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Jesse Henderson Bentley 1809–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1809

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 March 1885

Death Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Samuel III

Mother: Nancy LeGrand

Spouse(s): Barbara Moon

Children(s): Malita Bentley, Charles Bentley, John Bentley, Samuel Bentley, Jeremiah Bentley, Tabitha Bentley, Barbara Bentley, Sara Bentley, Nancy Bentley, Jesse Bentley, Francis Bentley

In 1809, Jesse Henderson Bentley entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, USA, born to Samuel Henry Bentley Iii And Nancy Legrand. In 1850, Jesse Henderson Bentley resided in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Jesse Henderson Bentley resided in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Jesse Henderson Bentley married Barbara Allen Moon, and had children including Barbara Susan Bentley, Charles Gilam Bentley, Francis Staples Fannie Bentley, Jeremiah Franklin Bentley, Jesse Samuel Bentley, John David Bentley, Malita Alamarine Bentley, Nancy Elizabeth Bentley, Samuel Alonzo David Bentley, Sara Alanarion Bentley, Tabitha Samuel Bentley. Jesse Henderson Bentley passed away in 1885 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Jesse Henderson Bentley entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, USA, born to Samuel Henry Bentley Iii And Nancy Legrand.
  • In 1850, Jesse Henderson Bentley resided in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Jesse Henderson Bentley resided in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jesse Henderson Bentley married Barbara Allen Moon, and had children including Barbara Susan Bentley, Charles Gilam Bentley, Francis Staples Fannie Bentley, Jeremiah Franklin Bentley, Jesse Samuel Bentley, John David Bentley, Malita Alamarine Bentley, Nancy Elizabeth Bentley, Samuel Alonzo David Bentley, Sara Alanarion Bentley, Tabitha Samuel Bentley.
  • Jesse Henderson Bentley passed away in 1885 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel III
1772–1858
Birth Location: , Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Nancy LeGrand
1780–1864
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Moon
1815–1892
Birth Location: Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Malita Bentley
1847–1927
Birth Location: Bently, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
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Charles Bentley
1839–1917
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
CB
John Bentley
1830–1892
Birth Location: , Elbert, Georgia, USA
JB
Samuel Bentley
1859–1890
Birth Location: Bently, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
SB
Jeremiah Bentley
1851–1884
Birth Location: Bentley, , Mississippi, USA
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Tabitha Bentley
1832–1892
Birth Location: , Elbert, Georgia, USA
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Barbara Bentley
1844–1862
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
BB
Sara Bentley
1843–1843
Birth Location: Elbert Co, , Georgia, USA
SB
Nancy Bentley
1836–1880
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
NB
Jesse Bentley
1834–1859
Birth Location: , Elbert, Georgia, USA
JB
Francis Bentley
1841–1883
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
FB

Jesse Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Bentley
1809–1885
Birth Place: Elbert, Georgia, USA
Parents
Samuel Henry Bentley III
1772–1858
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Nancy LeGrand
1780–1864
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Bentley
1740–1795
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
Elizabeth Younger
1740–1787
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
John (N) Legrand
1760–1843
,Halifax Co.,Virginia
Elizabeth (Virginia Betty) Younger
1759–1809
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sen. Sr.
1719–1791
Mary Weldon
1723–1780
Abraham Legrand
1724–1792
Agnes Nichols
1732–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Weldon
1673–1776
Mary Pitts
1675–1780

