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Captain James Bentley 1568–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1568

Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: About 1640

Death Location: Pontefract Castle, England

Father: Sir Bentley

Mother: BARBARA LINE)

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Captain James Bentley was born in 1568 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir George Bentley And Barbara Marnara Watts Of Hawkesdale X14Ggf Royal Line. Captain James Bentley passed away in 1640 in Pontefract Castle, England.

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Biography

  • Captain James Bentley was born in 1568 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir George Bentley And Barbara Marnara Watts Of Hawkesdale X14Ggf Royal Line.
  • Captain James Bentley passed away in 1640 in Pontefract Castle, England.

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Captain Bentley's Ancestors

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Captain Bentley
1568–1640
Birth Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir George Bentley
1530–1571
England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
BARBARA (MARNARA WATTS OF HAWKESDALE ***(X14GGF\ROYAL) LINE)
1550–1571
Leicester, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Bentley De Shelf of High Bentley) Hall
1500–1533
High Bentley, Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Margeria Waterhouse. (Executed for practicing) Witchcraft)
1505–1534
Newhouse, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1470–1503
Kate Brookhouse
1460–1503
Sir Witchcraft)
1455–1534
Mary Waterhouse
1443–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1568
ABT 1568
Birth of Captain James Bentley in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
1640
About 1640
Age 72
Death of Captain James Bentley in Pontefract Castle, England
Pontefract Castle, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1568
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1640
    Event Place: Pontefract Castle, England

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