Known Ancestors
- Ann Foster
- Rodger Williamson married Ann Foster
- Richard Williamson married Mary Kempe
- Mary Williamson married Robert Berry PAC
- Robert Berry OC married Elizabeth Cate
Robert Berry’s older brother, Richard Berry married Catherine .The deed book listing below proves the given name of Richard Berry’s wife and that he was still in Princess Anne County Virginia on January 10 1787. This was 11 years after the we became independent from England.
BERRY, Richard and his wife Catherine to Mark Moore, dated 10 January 1787; for £100, 50 acres adjoining the lands of Tully Barnes, Charles Whitehurst and John Kenion; signed by Richard Berry (his mark) and Katherine Berry (her mark), witnessed by John Ackiss, Tully Moseley, Joshua Whitehurst and Jonathan Roberts; recorded 13 April 1787, DB20: 166 [215-218].
BERRY, Richard and his wife Catherine to Tully Barnes, dated 10 August 1786; for £18, 15 acres adjoining lands of George Batten and Tully Moseley; [only page one of deed available both in clerk’s copy and on microfilm; page two overlaid with second page of deed of Jesse and Mary Hill]; DB20: 172 [228].
We have a lot of well documented information about Robert Berry in Princess Anne County, Virginia and his son Robert Berry Who lived most of his life in Orange County, North Carolina. We have very little information on Roberts Berry’s other son Richard Berry. If any body knows about Richard Berry’s family who may have lived in Princess Anne County, Virginia or elsewhere, Please contact us.
We located a Richard Berry who died in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1774 but one male Berry who has a fairly good Paper trail back to this Richard Berry took a Y DNA test which does not match our family Y DNA. We were excited when we found this document because Chatham County was formed from part of the Original Orange County where Robert Berry was living at the time.
The document listed below proves that Richard Berry was still in Princess Anne County Virginia on February 17 1756.
BERRY, Richard and his wife Catherine to Tully Barnes, dated 10 August 1786; for £18, 15 acres adjoining lands of George Batten and Tully Moseley; [only page one of deed available both in clerk’s copy and on microfilm; page two overlaid with second page of deed of Jesse and Mary Hill]; DB20: 172 [228].
BERRY, Willoughby and his wife Mary to William Capps, dated
Here is a possible Richard Berry Ancestor in England. Berry twins born on August 22 1669. This Richard Berry would be about four generations before our Richard Berry was born. If he is our ancestor he could Robert Berry”s (PAC) grandfather or Great Great grand Father.
