Descendants of Thomas Sr. Bentley

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  THOMAS SR.1 BENTLEY was born 1690 in England.  He married MARY BEASLEY, daughter of SAMUEL BEASLEY.  She was born 1695 in Virginia.

 

Child of THOMAS BENTLEY and MARY BEASLEY is:

2.                i.    THOMAS JR.2 BENTLEY, b. 1729, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1820, North Carolina.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  THOMAS JR.2 BENTLEY (THOMAS SR.1) was born 1729 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1820 in North Carolina.  He married HANNAH THOMAS 1746.  She was born 1725, and died 1788.

 

Notes for THOMAS JR. BENTLEY:

 The earliest record of Thomas Bentley, an early settler of Rowan (now Davie) County,

 North Carolina is found in the 1768 Rowan County, North Carolina List of Taxables of

 Morgan Bryan's District. Here he and his son, Benjamin, are listed separately at one poll

 each. Thomas was born about 1725. In the 1778 Rowan County Tax List he is listed as

 "Thomas Bentley junr" indicating that his father may have been named Thomas Bentley.

 According to family tradition these Bentleys or their ancestor had migrated to North

 Carolina from Virginia, but it is not known where Thomas Jr. was born.

 

 On 17 December 1769 Thomas wrote a note that his son, Benjamin, might sign the bond

 for his daughter, Mary, to marry Aaron Freeman. Benjamin did sign the bond for his sister

 to marry, along with James Freeman. In Rowan County Court, 9 August 1771 Thomas

 Bentley registered his livestock brand as a "crop and a hole in the right ear and a crop in

 the left ear."

 

 Although Thomas' political affiliation is unknown, it is found that on November 4, 1777 he

 and others, including neighbors, Wm. Frohock and Anthony Peeler, appeared in Rowan

 County Court and swore an Oath of Fidelity to the State of North Carolina.

 

 By 1783 Thomas and his family began moving from Rowan County. Thomas, his wife

 Hannah, and some of the children moved to Lincoln County, North Carolina. His son,

 Benjamin, sold the land he owned in Rowan and moved to Cedar Run - South Yadkin

 River area of Iredell (now Alexander) County while the other son, Daniel, moved to

 Lincoln County, North Carolina. Daniel Bentley married Nancy Lewis by bond in Rowan

 County North Carolina February 8, 1782. As he and his parents were moving to Lincoln

 County, it appears he could not bear to leave his sweetheart behind.

 

 On January 1, 1783 Thomas Bentley bought 100 acres for 30 pounds on both sides of

 Indian Creek in Lincoln County from Robert Armstrong and Hugh Beaty, executors of

 Francis Beaty. On this same day, Thomas also bought 120 acres from Thomas Wilsh

 (Welch), planter, for 20 pounds. This land also lay on both sides of Indian Creek.

 

 By 1789 Thomas may have begun to experience poor health as on the fourth of May that

 year he deeded to his wife, Hannah for the natural love and affection "which I bear & have

 unto Hannah Bentley, my beloved wife" all his goods, chattels, leases, plate jewels,

 working tools and one negro man named Saul.

 In the Lincoln County census, Hannah was listed as the head of household with three other

 females in her house, which are probably the younger daughters which are not yet married.

 Thus it seems that Thomas died between the dates of May 4, 1789 and the census of

 1790. Hannah sold to her "daughter," Margaret Bentley, all her goods, chattels, and

 plantation for "natural love and affection" on April 1, 1793. Margaret Bentley married by

 bond in Lincoln County on September 25, 1794 to William Younce (Yonts). Christian

 Eaker was the bondsman for the marriage.

 

 December 1780, he was considered as a "Patriot" by selling corn at a price of 75 cents

 per bushel.

 

 Residence: 1768, Shown on Rowan County tax list as a planter

 

 

 

 

Notes for HANNAH THOMAS:

1790 Census shows her as head of household.

 

Children of THOMAS BENTLEY and HANNAH THOMAS are:

3.                i.    MARGARET3 BENTLEY, b. 1765, Rowan Co, North Carolina; d. 1829, Perry Co, Ky.

                  ii.    MARY BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1747, Rowan Co., NC; d. Abt. 1830, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; m. AARON FREEMAN, December 17, 1769, Rowan Co, NC; b. 1745; d. 1830.

4.              iii.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1747, North Carolina; d. March 15, 1839, Wilkes Co, NC.

5.              iv.    DANIEL BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1749, North Carolina; d. July 15, 1839, Perry Co, Ky.

                  v.    LYDIA BENTLEY, b. July 15, 1747; m. MESHACK DAVIS; b. 1749; d. October 15, 1852.

                 vi.    PATIENCE BENTLEY, m. UNKNOWN LEWIS.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  MARGARET3 BENTLEY (THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1765 in Rowan Co, North Carolina, and died 1829 in Perry Co, Ky.  She married WILLIAM YONTS September 26, 1794 in Lincoln Co, NC.  He was born 1771.

 

Children of MARGARET BENTLEY and WILLIAM YONTS are:

                   i.    MARY4 YONTS, b. 1800.

6.               ii.    SOLOMON YONTS, b. 1806; d. 1876.

                 iii.    WILLIAM YONTS, b. 1808.

                 iv.    SARAH YONTS, b. June 13, 1796, Lunenburg, Va.; d. 1850, Letcher Co, Ky..

 

4.  BENJAMIN3 BENTLEY (THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1747 in North Carolina, and died March 15, 1839 in Wilkes Co, NC.  He married JANE UNKNOWN. 

 

Notes for BENJAMIN BENTLEY:

 Benjamin Bentley, in 1795, made a trip to Lincoln County from Iredell County to help his

 brother, Daniel, settle their father's estate. On April 17, 1795 they sold to Jacob Bullinger

 (Bollinger) the two tracts of land that Thomas had bought in 1783. However, 25 acres

 were withheld from the 120 acre tract for the use of Hannah Bentley "widow and relict of

 Thomas Bentley" (Lincoln County Deed Book 17 page 211). It is this deed that

 establishes the fact that Benjamin and Daniel are the sons of Thomas Bentley as the deed

 reads that Thomas Bentley died intestate and by regular course of law (the land)

 descended to Daniel and Benjamin Bentley "the sons and their heirs of the said Thomas,

 dec'd." On September 1, 1795 Hannah and Daniel sold to George Savage and Catherine

 Bolinger the plantation on which Hannah lived. They probably done so Daniel and his

 family could migrate to Kentucky, as he did so by 1800. Hannah was not listed in the

 1800 Lincoln County Census, so it thought that she also went with Daniel to Kentucky,

  where he has the distinction of being the "first Bentley in Eastern Kentucky."

 

 On July 8, 1795 Hannah Bentley, as administrix of her husband's estate, wrote to the court

 that Thomas Bentley, in his lifetime, had at differnet times given parts of his property to his

 children to provide for and advance them and also before his death had made a deed of

 appointment for the purpose of suporting Hannah in the event that she survived him. This

 divided among the children. She also knew of no debts due from the estate. Hannah then

 proceded to name the articles that had been deeded to her, consisting of livestock,

 household articles, a negro boy named Saul, one big Bible, and other farm and clothing

 items. She signed her mark on the document.

 According to family tradition Benjamin's family ancestry came from Virginia to settle in

 North Carolina. Benjamin Bentley, along with his parents, brother, and sisters lived in old

 Rowan (now Davie) County on Bear Creek, a few miles south of Mocksville. In the 1768

 Rowan County tax list of Morgan Bryan is found that Benjamin Bentley and Thomas

 Bentley are included at one poll each. Benjamin was most likely married at this time as he

 was living separately from his father.

 

 Benjamin was a "wheel-deeler" when it came to purchasing land. Early in life he amassed

 enough property and land (over 1,500 acres) to be considered part of the planter class of

 society. He was also a slave owner as was his father. On June 30, 1778 Benjamin entered

 a claim for 640 acres of land on Bear Creek in Rowan County. The state of North

 Carolina on March 21, 1780 granted him this land by Grant No. 97. It sold for fifty

 shillings every 100 acres and joined the lands of William Frohock, Anthony Peeler,

 Thomas Bentley, and Abraham Welty.

