I

Introduction

Mission Statement and Acknowledgements 

Background of the Scotch-Irish 

II

The Two Berry Patriarchs

{A.}

James Berry

(~1690 - aft. May 1756)

m. Elizabeth ? (Unknown Last Name)

{B.}

John Berry

(~1695 - 1770/1771) 

m. ? (Unknown)

III

The Last Generation Born in the Old Country

A.

Children of James Berry and Elizabeth ? 

{A.1.}

George Berry

( ? - 1803/1804)

m. Agnes Hall

{A.2.}

Thomas Berry

(1718 - 1799)

m. (1) ? (Unknown First Name) Buchanan

m. (2) Esther Ward

B.

Children of John Berry and ?

{B.1.}

James Berry

( ~1716 - 1749)

m. Elizabeth Eleanor MaGill 

{B.2.}

William Berry

( ~1720 - 1791/1793)

m. Jane MaGill 

{B.3.}

Charles Berry

( ~1725 - 1789)

m. Mary Cunningham

{B.4.}

Francis Berry

(1719/1730- 1799/1800)

m. Isabel ? (Unknown Last Name)

{B.5.}

Mary Berry

(1748 - 19 Oct. 1828)

m. Samuel Nesbitt

{B.6.}

Rebecca Berry

(1751/1765 - 1825)

m. Jacob Gillespie

IV

Geopolitical Background: The Anglo-American Settlement of the Trans-Appalachian West

Introduction

The Native Americans

The Europeans

Crossing the Mountains

V

The First American Generation

A.

Grandchildren of James Berry and Elizabeth ?

A.1.

Children of George Berry and Agnes Hall

{A.1.a.}

William Berry 

(1755 - 1838)

m. (1) Rebecca McCleary

m. (2) Margaret Collins

{A.1.b.}

John Berry 

(1760 - 1838)

m. Elizabeth Claypole/Claypool

{A.1.c.}

Mary Berry 

(~1765 - ?)

m. James Henry

{A.1.d.}

George Berry 

(~1765 - after 1810)

Five Unidentified Children

A.2.

Children of Thomas Berry and ? Buchanan

{A.2.1a.}

James Berry

(~1740 - 1804)

m. (1) Elizabeth McCutcheon

m. (2) Martha Wilson

{A.2.1b.}

Barbara Berry

(~1742/1747 - 1811/1818)

m. David Dryden, Jr.

{A.2.1c.}

Thomas Berry 

(~1742/1747 - ~1812)

m. (1) Mary ? (Unknown Last Name)

m. (2) Prudence Dickerson

{A.2.1d.}

William Berry

(~1744-1781}

m. Mary ? (possibly McSpadden)

{A.2.1e.}

Mary Berry

(~1748 - ?)

m. James Trimble

A.2.

Children of Thomas Berry and Esther Ward

{A.2.2a.}

Elizabeth Berry 

(~1754 - ?)

m. James Harris

{A.2.2b.}

George Berry 

(1756 - 1829)

m. Elizabeth Lowry

{A.2.2c.}

Susannah D. Berry 

(1757 - 1822)

m. Samuel McChesney

{A.2.2d.}

Rebecca Berry 

(~1759 - before 1813)

m. Caleb Wilcoxsen Litton

{A.2.2e.}

John Berry 

(~1760 - after 1816)

m. Jane Temple

{A.2.2f.}

Francis Berry

(1762 - 1853)

m. (1) Nancy Berry

m. (2) Sarah Oliver

{A.2.2g.}

Esther Berry 

(1770-1842)

m. David McCord

B.

Grandchildren of John Berry and ? (Unknown)

B.1.

Children of James Berry and Elizabeth Eleanor MaGill

{B.1.a.}

William Berry 

(~1738 - ? )

{B.1.b.}

James Berry 

(? - ?)

{B.1.c.}

John Berry 

(1742 - 1786)

m. Jane Campbell 

B.2.

Children of William Berry and Jane MaGill

{B.2.a.}

John Berry 

(1740 - 1790)

m. Hannah ? (Unknown Last Name)

{B.2.b.}

James Berry 

(~1771 - ?)

{B.2.c.}

William Berry 

(1763 - 1842)

m. (1) Nancy ? (Unknown Last Name)

m. (2) ? (Unknown)

{B.2.d.}

Mary Berry 

(? - ?)

