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Martin or Martyn BENTLEY 1579 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1579

Birth Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 Jan 1648

Death Location: Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Northour

Mother: Isabella Brodley

Spouse(s): Margerett Hirst

Children(s): Robert Bentley

Martin or Martyn BENTLEY was born in 1579 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Bentley de Northour and Isabella Brodley. Martin or Martyn BENTLEY married Margerett Hirst, and had children including Robert Bentley. Martin or Martyn BENTLEY passed away in 1648 in Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Martin or Martyn BENTLEY was born in 1579 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Bentley de Northour and Isabella Brodley.
  • Martin or Martyn BENTLEY married Margerett Hirst, and had children including Robert Bentley.
  • Martin or Martyn BENTLEY passed away in 1648 in Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Northour
1554 – 1636
Birth Location: Northowram, Yorkshire, England
RN
Isabella Brodley
1555 – 1589
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
IB

Spouses(s)

Margerett Hirst
1580 – 1632
Birth Location: Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England
MH

Children(s)

Robert Bentley
1605 – 1643
Birth Location: Oakenshaw Yorkshire England
RB

Martin BENTLEY's Ancestors

Self
Martin BENTLEY
1579 – 1648
Birth Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Bentley de Northour
1554 – 1636
Northowram, Yorkshire, England
Isabella Brodley
1555 – 1589
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edward\Edwardus Bentley
1529 – 1592
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Alicia (Elizabeth) Hardye
1535 – 1582
Halifax Yorkshire England
Major (Richard Bartholomew Bradley de West) Morton
1520 – 1557
Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Isabella (10GGM Cokecroft) Pokecroft
1520 – 1576
Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shelf
1500 – 1540
William Hardy
1502 – 1563
Alice Normanton
1502 – 1586
Edward Bradley
1500 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin BENTLEY's Descendants

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Martin (or Martyn) BENTLEY (Abt. 1579 – 21 Jan 1648) m. Margerett Hirst (1580 – 23 May 1632)
  1. 1. Robert Bentley (26 Dec 1605 – 03 May 1643) m. Anne Hurst (1600 – 22 July 1643)
    1. 1. WILLIAM Bentley (15 Jan 1632 – 21 Mar 1666) m. Lady (Sarah) Watterworth (abt 1630 – )
      1. 1. JOHN Bentley (24 Jan 1652 – abt 1737) m. Mary ((Martha)) Hudson (30 Dec 1660 – 1734)
        1. 1. Ellen Bentley (15 Nov 1685 – abt 1745) m. William (Bakes) I (10 Apr 1681 – 3 Jan 1745)

Martin BENTLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1579
Abt. 1579
Birth of Martin or Martyn BENTLEY in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1648
21 Jan 1648
Age 69
Death of Martin or Martyn BENTLEY in Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1648
    Event Place: Birstall, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
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