 

 The Bentley house still stands in this area in 1985 a few miles south of the town of

 Mocksville on an unpaved road just of Hwy. 601. Although later land owners added onto

 the house, the originial portion is a two-story log structure which consists of two 20 X 20

 foot square rooms downstairs separated by a 10 foot wide entrance way. The upstairs

 floor space was the same. This location was one of the first known communities in Davie

 County and was named "Bentley."

 

 Located behind the main house was a summer house where the children slept in the

 summer as it was too hot to sleep upstairs in the main house. The 1778 tax list of Capt.

 Lyon's district in Rowan County shows Benjamin's value to be 336 pounds and that of his

 father, "Thomas Bentley, junr." to be 609 pounds. Benjamin also served as a constable in

 Rowan County from Feb 16, 1771 to Feb 1772.

 

 On June 29, 1778, NC Grant No. 329 was made to Benjamin Bentley, assignee of Uriah

 Davis, for land lying at the head of the South Yadkin River in Rowan County joining

 Soloman Davis. Also on November 13, 1778 the state by Grant No. 1375 granted  Benjamin 100 acres  on the North Fork of Rocky Creek, beginning at the mouth of the big

 branch above the Tumbling Shoals in "Rowan" County. Benjamin transferred this land to

 George Hinds (Hines). Benjamin Bentley evidently moved his family to Iredell (now

 Alexander) County about 1784 as this is when he began selling his land on Bear Creek.

 He had the year before on October 10, 1783 received Grant No. 457 for 150 acres as a

 branch of the South Yadkin River near the "Cedar Knob" in Rowan County, about five

 miles north of Taylorsville. As Iredell was formed in 1788, it is here that Benjamin begins

 to appear in the court records. At the first court session of the newly formed county,

 Benjamin Bentley, Adam Hall, and others were appointed a jury to lay out the Cove Gap

 Road.

 

 While Benjamin moved his family to Iredell County, his father and mother, Thomas and

 Hannah Bentley, moved the rest of their family to Linclon County about 1783.

 

 More About BENJAMIN BENTLEY:

 Occupation: Bet. February 16, 1771 - February 07, 1772, Constable of "lower end of the

 forks of the Yadkin" by order of Sheriff of Rowan County

 

Residence: 1815, Plantation was annexed from Iredell County to Wilkes County

 

Children of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and JANE UNKNOWN are:

7.                i.    ESQUIRE4 BENTLEY, b. 1770; d. 1851, Alexander Co, NC.

8.               ii.    BENJAMIN JR. BENTLEY, b. 1771.

9.              iii.    JAMES MARTIN BENTLEY, b. 1781, Irdell Co, North Carolina; d. Letcher Co, Ky.

10.            iv.    MOSES BENTLEY, b. 1766, North Carolina; d. 1827, Burke Co, NC.

11.             v.    DRUCILLA BENTLEY, b. 1772, Bear Creek, Rowan Co, NC.

                 vi.    CATHERINE BENTLEY, b. 1773; m. UNKNOWN CAMPBELL; b. 1770.

                vii.    PATIENCE BENTLEY, m. UNKNOWN LEWIS.

               viii.    LYDIA BENTLEY, m. MESHACK DAVIS.

 

5.  DANIEL3 BENTLEY (THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born Abt. 1749 in North Carolina, and died July 15, 1839 in Perry Co, Ky.  He married NANCY JANE LEWIS February 08, 1782 in Rowan Co, NC, daughter of PETER SR. LEWIS.  She was born 1767, and died October 04, 1845 in Perry Co, Ky.

 

Notes for DANIEL BENTLEY:

Daniel moved to Kentucky after his father died.

 

More About DANIEL BENTLEY:

Burial: Whitaker, Letcher Co, Ky.

 

More About NANCY JANE LEWIS:

Burial: Whitaker, Letcher Co, Ky.

 

Children of DANIEL BENTLEY and NANCY LEWIS are:

                   i.    DANIEL JR4 BENTLEY.

                  ii.    THOMAS BENTLEY, b. 1785; d. 1880; m. MARY CRESS, August 17, 1812.

12.            iii.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1788, North Carolina; d. August 28, 1857, Pike Co, Ky.

13.            iv.    JOHN QUILLER BENTLEY, b. 1789, Rowan Co, NC; d. July 08, 1859.

14.             v.    LEWIS BENTLEY, b. 1790, North Carolina.

15.            vi.    SOLOMON BENTLEY, b. 1793.

                vii.    JOSEPH BENTLEY, b. 1794, Perry Co, Ky..

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

6.  SOLOMON4 YONTS (MARGARET3 BENTLEY, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1806, and died 1876.  He married SUSANNAH ELLIOT, daughter of JOHN ELLIOT and MARY POWERS.  She was born 1810, and died 1900.

 

Child of SOLOMON YONTS and SUSANNAH ELLIOT is:

16.              i.    HANNAH5 YONTS, b. 1830.

 

7.  ESQUIRE4 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1770, and died 1851 in Alexander Co, NC.  He married SARAH HINES 1798, daughter of HENRY HINES and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.  She was born 1775, and died 1856.

 

Children of ESQUIRE BENTLEY and SARAH HINES are:

17.              i.    RACHEL5 BENTLEY, b. June 11, 1811, North Carolina; d. October 01, 1900, North Carolina.

                  ii.    ESQUIRE JR BENTLEY, b. 1821, North Carolina; d. 1865; m. FRANCIS DAVIS; b. May 28, 1822, North Carolina; d. July 25, 1916, Alexander Co, NC.

 

More About FRANCIS DAVIS:

Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery

 

iii.    ELIZABETH BENTLEY, m. BENTLEY HARRISON, April 21, 1820, Wilkes Co, NC.

iv.    HANNAH BENTLEY, b. December 08, 1800; d. March 09, 1892; m. THOMAS BENTLEY, February 12, 1824; b. February 17, 1805; d. April 25, 1888.

v.     MARGARET "PEGGY" BENTLEY, b. 1806; m. JOEL KERLEY, May 06, 1828; b. 1802.

vi.    JANE BENTLEY, b. 1812.

vii.   WILLIAM BENTLEY, b. 1814; m. MARY UNKNOWN; b. 1816.

viii.  MARTIN BENTLEY, b. 1815; m. NANCY FREEMAN, March 27, 1834.

ix.    MARY BENTLEY, b. 1818; d. 1897; m. WILLIAM SIFFORD.

 

8.  BENJAMIN JR.4 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1771.

 

Children of BENJAMIN JR. BENTLEY are:

                   i.    DANIEL5 BENTLEY, b. 1800; m. (1) POLLY UNKNOWN; b. 1810; m. (2) NANCY UNKNOWN; b. 1830.

                  ii.    THOMAS BENTLEY, b. February 17, 1805; d. April 25, 1888; m. HANNAH BENTLEY, February 12, 1824; b. December 08, 1800; d. March 09, 1892.

 

9.  JAMES MARTIN4 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1781 in Irdell Co, North Carolina, and died in Letcher Co, Ky.  He married (1) SARAH LUNSFORD TUCKER.    He married (2) ELIZABETH LAWS February 15, 1806 in Wilkes Co, NC.  She was born 1786.

 

Notes for JAMES MARTIN BENTLEY:

For some reason the children of James and Sarah   were not living in their home when the 1850 census was taken.

 

Marriage Notes for JAMES BENTLEY and SARAH TUCKER:

 In 1850 he is living in Caldwell County with a Sarah Tucker.

 

Children of JAMES BENTLEY and SARAH TUCKER are:

                   i.    BURTON5 BENTLEY, b. 1835, Irdell Co, North Carolina; m. MARY "POLLY" STEEL, July 31, 1856, Letcher County, Ky.

