Dr. John Taliaferro's grandad, Benjamin Berryman

He was born here. Probably our earliest progenitor in the New World. His father was probably in the first wave after Jamestown to come into Virginia. He was from Devon, England. This was not the Scot-Irish line but pure England. The English immigrants settled on the east coast of Virginia whilst the Scot-Irish came up the Delaware River into what is now south Pennsylvania and then down into the Shenandoah Valley. The two factions of immigrants didn't much like one another. The English Anglicans really looked down their noses as their more poverty stricken Scot-Irish Presbyterian neighbors. Folks rarely crossed over the Blue Ridge Mountains in those days. A rare exception was a young George Washington, a surveyor who spent time at the Natural Bridge and carved his initials (which we'll see) in the limestone under the bridge.

xoxo

Bro (Richard Porter)

P.S. Aside: interesting to note he married a Newton. I just noticed this and have not made an attempt to connect this with Ma's family (our paternal grandmother). Just like our ancestors to be cousins. We should have been from Arkansas.



Benj. Berryman

Rose Berryman

Dr. John Taliaferro

Charles Taliaferro

Elizabeth Taliaferro marries into the Porter clan (Reese Porter)

Benjamin Porter (born in TN)

Double Thumb Jim Porter

Hugh Porter (our paternal grandfather) Born in Spanish Fort, Bend, Texas











650. Capt. Benjamin BERRYMAN33 was born on 7 Dec 1669 in Westmoreland Co., VA. In 1699 he received a Grant from proprietors of Northern Neck of VA. "60 acres in Westmoreland Co. to Benjamin Berrman." In 1703, Benjamin was a Capt. in the Militia of Westmoreland Co., VA. He was named as a Justice of Westmoreland Co., VA on 25 Jun 1712 in Westmoreland Co., VA.191 (Westmoreland Orders 1705-1721, Pg 185.) In 1715 he was a Sheriff in Westmoreland Co., VA. During the years 1726-1729 he was a Justice of the Peace in Westmoreland Co., VA. He signed a will on 4 Aug 1729 in Westmoreland Co., VA. Association of Westmoreland

Benjamin Berryman died before 27 Aug 1729 in Westmoreland Co., VA.33

He married Elizabeth NEWTON about 1707 in Washington Parish, Westmoreland Co., VA.33 ,187