Hi David, It is Friendship. Not Mt. Friendship. Shirley Middleton Moller ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:34 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship or Mt. Friendship? > Hello, > I have a couple of questions: I am David Middleton Edelen II > and my family were all among some of the original people in Charles and > Pr. Georges Counties, Md.. Upon her death in 1994 my grandmother, Mrs. > David Middleton Edelen (maiden name: Eloise Gilmore Berry) still owned > like 90 acres of land in the "Berry" community along Mattawoman Creek > which she always said had always been known as "Friendship". My dad and > Uncle both said that at one time it was several thousand acres, etc.. I > have also heard it was also known as Mt. Friendship. On the other side of > the creek lay my gr gr grandfather Alexius Llewellyn Middleton's land > (back in Civil War or post CW days). > Anyway, my grandmother always said that land had always been in > her family. That her grandfather Judge Thomas Baker Berry owned it at one > time and her father and his siblings were born there. But I have heard > that originally that it was Edelen land. Does anyone know the history of > that land and that area, or anything about Judge Thomas Baker Berry or > their line of Berrys? I can't even find out who Thomas Baker Berry's > parents were. I have my Edelen line back to like 1500, my Middletons back > to the 16 or 1700s, but only have my Berry line back to Judge Thomas Baker > Berry, my gr gr grandfather. I have a lot of info on him personally, his > wife's family back to British Parliament, etc, but none on his folks. My > dad met my mom in WWII and moved to Alabama with her after the war. So I > grew up in Alabama and never knew any Edelen, Middleton, or Berry cousins > other than my two Edelen first cousins in Silver Springs, Md.. > Any info on that Berry land or my gr gr grandfather Judge > Thomas Baker Berry would be greatly appreciated. > Sincerely, > David Middleton Edelen II > Millbrook, Alabama > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Shirley! Long time no see! I hope all is well your way. Take care, DMEII

Hello all, I have asked this question in the past. But figure that you never know, maybe someone with some new info will see this. Anyway, does anyone out there, any distant relatives possibly, have any info on Judge Thomas Baker Berry's line of Berrys? I have plenty of info on him but have never been able to find out for sure who his parents and line were. In the excerpt below is all that I have on him, including his children and wife: ----------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BERRY FAMILY; LINE OF DAVID MIDDLETON EDELEN II: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Asterisks and underlining denote my line in each list of siblings. Each Generation and info is in bold lettering. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. JUDGE THOMAS BAKER BERRY, Born Abt. 1806--Died sometime between 1880 and 1887, closer to 1887 due to the fact that he was on the 1880 census, being 74 years old, and then he was listed on a list of dead to be removed from voters list in 1887 newspaper: see below. The following was found under "The National Intelligencer", 1800-1850, under the National Genealogical Society web site www.ngsgenealogy.org : BERRY, Thomas B. and Jane L. LANCASTER, daughter of Washington F. Lancaster, all of Charles Co., Md., were married Feb 17 by the Rev. Mr. Neale. (Feb. 24, 1835 - date published) -M- 2/17/1835 by Rev. Neale JANE MARSHALL LANCASTOR, Born Abt. 1817--D. (?). NOTE: Jane was the daughter of Mr. Washington F. and Sarah (Marshall) Lancaster. According to my grandmother, Eloise Gilmore (Berry) Edelen, Jane's mother, Sarah Marshall, was of the Marshall family of "Marshall Hall" fame of Charles County, Md.. Judge Thomas Baker Berry, besides being a Tobacco Farmer and a member of the "Landed Gentry" of Charles Co., Md., was also in the legal field and eventually a Judge working out of Port Tobacco much of the time. According to various family members, including the granddaughters of Judge Berry, he owned thousands of acres of land in Charles County, Md., and hundreds of slaves. That might be an exaggeration, but then he might have had holdings all over Charles and Pr. Georges Counties, Md.. According to the 1860 census records he owned 25 slaves. Also, according to his granddaughter, my grandmother, he did not believe in abusing slaves and treated them as family. Also, he was known for the fact that he did not believe in separating slave families. If he bought or sold one, it was with the stipulation that the slave's immediate family went with him/her, and not to be separated later either. POSSIBLE SERVICE IN THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE: There was a Corporal Thomas B. Berry who fought in the War for Southern Independence in Co. "F", Gray's Virginia Cavalry. If it was our Thom. B. Berry then it