
Ancestry of
Berry Gordy
Founder of Motown Records
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1st Generation
1. Berry Gordy III (1929–)
2nd Generation
2. Berry Gordy Jr. (1888–1978)
3. Bertha Fuller (1899–1975)
3rd Generation
4. Berry Gordy (c1854–)
5. Lucy Hellum
4th Generation
8. James Thomas Gordy (1828–1889)
5th Generation
16. Wilson Gordy (1801–1890)
17. Mary Scott (1809–1881)
6th Generation
32. Peter Gordy III (c1775–c1844)
33. Ruth Wilson (–p1844)
34. John R. Scott (1776–1860)
35. Rebecca Radney (1773–1851)
7th Generation
64. Peter Gordy Jr. (c1735–a1788)
65. Ellinor Leonard (–a1797)
66. Samuel Wilson (–c1803)
68. Perry Scott (1755–p1783)
69. Barbara -----
70. William Radney (c1710–)
8th Generation
128. Peter Gordy (–c1775)
129. Catherine ----- (–p1772)
130. Joseph Leonard (–1767)
131. Jane ----- (–p1767)
136. William Scott (–p1758)
Berry Gordy photo by Angela George (CC BY-SA 3.0)