Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 18, 2018), "Record of Silas Bent", Ancestor # A009416.
He was a Lieutenant, Continental Line Revolutionary War, MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 1, P 977
Sources
His birth, marriage, death and children are found on pp. 34-35 (p.38-39 of PDF) in: Bent, Allen (1900). The Bent Family in America. Boston: David Clapp & Son.
Find A Grave: Memorial #24722983 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24722983/silas-bent : accessed 21 September 2021), memorial page for Lieut Silas Bent Sr. (14 Apr 1744–4 Apr 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24722983, citing Cedarville Cemetery, Washington County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Danielle Dillon (contributor 46959655) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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