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JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY 1759–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1759

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 April 1841

Death Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Sen. Sr.

Mother: Mary Weldon

Spouse(s): Nancy Patton

Children(s): Ales Bentley

JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY was born in 1759 in Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of Sen Samuel Bentley Sr And Mary Efford Weldon. JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY married Nancy Patton, and had children including Ales Alsey Bentley. JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY passed away in 1841 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY was born in 1759 in Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of Sen Samuel Bentley Sr And Mary Efford Weldon.
  • JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY married Nancy Patton, and had children including Ales Alsey Bentley.
  • JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY passed away in 1841 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sen. Sr.
1719–1791
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
SS
Mary Weldon
1720–1780
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Nancy Patton
1761–1820
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia USA
NP

Children(s)

Ales Bentley
1796–1879
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
AB

JEREMIAH BENTLEY's Ancestors

Self
JEREMIAH BENTLEY
1759–1841
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sen. Samuel Bentley Sr.
1719–1791
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Mary (Efford) Weldon
1720–1780
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1690–1788
Raleigh, Virginia, USA
Anne (Barbara (Miller)) Bentley
1695–1791
Virginia, USA
Benjamin Weldon
1673–1776
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Edith Pitts Weldon ❤️) 1675
1675–1780
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Hanson
1660–1721
Mical Christopher
1672–1710
Samuel Whelden
1650–1689
Sarah 1655
1655–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Hanson
–1675
Peter GGF***
1611–1665
Mary Read
1611–1665

JEREMIAH BENTLEY's Descendants

1.
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JEREMIAH (N "Jerre") BENTLEY (1 May 1759–13 April 1841) m. Nancy Patton (1761–1820)
  1. 1. Ales ("Alsey") Bentley 1796–1879 m. Lewis (Hiram (Henry) Martin) Sr 1791–1872
    1. 1. Ursula (A) Martin 1825–1875 m. Andrew (Lathede Thompson*) Jr 1817–1901
      1. 1. Ursula (Caroline) Thompson 1860–1941 m. Daniel (Thomas) Sims 1853–1909
        1. 1. Nancy (Merinda) Sims 1880–1951 m. Robert (Garriott) Smith 1870–1948

JEREMIAH BENTLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1 May 1759
Birth of JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY in Amelia, Virginia, USA
Amelia, Virginia, USA
1841
13 April 1841
Age 82
Death of JEREMIAH N "Jerre" BENTLEY in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1759
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1841
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
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