James was a Revolutionary War Veteran , the first son of Thomas and Esther Buchanan Berry, was born in Westmoreland (or Augusta) County, Virginia, in 1740, where he lived along the Potomac River in “The Old Dominion” for the first ten years of his life. During that time his sister, Barbara and his brother, William were born. In 1750, with his wife and three children, Thomas Berry moved west over the Alleghany Mountains and continuing on west about one hundred miles into the valley of the Holston River and settled in Augusta County, now known to be Washington County.James along with his brothers participated in many of the military campaigns that affected the frontier settlements of North Carolina and Virginia during the Revolutionary War.
James was a Revolutionary War Veteran , the first son of Thomas and Esther Buchanan Berry, was born in Westmoreland (or Augusta) County, Virginia, in 1740, where he lived along the Potomac River in “The Old Dominion” for the first ten years of his life. During that time his sister, Barbara and his brother, William were born. In 1750, with his wife and three children, Thomas Berry moved west over the Alleghany Mountains and continuing on west about one hundred miles into the valley of the Holston River and settled in Augusta County, now known to be Washington County.James along with his brothers participated in many of the military campaigns that affected the frontier settlements of North Carolina and Virginia during the Revolutionary War.
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