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Dr. Richard Bentley 1662–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1662

Birth Location: Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Captain (U)

Mother: Sarah Willis

Spouse(s): Joanna Bernard

Children(s): Richard Esquire, Elizabeth Bentley

In 1662, Dr. Richard Bentley entered the world in Oulton, Yorkshire, England, born to Captain Thomas Bentley U And Sarah Willis. Dr. Richard Bentley married Joanna Bernard, and had children including Elizabeth Bentley, Richard Bentley Esquire. Dr. Richard Bentley passed away in 1742 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1662, Dr. Richard Bentley entered the world in Oulton, Yorkshire, England, born to Captain Thomas Bentley U And Sarah Willis.
  • Dr. Richard Bentley married Joanna Bernard, and had children including Elizabeth Bentley, Richard Bentley Esquire.
  • Dr. Richard Bentley passed away in 1742 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dr. Bentley's Ancestors

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Dr. Bentley
1662–1742
Birth Place: Oulton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Captain Thomas Bentley (U)
1600–1704
Bentley-Haye, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Willis
1630–1737
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Raphe Bentley
1580–1637
Bentley, Hampshire, England
Mary Mercy
1560–1612
Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Willie
1598–1660
Ballyneill County, Londonery, Ireland
Anne Collins
1610–1726
Great-Grandparents
George Bentley
1530–1571
Marnara Watts
1533–1571
Thomas Mr.
1540–1560
Susannah Mercy
1540–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hall
1501–1533
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–1566
Coningsby Watts
1503–1555
Barbara Danet
1508–1555

Dr. Bentley's Descendants

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Dr. (Richard) Bentley (27 Jan 1662–1742) m. Joanna Bernard (1662–1740)
  1. 1. Richard (Bentley) Esquire 1708–1782
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bentley 1703–1751

Dr. Bentley's Timeline

6 Records

1615
3 Jan 1615
Dr. Richard Bentley was baptized in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England
1662
27 Jan 1662
Birth of Dr. Richard Bentley in Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
1662
27 Jan 1662
Birth of Dr. Richard Bentley in Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
1662
27 Jan 1662
Birth of Dr. Richard Bentley in Oulton, Yorkshire, England
Oulton, Yorkshire, England
1742
14 Jul 1742
Age 80
Death of Dr. Richard Bentley in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1742
1742
Age 80
Death of Dr. Richard Bentley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1662
    Event Place: Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 102376

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1662
    Event Place: Oulton, Parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 306

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1662
    Event Place: Oulton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1615
    Event Place: Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR361R1/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 720

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1742
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 306

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 102376

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