18.             ii.    MARY BENTLEY, b. 1840, Irdell Co, North Carolina.

                 iii.    ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE BENTLEY, b. 1843; m. SUSAN POTTER, 1860; b. 1835, Letcher Co, Ky.; d. June 17, 1914.

19.            iv.    ELIZABETH EMALINE BENTLEY, b. September 1843, Caldwell, NC.

                  v.    SARAH JANE BENTLEY, b. 1849; m. HENRY VANOVER.

                 vi.    JORDAN COUNCIL BENTLEY, b. 1847.

20.           vii.    DICY BENTLEY, b. May 05, 1836; d. May 04, 1898.

 

Children of JAMES BENTLEY and ELIZABETH LAWS are:

               viii.    DAVIS5 BENTLEY, b. 1812.

                  ix.    JOSEPH BENTLEY.

                   x.    MARTHA PATTY BENTLEY.

21.             xi.    JAMES MARTIN JR. BENTLEY, b. July 1823, North Carolina; d. 1849, North Carolina.

                 xii.    JOHN BENTLEY, b. 1806.

                xiii.    WILLIAM R. BENTLEY, b. 1814.

22.           xiv.    AMBROSE C. BENTLEY, b. May 18, 1815, North Carolina; d. June 20, 1901, North Carolina.

23.            xv.    JOEL JOHNSON BENTLEY, b. September 24, 1820, North Carolina; d. April 26, 1906, Wilkes Co, NC.

 

10.  MOSES4 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1766 in North Carolina, and died 1827 in Burke Co, NC.  He married MARY UNKNOWN.  She was born in England.

 

Notes for MOSES BENTLEY:

 On May 20, 1794 he bought 100 acres from Abner Baker for 100 pounds, land situated

 on the waters of the little South Fork of the Yadkin River and on the west side of "Rocky

 Faced Mountain."

 

 1800 Iredell County records show a land evaluation for direct tax lists Moses Bentley as

 owning a house valued at $7.25, a tub mill and stable at $30.00 and 260 acres of land at $130.00

 

 After selling the South Yadkin River land, he moved his family to the upper Little River

 area of Burke County, now Alexander and Caldwell County.

 

 January 02, 1801, entered a claim for 80 acres, joining William Rown, on South Yadkin River

 Stated granted him above land by Grant No. 313

 January 18, 1801, Entered claim for 110 acres, on same river, joining Isaac Baker, Grant #345

 1803, Began selling his land in the South Yadkin area.

 Sold 48 acress on Little South Fork to Richard Wilson for 60 pounds

 August 02, 1803, Sold 200 acres to Matthew Wallce, later sold 40 acres to Thomas Farmer

 1805, Burke County List of taxables shows 200 acres of land and two polls

 April 1807, Probate of will of William Payne, Mose Bentley was a witness

 1827, At his death, he had over 800 acres of land.

 Was a slave owner

 May 16, 1827, Wrote his will, offered for probate in October 1827, Burke County

 

Children of MOSES BENTLEY and MARY UNKNOWN are:

                   i.    MARGARET5 BENTLEY, b. 1794, Irdell Co, North Carolina; m. WILLIAM AUSTIN, December 24, 1812, Burke Co, NC.

                  ii.    NANCY BENTLEY, b. 1796, Irdell Co, North Carolina; m. HENRY FISHER, October 12, 1820, Burke Co, NC.

24.            iii.    MOSES JR BENTLEY, b. July 1800, Irdell Co, North Carolina.

                 iv.    BENJAMIN S. BENTLEY, b. 1803.

 

Notes for BENJAMIN S. BENTLEY:

 Head of his deceased father's household in 1830 Burke County Census. Appointed

 guardian of his minor sisters, Mary and Sarah Bentley, and his brother Joseph.

 

v.     JAMES BENTLEY, b. 1805.

vi.    DRUCILLA BENTLEY, b. 1807, Burke Co, NC; m. EDWARD TEAGUE.

 

Notes for EDWARD TEAGUE:

Before 1850 moved to Cocke County, Tennessee.

 

vii.   HUGH BENTLEY, b. 1808, Burke Co, NC; m. MARY SMITH, September 21, 1828, Burke Co, NC.

25.   viii.  JOSEPH BENTLEY, b. 1812, Burke Co, NC; d. February 03, 1897, Alexander Co, NC.

ix.    LYDIA BENTLEY, b. December 10, 1813, Burke Co, NC; m. (1) UNKNOWN RABY; m. (2) JAMES MOORE; m. (3) ISAAC HART.

 

Notes for LYDIA BENTLEY:

 She is listed as Lydia Raby in her father's estate settlement.

 Burial: Caldwell County, North Carolina, at Mt. Herman Methodist Church Cemetery

 Frederick Raby and his family lived near Lydia's parents, so it is possible her first husband

 was related to these Rabys.

 

Notes for ISAAC HART:

 Burial: Caldwell County, North Carolina, at Mt. Herman Methodist Church Cemetery

 

26.   x.     MARY BENTLEY, b. May 1815, Burke Co, NC.

xi.    SARAH BENTLEY, b. 1820, Burke Co, NC; m. JOSEPH ROBINSON.

 

Notes for JOSEPH ROBINSON:

 He lived near her brother Joseph.

 

xii.   PHOEBE BENTLEY, b. 1821; m. JOSEPH KELLER, April 12, 1837, Lincoln Co, NC.

 

Notes for PHOEBE BENTLEY:

Aquilla Keller was bondsman for her marriage.

 

11.  DRUCILLA4 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1772 in Bear Creek, Rowan Co, NC.  She married JOSEPH HARRISON.  He was born 1790.

 

Child of DRUCILLA BENTLEY and JOSEPH HARRISON is:

                   i.    BENTLEY5 HARRISON, m. ELIZABETH BENTLEY, April 21, 1820, Wilkes Co, NC.

 

12.  BENJAMIN4 BENTLEY (DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1788 in North Carolina, and died August 28, 1857 in Pike Co, Ky.  He married SARAH ELIZABETH CRASE April 1815 in Floyd Co, Ky., daughter of GEORGE CRASE and CHARTY MORGAN.  She was born 1792 in Rockbridge Co, Va, and died 1866 in Letcher Co, Ky.

 

Children of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and SARAH CRASE are:

27.              i.    SIMEON5 BENTLEY, b. 1826, Pike Co, Ky; d. Aft. 1880, Pike Co, Ky.

                  ii.    WILLIAM BENTLEY, b. 1815, Floyd Co, Ky; d. March 1860, Pike Co, Ky; m. REBECCA RAMEY, October 10, 1841.

                 iii.    MARY ANNA BENTLEY, b. 1818, Floyd Co, Ky; d. Aft. 1870, Letcher Co, Ky; m. (1) JOHN ELLIOT; m. (2) JOHN WRIGHT.

28.            iv.    MAHALA BENTLEY, b. 1817, Floyd Co, Ky; d. 1880.

                  v.    GEORGE BENTLEY, b. 1820, Floyd Co, Ky; m. LUCINDA HOUSTON, 1840.

                 vi.    MOSE BENTLEY, b. 1820, Floyd Co, Ky; d. May 1850, Floyd Co, Ky; m. MARTHA BLANKENSHIP, February 23, 1837.

                vii.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1825, Pike Co, Ky; d. Aft. 1880, Pike Co, Ky; m. ANNA RAMEY, May 08, 1845.

               viii.    SAMUEL BENTLEY, b. 1824, Pike Co, Ky; d. Aft. 1870, Pike Co, Ky; m. MAHALA HALL, March 01, 1845.

29.             ix.    JOHN VENT BENTLEY, b. 1828, Pike Co, Ky; d. August 06, 1895, Jenkins, Letcher Co, Ky..

                   x.    SOLOMON BENTLEY, b. 1829, Pike Co, Ky; d. May 1850, Pike Co, Ky; m. MATILDA AUSTIN.

