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James Bentley 1717 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Bentley

Mother: Sarah Farlee

Spouse(s): Molly Legett

Children(s): James Bentley, Jeremiah Bentley

The story of James Bentley Sr. began in 1717 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA. James Bentley Sr. married Molly Legett, and had children including James Bentley, Jeremiah Bentley. James Bentley Sr. passed away in 1787 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bentley Sr. began in 1717 in Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Bentley Sr. married Molly Legett, and had children including James Bentley, Jeremiah Bentley.
  • James Bentley Sr. passed away in 1787 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bentley
1679 – 1741
Birth Location: Chowan, Chowan, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial A, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Farlee
1665 – 1743
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Molly Legett
1745 – 1787
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Bentley
1775 – 1829
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Jeremiah Bentley
1785 – 1840
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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James Bentley's Ancestors

Self
James Bentley
1717 – 1787
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Bentley
1679 – 1741
Chowan, Chowan, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial A, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Farlee
1665 – 1743
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lydia MANN
1640 – 1697
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
James (C) Farley
1643 – 1727
Archers Hope, James City County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bentley's Descendants

1.
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James Bentley (1717 – 1787) m. Molly Legett (1745 – 1787)
  1. 1. James Bentley (1775 – February 1829)
  2. 2. Jeremiah Bentley (1785 – 1840) m. Margaret (Peggy) Manning (1788 – )
    1. 1. Whitmil (Littlefield) Bentley (10 Mar 1810 – 4 May 1886) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hamil (8 October 1810 – 23 March 1903)
      1. 1. Robert (Littlefield) Bentley (26 MAY 1849 – 4 DEC 1934) m. Laura (Jeanette) Hall (26 Jan 1858 – 10 AUG 1941)
        1. 1. Arthur (Littlefield) Bentley (03 Sep 1883 – 19 Jun 1956) m. Ethel (Emma) Currington (11 Feb 1891 – 28 Dec 1960)

James Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of James Bentley Sr. in Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1787
1787
Age 70
Death of James Bentley Sr. in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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