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Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry 1655–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1655

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1736

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

Father: Samuel Younger

Mother: Margaret Draper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stringer, Lucy Cornelius, Jane Wood

Children(s): Samuel Gentry

The story of Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry began in 1655 in Essex, England. Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry married Elizabeth Stringer, Jane Mable Wood, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Samuel B Gentry. Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry began in 1655 in Essex, England.
  • Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry married Elizabeth Stringer, Jane Mable Wood, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Samuel B Gentry.
  • Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Gentry's Ancestors

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Nicholas Gentry
1655–1736
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Samuel Christian 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, Essex, England
Elizabeth Wade
1587–1652
Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Elder
1549–1617
Agnes Finch
1555–1625
Richard II
1562–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gentry
1510–1570
Lady )
1514–1570
Richard Sr
1533–1587
Agnes Ferrer
1535–1600

Nicholas Gentry's Descendants

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Nicholas ("The Immigrant") Gentry (22 August 1655–1736) m. Elizabeth Stringer (1661–1753) m. Lucy Cornelius (1661–1754) m. Jane (Mable) Wood (1657–1685)
  1. 1. Samuel (B) Gentry 1692–1789 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Allen 1703–1796 m. Sarah Ingram 1741–
    1. 1. Richard (Gentry) SR 1726–1812 m. Samantha Bess 1733–1785 m. Elizabeth Netherland 1733–1811 m. Elizabeth Netherland 1733–1810
      1. 1. Simon Gentry 1765–1845 m. Catherine Hudspeth 1771–1859
        1. 1. Richard Gentry 1797–1891 m. Emily ("Millie" Louise) Crawford 1800–1881
      2. 2. William Gentry 1774–1862
      3. 3. Richard (Lee Gentry) II 1755–1836
      4. 4. John Gentry 1752–
      5. 5. George Gentry 1771–1810
      6. 6. Nathaniel Gentry 1760–1820
      7. 7. Gaddis Gentry 1762–1827
      8. 8. Simon Gentry 1769–1845
      9. 9. Watson Gentry 1761–1845
      10. 10. John Gentry 1752–
      11. 11. George Gentry 1771–1810
      12. 12. Mary (Ann) Gentry 1775–1863
      13. 13. Jonathan Gentry 1754–1806
      14. 14. William Gentry 1780–1862
      15. 15. Nathaniel Gentry 1760–1828
    2. 2. Joseph (Gaddis) Gentry 1728–1804
    3. 3. Nicholas (Gentry) II 1697–1777
    4. 4. Anna (A) Gentry 1723–1750
    5. 5. Allen (Absolom) Gentry 1725–1802
    6. 6. George Gentry 1733–1810
    7. 7. David (D) Gentry 1708–1765

Nicholas Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1655
22 August 1655
Birth of Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry in Essex, England
Essex, England
1736
1736
Age 81
Death of Nicholas "The Immigrant" 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 August 1655
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1700; Page Number: 37

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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