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- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
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Notes for Adam DERRYBERRY
Biography
Adam Derryberry was one of seven "first-generation" Derryberry men who appear in the records of Burke Co., NC prior to
1800. Based on the 1830 census, when Adam's age was given as 80-89, we know that he was born between 1740 and 1750, probably in New Jersey. Adam is not mentioned after 1830, and so we know he died between 1830 and 1840, probably in Maury Co., TN where he lived at the time.
Adam served in a local North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. Canceled payment vouchers for his service
in the Third Chickamauga Expedition, dated September 1783, can be found in the State Archives of North Carolina at
Raleigh. These vouchers were redeemable to pay taxes and land entry fees. Adam entered 100 acres of land on Mill
Creek, off the Catawba River in Burke Co., NC, on 5 Dec 1784, and it is possible he used his war vouchers to assist
with the fees for this land. We further know that Adam owned land prior to that purchase, since a land record dated 3
Mar 1778 issued to John Franklin describes 200 acres including an undescribed improvement that Franklin purchased from Adam.
Adam seems to have remained in Burke Co. until about 1795, since he is on the census and tax records there during that period. (His daughter Elizabeth, born about 1792, claims to have been born in Kentucky or Tennessee, but this seems unlikely since Adam is on the 1792 tax list in Burke Co.) In the period 1795-1796 Adam appears on tax lists in Russell Co., VA, and from 1797-1800 in Garrard Co., KY. This route almost perfectly follows the access trails from Morganton, NC to the Cumberland Gap in Virginia, and then the Wilderness Road from there to Kentucky.
Between 1800 and 1802, Adam migrated south to Tennessee, settling in an area of Williamson Co. that in 1807 would
become Maury Co. Family legend states that Adam and his family first settled in the Harpeth River bottom lands.
Following an outbreak of typhoid fever that is said to have claimed the lives of some of his children, the family moved
from there to a homestead 2 miles north of Duck River and west of Flat Creek, now between the hamlets of Rally Hill and
Kedron, in 1802. (From 1836 to 1903, this was in Civil District 23.) Adam there built a two-story log house called
Pineview that was still standing by January 1991 when it was entered in the National Register of Historic Places, the
oldest free-standing edifice in Maury Co. Unfortunately, the house has since been demolished.
No document names Adam's wife; although family tradition states her name was Eve Liggett, her name remains unknown.
Eight children are known, born between 1779-1802. The 1790 census suggests at least three other children (two
daughters and a son) who may have died young, perhaps during the above-mentioned fever epidemic.
Adam and his wife are said to be buried in the Derryberry Cemetery, across New Lasea Road from the former home. A
monument to them has been erected by descendants, since the original fieldstones that marked their graves had been lost since the 1950's.
Sources
Burke Co., NC Land Records:
331. John Franklin, 200 a lowermost of 3 creeks including improvement Franklin purchased from Adom Deryberry. 3 Mar
1778.
204. Adam Derriberry, 100 a on branch of mill fork of Mill Creek. 5 Dec 1784.
Burke Co., NC Court Records:
- An undated Burke Co., NC administration bond, deceased not named, names administrators Adam Derryberry and Jno Hips.
- Estate sale of Samuel Tinney, 22 Oct 1783, administration bond, purchaser Adam Derryberry. Purchased 1 skillet and
1 lot of turning tools.
1790 US census, 7th Co., Morgan Dist., Burke Co., NC
Adam Dinbery (1 male >16, 3 males <16, 5 females)
The "Adam Dinbery" in the census above is enumerated close to John Franklin, who is mentioned in the land record
mentioned above. From this census it will be assumed that Adam's household consisted of himself, a wife, 3 sons under
16 years of age, and 4 daughters. Note 7th Co. Militia in 1790 was in mid-Burke Co., the area of Quaker Meadows. It
is now in Caldwell and Alexander Cos. [Location of Militia Companies in 1790 Census in "Journal of the Burke County
Genealogical Society", VI-4, p. 76 (1987).]
Burke Co., NC Tax Lists:
1792, Cpt. Henry Hilan's Co.: Adam Derebary
Adam's daughter Elizabeth consistently claims to have been born about 1792 in Kentucky or Tennessee, but this is
unlikely given Adam's appearance on the Burke Co. tax list above. It is possible Elizabeth was born later, perhaps
1796 or 1797, in Kentucky, or that she was actually born in North Carolina. In any case, Adam left Burke Co., NC
sometime between 1792 and 1795, when he appears in Russell Co., VA, joined by his probable brother Michael Derryberry.
