Sarah Perrine Gentry (1761 - 1841)

Born 2 Oct 1761 in Louisa County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of James Smith — married about 1785 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1841 at age 79 in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Sally was born reportedly on 2 October 1761 probably in Louisa County, Virginia.

She married James Smith.

They removed to Kentucky around 1796, finally settling in Hardin County on Mill Creek.

Sally died on 23 January 1841 in Hardin County and was buried there in Maffet Cemetery.^[1]

Research Notes

Three original records to confirm that Nicholas Gentry was Sarah's father are depositions of Nancy (Gentry) Bailey, Washington Smith and William Smith in Nancy's application for a widow's pension due to her husband's Revolutionary War service.^[2] Both men state that Nancy was born Nancy Gentry. Washington states that his father was James Smith and that his mother's maiden name was Sally Gentry, who was sister to Nancy. William also stated that his father was James Smith and that Nancy was his "mother's sister." Nancy's own deposition states that her father was Nicholas Gentry and that she had a brother John Gentry.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/26406428/sarah-smith: accessed 10 October 2023), memorial page for Sarah “Sallie” Gentry Smith (2 Oct 1761–23 Jan 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #26406428, citing Maffet Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Chris Lueken (contributor 46998731).
2. ↑ Depositions of Nancy Bailey, Washington Smith, and William Smith, Widow's pension application no. W.2991 for Nancy Bailey; service of Thomas Bailey (Corporal, Stith's Co., Fourth Regiment of Virginia Foot , U.S. Revolutionary War); Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804), Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C..; citing digital images from Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900.

• "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3Y-9FYR?cc=1875188&wc=37RT-2NT%3A173389201%2C174004601 : 20 May 2014), Hardin > Will records, Index, 1837-1866, Vol. E > image 36 of 231; county courthouses, Kentucky.

See also:

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6676093&pid=-1250176615