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Notes for Daniel DERRYBERRY
Biography
Daniel Derryberry was one of seven "first-generation" Derryberry men who appear in the records of Burke Co., NC prior
to 1800. Although the best the census records can confidently tell us is that he was born between 1756 and 1774, with
an assumption of error, the 1830 census suggests he was born in 1770 or later (see Sources below). He seems to have
married sometime in the late 1790's, further supporting the 1770-1774 date range. Like all the first-generation
Derryberrys, we assume his parents were Johann Michael Dürrenberger and Anne, who appears as a widow by 1790. In all likelihood, Anne was too old to have had children after about 1771. Thus, we estimate Daniel's birth date at about
1771. Given that his probable father appears on a Rowan Co. tax list from 1770, it is likely Daniel was born in Rowan
Co., but there is no documentary support.
Daniel was probably one of the two males, both age 16 and over, in the household of widow Anne in 1790. By 1800,
Daniel is enumerated separately from Anne, and now married with a young daughter. He appears in the Burke Co., NC tax lists in the Silver Creek area with no property in 1802, 1804 and 1806, and with 100 acres of property in 1807-1809.
Deed records show Andrew Derryberry transferred 100 acres to Daniel in Apr 1804, and that Daniel transferred the same
number to Benjamin Simmons six months later. Daniel was deeded 100 acres again by widow Anne in Apr 1809, suggesting a close familial relationship between Andrew, Daniel and Anne.
Daniel disappears from both the North Carolina tax lists and census records after 1809, suggesting he moved out to
Tennessee in late 1809 or early 1810, before the census was taken. Given the land deed from Anne to Daniel in 1809,
the fact that Anne is no longer mentioned in any record after that deed, and the fact that Daniel seems to have been
one of the younger if not the youngest son, he may have been the one to care for his mother in her old age. With his
mother and brother George deceased, and many other relatives already gone to Tennessee, we speculate here that Daniel moved there as soon as his mother had passed away.
Of the first-generation Derryberrys, Andrew and Daniel were probably close in age, and the two men followed similar
migratory patterns. Andrew seems to have moved to Tennessee several years prior to Daniel. Although Daniel does not
appear on the 1812 Warren Co., TN tax list, he does appear on the 1820 census there, as do Andrew, Jacob's widow and Michael. Daniel and Andrew are listed adjacent to one another, and Daniel had in his household three probable sons
(the oldest age 18-26) and two probable daughters (the oldest age 16-26).
By 1830, both Andrew and Daniel had moved west to Perry Co., TN, and it is said by researcher Guy F. Derryberry that
many of the Derryberry families left Warren Co., TN about 1823. Andrew appears on one page, along with his sons
Michael and Thomas, while elsewhere in the county were Daniel and two younger men also named Michael and Thomas.
(Based on the 1837 tax lists, Daniel's widow and children were in Dist. 12, near Lobelville in the northern part of
modern-day Perry Co., while Andrew was in Dist. 4, near Decaturville in modern-day Decatur Co., and about 30 miles away from Lobelville.) Daniel had only the youngest son still living in his household, and so it appears likely that
Michael and Thomas were his older sons, now married and living on their own.
In the 1837 tax list for Perry Co., Daniel does not appear, nor does he appear on any records thereafter. On that tax
list, his son Michael and probable youngest son Elijah do appear, along with a Charity Derryberry, whom we presume was Daniel's widow. No other record names Daniel's wife, and so this tax list is the only clue. Daniel himself,
therefore, probably died in Perry Co. sometime between 1830 and 1837. An older woman (age 50-60) is found living in
his son Michael's household in 1840 but not thereafter, and so we presume Charity died between 1840 and 1850.
The close association between Michael, Thomas and Elijah suggest they were Daniel's three sons, and their ages are
consistent with the three younger males in his household in 1820. Thomas moved to adjacent Henderson Co. by 1837, and Michael and Elijah left Tennessee for Dunklin Co., MO between 1840 and 1850. Unfortunately, we have no real clues as to the identities of the two daughters. In 1860 a woman named J. J. Derryberry, age 50, was living on her own in
Decatur Co., TN, which had been formed from Perry Co. about 1845. However, this area was much closer to where Andrew had settled than where Daniel had settled, making her more likely to have been from Andrew's line.
