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Rebecca Dent 1770–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1770

Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 3 MAY 1848

Death Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Dent

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Joseph Davis

Children(s): Reuben Davis, Hepzibah Davis, Noble Davis, Thomas Davis, Jesse Davis, Samuel Davis, Rebecca Davis, Notley Davis, Elias Davis, Mary Davis, Joseph Davis

The story of Rebecca Dent began in 1770 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA. Rebecca Dent married Joseph Davis, and had children including Elias Davis, Hepzibah Davis, Jesse Davis, Joseph Dent Davis, Mary Ann Davis, Noble Davis, Notley Davis, Rebecca Davis, Reuben H Davis, Samuel Davis, Thomas Davis. Rebecca Dent passed away in 1848 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Dent began in 1770 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA.
  • Rebecca Dent married Joseph Davis, and had children including Elias Davis, Hepzibah Davis, Jesse Davis, Joseph Dent Davis, Mary Ann Davis, Noble Davis, Notley Davis, Rebecca Davis, Reuben H Davis, Samuel Davis, Thomas Davis.
  • Rebecca Dent passed away in 1848 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dent
1735–1790
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth None
1733–1823
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Davis
1761–1831
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Reuben Davis
1792–1868
Birth Location: Bull Run, Loudon, Virginia, USA
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Hepzibah Davis
1794–1871
Birth Location: Bull Run, Loudon, Virginia, USA
HD
Noble Davis
1796–
Birth Location: Bull Run, Loudon, Virginia, USA
ND
Thomas Davis
1798–
Birth Location: Bull Run, Loudon, Virginia, USA
TD
Jesse Davis
1800–1874
Birth Location: Bull Run, Loudon, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Davis
1803–1869
Birth Location: –
SD
Rebecca Davis
1805–1854
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Notley Davis
1807–
Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
ND
Elias Davis
1809–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Davis
1811–
Birth Location: –
MD
Joseph Davis
1814–1889
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
JD

Rebecca Dent's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Dent
1770–1848
Birth Place: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Dent
1735–1790
St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth
1733–1823
St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Dent's Descendants

