Richard Gentry (1773 - 1831)

Born 30 Apr 1773 in Hanover County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Lindsay (Barnett) Gentry — married 19 Apr 1796 in Louisa County, Virginia

Husband of Rebecca Lindsay (Barrett) Gentry — married 19 Apr 1796 in Louisa, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 May 1831 at age 58 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Richard was born in 1773. Richard Gentry ... He passed away in 1831.

The below snippet is from the The Journal of Gentry Genealogy ^[1] It is pretty credible but tedious reading. Here is the link to the whole journal ^[2]

D. Resolution of Different William Gentry References William-1 and William-4 > William Gentry (of Louisa County) Based just upon age, we can speculate that William-1 (of St. Paul's Parish) and the proposed William-4 (of Tennessee) were the same person, born before 1750 and definitely older than either William-2 or William-3. We propose the following family for him: :-- Son of James-II Gentry., born about 1745 in Hanover County, Virginia; died 1791-1799 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

Children of William, all born in Hanover County, Virginia:

i William, born about 1765; killed 1787 in Tennessee by Indians.

ii John, born about 1767; killed 1787 in Tennessee by Indians.

iii Ayers, born about 1769, moved to Tennessee.

iv Milley, born about 1770, married 1791 in Louisa County to Thomas Baker.

v Richard, born 1773, married 1796 to Rebecca Barnett; died 14 May 1831, Stokes County, North Carolina.

vi George, born about 1775, married about 1801, living in Halifax County, Virginia in 1820.

Sources

1. ↑ Journal of Gentry Genealogy Vol 1, issue 12
2. ↑ Whole Journal

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQV-52S : 29 January 2020), Richard Gentry, 1796.