I refer to Carole Johnson's message #1, V99,#56, also her message to Nancy
quoted in Vol.99, #51, message #1:
Seaborn's wife (first) was Mary Berry. This is documented by:
1. The will of Robert Berry, dated 16 April 1812, Orange Co., NC (Will Book
D, page 408), identifies his daughter as Mary Kemp, deceased, thus
establishing her death as before the date of the will, and
2. The Power of Attorney executed by John Camp, Robert Camp, Starling Camp,
(Jr.?), and Shadrack Humphries (husband of the former Sarah Camp), given to
Joseph Camp to transact business relative to their grandfather's will,
confirms Robert Berry as the father of Mary Kemp/Camp.With regard to this,
further comment seems desirable:
From the "NC Genealogical Society Journal", Vol. 6, No.3,
page 192, August
1980: "John Camp, Robert Camp, Starling Camp, and Shadrack
Humphries
(husband of the former Sarah Camp), all of Jackson Co., GA, on 14 January
1815, give power of attorney to Joseph Camp of Greenville District, SC to
transact business relative to their grandfather, Robert Berry, Sr., which
they claim in right of their mother, Mary Camp, formerly Mary Berry; witness:
Hosea Camp, J.J.C". (Note: the NCGSJ referred to above lists "Talbert",
instead of "Robert". Copies of the document made from microfilm were so
poor, that it was necessary to examine the original document in the NC
Archives (Orange Co., NC .Powers of Attorney 1781-1909, CR.073.928.5, Camp,
Joseph 1815). This established beyond any doubt the document named "Robert
"Talbert" This was further confirmed by the signature affixed to the Power of
Attorney, which was clearly "Robert Berry Camp".) There were four other
children not party to this P/A, so it would appear these were not heirs of
Mary Berry Camp. That being so, there was a second wife, perhaps the elusive
Miss Ragsdale. IIn that case, they must have been born after Starling. The
date I have for him is 22 October 1793, but for Merrett I have about 1789,
Joseph about 1791, Eli about 1793, and for James no date. Perhaps these
dates are wrong. Has anyone information establishing the birth dates for
these children?