1. He died in Jan 1677 at the age of 51 in Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia, British America. 1 Henry Berry was probably born in England. Lancashire and Devonshire have been suggested as his birthplace. The surname Berry, with sons named Henry, appeared frequently in Lancashire and the surname Pley was found in Devonshire.
Henry was one of 18 people brought to America as a headright by Epaphraditus Lawson. Lawson was issued three land patents in Virginia on 22 May 1650; one for 2000 acres [40 people], a second for 1000 acres [20 people] and the third for 900 acres [18 people - including Henry]. The third patent straddled the Rappahannock River in Old Rappahannock Co.
Epaphraditus Lawson was fromYorkshire, England, so it is possible that Berry was from that part of England.
Henry Berry settled on Occupacia Creek [in present-day Essex Co.] and owned land on both sides of the Rappahannock River. He received a patent for 140 acres on 27 Feb 1656 for transporting three people. [Henry's plantation is believed to be opposite Leedstown, VA.]
Henry was again a headright in 1654, this time for Rowland Lawson [Epa Lawson's brother], and in 1655 for Rowland's son John. Henry either returned to England, or there were some questionable land patents.
Between 1657 and 1667, Henry was involved in eight separate land transactions involving nearly 5000 acres. By the time of his death in 1677, Henry owned about 1700 acres south of Occupacia Creek and another 550 in present-day King George Co.
Henry and Ann had at least four childrn, all sons.
Richard was the only child named in Henry's 1672 will. Henry requested that Richard receive proper learning as had his other children. This suggests that Richard was the youngest..
Henry Berry Sr. and Jr. were named executors of John Butler's estate on 26 Dec 1676. Butler's will was proved on 6 Jan 1677. Henry Sr. died about the same time as Butler.
William Berry sold land in 1688 along with brothers Richard and John. His sons, Joseph and Enoch, were named as "cousins" in the will of Henry III.
John Berry witnessed the relinquishment of land to Richard Berry by their brother Henry in 1693/4.
Ann died sometime after Henry wrote his will on 30 March 1672 in Richmond Co., as Henry made mention of his "wife's third" in the will.
Four sons have been proven in various records. Van Gundy makes mention of additional children: Peter, George and Edward.
Henry was one of 18 people brought to America as a headright by Epaphraditus Lawson. Lawson was issued three land patents in Virginia on 22 May 1650; one for 2000 acres [40 people], a second for 1000 acres [20 people] and the third for 900 acres [18 people - including Henry]. The third patent straddled the Rappahannock River in Old Rappahannock Co.
Epaphraditus Lawson was fromYorkshire, England, so it is possible that Berry was from that part of England.
Henry Berry settled on Occupacia Creek [in present-day Essex Co.] and owned land on both sides of the Rappahannock River. He received a patent for 140 acres on 27 Feb 1656 for transporting three people. [Henry's plantation is believed to be opposite Leedstown, VA.]
Henry was again a headright in 1654, this time for Rowland Lawson [Epa Lawson's brother], and in 1655 for Rowland's son John. Henry either returned to England, or there were some questionable land patents.
Between 1657 and 1667, Henry was involved in eight separate land transactions involving nearly 5000 acres. By the time of his death in 1677, Henry owned about 1700 acres south of Occupacia Creek and another 550 in present-day King George Co.
Henry and Ann had at least four childrn, all sons.
Richard was the only child named in Henry's 1672 will. Henry requested that Richard receive proper learning as had his other children. This suggests that Richard was the youngest..
Henry Berry Sr. and Jr. were named executors of John Butler's estate on 26 Dec 1676. Butler's will was proved on 6 Jan 1677. Henry Sr. died about the same time as Butler.
William Berry sold land in 1688 along with brothers Richard and John. His sons, Joseph and Enoch, were named as "cousins" in the will of Henry III.
John Berry witnessed the relinquishment of land to Richard Berry by their brother Henry in 1693/4.
Ann died sometime after Henry wrote his will on 30 March 1672 in Richmond Co., as Henry made mention of his "wife's third" in the will.
Four sons have been proven in various records. Van Gundy makes mention of additional children: Peter, George and Edward.
Henry Berry \ Barry Sr. and Ann Pley1–2 were married circa 1649 in prob England.1 She died after 1672 at the age of 44 in Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia, British America. 1 Numerous sources have Ann's maiden name as Saunders without evidence. Some of these sources have her marrying a man named Pley after Henry's death.
Other sources contend that Ann's maiden name was Pley and that she was the daughter of George Pley. On 3 Nov 1662, Henry Berry sold 200 acres of land to George Pley. On that same date, Ann Berry, wife of Henry, acknowledged that she had received her full dower of 200 acres from George Pley. [Old Rappahannock Deeds, p. 197-8] Henry Berry Jr. named one of his sons George Pley Berry.
Other sources contend that Ann's maiden name was Pley and that she was the daughter of George Pley. On 3 Nov 1662, Henry Berry sold 200 acres of land to George Pley. On that same date, Ann Berry, wife of Henry, acknowledged that she had received her full dower of 200 acres from George Pley. [Old Rappahannock Deeds, p. 197-8] Henry Berry Jr. named one of his sons George Pley Berry.
Henry Berry \ Barry and Ann Pley had the following children:
Second Generation
2. He died on 7 Dec 1695 at the age of 43 in St. Mary's Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America. 3 A tract of 550 acres located between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers in Stafford Co. was surveyed for Henry Berry Sr. on 10 May 1671. This land was left to Henry Jr..