 

13.  JOHN QUILLER4 BENTLEY (DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1789 in Rowan Co, NC, and died July 08, 1859.  He married MARGARET "PEGGY" HAMILTON February 18, 1816 in Floyd Co, Ky., daughter of THOMAS HAMILTON and ANN MARTIN.  She was born 1797, and died January 01, 1841.

 

Children of JOHN BENTLEY and MARGARET HAMILTON are:

                   i.    THOMAS5 BENTLEY, b. 1825.

                  ii.    MARY ANN BENTLEY, b. March 12, 1830; m. JOHN MULLINS, August 15, 1847.

30.            iii.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1839.

31.            iv.    ESQUIRE BENTLEY, b. 1821.

                  v.    SAMUEL BENTLEY.

                 vi.    MARTHA BENTLEY, b. 1834; m. REUBEN STEEL, May 06, 1847.

                vii.    JOHN Q. BENTLEY, b. 1828; m. LUCINDA THACKER, June 05, 1868.

 

14.  LEWIS4 BENTLEY (DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1790 in North Carolina.  He married NANCY HAMMONS February 15, 1816 in Floyd Co, Ky., daughter of JOSEPH HAMMONS and SARAH UNKNOWN.  She was born 1795.

 

Children of LEWIS BENTLEY and NANCY HAMMONS are:

32.              i.    DANIEL5 BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1823; d. Abt. 1862, Kentucky.

33.             ii.    JOSEPH HENRY BENTLEY, b. 1826, Letcher Co, Ky; d. 1887, Lawrence Co, Ky..

                 iii.    WILLIAM BENTLEY, b. 1829, Perry Co, Ky.; m. NANCY HARRIS, December 19, 1850.

                 iv.    SALLY "SARAH" BENTLEY, b. 1833, Perry Co, Ky.; m. JOHN HUGHS, November 02, 1854.

                  v.    NANCY BENTLEY, b. 1835, Perry Co, Ky.; m. SQUIRE HARRIS, March 22, 1855.

                 vi.    DICY BENTLEY, b. 1837, Perry Co, Ky.; m. PERRY TUCKER.

 

15.  SOLOMON4 BENTLEY (DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1793.  He married MARY "POLLY" YOUNTS March 11, 1816. 

 

Children of SOLOMON BENTLEY and MARY YOUNTS are:

                   i.    SOLOMON C5 BENTLEY, b. 1827; m. SUSAN HAGINS.

                  ii.    WILLIAM R. BENTLEY, b. 1822; m. ELIZABETH AMBURGY.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH BENTLEY, b. 1830.

                 iv.    BARRETT BENTLEY, b. 1832.

                  v.    JANE "ELIZA" BENTLEY, b. 1834.

                 vi.    AARON H. BENTLEY, b. 1836; m. DARCUS HALL.

                vii.    SUSAN BENTLEY, b. 1838; m. JOHN TAYLOR.

               viii.    PATSY BENTLEY, b. 1820; m. GABRIEL HUGHS.

                  ix.    MARGARET BENTLEY, b. 1826; m. MOSS ADAMS.

                   x.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1829; m. ELIZABETH BAKER.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

16.  HANNAH5 YONTS (SOLOMON4, MARGARET3 BENTLEY, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1830.  She married ALLEN HALL, son of JONATHON HALL and MARY SANDERS.  He was born 1829, and died 1900.

 

Child of HANNAH YONTS and ALLEN HALL is:

34.              i.    LOUISA6 HALL, b. July 13, 1872; d. December 26, 1953.

 

17.  RACHEL5 BENTLEY (ESQUIRE4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born June 11, 1811 in North Carolina, and died October 01, 1900 in North Carolina.  She married AMBROSE C. BENTLEY, son of JAMES BENTLEY and ELIZABETH LAWS.  He was born May 18, 1815 in North Carolina, and died June 20, 1901 in North Carolina.

 

Notes for RACHEL BENTLEY:

 Religion: August 31, 1848, Joined Bethel Church

 

Notes for AMBROSE C. BENTLEY:

 He was deeply involved in his church--numerous mentions of his name are in churchMilitary service:   October 15, 1849, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia, by Governor Charles Manly

 Religion: November 04, 1847, Joined Bethel Church  minutes.

 

 

Marriage Notes for RACHEL BENTLEY and AMBROSE BENTLEY:

 They were first cousins.

 

Children of RACHEL BENTLEY and AMBROSE BENTLEY are:

                   i.    MARY ADALINE6 BENTLEY, b. 1845; m. JAMES ST. CLAIR.

                  ii.    MARTHA BENTLEY, b. August 11, 1847, North Carolina; d. March 21, 1924; m. JOHN WILSON CHILDERS, March 11, 1869; b. 1847, North Carolina; d. January 19, 1930, North Carolina.

                 iii.    JOHN CARLTON BENTLEY, b. July 26, 1850; m. (1) JULIA BROWN; m. (2) ELMINA SMITH.

 

18.  MARY5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1840 in Irdell Co, North Carolina.  She married DAVIS BENTLEY, son of THOMAS BENTLEY and MARGARET CRESS.  He was born in Letcher Co, Ky..

 

Children of MARY BENTLEY and DAVIS BENTLEY are:

                   i.    JOHN HENRY6 BENTLEY, m. MARY ELIZABETH MULLINS; b. August 10, 1880; d. December 09, 1945.

35.             ii.    MARTHA ANN BENTLEY, b. June 24, 1872; d. June 22, 1917.

 

19.  ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born September 1843 in Caldwell, NC.  She married ISAAC POTTER, son of BENJAMIN POTTER and MARY LUNCE.  He was born April 06, 1839 in Pike Co. Ky., and died December 08, 1918 in Letcher Co. Ky..

 

More About ELIZABETH EMALINE BENTLEY:

Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

 

More About ISAAC POTTER:

Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

Occupation: Farmer & Logger

 

Children of ELIZABETH BENTLEY and ISAAC POTTER are:

36.              i.    SARAH ELIZABETH6 POTTER, b. 1862; d. 1953.

37.             ii.    BENJAMIN C. POTTER, b. 1870.

38.            iii.    JAMES ISAAC POTTER, b. 1870; d. May 23, 1932.

39.            iv.    JOHNNY D. W. POTTER, b. October 04, 1882, Jenkins, Ky.; d. February 26, 1953, Fleming, Ky..

                  v.    SUSAN NICKITIE POTTER, b. 1878; m. JOE JOHNSON.

                 vi.    CLABE POTTER.

                vii.    CYNTHIA ADALINE POTTER, b. 1859; d. 1942; m. JOHN A. BENTLEY; b. 1849; d. 1935.

40.          viii.    ADALINE POTTER, b. May 07, 1859; d. November 26, 1942.

41.             ix.    REUBEN POTTER, b. October 1865; d. May 16, 1936, Letcher Co. Ky..

42.              x.    WILLIAM SHERMAN POTTER, b. January 16, 1868, Letcher Co, Ky.; d. December 21, 1945, Greenup Co, Ky.

43.             xi.    LEVI FRANK POTTER, b. December 07, 1872; d. August 15, 1950.

                 xii.    MARTHA JANE POTTER, b. March 08, 1880, Pike Co., Ky.; d. August 26, 1963; m. JOHN H. JOHNSON, August 25, 1896.

44.           xiii.    OMA LEE POTTER, b. March 08, 1880, Pike Co, Ky.; d. August 26, 1963.

 

20.  DICY5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born May 05, 1836, and died May 04, 1898.  She married OLIVER PERRY TUCKER, son of UNKNOWN TUCKER and UNKNOWN.  He was born January 01, 1826, and died October 02, 1897.

 

More About DICY BENTLEY:

Burial: Old Road-Payne Gap

 

Notes for OLIVER PERRY TUCKER:

  Oliver P. TUCKER, Private, Co. G, Ist. Ky. Inf., 10 June 1864 - 11 March 1865.

