Alexander BERRYHILL

1753 - 1798  (44 years)

• Name	Alexander BERRYHILL
  Birth	15 Dec 1753	Paxtang, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Sep 1798	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
  Notes	"Alexander was a fine penman and the first Burgess of Harrisburg, who introduced George Washington to the crowd when he came to Harrisburg on his way to the Whiskey Rebellion in Western Pennsylvania in 1794." -Evening News, Harrisburg, 6 May 1939 1770 Tax Assessment in Paxton 1778 Grain and forage for the army 1780 Tax Assessment in Paxton 1785 Listed as a jury member 1787 Taxable Inhabitants Paxton Twp 1791 Tax Assessment 1794 First Burgess of Harrisburg 1794 Welcomed George Washington in Harrisburg
  Person ID	I85705	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Andrew BERRYHILL,   b. 1693, Ulster, Ireland d. 21 Oct 1756, Linglestown, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania - killed by Indian attack (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret GILESPIE,   b. 1695, Lancaster, (now Dauphin) Pennsylvania d. Abt 1785 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1715	Lancaster, (now Dauphin) Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F1056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda GILLESPIE,   b. 15 Feb 1756   d. 03 Mar 1834 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	09 Apr 1776
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth BERRYHILL,   b. 5 Jan 1777, Paxton, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania d. 24 Feb 1865, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Age 88 years)   2. Amelia BERRYHILL,   b. 22 Nov 1779, Paxton, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania + 3. Andrew BERRYHILL,   b. 21 Feb 1782, Paxton, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania d. 14 Aug 1871 (Age 89 years)   4. Clarissa BERRYHILL,   b. 29 Jan 1784, Paxton, Lancaster (now Dauphin), Pennsylvania d. 3 Jan 1832, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia (Age 47 years)   5. Matilda BERRYHILL,   b. 26 Apr 1787, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 26 Dec 1856, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 69 years)   6. Cassandra BERRYHILL,   b. 4 Dec 1789, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 31 Jul 1871 (Age 81 years)   7. Caroline BERRYHILL,   b. 18 Apr 1795, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 1799, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania (Age 3 years)   8. Alexander BERRYHILL,   b. 30 Nov 1798, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania d. 1 Dec 1831, Williamsburg, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 33 years) + 9. William BERRYHILL,   b. Abt 1801, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F23172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2017