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Rebecca Dent (15 JUN 1770–3 MAY 1848) m. Joseph Davis (6 APR 1761–16 SEP 1831)
  1. 1. Reuben (H.) Davis 1792–1868 m. Eleanor Dean 1796–1881
    1. 1. David Davis 1821–1907 m. Susan (Vause) Wilson 1825–1916
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis 1848–1923 m. John (Carrol) Davis 1845–1891
        1. 1. Susan (Voss) Davis 1876–1971 m. William (Howard) Broome 1869–1946
        2. 2. Hester (P.) Davis 1868–1966 m. George (Alexander) Overfield 1883–1971
        3. 3. Daisy (Dean) Davis 1870–1945 m. James (Howard) Pyles 1876–1959 m. Sanford (M.) Welton 1853–1933
        4. 4. Charles (Leslie) Davis 1873–1956 m. Etta (E.) Hott 1877–1960 m. Annie Welton 1873–1937
        5. 5. Ethel (May) Davis 1878–1952 m. William (Henry) Longdorf 1870–1961
        6. 6. Nellie (Blanche) Davis 1880–1969 m. Jonathan (W.) Baker 1851–1939
        7. 7. Wright (Wilson) Davis 1882–1958 m. Hazel (Ellen) Price 1878–1958
        8. 8. Robert (Edward Lee) Davis 1883–1961 m. Nettie (E.) Newell 1891–1975
        9. 9. Elizabeth (D.) Davis 1885– m. William (Miles) Welton 1868–1942
        10. 10. Harry (Temple) Davis 1887–1935 m. Viola (D.) Clark 1882–1929
        11. 11. Rachel (C.) Davis 1889–1909 m. Elza Barret 1882–1974
        12. 12. Eudora (Grace) Davis 1891– m. Owen (Elmer) Zinn 1886–1971
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) Davis 1850–1892 m. Thomas (Monroe) Rogers 1850–1918
        1. 1. Carl Rogers 1887–
        2. 2. Dorsey Rogers 1889–
        3. 3. Susan Rogers 1866–
        4. 4. Harry (Wesley) Rogers 1877–
      3. 3. Jonathan (Wright Wilson) Davis 1855–1919 m. Florence (Inez) Murphy 1855–1947
        1. 1. Grace Davis 1879–1971
        2. 2. Kennie (Rubin) Davis 1880–1969
        3. 3. Eltin (Florence) Davis 1883–1970
        4. 4. David (Dent) Davis 1885–1977
        5. 5. J. (Wright W.) Davis 1887–1888
        6. 6. George (Robison) Davis 1889–1962
        7. 7. Davis 1892–1892
        8. 8. Hallie (Helena) Davis 1897–1972
      4. 4. Susan (Eudora) Davis 1859–1909 m. Thornton (Cass) Dye 1852–1947
        1. 1. Herbert (Alroy) Dye 1879–1951
        2. 2. William (Wilbur Wilson) Dye 1881–1939
        3. 3. Robert (Cass) Dye 1883–1963
        4. 4. Thornton (Charles) Dye 1885–
        5. 5. David (Vause) Dye 1891–1925
      5. 5. James (William) Davis 1861–1918 m. Victoria (Regina) Carr 1862–1949
        1. 1. Grover (Cleveland) Davis 1884–1913
        2. 2. Reary (Wilson) Davis 1887–1891
        3. 3. Hazel (Margaret) Davis 1895–1897
        4. 4. Madge (Victoria) Davis 1893–1981
      6. 6. Abraham (Inskip) Davis 1865–1888
      7. 7. David (A.) Davis 1872–1905 m. Mary Brady 1882–
    2. 2. Joseph Davis 1814–1889 m. Mary Duling 1820–1864 m. Ruth (A.) Emerson 1831–
      1. 1. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Davis 1841–1854
      2. 2. William (Reuben) Davis 1844–1864
      3. 3. Robert (Wilson) Davis 1846–1854
      4. 4. Mary (Ensley) Davis 1847–1935
      5. 5. Jane (Florence) Davis 1852–1865
      6. 6. Samuel (Lawson) Davis 1852–1928
      7. 7. Harriet (Ann) Davis 1854–1854
      8. 8. Dennis (Alfred) Davis 1861–1892
      9. 9. Laura (A.) Davis 1866–
      10. 10. Stephen (Blair) Davis 1867–1949
      11. 11. Helen (Adell) Davis 1870–1935
      12. 12. Eliza (Alice) Davis 1873–
      13. 13. Rachel (Eva) Davis 1878–
    3. 3. Jane Davis 1815–1893 m. William (Henry Harrison) Dew 1818–1883
      1. 1. Reuben (Samuel) Dew 1840–1863
      2. 2. Susan (Matilda) Dew 1842–1933
      3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Dew 1844–1895
      4. 4. Rush (Hereford) Dew 1846–1913
    4. 4. Thomas (Dean) Davis 1818–1896 m. Susan (Matilda) Hook 1822–1880
      1. 1. Keziah (Eleanor) Davis 1842–
      2. 2. James (Reuben) Davis 1844–
      3. 3. John (E.) Davis 1846–
      4. 4. Matilda (Jane) Davis 1847–1890
      5. 5. Hannah Davis 1850–
      6. 6. Isaac (Hook) Davis 1850–
      7. 7. Anneta Davis 1852–
    5. 5. John (Edmond) Davis 1819–1822
    6. 6. Dennis Davis 1824–1862 m. Martha (Ann) Purget 1833–1904
      1. 1. Amelia (Alice) Davis 1854–1854
      2. 2. Jasper (Sewell) Davis 1856–1857
      3. 3. William (Reuben) Davis 1857–1867
