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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.

Mary 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 3Mary Berry × George Waggoner / James Camp — Orange County, NC → Rutherford County, NC → South Carolina

Generation 3 Mary Berry

Born: c. 1758, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: Between 1793 and 1800, South Carolina
Married: 1st: George Waggoner (married c. 1776, died 1781) — 2nd: James Kemp/Camp (married c. 1781–1782)
Parents: Robert Berry and Elizabeth Cate, Orange County, NC

Book Chapter: Read the full story in Chapter 3: Mary Berry from Our Berrys in Frontier America

Chapter 2: Robert Berry 1729–1814

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← Chapter 1: Williamsons, Fosters, Berrys, Kemps | Table of Contents | Chapter 3: Mary Berry →

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.

Chapter 3: Mary Berry 1757–1800

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← Chapter 2: Robert Berry | Table of Contents | Chapter 4: Robert Berry Jr. →

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

Chapter 3#

Mary Berry 1757–1795 to 1800#

Mary Berry was the first child born to Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry sometime between 1757 and 1758. Unfortunately, she was born and married before such records were kept in Orange County, North Carolina. We have located several documents which give us a little peek into Mary’s life. George Waggoner left a will dated April 2nd, 1781, which named Mary Waggoner as his beloved wife. Mary Waggoner and her father, Robert Berry, were named executors of his will. (Orange County Will Book A Page 231)(Fig. 39 page 108 this book.)

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.

Aldridge Berry Farquhar Waggoner Connection

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There are several marriages in different Berry lines involving these four families.

From Henry Waggoners 1784 Will (Orange County NC Deed Book A Page 231) Henry and Ketriana Waggoner’s Children:

Mary Berry's 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 3Mary Berry — Orange County, NC → Laurens County, SC

Generation 3 Mary Berry

Born: 1759, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: 1795, Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents: Robert Berry and Elizabeth Cate, Orange County, NC

Descendants of Mary Berry#

Daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry from Orange County, North Carolina.

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

Camp Power of Attorney

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Robert And Elizabeth Cate Berry’s Camp Grandchildren#

Power of attorney written by Mary Berry Camp’s Children

January 16, 1815.

A power of Attorney was drawn in Jackson County Georgia giving power of attorney to Joseph Camp. The Document was signed by sons John Camp, Robert Camp and Starling Camp and son in law Shadrack Humphries the husband of Sarah Humphries formally Sarah Camp.

Mary Berry Family Line

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

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

Berry, Mary Gen 3 — daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry, NC
Waggoner, George Gen 3 — first husband of Mary Berry, NC

Children (1st marriage):

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.