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

1. 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 of Pickney C Bentley and Eliza Jane Bentley;

i. Mary Bentley b 1866 AL

2. 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 of William H Saxton and Sophia R Bentley;

i. John T Saxton

3. 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;

i. Elizer Bentley b 1867 AL

ii. Sallie Bentley b 1869 AL

iii. Fexie Bentley b 1881 AL

iv. James A Bentley b 1882 AL

v. Mary L Bentley b 1884 AL

vi. Alonzo M Bentley b 1885 AL

vii. Ida E Bentley b 1886 AL

viii. Melia C Bentley b 1887 AL

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

i. James Warren Bentley b 1849 AL; m. Jane Turner

ii. 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