Russell Co., VA Personal Property Tax Lists (Lower District)
1795, Adam Derryberry (2)
1796, Adam Derryberry (2) and Michael Derryberry (2)
The above tax lists indicate that in 1795 and 1796 Adam had in his household one other tithable member (male age 16-21
years). That must have been his son Jacob. In addition, because Michael joined him in 1796 and the two left Virginia
the following year (neither appears in the 1797 VA tax lists), they were very likely close family members, and probably
brothers.
Adam and his family do not appear in the 1800 census in NC, and the census returns for VA do not survive. He does,
however, appear on a tax list from Garrard Co., KY (as "Adam Derryberry") dated 6 Aug 1800. ("Second Census" of
Kentucky chapter D p. 78). Michael could not be found in the same source. This indicates Adam probably left Virginia
for Kentucky about 1796 or 1797.
He does not appear on any surviving census returns from 1810. He seems to have left Kentucky for Williamson Co., TN
between 1800 and 1802. His family appears to have remained in Williamson Co., TN, part of which became Maury Co. in
1807, as evidenced by tax records below and marriage records of son Jacob and three probable daughters. Sons John,
Jacob, Daniel, and Andrew are listed in the US census for Maury Co. 1820, as is Adam himself, with a young man,
probably younger son Thomas, living with him.
Williamson Co., TN Tax Lists:
1802 Adam Derryberry, 2 white poles, 0 black
1803 Adam Derryberry (1,0), Jacob Derryberry (1,0), Samuel Derryberry (1,0)
1805, p. 15, names listed in following order: William Davis, Elisha Davis, Dan'l Derryberry, Alex'r Gillaspie, William
Alexander, Adam Derryberry, George Alexander.
The above tax lists are from transcriptions, and it is suggested that "Samuel" is a misreading of "Daniel".
Genealogical Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers, 1791-1808, by Sherida K. Eddlemon
p. 220. "July 21, 1808, Vol. 3, No. 137. The following letters were remaining at the Post Office in Franklin on July
1, 1808, per D. Squier, A.P.M.: ... Adam Derryberry."
1820 US census, Maury Co., TN (img. 50)
Addam Derebury 000101 00001
[Adam and wife both age 45 and up, with a probable son age 18 to 26.]
1830 US census, Maury Co., TN (img 151)
Adam Derryberry 00000000001 0000000001
[1 male age 80-89, 1 female age 70-79. This places Adam's birth between 1740 and 1750, and his wife's between 1750 and
1760. Living nearby were Henry, Jacob, John and Thomas Derryberry.]
An article about Pineview appeared in the "Car Country News", 18 Feb 1991, and has been reprinted in the "Derryberry
Family Newspaper", Oct 1991.
Probable children
son Jacob (<16 in 1790, 16-21 in 1795, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1779
dau (in 1790, died young?); b. 1781?
dau Christiana (in 1790, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1783
son Daniel (<16 in 1790, <16 in 1795, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1784
dau Catherine (in 1790, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1786?
son (in 1790, died young?); b. 1788?
dau (in 1790, died young?); b. 1790?
dau Elizabeth (not in 1790, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1792
son John (not in 1790, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1796
son Andrew (not in 1790, enumerated separately by 1820); b. 1799
son Thomas (not in 1790, 18-26 in 1820, enumerated separately in 1830); b. 1802
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From Derryberry book:
p. 30:
He received land grant #1949 in Burke Co, NC on 100 acres, entered 12/5/1784, issued 7/9/1794 His name is spelled Dereyberry and Derybery on these papers, a photocopy of original is on file in the Morgantown Library.
p. 31:
The Adam Derryberry house in Maury, Co, TN was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jan 1991
He was on the following censuses:
1790 census of Burke Co, NC
1800 census of Garrard Co, KY
1820 census of Maury Co, TN
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found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LY8T
Name: Adam Derryberry
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 12 Sep 1783
Event Place: Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Event Place: Morgan, , North Carolina, United States
Gender: Male
GS Film Number:
Digital Folder Number: 004320444
Image Number: 00793
Citing this Record
"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LY8T : accessed 31 December 2018), Adam Derryberry, 12 Sep 1783; citing Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
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found at findagrave.com on 12/29/2018
Adam Derryberry ** tombstone says 'placed by their descendants 1991'
Birth: 1745 USA
Death: 1833 (aged 8788) Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Hardison Cemetery, Rally Hill, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial #: 13199768
Bio:
Husband of Eve Liggett
Family Members
Spouse
Eve Liggett Derryberry 1753-1840
Created by: bpetty (46500157)
Added: 1 Feb 2006
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13199768
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 December 2018), memorial page for Adam Derryberry (17451833), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13199768, citing Hardison Cemetery, Rally Hill, Maury County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by bpetty (contributor 46500157) .
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