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THE BERRY FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE BERRY FAMILY.-One of the earliest emigrants at Bergen was
John Berry, an Englishman who carne from Christ Church Parish in the
Island of Barbadoes, presumably with Kingsland, Sandford, Moore, and
one or two others. He was, perhaps, one of the most active and energetic
of all the emigrants, and certainly the most liberal. In 1668 he bought all
the lands between the Hackensack and Saddle Rivers, extending from the
Sandford patent as far north as Cherry Hill in Bergen County. The same
year lie bought three other tracts: one of 1,500 acres on the Hudson River
adjoining Edsall, another of 2,000 acres at Schraalenburgh, and another of
nearly that number of acres on the upper Saddle River. He came to be
one of the most wealthy of the Bergen settlers, and in a sense "ran the
towne." He was a member of the Governor's Council several years, at one
time acting Governor, member of the Colonial Assembly, a Justice for
Bergen County, a Captain and Major in the militia, and Commander of the
"Bergen Rangers" or train bands. In 1670 he bought land at Bergen,
where he made his home. He gave lands for various purposes, especially
the land at Hackensack on which stands the "Church on the Green," He died in New York, leaving a large family of children, among whom were
John. Mary, Samuel. Richard, Francis, and Francina. Most of these remained in Bergen County, where their descendants are still numerous.
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