John Berry and Elizabeth Gilmore

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Husband John Berry ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1753 - Dublin, Ireland 1
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           Died:  - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA
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       Marriage: 1780 1

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Wife Elizabeth Gilmore ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 M William Gilmore Berry ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 2 Dec 1781 - Colerain Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 2 5
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           Died: 26 Oct 1866 - Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA 2 5
         Buried:  - Canonsburg U. P. Church, Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Jane McConnell (      -1848) 2 5
           Marr: 1804 1

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2 M John Berry ^{2 6}

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           Born: 29 Mar - Colerain Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 7
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           Died: 1871 7
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         Spouse: Rachel Phillips (      -      ) 1

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3 M James Berry ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
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           Died: when twenty years old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Elizabeth Berry ¹

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         Spouse: Hugh Carson (      -      ) 1

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5 F Nancy Berry ¹

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         Spouse: Ebenezer Carson (      -      ) 1

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6 F Isabell Berry ¹

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         Spouse: Jacob George (      -1880) 8

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7 F Ann Berry ^{1 9}

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           Born:  - Washington Co, PA
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         Spouse: Alexander McConnell (1790-1874) 10 11
           Marr: 29 Nov 1815 9

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8 F Mary Berry ¹

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         Spouse: Thomas Torrance (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Berry

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About 1775 he emigrated to the United States, and immediately upon his arrival in the county enlisted in the army for five years, and served under Gen. Washington. In religion he was a Presbyterian, by occupation a shoemaker. After his marriage he settled in Colerain township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1794 or 1795 he visited Washington County, on a prospecting trip, and worked one summer for the Rev. Dr. McMillan, the founder of Jefferson College. Late in the fall he returned to his home in Lancaster County, but next spring he again came to Washing-ton County, bringing with him his eldest son, and purchased a farm of 251 acres, being part of a tract of land owned by Gen. Washington, who sold it to Matthew Ritchie, who by will conveyed it to Alex. Addison, from whom John Berry purchased it. To this farm he moved his family during the summer or fall of 1796.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Gilmore

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She came from Ireland to America in the same ship with the man who later became her husband.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 122.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1044.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 875.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 122, 869.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 869.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 124, 866.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 124.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 122, 1027.

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 719.

10 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 718.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1246.