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Daniel Bentley 1814 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Lenora, North Carolina, United States

Father: Benjamin Junr.

Mother: Mary Keeney

Spouse(s): Nancy Keys

Children(s): James Bentley, Henry Bently

The story of Daniel Bentley began in 1814 in North Carolina, United States. Daniel Bentley married Nancy Keys, and had children including James Thomas Bentley, Henry S Bently. Daniel Bentley passed away in 1880 in Lenora, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Bentley began in 1814 in North Carolina, United States.
  • Daniel Bentley married Nancy Keys, and had children including James Thomas Bentley, Henry S Bently.
  • Daniel Bentley passed away in 1880 in Lenora, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Junr.
1771 – 1830
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
BJ
Mary Keeney
1771 – 1815
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
MK

Spouses(s)

Nancy Keys
Birth Location: NC
NK

Children(s)

James Bentley
1868 – 1948
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
JB
Henry Bently
1843 – 1910
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
HB

Daniel Bentley's Ancestors

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Daniel Bentley
1814 – 1880
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Bentley Junr.
1771 – 1830
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary Keeney
1771 – 1815
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Keeney
1751 – 1840
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mercy (Catherine) Lamb
1748 – 1839
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Bentley's Descendants

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Daniel Bentley (1814 – 1880) m. Nancy Keys
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Bentley (11 Jun 1868 – 15 Nov 1948)
  2. 2. Henry (S) Bently (9 Feb 1843 – 8 Dec 1910) m. Sarah (A) Stevens (May 1847 – 8 Dec 1910)
    1. 1. Mary (Magline) Bentley (Jul 1868 – 13 Dec 1910)
    2. 2. Edith (Caroline) Bentley (1872 – 1927)
    3. 3. Adam (Amzi) Bentley (1873 – 22 Dec 1949)
    4. 4. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962) m. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952)
      1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
      2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
      3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
        1. 1. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
        2. 2. James (Patton) Bentley (4 April 1926 – 17 May 2009)
        3. 3. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (08-Mar-1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000)
        4. 4. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
        5. 5. James (Patton) Bentley (4 Apr 1926 – 17 May 2009)
      4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
      5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
      6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
      7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
      8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
      9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

Daniel Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Daniel Bentley in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 66
Death of Daniel Bentley in Lenora, North Carolina, United States
Lenora, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lenora, North Carolina, United States
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