G4: John Gerry 1755-1825 & Elizabeth Parsons
John Gerry was the third child of John Gerry and Katherine Harries When he was born in April 1755, his father John was 32 and his mother, Katherine was 26.
He married Elizabeth Parsons on August 2, 1785, in Ashwater, Devon, England.
They had ten children in 22 years; Catherine 1785; Richard 1788; Elizabeth 1790-1862; William 1795-1795; Thomas 1797-1870; John 1798-1858; Mary 1799-1886; William 1802-1872; Leonard 1804-1880 and Oliver 1808-1886.
The family remained in the Devon area their entire life. One son, William, died in infancy. Two of the children never married and the other seven children married and produced 40 grand-children for John & Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Parsons was born on January 4, 1765, in Devon, England. She was the youngest of 7 children of William Parsons and Susanna Quick. Elizabeth passed away Aug 12, 1821 in Churchtown, Devon, England, at the age of 56. They had been married 36 years.
John Gerry died in Feb 16, 1825 in Ashwater, Devon, England, at the age of 70.