BERRY, James (c. 1610-91), of Lincoln.

Military: capt.-lt. (parlian.) regt. of Oliver Cromwell* by 29 July 1643;Abbott, Writings and Speeches, i. 244. capt. Aug. 1644.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 6. Capt. of horse, regt. of Sir Thomas Fairfax*, New Model army, 18 Mar. 1645;Temple, ‘Original officer list’, 62. maj. of horse, regt. of Philip Twistleton, c.June 1647;M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), i. 94. col. of horse, 16 June 1651. Maj.-gen. militia, N. and S. Wales, Herefs. and Salop 9 Aug. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 275. Salop, Worcs., Herefs., N. Wales 11 Oct. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 378. S. Wales and Mon. 8 Jan. 1656.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 102. Col. of horse, 10 June – 12 Oct. 1659, 29 Oct. 1659–7 Jan. 1660.CJ vii. 796, 805, 807; TSP vii. 771. Member, gen. council of officers, 5 Oct. 1659.TSP vii. 755.

Central: sub-commr. Gt. Level of the Fens, 28 June 1653.CSP Dom. 1652–3, p. 447. Member, cttee. of safety, 9 May, 26 Oct. 1659.CJ vii. 646b; A True Narrative of the Procs. in Parl. (1659), 21, 41 (E.1010.24). Commr. for nominating army officers, 13 May 1659.CJ vii. 651a. Cllr. of state, 13 May 1659.CJ vii. 652b; D. Masson, Life of John Milton (7 vols. 1871–80), v. 624–5.

Scottish: regulator, assessment, 11 July 1653.Scot. and Commonwealth ed. Firth, 159–60.

Local: commr. examining suspects, Mdx. 9 June 1654;CSP Dom. 1654, p. 205. ejecting scandalous ministers, Lincs. 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. J.p. Salop by 8 Jan. 1656-bef. Mar. 1660.Cromwellian Major General, 155. Commr. assessment, Herefs., Lincs., Mon., Mont., Worcs. and Worcester 9 June 1657; militia, Lincs., Mon. 26 July 1659.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Lincoln 7 July 1656.Lincs. RO, L1/1/1/6 f.57v.

Household: servt. of Richard Foley of Stourbridge, Worcs. c. 1637.Reliquiae Baxterianae (1696), i. 13.