                                          

 

 

 

                                                  The Tucker Heirloom Grapevine Story

 

This story doesn't relate directly to our family but is a nice story.  As recalled by Janet Tucker in 1997 .

 

A roof repairman was working on shingles at the residence of John Tucker's home in the Fort Hill area of

Dalton, Georgia. He slipped and fell from the roof, slightly injuring himself and the Tucker's took him to a

Doctor and later to his home. The recovery was uneventful. Upon being able to work again, the roofer felt a need to do something to express his appreciation for the care he had received. He purchased and planted a grapevine on John Tucker's property. Eventually, the Tuckers built a new home on the old Chatsworth Highway near the present location of Stafford's Food Lane. Before moving into the new home, a cutting was taken from the grapevine and rooted. This rooted cutting was taken to Tucker's new home. It was planted about twenty feet off and to the right of the rear door step and ran North to South. Johnny has fond memories of the Tucker Grapevine and the grape jelly that it produced each fall from his early years. The warm summer evenings with the heavy air permeated by the rich bouquet flowing from the grapevine. The grapevine's flavor was more of a muscadine quality rather than that of a concord grape but the skins were not as tough as that of a muscadine. As the grape ripened from green to green-amber to amber-grape, the bouquet fragrance would over power the area. Upon the death of John Tucker, marriage of Janet to Marvin Shields, and death of Mossie Tucker, the Shield family decided to sell the Tucker home and build a new residence in Murray County. A location was chosen off Green Road near the Central Community and the home construction began. Soon, the new home was ready to be occupied. During the move-planning discussion, a decision was made to root a cutting from the grapevine and take it to Murray County. Marvin undertook this task and when the cutting was ready, planted it at the new residence. He prepared the vine to run North to South, also. When Johnny and Faye purchased their new home in the Boynton area of Catoosa County, they decided to request a rooted cutting from the Tucker Grapevine. Marvin prepared this cutting in the Spring of 1983 and it became ready to go to the new location that same Fall. While the Tucker Grapevine cutting was in the

rooting process, Johnny made the trip to Chatsworth to consult with Olin Cole (Dept of Agriculture) about

different methods of planting and training fruit-bearing vines. A quantity of literature and advice rode back home with Johnny. After much study, the chosen method was initiated and materials accumulated: Three treated landscape timbers were installed in holes dug 30-inches deep. The timbers were placed fifteen feet apart and in a line running East and West which should allow more solar energy to bathe the grapevine as 'ole Sol followed its daily orb. Three eye-screws were positioned on the inside of the timbers facing one another. The screws were located 24-inches off the ground then 20-inches apart. Plastic covered steel cable was run between the eyes so that when finished, there would be three lines, thirty foot in length. A prepared "$100.00" hole was dug -- "all orchardologists know the importance of a $100.00 hole!" -- 12-inches from the center landscape timber. All was ready and the trip for the vine was commenced. The Tucker Grapevine (No.3) was transported from Murray County to Catoosa County with much pomp and ceremony, but without the escort of Catoosa County Deputies, who refused to do so. During the trip the old story was related to the new cutting so that its heritage and genealogy would be thoroughly ingrained in all of the DNA plant particles. Upon arrival at its new residence, the vine was escorted to the prepared hole and implanted at Longitude 085w11 and Latitude 34n55. Over the years, as the vine grew, it was trained so that there would be two arms on each side, spaced 20-inches apart and fifteen feet long. Many were interested in the Tucker Grapevine Story and coveted rooted cuttings for their very own personal property. There is a vine on a farm in Whitwell, Tennessee, another in an orchard in Apison, Tennessee, and still others over Catoosa, Murray and Whitfield counties. Today, May 1, 1997, the Tucker Heirloom Grapevine spans sixty-five years of its own genealogy. Appointments are required to observe this truly awesome vine in person. Presently, a waiting list spanning several months is necessary to be overcome. As far as personal cuttings from the vine...who knows? Are you

really worthy to possess such a terrestrial dropping?

 

More About OLIVER PERRY TUCKER:

Burial: Old Road-Payne Gap

 

Children of DICY BENTLEY and OLIVER TUCKER are:

                   i.    SARAH H.6 TUCKER, m. UNKNOWN BENTLEY.

 

Notes for SARAH H. TUCKER:

Moved to Laurel Co. Owned where Levi Jackson State Park is Located.

 

45.   ii.     JOHN M. TUCKER, b. June 22, 1860; d. September 10, 1923.

46.   iii.    ALEXANDER H. TUCKER, b. October 13, 1864, Johnson Co, Ky; d. July 22, 1937, Elkhorn Creek, Ky.

iv.    LOGAN TUCKER, b. March 13, 1867; d. September 06, 1924.

 

More About LOGAN TUCKER:

Burial: Old Road-Payne Gap

 

47.   v.     JOSEPH HASTINGS TUCKER, b. March 12, 1875; d. April 18, 1937.

 

21.  JAMES MARTIN JR.5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born July 1823 in North Carolina, and died 1849 in North Carolina.  He married TABITHA BAKER. 

 

Children of JAMES BENTLEY and TABITHA BAKER are:

48.              i.    JOHN W.6 BENTLEY, b. April, North Carolina.

49.             ii.    MARY JANE BENTLEY, b. July 09, 1857; d. January 26, 1918.

 

22.  AMBROSE C.5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born May 18, 1815 in North Carolina, and died June 20, 1901 in North Carolina.  He married RACHEL BENTLEY, daughter of ESQUIRE BENTLEY and SARAH HINES.  She was born June 11, 1811 in North Carolina, and died October 01, 1900 in North Carolina.

 

Notes for AMBROSE C. BENTLEY:

 He was deeply involved in his church--numerous mentions of his name are in churchMilitary service:   October 15, 1849, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia, by Governor Charles Manly

 Religion: November 04, 1847, Joined Bethel Church  minutes.

 

 

Notes for RACHEL BENTLEY:

 Religion: August 31, 1848, Joined Bethel Church

 

Marriage Notes for AMBROSE BENTLEY and RACHEL BENTLEY:

 They were first cousins.

 

Children are listed above under (17) Rachel Bentley.

 

23.  JOEL JOHNSON5 BENTLEY (JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born September 24, 1820 in North Carolina, and died April 26, 1906 in Wilkes Co, NC.  He married MARGARET MITCHELL, daughter of JOSHUA MITCHELL and BETSEY MCGEE.  She was born November 29, 1820 in North Carolina, and died July 30, 1893 in Wilkes Co, NC.

 

Notes for JOEL JOHNSON BENTLEY:

 Military service: Served in the war between the states

 Residence: 1862, Moved from Alexander County to Wilkes County

 

More About JOEL JOHNSON BENTLEY:

Burial: Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Wilkes Co, NC

 

More About MARGARET MITCHELL:

Burial: Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Wilkes Co, NC

 

Children of JOEL BENTLEY and MARGARET MITCHELL are:

                   i.    FRANKLIN6 BENTLEY, b. North Carolina; m. ADELAIDE HARTLEY.

                  ii.    MARTHA KATHERINE BENTLEY, b. April 04, 1842, North Carolina; d. August 30, 1935, Wilkes Co, NC; m. ANDREW TIMOTHY LAWS; b. July 10, 1838, Wilkes Co, NC; d. November 21, 1921, Wilkes Co, NC.

 

More About ANDREW TIMOTHY LAWS:

Burial: Wilkes County, NC, at Club Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

 

iii.    JOHN J. BENTLEY, b. December 25, 1844; d. March 04, 1936; m. JOSEPHINE RUSSELL; b. 1844; d. December 24, 1931.

 

More About JOHN J. BENTLEY:

Burial: Wilkes Co, NC, Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

 

More About JOSEPHINE RUSSELL:

Burial: Wilkes Co, NC, Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

 

iv.    JAMES ENOCH BENTLEY, b. November 04, 1852, North Carolina; d. June 29, 1930, Wilkes Co, NC; m. JOSEPHINE V. BROWN, December 24, 1879, Wilkes Co, NC; b. September 06, 1859; d. June 22, 1943, Wilkes Co, NC.

