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Samuel Gentry 1748–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Gentry

Mother: Mary Shelton

Spouse(s): Agnes Brooks, Sarah Gentry

Children(s): Mary Creed, Agnes Gentry, Arthur Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, George Gentry, George Gentry, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Matthew Gentry, Matthew Gentry, Nancy Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Sarah Gentry, Shelton Gentry, Shelton Gentry, Susannah Gentry, Thomas Gentry, William Gentry, Matthew Gentry, Joseph Gentry, James Gentry, Agnes Phillips, Nancy Anderson, William Gentry, George Gentry, Shelton Gentry

The story of Samuel Gentry began in 1748 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America. Samuel Gentry married Agnes Or Nancy Brooks, Sarah Brock Brooks Gentry, and had children including Agnes Gentry, Agnes Gentry Phillips, Arthur Atha Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, George Gentry, George William Gentry, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mary Gentry Matthew Creed, Matthew Gentry, Nancy Agems Gentry Anderson, Nancy Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Sarah Gentry, Shelton Gentry, Shelton Gentry 17941833 Gentry, Susannah Gentry, Thomas Gentry, William Gentry. Samuel Gentry passed away in 1816 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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  • The story of Samuel Gentry began in 1748 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Samuel Gentry married Agnes Or Nancy Brooks, Sarah Brock Brooks Gentry, and had children including Agnes Gentry, Agnes Gentry Phillips, Arthur Atha Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, George Gentry, George William Gentry, James Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Mary Gentry Matthew Creed, Matthew Gentry, Nancy Agems Gentry Anderson, Nancy Gentry, Samuel Gentry, Sarah Gentry, Shelton Gentry, Shelton Gentry 17941833 Gentry, Susannah Gentry, Thomas Gentry, William Gentry.
  • Samuel Gentry passed away in 1816 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Samuel Gentry's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Gentry
1748–1816
Birth Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph G Gentry
1728–1813
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary ("Agnes") Shelton
1732–1826
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ann Allen
1701–1796
St Pauls Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Gentry's Descendants

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Samuel Gentry (1748–1816) m. Agnes (or Nancy) Brooks (1752–1787) m. Sarah (Brock\Brooks) Gentry (1750–1800)
  1. 1. Mary (Gentry Matthew) Creed 1760–1825
  2. 2. Agnes Gentry 1778–1853
  3. 3. Arthur (Atha) Gentry 1797–1860
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gentry 1800–1864
  5. 5. George (William) Gentry 1781–1853
  6. 6. George Gentry 1781–1875
  7. 7. James Gentry 1778–1840
  8. 8. Joseph Gentry 1776–1856 m. Rhoda Gentry 1784–1851
    1. 1. Dicie (Gentry) Blackford 1806–1870
    2. 2. Benjamin (Virgil) Gentry 1813–1887
    3. 3. Joseph Gentry 1823–1847
    4. 4. Agnes Gentry 1815–1840
    5. 5. Hannah (Gentry) Sandefur 1828–1847
    6. 6. Nancy (Gentry) Petty 1820–
    7. 7. Samuel Gentry 1804–1865
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Gentry) Petty 1818–1876
    9. 9. Sallie (Gentry) Hoover 1808–1841
    10. 10. Massie Gentry 1801–
    11. 11. James Gentry 1811–1852
  9. 9. Matthew Gentry 1773–1870
  10. 10. Matthew Gentry 1800–1887
  11. 11. Nancy Gentry 1785–1864
  12. 12. Samuel Gentry 1804–1778
  13. 13. Sarah Gentry 1791–1834
  14. 14. Shelton Gentry 1788–1833
  15. 15. Shelton Gentry 1793–1833
  16. 16. Susannah Gentry 1798–1872
  17. 17. Thomas Gentry 1792–1830
  18. 18. William Gentry 1786–1845
  19. 19. Matthew Gentry 1774–
  20. 20. Joseph Gentry 1776–1856
  21. 21. James Gentry 1778–1840
  22. 22. Agnes (Gentry) Phillips 1778–1852
  23. 23. Nancy (Agems Gentry) Anderson 1785–1864
  24. 24. William Gentry 1786–1845
  25. 25. George Gentry 1788–1875
  26. 26. Shelton (Gentry 1794–1833) Gentry 1794–1833

Samuel Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Samuel Gentry in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
1816
1816
Age 68
Death of Samuel Gentry in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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