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Name {B} John BERRY
Birth abt 1695, IR
Death Between 10 Oct 1770 & 22 March 1771, Augusta Co, VA
Father Unknown BERRY
Spouses:
Unmarried
Children: James (ca1716-1749)
William (~1716-~1791)
Charles (1725-~1789)
Francis (ca1719-1800)
Mary (1742-1828)
Rebecca (1751-~1825)
Notes for {B} John BERRY
See TIMELINE for full transcriptions of the following Primary So urce Documents in addition to other court record abstracted docu ments and tax lists.

18 May 1762 �Augusta County, Virginia Deed Book 10, page 243
[John McMachan/Isabella, his wife, sell 427 acres to John Berry. ]

10 Nov. 1764 Augusta County, Virginia Deed Book 11, page 714
[John Berry sells 427 acres to William Berry]

8 Oct 1765 Augusta County, Virginia Deed Book 12, pages 2 88-291
[John Edmiston sells 170 acres to John Berry.]

28 Sept 1770 Rockbridge County, Virginia Plat Record Book 1, p ages 120
[John Berry sells 170 acres to Hugh McClung/Francis McClung.
Witness: Samuel Henderson, Samuel Nesbitt]
See below for the 1799 Lawsuit for further
information on this sale, which was not abstracted in Chalkley.]

10 Oct. 1770 & Augusta County, Virginia Will Book 4, page 404
22 Mar 1771 [John Berry Will. Dated 10 Oct 1770; Proved : 22 Mar 1771
Heirs:
daughter Mary and her son John Neisbet;
John Berry, son of James Berry, dec'd.
John Berry, son of William Berry
John Berry, son of Francis Berry
Francis Berry, Wheelright
Mary Berry, daughter of William Berry
Elizabeth Berry, daughter of William Berry
Elizabeth Berry, daughter of Charles Berry
Daughter, Rebecca Berry
Executors: Alexander Walker, William Edmoston
Witnesses: John Walker, John Walker Jr, James Walker, Francis B erry]

13 Aug. 1771 Augusta County, Virginia Will Book 4, page 411
[Appraisal of Estate of John Berry]

16 May 1781 Augusta County, Virginia Will Book 6, page 173
[Final Settlement of Estate of John Berry]

10 Aug 1799 Rockbridge County, Virginia Plat Record Book 1 , pages 120 - 123
[John Robinson vs Samuel & Mary (Berry) Nesbitt.
Summary: In 1770 John Berry sold 170 acres to Hugh & Francis
McClung. The McClung's in turn, sold the 170 acres to John Robi nson who
was seeking title to the land, still held by John Berry's daugh ter Mary
Nesbitt and her husband, Samuel Nesbitt, then residing in KY. Co urt
Judgment for Plaintiff, John Robinson.]
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