Descendants
of Hudson BERRY and Sarah ANTHONY residing for the most part in Mississippi
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| Hudson BERRY | |||
| Born | 10 Sept 1752 in VA | ||
| Married | 27 June 1775 in Caswell Co., NC to Sarah ANTHONY (b. 3 Nov 1756, Caswell, NC d. April 1842) | ||
| Died | 13 Jan 1840 in Laurens, Greenville County, SC |
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| Comments | Mentioned
in the Colonial and State papers of NC as receiving grants of land; finally
settled in SC; owned a mill and factory in Anderson District, SC; was
a rich man; his 4th son, Micajah fell heir to it; the HARRISON descendents
own it; mill is east of Anderson Court House. Sarah was from a celebrated Quaker family. |
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| William BERRY | |||
| Born | 17 Aug 1780 | ||
| Married | 30 May 1805 to Elizabeth Hill HALBERT (b. 1788) | ||
| Died | 1857 | ||
| Buried | Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Tippah County, Mississippi (15 miles from Blue Mountain) | ||
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| Nathan Maney BERRY | also listed as Manly | ||
| Born | 15 Apr 1824 | ||
| Married | 15
Jan 1851 to Jamima Frances BALL (d . 1886) |
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| Died | Apr 1896 | ||
| Comments | Buried at Cherry Creek; drove a bob-tailed horse and buggy from SC to Tippah Co, Mississippi, taught school near the cotton plant; moved to Cherry Creek; settled 1/2 mi. east of Cherry Creek; went into business with Grandpa Martin BALL, later with Lewis BALL, later with Mouron Stepheus (stephens?); served 40 years as Deacon in Cherry Creek Church and Superintendent of the Sunday School, died in office. | ||
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4 |
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| Anna Lou BERRY | |||
| Married | Rev. Robert Addison COOPER (Anna Lou was his second wife) | ||
| Comments | Buried in Pontotoc, Mississippi | ||
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5 |
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| Corra Elizabeth BERRY | |||
| Married | William Cannon HOUSTON, Jr. | ||
| Died | |||
| Comments | William Cannon HOUSTON was a US Congressman from Tenn. He was unseated for 7 terms. | ||
| The above is chiefly from the records of Mrs. Dr. CONNALY of Atlanta and Prof W. E. BERRY of Blue Mountain, Miss. Complied by I. P. LEAVELL, Oxford, Miss. and from A. Stevens Miles, Jr. |
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