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William Peter Dent 1660 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1660

Birth Location: Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1704

Death Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas Dent

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Ann Fowke

Children(s): Peter Dent

In 1660, William Peter Dent Lt Col. entered the world in Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Dent and Rebecca Wilkinson. William Peter Dent Lt Col. married Ann Elizabeth Fowke, and had children including Peter Dent. William Peter Dent Lt Col. passed away in 1704 in Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1660, William Peter Dent Lt Col. entered the world in Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Dent and Rebecca Wilkinson.
  • William Peter Dent Lt Col. married Ann Elizabeth Fowke, and had children including Peter Dent.
  • William Peter Dent Lt Col. passed away in 1704 in Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dent
1630 – 1676
Birth Location: Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
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Rebecca Wilkinson
1633 – 1726
Birth Location: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ann Fowke
1664 – 1703
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Peter Dent
1693 – 1757
Birth Location: Nanjemoy, Charles, Maryland, USA
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William Dent's Ancestors

Self
William Dent
1660 – 1704
Birth Place: Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Dent
1630 – 1676
Guisborough, Yorkshire, England
Rebecca Wilkinson
1633 – 1726
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dent's Descendants

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William (Peter) Dent (27 Sep 1660 – 13 Feb 1704) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Fowke (1664 – 12 Feb 1703)
  1. 1. Peter Dent (10 Jan 1693 – 20 Oct 1757) m. Mary Brooke (8 Oct 1709 – 10 Jan 1779)
    1. 1. William Dent (08 Aug 1730 – 8 Mar 1805) m. Verlinda Beall (1 Jun 1730 – 1815)
      1. 1. Mollie Dent (1760 – 1804) m. James Campbell m. Smyth Moore (1752 – 1804)
        1. 1. Risdon (Dent) Moore (18 Nov 1791 – 1868) m. Mary (Ascyneth) Mitchell (1796 – 1882)

William Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1660
27 Sep 1660
Birth of William Peter Dent Lt Col. in Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
1704
13 Feb 1704
Age 44
Death of William Peter Dent Lt Col. in Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1660
    Event Place: Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
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