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Peter Dent 1600–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 Oct 1689

Death Location: Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Ormsby

Mother: Lady Anderson

Spouse(s): Margaret Nicholson

Children(s): Col. Dent, Peter Dent, George Dent, John Dent, Thomas Dent, William Dent, Sarah Nicholson, Eliza Dent, Dorothy Dent, Peter Dent, Captain Dent, Stephen Dent, George Dent

In 1600, Peter Dent entered the world in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir James Dent Baron Of Ormsby And Lady Elsabeth Anderson. Peter Dent married Margaret Nicholson, and had children including Captain John Dent, Col Judge Thomas Dent, Dorothy Dent, Eliza Dent, George Dent, John Dent, Peter Dent, Sarah Nicholson, Stephen Dent, Thomas Dent, William Dent. Peter Dent passed away in 1689 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Peter Dent entered the world in West Riding, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir James Dent Baron Of Ormsby And Lady Elsabeth Anderson.
  • Peter Dent married Margaret Nicholson, and had children including Captain John Dent, Col Judge Thomas Dent, Dorothy Dent, Eliza Dent, George Dent, John Dent, Peter Dent, Sarah Nicholson, Stephen Dent, Thomas Dent, William Dent.
  • Peter Dent passed away in 1689 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Dent's Ancestors

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Peter Dent
1600–1689
Birth Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir James Dent Baron of Ormsby
1575–1647
Ormsby, North Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elsabeth) Anderson
1550–1625
London, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Thomas) Dent
1500–1582
Yorkshire, England
Sir (Edmund Anderson) Knight
1530–1605
St Andrew's, Holborn Clerkenwell St Andrew's, Holborn St Sepulchre's Fulham, London, London, England
Lady (Margaret Magdelena) Smythe
1530–1623
Annables, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Dent
1470–1515
Ann Fenwycke
1475–1515
Sir Anderson
1485–1557
Lady Clayton
1495–1560
Sir Annables
1510–1589
Lady Hyde
1510–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dent
1438–1490

Peter Dent's Descendants

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Peter Dent (1600–5 Oct 1689) m. Margaret Nicholson (1602–5 Feb 1687)
  1. 1. Col. (Judge Thomas) Dent 1630–1676 m. Rebecca Wilkinson 1627–1726
    1. 1. Margaret Dent 1662–1715 m. Edmund Howard 1655–1713
      1. 1. George (Edumund) Howard 1686–1741 m. Sarah Smith 1688–1752
        1. 1. Samuel (Henry) Howard 1711–1774 m. Mary Smith 1713–1727
        2. 2. Henry Howard 1710–1753
        3. 3. Obadiah Howard 1737–1804
        4. 4. Stephen Howard 1725–1777
        5. 5. Edmund Howard 1724–1761
        6. 6. Mary (Howard) Woodcraft 1720–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Howard 1712–
        8. 8. Mary Howard 1711–1752
        9. 9. George (Edmund) Howard 1725–1786
        10. 10. Nehemiah Howard 1720–
        11. 11. Sarah Howard 1715–1752
      2. 2. Thomas Howard 1690–1729
      3. 3. William (Stevens) Howard 1650–1734
      4. 4. Thomas (Baron) Howard 1690–1726
      5. 5. William (Stevens) Howard 1684–1734
      6. 6. William (Stevens) Howard 1684–1686
      7. 7. Joseph Howard 1698–1763
      8. 8. Edmund (Howard) Jr. 1694–1745
      9. 9. James Howard 1670–1745
      10. 10. Captain (John) Howard 1690–1742
      11. 11. Edmund Howard 1693–1739
      12. 12. Stephen (William) Read 1694–1745
      13. 13. Elizabeth (Eliza) Howard 1692–1716
      14. 14. Edmund Howard 1695–1696
      15. 15. Rebecca Howard 1683–1683
    2. 2. George Dent 1666–1703
    3. 3. Anne Dent 1659–1687
    4. 4. Colonel (William) Dent 1664–1711
    5. 5. Thomas Dent 1660–1685
    6. 6. George Dent 1662–1703
    7. 7. Capt. (Peter) Dent 1665–1711
    8. 8. Major (William) Dent 1640–1712
    9. 9. Capt. (Peter) Dent 1664–1711
    10. 10. Thomas Dent 1662–1685
    11. 11. Martha Dent 1650–1711
    12. 12. Rebecca Dent 1653–1710
    13. 13. Peter Dent 1663–1910
    14. 14. Thomas Addison 1649–1659
    15. 15. Col (William) Dent 1661–1704
    16. 16. George Dent 1666–1746
    17. 17. Margaret Dant 1662–1715
    18. 18. Margaret Dent 1693–1762
    19. 19. Anne Addison 1660–1687
    20. 20. Thomas Addison 1679–1727
    21. 21. Barbara Dent 1676–1754
  2. 2. Peter Dent 1629–1642
  3. 3. George Dent 1626–1694
  4. 4. John Dent 1620–1779
  5. 5. Thomas Dent 1630–1928
  6. 6. William Dent 1632–1647
  7. 7. Sarah Nicholson 1628–1712
  8. 8. Eliza Dent 1628–
  9. 9. Dorothy Dent 1633–1686
  10. 10. Peter Dent 1640–1689
  11. 11. Captain (John) Dent 1645–1712
  12. 12. Stephen Dent 1635–1671
  13. 13. George Dent 1625–1670

Peter Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Peter Dent in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1689
5 Oct 1689
Age 89
Death of Peter Dent in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England
Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1689
    Event Place: Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England

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