Preceded by Office created Spouse(s) Francina | Name John Berry Resigned July 1673 | |
Succeeded by Office abolished by Dutch Reconquest Children Richard, Francina, Sarah, Hannah, John Occupation Mariner, Planter, Politician Role Former Deputy Governor of New Jersey Died 1712, New Jersey, United States Previous office Deputy Governor of New Jersey (1672–1673) | ||
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. 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.
From 1672 to 1673, Berry was the Deputy Governor of the Province of New Jersey while Governor Philip Carteret was in England.
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.
He is recalled in the name of a stream in the New Jersey Meadowlands, Berrys Creek, his descendants owned the historic Yereance-Berry House.