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Richard (1755) Gentry 1755–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1755

Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1836

Death Location: Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA

Father: Nathaniel (1734)

Mother: Elizabeth Netherland

Spouse(s): Justine Hedgepeth\Hudspeth

Children(s): Othaniel Gentry, John Gentry, David Gentry, Betsy Gentry

Richard (1755) Gentry was born in 1755 in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Nathaniel 1734 Gentry 1734 And Elizabeth Netherland. In 1835, Richard (1755) Gentry resided in Kentucky, USA. Richard (1755) Gentry married Justine Hedgepeth Hudspeth, and had children including Betsy Gentry, David 1797 Gentry, John 1819 H Gentry, Othaniel Gentry, Richard Gentry. Richard (1755) Gentry passed away in 1836 in Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard (1755) Gentry was born in 1755 in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Nathaniel 1734 Gentry 1734 And Elizabeth Netherland.
  • In 1835, Richard (1755) Gentry resided in Kentucky, USA.
  • Richard (1755) Gentry married Justine Hedgepeth Hudspeth, and had children including Betsy Gentry, David 1797 Gentry, John 1819 H Gentry, Othaniel Gentry, Richard Gentry.
  • Richard (1755) Gentry passed away in 1836 in Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gentry
1755–1836
Birth Place: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathaniel (1734) Gentry (1734)
1740–1810
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Netherland
1733–1811
Cumberland, Virginia
Grandparents
Samuel (Gentry) (1683)
1692–1789
New Kent (later Hanover) Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Ann Allen
1698–
Wade Netherland
1705–1774
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Mary Lightfoot
1707–1769
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lucy Cornelius
1660–1754
Richard Allen
1680–
Robert Netherland
1683–1751
Sherwood Lightfoot
1680–1730
Ann Goodrich
1686–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Immigrant)
1634–1704
Lambertse Huybertse
1629–1702
Thomas Allen
1660–
Anne Allen
1660–
Robert Netherland
1656–1747
Sarah (Netherland)
1660–1745
Thomas Goodrich
1660–1720
Anne Sherwood
1657–1730

Richard Gentry's Descendants

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Richard ((1755)) Gentry (27 Dec 1755–13 Feb 1836) m. Justine Hedgepeth\Hudspeth (1769–1839)
  1. 1. Othaniel Gentry 1812–1870
  2. 2. John ((1819) H) Gentry 1819–
  3. 3. David ((1797)) Gentry 1797–
  4. 4. Betsy Gentry 1800–
    1. 1. Franklin Haggard 1822–

Richard Gentry's Timeline

3 Records

1755
27 Dec 1755
Birth of Richard (1755) Gentry in Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1835
1835-1850
Age 80
Richard (1755) Gentry resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1836
13 Feb 1836
Age 81
Death of Richard (1755) Gentry in Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1755
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 343
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1835-1850
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Rockcastle Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 343
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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