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Peter Dent 1693 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1693

Birth Location: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1757

Death Location: St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA

Father: William Dent

Mother: Ann Fowke

Spouse(s): Mary Brooke

Children(s): William Dent

In 1693, Peter Dent entered the world in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA, born to William Peter Dent and Ann Elizabeth Fowke. Peter Dent married Mary Brooke, and had children including William Dent. Peter Dent passed away in 1757 in St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1693, Peter Dent entered the world in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA, born to William Peter Dent and Ann Elizabeth Fowke.
  • Peter Dent married Mary Brooke, and had children including William Dent.
  • Peter Dent passed away in 1757 in St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dent
1660 – 1704
Birth Location: Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
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Ann Fowke
1664 – 1703
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Brooke
1709 – 1779
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William Dent
1730 – 1805
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Peter Dent's Ancestors

Self
Peter Dent
1693 – 1757
Birth Place: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Peter Dent
1660 – 1704
Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Fowke
1664 – 1703
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Dent
1630 – 1676
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Wilkinson
1633 – 1726
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Dent's Descendants

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Peter Dent (10 Jan 1693 – 20 Oct 1757) m. Mary Brooke (8 Oct 1709 – 10 Jan 1779)
  1. 1. William Dent (08 Aug 1730 – 8 Mar 1805) m. Verlinda Beall (1 Jun 1730 – 1815)
    1. 1. Mollie Dent (1760 – 1804) m. James Campbell m. Smyth Moore (1752 – 1804)
      1. 1. Risdon (Dent) Moore (18 Nov 1791 – 1868) m. Mary (Ascyneth) Mitchell (1796 – 1882)
        1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Moore (1813 – 1867) m. Benjamin Jackson
        2. 2. Nancy (Dent) Moore (1815 – )
        3. 3. Maria (L) Moore (1817 – 1881)
        4. 4. Marcus (Lafayette) Moore (6 Nov 1820 – 20 Oct 1905) m. Martha (Jane) Litzy
        5. 5. Hiram (Mitchell) Moore (1822 – ) m. Rebecca Ellis
        6. 6. Adeline Moore (1824 – )
        7. 7. Cinncinnattus Moore (1826 – )
        8. 8. William (Polk) Moore (27 Apr 1829 – ) m. Amanda Dickey ( – 1864) m. Mollie Duval
        9. 9. Jerome (Egburt) Moore (24 Nov 1831 – ) m. Rebecca Litzy
        10. 10. Thomas (Benton) Moore (1834 – 1906) m. Mary (Ann) Williams (1840 – 1921) m. Isabel (H) Austin (12 Feb 1836 – 17 Jul 1859)

Peter Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1693
10 Jan 1693
Birth of Peter Dent in Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA
Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA
1757
20 Oct 1757
Age 64
Death of Peter Dent in St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA
St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1693
    Event Place: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1757
    Event Place: St George, Charles County, Maryland, USA
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