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William Dent 1706–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1757

Death Location: Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA

Father: Thomas (Captain)

Mother: Anne Bayne

Spouse(s): Ann Warren

Children(s): Barbary Dent, Ann Dent, Eleanor Dent, Grace Dent, Judith Dent, Warren Dent, Anne Dent, Rebecca Dent, George Dent, Mary Dent

In 1706, William Dent entered the world in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Dent Captain And Anne Bayne. In 1751, William Dent resided in Petitioners, Frederick, Maryland. William Dent married Ann Warren, and had children including Ann Dent, Anne Dent, Barbary Dent, Eleanor Dent, George Dent, Grace Dent, Judith Dent, Mary Dent, Rebecca Dent, Warren Dent. William Dent passed away in 1757 in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1706, William Dent entered the world in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas Dent Captain And Anne Bayne.
  • In 1751, William Dent resided in Petitioners, Frederick, Maryland.
  • William Dent married Ann Warren, and had children including Ann Dent, Anne Dent, Barbary Dent, Eleanor Dent, George Dent, Grace Dent, Judith Dent, Mary Dent, Rebecca Dent, Warren Dent.
  • William Dent passed away in 1757 in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Dent's Ancestors

Self
William Dent
1706–1757
Birth Place: Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Dent (Captain)
1685–1725
Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Anne Bayne
1687–1726
Piscataway Township, Prince George's Settlement, Maryland Co, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (Dent) (Colonel)
1660–1704
Hulls Neck, Westbury Manor, Maryland, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Fowke
1664–1704
Port Tobacco, Charles, Crown Colony of Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Gerard Fowke
1620–1669
Virginia Thoroughgood
1630–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Fowke
1598–1652
Mary "Bailey"
1600–1652

William Dent's Descendants

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William Dent (1706–21 Feb 1757) m. Ann Warren (Jan 1704–Jan 1771)
  1. 1. Barbary Dent 1755–1865
  2. 2. Ann Dent 1737–1786
  3. 3. Eleanor Dent 1733–1758
  4. 4. Grace Dent 1726–1794
  5. 5. Judith Dent 1731–1790
  6. 6. Warren Dent 1744–1794
  7. 7. Anne Dent 1724–1736
  8. 8. Rebecca Dent 1724–1781
  9. 9. George Dent 1750–1802
  10. 10. Mary Dent 1734–1765

William Dent's Timeline

3 Records

1706
1706
Birth of William Dent in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
1751
1751
Age 45
William Dent resided here in Petitioners, Frederick, Maryland
Petitioners, Frederick, Maryland
1757
21 Feb 1757
Age 51
Death of William Dent in Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Petitioners, Frederick, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1757
    Event Place: Port Tobacco Township, Charles Settlement, Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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