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Margaret Dent 1651–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1712

Death Location: St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father: Judge Dent

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Edmund Howard

Children(s): George Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Captain Howard, William Howard, Rebecca Howard, Thomas Howard, Edmund Howard

Margaret Dent was born in 1651 in England, the child of Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson. Margaret Dent married Edmund Howard, and had children including Captain John Howard, Edmund Howard, Elizabeth Eliza Howard, George Edumund Howard, Rebecca Dent Howard, Thomas Howard, William Stevens Howard. Margaret Dent passed away in 1712 in St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Dent was born in 1651 in England, the child of Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson.
  • Margaret Dent married Edmund Howard, and had children including Captain John Howard, Edmund Howard, Elizabeth Eliza Howard, George Edumund Howard, Rebecca Dent Howard, Thomas Howard, William Stevens Howard.
  • Margaret Dent passed away in 1712 in St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Dent's Ancestors

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Margaret Dent
1651–1712
Birth Place: England
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

Margaret Dent's Descendants

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Margaret Dent (1651–1712) m. Edmund Howard (1655–5 Jan 1713)
  1. 1. George (Edumund) Howard 1686–1745 m. Sarah Smith 1688–1752
    1. 1. Samual (Henry) Howard 1711–1774
      1. 1. Ignatius Howard 1725–1777 m. Sarah Sims 1726–1789
        1. 1. Richard Howard 1759–
        2. 2. Ignatius (Howard) Jr 1759–
        3. 3. James Howard 1755–1796
        4. 4. Samuel Howard 1773–
        5. 5. Charles Howard 1773–
        6. 6. James Howard 1760–1796
        7. 7. William Howard 1758–1826
        8. 8. Thomas Howard 1750–1853
        9. 9. Silas Howard 1757–
        10. 10. Henry Howard 1745–1798
        11. 11. Mary Howard 1774–
        12. 12. Anna Howard 1770–1840
        13. 13. Henry (H) Howard 1763–1798
        14. 14. Robert Howard 1762–1832
        15. 15. Benjamin Howard 1760–
        16. 16. John Howard 1750–1853
        17. 17. Elizabeth Howard 1763–1831
      2. 2. Elizabeth Howard 1724–
    2. 2. Henry Howard 1710–1753
    3. 3. Mary Howard 1711–1752
    4. 4. Mary Howard 1720–1780
    5. 5. Sarah Howard 1716–1756
    6. 6. George (Edmund) Howard 1725–1786
    7. 7. Elizabeth Howard 1712–
    8. 8. Nehemiah Howard 1711–
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Howard 1692–1718
  3. 3. Captain (John) Howard 1688–1742
  4. 4. William (Stevens) Howard 1684–1686
  5. 5. Rebecca (Dent) Howard 1683–1683
  6. 6. Thomas Howard 1690–1729
  7. 7. Edmund Howard 1695–1696

Margaret Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Margaret Dent in England
England
1712
1712
Age 61
Death of Margaret Dent in St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Mary's, Maryland, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: St Mary's, Maryland, United States

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