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Chapter 1: Williamsons, Fosters, Berrys & Kemps

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Chapter 1#

Williamsons, Fosters, Berrys & Kemps#

I have been researching the Robert Berry family from Orange County since 1997. When I first started researching, I found that the Census forms from 1790 to 1840, only listed the head of household’s given and surnames. Sometimes they would be listed alphabetically, which was not totally useless but not very helpful either. When the families were listed in the order of farms and plantation physical location, the information became more valuable. I would search the census forms from the very early years and become familiar with as many of the surnames located near one of my known ancestors as possible. Soon I learned that a cluster of surnames in one county would often vary greatly from the surnames listed in the very next county. Since the population was small, clusters of surnames in a close proximity were often related to each other. As our ancestors relocated from one state to another, the pattern was repeated over and over. When I located a family surname who seemed to be a relative from a previous community, I started looking at the surnames of his neighbors. I always paid particular attention to these very close neighbors. This is a very important tool; since there were really not very many people in these early settlements, many of them migrated there together. Many of them were friends and a lot of them were relatives and children who had known each other their entire lives. They had grown up together and when the time came to relocate, they chose to go together.

Chapter 2: Robert Berry 1729–1814

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Chapter 2#

Robert Berry 1729–1814#

Robert Berry OC came to a part of Granville County, North Carolina, which was soon to become Orange County, NC. We know that he built a small cabin in the northeast corner of his staked out land. This cabin was documented in Robert Berry’s OC Entry for his Land Grant. Thomas Bradford owned the land just north of Robert Berry’s OC claim.

John and Martha Stepp Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3John Berry × Martha Stepp — Person County, NC → Jackson County, GA

John Berry and Martha Stepp marriage bond, Person County, North Carolina

Generation 3 John Berry

Born: c. 1762, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: December 21, 1803, Jackson County, Georgia
Married: Martha Stepp — married September 16, 1793, Person County, NC
Parents: Robert Berry and Elizabeth Cate, Orange County, NC

Book Chapter: Read the full story in Chapter 5: John Berry from Our Berrys in Frontier America

Chapter 5: John Berry 1762–1804

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← Chapter 4: Robert Berry Jr. | Table of Contents | Chapter 6: Joshua Berry →

Ancestor Profile: John Berry — view the full family profile on berrytree.org

Chapter 5#

John Berry 1762 to 1804#

John Berry was probably the third child and second son born to Robert OC and Elizabeth Cate Berry. John was born in Orange County, North Carolina. Robert OC and Elizabeth apparently used the English naming order, which would make John Berry their third son. The first son would have been named Robert Jr. for his father or paternal grandfather. The second son would have been named John for his maternal grandfather. Elizabeth Cate’s father was John Cate, and her mother was Margery Lawrence Cate. John Berry was most likely born about 1762 and would have been a grown man by 1782. We know that John was married and had children because Robert Berry Sr. left a slave to the children of John Berry, deceased, in his 1812 will.

Robert Berry (OC)

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 2 Robert Berry

Born: c. 1729, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Died: 1814, Orange County, North Carolina
Married: Elizabeth Cate — married c. 1759, Orange County, NC
Parents: Robert Berry and Mary Williamson, Princess Anne County, VA

The Story of Robert Berry#

Robert Berry was the son of Robert Berry and Mary Williamson of Princess Anne County, Virginia, and he came to Orange County, North Carolina, in 1751.

Elizabeth Cate Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 2 (by marriage) Elizabeth Cate Berry

Born: c. 1735, Virginia
Died: c. 1817, Orange County, North Carolina
Married: Robert Berry — married c. 1759, Orange County, NC
Parents: John and Margery Lawrence Cate, Prince George County, Virginia

The Story of Elizabeth Cate Berry#

Elizabeth Cate was the daughter of John and Margery Cate. Her oldest brother was Joshua Cate and her youngest brother was Thomas Cate, who was a chain carrier when Robert Berry’s Granville Grant was surveyed in 1753. Robert Berry and Elizabeth Cate were married about 1759. At least three of their children were already married before marriage records were kept in Hillsborough. The ages of their children would indicate that their marriage took place around 1759.

John Cate

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 2 (father-in-law) John Cate

Born: Prince George County, Virginia
Died: After 1775, Caswell County, North Carolina
Married: Margery Lawrence — married in Virginia
Parents: Unknown

The Story of John Cate#

Cates Crest

Robert Berry (PAC)

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 1 Robert Berry (PAC)

Born: Unknown — probably born in England
Died: c. 1730, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Married: Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Parents: Unknown — most likely born in England

The Story of Robert Berry (PAC)#

Robert Berry (PAC) of South Norfolk County, Virginia, married Mary Williamson and established a home in Princess Anne County, Virginia, which is now known as Virginia Beach, Virginia. Robert and Mary had two sons. The oldest was Richard Berry and the baby was Robert Berry “Orange County, NC” (OC) who was born about 1729. Robert Berry (PAC) wrote his will in 1730 and died shortly after Robert Berry (Orange County, NC) was born.

