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Nicholas Gentry 1655–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1655

Birth Location: Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1736

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

Father: Samuel Gentry

Mother: Margaret Draper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crawford, Lucy Cornelius

Children(s): Nicholas II, Joseph Gentry

The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom. Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Crawford, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Joseph Gentry, Nicholas Gentry Ii, Samuel Gentry. Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Gentry began in 1655 in Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom.
  • Nicholas Gentry married Elizabeth Crawford, Lucy Cornelius, and had children including Joseph Gentry, Nicholas Gentry Ii, Samuel Gentry.
  • Nicholas Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Nicholas Gentry's Ancestors

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Nicholas Gentry
1655–1736
Birth Place: Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom
Parents
Samuel Christian Gentry
1627–1697
Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Essex County, England
Margaret Draper
1633–1681
Easton, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Gentry
1585–1652
Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Wade
1587–1652
Great Dunmow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Simon Elder
1549–1617
Agnes Gentry
1555–1625
Richard Wade
1562–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Gentry's Descendants

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Nicholas Gentry (22 August 1655–1736) m. Elizabeth Crawford (1661–1753) m. Lucy Cornelius (1661–1754)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Gentry) II 1697–1777 m. Mary (Jane) Brooks 1699–1789
    1. 1. Martin (Gentry) III 1747–1827 m. Lucy (Joy) Sims 1746–1829
      1. 1. John (Pleasant) Gentry 1778–1830 m. Mary (Polly) Gentry 1781–1849
        1. 1. Mary Gentry 1813–1891 m. Rice Portwood 1822–1890
    2. 2. David Gentry 1724–1812
  2. 2. Joseph Gentry 1685–1766 m. Agnes Shelton 1690–1785
    1. 1. James Gentry 1710–1764
    2. 2. John Gentry 1715–1778
    3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1712–1788
      1. 1. Joseph Gentry 1748–1835
    4. 4. William Gentry 1715–1735

Nicholas Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1655
22 August 1655
Birth of Nicholas Gentry in Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom
Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom
1736
1736
Age 81
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 August 1655
    Event Place: Essexshire, Sussex, Co., England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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