was probably Judge Berry's son Thomas Baker Berry, Jr., who would have been about 20 yrs old in 1860, being born in 1841. Judge Berry would have been 55 in 1860 and probably too old to go off campaigning and fighting. But who knows?!? A lot of older men fought. Perhaps the National Archives can shed light on this. NOTE: The following are where Judge Berry was named in some items in the "Port Tobacco Times and Charles County Advertiser" naming some of his duties in the 1840s and '50s: "Port Tobacco Times & Charles County, Advertiser, Vols 1-6, by Roberta J. Wearmouth Heritage Books Archives CD 1356 {Notes are from Morris L. Ferguson and were not in the Source Records} M.L.F. Thomas Baker Berry - named in following items. ============================================== (1.) 2 Apr 1846, Vol II, No 8, Pg 16 Justices of Magistrate Court (2.) 24 Feb 1848, Vol IV, No 43, Pg 32 Petit Jurors (3.) 6 Apr 1848, Vol IV, No 49, Pg 37 Letter in Port Tobacco Post Office {Note- Apparently the P.O. advertised when mail was not picked up} (4.) 22 May 1850, Vol VII, No 3, Pg 60 Whig District Meetings Middletown District (5.) 17 Jul 1850, Vol VII, No 11, Pg 65 Whig meeting to nominate 4 candidates to State Constitutional Convention (6.) 15 Jan 1851, Vol VII, No 37, Pg 84 Petit Jurors (7.) 15 Oct 1851, Vol VIII, No 23, Pg 98 Named Clerk of Circuit Court (8.) 18 Feb 1852, Vol VIII, No 42, Pg 108 Grand Juror (9.) 23 Jun 1852, Vol IX, No 8, Pg 113 Thomas B. Berry notifies each person whose fencing joins his to not continue this joining after 1852. (10.) 24 Feb 1853, Vol IX, No 43, Pg 135 Petit Juror (11.) 12 May 1853, Vol X, No 2, Pg 138 Peregrine Davis, Justice of Peace, states that Thomas B. Berry brought a stray mare to him. Berry lives near TROY, Charles County, MD. (12.) 24 Feb 1853, Vol X, No 11, Pg 141 one of five delegates of 3rd District named to a committee to nominate 20 people to be delegates to the Port Tobacco Meeting. { note Thomas was first in list! In the list of 20 there is Francis Montgomery and Samuel T. Berry !} (13.) 14 Dec 1854, Vol XI, No 33, Pg 188 Citizens of Croomes' district will petition the Commissioners "...to open and make public a road - commencing at the road leading from Port Tobacco to Piscataway and running through lands of Mrs. Beale, S. F. Gardiner, Richard L. Smallwood and Thomas B. Berry, hitting on road at TROY, which road leads from Port Tobacco to Piscataway..."Sylvester F. Gardiner, Thomas B. Berry and Richard L. Smallwood. May 6, 1858, Volume XV, Number 2 "John W. Guy died at his home residence in Pomonkey District evening last, 45 years old. W.G. Robey, Esq. declined to serve s Judge of 3rd Election District. Thomas B. Berry, Esq. appointed by County Commissioners to replace him." May 7, 1868, Volume XXV, Number 1 Thom. B. Berry listed as Grand Juror Sept. 3, 1868, Volume XXV, Number 18 "Judges of Election": Thom. B. Berry listed as one of three Judges for 6th Election Dist.-Middletown. March 19, 1869, Volume XXV, Number 46 Thom. B. Berry listed as a Grand Juror. May 20, 1870, Vo. XXVII, No. 3 Circuit Court Convened John W. Spencer (Colered) indicted for stealing a horse, property of Thomas B. Berry, Esq., at Troy. In 1870s Thom. B. Berry was Judge of Election (1.) Sept. 23, 1887, Vol. XLIV, No. 15 Dead-Thomas Berry, Sr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is something I found in the Maryland Archives: EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND, IN EXTRA SESSION. January, 18666. ANNAPOLIS: HAVERSTICK &. LONGNECKERS, PRINTERS?, 1866. THURSDAY, February 6, 1866. The following nominations were received from His Excel- lency Governor Swann, on the Pith instant: STATE OF MARYLAND, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Annapolis, February 5, 1866. To the Senate, Gentlemen: The following nominations which had been received from his Excellency, Governor Swann, on the 5th instant, were read, and On motion of Mr. McMaster, Were referred to the committee on Executive Nominations, with instructions to report them to the Senate to-morrow at five o'clock, P. M. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE: CHARLES COUNTY, 1st District- William B Carpenter, Addison Marbury, Thomas I Speake, William P Flowers. 2d District- William Boswell, Samuel T Swann, John M Latimer. 3d District- William McDaniel, Thomas B Berry, J B Sheriff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN OF JUDGE THOMAS BAKER BERRY & JANE MARSHALL LANCASTOR: ISSUE: 1. Mary Marshall Berry, b. abt. 1839. 2. Thomas Baker Berry, Jr., b abt. 1841. 3. Alice Victoria Berry, b. abt. 1843. 4. Ann M. Berry, b. abt. 1844. 5. Albert M. Berry, b. ca 1846. 6. Julian ? (male) Berry, b. 1849. 7. Alzine Sarah Berry, b. 1856. 2nd wife of Dr. Alexius Llewellyn Middleton. 8. Parker Berry ( He died young and his birthdate is unknown). 9. *Thaddeus Clifford Berry, b. 7/2/1860--d. 721/1949-m-Anne Gilmore Montgomery, b. 6/2/1870--d. 1/24/1966; My great grandparents: (See below).