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William Dent 1660–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1660

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: abt. 1704

Death Location: Charles County, Maryland

Father: Judge Dent

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fowke

Children(s): William Dent, Gerrard Dent

William Dent was born in 1660 in Maryland, the child of Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson. In 1696, William Dent resided in Petitioners, Charles County, MD. William Dent married Elizabeth Fowke, and had children including Gerrard Dent, Thomas Dent, William Dent. William Dent passed away in 1704 in Charles County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • William Dent was born in 1660 in Maryland, the child of Judge Thomas Dent And Rebecca Wilkinson.
  • In 1696, William Dent resided in Petitioners, Charles County, MD.
  • William Dent married Elizabeth Fowke, and had children including Gerrard Dent, Thomas Dent, William Dent.
  • William Dent passed away in 1704 in Charles County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dent's Ancestors

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William Dent
1660–1704
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Judge Thomas Dent
1630–1676
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Wilkinson
1634–1726
Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Grandparents
Rev (William Wilkinson) XXX
1612–1663
Cookham, Berkshire, England
Naomi (Hughes) XXX
1616–1650
North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dent's Descendants

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William Dent (abt 1660–abt. 1704) m. Elizabeth Fowke (1664–17 February 1704)
  1. 1. William Dent 1687–1695
  2. 2. Gerrard Dent 1688–

William Dent's Timeline

3 Records

1660
abt 1660
Birth of William Dent in Maryland
Maryland
1696
1696
Age 36
William Dent resided here in Petitioners, Charles County, MD
Petitioners, Charles County, MD
1704
abt. 1704
Age 44
Death of William Dent in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1660
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5874.019; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Petitioners, Charles County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt. 1704
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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