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Samuel Bentley Capt. 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): Joel Bentley, Ann Bentley, John Bentley, Samuel Bentley, William Bentley, Alice 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 Alice Alsey Bentley, Ann Bentley, Joel Bentley, John Bentley, Samuel Bentley, William Weldon 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 Alice Alsey Bentley, Ann Bentley, Joel Bentley, John Bentley, Samuel Bentley, William Weldon 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)

Joel Bentley
1765–1838
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ann Bentley
1741–
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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John Bentley
1741–1770
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Samuel Bentley
1740–1795
Birth Location: 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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Samuel Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Samuel Capt.
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 Jr
1640–1720
Sara Litchfield
1640–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Goodwin
1608–1666
Mary Bentley
1607–1672
James Leithfield
1608–1666
Mary Goodwin
1602–1675

Samuel Capt.'s Descendants

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Samuel (Bentley) Capt. (30 Dec 1719–23 Apr 1795) m. Mary (Efford) Weldon (abt 1720–21 Jun 1780)
  1. 1. Joel Bentley 1765–1838 m. Sarah ((Sally)) Faucett 1760–1810
    1. 1. William Bentley 1781–1847 m. Mary (Polly) Whitlock 1774–1851
      1. 1. Turner (Richard) Bentley 1810–1856 m. Rachel (Adeline) Whiteside 1828–1879 m. Mary (Jane) Brandon 1796–1849
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Bentley 1851–1918 m. Elizabeth (Clara) Bentley 1872–1946
        2. 2. James (Taylor) Bentley 1849–1915
        3. 3. William (Charles "Billy") Bentley 1855–1933
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Bentley 1856–1891
        5. 5. Richard Bentley 1853–1854
        6. 6. Edna Bentley 1831–1880
        7. 7. Elbina Bentley 1832–
        8. 8. Sarah (A.) Bentley 1834–
        9. 9. Mary (Jane) Bentley 1836–1915
        10. 10. John Bentley 1841–
      2. 2. Lucinda Bentley 1820–1859
      3. 3. Sarah Bentley 1801–1870
      4. 4. Mary Bentley 1803–
      5. 5. Samuel (W) Bentley 1804–1860
      6. 6. James Bentley 1807–1841
      7. 7. Mary (Polly Faucett) Bentley 1813–1850
      8. 8. William (Jackson) Bentley 1815–1912
      9. 9. Letty (Jane) Bentley 1818–
    2. 2. James Bentley 1807–1841
    3. 3. Anna Bentley 1805–1839
    4. 4. Sarah ("Sally") Bentley 1807–1881
    5. 5. Henry Bentley 1807–1850
  2. 2. Ann Bentley 1741–
  3. 3. John Bentley 1741–1770
  4. 4. Samuel Bentley 1740–1795
  5. 5. William (Weldon) Bentley 1754–1823
  6. 6. Alice ("Alsey") Bentley 1755–1878

Samuel Capt.'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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