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Judge Col. Thomas Dent 1630–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1630

Birth Location: Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1676

Death Location: Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Sir Ormsby

Mother: Lady Dent

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wilkinson

Children(s): Maj Dent*

Judge Col. Thomas Dent was born in 1630 in Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England, the child of Sir Prof Peter Dent Baron Dent Of Ormsby And Lady Margaret Sara Nicholson Baroness Dent. Judge Col. Thomas Dent married Rebecca Elizabeth Wilkinson, and had children including Maj William Peter Dent. Judge Col. Thomas Dent passed away in 1676 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Judge Col. Thomas Dent was born in 1630 in Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England, the child of Sir Prof Peter Dent Baron Dent Of Ormsby And Lady Margaret Sara Nicholson Baroness Dent.
  • Judge Col. Thomas Dent married Rebecca Elizabeth Wilkinson, and had children including Maj William Peter Dent.
  • Judge Col. Thomas Dent passed away in 1676 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ormsby
1600–1689
Birth Location: Ormesby, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
SO
Lady Dent
1602–1674
Birth Location: Hutton, Yorkshire, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Wilkinson
1633–1726
Birth Location: Linhaven, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
RW

Children(s)

Maj Dent*
1660–1705
Birth Location: Hulls Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
MD

Judge Dent's Ancestors

Self
Judge Dent
1630–1676
Birth Place: Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England
Parents
Sir Prof. Peter Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby
1600–1689
Ormesby, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Sara Nicholson Baroness) Dent
1602–1674
Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (John) Nicholson
1550–1641
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Winifrey Croffe
1569–1605
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret children
1522–1584
William III
1520–1592
Lady Girlington
1537–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Twig
1502–1584
William Croffe
1495–1559
Anne Smyth
1500–1557
Lord Normandy*
1510–1584

Judge Dent's Descendants

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Judge (Col. Thomas) Dent (27 Sep 1630–22 Apr 1676) m. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Wilkinson (1633–August 1726)
  1. 1. Maj (William Peter) Dent* 1660–1705 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fowke 1668–1704
    1. 1. George (Dent) Col. 1690–1754 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Herbert 1692–1764
      1. 1. Mary Alexander 1713–1785 m. William (Casey) Carson 1709–1776
        1. 1. James (Royal) Carson 1729–1774 m. Honor Carson 1725–1774

Judge Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1630
27 Sep 1630
Birth of Judge Col. Thomas Dent in Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England
Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England
1676
22 Apr 1676
Age 46
Death of Judge Col. Thomas Dent in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1630
    Event Place: Gisborough, East Riding, Yorkshire County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1676
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
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