William Berry (Maine settler)
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William Berry (March 6, 1753 – August 29, 1824) was a Maine-born soldier during the American Revolution.
Early years
[edit]Born in Falmouth, Maine, a grandson of Captain George Berry, he was one of the earliest settlers of Buckfield, Maine having settled there thirteen years before the incorporation of the town.
Marriage
[edit]He married Joanna Doane in 1774. They had 11 children, five sons (Levi, William, George, Obadiah and Zerri) and six daughters (Mary [Polly], Dorcas, Joanna, Elizabeth, Sally, and Remember).
American Revolutionary War record
[edit]Corporal in Captain Benjamine Hooper's Company marched 1/25/1776 rolls made up to 5/30/1776 at Falmouth.
Private. Capt. William Crocher's Company. Col. Mitchell's Regiment. roll muster made up from 8/31/1776, discharged 11/23/1776,
Return of Capt. Samuel Knights Company in Falmouth pay due 11/1776- William Berry enlisted 7/8/1776.
Private . Capt. John Brachett marched in response to alarm of 4/19/1775 to headquarters. Service 5 days.
Post war
[edit]William Berry was a prime mover in establishing the first Baptist church in Buckfield, Maine and became a deacon.
References
[edit]- Maine Historical & Gen. Records. Re. vol. 3, p. 210.
- War service: Mass. soldiers & sailors of the Revolutionary War, vol 1, p. 998.
- Buckfield Oxford County, Maine: From the Earliest Explorations to the close of the year 1900, Alfred Cole, Buckfield, 1915