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Benjamin Thomas Bentley 1746 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1746

Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1839

Death Location: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Sarah Martin

Children(s): James Bentley

Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. was born in 1746 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley and Mary Hannah Beasley or Thomas. Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. married Sarah Jane Martin, and had children including James Martin Bentley. Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. passed away in 1839 in Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. was born in 1746 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley and Mary Hannah Beasley or Thomas.
  • Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. married Sarah Jane Martin, and had children including James Martin Bentley.
  • Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. passed away in 1839 in Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bentley
1728 – 1789
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Mary Thomas
1714 – 1795
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Martin
1750 – 1839
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

James Bentley
1781 – 1880
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina
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Benjamin Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Bentley
1746 – 1839
Birth Place: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Bentley
1728 – 1789
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary (Hannah Beasley or) Thomas
1714 – 1795
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bentley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Thomas) Bentley (Abt. 1746 – 15 Mar 1839) m. Sarah (Jane) Martin (abt 1750 – after 1839)
  1. 1. James (Martin) Bentley (1781 – 13 Feb 1880) m. Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws (17 Aug 1789 – Oct 1869)
    1. 1. Martha (J.) Bentley (5-01-1809 – 29 November 1850) m. Henry (V) Mitchell (15 Aug 1804 – 9 Nov 1892)
      1. 1. Sarah (M) Mitchell (11 Mar 1835 – 04 Apr 1910) m. Calvin (A.) Jones (1831 – abt 1899)
        1. 1. James (Marion) Jones (29 Aug 1872 – 01 Nov 1936) m. Millie (Jane) Cartee (1 Feb 1878 – 11 Jan 1953)

Benjamin Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1746
Abt. 1746
Birth of Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. in Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
1839
15 Mar 1839
Age 93
Death of Benjamin Thomas Bentley Sr. in Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1746
    Event Place: Frederick County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
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