John Berry (New Jersey)

For other people of the same name, see John Berry (disambiguation).
For the British naval officer involved in the settlement of Newfoundland, see John Berry (Royal Navy officer).
John Berry
Deputy Governor of New Jersey
Governor Philip Carteret
In office
May 1672 – July 1673
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Office abolished by Dutch Reconquest
Personal details
Born c 1619
Died c 1712
New Jersey
Spouse(s) Francina
Children Richard, Francina, Sarah, Hannah, John
Occupation Mariner, Planter, Politician

John Berry (c 1619-c 1712) was a Deputy Governor of the Proprietary Colony of New Jersey.

Soon after British annexation of the Dutch province of New Netherland in 1664, Philip Carteret, governor of the proprietary colony of New Jersey, granted land to Captain John Berry in the area formerly known as Achter Kol.[1] He soon took up residence and called it "New Barbadoes," having previously resided on the island of Barbados. The land patent encompassed area between the Hackensack River and Saddle River in what is now Bergen County, New Jersey.[2]

From 1672 to 1673, Berry was the Deputy Governor of the Province of New Jersey while Governor Philip Carteret was in England.[3]

He later served in the East New Jersey Provincial Council through 1692. On March 22, 1679/80, Carteret designated Berry to succeed him as governor, with Councillor William Sandford designated to succeed Berry in the event of his inability to serve.[4]

He is recalled in the name of a stream in the New Jersey Meadowlands, Berrys Creek, his descendants owned the historic Yereance-Berry House.

References

  1. ↑ "Historical marker of Achter Col "colony"". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (1900). "Early Settlers of Bergen County". Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties New Jersey. Getnj.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ↑ New Jersey Colonial Documents, Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. I; Daily Advertiser Publishing House, Newark, New Jersey, 1880. pp. 122
  4. ↑ New Jersey Colonial Documents, Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. I; Daily Advertiser Publishing House, Newark, New Jersey, 1880. pp. 295


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