judge, he served as county commissioner and treasurer, city trustee for Newport, chairman of the board of trustees for the Newport Academy, and paymaster of the 48th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. He wrote his will Apr. 25, 1813 which was proved Aug. 25, 1813 [Campbell County Will Book A, p. 193].

(Biography compiled by Todd Whitesides)

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Spouse:

 Alice Thornton Taylor Berry (1773 - 1837)*

Children:

 Hubbard Berry (1794 - 1821)*

 Mildred Washington Berry Buckner (1795 - 1868)*

 Sophia Berry Timberlake (1799 - 1874)*

 Alice Washington Berry Taliaferro (1805 - 1838)*

 Lucinda Mary Berry Sandford (1807 - 1856)*

 James Taylor Berry (1809 - 1864)*

 Edmund Taylor Berry (1811 - 1887)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: His remains were removed from the old Madison Street Cemetery in Newport and reinterred in a shared grave with his wife at the present location by permit dated May 21, 1866, at the direction of his son's will.

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery Southgate Campbell County Kentucky, USA Plot: Sect. 17, Lot 67, Gr. 1

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Maintained by: Todd Whitesides Originally Created by: Bev Record added: Sep 05, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 76039396 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76039396