Sources
Daniel does not appear in the 1790 census, but is enumerated near Ann Derreberry in the 1800 census. In 1790, Ann
lived with two males, presumably sons, over 16 years of age. In 1800 she lived with only one, now between 26 and 44
years old. Daniel was probably the other son living with her in 1790.
1800 US census, Burke Co., NC
Ann Derberry (1 male 26-44 yrs, 1 fem >44 yrs)
Daniel Derberry (1 male 26-44 yrs, 1 fem <10 yrs, 1 fem 16-25 yrs)
[It will be assumed that Daniel's household in 1800 consisted of himself, his wife, and a young daughter.]
Burke Co., NC Tax Lists:
1802, Samuel Simpson's Co., Silver Creek, 0 a [with And, Geo, John]
1804, Samuel Simpson's Co., Silver Creek, 0 a [with And, Geo, John, Benj O'Kelly]
1806, Whetstone's Co., Silver Creek, 0 a [with Geo, Mich, John, And]
1807, Whetston's Co., Silver Creek, 100 a [with And, Mich, Geo, John]
1808, Wm Neill's Co., Silver Creek, 100 a [with Mich, And, Geo]
1809, Wm Nail's Co., Silver Creek, 100 a [with Geo, Mich]
1810 - not listed.
Burke Co., NC Deed Records:
Andrew Derryberry, 100 a to Daniel Derreberry, 17 Apr 1804.
Ann Derreberry, 100 a to Daniel Derreberry, 1 Apr 1809.
Daniel Derreberry, 100 a to Benjamin Simmons, 22 Oct 1804.
1810 US census - not found.
Daniel may have left Burke Co. in 1809 (shortly after the deed record above but before the 1810 census was taken, as he
does not appear in it. By 1820, both Daniel and his brother Andrew were living in Warren Co., TN. Also in 1820 was a
second, younger Daniel Derryberry (age 26-44). This other Daniel was likely the son of Jacob Derryberry.
1820 US census, Warren Co., TN; img 34
Daniel Derryberry 110101 01110; 1 agr [Daniel age >45]
Andrew Derryberry 120001 20301; 0(?) agr [Andrew age >45]
[Nearby was a William Alexander, possibly another transplant from Burke Co., NC. Note there was a second Daniel
Derryberry in Warren Co., but he was likely the son of Michael and nephew of this man.]
The following entry in the 1830 census is very likely the same man as the older Daniel in Warren Co. in 1820,
suggesting that Daniel and Andrew went together from Warren Co. to Perry Co.
1830 US census, Perry Co., TN (p. 256)
Daniel Derberry 0001001 0200201
[Adjacent to a Michael Derberry, probably his son. Household probably included unmarried son Elijah, and possibly at
least 1 widowed daughter with children.]
The age of the Daniel above (40-50 years) places his birth between 1780-1790, but this is probably an error by the
census taker who marked the age in the wrong column. An age more consistent with the previous records would be age
50-60, placing birth between 1770-1780. Ages in the other census records would constrain his birth year between
1770-1774, with a likely approximate date being 1771.
Daniel does not appear in the 1837 Perry Co. tax list or the 1840 census and probably died between 1830-1837. It
appears that his widow lived with their son Michael in the 1840 census household (see Michael's notes for details.)
Others of Same Name
There were three other Daniel Derryberrys known to have been born prior to 1800. One was Adam's son, born about 1782
and who remained in Maury Co., TN with Adam. A second was likely Michael's son, born about 1789 and who ended up in Henderson Co., TN. He was considerably younger than this man, but confusion can arise because both Daniels appeared together in the 1820 census in Warren Co., TN, and because the older Daniel is marked as younger than he probably was in the 1830 census, making both Daniels appear to be approximately the same age.
A third Daniel died in Madison Co., AL in 1822. The probate records, however, suggest that that Daniel was relatively
young, since there was no will, the records mention a widow but no children, and most of the other names mentioned in
the records were young men. That Daniel is assumed to have been Andrew's son.
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