>Myrtle, the bits of information supplied by you and by Bill Snipes have >just been wonderful. Let me explain more! There was once an Eli Berry >who lived in old Marion County (S.C.). I am quite certain that he was >related to the other Berrys of that area since they witnessed his will. >In any case, he was listed in the census of that county in 1820 and 1830 >(and, I think, in 1810). Around 1837 he died. His will mentions his wife >Ann. In 1840 Ann Berry and her household show up in Marlboro County. I >had began to speculate whether Ann could have been a Legette. Salathiel >Legette, who some think was married to Eli's sister, had some Marlboro >connections. When I realized that Leggett Berry buried at Bethlehem was >the age that would match the census age for one of the sons, I continued >to speculate that he might be a son of Eli.....and hence a remnant of a >family that mostly moved away. Of course, that was pure speculation. >Well, thanks to your clue, I went to the Richmond County site and found >that Leggett Berry, age 26 (right age for the one buried at Bethlehem), >was there in 1850. Guess who is in the same household!!--Ann Berry, age >60--undoubtedly the widow of Eli Berry. That would suggest that she was >born ca. 1790. Well, from one census I had that Eli's wife was born >1780-1790 and from another that she was born 1790-1800. In other words, >1790 makes perfect sense. I do believe that at long last I have found a >remnant of the Eli and Ann Berry family. Now if I can just find more. >Thanks so much for the tip! Larry Jones Census records indicate quite a few children, but I haven't been able to find any of them. Larry, David E. Berry and Leggett Berry were residents of Richmond County, >NC on 12th March 1847. Both appear in the Estate settlement of Daniel Hamer >who died in 1846 in this county. Good luck in your search, Myrtle Bridges >CC, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/index.html >http://home.att.net/~hbridges/myrtle.htm

Larry, That's great! Glad to help. Myrtle