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Capt. John DENT 1755–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1755

Birth Location: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Sept 1840

Death Location: Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA

Father: Colonel EVANS

Mother: Elizabeth HARRIS

Spouse(s): Margaret Dent

Children(s): James DENT, Elizabeth DENT, John DENT, Annarah DENT, George DENT, Dudley Sr, Marmaduke DENT, Rawley DENT, Nimrod DENT, Nancy DENT, Enoch DENT, Infant DENT, Elizabeth DENT, Margaret DENT

Capt. John DENT was born in 1755 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel John Evans And Elizabeth Harris. Capt. John DENT married Margaret Evans Dent, and had children including Annarah Dent, Dudley Evans Dent Sr, Elizabeth Betsy Dent, Elizabeth Margaret Dent, Enoch Martin Dent, George Washington Dent, Infant Dent, James Evans Dent, John Evans Dent, Margaret H Peggy Dent, Marmaduke Dent, Nancy Ann Dent, Nimrod Dent, Rawley Evans Dent. Capt. John DENT passed away in 1840 in Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. John DENT was born in 1755 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA, the child of Colonel John Evans And Elizabeth Harris.
  • Capt. John DENT married Margaret Evans Dent, and had children including Annarah Dent, Dudley Evans Dent Sr, Elizabeth Betsy Dent, Elizabeth Margaret Dent, Enoch Martin Dent, George Washington Dent, Infant Dent, James Evans Dent, John Evans Dent, Margaret H Peggy Dent, Marmaduke Dent, Nancy Ann Dent, Nimrod Dent, Rawley Evans Dent.
  • Capt. John DENT passed away in 1840 in Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel EVANS
1727–1757
Birth Location: St Mary, Charles Co, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth HARRIS
1733–1811
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Dent
1763–1851
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

James DENT
1798–1883
Birth Location: Dent's Run, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth DENT
1780–1851
Birth Location: Dent's Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
ED
John DENT
1783–1868
Birth Location: Dents Run, Monongalia Co. West Virginia, USA
JD
Annarah DENT
1803–1892
Birth Location: Dent Homestead, Grant Dist., Monongalia Co., WV, USA
AD
George DENT
1784–1805
Birth Location: Dents Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
GD
Dudley Sr
1787–1843
Birth Location: Monongalia, Virginia, USA
DS
Marmaduke DENT
1801–1883
Birth Location: Granville, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
MD
Rawley DENT
1808–1879
Birth Location: Dent's Run, Monongalia Co, WV, USA
RD
Nimrod DENT
1792–1864
Birth Location: Dents Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
ND
Nancy DENT
1789–1819
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
ND
Enoch DENT
1796–1872
Birth Location: Dent's Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
ED
Infant DENT
1776–1781
Birth Location: –
ID
Elizabeth DENT
1781–1874
Birth Location: Dent's Run, Monongalia, Virginia
ED
Margaret DENT
1794–1872
Birth Location: Dents Run, Monongalia, Virginia, USA
MD

Capt. DENT's Ancestors

Self
Capt. DENT
1755–1840
Birth Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel John EVANS
1727–1757
St Mary, Charles Co, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth HARRIS
1733–1811
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. DENT's Descendants

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Capt. (John) DENT (18 May 1755–20 Sept 1840) m. Margaret (EVANS) Dent (07 Dec 1763–23 Nov 1851)
  1. 1. James (Evans) DENT 1798–1883
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) DENT 1780–1851
  3. 3. John (Evans) DENT 1783–1868
  4. 4. Annarah DENT 1803–1892
  5. 5. George (Washington) DENT 1784–1805
  6. 6. Dudley (Evans DENT) Sr 1787–1843
  7. 7. Marmaduke DENT 1801–1883
  8. 8. Rawley (Evans) DENT 1808–1879
  9. 9. Nimrod DENT 1792–1864
  10. 10. Nancy (Ann) DENT 1789–1819
  11. 11. Enoch (Martin) DENT 1796–1872
  12. 12. Infant DENT 1776–1781
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Margaret) DENT 1781–1874 m. Col (Rawley Evans) Martin 1782–1857
  14. 14. Margaret (H "Peggy") DENT 1794–1872

Capt. DENT's Timeline

2 Records

1755
18 May 1755
Birth of Capt. John DENT in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
1840
20 Sept 1840
Age 85
Death of Capt. John DENT in Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA
Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1755
    Event Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sept 1840
    Event Place: Morgantown,Monongalia,West Virginia,USA
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