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James Martin Bentley 1781 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina

Death Date: 13 Feb 1880

Death Location: Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky

Father: Benjamin Bentley

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Laws

Children(s): Martha Bentley

James Martin Bentley was born in 1781 in Iredell County, North Carolina, the child of Benjamin Thomas Bentley and Sarah Jane Martin. James Martin Bentley married Elizabeth (Bentley) Laws, and had children including Martha J. Bentley. James Martin Bentley passed away in 1880 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Martin Bentley was born in 1781 in Iredell County, North Carolina, the child of Benjamin Thomas Bentley and Sarah Jane Martin.
  • James Martin Bentley married Elizabeth (Bentley) Laws, and had children including Martha J. Bentley.
  • James Martin Bentley passed away in 1880 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky.

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James Bentley's Ancestors

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James Bentley
1781 – 1880
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Thomas Bentley
1746 – 1839
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Jane) Martin
1750 – 1839
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Thomas Bentley
1728 – 1789
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary (Hannah Beasley or) Thomas
1714 – 1795
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bentley's Descendants

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James (Martin) Bentley (1781 – 13 Feb 1880) m. Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws (17 Aug 1789 – Oct 1869)
  1. 1. Martha (J.) Bentley (5-01-1809 – 29 November 1850) m. Henry (V) Mitchell (15 Aug 1804 – 9 Nov 1892)
    1. 1. Sarah (M) Mitchell (11 Mar 1835 – 04 Apr 1910) m. Calvin (A.) Jones (1831 – abt 1899)
      1. 1. James (Marion) Jones (29 Aug 1872 – 01 Nov 1936) m. Millie (Jane) Cartee (1 Feb 1878 – 11 Jan 1953)
        1. 1. Nancy (Ellen Jones) Oelsen (19 Apr 1899 – Jul 1985) m. Harlan (Martin) Oelsen (17 Jan 1876 – 15 Sep 1958)

James Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of James Martin Bentley in Iredell County, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina
1880
13 Feb 1880
Age 99
Death of James Martin Bentley in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky
Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky

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