 

More About JAMES ENOCH BENTLEY:

Burial: Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Wilkes Co, NC

 

More About JOSEPHINE V. BROWN:

Burial: Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Wilkes Co, NC

 

v.     JANE BENTLEY, b. 1861; m. LARKIN HARTLEY, November 17, 1881, Wilkes Co, NC; b. 1854.

 

24.  MOSES JR5 BENTLEY (MOSES4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born July 1800 in Irdell Co, North Carolina.  He married CAROLINE ANN SLOOP 1832, daughter of PETER SLOOP and BARBARA ISENHOUR.  She was born 1814 in Cabarrus Co, NC.

 

Notes for MOSES JR BENTLEY:

 Before 1805 he moved to the Little River area, Burke County, now Alexander and

 Caldwell County.

 1830, he petitioned Burke County Court to divide deceased father's land.

 

 February 18, 1831, he received 216 acres, which lay on both sides of Upper Little River

 

 In 1850 and 1860, he lived in Caldwell County but before 1870, he moved to Watauga

 County, Beaver Dam Township, then in 1880 he lived in Boone Township. At time of his

 birth, parents lived near the Rocky Face Mountain.

 

Children of MOSES BENTLEY and CAROLINE SLOOP are:

                   i.    NANCY6 BENTLEY, b. September 16, 1834, Irdell Co, North Carolina; d. December 08, 1922, Watauga Co, NC.

50.             ii.    BARBARA BENTLEY, b. February 11, 1839, Irdell Co, North Carolina.

51.            iii.    ABEL HARRISON BENTLEY, b. July 1840, Irdell Co, North Carolina; d. August 1925, Blountville, Tenn.

                 iv.    CALEB BENTLEY, b. 1843, Irdell Co, North Carolina; m. ELVIRA HERRAIL, October 26, 1877.

                  v.    MARTIN ELIJAH BENTLEY, b. July 1846, Caldwell Co, NC; d. January 17, 1918, Watauga Co, NC; m. LYDIA SMITH; b. 1850; d. February 05, 1918, Watauga Co, NC.

                 vi.    JANE BENTLEY, b. 1850, Caldwell Co, NC.

                vii.    THOMAS H. BENTLEY, b. January 17, 1852, Caldwell Co, NC; d. May 27, 1905, Caldwell Co, NC; m. MARGARET GREEN, September 21, 1876, Watauga Co, NC; b. 1848, Watauga Co, NC; d. February 25, 1925, Caldwell Co, NC.

               viii.    PHILLIP ALEXANDER BENTLEY, b. 1856, Caldwell Co, NC; d. January 13, 1932, Watauga Co, NC; m. MARTHA BRADSHAW; b. July 1852; d. September 09, 1939.

                  ix.    PETER BENTLEY.

 

25.  JOSEPH5 BENTLEY (MOSES4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1812 in Burke Co, NC, and died February 03, 1897 in Alexander Co, NC.  He married CLARISSA PRESNELL, daughter of NATHAN PRESNELL and NANCY PRESNELL.  She was born 1809, and died 1900.

 

Notes for JOSEPH BENTLEY:

 Military service: May 29, 1861, Enlisted in Company A, 7th North Carolina Infantry of the

 Confederate Army in Mecklenburg County at age 48

 Occupation: Carpenter

 

More About CLARISSA PRESNELL:

Burial: Alexander County, North Carolina, at Bentley Cemetery

 

Children of JOSEPH BENTLEY and CLARISSA PRESNELL are:

                   i.    SERENA6 BENTLEY, b. 1837; m. WILLIAM S. JAMES, June 04, 1856, Alexander Co, NC.

52.             ii.    HUGH BENTLEY, b. 1838, Alexander Co, NC; d. 1900.

                 iii.    NATHAN BENTLEY, b. 1839.

 

Notes for NATHAN BENTLEY:

 After June 17, 1863 when Nathan deserted, he never rejoined his company, but pension

 records indicate that he survived the war.

 Military service: August 1862, Deserted

 

iv.    MOSES BENTLEY, b. 1841.

v.     JAMES BENTLEY, b. 1845.

53.   vi.    SUSAN BENTLEY, b. 1846.

vii.   MARY BENTLEY, b. 1848.

 

26.  MARY5 BENTLEY (MOSES4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born May 1815 in Burke Co, NC.  She married AQUILLA KELLER October 05, 1835 in Wilkes Co, NC. 

 

Child of MARY BENTLEY and AQUILLA KELLER is:

54.              i.    NANCY CAROLINE6 KELLER, b. April 1838, Burke Co, NC; d. June 14, 1921, Bristol, Tenn.

 

27.  SIMEON5 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1826 in Pike Co, Ky, and died Aft. 1880 in Pike Co, Ky.  He married NANCY HALL 1850. 


 

Child of SIMEON BENTLEY and NANCY HALL is:

55.              i.    JOSEPH6 BENTLEY, b. April 1861, Pike Co, Ky.

 

28.  MAHALA5 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1817 in Floyd Co, Ky, and died 1880.  She married REUBEN JR. HALL March 23, 1837 in Pike County, Ky, son of REUBEN HALL and NANCY SMITH.  He was born 1818 in Scott Co, Va, and died Bef. 1880.

 

Children of MAHALA BENTLEY and REUBEN HALL are:

56.              i.    RICHARD "REUBEN"6 HALL, b. 1849, Kentucky; d. 1895.

57.             ii.    SERVILLIA CAROLINE HALL, b. September 09, 1856.

                 iii.    NANCY ELIZABETH HALL, b. 1839; m. AARON ANDERSON, 1863.

                 iv.    THOMAS HALL, b. December 29, 1842, Ermine, Kentucky; d. June 09, 1917; m. MARTHA "PATSY" WHITAKER, November 17, 1861.

                  v.    BENJAMIN HALL, b. 1842, Kentucky; d. 1917, Kentucky; m. MARY FIFE, October 18, 1865.

                 vi.    MARY HALL, b. 1846; m. JOHN CAUDILL, June 18, 1865.

                vii.    WILLIAM RILEY HALL, b. June 03, 1852; m. THURSA WHITAKER, April 17, 1873, Letcher County, Ky.

               viii.    SARAH JANE HALL, b. 1859; m. SOLOMON HALL, September 02, 1890, Letcher County, Ky.

                  ix.    RACHEL HALL.

 

29.  JOHN VENT5 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1828 in Pike Co, Ky, and died August 06, 1895 in Jenkins, Letcher Co, Ky..  He married ANNA POTTER 1850, daughter of BENJAMIN POTTER and SUSANNAH LUNCE.  She was born 1831 in Pike co, Ky., and died September 13, 1901.

 

Children of JOHN BENTLEY and ANNA POTTER are:

58.              i.    JOHN MARTIN6 BENTLEY, b. November 23, 1852, Pike Co, Ky; d. March 15, 1941, Greenup Co. Ky..

                  ii.    MARY C. BENTLEY, b. January 11, 1869; m. ISAAC WHITAKER.

                 iii.    BENJAMIN BENTLEY, m. ELIZABETH ROSE, March 03, 1876.

                 iv.    VIRGINIA BENTLEY.

                  v.    ELIZABETH BENTLEY.

                 vi.    WILLIAM A. BENTLEY, m. MARY J. MULLINS, March 29, 1882.

                vii.    RHOICIA BENTLEY.

               viii.    SURRELDA JANE BENTLEY.

                  ix.    JAMES MONROW BENTLEY.

 

30.  BENJAMIN5 BENTLEY (JOHN QUILLER4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1839.  He married (1) ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, daughter of NOAH REYNOLDS and MARY STONE.  She was born 1842.  He married (2) REBECCA HALCOMB, daughter of JOSEPH HALCOMB and LETTISIA UNKNOWN.    He married (3) ELIZABETH REYNOLDS, daughter of NOAH REYNOLDS and MARY STONE.  She was born 1842.

