Thomas Berry, Jr.

Notes

Thomas Berry (1683-1743) was the son of Thomas Berry, Sr. (c.1659-c.1700) who supposedly married Margaret, widow of Thomas Smith.

Thomas Berry (1683-1743) was married to Patience (MNU) and they were parents of Patience Berry, who married John Ingram.

Patience Berry & John Ingram had daughter, Sarah Ingram who married Christopher Dameron, son of Bartholomew Dameron & Anne Morehead and grandson to Christopher Dameron & Sarah Ball.

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Will

1743-1749 Record Book Northumberland Co Va, (Lewis & Booker): Page 7a Berry, Thomas W. W. 22 February 1742/3; Codicil 12 March 1742/3--W. P. 11 April 1743

• Son Thomas Berry plantation whereon he now lives during his natural life and his wife's widowhood containing one hundred and fifty acres by estimation bounded as followeth: to the line formerly Partin Hundall's strait to the schoolhouse branch, thence to the main road and along to the said road to Suttons corner dogwood tree, thence to "Scotland" line. They make no waste and if the make waste of the land and timber more than their proper use, land to go to my son John Berry.
• Son John Berry neck of land called "Scotland Neck" and a tract of land formerly Partin Hudnall's bounding along Lattimore's line to the main branch and up the schoolhouse branch to his brother's line, both the said tracts containing by estimation on hundred and fifty acres and that parcel of land whereon my son Thomas Berry lives after his death and his wife's widowhood.
• Son William Berry plantation whereon I now live and the remainder of my land adjoining by estimation two hundred acres. If my son William should die before he comes of age or have lawful issue, his land to my son George Berry.
• Son Thomas Berry negro man Dick for his support during his natural life, all that cattle in his possession and all my wearing clothes.
• Son John Berry negro woman Hazar, negro man James, one feather bed and furniture.
• Daughter Alice Lattimore negro girl Nan and twenty pounds cash towards buying another, one feather bed and furniture.
• Daughter Patience Ingram negro woman Moll and negro girl Nell, one feather bed and furniture.
• Daughter Sarah Berry negro woman Lucy and negro girl Winnie, one feather bed and furniture.
• Daughter Elizabeth Forrester negro girl Priscilla, one feather bed and furniture, one cow with calf, one pied steer, four sheep, one mulberry table, three white chairs, one black chair, three plates, two dishes, two basons, one tankard, six spoons, one chest, one pot and fry pan.
• Granddaughte Barbery Lattimore negro girl Suckey.
• Sons William and George Berry all the rest of my slaves, to be equally divided between them when my son George comes of age of twenty years. If either of my sons William or George should die before they come of age, the survivor to have the other part of the slaves and their increase.
• Twenty pounds cash to be raised out of my personal estate by my executors before division, to buy my son George Berry land. If my son George Berry should die before he comes of age the money or land to go to my son William.
• All my personal estate to be equally divided between my two sons William and George Berry and my daughter Sarah Berry when my son William comes to the age of nineteen.
• Daughter Sarah Berry shall have her dwelling on my plantation and liberty to work her hands during her maiden life.
• Son George to be kept at his learning and a trade of bricklaying or storekeeping which my executors shall think proper and to be brought up by Travers Colston, gent.
• Travers Colston, George Ball Jr., David Lattimore and John Berry executors.

CODICIL: dated 12 March 1742/43

If my son Thomas Berry is not satisfied with what I gave him and he should bring suit or action to cause trouble, what I have given him in land and personal estate to go to my son John Berry and that Thomas receive a mill shilling for his part.

Witness: John Gouch and John Bowen.
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executor

1713-1749 Northumberland County, Virginia Wills-Admin; [Lewis & Booker]; Page 48a
Cuningham, Thomas
W. W. 20 April 1727---W.P. 17 May 1727
Daughter Winifred Cuningham-all my whole estate at the age of eighteen or day of marriage which shall first happen, and she to be under the care and tuition of my executors.
Thomas Berry and Robert Gordon, executors.
To William Ennerwick-my shoemaker tools.
Witness Richard Hapson, William Ennerwick, and Thomas Hammond.

References

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I8452...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 27 2019, 21:11:11 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 27 2019, 21:24:18 UTC