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William Bentley 1576 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAY 1576

Birth Location: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1628

Death Location: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Bentley

Mother: Isabell Bamforde

Spouse(s): ALES\ALICE Roberts

Children(s): Mary Bentley

The story of William Bentley began in 1576 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England. William Bentley married ALES\ALICE Roberts, and had children including Mary Isabel Bentley. William Bentley passed away in 1628 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bentley began in 1576 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Bentley married ALES\ALICE Roberts, and had children including Mary Isabel Bentley.
  • William Bentley passed away in 1628 in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bentley's Ancestors

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William Bentley
1576 – 1628
Birth Place: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Bentley
1555 –
Ellastone, Staffordshire, , England
Isabell Bamforde
1565 – 1615
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Bentley
1530 – 1587
Staffordshire, England
Grace Stone
1530 –
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
John Bamforde
1520 – 1566
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Joone (Gerard) Bamford
1525 – 1571
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Bamforde
1492 –
Gerard Bamford
Alice Tyrrye
1520 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bentley's Descendants

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William Bentley (MAY 1576 – 1628) m. ALES\ALICE Roberts (1590 – MAR 1661)
  1. 1. Mary (Isabel) Bentley (1614 – unknown) m. Humphrey Osland (4 Jun 1615 – 27 Oct 1653)
    1. 1. Humphrey Osland (7 May 1643 – 19 Jun 1720) m. Elizabeth Hyde (4 Apr 1654 – 13 Mar 1723)
      1. 1. Elisabeth Osland (25 Jan 1668 or 25 Nov 1667 – 10 Mar 1715) m. Nathaniel (Michael) Wilson (30 Apr 1653 – 26 Dec 1721)
        1. 1. Thankful Wilson (24 Oct 1703 – 12 December 1800) m. Isaac Gleason (17 May 1706 – 1777)

William Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1576
MAY 1576
Birth of William Bentley in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
1628
1628
Age 52
Death of William Bentley in Ellastone, Staffordshire, England
Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAY 1576
    Event Place: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

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