 

Children of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and ELIZABETH REYNOLDS are:

59.              i.    JOHN QUILLER6 BENTLEY, b. October 12, 1859; d. March 15, 1934.

60.             ii.    NOAH LINCOLN BENTLEY, b. June 17, 1863, Whitaker, Letcher Co, Ky.; d. September 25, 1927.

61.            iii.    STEPHEN NATHANIEL BENTLEY, b. April 1867, Whitaker, Letcher Co, Ky.

                 iv.    EMMALINE BENTLEY.

                  v.    ULSESSES BENTLEY, b. December 15, 1869; d. December 1906.

                 vi.    ADY E. BENTLEY, m. JOHN W. BENTLEY, March 27, 1889.

                vii.    SUSAN BENTLEY, b. 1876; m. FLOYD WHITAKER.

62.          viii.    THOMAS BENTLEY, b. 1876.

63.             ix.    SAMUEL C. BENTLEY, b. 1878.

64.              x.    EZIEKEL BENTLEY, b. December 15, 1869; d. March 28, 1946.

 

Children of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and REBECCA HALCOMB are:

                  xi.    CINDY6 BENTLEY, b. 1883; m. GEORGE NEWSOME.

                 xii.    NANCY BENTLEY, b. October 1884; m. JAMES JOHNSON.

                xiii.    DOW BENTLEY, b. May 1886.

                xiv.    SHERMAN BENTLEY, b. February 1891; m. LAURA BELLE BENTLEY.

                 xv.    JOSEPH BENTLEY, b. February 1893.

 

Child of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and ELIZABETH REYNOLDS is:

65.           xvi.    ADY E.6 BENTLEY.

 

31.  ESQUIRE5 BENTLEY (JOHN QUILLER4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1821.  He married (1) MARY "POLLY" WHITAKER, daughter of WILLIAM WHITAKER and SARAH UNKNOWN.  She died April 11, 1854.  He married (2) THURSA WHITAKER February 08, 1857. 

 

Children of ESQUIRE BENTLEY and MARY WHITAKER are:

                   i.    SARAH6 BENTLEY, b. 1853; m. WILLIAM YONTS, March 18, 1870.

                  ii.    WILLIAM BENTLEY, b. 1854; m. SUSANNAH QUILLEN, September 19, 1872.

 

32.  DANIEL5 BENTLEY (LEWIS4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born Abt. 1823, and died Abt. 1862 in Kentucky.  He married MIRANDA RAMEY July 25, 1843 in Pike County, Ky, daughter of MOSIE RAMEY and TOBITHA UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1827 in Kentucky, and died Abt. 1892 in Kentucky.

 

Children of DANIEL BENTLEY and MIRANDA RAMEY are:

66.              i.    TABITHA6 BENTLEY, b. 1845.

                  ii.    LEODICY DIDEMA BENTLEY, b. May 25, 1847; m. HENRY SPARKS, August 28, 1867.

                 iii.    JOHN A. BENTLEY, b. 1849; d. 1935; m. CYNTHIA ADALINE POTTER; b. 1859; d. 1942.

67.            iv.    SOLOMON BENTLEY, b. March 15, 1855, Letcher Co, Ky; d. February 17, 1944.

68.             v.    MOISIE BENTLEY, b. September 02, 1855, Letcher Co, Ky; d. June 27, 1922, Load, Ky..

69.            vi.    DANIEL BENTLEY, b. 1857, Letcher Co, Ky; d. August 1933, Load, Ky..

                vii.    SAMUEL BENTLEY, b. 1861; m. SARAH HOLBROOKS.

70.          viii.    MATTHEW C. BENTLEY, b. November 07, 1852, Neon, Letcher Co, Ky.; d. September 27, 1923, Load, Ky, Greenup, Co.

                  ix.    MACK BENTLEY, m. DIDEMA BELCHER.

 

33.  JOSEPH HENRY5 BENTLEY (LEWIS4, DANIEL3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1826 in Letcher Co, Ky, and died 1887 in Lawrence Co, Ky..  He married ANNA JUSTICE March 13, 1843.  She was born July 1825 in Wise Co, Va., and died in Lawrence Co, Ky..

 

More About JOSEPH HENRY BENTLEY:

Burial: Bells Trace, Lawrence Co, Ky.

 

More About ANNA JUSTICE:

Burial: Bells Trace, Lawrence Co, Ky.

 

Children of JOSEPH BENTLEY and ANNA JUSTICE are:

                   i.    JOHN6 BENTLEY, b. 1842, Letcher Co, Ky; m. RHODA HAMMOS.

                  ii.    MATILDA BENTLEY, b. 1845, Letcher Co, Ky; m. OVERTON ELKINS, July 19, 1970, Lawrence Co, Ky..

                 iii.    ELIZABETH "BETHANY" BENTLEY, b. 1847, Letcher Co, Ky; m. NOAH HUGHS, January 22, 1868, Webbville, Lawrence Co, Ky.

71.            iv.    LEWIS CHARLES BENTLEY, b. March 27, 1850, Letcher Co, Ky; d. December 29, 1936, Lawrence Co, Ky..

                  v.    WILLIAM R. BENTLEY, b. 1854, Letcher Co, Ky; m. ELIZABETH S. HUGHS, August 11, 1871, Lawrence Co, Ky..

                 vi.    MARY ANN "POLLY" BENTLEY, b. 1855, Letcher Co, Ky; m. DILLARD ESTEP, October 17, 1872, Carter Co, Ky..

                vii.    JOSIAH BENTLEY, b. 1857, Letcher Co, Ky; m. ELIZA BIGGS, January 06, 1881, Carter Co, Ky..

               viii.    SARAH "PEMINETTA" BENTLEY, b. 1859, Letcher Co, Ky; m. CASS SEXTON.

                  ix.    NOAH BENTLEY, b. October 1862; d. June 08, 1944; m. NAN JACKSON.

 

More About NOAH BENTLEY:

Burial: Bells Trace, Lawrence Co, Ky.

 

x.     HIRAM BENTLEY, b. May 1867; d. November 20, 1935; m. MARY ARRINGTON, November 03, 1889, Lawrence Co, Ky..

 

More About HIRAM BENTLEY:

Burial: Bells Trace, Lawrence Co, Ky.

 

xi.    GEORGE W BENTLEY, b. 1869; m. MARY UNKNOWN.

 

More About GEORGE W BENTLEY:

Burial: Nolan, WV

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

34.  LOUISA6 HALL (HANNAH5 YONTS, SOLOMON4, MARGARET3 BENTLEY, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born July 13, 1872, and died December 26, 1953.  She married JAMES ISAAC POTTER, son of ISAAC POTTER and ELIZABETH BENTLEY.  He was born 1870, and died May 23, 1932.

 

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Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

 

Children of LOUISA HALL and JAMES POTTER are:

72.              i.    KING SR.7 POTTER, b. October 17, 1903; d. February 09, 1946.

73.             ii.    DELIA POTTER, b. November 15, 1902, Neon, Ky. Letcher, County; d. February 18, 1977, Whitesburg, Hospital.

                 iii.    ISAAC"POTTER" POTTER, b. February 06, 1910; d. November 13, 1939; m. CLEDIS KISER.

                 iv.    CYNTHIA POTTER.

74.             v.    BELLE POTTER, b. January 11, 1890; d. May 01, 1957.

75.            vi.    JOE POTTER, b. April 14, 1895; d. September 12, 1965.

76.           vii.    JESSE RUEBEN POTTER, b. January 15, 1914, Pike Co, Ky.; d. April 11, 1990.

               viii.    JOHN POTTER.

 

Notes for JOHN POTTER:

Died in infancy.

 

35.  MARTHA ANN6 BENTLEY (MARY5, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born June 24, 1872, and died June 22, 1917.  She married ALEXANDER H. TUCKER March 12, 1890, son of OLIVER TUCKER and DICY BENTLEY.  He was born October 13, 1864 in Johnson Co, Ky, and died July 22, 1937 in Elkhorn Creek, Ky.

