Ambrose C Bentley b May 1815 Rowan Co NC d 20 Jun 1901 (gravestone marker gives 1902 as dod); buried Old Bethel Cemetery, Black Oak Ridge Road near Vashti, Alexander Co NC; military service, appointed 2nd Lt NC Militia by Governor Charles Manly 15 Oct 1849; s/o James Martin Bentley and Elizabeth Laws. Ambrose C Bentley m. Rachel Bentley b 11 Jun 1811 d 1 Oct 1900 Alexander Co NC d/o Esquire "Squire" Bentley and Sarah "Sally" Hines. Children of Ambrose C Bentley and Rachel Bentley;

1. Mary Adeline Bentley b 1845 m. 11 Mar 1869 to James St Clair b about 1845 NC. Children of Mary Adeline Bentley and James St Clair;

i. Lottie St Clair b about 1866

ii. John Carlton St Clair b about 1868

iii. Sid St Clair b about 1870

2. Martha Bentley b 11 Aug 1847 Alexander Co NC d 31 Mar 1924 Alexander Co NC m. 11 Mar 1869 at the home of Ambrose Bentley, Alexander Co NC to John Wilson Childers b 1847 Alexander Co NC. Children of Martha Bentley and John Wilson Childers;

i. James Marion Childers b 30 Sep 1869 Alexander Co NC

ii. Rispie Clementine Childers b 8 Jul 1871 Alexander Co NC

iii. Lettie Octavia Childers b 14 Oct 1873 Alexander Co NC

iv. William Alonzo Childers b 26 Aug 1875 Alexander Co NC

v. Noah Alexander Childers b 7 May 1879 Alexander Co NC

vi. Charlie Childers b 29 Dec 1880

vii. Carlie Childers b 20 Dec 1885 Alexander Co NC

3. John Carlton Bentley b 26 Jul 1850 Alexander Co NC d 1 Aug 1918 Alexander Co NC m. 1883 to Julia L Brown b Sept 1859 Alexander Co NC. Children of John Carlton Bentley and Julia L Brown;

i. Minnie A. Bentley b Jun 1885

ii. Ambrose Thornton Bentley b Jan 1887

iii. Luther David Bentley b 12 May 1889

iv. Christy Charles Bentley b 3 Aug 1891

v. Alba J. Bentley b Jul 1893

vi. Martha Annie Bentley b 18 Jun 1896 m. John Wilson Childers. Child; I. William Alonzo Childers m. Luna Vilinney Carson; (8 children).