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Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry 1771–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 August 1852

Death Location: Knox Country, Tennessee, USA

Father: MESHACK Capt

Mother: ANN HOLCOMB

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Holcomb, Peggy Ogg

Children(s): William Gentry, Lewis Gentry, Sarah Gentry, L. Gentry, Mary Gentry

In 1771, Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, USA, born to Meshack Allen Absalom Gentry Capt And Ann A Holcomb. In 1850, Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry married Elizabeth Holcomb, Peggy Polly Ogg, and had children including L Caroline Gentry, Lewis Gentry, Mary Ann Gentry, Sarah Margaret Gentry, William E Gentry. Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry passed away in 1852 in Knox Country, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, USA, born to Meshack Allen Absalom Gentry Capt And Ann A Holcomb.
  • In 1850, Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry married Elizabeth Holcomb, Peggy Polly Ogg, and had children including L Caroline Gentry, Lewis Gentry, Mary Ann Gentry, Sarah Margaret Gentry, William E Gentry.
  • Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry passed away in 1852 in Knox Country, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Gentry's Ancestors

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Thomas Gentry
1771–1852
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
Parents
MESHACK (Allen Absalom) GENTRY Capt
1761–1846
Louisa, Virginia, USA
ANN (A) HOLCOMB
1763–1830
Surrey, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Allen (Absolom) Gentry
1725–1802
Hanover, Virginia
Capt. (James Philemon) Holcombe
1721–1804
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Walthall
1721–1790
Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Gentry's Descendants

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Thomas (Aaron Swan) Gentry (1771–2 August 1852) m. Elizabeth Holcomb (abt 1792–1836) m. Peggy (Polly) Ogg (1780–10 July 1832)
  1. 1. William (E) Gentry 1815–1869 m. Martha (L.) Hancocke 1825–1860
    1. 1. Martha (Jennie) Gentry 1857–1897 m. John (L.) Mullins 1850–1894
      1. 1. Martha (Modean Mullins) *1 1878–1975
        1. 1. Jim Nunn 1905–1979
  2. 2. Lewis Gentry 1833–1860
  3. 3. Sarah (Margaret) Gentry 1834–1848
  4. 4. L. (Caroline) Gentry 1827–1881
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Gentry 1832–1833

Thomas Gentry's Timeline

4 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA
1833
14 February 1833
Age 62
Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry was married in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 79
Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry resided here in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1852
2 August 1852
Age 81
Death of Thomas Aaron Swan Gentry in Knox Country, Tennessee, USA
Knox Country, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 339b
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 February 1833
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 339b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1852
    Event Place: Knox Country, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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