David Gentry (abt. 1753 - 1847)

Born about 1753 in Louisa County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Whitlock) Gentry — married 1777 in Louisa County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1847 at about age 94 in John N. Gentry farm, Buncombe County, North Carolina

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Biography

David was born about 1853. His parents were Nicholas Gentry (1728 - 1803) and Elizabeth Stringer Gentry (1728 - 1787). David was the oldest of three (the youngest being a half-sibling:

1. David Gentry (1753 - 1847)*
2. Blaxton Gentry (1766 - 1845)
3. Elizabeth Gentry Bowman (1775 - 1845)

David married Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry (1750 - ____). These are their known children:

1. John Norment Gentry (1783 - 1850)*
2. Thomas Gentry (1784 - 1868)*
3. Elias Gentry (1785 - 1869)*
4. Jesse Gentry (1787 - ____)*
5. Lucinda Gentry Davidson (1792- aft. 1860)*
6. Sarah Gentry Avery (1797 - 1840)*

David passed away on July 16, 1847 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. He is thought to be buried at Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA, but no graves are marked so this is uncertain.

Notes

4th G-Grandfather, RIP--Note: David Gentry was a Revolutionary War veteran. He applied for a pension in 1834.Military Service: Served in the American Revolution under Capt. Lewis and Col. Benjamin Cleveland. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=equilla&id=I08646 Received a Revolutionary War pension:David Gentry, widow's file #7,511 was allowed pension on an application executed February 11 1834, at which time he was eighty years of age (date and place of birth not stated) and a resident of Jackson County, Tennessee. He stated that he enlisted in Bedford Co., Virginia in 1780 and served for more than two years under Captains James Lewis and William Griffin, colonels Cleveland and Anderson, in the North Carolina Troops and was in the battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens.

it is further alleged that he married in Bedford County, North Carolina, May 12, 1807, Sarah Johnson. He died in Overton, Tennessee, July 16, 1847, and his widow was allowed a pension on an application executed April 11, 1853, at which time she was eighty years of age and a resident of Jackson, Tennessee______ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gentry22&id=I227 - Lynn

David Gentry & Elizabeth Whitlock from Louisa County Virginia the first Gentry in this area. John Norment Gentry asks to be buried in the burying ground on the hill near the old Gentry House where his Mother and Father was Buried. There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery so is not proven but it is pretty good circumstancial evidence . It is my hope to bring some focus into who these unmarked graves belong to as these people are my ancestors.

Sources

• DAR Ancestor #: A044123
• Find A Grave Memorial# 109187417 (Created by: Thomas Justis)

Acknowledgements

• Entered by Teresa Haines Rigney, Monday, May 12, 2014.