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Lt. Col. William Peter Dent 1660–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 27, 1660

Birth Location: St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA

Death Date: February 13, 1705

Death Location: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: Judge Dent

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

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In 1660, Lt. Col. William Peter Dent entered the world in St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA, born to Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson. Lt. Col. William Peter Dent passed away in 1705 in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1660, Lt. Col. William Peter Dent entered the world in St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA, born to Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson.
  • Lt. Col. William Peter Dent passed away in 1705 in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Lt. Dent's Ancestors

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Lt. Dent
1660–1705
Birth Place: St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA
Parents
Judge Thomas Dent
1630–1676
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Wilkinson
1633–1726
Linhaven, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Peter Dent
1600–1689
North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Sara Nicholson Baroness) Dent
1602–1676
Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Rev. (William Hunter) Wilkinson
1612–1663
Cookham, Berkshire, England
Naomi ("Naomy" Hughes) (Shercliffe)
1616–1650
North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Dent
1575–1647
Margaret Neish
1580–1650
Rev. Nicholson
1550–1641
Wenefrey Crosse
1569–1605
George Wilkinson
1590–1658
Franciscus Rande
1597–1620
William Hughes
1590–1664
Mary Withers
1591–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholson
1520–1595
Isabel Ward
1522–1584
William Croffe
1520–1592
Anne
1534–
Thomas Wilkinson
1550–1603
Isabelle Hershey
1552–1623
William Hewes
1561–1633
Sarah Bezer
1574–1649
Johannis Withers
1560–
Mary Sidney
1561–1621

Lt. Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1660
September 27, 1660
Birth of Lt. Col. William Peter Dent in St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA
St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA
1705
February 13, 1705
Age 45
Death of Lt. Col. William Peter Dent in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA
Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 27, 1660
    Event Place: St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 13, 1705
    Event Place: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA

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