BERRY, William
1770 - Yes, date unknown-
Name BERRY, William Birth 9 May 1770 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada 
[1] Gender Male Census 1791 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] Census 1792 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] Census 1795 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] Census 1827 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5] Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I2325 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 24 Jun 2021
Father BERRY, Robert, b. Abt 1734, Northern Ireland d. 21 May 1781, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 47 years) Mother Nancy, b. 1736, Ireland d. Aft 1798, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age > 63 years) Marriage Bef 1760 Northern Ireland Family ID F408 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family UNKNOWN, Phebe, b. Abt 1770 d. 13 Nov 1862, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 92 years) Marriage Bef 1798 Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Children 1. BERRY, Caleb, b. 1798, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Between 1877 and 1881, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 79 years)2. BERRY, Phoebe Ann, b. 1804, River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Aft 1871 (Age > 68 years)3. BERRY, Jane, b. 12 Aug 1811, Amherst Point, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 Feb 1899, Warrington, Perth, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)4. BERRY, Sarah, b. 1820, Amherst Point, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 Jan 1859, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 39 years)5. BERRY, Robert, b. 1822, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 22 Sep 1897, Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years)6. BERRY, William, b. 1824, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 4 Jun 1907, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 83 years)Family ID F412 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
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Notes - At Cumberland, 19th August, 1786, William and his brothers were put under the guardianship of a John Stuart Jr. of Amherst 5 yrs after their father died.
Note: The definition given of 'letter of guardianship': "A legal document that grants to an individual the legal authority to oversee the affairs of a minor child or an adult who is deemed by a court to be incapable of managing his or her own affairs."
So, it doesn't necessarily mean that John Stuart took them in to raise them. He may have only been a 'guardian' in the handling of their affairs.
This same John Stuart later purchased land from William's older brother Thomas, April 20, 1790, signed by Thomas and Mary Berry, and William and Nancy Hall (William's mother)
On 27 November 1802 a William Berry and his wife Phebe sold 875 acres to John Ripley (Deed Book G, p. 416, Document #503709272, registered 1821).
William Berry signed as a witness various legal documents/wills in Amherst such as in 1811 he witnessed the will of Henry Jones of Amherst.
In 1819 he bought a pair of milk cows at auction from the estate of the late Peter Niles.
- At Cumberland, 19th August, 1786, William and his brothers were put under the guardianship of a John Stuart Jr. of Amherst 5 yrs after their father died.
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