Jesse Bentley's Descendants

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Jesse (Henderson) Bentley (3 December 1809–11 March 1885) m. Barbara (Allen) Moon (25 Feb 1815–16 December 1892)
  1. 1. Malita (Alamarine) Bentley 1847–1927 m. John (Thomas "Tom") McGarity 1847–1900
    1. 1. Fannie (Staples) McGarity 1883–1964 m. Eddie (Lee) Reese 1881–1954
      1. 1. Sedric (Lee Reese) Sr 1919–1968 m. Frances (Odean) Lancaster 1925–1958
        1. 1. Glidwell (Ann) Reese 1943–1995 m. Micheal (Cathey) Henley 1940–2022
        2. 2. Brenda (Joyce) Reese 1949–2022
      2. 2. William (Edward) Reese 1914–1963
      3. 3. Ruby (Gertrude) Reese 1912–1989
      4. 4. Stanford (Bentley) Reese 1906–1973 m. Ellen (Daphne) Corbin 1908–1996
      5. 5. Curtis (Roble Reese) Sr 1905–1966 m. Hilma (Elizabeth) Wilson 1920–2015
        1. 1. Linda (Jean) Reese 1941–1959 m. Bartolo Ovalle 1938–2015
        2. 2. Bobbly (L) Reese 1945–2007
        3. 3. Bobby (Lee) Reese 1945–2007
      6. 6. James (Otho Reese) Sr. 1909–1976 m. Mary (Velma) Reese 1910–1970
        1. 1. Martha (Jean) Reese 1935–2023 m. Evans 1936–2010 m. Jones 1935–1990
        2. 2. James (Otho Reese) Jr. 1942–1993
      7. 7. Malita (Evelyn "Sissy") Reese 1917–1993 m. Curtis (Lamar Pearson) Sr 1920–1997
        1. 1. Curtis (Lamar Pearson) Jr 1940–2007
    2. 2. Tabitha McGarrity 1885–1917 m. William (Jefferson (Pippy)) Hyde 1882–1957
      1. 1. Lonnie (Lee) Hyde 1908–1992
      2. 2. Alma (Merrill) Hyde 1905–1981
      3. 3. Charlie Hyde 1914–1931
      4. 4. Marion (Thomas) Hyde 1917–1976
      5. 5. Maude Hyde 1912–1978 m. Leroy Bush 1907–
        1. 1. Jessie (Magaline) Bush 1929–2020 m. Alton (Dennis) White 1927–1985
      6. 6. William (Franklin) Hyde 1910–1971
    3. 3. Samuel (Vollen "Vollie") McGarrity 1888–1933
    4. 4. Alonzo McGarity 1873–1910
    5. 5. Mary McGarrity 1879–
    6. 6. Charles (Lewis) McGarity 1874–1937 m. Susan (Camelia) Caldwell 1882–1959
      1. 1. Clayton (B) McGARITY 1903– m. Nancy (Lavonne) Ross 1905–1992
        1. 1. Carl (Ross) McGARITY 1925–2008 m. Ovella (Jayne) Tomlin 1926–2008
      2. 2. Elvia (F) McGARITY 1911–
      3. 3. Era McGARITY 1906–1991 m. Joe (Clyde) Lucius 1904–1975
        1. 1. Joseph (Clyde Lucius) Jr 1933–1987
        2. 2. Helen (Wynette) Lucius 1929–2019
      4. 4. Josie (Thelma) McGARITY 1905–
      5. 5. Charles (Leon) McGarrity 1920–2011 m. Gwendolyn (Iris) Boone 1922–2023
        1. 1. Delores (A.) McGarrity 1946–1976 m. William (Earl) Gibson 1942–2004
      6. 6. Maxerline McGarrity 1923–2016 m. Milford Richardson 1918–2014
    7. 7. Barbara (Allen) McGarrity 1875–1935 m. Robert (Lee) Hendon 1872–1926
      1. 1. Malita (Jane) Hendon 1904–1970 m. John (G) Wyman 1907–
        1. 1. Douglas (Watson) Wyman 1935–1981 m. Virginia (Joan) Bettis –2014
        2. 2. Anita (Ellen) Wyman 1937–1990
    8. 8. Paralee McGarrity 1881–1964
    9. 9. Herbert (A) McGarity 1898–1935
      1. 1. Clyde McGarity 1929–1979
      2. 2. Howard (Earl) McGarity 1927–1996 m. Ida (Juanita) McGarity 1926–1997
        1. 1. Marshall (Allen) McGarity 1951–2019
  2. 2. Charles (Gilam) Bentley 1839–1917 m. Susan (Catherine) Reaves 1849–1928
    1. 1. Barbara (Allie) Bentley 1879–1965 m. William (T) Russell 1883–1928
      1. 1. Merrill (Thaddeus) Russell 1917–1978 m. Fannie (Ann) Chancellor 1914–1995
        1. 1. Donald Cargile 1943–2015
      2. 2. Copeland Russell 1914–1953 m. Fannie Briant 1929–1953
  3. 3. John (David) Bentley 1830–1892
  4. 4. Samuel (Alonzo David) Bentley 1859–1890
  5. 5. Jeremiah (Franklin) Bentley 1851–1884
  6. 6. Tabitha (Samuel) Bentley 1832–1892
  7. 7. Barbara (Susan) Bentley 1844–1862
  8. 8. Sara (Alanarion) Bentley 1843–1843
  9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bentley 1836–1880 m. Saul (Solomon) Shook 1844–1880
    1. 1. Jesse (Alexander) Shook 1860–1929 m. Ella (Viola) Stover 1885–1959
      1. 1. Jessie (Almera) Shook 1921–2017 m. Thomas (Houston) Watson 1911–1970
    2. 2. Tabitha (Jane) Shook 1871–1929 m. Joseph (Washington) Tedder 1848–1912
      1. 1. Christopher Tedder 1904–1994 m. Mingnon Hayes 1920–2011
      2. 2. Katherine (Beatrice) Tedder 1909–1994 m. Benjamin (Gray) Meeks 1903–1976
        1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Meeks 1931–2016 m. Leon (T) Prickett 1930–2015
  10. 10. Jesse (Samuel) Bentley 1834–1859
  11. 11. Francis (Staples "Fannie") Bentley 1841–1883 m. Samuel (N.) Harris 1836–1915
    1. 1. William (H.) Harris 1859–1909 m. Mary (Lee) Richardson 1874–1924
      1. 1. Della (Lee) Harris 1889–1985 m. Lee Davis –1947
        1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Davis 1921–2006 m. William (Henry) Bland 1910–1947

Jesse Bentley's Timeline

6 Records

1809
3 December 1809
Birth of Jesse Henderson Bentley in Elbert, Georgia, USA
Elbert, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
Jesse Henderson Bentley resided here in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 51
Jesse Henderson Bentley resided here in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
Jesse Henderson Bentley resided here in Township 23 Range 8, Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Township 23 Range 8, Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 71
Jesse Henderson Bentley resided here in Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1885
11 March 1885
Age 76
Death of Jesse Henderson Bentley in Bentley, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Bentley, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1809
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 23 Range 8, Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1885
    Event Place: Bentley, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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