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Nicholas Gentry 1655–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1655

Birth Location: Easton Magna, Essex, England

Death Date: Sep 1735

Death Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Samuel Younger

Mother: Margaret Draper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crawford

Children(s): Mabel Gentry, Nicholas Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, Mary Gentry, Samuel Gentry, James Gentry, David Gentry, Robert Gentry, Benajah Gentry, William Gentry, Ann Gentry, Nathaniel Gentry, Martin Gentry

The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Easton Magna, Essex, England. Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Ann Gentry, Benajah Gentry, David Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mabel Gentry, Martin Gentry, Mary Gentry, Nathaniel Gentry, Nicholas Ii Gentry, Robert Gentry, Samuel Gentry, William Gentry. Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1735 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Easton Magna, Essex, England.
  • Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Ann Gentry, Benajah Gentry, David Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mabel Gentry, Martin Gentry, Mary Gentry, Nathaniel Gentry, Nicholas Ii Gentry, Robert Gentry, Samuel Gentry, William Gentry.
  • Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1735 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Younger
1627–1697
Birth Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
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Margaret Draper
1633–1681
Birth Location: Easton, Huntingdonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Crawford
1661–1753
Birth Location: New Kent County, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mabel Gentry
1702–1787
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Nicholas Gentry
1697–1779
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Gentry
1685–1766
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Gentry
1687–1775
Birth Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Mary Gentry
1691–1775
Birth Location: , New Kent, Virginia, USA
MG
Samuel Gentry
1695–1789
Birth Location: New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, USA
SG
James Gentry
1706–1765
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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David Gentry
1708–1764
Birth Location: New Kent, Hanover, Virginia
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Robert Gentry
1679–
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Benajah Gentry
1681–
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
BG
William Gentry
1684–1766
Birth Location: New Kent, Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Ann Gentry
1690–
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Gentry
1692–
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Martin Gentry
1694–
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Gentry
1655–1735
Birth Place: Easton Magna, Essex, England
Parents
Samuel Gentry the Younger
1627–1697
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Margaret Draper
1633–1681
Easton, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel (Gentry the) Elder
1585–1652
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, England
Elizabeth Wade
1587–1652
Thaxted, Essex, , England
Arthur Draper
1607–1642
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Margaret Haddon
1612–1672
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Gentry
1549–1617
Alice Finch
1553–1625
Richard Jr
1562–1620
Mary Browne
1564–1620
John 1564
1564–1640
Mary Feake
1570–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gentry
1510–1570
Richard Wade
1533–1587
Agnes *
1535–1600
William Browne
1534–1613
Lewse Cook
1538–1599
Nicholas Cole
1535–1616
Delecti Downinge
1538–1583

Nicholas Gentry's Descendants

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Nicholas Gentry (22 AUG 1655–Sep 1735) m. Elizabeth Crawford (1661–1753)
  1. 1. Mabel Gentry 1702–1787 m. James Haggard 1678–1770
    1. 1. Richard (James) Haggard 1711–1762 m. Margaret (M.) French-Haggard 1711–
      1. 1. Hannah (Ann) Haggard-Hight 1745–1827 m. Harbird (Herbert Hight) Sr. 1745–1810
        1. 1. Polly Hight 1776–1816 m. Goodman Smith 1774–1839
        2. 2. Samuel Hight 1769–1849
        3. 3. Nathaniel Hight 1769–1849
        4. 4. Jonathan Hight 1767–1810
        5. 5. Child (of Hannah and Herbert) Hight 1780–1860
        6. 6. Jonathan Hight 1770–1849
        7. 7. James (Haggard) Hight 1772–1773
        8. 8. Frances (Ann) Hight 1780–1840
        9. 9. Rebecca (K) Hight 1785–1853
        10. 10. Mary (Eleanor) Hight-Fuller 1775–1848
        11. 11. Molly Hight 1784–1985
        12. 12. Samuel Hight 1769–1770
        13. 13. Frances (Ann) Hight-Finch 1775–1848
        14. 14. Elizabeth Hight-Card-Young 1776–1858
      2. 2. French Haggard 1734–
      3. 3. Samuel Haggard 1740–
      4. 4. George Haggard 1750–
    2. 2. Mary Haggard 1715–1748
    3. 3. Zachariah Haggard 1730–1760
    4. 4. Nathaniel Haggard 1723–1806
    5. 5. Edmund Haggard 1725–1811
    6. 6. Gray (Granville) Haggard 1728–1765
  2. 2. Nicholas (II) Gentry 1697–1779
  3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1685–1766
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gentry 1687–1775
  5. 5. Mary Gentry 1691–1775
  6. 6. Samuel Gentry 1695–1789
  7. 7. James Gentry 1706–1765
  8. 8. David Gentry 1708–1764
  9. 9. Robert Gentry 1679–
  10. 10. Benajah Gentry 1681–
  11. 11. William Gentry 1684–1766
  12. 12. Ann Gentry 1690–
  13. 13. Nathaniel Gentry 1692–
  14. 14. Martin Gentry 1694–

Nicholas Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1655
22 AUG 1655
Birth of Nicholas Gentry in Easton Magna, Essex, England
Easton Magna, Essex, England
1735
Sep 1735
Age 80
Death of Nicholas Gentry in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1655
    Event Place: Easton Magna, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1735
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
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