The earliest known ancestor of this line has been identified as John Berry, possibly born in Wales. By 1736, descendants of this John Berry can be documented in County Westmeath, Ireland, where John Berry (b. ca 1702 - d. 1768) married Hester Fleetwood in 1738. Some descendants remained in Westmeath County, while others resided in Kings County, Ireland. Later generations have spread throughout Ireland, England, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Test results verify a close genetic match for this line to the Augusta County, Virginia BERRYs.

October 17, 2007

Proximity of this line to other Berry lines may be seen by referring to these distance tables:

For 12 Marker Participant Distance Table, click .

For 25 Marker Participant Distance Table, click .

For 37 Marker Participant Distance Table, click .

For Combined Marker Participant Distance Table, click .