{B.2.e.}

Jane Berry 

(? - ?)

{B.2.f.}

Nancy Berry 

(~1763 - 1808/1815)

m. Solomon McCampbell

{B.2.g.}

Elizabeth Berry

(? - before 1791)

B.3.

Children of Charles Berry and Mary Cunningham

{B.3.a.}

Elizabeth Berry 

(~1750 - ~1811)

m. Samuel Henry

{B.3.b.}

James Berry 

(~1757 - 1809)

m. Jane Doak

{B.3.c.}

John Berry 

(1765 - 1831)

m. Eleanor Jamison

{B.3.d.}

Charles Berry 

(~1769 - 1843)

m. Ann Ralston

{B.3.e.}

Jean/Jane Berry 

(~1765 - between 1830/1840)

m. John Brawford/Brafford

{B.3.f.}

Robert Berry 

(1778 - 1837)

{B.3.g.}

Charlotte Berry 

(? - 1816)

m. James McChesney

B.4.

Children of Francis Berry and Isabel ?

{B.4.a.}

John Berry 

(? - before 1800)

{B.4.b.}

Francis Berry 

(1755 - ~1816)

m. Sarah Sharp 

{B.4.c.}

Elizabeth Berry 

(? - after 1800)

m. ? (Unknown First Name) Gibson

{B.4.d.}

Thomas Berry 

(~1758 - after 1800/before 1805)

m. Janet Wallace

{B.4.e.}

Mary Berry 

(? - after 1800)

m. ? (Unknown First Name) Johnson/Johnston

{B.4.f.}

Rachel Berry 

(? - before 1823)

m. James Trimble

{B.4.g.}

Esther Berry 

(? - after 1800)

m. ? (Unknown First Name) White

{B.4.h.}

George Berry 

(? - before 1800)

{B.4.i.}

James Berry 

(? - before 1800)

B.5.

Children of Mary Berry and Samuel Nesbitt

{B.5.a.}

John Nesbitt 

(~1769 - 1791/1796)

m. Sarah Hunter

{B.5.b.}

Robert Nesbitt 

(Mar. 1773 - 23 Jan. 1849)

m. Elizabeth Brown

{B.5.c.}

Elizabeth Nesbit

(~1776 - ~1850/60)

m. Samuel Wardlow

{B.5.d.}

Mary ‘Polly’ Nesbitt

(1779 – 1852)

m. Alexander Martin

{B.5.e.}

Isabel Nesbitt

(~1790 – 11 Sept. 1861)

m. William Wardlow

Samuel Nesbitt, Jr. 

B.6.

Children of Rebecca Berry and Jacob Gillespie

{B.6.a.}

Jacob Gillespie, Jr.

(1772 - 1821)

{B.6.b.}

Alexander Gillespie 

(~1773/77 - 1858)

m. Jane Blake

{B.6.c.}

John Gillespie 

(~1777 - after 1840)

m. (1) Mary McDanald

m. (2) Nancy Porter (?)

{B.6.d.}

Rachel Gillespie 

(~1779 - bet. 1850 & 1860)

m. John Sutton

{B.6.e.}

Jemima Gillespie 

(1785 - 1866)

m. James Boone Tallman

{B.6.f.}

Mary Jane Gillespie 

(~1786 - before 1829)

m. John Daniel Burner

{B.6.g.}

Margaret Gillespie 

(~1788 - after 1840)

m. Adam Burner

{B.6.h.}

Thomas Gillespie 

(~1789 - after 1834)

m. Florence Stuart

{B.6.i.}

Elizabeth Gillespie 

(~1791 - ~1818)

m. Edward Stuart

{B.6.j.}

Samuel Gillespie 

(~1795 - after 1850)

m. Mary (Polly) Crawford

{B.6.k.}

Sarah Gillespie 

(~1797 - after 1860)

m. Richard Sammons

{B.6.l.}

Rebecca Gillespie

(~1798 - 1868/70)

m. Thomas Beal 

{B.6.m.}

Nancy Gillespie

(~1800 - 1834)

m. William Kerr

{B.6.n.}

James W. Gillespie 

(~1801 - after 1880)

m. Elizabeth Wanless 

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