SARAH (Sharp) Berry (1753-1834) Born January 18,1753 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Jane (Hamilton) Sharp. She died May 13, 1834 in Whitely County, Kentucky. Taken prisoner at Martin's Station and marched to Detroit and later to Montreal
Wife of Francis Berry ,WHO was born in 1755. His birth place was probably Augusta County, Virginia, since his parents were, in all likelihood, living in that part of Virginia at the time. Although it is not known with certainty when Francis’ father, Francis Berry Sr., first arrived in Augusta County, analysis of the records of Francis Berry Sr.’s father, the elder John Berry, shows that he (John Berry), probably accompanied by his youngest son, Francis Berry Sr., arrived in Augusta County after 1742 and before 1753. Consequently, based on this bracketing of their move to Virginia and the documented 1755 birth date of Francis Berry, it appears that he was born, and grew up, in Augusta County, Virginia. By 1774, at the age of 19, Francis Berry had joined the wave of English settlers migrating into southwestern Virginia, where he served in the Fincastle County militia during the Point Pleasant Campaign. The following year he married Sarah Sharp, daughter of John Sharp, and over the course of their marriage they had ten children. The Sharp family, along with the Duncans and Laughlins, all, of whom, were originally from Ireland, were intricately related through multiple marriages. After living in central Pennsylvania since the early 1740s this group of families moved to the Augusta County area in the 1760s, then on to southwestern Virginia with the general migration of English settlers in the early 1770s. Some members of the Duncan-Laughlin-Sharp family group, which now included Francis Berry by marriage, moved to the Bluegrass Country of Kentucky in the late 1770s. Thomas Berry, who was probably a younger brother of Francis Berry, was also a member of this great migration and accompanied this group of pioneers to Kentucky. In 1780 the Shawnee in affiliation with other northern tribes and their British military advisors, invaded Kentucky and attacked the Ruddles and Martins Stations, which were fortified private villages where the Duncans, Laughlins, Sharps, Berrys and others lived. While some of the prisoners were killed immediately after the surrender, the bulk of them, including the Berrys, were taken northward into British territory, where they remained prisoners for the duration of the Revolutionary War. Upon release in late 1782, most of the families, including Francis, Sarah and the two children they had at the time, one, of whom, had been born in Canada, returned to southwestern Virginia. While Francis Berry seemed to have experienced a run of bad luck up to this point, it did not end there. Francis along with several other of the former prisoners, tried to reclaim their lost property, which included land, possessions, and, in some cases, slaves. At least in the case of Francis Berry, Solomon Litton and John Duncan, their efforts proved futile, and they found that they had lost everything with no hope of compensation, which must have been immensely frustrating. Francis and Sarah settled down, at least for about 15 years, until 1798. After that time, no trace of Francis Berry can be found in the records, so the date and place of his death are not known. Sarah, on the other hand, moved to Whitley County, Kentucky, just west of the Cumberland gap by 1825, and passed away sometime between 1830 and the spring of 1834
Wife of Francis Berry ,WHO was born in 1755. His birth place was probably Augusta County, Virginia, since his parents were, in all likelihood, living in that part of Virginia at the time. Although it is not known with certainty when Francis’ father, Francis Berry Sr., first arrived in Augusta County, analysis of the records of Francis Berry Sr.’s father, the elder John Berry, shows that he (John Berry), probably accompanied by his youngest son, Francis Berry Sr., arrived in Augusta County after 1742 and before 1753. Consequently, based on this bracketing of their move to Virginia and the documented 1755 birth date of Francis Berry, it appears that he was born, and grew up, in Augusta County, Virginia. By 1774, at the age of 19, Francis Berry had joined the wave of English settlers migrating into southwestern Virginia, where he served in the Fincastle County militia during the Point Pleasant Campaign. The following year he married Sarah Sharp, daughter of John Sharp, and over the course of their marriage they had ten children. The Sharp family, along with the Duncans and Laughlins, all, of whom, were originally from Ireland, were intricately related through multiple marriages. After living in central Pennsylvania since the early 1740s this group of families moved to the Augusta County area in the 1760s, then on to southwestern Virginia with the general migration of English settlers in the early 1770s. Some members of the Duncan-Laughlin-Sharp family group, which now included Francis Berry by marriage, moved to the Bluegrass Country of Kentucky in the late 1770s. Thomas Berry, who was probably a younger brother of Francis Berry, was also a member of this great migration and accompanied this group of pioneers to Kentucky. In 1780 the Shawnee in affiliation with other northern tribes and their British military advisors, invaded Kentucky and attacked the Ruddles and Martins Stations, which were fortified private villages where the Duncans, Laughlins, Sharps, Berrys and others lived. While some of the prisoners were killed immediately after the surrender, the bulk of them, including the Berrys, were taken northward into British territory, where they remained prisoners for the duration of the Revolutionary War. Upon release in late 1782, most of the families, including Francis, Sarah and the two children they had at the time, one, of whom, had been born in Canada, returned to southwestern Virginia. While Francis Berry seemed to have experienced a run of bad luck up to this point, it did not end there. Francis along with several other of the former prisoners, tried to reclaim their lost property, which included land, possessions, and, in some cases, slaves. At least in the case of Francis Berry, Solomon Litton and John Duncan, their efforts proved futile, and they found that they had lost everything with no hope of compensation, which must have been immensely frustrating. Francis and Sarah settled down, at least for about 15 years, until 1798. After that time, no trace of Francis Berry can be found in the records, so the date and place of his death are not known. Sarah, on the other hand, moved to Whitley County, Kentucky, just west of the Cumberland gap by 1825, and passed away sometime between 1830 and the spring of 1834