 

More About MARTHA ANN BENTLEY:

Burial: Tucker Cemetery McPeeks Branch

 

Notes for ALEXANDER H. TUCKER:

Alexander and Martha were double 1st cousins. Moved to the head of the North Fork of Kentucky River in March 1880.

 

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Burial: Tucker Cemetery McPeeks Branch

 

Children of MARTHA BENTLEY and ALEXANDER TUCKER are:

                   i.    ORPHA7 TUCKER.

77.             ii.    OLIVER PERRY TUCKER, b. January 16, 1891, Burdine, Ky; d. February 09, 1956, Johnson City, Tenn..

78.            iii.    CHRISTOPHER C. TUCKER, b. April 06, 1895.

79.            iv.    GARRETT ALEXANDER TUCKER, b. June 10, 1897; d. November 23, 1966.

                  v.    JOHN TUCKER, b. July 21, 1899.

80.            vi.    JOSEPH EMORY TUCKER, b. June 13, 1902.

                vii.    MARY JANE TUCKER, b. April 26, 1905; d. April 14, 1916.

 

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Burial: Tucker Cementary McPeeks Branch

 

81.   viii.  MARION TUCKER, b. August 23, 1907; d. December 19, 1943.

82.   ix.    JAMES TUCKER, b. November 30, 1908; d. June 27, 1978.

 

36.  SARAH ELIZABETH6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1862, and died 1953.  She married JOSEPH BENTLEY April 27, 1883 in Letcher Co, Ky, son of SIMEON BENTLEY and NANCY HALL.  He was born April 1861 in Pike Co, Ky.

 

Children of SARAH POTTER and JOSEPH BENTLEY are:

                   i.    MARTHA JANE7 BENTLEY, b. May 1884; m. (1) JOHN TACKETT; m. (2) JAMES HOUSTON.

83.             ii.    SIMEON BENTLEY, b. February 1896.

                 iii.    ROOSEVELT BENTLEY.

                 iv.    ISAAC "IKE" BENTLEY, b. June 1886; m. CORA MULLINS.

                  v.    HARRISON BENTLEY.

                 vi.    LAFAYETTE BENTLEY, b. May 1884; m. MELVINA HALL.

                vii.    BENJAMIN J. BENTLEY, b. March 1892; m. ROXIE POTTER.

               viii.    MARY ADELINE BENTLEY, b. October 1893.

                  ix.    MARGARET BENTLEY, b. March 1898.

                   x.    HANEY BENTLEY, m. MAUDE BELCHER.

 

37.  BENJAMIN C.6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1870.  He married MARY "POLLY" HALL, daughter of SOLOMON HALL and LUCY JOHNSON.  She was born 1876.

 

Children of BENJAMIN POTTER and MARY HALL are:

84.              i.    FORESTER7 POTTER.

85.             ii.    NICKITE POTTER, d. March 31, 1986.

                 iii.    SARAH POTTER, m. (1) WHITE; m. (2) LEE BURKE.

86.            iv.    MONTANA POTTER.

87.             v.    VIRGIE POTTER.

88.            vi.    GOLDIE POTTER.

89.           vii.    EMILINE POTTER.

               viii.    JIM POTTER.

90.             ix.    MCKINLEY POTTER, b. May 04, 1897.

                   x.    PEARL POTTER, b. April 02, 1915; d. June 01, 1947; m. (1) ISAAC FOX; m. (2) LEE HUNTER.

 

38.  JAMES ISAAC6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born 1870, and died May 23, 1932.  He married LOUISA HALL, daughter of ALLEN HALL and HANNAH YONTS.  She was born July 13, 1872, and died December 26, 1953.

 

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Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

 

Children are listed above under (34) Louisa Hall.

 

39.  JOHNNY D. W.6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born October 04, 1882 in Jenkins, Ky., and died February 26, 1953 in Fleming, Ky..  He married (1) ROZZIE HALL, daughter of LEWIS HALL and ANNA WRIGHT.  She was born July 01, 1889, and died October 1959 in Jenkins, Ky..  He married (2) CLARISSE JOHNSON. 

 

Notes for JOHNNY D. W. POTTER:

Was a coal miner and deputy sheriff of Letcher County

 

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Burial: Collier Hollow

 

Children of JOHNNY POTTER and ROZZIE HALL are:

                   i.    TUCKER7 POTTER.

91.             ii.    ARTHUR POTTER, b. November 26.

92.            iii.    BILL POTTER, b. October 18, 1905.

93.            iv.    EDNA POTTER, b. August 14, 1908.

                  v.    ORA POTTER, b. September 17, 1912; d. July 06, 1985, Lexington, Ky; m. VIRGINIA HILL, February 01, 1936, Letcher Co, Ky.

94.            vi.    HATTIE POTTER, b. November 19, 1915.

95.           vii.    ODELL POTTER, b. June 04, 1922.

               viii.    AMERICA "MERKIE" ALICE POTTER.

 

40.  ADALINE6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born May 07, 1859, and died November 26, 1942.  She married JOHN Q. BENTLEY.  He was born November 20, 1849, and died December 28, 1935.

 

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Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

 

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Burial: Potter Potter Cemetary

 

Children of ADALINE POTTER and JOHN BENTLEY are:

                   i.    ZACK7 BENTLEY.

                  ii.    ISACC BENTLEY.

                 iii.    HENRY BENTLEY.

                 iv.    SIS BENTLEY.

96.             v.    MACK BENTLEY, b. January 07, 1898; d. January 13, 1956.

 

41.  REUBEN6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.1) was born October 1865, and died May 16, 1936 in Letcher Co. Ky..  He married (1) BETTY JOHNSON.  She was born December 01, 1869 in Floyd Co, Ky, and died July 10, 1934.  He married (2) ARMINDA HALL April 12, 1886, daughter of SAMUEL HALL and ANGELINE BAKER.  She was born May 12, 1868 in Letcher Co. Ky., and died July 26, 1928.

 

Notes for REUBEN POTTER:

Fathered children by Mary Houston.

 

More About REUBEN POTTER:

Burial: Reuben Potter Cementary

 

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Burial: Reuben Potter Cemetary

 

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Burial: Reuben Potter Cementary

 

Children of REUBEN POTTER and ARMINDA HALL are:

97.              i.    SAMUEL7 POTTER, b. February 1900; d. May 19, 1928.

98.             ii.    JOHN CALVIN POTTER, b. January 30, 1897, Hemphill, Ky.; d. February 09, 1956, Elizabethtown, Tenn..

99.            iii.    EMILINE POTTER, b. January 18, 1888.

                 iv.    JAMES IRVING POTTER, b. February 04, 1900; d. May 29, 1922.

 

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Burial: Reuben Potter Cemetary

 

100. v.     CLABE POTTER, b. January 29, 1901, Neon, Ky.; d. August 04, 1967, Jenkins Hospital.

101. vi.    ANGELINE POTTER, b. February 09, 1903; d. January 05, 1922.

vii.   ESTHER POTTER.

viii.  LEONARD POTTER, m. ANNA BELLE HALL.

ix.    ANNIE POTTER, m. RILEY LITTLE.

102. x.     ISAAC POTTER, b. April 06, 1889; d. November 06, 1968.

103. xi.    WILLIAM SHERMAN POTTER, b. February 18, 1895; d. July 21, 1971.

104. xii.   BOONIE POTTER, b. June 22, 1905; d. September 20, 1960.

105. xiii.  RHODA POTTER, b. September 07, 1907.

106. xiv.  MORGAN POTTER, b. March 12, 1910, Jackhorn, Ky.; d. July 19, 1996, Jackhorn, Ky..

 

42.  WILLIAM SHERMAN6 POTTER (ELIZABETH EMALINE5 BENTLEY, JAMES MARTIN4, BENJAMIN3, THOMAS JR.2, THOMAS SR.