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William Berry, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Northampton County, Virginia, United States
Death: before April 23, 1711
Talbot County, Maryland
Place of Burial: Talbot, Maryland, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James C. Berry and Elizabeth R Berry
Husband of Margaret Marsh Berry; Margaret Berry and Rebecca Naomi Luckett
Father of Benjamin Berry; Margaret Beall; Thomas Berry; Joseph Berry; Richard Berry and 3 others
Brother of Roger Berry; Nehemiah Berry; James Berry, Sr; Martha Berry; Elizabeth Berry and 4 others

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About William Berry, Sr.

William Berry, founder of the family of that name in Southern Maryland, was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and was a son of James Berry, who first appears there about 1640.1,2 

Notes

According to Mackenzie (S166, p. 113):

WILLIAM BERRY, b. in Virginia, 1635. Emigrated to Maryland and settled in Talbot Co., Md., where he d. 30th Apr. 1691; was member of the Assembly of Maryland, Calvert Co., 1671-74-76-78. He was gentleman Justice of Calvert Co., 1667. In 1682 he gave twenty acres of land on Battle Creek to have a town erected called Battle Town. m. 1669, Margaret MARSH of Talbot Co., Md., who d. 16th Feb. 1688, dau. of Thomas MARSH of Kent Co., Md.

Citations

  1. [S497] James Handley Marshall, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1632-1802, p. 129 (will of John Floyd, wife Mary).
  2. [S2058] Brice M. Clagett of Washington DC, Floyd Report (located in the Emma Smith McMath's Genealogy collection at E.S.P.L.), p. 4.

Links

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BERRY, WILLIAM (ca. 1636-1691). BORN: ca. 1636, possibly in Virginia; first son. IMMIGRATED: in 1652/53 as a minor with his family from Vir- ginia. RESIDED: in Calvert County; Talbot County at the time of his death. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: James Berry (?-1666). MOTHER: Elizabeth. BROTHER: Roger. SISTER: Martha. MAR- RIED first, Naomi (?-1663), daughter of Richard Preston (?-ca. 1669/70). Her brothers were RJch- ard (?-by 1669); James, and Samuel. Her sisters were Margaret; Rebecca; and Sarah, who married William Ford (?-1678/79). MARRIED second, in 1669 Margaret (?-1688), widow of Richard Pres- ton (?-by 1669); daughter of Thomas Marsh (ca. 1615-1656/57). Her brother was Thomas Marsh (ca. 1643-1679). Her sisters were Elizabeth (?- 1684); Sarah (?-1688). CHILDREN. SONS William (?-1693), of Pennsylvania, who married first, Nancy, and second, by 1691 Mary; James, who married first, in 1686 Sarah Wilchurch, and sec- ond, in 1691 Elizabeth Pitt; and Thomas (1678-?), who married in 1699 Sarah Godard. STEPSON: Samuel Preston. DAUGHTER: Rebecca, who mar- ried in 1686 James Ridley. PRIVATE CAREER. EDU- CATION literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Quaker. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: second genera- tion burgess; Mr., by 1657. OCCUPATIONAL PRO- FILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SER- VICE: Lower House, Calvert County, 1674- 1674/75 (elected to the 3rd session; Laws 3, 4). LOCAL OFFICE justice, Calvert County, 1669/70. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: very active in 1674, 1676, and 1681, in petitioning the Assembly to exempt Quakers from having to take oaths. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION over 500 acres. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED will probated on May 16, 1691. PERSONAL PROPERTY: at least 2 black servants. LAND: ca. 2,000 acres.

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  1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Berry-4908
  2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3252...
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William Berry, Sr.'s Timeline

1635
1635
Northampton County, Virginia, United States
1655
1655
Talbot Co, Maryland
1660
1660
Talbot Co, Maryland
1665
1665
Talbot Co, Maryland
1670
October 23, 1670
Prince George's County, Province of Maryland
1673
April 24, 1673
Talbot Co, Maryland
1674
1674
Calvert County, MD, United States