Tinney Berry

Female Abt 1788 - Aft 1860  (> 72 years)

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  • Name Tinney Berry 
    Birth Abt 1788  Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1 Jun 1860  Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22480  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father John Hickman BERRY,   b. Abt 1763, Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1843, Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary PETTIT,   b. Abt 1765   d. Bef Jun 1843, Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 78 years) 
    Marriage 13 Feb 1787  Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • John Berry Hickman m Mary Pettitt 13 Feb 1787, Thomas Hickman sur.
    Family ID F08523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob Bishop,   b. Abt 1775   d. May 1828 (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1821  Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F08525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 William L. Mears,   b. Abt 1790   d. 1838, Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1829  Accomack Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F08526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Tinney married first to widower Jacob Bishop as his second wife. She was named as Tenny B. Hickman of John. Jacob's first wife was Polly. She married secondly to widower William L. Mears, orphaned son of Sarah "Sally" Mears.

      Tinney Mears is identified as wife in her husband's will of 12 Jul 1834, and is named as daughter in her father's will of of 14 June 1843. Her father's Revolutionary War Pension File also names her as daughter and an heir.

      (source for above information: M.K. & Barry Miles in Miles Files Version 7, Eastern Shore Public Library website)

      In the 1850 and 1860 Federal Censuses, Tinny/Tinney Mears is residing at Maccomack, Accomack Co., VA. Her age is given as 62 and 74, respectively. In 1860 she is near relatives and extended family, including brother Charles Berry.

      Tinney is an Irish surname.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013649] Compilers M. K. & Barry Miles, Miles Files Version 7, (Website of Eastern Shore Public Library).

    2. [S012433] Federal Census of 1 June 1850.

    3. [S013651] Virginia Marriages to 1800, at Ancestry.com.