Thomas Bentley (1750 - 1796)

Born 1750 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria T. Deyo — married 1778 in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1796 at about age 46 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States

Biography

Descendant of Rev. Pardon Elisha Tillinghast Thomas was the third great grandson of a famous early settler of Providence, Rhode Island. That lineage also supposedly traces back to Eleanor (Plantagenet) de Arundel (1318 - 1372), Countess of Arundel and Surrey, great-granddaughter of Henry Plantagenet (1207 - 1272), King of England, as well as back to the famous Sir Thomas Browne (1402 – 1460), a Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer, and to Thomas' famous father-in-law, Sir Thomas "of Betchworth" FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel. But the point of descent upon migration to America is marked as questionable.

Descendant of Sir John Stourton, died 1438 Thomas was supposedly descended from the famous John Stourton who held the manors of Preston Plucknett in Somerset, and who was seven times MP for Somerset.

Descendant of Arthur Plantagenet, 6th Viscount Lisle Thomas was supposedly descended from the famous Arthur Plantagenet, died 1542, the illegitimate son of King Edward IV. This descent is through Frances Plantagenet, daughter of Arthur and his famous wife, Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Lisle.

Descendant of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677) Thomas was the third great-grandson of the famous Puritan Great Migration pioneer leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Samuel Gorton, who was 5th President of Providence and Warwick. He arrived in Boston in March 1637 with his wife, Mary Maplet, and several children.

Descendant of PGM Migrant Mary (Maplet) GortonThomas was the third great-grandson of Puritan migrant Mary Maplet, who arrived in Boston in March 1637 with her husband, Samuel Gorton (1593–1677) the famous leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Descendant of PGM Migrant John Tripp Jr. (1609 - 1678) Thomas was the third great-grandson of Puritan migrant John Tripp Jr., who arrived after September 1635 on the Truelove," On April 30, 1639 he signed the 2nd Portsmouth Compact of Loyalty.

Descendant of Sir Robert Bruce, 3rd Baron of Clackmannan (1371 - 1405), the presumed second great-grandson of Robert "The Bruce, King of Scotland" Thomas was supposedly descended from this famous Scottish Baron through Mary Paine, wife of PGM pioneer John Tripp Jr. (1609 - 1678).

Descendant of Alexander Stewart (1214–1283), 4th High Steward of Scotland Thomas was supposedly descended from this famous Scot through Mary Paine, wife of PGM pioneer John Tripp Jr. (1609 - 1678).

Descendant of PGM Migrant Edmund Freeman Jr. (1596 - 1682)Thomas was the fourth great-grandson of the famous Puritan Great Migration pioneer leader Edmund Freeman, a founder of Sandwich, Massachusetts and Assistant Governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor William Bradford. On October 8, 1635 he arrived at Boston as "Edward" Freeman, 34, on Captain Hackwell's ship, The Abigail, along with his second wife Elizabeth Freeman, 35; Edmond Freeman, 15; John Freeman, 8; Elizabeth Freeman, 12; and Alice Freeman 17.

Descendant of PGM Migrant William Freeborn (1594 - 1670) Thomas was the fourth great-granddaughter of the famous Puritan Great Migration pioneer leader William Freeborn, a founding settler of Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island), who had signed the Portsmouth Compact with 22 other men in Boston. He arrived in 1634 with his probable second wife Mary Wilson and infant daughter Sarah (Freeborn) Browning, settling in Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Name

Name: Thomas /Bentley/^[1]

Birth

1750 Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA^[2]

Death

27 Sep 1796 Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S463527470 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1828207/person/-1527095554/facts
2. ↑ Source: #S463527470 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1828207/person/-1527095554/facts
3. ↑ Source: #S463527470 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1828207/person/-1527095554/facts

• Source: S463527470 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

• Source: S644507902 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. : https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/11926460/person/-369285952/facts

• Geni profile: Thomas Bentley

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Ancestral File, v.4.19, "Electronic," note: AFN: 1321-TC5. from Ancestral File, Oct 1999: Individual Record FamilySearch® Ancestral File™ v4.19 Thomas BENTLEY (AFN: 1321-TC5) Submitter(s):

ELLEN B BATES Microfilm: 39 E 200 NO Submission: AF93-106847 PRICE UT USA 84501

CURTIS V BENTLEY Microfilm: 8385 NORTH REDWOOD ROAD Submission: AF97-115800 LEHI UT USA 84043

ROSELLA ROHR GLOVER Microfilm: 6280 BROADMOOR DRIVE Submission: AF95-104630 LA MESA CA USA 91942-4001

CURTIS V & VIRGINIA SUE BENTLEY Microfilm: 3659 SUNNYVALE DR Submission: AF95-100281 WEST VALLEY CITY UT USA 84120

• George Holland.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Michael Sherwood Sherwood for creating WikiTree profile Bentley-915 through the import of Sherwood Family Tree 9_14_09.ged on Jul 14, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael Sherwood and others.