Roger Williamson PAC

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Roger Williamson from England and Princess Ann County, Virginia#

PARENTS of Roger Williamson and Ann Foster are unknown at this time.

Shelby Dale Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3John Berry × Martha Stepp — Person County, NC → Jackson County, GA

Gen 4William Berry × Sarah Nelson

Gen 5Sylvester Berry × Sarah Redman Johnson

Gen 6Ulysses Berry × Annie Mae Watson

Gen 7Rosco Shelby Berry × Ida Myrle Ellis

Generation 8 Shelby Dale Berry

Born: September 3, 1928, Texas
Died: October 20, 2011, Texas
Married: Dorothy Louise Lewis — married January 25, 1947
Parents: Rosco Shelby Berry and Ida Myrle Ellis Berry

Dale was born on Sep. 3, 1928 in Texas and died on Oct. 20, 2011 Texas.

Robert Berry (PAC) Origins

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Generation 1 Robert Berry (PAC)

Born: Unknown, likely England
Died: 1730, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Married: Mary Williamson

Likely Source of Robert Berry (PAC) and Mary Williamson’s Relatives in England#

St. Botolph Church is located on Aldersgate Street in London, England

August 22, 1663

Robert Berry Ancestors

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Generation 2 Robert Berry (OC)

Born: 1729, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Died: 1814, Fiddleton Plantation, Orange County, NC
Married: Elizabeth Cate
Parents: Robert Berry (PAC) and Mary Williamson

Ancestors of Robert Berry (OC)#

Maternal Ancestors#

Great Grandparents: George and Mary Hutchinson Kempe
Great Grandparents: Roger and Ann Foster Williamson
Grandparents: Richard and Mary Kempe Williamson
Parents: Robert and Mary Williamson Berry

Descendants of Ann Foster and Roger Williamson#

Gen 1 Ann Foster (b. 1620, England — d. c. 1692, Parish Church, Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia)
- - Roger Williamson (b. Unknown — m. June 5, 1646, Virginia — d. bef. 1650, Lower Norfolk Co., VA)
- ——–Gen 2 Richard Williamson (b. before 1650 — d. 1721, Princess Anne County, Virginia)
  - - Mary Kempe (d. Unknown)
  - (Parents: George and Mary Hutchinson Kempe — Kempe’s Landing, Princess Anne County, Virginia)
  - ————–Gen 3 Mary Williamson
    - - Robert Berry (b. Unknown — d. 1730; parents unknown)
    - ————————Gen 4 Robert Berry (b. 1729 — d. 1814, Fiddleton Plantation, Orange County, NC)
      - Elizabeth Cate (b. 1735 — d. aft. 1816, Fiddleton Plantation, Orange County, NC)
      - (Parents: John and Margery Lawrence Cate)

Children of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry (Gen 5)#

————————————Gen 5 Mary Berry (b. about 1759)
————————————Gen 5 Robert Berry Jr. (b. about 1760)
————————————Gen 5 John Berry (b. about 1762)
————————————Gen 5 Joshua Berry (b. about 1766)
————————————Gen 5 Isaac Berry (b. about 1768)
————————————Gen 5 Elizabeth Berry (b. about 1770)
————————————Gen 5 Thomas Berry (b. about 1772)
————————————Gen 5 David J. Berry (b. about 1774)
————————————Gen 5 William Berry (b. about 1775)
————————————Gen 5 Henry Berry (b. 1776)

Other Children of Richard and Mary Kempe Williamson#

————–Gen 3 John Williamson
————–Gen 3 Roger Williamson
————–Gen 3 Bartholomew Williamson
————–Gen 3 George Williamson
————–Gen 3 Sarah Williamson
- - Matthew Mathias
————–Gen 3 Ann Williamson
- - Hugh Whitehurst

Other Children of Ann Foster and Roger Williamson#

——–Gen 2 Bartholomew Williamson (b. before 1650)
——–Gen 2 Sarah Williamson (b. before 1650)

