John Quiller Bentley Sr and
Margaret Peggy Hamilton
John Quiller Bentley Sr b 1793 Rowan Co NC d 3 Jul 1853; s/o Daniel Bentley and Nancy Lewis. John Q Bentley m. 18 Feb 1819 Floyd Co KY to Margaret Peggy Hamilton b 1797 d 1 Jan 1841; d/o Thomas Hamilton and Ann Martin. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of John Q Bentley and Margaret Peggy Hamilton;
1. Esquire Squire Bentley b 1821; m. 24 Oct 1850 Letcher Co KY to Mary Polly Holbrook b 1827 Perry Co KY d 11 Apr 1854; d/o William B Holbrook and Sarah Sally Adams. Esquire Bentley m. 8 Feb 1857 to (2) Thursa Whitaker.
2. Thomas Bentley b 1825; m. 18 Aug 1848 Letcher Co KY to Dulcena Johnson b 14 Aug 1830 Pike Co KY; d/o William Varner Billy Johnson Jr and Matilda Tillie Mullins.
3. Daniel Bentley b 1823 d about 1862; m. 25 Jul 1843 to Marinda Ramey b 1823 KY d about 1892; d/o Moses Mosie Ramey and Tabitha Fuller. Marinda Ramey m. 10 Oct 1865 Letcher Co KY to William Quillen. William Quillen m. 19 Oct 1843 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Yonts b 1828 KY d about 1865 Letcher Co KY; d/o William Yonts and Levisa Unknown.
4. Samuel Bentley.
5. Martha Bentley b 1834; m. 6 May 1852 to Reuben Steele.
6. Mary Ann Polly Pop Bentley b 12 Mar 1830 d 27 Jan 1902; m. 15 Aug 1847 to John Henry Mullins b 22 Nov 1825 Burke Co (now Yancy Co) NC d 17 Dec 1902; s/o John Holly Creek John Mullins and Olive Ollie Cox.
7. Benjamin Bentley b 1838 d 1890; buried Reynolds Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY; m. Elizabeth Reynolds b 1839 d 1875; buried Reynolds Cemetery, Seco, Letcher Co KY; d/o Noah Milburn Reynolds and Mary Chaney Stone. Benjamin Bentley m. 5 Jun 1884 Letcher Co KY to Rebecca Holcomb b 1855 KY; d/o Joseph Holcomb and Lettisha Day.
8. John Quiller Bentley Jr b 1828 d 20 Oct 1910 Letcher Co KY; m. 5 Jun 1868 to Lucinda Thacker b 18 Jan 1852 d 4 Apr 1910.