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Samuel Bentley 1719 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1719

Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 1795

Death Location: Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA

Father: Daniel Bentley

Mother: Anne Bentley

Spouse(s): Mary Weldon

Children(s): Samuel Bentley, John Bentley, Ann Bentley, William Bentley, Alice Bentley, Joel Bentley

The story of Samuel Bentley Capt. began in 1719 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Samuel Bentley Capt. married Mary Efford Weldon, and had children including Samuel Bentley, John Bentley, Ann Bentley, William Weldon Bentley, Alice "Alsey" Bentley, Joel Bentley. Samuel Bentley Capt. passed away in 1795 in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Bentley Capt. began in 1719 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Bentley Capt. married Mary Efford Weldon, and had children including Samuel Bentley, John Bentley, Ann Bentley, William Weldon Bentley, Alice "Alsey" Bentley, Joel Bentley.
  • Samuel Bentley Capt. passed away in 1795 in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Bentley
1690 – 1788
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Anne Bentley
1695 – 1791
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Weldon
1720 – 1780
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia
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Children(s)

Samuel Bentley
1740 – 1795
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Bentley
1741 – 1770
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Ann Bentley
1741 –
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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William Bentley
1754 – 1823
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Alice Bentley
1755 – 1878
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Joel Bentley
1765 – 1838
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Samuel Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Bentley
1719 – 1795
Birth Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Bentley
1690 – 1788
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Anne (Barbara (Miller)) Bentley
1695 – 1791
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1660 – 1721
England
Elizabeth Hanson
1660 – 1721
Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Capt. (John) Miller
1667 – 1743
Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, United States
Mical ("Michelle") Christopher
1672 – 1710
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bentley
1640 – 1720
Sara Litchfield
1640 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1608 – 1666
Mary Betts
1607 – 1672
James Leithfield
1608 – 1666
Mary Goodwin
1602 – 1675

Samuel Bentley's Descendants

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Samuel Bentley (30 Dec 1719 – 23 Apr 1795) m. Mary (Efford) Weldon (abt 1720 – 21 Jun 1780)
  1. 1. Samuel Bentley (1740 – 1795)
  2. 2. John Bentley (1741 – 23 Sep 1770)
  3. 3. Ann Bentley (30 Nov 1741 – )
  4. 4. William (Weldon) Bentley (1754 – Nov 1823)
  5. 5. Alice ("Alsey") Bentley (1755 – 17 Oct 1878)
  6. 6. Joel Bentley (c. 1765 – c. 1838) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Faucett (1760 – 1810)
    1. 1. William Bentley (22 Mar 1781 – 29 Oct 1847) m. Mary (Polly) Whitlock (1774 – 18 Oct 1851)
      1. 1. Sarah Bentley (1801 – 1870)
      2. 2. Mary Bentley (1803 – )
      3. 3. Samuel (W) Bentley (14 Aug 1804 – 1860)
      4. 4. James Bentley (1807 – 28 Mar 1841)
      5. 5. Turner (Richard) Bentley (1810 – 1856) m. Mary (Jane) Brandon (22 Nov 1796 – 1849) m. Rachel (Adeline) Whiteside (1828 – 1 Jun 1879)
        1. 1. Edna Bentley (1 Aug 1831 – 1880)
        2. 2. Elbina Bentley (1832 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (A.) Bentley (1834 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Jane) Bentley (7 Feb 1836 – 29 Mar 1915) m. Wm (M) Johnson
        5. 5. John Bentley (1841 – )
        6. 6. James (Taylor) Bentley (9 December 1849 – 18 Jul 1915)
        7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Bentley (08 Aug 1851 – 24 Jul 1918) m. Jeanette Dixon m. Elizabeth (Clara) Bentley (7 August 1872 – 20 December 1946)
        8. 8. Richard Bentley (4 May 1853 – 11 Sep 1854)
        9. 9. William (Charles "Billy") Bentley (1 Apr 1855 – 1933)
        10. 10. Mary (Ann) Bentley (27 May 1856 – 29 Sep 1891)
      6. 6. Mary (Polly Faucett) Bentley (1813 – 1850)
      7. 7. William (Jackson) Bentley (18 Apr 1815 – Dec 1912)
      8. 8. Letty (Jane) Bentley (1818 – )
      9. 9. Lucinda Bentley (7 Aug 1820 – 1 Jun 1859)
    2. 2. Anna Bentley (Abt. 1805 – bef 1839)
    3. 3. James Bentley (Abt. 1807 – 28 Mar 1841)
    4. 4. Sarah ("Sally") Bentley (Abt. 1807 – 25 Feb 1881)
    5. 5. Henry Bentley (Abt. 1807 – Abt. 1850)
    6. 6. Mary Bentley
    7. 7. Freeman Bentley
    8. 8. Jane Bentley
    9. 9. Aruna Bentley

Samuel Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1719
30 Dec 1719
Birth of Samuel Bentley Capt. in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1795
23 Apr 1795
Age 76
Death of Samuel Bentley Capt. in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1719
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
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