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John Norment Gentry 1783–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: David Gentry

Mother: Elizabeth Whitlock

Spouse(s): Sarah Gentry

Children(s): William Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, John Gentry, Lucinda Gentry

John Norment Gentry was born in 1783 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of David Gentry And Elizabeth Eliza Jande Whitlock. John Norment Gentry married Sarah Or Sally M Unk Gentry, and had children including Elizabeth Gentry, John Holmes Gentry, Lucinda Gentry, William S Gentry. John Norment Gentry passed away in 1849 in Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Norment Gentry was born in 1783 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of David Gentry And Elizabeth Eliza Jande Whitlock.
  • John Norment Gentry married Sarah Or Sally M Unk Gentry, and had children including Elizabeth Gentry, John Holmes Gentry, Lucinda Gentry, William S Gentry.
  • John Norment Gentry passed away in 1849 in Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Gentry
1753–1847
Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
DG
Elizabeth Whitlock
1754–1810
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Gentry
1780–
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
SG

Children(s)

William Gentry
1811–1864
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
WG
Elizabeth Gentry
1807–
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
EG
John Gentry
1816–1907
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
JG
Lucinda Gentry
1814–
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
LG

John Gentry's Ancestors

Self
John Gentry
1783–1849
Birth Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
David Gentry
1753–1847
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Jande) Whitlock
1754–1810
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gentry's Descendants

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John (Norment) Gentry (1783–1849) m. Sarah (or Sally M Unk) Gentry (1780–)
  1. 1. William (S.) Gentry 1811–1864 m. Nancy (Thompson) Gentry 1812–1883
    1. 1. Jane (Gentry) Sneed 1849–1924 m. Morgan (Pinkney Sneed) Jr 1846–1924
      1. 1. Ella (Mae Sneed) Dockery 1872–1937 m. Thomas (W) Dockery 1866–1940
        1. 1. Grace (Mae Dockery) Postell 1915–2002 m. Marvin (J) Postell 1915–2011
        2. 2. Andrew (Pinkney) Dockery 1886–1918
        3. 3. Charles (Washington) Dockery 1889–1964 m. Ethel Dockery 1891–1953
        4. 4. James (Worley) Dockery 1896–1983 m. Margaret (Cooper) Dockery 1902–1977
        5. 5. Harley (R) Dockery 1898–1968 m. Rosie (White) Dockery 1907–1985
        6. 6. Inez (Asalee Dockery) Graves 1901–1987 m. John (Edgar) Graves 1898–1977
        7. 7. William (Cliff) Dockery 1903–1977 m. Thelma (Elizabeth Conley) Dockery 1909–1994
        8. 8. Nathan Dockery 1905–1971 m. Sarah ("Alice" Postell) Dockery 1908–1996
        9. 9. Hill Dockery 1906–1969 m. Ester (Mae Jones) Dockery 1905–1997
        10. 10. Roy Dockery 1909–1994
        11. 11. Vernon Dockery 1911–1971 m. Pauline (Evans) Dockery 1911–2004
        12. 12. Howard Dockery 1913–1927
      2. 2. Martha ("Berdie " Vanhook Sneed) Ramsey 1888–1969 m. Z (C Ramsey Deputy) Sheriff 1884–1942 m. Jim (W) Sneed 1882–
        1. 1. Alice (Ramsey) Johnson 1918–
    2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie" Gentry Lovingood) Sneed 1843–1873 m. Milus (Prick) Sneed 1837–1885 m. Robert Lovingood 1830–1864
      1. 1. Phoeba Sneed 1861–
      2. 2. Olla Sneed 1863–
      3. 3. Harriet Sneed 1863–
      4. 4. Celia Sneed 1866–
      5. 5. John Sneed 1869–
      6. 6. Tena Sneed 1871–
      7. 7. Minnie Sneed 1872–
      8. 8. Nora Sneed 1873–
      9. 9. Phoebe (Lovingood) Davis 1860–1888
      10. 10. Ollie (Lovingood) Gibson 1862–1955
      11. 11. Celie (Lovingood) Davis 1865–1934
      12. 12. Christina (Sneed) Dockery 1865–1938
      13. 13. Harriett (Ann Sneed) Bryson 1861–1951 m. Samuel (Henry) Bryson 1855–1941
        1. 1. Emmaline (Bryson) Murphy 1891–1953
        2. 2. Joseph Bryson 1889–1977
        3. 3. James (Napoleon) Bryson 1885–1964
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane Bryson) Garrett 1882–1971
        5. 5. Henry (Franklin) Bryson 1906–1997
      14. 14. Minnie (Sneed) Johnson 1872–1939 m. George (Patton) Johnson 1863–1946
        1. 1. Walter (Isaiah) Johnson 1896–1967
        2. 2. John (Mitchell) Johnson 1903–1966
        3. 3. Zeb (Vance) Johnson 1895–1947
        4. 4. James (Oscar) Johnson 1901–1957
      15. 15. Suvilla (Sneed Weeks) Chambers 1865–1947
    3. 3. Christopher (Columbus) Gentry 1837–1927
    4. 4. John (N) Gentry 1844–1864
    5. 5. Stephen (M) Gentry 1846–1864
    6. 6. William (Alexander) Gentry 1851–1924
  2. 2. Elizabeth Gentry 1807–
  3. 3. John (Holmes) Gentry 1816–1907
  4. 4. Lucinda Gentry 1814–

John Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1783
1783
Birth of John Norment Gentry in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
1849
1849
Age 66
Death of John Norment Gentry in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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