William Berry b. Abt 1636 d. 1691 Talbot, Maryland, USA: JHBL Genealogy

Abt 1636 - 1691 (~ 55 years)

Name	William Berry [1]
Born	Abt 1636
Gender	Male
Died	1691	Talbot, Maryland, USA [2]
Person ID	I24404	mytree
Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

Father	James Berry, d. Abt 1666
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Unknown
Relationship	natural
Married	Bef 1636
Family ID	F9181	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Naomi Preston, b. Bef 1649

Children

+	1. William Berry, d. Prince George's, Maryland, USA [natural]
+	2. James Berry, d. 1699, Talbot, Maryland, USA [natural]
	3. Thomas Berry [natural]

Last Modified 1 Jan 2021

Family ID F9189 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Margaret Marsh
Married	8 Jan 1669
Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
Family ID	F9186	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Died - 1691 - Talbot, Maryland, USA

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Notes

WILLIAM BERRY (ca. 1636-1691). BORN: ca. 1636, possibly in Virginia; first son.
IMMIGRATED: in 1652/53 as a minor with his family from Virginia.
RESIDED: in Calvert County; Talbot County at the time of his death.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: James Berry (?-1666). MOTHER: Elizabeth. BROTHER: Roger. SISTER: Martha.
MARRIED first, Naomi (?-1663), daughter of Richard Preston (?-ca. 1669/70). Her brothers were Richard (?-by 1669); James, and Samuel. Her sisters were Margaret; Rebecca; and Sarah, who married William Ford (?-1678/79).
MARRIED second, in 1669 Margaret (?-1688), widow of Richard Preston (?-by 1669); daughter of Thomas Marsh (ca. 1615-1656/57). Her brother was Thomas Marsh (ca. 1643-1679). Her sisters were Elizabeth (?-1684); Sarah (?-1688).
CHILDREN. SONS William (?-1693), of Pennsylvania, who married first, Nancy, and second, by 1691 Mary; James, who married first, in 1686 Sarah Wilchurch, and second, in 1691 Elizabeth Pitt; and Thomas (1678-?), who married in 1699 Sarah Godard. STEPSON: Samuel Preston. DAUGHTER: Rebecca, who married in 1686 James Ridley.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Quaker. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: second generation burgess; Mr., by 1657. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter.
PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Calvert County, 1674-1674/75 (elected to the 3rd session; Laws 3, 4). LOCAL OFFICE justice, Calvert County, 1669/70. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: very active in 1674, 1676, and 1681, in petitioning the Assembly to exempt Quakers from having to take oaths.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION over 500 acres.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED will probated on May 16, 1691. PERSONAL PROPERTY: at least 2 black servants. LAND: ca. 2,000 acres. [A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et. al.]

Sources

[S372] Origins of Clements-Spalding and allied families of Maryland and Kentucky, John Walter Scott Clements, (Name: Standard Press; Location: Louisville, Kentucky; Date: 1928;), p42.
[S373] A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., (Name: Johns Hopkins University Press; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1985;), p132, vol.426.