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WILLIAM Bentley 1632 – 1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1632

Birth Location: Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1666

Death Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Bentley

Mother: Anne Hurst

Spouse(s): Lady Watterworth

Children(s): JOHN Bentley

In 1632, WILLIAM Bentley entered the world in Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Bentley and Anne Hurst. WILLIAM Bentley married Lady Sarah Watterworth, and had children including JOHN Bentley. WILLIAM Bentley passed away in 1666 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1632, WILLIAM Bentley entered the world in Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Bentley and Anne Hurst.
  • WILLIAM Bentley married Lady Sarah Watterworth, and had children including JOHN Bentley.
  • WILLIAM Bentley passed away in 1666 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Bentley
1605 – 1643
Birth Location: Oakenshaw Yorkshire England
RB
Anne Hurst
1600 – 1643
Birth Location: Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Watterworth
1630 –
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
LW

Children(s)

JOHN Bentley
1652 – 1737
Birth Location: Calverley Parish, West Riding, York, England
JB

WILLIAM Bentley's Ancestors

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WILLIAM Bentley
1632 – 1666
Birth Place: Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Bentley
1605 – 1643
Oakenshaw Yorkshire England
Anne Hurst
1600 – 1643
Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Martin (or Martyn) BENTLEY
1579 – 1648
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Margerett Hirst
1580 – 1632
Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England
William (Henry) Hurste
1573 – 1637
Leckhampstead, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Northour
1554 – 1636
Isabella Brodley
1555 – 1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward\Edwardus Bentley
1529 – 1592
Alicia Hardye
1535 – 1582
Major Morton
1520 – 1557
Isabella Pokecroft
1520 – 1576

WILLIAM Bentley's Descendants

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WILLIAM Bentley (15 Jan 1632 – 21 Mar 1666) m. Lady (Sarah) Watterworth (abt 1630 – )
  1. 1. JOHN Bentley (24 Jan 1652 – abt 1737) m. Mary ((Martha)) Hudson (30 Dec 1660 – 1734)
    1. 1. Ellen Bentley (15 Nov 1685 – abt 1745) m. William (Bakes) I (10 Apr 1681 – 3 Jan 1745)
      1. 1. Charlotte ("Anne") Bakes (APR. 7 1706 – 1770)
        1. 1. William (Tunwell) Vest (1735 – Dec 1812) m. Lucretia ("Lucy") Alford (27 Mar 1736 – Jul 1812)

WILLIAM Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1632
15 Jan 1632
Birth of WILLIAM Bentley in Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
1666
21 Mar 1666
Age 34
Death of WILLIAM Bentley in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1632
    Event Place: Birstall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1666
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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