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Richard Gentry 1788–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1788

Birth Location: Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 25 December 1837

Death Location: Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Richard Gentry

Mother: Jane Harris

Spouse(s): Nancy Hawkins

Children(s): Thomas Gentry, Dorothy Crumbaugh, Mary Gordon, Analyza Gentry, Richard Gentry, Jane Hudnall

The story of Richard Gentry began in 1788 in Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America. Richard Gentry married Nancy Ann Hawkins, and had children including Analyza Gentry, Dorothy Ann Crumbaugh, Jane Hudnall, Mary Gordon, Richard Harrison Gentry, Thomas Benton Gentry. Richard Gentry passed away in 1837 in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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  • The story of Richard Gentry began in 1788 in Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Richard Gentry married Nancy Ann Hawkins, and had children including Analyza Gentry, Dorothy Ann Crumbaugh, Jane Hudnall, Mary Gordon, Richard Harrison Gentry, Thomas Benton Gentry.
  • Richard Gentry passed away in 1837 in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Richard Gentry's Ancestors

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Richard Gentry
1788–1837
Birth Place: Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Richard Estes Gentry
1763–1843
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane (Lucy) Harris
1763–1821
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Christopher Harris
1725–1794
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Agnes McCord
1740–1815
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Harris
1696–1765
Mourning (Glen)
1702–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1669–1730
Temperance Overton
1679–1716
James II
1664–1756
Mourning Winn
1668–1756

Richard Gentry's Descendants

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Richard Gentry (25 Aug 1788–25 December 1837) m. Nancy (Ann) Hawkins (21 January 1791–18 January 1870)
  1. 1. Thomas (Benton) Gentry 1830–1906 m. Mary (Eliza) Gentry 1831–1892
    1. 1. William (Richard Gentry) Sr 1869–1959 m. Mary (Lee (Anna)) Payne 1869–1901
      1. 1. William (Richard Gentry) Jr 1897–1966 m. Elizabeth Estes 1899–1993
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gentry 1933–2017 m. Homer (Elisha) Sayad 1915–1992
      2. 2. Thomas Gentry 1907–
    2. 2. North (Todd) Gentry 1866–1944 m. Ulie (Belle) Gentry 1868–1954
  2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Crumbaugh 1816–1854
  3. 3. Mary Gordon 1825–1893
  4. 4. Analyza Gentry 1810–1879
  5. 5. Richard (Harrison) Gentry 1812–1871 m. Mary (Niel) Wyatt 1826–1887
    1. 1. Richard Gentry 1846–1916 m. Susan (Emeline) Butler 1850–1924
      1. 1. Richard (Hardin) Gentry 1878–1941 m. Jean Blythe 1885–
      2. 2. Ruth (Russell) Gentry 1880–1963 m. William (Henry) Bush 1849–1931
        1. 1. Caroline (Gentry) Bush 1909–2001 m. Frederick (Latham) Emeny 1904–1988
        2. 2. Ruth (Emily) Bush 1911–
    2. 2. Mary (Neill) Paxton 1857–1903
    3. 3. Atossa Gentry 1849–1939
    4. 4. Sarah Elston 1855–1944
    5. 5. Oliver (Perry) Gentry 1862–1921
    6. 6. Lucy (Wyatt) Ankeney 1864–1957
  6. 6. Jane Hudnall 1818–1878

Richard Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1788
25 Aug 1788
Birth of Richard Gentry in Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
1837
25 December 1837
Age 49
Death of Richard Gentry in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America
Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1788
    Event Place: Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1837
    Event Place: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Returns of Killed and Wounded in Battles, 1790-1844
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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