Richard
Dent
Born about in Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Dent
and Mary (Brooke) Dent
Brother of
Peter Dent, William Dent, Mary (Dent) Beall, Lucy (Dent) Hardy, Thomas Dent, Eleanor (Dent) Burrell and Walter Dent
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Richard was born about 1748, the son of Peter Dent and Mary Brooke. In 1776, Richard was single, age 28, and enumerated as head of household in Prince George's County, Maryland. Also in the household, identified as White, were his mother, Mary Dent (age 67), his sister Elizabeth Dent (age 49) and two young females: Elizabeth Hardey (age 12) and Elizabeth Welch (age 16). There were also 16 Negro slaves enumerated:[1]
- Harry, age 56
- Jenny, age 60
- Daphne, age 30
- Harry Jr, age 27
- Any, age 50
- George, age 21
- Charles, age 19
- Cloe, age 18
- Phill, age 12
- Tomm, age 11
- Jemon (?), age 9
- Jenny, age 7
- Bazell, age 5
- Will, age 3
- Billey, age 6
Sources
- ↑ Richard Dent household, St George's County, Maryland; p 4. Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, M.S. M.D. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources. Volume 1 (Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD; 1915) Archive.org (Full view)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
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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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Categories: Prince George's County, Maryland, Slave Owners