Ancestor List#

George Kempe — Great Grandfather of Robert Berry (OC) — was born in England
Mary Hutchinson Kempe — Great Grandmother of Robert Berry (OC)
Roger Williamson — Great Grandfather of Robert Berry (OC)
Ann Foster Williamson — Great Grandmother of Robert Berry (OC) — born in England in 1620 and died in Princess Anne County, Virginia about 1692
Richard Williamson — Grandfather of Robert Berry (OC)
Mary Kempe Williamson — Grandmother of Robert Berry (OC)
Robert Berry (PAC) — Father of Robert Berry (OC) — died in Princess Anne County, Virginia in 1730
Mary Williamson Berry — Mother of Robert Berry (OC) — died in Princess Anne County, Virginia about 1746

Robert Berry Resource List

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Generation 2 Robert Berry (OC) — Resource List

Born: c. 1729, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Died: 1814, Fiddleton Plantation, Orange County, NC
Married: Elizabeth Cate
Parents: Robert Berry (PAC) and Mary Williamson

Other Possible Sources for Robert Berry’s Origin#

Source Citations#

1. Name: Robert Berry — Year: 1744 — Place: America — Source Publication Code: 1217.5 — Primary Immigrant: Berry, Robert — Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Bonded Passengers to America. 9 vols. in 3. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Vol. 5. Western Circuit, 1664-1775: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, with a List of the Rebels of 1685. 95p. Page: 10

John and Martha Stepp Berry

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John Berry, son of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry#

Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 John Berry × Martha Stepp — Orange County, NC → Jackson County, Georgia

Book Chapter: Read the full story in Chapter 5: John Berry from Our Berrys in Frontier America

John and Martha Stepp Berry

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John Berry, son of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry#

Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 John Berry × Martha Stepp — Orange County, NC → Jackson County, Georgia

Book Chapter: Read the full story in Chapter 5: John Berry from Our Berrys in Frontier America

John Berry Family Tree

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3John Berry × Martha Stepp — Person County NC → Jackson County GA

Gen 3 John Berry 1762 - 1812 d: Bef. 16 Apr 1812 in Jackson County GA

+Martha Stepp m: 16 Sep 1793 in Person County North Carolina d: in Unknown

Gen 4 Polly Berry 1793 -

Gen 4 Betsy Berry 1795 -

Gen 4 Joshua Berry 1797 -

Gen 4 Robert Berry 1798 -

Gen 4 William Berry 1802 -

+Sarah Nelson 1807 - m: Abt. 1826 in Fayette County Alabama

Gen 5 John H. Berry 1827 -

+Elisa

Gen 5 Martha Berry 1849 -

Gen 5 Amanda R. Berry 1853 -

Gen 5 John T. Berry 1856 -

Gen 5 E. J. Berry 1860 -

Gen 5 Sylvester Berry 1831 -

+Sarah 1836 -

Gen 6 George W. Berry 1860 -

Gen 6 Emma F Berry 1854 -

Gen 6 John T Berry 1871 -

Gen 6 Ulysses Berry 1873 - 1953 d: 1953

+Annie May Watson 1872 - 1958 d: 1958

Gen 7 Sherman Berry 1902 -

Gen 7 Earl Berry 1904 -

Gen 7 Rosco Berry 1905 - 1991 d: 08 Dec 1991

+Ida Myrle Ellis 1902 - 2005 d: 2005

Gen 8 Shelby Dale Berry 1928 - 2011 d: 20 Oct 2011 in Texas

+Dorothy Louis Lewis

Gen 7 Agnes Berry 1909 -

Gen 7 Carl Berry 1912 -

Gen 7 Arnell Berry 1914 -

Gen 7 Hazzel Berry 1917 -

Gen 6 Lee S Berry 1877 -

Gen 5 Elizabeth Berry 1833 -

Gen 5 Henry Berry 1837 -

Gen 5 Robert Berry 1839 -

Gen 5 Cynthia Berry 1841 -

Gen 5 Walker Berry 1843 -

Gen 5 Joshua Berry 1845 -

Gen 5 Sarah Berry 1847 -

Gen 5 Wilburn T. Berry 1849 -

+Fanny Fuliton m: 19 Sep 1883

Updated page 11/04/2015

Mary Kempe PAC

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Mary Kempe from Princess Ann County Virginia#

PARENTS:

Mary’s Parents George and Mary Hutchinson Kempe

MARY KEMPE married RICHARD WILLIAMSON (daughter of George and Mary Hutchinson Kempe of Kempe’s Landing) There is some question at this time about Mary Kempe’s marriage date since George and Mary Hutchison Kempe may not have arrived in America before 1650. My thoughts are that Richard Williamson and Mary Kempe were probably married around 1670 to 1675. From Richard Williamson’s 1721 will we learn that his children were:

Proof Page

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This page assembles the documentary evidence connecting Robert Berry of Orange County, NC, to Princess Anne County, Virginia, through shared surnames, tax lists, and land records.