SARAH (Sharp) Berry (1753-1834) Born January 18,1753 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, daughter of John and Jane (Hamilton) Sharp. She died May 13, 1834 in Whitely County, Kentucky. Taken prisoner at Martin's Station and marched to Detroit and later to Montreal
Wife of Francis Berry ,WHO was born in 1755. His birth place was probably Augusta County, Virginia, since his parents were, in all likelihood, living in that part of Virginia at the time. Although it is not known with certainty when Francis’ father, Francis Berry Sr., first arrived in Augusta County, analysis of the records of Francis Berry Sr.’s father, the elder John Berry, shows that he (John Berry), probably accompanied by his youngest son, Francis Berry Sr., arrived in Augusta County after 1742 and before 1753. Consequently, based on this bracketing of their move to Virginia and the documented 1755 birth date of Francis Berry, it appears that he was born, and grew up, in Augusta County, Virginia. By 1774, at the age of 19, Francis Berry had joined the wave of English settlers migrating into southwestern Virginia, where he served in the Fincastle County militia during the Point Pleasant Campaign. The following year he married Sarah Sharp, daughter of John Sharp, and over the course of their marriage they had ten children. The Sharp family, along with the Duncans and Laughlins, all, of whom, were originally from Ireland, were intricately related through multiple marriages. After living in central Pennsylvania since the early 1740s this group of families moved to the Augusta County area in the 1760s, then on to southwestern Virginia with the general migration of English settlers in the early 1770s. Some members of the Duncan-Laughlin-Sharp family group, which now included Francis Berry by marriage, moved to the Bluegrass Country of Kentucky in the late 1770s. Thomas Berry, who was probably a younger brother of Francis Berry, was also a member of this great migration and accompanied this group of pioneers to Kentucky. In 1780 the Shawnee in affiliation with other northern tribes and their British military advisors, invaded Kentucky and attacked the Ruddles and Martins Stations, which were fortified private villages where the Duncans, Laughlins, Sharps, Berrys and others lived. While some of the prisoners were killed immediately after the surrender, the bulk of them, including the Berrys, were taken northward into British territory, where they remained prisoners for the duration of the Revolutionary War. Upon release in late 1782, most of the families, including Francis, Sarah and the two children they had at the time, one, of whom, had been born in Canada, returned to southwestern Virginia. While Francis Berry seemed to have experienced a run of bad luck up to this point, it did not end there. Francis along with several other of the former prisoners, tried to reclaim their lost property, which included land, possessions, and, in some cases, slaves. At least in the case of Francis Berry, Solomon Litton and John Duncan, their efforts proved futile, and they found that they had lost everything with no hope of compensation, which must have been immensely frustrating. Francis and Sarah settled down, at least for about 15 years, until 1798. After that time, no trace of Francis Berry can be found in the records, so the date and place of his death are not known. Sarah, on the other hand, moved to Whitley County, Kentucky, just west of the Cumberland gap by 1825, and passed away sometime between 1830 and the spring of 1834
Wife of Francis Berry ,WHO was born in 1755. His birth place was probably Augusta County, Virginia, since his parents were, in all likelihood, living in that part of Virginia at the time. Although it is not known with certainty when Francis’ father, Francis Berry Sr., first arrived in Augusta County, analysis of the records of Francis Berry Sr.’s father, the elder John Berry, shows that he (John Berry), probably accompanied by his youngest son, Francis Berry Sr., arrived in Augusta County after 1742 and before 1753. Consequently, based on this bracketing of their move to Virginia and the documented 1755 birth date of Francis Berry, it appears that he was born, and grew up, in Augusta County, Virginia. By 1774, at the age of 19, Francis Berry had joined the wave of English settlers migrating into southwestern Virginia, where he served in the Fincastle County militia during the Point Pleasant Campaign. The following year he married Sarah Sharp, daughter of John Sharp, and over the course of their marriage they had ten children. The Sharp family, along with the Duncans and Laughlins, all, of whom, were originally from Ireland, were intricately related through multiple marriages. After living in central Pennsylvania since the early 1740s this group of families moved to the Augusta County area in the 1760s, then on to southwestern Virginia with the general migration of English settlers in the early 1770s. Some members of the Duncan-Laughlin-Sharp family group, which now included Francis Berry by marriage, moved to the Bluegrass Country of Kentucky in the late 1770s. Thomas Berry, who was probably a younger brother of Francis Berry, was also a member of this great migration and accompanied this group of pioneers to Kentucky. In 1780 the Shawnee in affiliation with other northern tribes and their British military advisors, invaded Kentucky and attacked the Ruddles and Martins Stations, which were fortified private villages where the Duncans, Laughlins, Sharps, Berrys and others lived. While some of the prisoners were killed immediately after the surrender, the bulk of them, including the Berrys, were taken northward into British territory, where they remained prisoners for the duration of the Revolutionary War. Upon release in late 1782, most of the families, including Francis, Sarah and the two children they had at the time, one, of whom, had been born in Canada, returned to southwestern Virginia. While Francis Berry seemed to have experienced a run of bad luck up to this point, it did not end there. Francis along with several other of the former prisoners, tried to reclaim their lost property, which included land, possessions, and, in some cases, slaves. At least in the case of Francis Berry, Solomon Litton and John Duncan, their efforts proved futile, and they found that they had lost everything with no hope of compensation, which must have been immensely frustrating. Francis and Sarah settled down, at least for about 15 years, until 1798. After that time, no trace of Francis Berry can be found in the records, so the date and place of his death are not known. Sarah, on the other hand, moved to Whitley County, Kentucky, just west of the Cumberland gap by 1825, and passed away sometime between 1830 and the spring of 1834
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