Major George Berry II

Occupation Details
- From December 8th, 1732 George's occupation was Shipyard Proprietor full time in transportation for Self, in Black Cove.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Proprietor of "Berry's Shipyard" located at the mouth of Fall Brook at Back Cove.
      
      George was by occupation a ship-wright, and worked at his trade at Kittery Point...on 8 December 1732, he purchased of Phineas Jones of Falmouth, two hundred acres of land, "situated at a place called 'Black Cove' and bounded as follows: beginning at a heap of stones in the middle of Fall Cove brook, and at the tail of the saw mill built by James Winslow; from thence south-westerly by the water side to a red oak tree marked, which in a direct line from said heap of stone is nearly 121 rods; thence northwest into the woods and from the heap of stones northwest into the woods, and so on each the said lines according to the courses mentioned above, back into the woods until two hundred acres are made up; only the said Jones reserved to himself the privilege of two acres of land to adjoin on the mill built by said Winslow, to be laid out as he sees fit, not to extend ten rods southwest from the brook (York County records)"; the consideration was six hundred pounds lawful money...subsequently purchased adjoining lands, until his estate amounted to about five hundred acres..at the mouth of Fall brook, he had a ship-yard which was known and the location is still remembered (1876) as "Berry's ship-yard".
  From 1747 to 1757 his occupation was Major in the colonial armed forces part time in public administration for General Court of Maine, in Maine.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A captain in the military service as early as 1747...authorized to range the Indian Hunting grounds between the eastern fronteir and Canada.. assisted in the erection of Fort Halifax on the kennebec river, and his account for services rendered, is on file in the archives at Boston..
  From 1753 to 1754 his occupation was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen part time in public administration for City of Falmouth, in Falmouth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Chairman of the board of selectmen in Falmouth in 1753 and 1754 when Stephen Longfellow was clerk.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Mr Johan Berry
  - b.1584 in New Castel - England d. in Frome
  
  Mr William Berry
  - b.1619 in Portsmouth d.28 Jun 1654 in Portsmouth
  
  Susannah
  - b.1584
  
  Mr James Berry Sr
  - b.1646 in Strawberry Bank d.1718 in Rye
  
  Mrs Jane Locke Hermins (Herming?)
  - b.1620 in Yorkshire - England d.1687 in Rye
  
  Captain George Berry
  - b.1674 in Sandy Beach d. in Kittery
  
  Mr George Wallis
  - b.1630 d.1685
  
  Mrs Ealeanor Wallis
  - b.1650 in Portsmouth d.~  1712 in Rye
  
  Eleanor
  - b.1632
  
  Major George Berry II
  - b.1706 in Kittery d.1776
  
  Mr Thomas Haley
  
  Mr Andrew Haley
  - d.24 Dec 1697
  
  Mrs Mary West
  - b. in White Harbor d. in White Harbor
  
  Mrs Deliverance Haley
  - b.1678 in Kittery
  
  Mr Gowen Wilson
  - b.1618 in Paisley - Scotland d.01 Aug 1686 in Kittery
  
  Mrs Deborah Wilson
  - b.1653
  
  Mrs Mary
  - b.1618 in Paisley - Scotland

Major George Berry II

Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

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Details of George's family with Mrs Elizabeth Frink