Benjamin Bentley
1788 - 1857 (69 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Benjamin Bentley was born in 1788 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA (son of Daniel Bentley and Nancy Jane Lewis); died on 28 Aug 1857 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth 'Betsy' Crace. Elizabeth was born in 1794 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Apr 1866 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Simeon Bentley was born about 1825 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; died after 1880.
Benjamin married on 8 Apr 1815 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Daniel Bentley was born on 8 Feb 1752 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Bentley and Hannah Beasley); died on 15 Jan 1839 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution #: A009426, -- Sons of the American Revolution #: P-113597
- _MILT: Abt 1776, North Carolina, USA; American Army - Revolutionary War
- Census: 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; Danl Bently
- Census: 1820, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; Daniel Bentley
Daniel married Nancy Jane Lewis on 8 Feb 1782 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Nancy (daughter of Peter Lewis and Margaret Jane Lewis) was born about 1759; died on 4 Oct 1845 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
Nancy Jane Lewis was born about 1759 (daughter of Peter Lewis and Margaret Jane Lewis); died on 4 Oct 1845 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: LXVP-CQ7
- Census: 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; With Daniel Bently
- Census: 1820, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; With Daniel Bentley
Children:
- John Quiller Bentley was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Jul 1858 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
- 1. Benjamin Bentley was born in 1788 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Aug 1857 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Bentley was born in 1716 in London, England; died in 1789 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #: A009454 -- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #: P-330240
- Immigration: 1734, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Left England for religious reasons as an indentured servant
- Indenture: 27 Feb 1734, Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; Ran away from Henry Smith's Plantation
- Indenture: 12 Jul 1739, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; Rev. Joseph Hooper , Rector of St. Paul's Parish of the Episcopal Church of England of Baltimore Co. passed away. Included in the inventory in his will are several indentured servants, among them a "Thomas Bentley serv w/ 2 years to serve"
Thomas married Hannah Beasley. Hannah was born in 1725 in Massachusetts, USA; died in 1790 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
Hannah Beasley was born in 1725 in Massachusetts, USA; died in 1790 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; Hana Bently
Children:
- 2. Daniel Bentley was born on 8 Feb 1752 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Jan 1839 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
6. Peter Lewis was born in 1735 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died after 1803 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Woodleaf, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution #: A211320, Sons of the American Revolution #: P-236119
- FSID: L7JJ-RFQ
- Residence: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
- _MILT: Sep 1778, Morgan Township, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
- Census: 1790, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
- Census: 1800, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
- Probate: 20 Sep 1803, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Peter married Margaret Jane Lewis. Margaret was born in 1725; died in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margaret Jane Lewis was born in 1725; died in North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- FSID: LVD4-BY7
- Census: 1810, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Children:
- Peter Lewis, Jr was born in 1761; died on 24 Jul 1814 in Woodleaf, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Woodleaf, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Simon Lewis was born about 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
- Mary Lewis was born in 1762 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
- James Lewis was born in 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
- Phebe Lewis was born about 1762 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.
- 3. Nancy Jane Lewis was born about 1759; died on 4 Oct 1845 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Daniel Bentley Burial Site, Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
- Eleanor Lewis was born in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
- Wallis Lewis was born about 1771.