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Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry 1791–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina

Death Date: BEF 1860

Death Location: Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas

Father: Tyre Jentry

Mother: Delilah (1752)

Spouse(s): William Heffington

Children(s): Mary Childs

Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry was born in 1791 in Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina, the child of Tyre Jentry And Delilah Dillie Clark 1752. In 1850, Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry resided in Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry married William Heffington, and had children including Mary Permelia Childs. Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry passed away in 1860 in Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry was born in 1791 in Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina, the child of Tyre Jentry And Delilah Dillie Clark 1752.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry resided in Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry married William Heffington, and had children including Mary Permelia Childs.
  • Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry passed away in 1860 in Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gentry's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Gentry
1791–1860
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina
Parents
Tyre Jentry
1766–1845
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Delilah (“Dillie” Clark) (1752)
1760–1808
Spartanburg South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel ((1734) Gentry) (1734)
1740–1810
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly? Gentry Cherokee) Woman)
1730–
South Carolina, USA
Samuel ((1724)) Clark
1724–1783
Burlington County, New Jersey, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ellen) Bennett
1728–1783
Burlington, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Samuel (1683)
1692–1789
Ann Allen
1698–
Thomas Clark
1700–1774
Hannah
1700–1742
William Bennett
1697–1761
Elizabeth Harding
1703–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucy Cornelius
1660–1754
Richard Allen
1680–
Samuel Clark
1666–1725
Mehitable Phippen
1668–1721
John Woodruff
1785–
James Bennett
1682–1752
Mary Rogers
1682–1750
Hannah Ames
1657–1723
John Harding
1650–1719

Elizabeth Gentry's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((1791) "Betsy") Gentry (1791–BEF 1860) m. William Heffington (1791–1850)
  1. 1. Mary (Permelia) Childs 1817–1905

Elizabeth Gentry's Timeline

3 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry in Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina
1850
1850
Age 59
Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry resided here in Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1860
BEF 1860
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth (1791) "Betsy" Gentry in Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas
Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, Pinckney District, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 26; Page: 229b
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 26; Page: 229b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1860
    Event Place: Hempstead (now Nevada) County, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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