John Bentley (1780 - aft. 1840)

Born 1780 in Lunnenburg County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Moore) Bentley — married [date unknown] in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Died after 1840 after age 60 in Crawford County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

John was born c1780. He was the son of Daniel Bentley and Millie Hammock. He passed away about 1840. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to George F. Bentley.

On the death of his grandfather Samuel Bentley b1719, his father's siblings had a court feud in Nottoway Co. There are bits and pieces of it that survived. There is another male sibling. One brother moved to GA as did their mother and the other stayed in VA. Then there was a court action between the mother and the brother that stayed in VA.

c2001 Marsha Bentley transcription: Nottoway Co VA Court "Nottoway OB 6 p. 25 reel 10 LVA, 4 Jan 1810 Jeremiah Bentley, & John, Robert and Ann Bentley, children of Daniel Bentley dec' d & William Samuel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood, children of Mary Allgood dec'd and Leroy, William A Sucy [SHOULD READ: William A., LUCY & as proved by her being named by her uncle, my GGGgf Jeremiah BENTLEY in a 1812 Nottoway Co VA Doc 327] & [or sign like that] Hartwell Vaughan, children of Alsey Vaughan dec'd Complts Against John All good deft. In Chancery

On hearing the bill answer -- It is decreed and ordered that William Moore, Kennon Harper, Edward Traylor and George Jackson or any three of them do make sale of the lands which were assigned to the late Elizabeth [Vaughan - his second and last wife] Bentley, widow of Saml. Bentley Sen. dec'd as her dower in the lands of the said Samuel dec'd on a credit of twelve months and that they divide the proceeds thereof in four parts and assign one part thereof to Jeremiah Bentley, one other part thereof to be equally divided between John, Robert and Ann Bentley children of Daniel Bentley dec'd [husband of Milly Hammock]. One other part thereof to be equally divided between, John Allgood , William Allgood, Daniel Allgood, Jeremiah Allgood and Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood as children of Mary Allgood dec'd and the remaining part thereof to be equally divided between Leroy, William A Sucy [SHOULD READ: William A., LUCY & as proved by her being named by her uncle, my GGGgf Jeremiah BENTLEY in a 1812 Nottoway Co VA Doc 327] & [or sign like that] Hartwell Vaughan as children of Alsey Vaughan dec'd and that the said commissioners convey the said land to the purchaser and that they report to the court for a final decree."

Name: George F Bentley Jr Email: bentleycars eatel.net Note: The proven father of Daniel BENTLEY who married Milly Hammock is NOT Samuel Jr but IS Samuel BENTLEY Sr. b 30 DE C 1719 in North Farnham Parish Richmond Co. VA dc1795-1796 in Nottoway Co. VA proven S/o Daniel dc 1723 Richmond Co. VA and Anne LNU BENTLEY

c2001 From: Allan Bentley or "Ron Head" <ronhead knology.net> Wilkes Co. GA Deeds CCC, p. 42:

Milly BENTLEY (wid. of Daniel BENTLEY late of Lunenburg Co . VA in 1792), Hugh HAMMOCK, admr. in Chancery Crt. 1811 . Daniel & Milly had three children: John H. [of Wilkes Co. GA gfb], Robert H. (of Wilkes Co. GA [NO!!!! Robert stayed in VA gfb] ), and Ann BENTLEY.

c2001 From: Allan Bentley or "Ron Head" <ronhead knology.net> Wilkes Co. GA Deeds CCC, p. 42: Milly BENTLEY (wid. of Daniel BENTLEY late of Lunenburg Co . VA in 1792), Hugh HAMMOCK, admr. in Chancery Crt. 1811 . Daniel & Milly had three children: John H. [of Wilkes Co. GA gfb], Robert H. (of Wilkes Co. GA [NO!!!! Robert absolutly stayed in VA gfb] ), and Ann BENTLEY [m Amos].

Source c2001 Group notes and discussions: c2001 Marsha Bentley transcription: Nottoway Co VA Court "Nottoway OB 6 p. 25 reel 10 LVA, 4 Jan 1810 Jeremiah Bentley, & [Marsha notes a symbol like this] John, Robert and Ann Bentley, children of Daniel Bentley dec' d & William Samuel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood, children of Mary [Bentley] Allgood dec'd and Leroy, William A Sucy [SHOULD READ: William A., LUCY & as proved by her being named by her uncle, my GGGgf Jeremiah BENTLEY in a 1812 Nottoway Co VA Doc 327] & [or sign like that] Hartwell Vaughan, children of Alsey [Bentley] Vaughan dec'd Complts Against John Allgood deft. In Chancery On hearing the bill answer -- It is decreed and ordered that William Moore, Kennon Harper, Edward Traylor and George Jackson or any three of them do make sale of the lands which were assigned to the late Elizabeth [Vaughan - his second and last wife] Bentley, widow of Saml. Bentley Sen. dec'd as her dower in the lands of the said Samuel dec'd on a credit of twelve months and that they divide the proceeds thereof in four parts and assign one part thereof to Jeremiah Bentley [son of Samuel Bentley, Sr. and his 1st wife Mary --?--; stepson of Elizabeth Bentley, deceased gfb], one other part thereof to be equally divided between John, Robert and Ann Bentley children of Daniel Bentley dec'd [husband of Milly Hammock gfb] One other part thereof to be equally divided between, John Allgood, William Allgood, Daniel Allgood, Jeremiah Allgood and Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood as children of Mary [Bentley] Allgood dec'd and the remaining part there of to be equally divided between Leroy, William A Sucy [SHOULD READ: William A., LUCY & as proved by her being named by her uncle, my GGGgf Jeremiah BENTLEY in a 1812 Nottoway Co VA Doc 327] & [or sign like that] Hartwell Vaughan as children of Alsey [Bentley] Vaughan dec'd and that the said commissioners convey the said land to the purchaser and that they report to the court for a final decree." [Note: BOTH Sally/Sarah and Samuel Junr. had each received land from their father and are left out. gfb]

Bentley forum on Genealogy.com Re: Early Bentley, Amelia County, Virginia Posted by: George Ferdinand Bentley (ID *****9310) Date: May 16, 2005 at 04:32:07 In Reply to: Re: Early Bentley, Amelia County, Virginia by George Ferdinand Bentley Jr b 1946 Message #3740 We now know that Jeremiah b5/1/1759 and Sarah/Sally bc1760 Amelia Co VA were brother and sister, children of Samuel Bentley b1719 Richmond Co VA.