Section EY: Descendants of John Berry

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Report generated by MagiCensus Deluxe v5.5.5 on 16 Sept. 2024
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Generation One

1. JOHN1 BERRY was born between 1742/3 and 1767, and died between 7 Aug. 1820 and 1877. He married MARGARET BAYLEY, who was born about 1760.
"Shoemaker at the Nook; he is said to have been one of Burgoyne's men, but this is doubtful; rem. to New York State."[14]
Children:
2i.JOHN2 BERRY, b. on 28 Feb. 1781[11] in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, United States[11]; d. about 1850.
+3ii.MAJOR BERRY, b. on 5 Jan. 1783[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. about 1850; m. MARY _____.
+4iii.JAMES BERRY of Deerfield, b. in 1785[5, 12] of Deerfield[5, 12]; d. about 1835; m. on 1 Dec. 1808[9] in Montague, Franklin Co., Massachusetts[9] (HI-31) PHILENIA BROOKS, b. in Montague[8] on 25 June 1784[8], d. in Brooks Twp., Newaygo Co., Michigan, United States[1] in May 1860[1], daughter of (HI-27) Moses and (RM-112) Maria (FULLER) BROOKS.
5iv.POLLY BERRY, b. about 1787 in Deerfield; d. about 1850; m. WILLIAM M. WORDEN.
6v.WILLIAM BERRY, b. on 6 June 1790[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. about 1860.
7vi.ELISABETH BERRY, b. on 8 Jan. 1793[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. about 1860; m. on 10 April 1810[10] in Deerfield[10] IRA DIBBLE.
8vii.EUNICE BERRY, b. on 7 Feb. 1795[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. about 1850.
9viii.RICHARD D. BERRY, b. on 12 June 1797[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. about 1890; m. before 1820[3] MARIA _____, b. in New York, United States[17] on 10 Aug. 1792[17].
10ix.a daughter BERRY, b. on 18 Aug. 1800[15] in Deerfield[15]; d. on 18 Aug. 1800[10, 15] in Deerfield[10, 15].
11x.CHARLOTTE BERRY, b. on 12 Jan. 1803[11] in Deerfield[11]; d. on 3 Sept. 1886[18] in Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., New York[18]; m. on 20 Feb. 1819[17] in Solon, Cortland Co.[17] ROBERT RIDDLE, b. in New York about 1790, d. on 18 Oct. 1855[17].


Generation Two

3. MAJOR2 BERRY (John1), son of (1) John1 and Margaret (BAYLEY) BERRY, was born on 5 Jan. 1783[11] in Deerfield[11], and died between 1804 and 1893. He married MARY _____. [15]
Children:
12i.MELINDA3 BERRY, b. on 22 Sept. 1803[10] in Deerfield[10]; d. on 22 Sept. 1803[10] in Deerfield[10].
13ii.MARGARET BERRY, b. on 27 Feb. 1805[10] in Deerfield[10]; d. on 27 Feb. 1805[10] in Deerfield[10].
4. JAMES2 BERRY (John1) of Deerfield, son of (1) John1 and Margaret (BAYLEY) BERRY, was born in 1785[5, 12] of Deerfield[5, 12], and died between 1 June 1830 and 1 June 1840. He married in Montague[9], on 1 Dec. 1808[9], (HI-31) PHILENIA BROOKS, daughter of (HI-27) Moses and (RM-112) Maria (FULLER) BROOKS, who was born on 25 June 1784[8] in Montague[8], and died in May 1860[1] in Brooks Twp.[1]. [9, 15]
Children:
14i.CATHERINE3 BERRY, b. on 29 July 1809[12]; d. about 1880.
+15ii.JAMES P. BERRY, b. on 16 June 1811[12] in Deerfield[12]; d. on 29 March 1862[13]; m. on 31 Jan. 1837 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio, United States SARAH BARNHARD, b. in Ohio[13] on 7 Feb. 1818[13].
+16iii.PHILENA ANN BERRY, b. on 27 Feb. 1813[12] in Deerfield[12]; d. in 1858[7] in Walker Twp., Kent Co., Michigan; m. (1) before 1837 (AAX-1) OLIVER LUTHER, b. in New York about 1800, d. in Ohio[7] about 1845; m. (2) on 2 Oct. 1851 in Newaygo, Newaygo Co. JOHN BECK; m. (3) on 12 March 1854 in Big Prairie, Newaygo Co. HENRY S. SMITH.
17iv.JOHN BERRY, b. on 28 Feb. 1815[12] in Deerfield[12]; d. about 1880.
18v.MARIETTE BERRY, b. on 29 June 1817[12] in Shelburne, Franklin Co.[16]; d. on 25 Feb. 1826[12].
19vi.JOSEPH S. BERRY, b. on 10 Feb. 1818[2, 12] in Dover, Windham Co., Vermont, United States[2, 12]; d. about 1900.
20vii.PEMMELIA BERRY, b. on 22 May 1820[12] in Dover[12]; d. about 1890.
21viii.ALMEDA BERRY, b. on 11 June 1822[12] in Dover[12]; d. about 1890.
22ix.AMELINE M. BERRY, b. on 3 April 1824[12] in New York[12]; d. about 1890.
23x.ANGELINE M. BERRY, b. on 11 Oct. 1826[12] in New York[6]; d. about 1890; m. BENJAMIN PRATT, b. in Ohio[6] about 1824.
24xi.MOSES A. BERRY, b. about 1828[2] in New York[2]; d. about 1900.


