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Captain John Dent 1640–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Gisborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 May 1712

Death Location: , St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Father: Peter Dent

Mother: Margaret Nicholson

Spouse(s): Mary Hatch

Children(s): Captain Jr

The story of Captain John Dent began in 1640 in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England. Captain John Dent married Mary Hatch, and had children including Captain John Dent Jr. Captain John Dent passed away in 1712 in , St Mary's, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Dent began in 1640 in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England.
  • Captain John Dent married Mary Hatch, and had children including Captain John Dent Jr.
  • Captain John Dent passed away in 1712 in , St Mary's, Maryland, USA.

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Captain Dent's Ancestors

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Captain Dent
1640–1712
Birth Place: Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Peter Thomas Dent
1600–1647
Ormesby, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Sara) Nicholson
1602–1687
Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Dent's Descendants

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Captain (John) Dent (1640–5 May 1712) m. Mary Hatch (1641–2 June 1726)
  1. 1. Captain (John Dent) Jr 1674–1733 m. Catherine Turner 1688–1753
    1. 1. Hatch (Dent) Senior 1707–1781 m. Anne (Cromwell) Chapman 1708–1781
      1. 1. Rhoda Dent 1744–1784 m. William (Plummer) Turner 1739–1808
        1. 1. Thomas (Cockey) Turner 1766–1835 m. Polly Bossert 1770–1800

Captain Dent's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Captain John Dent in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
1645
1645
Age 5
Birth of Captain John Dent in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
1712
5 May 1712
Age 72
Death of Captain John Dent in , St Mary's, Maryland, USA
, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Gisborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Gisborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1673; Page Number: 131

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1712
    Event Place: , St Mary's, Maryland, USA

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