Nathaniel Gentry (abt. 1617 - aft. 1697)

Born about 14 Dec 1617 in Great Dunmow, Thaxted, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Raven) Gentry — married about 1647 in Kelvedon, Essex, England

Husband of Susanna (Kendall) Gentry — married 2 Nov 1669 in Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, England

Descendants

Died after 1697 after about age 79 in Kelvedon, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Nathaniel Gentry the Elder – baptized 14 Dec 1617, Great Dunmow, innholder, Kelvedon.

Married (1) about 1643, probably in Kelvedon, to "Sary" [Sarah?] [--?--];

Married (2) about 1647, probably in Kelvedon, to Mary Raven (buried 17 Jun 1669, Kelvedon);

Married (3) (widower) 2 Nov 1669, Kelvedon, to Susanna Kendall (widow).^[1]

Research Notes

An earlier version of this profile listed a death date given of 22 Oct 1697. This date is too early, as evidenced by his son Simon's will,^[2] in which Nathaniel is left 40s per year from Simon's estate. The death date has been changed to "after 1697".

An earlier version of this profile noted Great Dunmow as his place of death, but he had moved to Kelvedon and had been there for decades (2 Nov 1699 marriage to Susanna Kendall). Kelvedon is the more likely location of his death, but there is no certain record of his burial.

The Julian calendar^[3] was in use in Great Britain during this period. Each year began on 25 March, in the spring. Dates between 1 January and 24 March in the Julian calendar are represented in the text portion of this profile with double dating notation, e.g., 11 February 1503/4. However, the same date recorded in an event date field in this profile is recorded as 11 February 1504. This ensures that date mathematics works correctly. For reference, this example date on the Gregorian^[4] calendar is 21 February 1504. Julian dates are not converted to Gregorian on this profile.

Children

Children of Nathaniel and Sary:

i. Mary Gentry, baptized 20 Sep 1644, Kelvedon; married [John?] Webb.

ii. Nathaniel Gentry the Younger, born about 1646 (spec), moved to Witham. Married (1) Unknown, married (2) Frances [--?--].

Children of Nathaniel and Mary:

iii. Samuel Gentry, baptized 22 Jul 1649, Kelvedon, emigrated to Virginia?

iv. Nicholas Gentry 1652-1710 (Speculation), born about 1652, emigrated to Virginia?

v. Simon Gentry, baptized 14 Feb 1654/5, Kelvedon, died 16 Dec 1697, London, bachelor, left a will dated 15 Dec 1697.

vi. John Gentry, born about 1657 (spec), married 15 Apr 1679, London, to Levine Smith.

vii. William Gentry, born abt 1669?; baptized 23 Jan 1672/3, Kelvedon.

Children of Nathaniel and Susanna:

viii. Elizabeth Gentry, baptized 24 Jun 1679, Kelvedon.

ix. Richard Gentry, (Speculation), born after 1680.

x. Samuel Gentry, (Speculation), born after 1680.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVPR-PTT : 13 March 2020), Nathaniel Gentry, 1669.
2. ↑ Gentry, Emma Gene. Gentry Family Gazette and Genealogy Exchange. Volume 1, p. 159-167.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Julian calendar," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian_calendar&oldid=876130259 (accessed January 4, 2019).
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Gregorian calendar," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregorian_calendar&oldid=876522702 (accessed January 4, 2019).

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Acknowledgements

Willard M. Gentry - editor, Journal of Gentry Genealogy (http://www.gentryjournal.org/index.htm)

Emma Gene Seale AKA Mrs. Herbert Gentry - Gentry family genealogist who did groundbreaking research on Nicholas "The Immigrant" Gentry connections to Essex, England published in 1987.

Robert Weaver - created original WikiTree profile through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 Jan 2011.