Generation Three

15. JAMES P.3 BERRY (James2, John1), son of (4) James2 and (HI-31) Philenia (BROOKS) BERRY, was born on 16 June 1811[12] in Deerfield[12], and died on 29 March 1862[13]. He married in Sandusky, on 31 Jan. 1837, SARAH BARNHARD, who was born on 7 Feb. 1818[13] in Ohio[13].
According to http://genforum.genealogy.com/berry/messages/9560.html the birth and death info comes from a biography of Frank Peterson in a Newaygo History.

According to http://genforum.genealogy.com/berry/messages/2676.html he was the first sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Investigate possible parents in 1850 census: Simon and Sarah Barnhart in Newaygo Co, MI
Yes, see http://genforum.genealogy.com/berry/messages/3064.html
Children:
25i.ANGELINE M.4 BERRY, b. about 1838[2] in Ohio[2]; d. about 1910; m. on 14 Nov. 1857 in Newaygo AMBSIAH TOMPKINS.
ORDINANCES: Family File work; Chicago Temple
26ii.JAMES O. BERRY, b. about 1840[2, 19, 20] in Ohio[2, 19, 20]; d. about 1910; m. on 29 Oct. 1865 in Everett, Newaygo Co. ELIZABETH JANE TUCKER.
27iii.SARAH C. BERRY, b. about 1842[2] in Ohio[2]; d. about 1910; m. on 5 Jan. 1865 in Croton, Newaygo Co. COOLEY A. WELLER.
28iv.HARRIET A. BERRY, b. about 1845[2] in Ohio[2]; d. about 1910; m. on 15 June 1861 in Newaygo DANIEL D. TOMPKINS.
29v.RODOLPHUS B. BERRY, b. about 1848[2] in Ohio[2]; d. about 1920; m. on 1 Dec. 1867 in Croton Twp., Newaygo Co. MERRY J. MUNN, b. in Michigan[4] about 1851[4].
30vi.JOSEPH P. BERRY, b. in 1850[2] in Michigan[2]; d. about 1920.
+31vii.GEORGE LEONIDAS BERRY, b. about 1853 in Michigan; d. about 1930; m. CATHARINE _____.
32viii.EDITH E. BERRY, b. on 7 Dec. 1855[13] in Everett Twp., Newaygo Co.[13]; d. about 1920; m. on 6 Dec. 1874[13] in Newaygo[13] FRANCIS H. PETERSON, b. in Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada[13] on 24 Oct. 1850[13].
16. PHILENA ANN3 BERRY (James2, John1), daughter of (4) James2 and (HI-31) Philenia (BROOKS) BERRY, was born on 27 Feb. 1813[12] in Deerfield[12], died in 1858[7] in Walker Twp. and was buried in White Cemetery, Walker Twp. She married (1st) before 1837, (AAX-1) OLIVER LUTHER, who was born about 1800 in New York, and died about 1845 in Ohio[7]. She married (2nd) in Newaygo, on 2 Oct. 1851, JOHN BECK. She married (3rd) in Big Prairie, on 12 March 1854, HENRY S. SMITH. [7]
Marriage record- At residence of C.H. Leonard
Children of: Philena Ann3 BERRY and Oliver LUTHER: See (AAX-1) Oliver LUTHER


Generation Four

31. GEORGE LEONIDAS4 BERRY (James P.3, James2, John1), son of (15) James P.3 and Sarah (BARNHARD) BERRY, was born between 1839 and 1 June 1860 in Michigan, and died between 1898 and 1970. He married CATHARINE _____.
Children:
33i.ROSEY5 BERRY, b. on 20 Oct. 1878 in Croton; d. about 1950.
34ii.CLAUD C. BERRY, b. on 9 April 1881 in Brooks Twp.; d. about 1950.
35iii.MARY L. BERRY, b. on 2 Nov. 1891 in Garfield Twp., Newaygo Co.; d. about 1950.
36iv.GEORGE P. BERRY, b. on 12 Feb. 1894 in Newaygo; d. about 1950.
37v.MARGARET BERRY, b. on 9 Feb. 1897 in Garfield Twp.; d. about 1950.
38vi.MORRIS BERRY, b. on 1 July 1899 in Garfield Twp.; d. about 1950.



1. 1860 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
2. 1850 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
3. 1820 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
4. 1870 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
5. 1880 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
6. 1850 United States Census, Cranberry, Crawford Co., Ohio, population schedule, 919-920, family 1821.
7. C. C. Chapman, History of Kent County, Michigan (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881), 1397; digital images, University of Michigan (http://quod.lib.umich.edu : accessed 30 March 2013).
8. Vital Records of Montague Massachusetts to the Year 1849 (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1934), 15.
9. Ibid., 60.
10. Thomas W. Baldwin, Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass.: Wright & Potter, 1920); digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
11. Ibid., 29.
12. Sandra Hassler, "Looking for Berry History in MA; VT; NY," Berry Family Genealogy Forum, April 5, 1999 (http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?deerfield::berry::1426.html).
13. Portrait and biographical album of Newayco [sic] County, Mich. (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1884), 314; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
14. George Sheldon, A History of Deerfield Massachusetts (Deerfield, Mass.: E. A. Hall & Co., 1896), 2:81; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
15. Ibid., 2:82.
16. Essex Institute, Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Salem, Mass.: Newcomb & Gauss Co., 1931), 21.
17. "Deposition of Richard and Maria Barry" (Charlotte Riddle pension application #29358, 1 Mar. 1879).
18. "Deaths," Cortland County (New York) Democrat, 24 Sep. 1886 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/cortland/vitals/d1886.htm).
19. Note: Printout of church records have no other Couchmans
20. Parents: Hendrick Couchman and Christina Lawen