Francis Asbury "Berry" Hendry was a Florida cattle rancher, politician, and military officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was an influential figure amongst the Seminole living on reservations in Polk County, and near Fort Myers, Florida. Hendry was also a state senator for parts of Lee County, Hendry County, and Collier County, as well as serving as a state representative for Lee County for six terms from 1893 to 1904. He was known by the nickname "Berry."

Hendry County is a county in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,619, down from 42,022 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is LaBelle.