Moses Bentley b 1765 NC d 1827 Burke Co NC s/o Benjamin Bentley and Jane Fuller. Moses Bentley m. Mary Campbell b 1765 Wilkes Co NC d 1875 Alexander Co NC buried Bentley Cemetery, Alexander Co NC d/o Hugh Campbell and Elizabeth Greer. Children of Moses Bentley and Mary Campbell;

I. Margaret Bentley b about 1794 Iredell Co NC m. 24 Dec 1812 Burke Co NC to William Austin. Child;

1. Henrietta "Rita" Austin b 11 Sept 1841 NC d 16 Dec 1917 Alexander Co NC buried Bentley Cemetery, Alexander Co NC m. Matthew Nathan Bentley b 15 Jun 1839 NC d 22 Aug 1914 Alexander Co NC. (Nathan hung himself near his home on Barrett's Mountain. Enlisted as a Private on 17 October 1861 at the age of 22. Enlisted in Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 17 Oct 1861) buried Bentley Cemetery, Alexander Co NC s/o Joseph Bentley and Clarissa Presnell.

II. Nancy Bentley b about 1796 Iredell Co NC m. 12 Oct 1820 Burke Co NC to Henry Fisher

III. Moses Bentley b Jul 1800 Iredell Co NC d 1883 Boone Co NC m. Caroline Ann Sloop b about 1814 Cabarrus Co NC.

IV. James Bentley b 1802 NC m. Lucinda Unknown b 1805 NC

V. Drucilla Bentley b about 1807 Iredell Co NC m. Joseph Harrison b 1804 NC; m. 12 Oct 1821 Burke Co NC to (2) Edward Teague

VI. Hugh Bentley b 1808 Burke Co NC m. 21 Sept 1828 Burke Co NC to Mary Smith b

VII. Joseph Bentley b 1807 Burke Co NC d 9 Feb 1897 buried Bentley Cemetery, Alexander Co NC; enlisted Co A 7th NC Inf CSA at Mecklenburg Co 29 May 1861 age 48 years - discharged and furnished a substitute 9 Apr 1862; m. Clarissa Presnell b 1813 NC.

VIII. Benjamin S Bentley b 1812 NC d 27 Jul 1862 Prince William Co VA of disease while serving in Co A, 47th Regiment, AL; m. Sarah Unknown.

IX. Lydia Bentley b 10 Dec 1813 Burke Co NC d 29 Jun 1886 Caldwell NC buried Mt Herman Churchyard, Caldwell Co NC m. 15 Apr 1830 Burke Co NC to George Washington Raby b 17 Nov 1810 d 10 Aug 1839 buried Mt Herman Churchyard, Caldwell Co NC. Children of Lydia Bentley and George Washington Raby;

i. William Rufus Raby b 28 Mar 1831 NC d 22 Jun 1864 New Hope GA buried New Hope Church, GA

ii. James Calvin Raby b 28 Aug 1832 NC d 10 May 1898 m. Marjorey Jane Hart d/o Isaac Hart and Ruth Martin.

iii. Joseph Vinson Raby b 5 Sep 1834 NC d 29 Jul 1900 m. Martha Jane Mallory b 1844 d 12 Jun 1886; m. (2) Emma Lanandra Mallory b 1847

iv. George Washington Raby b 14 Sep 1836 NC d 9 Jul 1893 Caldwell Co NC m. Elizabeth Catherine Killian b 21 Sept 1839 NC d 1 Jul 1927 Hickory, Catawba Co NC

v. John Wesley Raby b 11 May 1838 NC d 18 Jan 1920 Runnels Co TX

Lydia Bentley m. 1840 Catawba Co NC to James Moore. Lydia Bentley m. Isaac Hart. Isaac Hart m. Ruth Martin. Child of Isaac Hart and Ruth Martin;

i. Marjorey Jane Hart m. James Calvin Raby b 28 Aug 1832 NC d 10 May 1898 s/o George Washington Raby and Lydia Bentley.

X. Mary Bentley b May 1815 Burke Co NC m. 5 Oct 1835 Wilkes Co NC to Aquilla Keller. Children;

i. Nancy Caroline Keller b Apr 1838 Burke Co NC

ii. Mary Keller

XI. Sarah Bentley b 1820 Burke Co NC

XII. Chloe Phoebe Bentley b about 1821 or

Source: Allan L Bentley abentley@bellsouth.net