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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Luther Rice Burress (son of Thomas Burress and Sarah Anthony Berry).

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    • Occupation: Rev.
    • Reference Number: 2442

    Luther — Annie Ball. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Burress was born 18 Sep 1808, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 28 Nov 1895, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 2445

    Thomas married Sarah Anthony Berry Bef 1832, South Carolina, USA. Sarah (daughter of William Berry and Elizabeth Halbert) was born 28 Nov 1809, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 11 Nov 1869, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Anthony Berry was born 28 Nov 1809, Anderson, South Carolina, USA (daughter of William Berry and Elizabeth Halbert); died 11 Nov 1869, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 1689

    Children:
    1. Susan Elizabeth Anthony Burress was born 30 Jul 1832; died 26 Oct 1923, Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA.
    2. John William Burress
    3. Henrietta Louisa Burress
    4. 1. Luther Rice Burress


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Berry was born 17 Aug 1780, North Carolina, USA (son of Hudson Berry and Sarah Anthony); died 14 Jun 1857, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 1691

    Notes:

    His parents were Hudson Berry, b. Sep 30, 1752, Va., and d. Jan 13, 1840 and Sarah Anthony, b. Nov 3, 1753, Hanover Co., Va., and d. Apr 26, 1842, Greenville Co., SC. Hudson's parents were John Berry
    and Rebecca ______. Sarah's parents were John Anthony and Elizabeth Clark.

    Following his marriage with Elizabeth Halbert, William Berry, with the help of slave labor and lumber form his father's saw mill, built a home on land aquired by his father on Generostee Creek. They would help in 1826, with land donoted by Hudson Berry and his son David, with the establishment of the Generostee Baptist church. All of the 11 children of William Berry, and his wife Elizabeth, were born on Generostee Creek.
    In 1844, four years after his brother David had moved to Mississippi,William Berry and his wife sold their plantation home on Generostee Creek in Anderson County, SC, and together with their six married children and five single children moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi. They settled near his brother in the Cherry Creek community.
    William had aquired about ten slaves through the estates of his fatherand the parents of his wife. This workforce armed with the cross-cut saws, axes, broad axes, hand saws, hammers, and froes that hey broughtwith them, allowed them to quickly set up a new life for themselves in rural Mississippi.

    1850 census
    William Berry District 2, Tippah, MS abt 1777 North Carolina
    Elizabeth Berry District 2, Tippah, MS abt 1789 South Carolina

    William — Elizabeth Halbert. Elizabeth (daughter of William Anson Halbert and Elizabeth Hill) was born 6 Jan 1788, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 8 Jul 1861, Tippah, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Elizabeth Halbert was born 6 Jan 1788, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA (daughter of William Anson Halbert and Elizabeth Hill); died 8 Jul 1861, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 5643

    Children:
    1. Hudson Berry was born 5 Aug 1806, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 13 Dec 1813, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    2. Joel Halbert Berry was born 11 Feb 1808, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 22 Mar 1875, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
    3. 3. Sarah Anthony Berry was born 28 Nov 1809, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 11 Nov 1869, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
    4. Harriet Elvira Berry was born 29 May 1812, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 9 Oct 1873.
    5. William Henry Berry was born 1 Aug 1814, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    6. James Furman Berry was born 28 Oct 1816, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 31 May 1860, Mississippi, USA.
    7. Elizabeth Susan Berry was born 21 Mar 1819, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died Feb 1860.
    8. Mary Teresa Berry was born 16 Jan 1821, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 22 Nov 1873, Conway, Arkansas, USA.
    9. Nathan Manly Berry was born 15 Apr 1824, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    10. Micajah Franklin Berry was born 13 Oct 1826, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    11. Matilda Frances Caroline Berry was born 15 May 1829, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 26 Jan 1859, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Hudson Berry was born 30 Sep 1752, Virginia, USA; died 13 Jan 1840.

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    • Reference Number: 1670

    Hudson — Sarah Anthony. Sarah was born 3 Nov 1753, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died 26 Apr 1842, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Sarah Anthony was born 3 Nov 1753, Hanover, Virginia, USA; died 26 Apr 1842, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 643

    Children:
    1. 6. William Berry was born 17 Aug 1780, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Jun 1857, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
    2. David Berry was born 30 Aug 1789, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 29 Aug 1843, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

  3. 14.  William Anson Halbert was born 14 Oct 1744, Caroline, Virginia, USA (son of Joel Halbert, I and Elizabeth Frances Jones); died 28 Dec 1808, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried , Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 52866676
    • Reference Number: 5879

    Notes:

    William Anson Halbert. Red beard, blue eyes, stout, fought in the Virginia Militia in the War of Independence. 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. For his service, Thomas Jefferson gave him 486 acres on Russel Creek in South Carolina.

    «u»Lineage Book - Page 274 <>«/u»
    by Daughters of the American Revolution - 1930
    «b»William Halbert«/b» m. 1765 Elizabeth Hill (1747-1836); Anthony Bledsoe m. «b»...«/b»
    «b»William Halbert«/b» (1744-1808) served as lieutenant from Virginia, where he was born

    William Anson Halbert was a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the Henry Co., Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. He served with Captain Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. He was a member of the Provincial Congress from Surry Co., NC in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208) He was given a land grant of 486 acres of land on Russell Creek in SC, issued by Thomas Jefferson, for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had a red beard, blue eyes and was of stout build. This information about William Anson Halbert is from Southside VA Families, by John Bennett Boddie, Southern Historical Families Vol IX, by John Bennett Boddie, Research by Grace Thomas of 4600 S. Wellington, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 and Karen Halbert Moore of 8999 Hillsboro H>S> Rd., Hillsboro, MO 63050

