Esquire "Squire" Bentley b about 1770 d about 1851 Alexander Co NC s/o Benjamin Bentley and Jane Fuller. Esquire "Squire" Bentley m. about 1798 to Sarah "Sally" Hines b about 1775 d before 1856 d/o Henry Hines and Elizabeth Williams. Children of Esquire "Squire" Bentley and Sarah "Sally" Hines;

I. Hannah Bentley b 8 Dec 1800 NC d 9 Mar 1892 m. 15 Jan 1820 Wilkes Co NC to Thomas Bentley b 17 Feb 1805 NC d 25 Apr 1888 s/o Benjamin Bentley.

II. Elizabeth Bentley b about 1805 m. 21 Apr 1820 Wilkes Co NC to Bentley Harrison b 1798 Black Oak Ridge, Iredell Co NC. Children of Elizabeth Bentley and Bentley Harrison;

1. Margaret Harrison b about 1830

2. Franklin Harrison b about 1832

3. John William Harrison b 1833 Wilkes Co NC

4. Alfred Harrison b about 1837

III. Margaret Bentley b about 1806 m. 6 May 1828 Wilkes Co NC to Joel Kerley b about 1802. Children of Margaret Bentley and Joel Kerley;

1. Sally Kerley b 1834

2. William Riley Kerley b 1836

3. James Nelson Kerley b 1839 Alexander Co NC

4. Squire Pinkney "King" Kerley b 1842 NC

5. Rachel kerley b 1845

6. Dovey Kerley b 1847 NC

7. Joel Kerley b 1849

8. Mary Kerley b 1852

IV. Rachel Bentley b 11 Jun 1811 d 1 Oct 1900 Alexander Co NC m. Ambrose C Bentley b May 1815 Rowan Co NC d 20 Jun 1901 (gravestone marker gives 1902 as dod); buried Old Bethel Cemetery, Black Oak Ridge Road near Vashti, Alexander Co NC; military service, appointed 2nd Lt NC Militia by Governor Charles Manly 15 Oct 1849; s/o James Martin Bentley and Elizabeth Laws.

V. Jane Bentley b about 1812

VI. Benjamin H Bentley b 1814 NC d 1864 NC 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?).

VII. William Bentley b 1814 NC m. Mary "Polly" Campbell b about 1816 NC. Children of William Bentley and Mary "Polly" Campbell;

1. Sena Bentley b about 1845 NC

2. Serena Bentley b 1846 NC

3. Caroline Bentley b about 1847 NC m. Male St Clair. Children; i. Franklin St Clair b about 1868 ii. William St Clair b about 1871 iii. Arthur St Clair b about 1875

4. Squire Bentley b about 1849 NC

5. Martha Bentley b about 1856 NC

VIII. Martin Bentley b 1815 NC d about 1850 NC m. 27 Mar 1834 Wilkes Co NC to Nancy Freeman b 1816 NC d/o Male Freeman and Mary Unknown. Children; 1. Mary Bentley b about 1836 2. Henry Bentley b about 1842

IX. Mary "Polly" Bentley b 1818 d 1897 m. William "Billy" Sifford b about 1823

X. Squire Bentley b 1821 NC d about 1865 m. Frances "Fanny" Davis b 28 May 1822 NC d 25 Jul 1916 Alexander Co NC age 94 years, 1 month, 28 days; buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alexander Co NC; d/o Jerry Davis and Catherine Eads.