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William Gentry 1735–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Gentry

Mother: Sarah Brooks

Spouse(s): Sallie Craiggy, Lucy Claiborne

Children(s): Frances Green, Claiborne Gentry, Elsie Gentry, Lucy Gentry, Mary Gentry, Richard Gentry

William Gentry was born in 1735 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of David Gentry And Sarah Brooks. William Gentry married Lucy Claiborne, Sallie Craiggy, and had children including Claiborne Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, Elsie Gentry, Frances Fanny Gentry Green, Lucy Gentry, Mary Gentry, Richard Gentry, Sarah Gentry. William Gentry passed away in 1789 in Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Gentry was born in 1735 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of David Gentry And Sarah Brooks.
  • William Gentry married Lucy Claiborne, Sallie Craiggy, and had children including Claiborne Gentry, Elizabeth Gentry, Elsie Gentry, Frances Fanny Gentry Green, Lucy Gentry, Mary Gentry, Richard Gentry, Sarah Gentry.
  • William Gentry passed away in 1789 in Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gentry's Ancestors

Self
William Gentry
1735–1789
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Gentry
1707–1765
New Kent, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sarah Brooks
1701–1765
Grandparents
Nicholas (Gentry I DAR #A044139 (Colonial) Dames)
1655–1736
Richard Brooks
1674–
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Caine
1678–1732
Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Younger
1627–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL MIDDLE
1585–1652
Elizabeth *
1587–1652

William Gentry's Descendants

1.
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William Gentry (1735–1789) m. Sallie Craiggy (1738–1775) m. Lucy Claiborne (1735–1785)
  1. 1. Frances (Fanny GENTRY -) Green 1762–1860
  2. 2. Claiborne Gentry 1761–1835
  3. 3. Elsie Gentry 1768–1843
  4. 4. Lucy Gentry 1767–1807
  5. 5. Mary Gentry 1771–
  6. 6. Richard Gentry 1773–1831

William Gentry's Timeline

6 Records

1735
1735
Birth of William Gentry in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
1735
1735
Birth of William Gentry in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1759
1759
Age 24
William Gentry was married in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1789
1789
Age 54
Death of William Gentry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1789
1789
Age 54
Death of William Gentry in W Carolina
W Carolina
1789
1789
Age 54
Death of William Gentry in Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 320
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 320
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: W Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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