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Capt. James William Bentley 1568–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Bentley, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Bentley

Mother: Marnara Watts

Spouse(s): Mary Mercy

Children(s): Richard Bentley

Capt. James William Bentley was born in 1568 in Bentley, Hampshire, England, the child of George Bentley And Marnara Barbara Watts. Capt. James William Bentley married Mary Mercy, and had children including Richard Bentley. Capt. James William Bentley passed away in 1603 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Capt. James William Bentley was born in 1568 in Bentley, Hampshire, England, the child of George Bentley And Marnara Barbara Watts.
  • Capt. James William Bentley married Mary Mercy, and had children including Richard Bentley.
  • Capt. James William Bentley passed away in 1603 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bentley
1530–1571
Birth Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
GB
Marnara Watts
1533–1571
Birth Location: Monmouth, , Monmouthshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Mercy
1560–1613
Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MM

Children(s)

Richard Bentley
1600–1655
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
RB

Capt. Bentley's Ancestors

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Capt. Bentley
1568–1603
Birth Place: Bentley, Hampshire, England
Parents
George Bentley
1530–1571
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Marnara (Barbara) Watts
1533–1571
Monmouth, , Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
John (Bentley De Shelf of High Bentley) Hall
1504–1540
Shelf, High Bentley, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes Margeria Waterhouse. (Executed for practicing) Witchcraft)
1503–1566
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Coningsby Watts
1503–1555
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Barbara Danet
1500–1555
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Bentley's Descendants

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Capt. (James William) Bentley (1568–1603) m. Mary Mercy (1560–1613)
  1. 1. Richard Bentley 1600–1655 m. Anne Honywood 1610–1684
    1. 1. Mary (Willis) Bentley 1634–1684 m. Thomas (Willis) 12 1625–1660
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas Willis) Wells 1660–1693 m. Jane Hall 1651–1737 m. Jane Hall 1651–1737
        1. 1. Jane Wallis 1681–1764 m. Francis (Jones) Jr. 1690–1738
        2. 2. Richard Willis 1680–1775
        3. 3. Jane Wallis 1690–1764
        4. 4. Thomas Wallis 1680–
        5. 5. Richard Willys 1682–
        6. 6. Barbara Wallis 1685–
        7. 7. Margaret Wallis 1687–1764
        8. 8. Elenor Wallis 1693–1764
        9. 9. Jane Willis 1690–1764
        10. 10. Mary Wallis 1683–

Capt. Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Capt. James William Bentley in Bentley, Hampshire, England
Bentley, Hampshire, England
1603
1603
Age 35
Death of Capt. James William Bentley in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Bentley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
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