Capt.
Thomas
Dent
Born about in St. John's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Dent
and Mary (Brooke) Dent
Brother of
Peter Dent, William Dent, Mary (Dent) Beall, Lucy (Dent) Hardy, Eleanor (Dent) Burrell, Walter Dent and Richard Dent
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 54
in Prince George's, Maryland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Birth ca 1735 & Parentage
Thomas Dent, son of Peter and Mary (Brooke) Dent, was born 1735 in St. John's Parish, Prince Georges County. [1]
Inheritance 1773 from Brother-in-Law
"He was devised through the will of his brother-in-law, George Hardy, Jr., in 1773, a lot at Piscataway, being a portion of Pittsburg. [1]
Census 1776
"At the census of St. John and Prince George Parishes, taken by Thomas Dent about 1776, he had in his immediate household John Clarke aged 40, George Hardy aged 14, Judah Murray aged 35, 1 free Negro and 18 slaves. At that time it was clear that Thomas Dent was then a bachelor of 41 years." [1] When the census was taken, he was 41 years old, with an estimated birth year of 1735. [2]
Marriage ca 1777
He married afterwards [following 1776 census] Elizabeth Edelen, d/o James and Salome (Noble) Edelen. [1]
NOTE: This is not the Thomas Dent who m. Elizabeth Edwards. That Thomas Dent was b. ca 1730 and d. ca 1790; s/o George Dent, b. aft. 1674 St. Mary's County; s/o John and Mary (Hatch) Dent. [1]
Patriotic Service 1776-1777
- On May 15, 1776, he was recommended by Jonathan Beall to the Council of Safety [1]
- On Sept 1, 1777, he was commissioned a captain in the Lower Battalion of the Prince Georges County Militia. [1]
Inheritance 1780 from Nephew
"Thomas Dent Hardy, in his will dated 25 Feb 1780, devised his uncle, Thomas Dent, Traveler's Industry, then called Pittsburg, lying on the north fork of the Piscataway Creek adjoining the land of the said Thomas Dent. Thomas Dent Hardy had served in the naval service and was captured by the British in 1780, taken a prisoner to New York where he died in the Spring of 1781." [1]
Children
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth Edelen Dent:
- George Fairfax Dent, d.s.p. [1]
- George Washington Dent, married twice [1]
- Lewis Dent, married Anne B. [1]
- Horatio Dent, d.s.p. [1]
- Patrick Dent married Susannah G. Wood [1]
Death & Burial ca 1789
Thomas Dent died intestate in 1788 or 1789 and left a widow, Elizabeth Dent, and five minor children - two of whom in 1802 were deceased. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Newman, Harry Wright, Charles County Gentry, A Genealogical History of Six Emigrants . . . who Settled in Charles County, Maryland . . ., originally published by author, Washington, D.C., 1940; reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1990, pp. 30-32, 70
- ↑ 'Maryland, Colonial Census, 1776 for Thomas Dent; Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~1.17%
Jane (Murtishaw) Lindsey
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23andMe, GEDmatch M411450 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmurt1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T634437 [compare], FTDNA kit #166638
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~1.17%
Mike Murtishaw :
23andMe, GEDmatch M710548 [compare]
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~1.17%
Wes Murtishaw :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T765509 [compare], FTDNA kit #241289
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~1.17%
Nina (Sadler) Bell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T008462 [compare], FTDNA kit #370837
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~0.78%
John Denune :
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Rejected matches › Thomas Dent (abt.1735-abt.1790)
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NOTE: The Charles County Gentry only lists one wife: Elizabeth (Edelen) Dent. There is no mention of the other wife listed on Dent-469. So merging the two profiles would require this discrepancy to be solved.
Carole
Turns out there's (what I believe is) a duplicate profile. Can you look at Dent-469 and explain how you arrived at the parents you have? That seems to be the only difference. And your statement that "this" Thomas was single in 1776 simply isn't true, The actual census (linked above) shows 2 sons and a probable wife, Elizabeth.
Thanks! Carole