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Notes for John DERRYBERRY
Biography
The John Derryberry who first appears in the 1830 census in Monroe Co., MS was born about 1806 in North Carolina,
according to later census records. His birth date and place narrows the possibilities to relatively few: of the seven
"first-generation Derryberry" men, only four (or descendants thereof) were still in North Carolina at that time: John,
Andrew, George and Daniel. Of these, George and Daniel can be eliminated as possibilities: George's widow had no sons in her household in 1810, and Daniel's three sons from the 1820 census can all be accounted for. Furthermore, although John was deceased, he had three adult sons who are potential fathers, two of which can be also eliminated: his son Michael had a son John born in 1806 who is otherwise accounted for, and his son John Jr. had no sons in his household in 1810.
This leaves, among known Derryberry lines, only two possible fathers for this John of Monroe Co.: Andrew Derryberry
(1765-1839) who went to Tennessee about 1808, and John's son George William Derreberry (1772-1849) who remained in North Carolina. There is a John who is believed to have been a son of George William, who was born about 1798 and
married Nancy Vandever in 1818. George William had another son born 1802-1804 who was still in his household in 1820, name unknown, but he cannot have had two sons named John. If one assumes that the age of John of Monroe Co., MS was consistently misstated, and (since Nancy and his children remained in North Carolina) that he abandoned Nancy to move to Mississippi, then he remains a candidate. However, this seems far-fetched.
This now leaves Andrew as the best candidate for the father of John of Monroe Co. By 1820, Andrew was in Warren Co.,
TN, and he had sons who went to Mississippi and Alabama. Furthermore, John named his oldest daughter Sarah, which was Andrew's wife's name. Unfortunately, the 1820 census entries for Andrew (there are two, probably duplicate) are
somewhat ambiguous, but with some creative accounting could include John. This John of Monroe Co., MS would have been only 14 years old in 1820, and probably in his father's household. Although he was most likely Andrew's son, there is room for doubt.
This John married about 1826 to a woman also from North Carolina whose name is unknown (source: 1880 census entry for oldest daughter Sarah states both parents b. NC). Sarah was born about 1827 in Mississippi, so they either married in Mississippi or married in North Carolina and moved immediately to Mississippi. By 1840 they had four children, and
sometime between 1840 and 1850 this first wife died. In 1850, John lived still in Monroe Co., MS with Sarah Rollison,
assumed to have been his married daughter. In 1851 he remarried Mrs. Sarah Vandever, who had three children by her
first marriage. (Note the interesting similarity between Sarah Vandever and the Nancy Vandever who married George
William's son John back in North Carolina, 1818. This may be coincidence.)
Sometime between 1854 and 1860, John and his second wife moved to adjacent Itawamba Co., where John probably died sometime between 1864 and 1870. His widow Sarah is last mentioned there in the 1880 census, so she may have died between 1880 and 1900. John was a farmer, and he and his first wife had at least four children, two sons and two
daughters. Only two of these have been identified: one daughter likely as Sarah (Rollison) and one son possibly as
the John D. Derryberry incarcerated at Jackson, MS in 1860. John and his second wife had four sons, of whom three may have died relatively young.
Sources
This John is noted as a son of Andrew Derryberry, the Revolutionary War soldier, who remains the most viable candidate
for this John's father, mainly because Andrew's son Jesse also settled in Mississippi, and because John named his
eldest daughter Sarah, same as Andrew's wife.
1830 US census, Monroe Co., MS (p. 130)
John Derry Berry 00001 10001
1840 US census, Monroe Co., MS (p. 16)
John Deberry 110001 // 01101
[Same page as a James McKinney age 40-50 and a Jesse McKinney age 60-70.]
1841 MS state census index, Monroe Co., MS
John Deberry
1850 US census, Eastern Div., Monroe Co., MS
Zack Rollison, age 27, farmer, b. SC
Sarah A. Rollison, age 23, b. MS
Geo. W. Rollison, age 4/12, b. MS
John D. Berry, age 44, farmer, b. NC
MS marriages 1776-1935:
John Derryberry m. Sarah Vandever, 28 Sep 1851, Monroe Co.
1854 Monroe Co., MS tax list: John Derberry, 1 poll (white male age 21-50).
[Not found in the 1858 tax list in either Monroe or Itawamba Co.]
1860 US census, Itawamba Co., MS (P.O. Tremont)
Jno Derabery, age 54, farmer, $-/80, b. NC
Sarah Derabery, age 37, b. SC
Mary Derabery, age 18, b. AL
Catharine Derabery, age 15, b. AR
Wm Derabery, age 10, b. AR
John R. Derabery, age 8, b. MS
Jonas L. Derabery, age 2, b. MS
[The oldest 3 children here are Sarah's children by her first husband, Mr. Vanderver, and not Derryberrys.]
Probable Children
By first wife:
Daughter Sarah b. ca 1827 (under 5 in 1830, 10-15 in 1840)
Daughter b. 1830-1835 (not found in 1850) - died or married young?
Son b. 1830-1835 (not found in 1850) - died young?
Son b. 1835-1840 (probably John D., b. 1838)
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