      4. 4. Sidney (Eleanor) Davis 1860–
    7. 7. Susan (Rebecca) Davis 1825–1909 m. David (Gipson) Duling 1830–1865
      1. 1. Samuel (Reuben) Duling 1863–1864
      2. 2. Susan (Jane Gipson) Duling 1865–1866
      3. 3. William Duling 1860–
    8. 8. William (Henry) Davis 1828–1865 m. Caroline (Ellen) Harrison 1828–
      1. 1. Francis (G.) Davis 1853–1854
      2. 2. William (Henry Harrison) Davis 1855–1880
      3. 3. Retta Davis 1857–
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis 1830–1904 m. Thomas Crawford 1823–1888
      1. 1. Laura (Alice) Crawford 1853–1943
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Crawford 1855–
      3. 3. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Crawford 1857–
      4. 4. Ida (Virginia) Crawford 1861–1942
      5. 5. Susan (May) Crawford 1861–1939
      6. 6. Annie (Lee) Crawford 1864–
      7. 7. Minnie (Luella) Crawford 1866–1950
      8. 8. Flora (May) Crawford 1869–
    10. 10. Mary (Eleanor) Davis 1833–1834
    11. 11. Reuben (Samuel) Davis 1834–1920 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Combs 1843–1871 m. Tamer (Susan) Heare 1845–1888 m. Phoebe (Lillian) Heare 1866–1905
      1. 1. Eleanor (Jane) Davis 1866–1960
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Davis 1868–1886
      3. 3. Mary (E.) Davis 1871–1871
      4. 4. Reuben (Francis) Davis 1872–1951
      5. 5. Sarah (Odwalt) Davis 1874–1935
      6. 6. Samuel (Baynard) Davis 1876–1886
      7. 7. Anstie (Richard) Davis 1881–1977
      8. 8. Elsie (Vivian) Davis 1885–1936
      9. 9. Mae (Willard) Davis 1890–1984
      10. 10. Erma (Viola) Davis 1893–1934
      11. 11. Thomas (Watson) Davis 1896–
      12. 12. David (Dent) Davis 1905–1908
      13. 13. Reuben Davis 1905–1907
    12. 12. Sarah (Virginia) Davis 1837–1925 m. John (Thomas) Odwolt 1836–1909
      1. 1. Edgar (Thomas) Odwolt 1868–1949
  2. 2. Hepzibah Davis 1794–1871 m. Jacob (Michael) Thomas 1795–1881
  3. 3. Noble Davis 1796–
    1. 1. John (Reuben) Davis 1826–1882
    2. 2. Sarah (M.) Davis 1829–
    3. 3. Mary (Ann R.) Davis 1832–
    4. 4. Catharine (M.) Davis 1835–
    5. 5. Madison (C.) Davis 1837–
  4. 4. Thomas Davis 1798– m. Ann McKee 1783–
  5. 5. Jesse Davis 1800–1874 m. Mary (Cartwright) Burroughs 1810–1874
    1. 1. Leslie (Holland) Davis 1842–1922
    2. 2. Mary (Ida) Davis 1843–1921
    3. 3. McKenney (Turner) Davis 1845–
    4. 4. Otis (Dent) Davis 1845–
    5. 5. Laura (Pinkney) Davis 1849–1938
    6. 6. Martha (Rebecca) Davis 1848–1926
  6. 6. Samuel Davis 1803–1869 m. Susan (Matilda) Sheetz 1818–1846 m. Lucinda Johnson 1814–1864
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Davis 1837–1927
    2. 2. Susan (Mary) Davis 1841–
    3. 3. Lucy (Rebecca) Davis 1844–1914
    4. 4. Edgar (Johnson) Davis 1854–1937
  7. 7. Rebecca Davis 1805–1854 m. Timothy Crosby 1799–
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Crosby 1838–
    2. 2. John Crosby 1840–
    3. 3. William Crosby 1842–
    4. 4. Susan (R.) Crosby 1844–
    5. 5. Emily Crosby 1846–
  8. 8. Notley Davis 1807–
  9. 9. Elias Davis 1809– m. Catherine Doll 1816–1844
    1. 1. Rebecca (Catherine) Davis 1835–1925
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Davis 1839–1925
    3. 3. Elizabeth Davis 1842–1913
    4. 4. Martha Davis 1848–1880
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Davis 1811–
    1. 1. Jacob (Granville) Doll 1830–
    2. 2. Rebecca (Catherine) Doll 1832–
    3. 3. Lucy (Ann) Doll 1834–
  11. 11. Joseph (Dent) Davis 1814–1889 m. Julia (A.) Muse 1819–1858
    1. 1. Lucy (Pinkney) Davis 1844–1923
    2. 2. Joseph (R.) Davis 1846–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1847–1924
    4. 4. Robert (R.) Davis 1848–
    5. 5. Laura (A. Rebecca) Davis 1850–1922
    6. 6. Edward (M.) Davis 1854–

Rebecca Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1770
15 JUN 1770
Birth of Rebecca Dent in St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
1848
3 MAY 1848
Age 78
Death of Rebecca Dent in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1770
    Event Place: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAY 1848
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
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