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Margaret Dent 1662–1709 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1662

Birth Location: St Mary's County, Maryland

Death Date: Bef. 3 Dec 1709

Death Location: Charles County, Maryland

Father: Judge Dent

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Edmund Howard

Children(s): William Howard, John Howard

The story of Margaret Dent began in 1662 in St Mary's County, Maryland. Margaret Dent married Edmund Howard, and had children including Elizabeth Howard, George Howard, John Howard, Thomas Howard, William Stevens Howard. Margaret Dent passed away in 1709 in Charles County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Dent began in 1662 in St Mary's County, Maryland.
  • Margaret Dent married Edmund Howard, and had children including Elizabeth Howard, George Howard, John Howard, Thomas Howard, William Stevens Howard.
  • Margaret Dent passed away in 1709 in Charles County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Judge Dent
1630–1676
Birth Location: Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
JD
Rebecca Wilkinson
1634–1726
Birth Location: Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia
RW

Spouses(s)

Edmund Howard
1650–1712
Birth Location: England
EH

Children(s)

William Howard
1684–1734
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland
WH
John Howard
1688–1742
Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland
JH

Margaret Dent's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Dent
1662–1709
Birth Place: St Mary's County, Maryland
Parents
Judge Thomas Dent
1630–1676
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Wilkinson
1634–1726
Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Grandparents
Rev (William Wilkinson) XXX
1612–1663
Cookham, Berkshire, England
Naomi (Hughes) XXX
1616–1650
North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Dent's Descendants

1.
MD
Margaret Dent (abt 1662–Bef. 3 Dec 1709) m. Edmund Howard (1650–1712/1713)
  1. 1. William (Stevens) Howard 1684–1734 m. Sarah Briscoe 1680– m. Elizabeth... 1675–
    1. 1. Edmund Howard 1707– m. Ruth Teal 1708–
    2. 2. Hannah Howard 1709–
    3. 3. Margaret Howard 1708–
    4. 4. Rachel Howard 1714–1789 m. Mathew Compton 1709–1770
      1. 1. Mathew Compton 1744–
      2. 2. John Compton 1746–
      3. 3. Susannah Compton 1747–
      4. 4. Zachariah Compton 1739–1790 m. Mary (Ann) Middleton 1737–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Compton 1742–1797 m. Walter (H Briscoe) Sr 1740–1785 m. Joshua Hobbs 1742–1837
        1. 1. Margaret Briscoe 1765–1837 m. John (Wesley Pawley) Sr 1743–1837
        2. 2. Cynthia Briscoe 1762–1817 m. William (Wallace) Hopkins 1765–1804
        3. 3. Elizabeth Briscoe 1764– m. Edward Truman 1753–1808
        4. 4. Cassandra Briscoe 1766–1796
        5. 5. Walter (H Briscoe) Jr 1771–1855
        6. 6. Stephen Briscoe 1774–1805
        7. 7. Sarah Briscoe 1776–1827
  2. 2. John Howard 1688–1742 m. Rebecca Brooke 1709–1768

Margaret Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1662
abt 1662
Birth of Margaret Dent in St Mary's County, Maryland
St Mary's County, Maryland
1709
Bef. 3 Dec 1709
Age 47
Death of Margaret Dent in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1662
    Event Place: St Mary's County, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24035.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 3 Dec 1709
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland
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