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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.

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

Hannah 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

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 3 (by marriage) Hannah Cate Berry

Born: 1770, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: 1858, Orange County, North Carolina
Married: William Berry — married August 12, 1799, Orange County, NC
Parents: William and Elizabeth Smith (Messersmith) Cate

The Story of Hannah Cate Berry#

Hannah Cate was born in 1770 and she died in 1858 in Orange County, NC. Hannah Cate was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Smith (Messersmith) Cate.

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.

William Clarence Berry NC, ALA, TX

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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 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 4William Clarence Berry × Sally Bowles / Massa Ann Tompkins — Orange County, NC → Fayette County, AL → Burnet County, TX

Generation 4 William Clarence Berry

Born: October 17, 1803, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: September 8, 1878, Burnet County, Texas
Married: 1st: Sally Bowles (married November 20, 1826; died 1833) — 2nd: Massa Ann Tompkins (married 1836)
Parents: William Berry and Hannah Cate Berry, Orange County, NC

William Clarence Berry, son of William and Hannah Cate Berry#

William Clarence Berry was born on October 17th 1803 in Orange County, North Carolina and died on 08 September 1878 in Burnet County Texas. He and his two brothers were listed on Hannah Cate Berry’s 1810 census. The family was living in the old Patrick Rutherford plantation house which Robert Berry bought in 1787. They may have lived there for many years but Hannah did not list in the 1820 Orange County, NC, census.

Thomas Person 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 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC → Tennessee

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, North Carolina

Generation 4 Thomas Person Berry

Born: June 1, 1808, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: April 30, 1884, Orange County, North Carolina
Married: 1st: Sarah Lunsford — married September 28, 1831 · 2nd: Lucy Brown — married August 24, 1871 · 3rd: Elizabeth Peed Bowles — married December 3, 1883
Parents: William Berry and Hannah Cate, Orange County, NC

The Story of Thomas Person Berry#

Thomas Person Berry

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

James Berry Tenn

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James Berry, son of Joshua Berry and Nancy Ellison Berry#

Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 Joshua Berry × Nancy Ellison — Orange County, North Carolina

James Berry was born in 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina. James Berry and Mary Parker were married in North Carolina about 1829. Their first three daughters were born in North Carolina. The oldest daughter, Nancy, was born in 1830. The youngest daughter, Delila, was born in North Carolina in 1836 and was 14 years old in the 1850 Smith County, Tennessee census. The oldest child born in Tennessee was, Martha, who was 11 years old in 1850. This means James and Mary were in North Carolina in 1836 and in Tennessee in 1839. I have no absolute proof that the James Berry on this page is related to us but all the facts indicate he was..

Robert Berry’s Deed to Joshua Berry with James Berry as a witness. Dated February 24 1811 (Orange County Deed Book 14 Page 57)

Land Grant to Robert Berry Jr. by President Monroe

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This land grant certificate was issued by President Monroe to Robert Berry Jr. for property in Alabama.

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.

Robert C. Berry NC Ala

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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 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 4Robert C. Berry × Sarah Chappell — Orange County, NC → Fayette County, Alabama

Generation 4 Robert C. Berry

Born: April 14, 1805, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: Fayette County (Berry), Alabama
Married: Sarah Chappell (married c. 1839, Fayette County, Alabama)
Parents: William Berry and Hannah Cate Berry, Orange County, NC

Son of William and Hannah Cate Berry#

Robert C. Berry was born on April 14th 1805 in Orange County, North Carolina. Robert C. did not marry in Orange County and was about 29 or 30 years old when he left the state. Since he was single and didn’t own property there are no official records naming him. He did however witness the sale of property on September 19th 1833 that his two brothers sold.

Robert C. Berry NC Ala

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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 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 4Robert C. Berry × Sarah Chappell — Orange County, NC → Fayette County, Alabama

Generation 4 Robert C. Berry

Born: April 14, 1805, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: Fayette County (Berry), Alabama
Married: Sarah Chappell (married c. 1839, Fayette County, Alabama)
Parents: William Berry and Hannah Cate Berry, Orange County, NC

Son of William and Hannah Cate Berry#

Wiley Harold Berry NC

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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 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, NC

Gen 7Wiley Harold Berry × Hilda Elizabeth Nichols — Orange County, NC → Durham, NC

Generation 7 Wiley Harold Berry

Born: March 9, 1914, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: June 24, 2006, Durham, North Carolina
Married: Hilda Elizabeth Nichols (married December 27, 1934)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry Sr. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Wiley Harold Berry#

This is probably the first picture ever taken of Wiley Harold Berry. He is the baby on the left of his sister and my mother. My Mother, Sally Malena Berry, was born in 1908 which would make her six years old in 1914. Wiley Harold Berry was born on March 9th 1914. Woodrow Wilson Berry is on the right of his sister. The picture was taken on the south east side of my grandparents back porch and you can see the well in the background. The porch has a wooden floor in this picture. This floor was made of concrete before I was old enough to remember anything about it. I took the color picture below at a family reunion in 1988 shortly before Woodrow died. The interesting thing between the two pictures is the direction Harold, Mother, and Woodrow were looking in both pictures. The picture was not posed with this in mind. It was one of the little coincidences that just happened. The reunion was held at Harold’s oldest daughter’s home in Durham, North Carolina. There was a little fish pond on the property and Woodrow was doing a little fishing.

William Clarence Berry NC, ALA, TX

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William Clarence Berry, son of William and Hannah Cate Berry Berry#

ANCESTORS

Generation 1 Robert and Mary Williamson Berry VA