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Nicholas Gentry 1655–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1655

Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Younger

Mother: Margaret Draper

Spouse(s): Lucy Cornelius, Jane Wood

Children(s): Elizabeth Gentry

The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Thaxted, Essex, England. Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Stringer, Jane Mable Wood, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Elizabeth Gentry. Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Thaxted, Essex, England.
  • Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Stringer, Jane Mable Wood, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Elizabeth Gentry.
  • Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Nicholas Gentry's Ancestors

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Nicholas Gentry
1655–1736
Birth Place: Thaxted, 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, Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Gentry
1549–1617
Alice Finch
1553–1625
Richard Jr.
1562–1620
Mary Browne
1564–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gentry
1510–1570
Agnes Gentry
1514–1570
Richard Wade
1533–1587
Agnes *
1535–1600
William Reverend
1534–1613
Lewse Cook
1538–1599

Nicholas Gentry's Descendants

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Nicholas Gentry (22 Oct 1655–1736) m. Lucy Cornelius (1660–1754) m. Jane (Mable) Wood (1657–1685)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gentry 1687–1775 m. James (D) Haggard 1678–1770
    1. 1. Mary (Lucinda) Haggard 1714–1748 m. John Carney 1717–1775

Nicholas Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1655
22 Oct 1655
Birth of Nicholas Gentry in Thaxted, Essex, England
Thaxted, Essex, England
1736
1736
Age 81
Death of Nicholas Gentry in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1655
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

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