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James Gentry 1757 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Jul 1851

Death Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: George Gentry

Mother: Elizabeth Stringer

Spouse(s): Mary Hicks

Children(s): Dorothy Gentry

James Gentry was born in 1757 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Nicholas Gentry and Elizabeth Stringer. James Gentry married Mary C Hicks, and had children including Dorothy "Dolly" Gentry. James Gentry passed away in 1851 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Gentry was born in 1757 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Nicholas Gentry and Elizabeth Stringer.
  • James Gentry married Mary C Hicks, and had children including Dorothy "Dolly" Gentry.
  • James Gentry passed away in 1851 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gentry
1732 – 1810
Birth Location: Ground Squirrel Bridge, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Stringer
1734 – 1811
Birth Location: Hanover, British America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hicks
1763 – 1835
Birth Location: Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Dorothy Gentry
1786 – 1857
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
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James Gentry's Ancestors

Self
James Gentry
1757 – 1851
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Nicholas Gentry
1732 – 1810
Ground Squirrel Bridge, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Stringer
1734 – 1811
Hanover, British America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gentry's Descendants

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James Gentry (1757 – 22 Jul 1851) m. Mary (C) Hicks (9 May 1763 – 1835)
  1. 1. Dorothy ("Dolly") Gentry (03 Feb 1786 – 06 Dec 1857) m. Richard (B) Harvey (1782 – Jan 29, 1857)
    1. 1. Nancy Tate (29 Nov 1812 – 19 Dec 1892) m. Michael (Williamson) Harvey (25 Dec 1812 – 11 Nov 1889)
      1. 1. Margaret (Matilda) Harvey (28 February 1840 – 9 September 1916) m. William (Henry) Lilly (4 Apr 1831 – 10 Mar 1904)
        1. 1. William (Stonewall Jackson) Lilly (23 Apr 1864 – 27 January 1952) m. Romanza (Esteline) Harvey (10 Nov 1865 – 3 Oct 1902) m. Nannie (Anne) Harvey (16 Jun 1878 – Abt 1953)

James Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of James Gentry in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1851
22 Jul 1851
Age 94
Death of James Gentry in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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