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Joseph Gentry 1685–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: New Kent County, VA

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: USA

Father: Nicholas I

Mother: Lucy Cornelius

Spouse(s): Agnes Shelton, Agnes Shelton

Children(s): Joseph Gentry, William Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, John Gentry, Anna Gentry, John Gentry, James Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry

The story of Joseph Gentry began in 1685 in New Kent County, VA. Joseph Gentry married Agnes Shelton, and had children including Anna Gentry, Elizabeth Betty Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, John Gentry, John Joseph Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mary Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Shelton Gentry, William Gentry. Joseph Gentry passed away in 1766 in USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Gentry began in 1685 in New Kent County, VA.
  • Joseph Gentry married Agnes Shelton, and had children including Anna Gentry, Elizabeth Betty Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, John Gentry, John Joseph Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mary Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Shelton Gentry, William Gentry.
  • Joseph Gentry passed away in 1766 in USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gentry
1685–1766
Birth Place: New Kent County, VA
Parents
Nicholas Gentry I
1655–1736
Essex, England
Lucy Cornelius
1660–1754
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hendrickje Cornelius
1645–1670
New York, United States
Lambertse Huybertse
1659–1702
Oisterwijk, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Teerpenningh Huybertse
1635–1702
Cornelisse Hendrickje
1641–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rijck Hendrickszen\Hendriksen
1618–1667

Joseph Gentry's Descendants

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Joseph Gentry (1685–1766) m. Agnes Shelton (1685–1785) m. Agnes Shelton (1685–abt 1745)
  1. 1. Joseph Gentry 1712–1788 m. Susannah Gentry 1710–
    1. 1. Joseph Gentry 1748–1834 m. Winifred Oliver 1745–1820
      1. 1. John Gentry 1777–1865 m. Sarah Brown 1778–1850
        1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Gentry 1804–1886 m. George Snider 1798–1886
        2. 2. Jesse Gentry 1798–1840
        3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1803–1860
        4. 4. Susannah Gentry 1808–1880
        5. 5. Keziah Gentry 1813–1883
        6. 6. William Gentry 1816–1876
        7. 7. Elizabeth Gentry 1819–1889
      2. 2. Joseph (Oliver) Gentry 1784–1857
      3. 3. Benjamin (B) Gentry 1786–1854
      4. 4. Dulartha Gentry 1794–1855
      5. 5. David Gentry 1792–1882
      6. 6. James Gentry 1791–1840
      7. 7. Susanna (C) Gentry 1797–1850
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Gentry) (Brown) 1782–1844
      9. 9. Richard Gentry 1779–1865
      10. 10. William Gentry 1780–1857
    2. 2. David Gentry 1742–
    3. 3. John Gentry 1742–1799
    4. 4. James Gentry 1746–1791
    5. 5. Nancy Gentry 1750–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gentry 1752–
    7. 7. Charity Gentry 1753–1839
    8. 8. William Gentry 1754–
    9. 9. Susannah Gentry 1756–
    10. 10. Richard Gentry 1779–1865
    11. 11. William Gentry 1780–
    12. 12. Joseph (Oliver) Gentry 1784–1857
    13. 13. Benjamin (B) Gentry 1786–
    14. 14. David Gentry 1792–
    15. 15. Delartha Gentry 1795–1855
  2. 2. William Gentry 1710–1735
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gentry 1687–1775
  4. 4. John (Joseph) Gentry 1712–1788
  5. 5. Anna Gentry 1758–1855
  6. 6. John Gentry 1720–1778
  7. 7. James Gentry 1714–1764
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Betty) Gentry 1735–

Joseph Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Joseph Gentry in New Kent County, VA
New Kent County, VA
1766
1766
Age 81
Death of Joseph Gentry in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: New Kent County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1685; Birth city: New Kent County; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8820.905; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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