    Source for information on children of William Anson Halbert came from Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol. 9, pgs 191-217 and Southside VA Families, Vol. 1, pages 227-331 -

    Will of William Halbert, Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

    In the name of God Amen, I William Halbert of Pendleton District, S.C., being of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God Almighty, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it, my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executers nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me with. I devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.
    First my lawful debts be paid. I also lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Halbert, two hundred acres of land, including the plantation whereon I now live, also my household furniture with all my stock of old Negroes and other stock of all kinds during her natural life of widowhood, Provided she should marry then she has to have one child's part, after my children is toted off with what I allow them to have at their setting out or leaving me. My will and desire is that all my children at their coming of age or marrying shall have as follows:
    I do give to my son Joel Halbert, the land I bought from Ralph Owens and Elijah Owens that he has now in his possession and two Negroes, viz Sal and Mose, with other necessaries he has in possession.
    I do give my son Enos Halbert, what land he has in his possession including the land I bought from Henry Burdin, one Negro, viz Reda with the other property he has in his possession.
    I give to my son Arthur's children, two hundred acres of land whereon he died and fifty of a tract we call Hireth to be divided between his children, viz Henry Halbert, Linda and Arthur, when they come of age.
    I do give my son James Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining that where Arthur died and running across all tracts, with one young Negro, viz Peter and all the others I gave or put in his possession.
    I do give my son William Halbert, two hundred and 32 acres of land including the mill on Big Creek and a tract of ninety acres called Datenial, one young Negro, horse, saddle and bridle, bed with stock of different kinds to begin.
    I do give my son Joshua Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining James across all tracts and one young Negro, also thirty acres and the mill shoal on Saluda I purchased from Wm Acker and at his mother's death to have the plantation she lives on with horse and saddle and bed and furniture and stock of different kinds.
    I do give my daughter Martha Grisham, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.
    I do give my daughter Susana Acker, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.
    I do give my daughter Franka Garrison, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.
    I do give my daughter Elizabeth Berry, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.
    I do give my daughter Mary Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed, and furniture with stock of different kinds to house keep it with.
    I do give my daughter Lucinda Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed and furniture with stock of different kinds. I don't mean more but equal to what the rest of you had.
    I do declare that my beloved wife Elizabeth Halbert shall enjoy all my personal estate only what my children take as they become of age provided she does not destroy or diminish it during her natural life or widowhood, after her death what is remaining of the estate to be divided amongst my children, Arthur's children to have a share.
    I likewise constitute, ordain and appoint Joel Halbert, John Halbert, Enos Halbert,, and John Grisham, Executers to this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every testament, wills, legacies, bequests and executions by me in any wise before names and bequeathed but rectify and confirm this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and six.
    William Halbert, Signed in the presence of; William Harper, James Brown, and David Brown.
    This will was admitted into probate March 6, 1809. The original copy was made by H.I.H. Nance, Probate Judge of Anderson County, South Carolina.

    William was a staunch Whig and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant in the Henry County, Virginia Militia. Served with Captain Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons (The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, page 334). Member of the Provincial Congress from Surrey County, North Carolina in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208).

    Legion Cavalry" for the War of the American Revolution, as
    shown by manuscript certificate on file in the Virginia State
    Library and signed by General Henry LEE. [1640.002, Pg92]
    Another certificte, filed in the same Library, dated
    23 Feb. 1784, signed by Peter JOHNSTON, Lt. Lee's
    Legion, says:
    "I certify that William HALBERT, age 40 enlisted in
    Partisan Legion for the War ans was a citizen of
    Virginia at the time of his enlistment."
    In 1786, William, Sr. HALBERT, age 42 and family moved from
    Caroline Co., VA. and settled on the "Saludia River" in the
    old Pendleton Dist, (present-day Anderson Co.) SC.
    [1640.002, Pg14]

    Buried:
    Halbert Family Cemetery

    William married Elizabeth Hill Jun 1765, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Hill and Susannah Smithers) was born 18 Sep 1747, Caroline, Virginia, USA; died 6 Nov 1836, Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried , Anderson, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth Hill was born 18 Sep 1747, Caroline, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Hill and Susannah Smithers); died 6 Nov 1836, Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried , Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 52866704
    • Reference Number: 6846

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    Buried:
    Halbert Family Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Joel Halbert was born 13 Jun 1767, Caroline, Virginia, USA; died 24 Jun 1848, Hancock, Illinois, USA; was buried , St Mary, Hancock, Illinois, USA.
    2. Martha Halbert was born 17 Mar 1772, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 12 Jun 1810, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    3. John Halbert was born 11 Oct 1773, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 7 Jul 1854, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; was buried , Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
    4. Enos Halbert was born 6 Jun 1775, Essex, Virginia, USA; died Feb 1834, Warren, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Mary Halbert was born 4 Apr 1791, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 17 Apr 1872, Texas, Missouri, USA.
    6. Arthur Halbert was born 17 Feb 1777, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 1806, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    7. James Ira Halbert was born 8 Sep 1778, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 1860, Steelville, Crawford, Missouri, USA; was buried , Crawford, Missouri, USA.
    8. William Anson Halbert was born 17 May 1784, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 1 May 1859, Crawford, Missouri, USA.
    9. Susannah Halbert was born 29 Aug 1780, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 7 Oct 1868, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried , Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    10. Frances Halbert was born 30 May 1782, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 30 Jan 1857, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    11. Joshua Lucius Halbert was born 4 Oct 1785, Essex, Virginia, USA; died 1842, Fayette, Alabama, USA.
    12. 7. Elizabeth Halbert was born 6 Jan 1788, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 8 Jul 1861, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.
    13. Lucinda Halbert was born 16 Jan 1793, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died 30 Apr 1872, Tippah, Mississippi, USA.