Benjamin H Bentley b 1814 NC d 1864 NC, s/o Esquire "Squire" Bentley and Sarah "Sally" Hines. Benjamin H Bentley m. Mary "Polly" Davis b about 1815 NC d 25 Jul 1916 Alexander Co NC buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alexander Co NC d/o Jerry Davis and Nancy Madcap (Metcalf?). Children of Benjamin H Bentley and Mary "Polly" Davis;

1. William Rufus Bentley b 1840 NC m. Rachel Oldham died soon after their marriage. William Rufus Bentley m. (2) Louisa Ellen Bentley b 1 Aug 1855 Letcher Co KY d/o Solomon Davis Bentley and Mary Jane Bentley. Louisa Ellen Bentley m. 24 Feb 1892 Letcher Co KY to John Vent Bentley b 1828 KY d 6 Aug 1895 Letcher Co KY s/o Benjamin Bentley and Elizabeth "Betsy" Crase. John Vent Bentley m. 1850 to Anna Potter b 1831 KY d 13 Sept 1901 Pike Co KY d/o Benjamin Potter and Susannah Hollingsworth.

2. Henry Henderson Bentley b 1843 NC m. 15 Oct 1870 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA to Jerusha Elkins b 1846 VA. Children of Henry Henderson Bentley and Jerusha Elkins;

i. Mary J Bentley b 1869

ii. Robert L Bentley b 1874

iii. Laura E Bentley b about 1876

3. Newton Thomas Bentley b 1845 NC m. 9 Sept 1873 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA to Jeanette Wells b 1855 Lee Co VA. Children;

i. Horace Greely Bentley 3 Apr 1874 VA

ii. Adolphus Partee Bentley b 8 May 1877 Wise Co VA m. Bertie Verta Legg b about 1833 VA.

iii. John F Bentley b 28 Jul 1882 VA m. 15 Jul 1903 Wise Co VA to Lillie Fields

iv. Martha J Bentley b Jul 1885 VA m. 25 Oct 1902 Wise Co VA to Isom A Wells; Martha J Bentley m. 17 Nov 1906 Wise Co VA to Henry A Spears

v. Mary A Bentley b Oct 1889 VA

4. George Bentley b 1849 NC

5. Squire Benjamin Martin Bentley b 15 Nov 1849 d 11 Mar 1903 m. 8 Sept 1870 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA to Virginia Elizabeth Wells b 25 Jul 1854 VA d 8 Dec 1917; d/o David Wells and Nancy Jane Elkins.

6. David Bentley b 1855

7. Nancy Catherine Bentley b 1857 m. James Chandler