Benjamin S Bentley b 1812 NC d 27 Jul 1862 Prince William Co VA of disease while serving in Co A, 47th Regiment, AL; /o Moses Bentley and Mary Campbell. Benjamin S Bentley m. Sarah Unknown. Children of Benjamin S Bentley and Sarah Unknown;

i. Pickney C Bentley b 1831 NC m. 14 Mar 1857 Troup Co GA to Eliza Jane Bentley b 4 Aug 1839 Tallapoosa Co AL d/o Moses Bentley and Mary Ann Lorance. Child;

1. Mary Bentley b 1866 AL

ii. Sophia R Bentley b 27 Apr 1837 NC d 20 May 1913 m. 25 Sept 1856 Tallapoosa Co AL to William H Saxton b 1835 GA. Child;

1. John T Saxton

iii. Martin Van Buren Bentley b 1841 AL buried Carville Cemetery, Tallapoosa Co AL m. 30 Jan 1867 Tallapoosa Co AL to Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pasley b 1845 AL buried Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co AL; d/o John A Pasley. Children of Martin Van Buren Bentley and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pasley;

1. Elizer Bentley b 1867 AL

2. Sallie Bentley b 1869 AL

3. Fexie Bentley b 1881 AL

4. James A Bentley b 1882 AL

5. Mary L Bentley b 1884 AL

6. Alonzo M Bentley b 1885 AL

7. Ida E Bentley b 1886 AL

8. Melia C Bentley b 1887 AL

Martin Van Buren Bentley m. 24 Sept 1848 Chatooga Co GA to Harrett Hinton Strong b 1818 GA. Children;

1. James Warren Bentley b 1849 AL m. Jane Turner

2. Narcissa Jane Bentley b 1852 AL m. 1873 Panola Co TX to John Marion Morehead b 1849 AL s/o Male Morehead and Elizabeth Unknown.

Source: Allan L Bentley abentley@bellsouth.net