Deposition of Eliza. Berryman Aged 70 years or thereabouts being Sworn and Examined 
in a Suit between Garrard Davis and others Plts. and Richd. Lee Defendent--deposeth 
and Saith that John Newton the Elder the Depts. father informed her, he was a Yorkshire 
man and had three wives there and one Son by each wife namely John, Joseph and Benja. 
and that after the death of his last Wife he came to Virginia and married this Depts. 
mother and sometime after the Marriage he went Home again and brought in with him his 
three Sons of afores'd. & that the sd. John the Eldest Son some time after he came 
to Virginia married and had issue  Wm. Newton who married Barbary Johnson Daughter 
of James Johnson ye Elder half sister to John Gerrard the younger the said Wm. Newton 
had issue by the said Barbary Johnson a Son and Daughter named Frances. the sd. Wm. Newton
survived the sd. Barbary and afterward married Eliza. Berryman the Daughter of this 
Depts last Husband by his first wife & had issue by the sd. Eliza.  Wm. Newton now in 
King George County & Others.  Joseph Newton the son of the second wife had no issue
now alive.  Benja. Newton son by the third wife married in Virginia and had issue on 
Son named Benja. & three Daughters--the last mentioned Benja. married and had issue a 
Son named Benja. now living and is married to a Daughter of Rachel Colclough of 
Stafford County & this Dept. Saith that her Father had issue by her Mother who was 
his fourth and last wife two Sons namely Gerrard and Thos. Newton and further this Dept. 
Saith -------------------James Johnson the Elder married Eliza. the Mother of John Gerrard 
ye younger and had issue by her Jas., Eliza. Frances, Barbary and Anne, ye sd. Jas. died 
without issue.  Eliza. married William Davis and had issue.  Frances married one Wiggington
& hd issue.  Barbary married the aforesd. Wm. Newton & had issue as aforesd.  
Anne Married Saml. Heath and had issue & further this Dept. Saith not.

                                          her
                                 Elizabeth X Berryman
                                          mark
Westmoreland Sct.
The within sworn to the 10th day of February 1755 before us by Virtue of a Dedimus to us
 directed Dated the 15th. Day of November in the twenty -------------year of our Reign -------
                                   Wm. Berryman
                                   James Berryman
A Copy teste
    John Lee Junr.
    p Ben Waller C. G. Cur.
(Endorsed) Copy Berriman's Deps.

Copied from the Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol 23, 1925, p 300.  Notes to Council Journals