On 11 Dec 1673, Henry Berry sold land to William Harper, brother of his wife, Sarah. This may have been part of Sarah's inheritance. Her father died the same month.
Henry and his father were named as executors of the estate of John Butler of Westmoreland Co., VA in 1676.
On 12 March 1693/4, Henry, then of Richmond Co., relinquished his right and interest in a tract of land that had been taken up by his father to his brother Richard. Richard sold the land to Ralph Whitton. [The Berrys were of Old Rappahannock Co., which was divided into Essex and Richmond in 1692.]
According to the Van Gundy Family Tree site, Henry and Sarah had the following children: Elizabeth, Jane, John, Martha, Rebecca, Sarah, Thomas, Henry, George Pley, and Mary. The births given for George Pley [c1696] and Mary [c1700] make the list suspect.Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland & Virginia's Northern Neck offers only six children for Henry and Sarah. Deeds and wills cited on the page for Henry confirm relationships by parentage or sibling relationships. Estimated births for the six: John [c1685], Martha [bef 1689], William [13 May 1691], George Pley [c1693], Mary and Henry [c1694].
Other sites, the Gerald Berry Tree, for example, suggest an earlier birth for Henry - 1689.
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On 11 Dec 1673, Henry Berry sold land to William Harper, brother of his wife, Sarah. This may have been part of Sarah's inheritance. Her father died the same month.
Henry and his father were named as executors of the estate of John Butler of Westmoreland Co., VA in 1676.
On 12 March 1693/4, Henry, then of Richmond Co., relinquished his right and interest in a tract of land that had been taken up by his father to his brother Richard. Richard sold the land to Ralph Whitton. [The Berrys were of Old Rappahannock Co., which was divided into Essex and Richmond in 1692.]
According to the Van Gundy Family Tree site, Henry and Sarah had the following children: Elizabeth, Jane, John, Martha, Rebecca, Sarah, Thomas, Henry, George Pley, and Mary. The births given for George Pley [c1696] and Mary [c1700] make the list suspect.Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland & Virginia's Northern Neck offers only six children for Henry and Sarah. Deeds and wills cited on the page for Henry confirm relationships by parentage or sibling relationships. Estimated births for the six: John [c1685], Martha [bef 1689], William [13 May 1691], George Pley [c1693], Mary and Henry [c1694].
Other sites, the Gerald Berry Tree, for example, suggest an earlier birth for Henry - 1689.
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Henry Berry \ Barry Jr. and Sarah Harper1,3 were married circa 1672 in Sittingborne Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, British America.1 She died circa 1714 at the age of 59 in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British America. 1 Sarah was the daughter of William Harper and Mary Gray. She had at least one sibling, a brother, William. Follwing Henry's death she married John Spiller.
Henry Berry \ Barry and Sarah Harper had the following child:
3. He died on 5 Feb 1720–2 Jun 1721 at the age of 66 in Richmond Co., Virginia, British America. 2 William had married Margaret Doughty by May 1686, as the couple was named in a deed at that time.. Margaret died before William wrote his will on 5 Feb 1720.
In his will, William named four of his children: Joseph, the eldest. Margaret [Rogers], Elizabeth [Strother] and Enoch, a minor.
Other children of the couple, proved through other documents were: John and Sarah [will of Job Webb], Henry [will of Lem Coxe] and Mary [Harding] [will of Elizabeth Bledsoe].
There may also have been a son named James.
William's will was probated 2 June 1721 in King George Co. [The part of Richmond Co. in which Berry lived had, in the meantime, become King George Co.]
In his will, William named four of his children: Joseph, the eldest. Margaret [Rogers], Elizabeth [Strother] and Enoch, a minor.
Other children of the couple, proved through other documents were: John and Sarah [will of Job Webb], Henry [will of Lem Coxe] and Mary [Harding] [will of Elizabeth Bledsoe].
There may also have been a son named James.
William's will was probated 2 June 1721 in King George Co. [The part of Richmond Co. in which Berry lived had, in the meantime, become King George Co.]
William Berry \ Barry and Margaret Doughty2 were married before May 1686 in Old Rappahannock Co., Virginia, British America.2 She died before Feb 1720 at the age of 55 in Richmond Co., Virginia, British America. 2 Margaret was the daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth Doughty. She was probably born in Charles Co., MD. As she was not mentioned in William's will, she probably predeceased him.
Sources:
1. "Henry Berry Family", database, Early Settlers of Southern Maryland & Virginia's Northern Neck (http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I022572&tree=Tree1 : accessed 5 February 2018), "Herry Berry Family"; submitted unk by unk, [contact information for private use].
2. "Rootsweb Family Trees", database, Ancestry.com, Rootsweb World Connect (https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jones64k&id=I1648 : accessed ), "Jones64k"; submitted 15 May 2017 by Gerald Jones, [contact information for private use].
3. "Berry Family", database, B.J. Van Gundy, Van Gundy Family Tree (http://www.vangundy.net/familytree/GP/fam/fam03601.html : accessed ), "Van Gundt Family Tree"; submitted 2010 by BJ Van Gundy, [contact information for private use].
4. "Rootsweb Family Tree", database, Ancestry.com, Rootsweb World Connect (: accessed 25 January 2018), "Gerald Berry Tree," Berry family; submitted 2007 by Gerald Berry, [contact information for private use
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