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William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort 1809–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1809

Birth Location: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1869

Death Location: Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Judge Bent

Mother: Mary Kerr

Spouse(s): Owl Bent, Island Cheyenne, Yellow Woman

Children(s): George Bent, Charles Bent, Mary Bent, Robert Bent, Julia Bent, Charles Bent

William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort was born in 1809 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA, the child of Judge Silas Bent And Mary Taylor Martha Kerr. William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort married Island A Southern Cheyenne, Owl Woman Mis Stan Sta Bent, Yellow Woman, and had children including Charles Charley White Hat Pe Ki Ree Bent, Charles Bent, George Beaver Tsetchestahase Cheyenne Ho My Ike Bent, Julia Walking Woman Tsetchestahase Cheyenne Um Ah Bent, Mary E Kiazesa Washee Ho Ka Bent, Robert Octavi Wee His Bent. William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort passed away in 1869 in Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

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  • William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort was born in 1809 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA, the child of Judge Silas Bent And Mary Taylor Martha Kerr.
  • William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort married Island A Southern Cheyenne, Owl Woman Mis Stan Sta Bent, Yellow Woman, and had children including Charles Charley White Hat Pe Ki Ree Bent, Charles Bent, George Beaver Tsetchestahase Cheyenne Ho My Ike Bent, Julia Walking Woman Tsetchestahase Cheyenne Um Ah Bent, Mary E Kiazesa Washee Ho Ka Bent, Robert Octavi Wee His Bent.
  • William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort passed away in 1869 in Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America.

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William Fort's Ancestors

Self
William Fort
1809–1869
Birth Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA
Parents
Judge Silas Bent
1768–1887
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Taylor "Martha") Kerr
1778–1833
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Elijah) Bent
1744–1818
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hopestill Bent
1672–1725
Elizabeth Browne-Bent
1677–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Wayhill
1629–1678
Elizabeth Ollemar
1628–1704

William Fort's Descendants

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William (Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's) Fort (23 May 1809–19 May 1869) m. Owl (Woman Mis-Stan-Sta) Bent (1810–07 Jul 1847) m. Island (a Southern) Cheyenne (Abt 1822–23 Aug 1865) m. Yellow Woman (1825–16 Aug 1865)
  1. 1. George ("Beaver" Tsetchestahase (Cheyenne) Ho-my-ike) Bent 1843–1918 m. Magpie (Woman black kettle Southern) Cheyenne 1836–1886 m. Standing (Out (ME-E-Yoh)) Bent 1857–1945 m. Kiowa (Tsetchestahase & Cheyenne) Woman 1851–1913
    1. 1. Ada (Bent) (White) 1918–2000
    2. 2. Robert ("Bird ") Bent 1870–
    3. 3. Ada Bent 1867–1910
    4. 4. Charles (W "Charley") Bent 1876–1910
    5. 5. Victoria ("Naachitz") Bent 1894–
    6. 6. Amos ("Pinomesa") Bent 1890–
    7. 7. Lucile ("Lucy") Bent 1895–1988
    8. 8. Daisy Bent 1889–1962
    9. 9. Mary ("Mo-ka-a") Bent 1879–1941
    10. 10. Amos ('Pi-no-me-sa') Bent 1891–1911
    11. 11. William (Henry "Mah-do-neh") Bent 1885–1957
    12. 12. Neal Bent 1886–1962
    13. 13. Charlie Bent 1879–1910
    14. 14. George (W) Bent 1878–1917
    15. 15. Julia (Am-E-Yoh-Nah Cheyenne Kiowa Nations) Bent 1879–1925
    16. 16. Nellie Bent 1882–1956
    17. 17. Victoria ("Naachitz") Bent 1894–
    18. 18. George (B) Bent 1887–1917
  2. 2. Charles ("Charley" "White Hat" Pe-ki-ree) Bent 1845–1867
  3. 3. Mary (E. Kiazesa Washee (Ho-Ka)) Bent 1838–1878 m. Robison (Malory) Moore 1832–1894
    1. 1. Agnes (B) Moore 1872–1916 m. John (F) Monroe 1868– m. Robert (Henry (Harry)) Bailey 1874–
      1. 1. Robert (F (Robison)) Monroe 1894–1967
    2. 2. William (Bent) Moore 1862–1896
    3. 3. George (T.) Moore 1864–1901
    4. 4. Nellie (Henrietta) Moore 1867–1946 m. John (Henry) Davies 1870–1941
      1. 1. Bent Davies 1893–1938
      2. 2. Mary (Moore) Davies 1895–
    5. 5. Daisy (Mattie) Moore 1870–1943
    6. 6. Ada (M.) Moore 1861–1941
  4. 4. Robert ("Octavi-Wee-His") Bent 1841–1889
  5. 5. Julia ("Walking Woman" Tsetchestahase (Cheyenne) Um-ah) Bent 1847–1932
  6. 6. Charles Bent 1849–1868

William Fort's Timeline

2 Records

1809
23 May 1809
Birth of William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA
1869
19 May 1869
Age 60
Death of William Wells "Little white Man" and Col. Bent Bent Owner Bent's Fort, NewBent's Fort- Sub Chief For CHEYENNE TRIBE, William's Fort in Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America
Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1809
    Event Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, (Louisiana Territory) Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1869
    Event Place: Bent County, CO or Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America

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