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Joseph Gentry 1776–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1776

Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 3 September 1856

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Samuel Gentry

Mother: Agnes Brooks

Spouse(s): Rhoda Gentry

Children(s): Dicie Blackford, Benjamin Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Agnes Gentry, Hannah Sandefur, Nancy Petty, Samuel Gentry, Elizabeth Petty, Sallie Hoover, Massie Gentry, James Gentry

In 1776, Joseph Gentry entered the world in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Samuel Gentry And Agnes Or Nancy Brooks. Joseph Gentry married Rhoda Gentry, and had children including Agnes Gentry, Benjamin Virgil Gentry, Dicie Gentry Blackford, Elizabeth Gentry Petty, Hannah Gentry Sandefur, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Massie Gentry, Nancy Gentry Petty, Sallie Gentry Hoover, Samuel Gentry. Joseph Gentry passed away in 1856 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Joseph Gentry entered the world in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Samuel Gentry And Agnes Or Nancy Brooks.
  • Joseph Gentry married Rhoda Gentry, and had children including Agnes Gentry, Benjamin Virgil Gentry, Dicie Gentry Blackford, Elizabeth Gentry Petty, Hannah Gentry Sandefur, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Massie Gentry, Nancy Gentry Petty, Sallie Gentry Hoover, Samuel Gentry.
  • Joseph Gentry passed away in 1856 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Joseph Gentry's Ancestors

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Joseph Gentry
1776–1856
Birth Place: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Gentry
1748–1816
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Agnes (or Nancy) Brooks
1752–1787
New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (G) Gentry
1728–1813
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary ("Agnes") Shelton
1732–1826
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ann Allen
1701–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gentry's Descendants

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Joseph Gentry (5 January 1776–3 September 1856) m. Rhoda Gentry (24 September 1784–8 May 1851)
  1. 1. Dicie (Gentry) Blackford 1806–1870
  2. 2. Benjamin (Virgil) Gentry 1813–1887
  3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1823–1847
  4. 4. Agnes Gentry 1815–1840
  5. 5. Hannah (Gentry) Sandefur 1828–1847
  6. 6. Nancy (Gentry) Petty 1820–
  7. 7. Samuel Gentry 1804–1865
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Gentry) Petty 1818–1876
  9. 9. Sallie (Gentry) Hoover 1808–1841
  10. 10. Massie Gentry 1801–
  11. 11. James Gentry 1811–1852

Joseph Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1776
5 January 1776
Birth of Joseph Gentry in Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
1856
3 September 1856
Age 80
Death of Joseph Gentry in Narrows, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Narrows, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1776
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, 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: 3 September 1856
    Event Place: Narrows, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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