Nicholas Gentry (abt. 1652 - aft. 1710)

Born about 1652 in Essex, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1710 after about age 58 in New Kent County, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Nicholas Gentry was born in Essex, England.

Nicholas "the Immigrant" Gentry, was born about 1652 in Essex, England.^[1] Among Gentry family genealogists, he is often referred to simply as "the Immigrant" since at least 1909.^[2] Nicholas, and his brother Samuel, were the first of the Gentry family to immigrate to North America. A high proportion of Gentrys in the United States descended from Nicholas Gentry's six sons born to two wives between 1685 and 1709^[3]. His daughters were early ancestors to many of the Haggards and Spradlings in the United States. The son of Essex innkeepers^[1] came to America as an indentured servant^[4][1] and became the primary forefather of Gentrys in the United States.^[2]

Nothing is known of Nicholas's life in Essex before he emigrated. There is no record of his life there. However, the Gentry families of Essex were primarily farmers and laborers.^[5] His ancestors had moved from one location within Essex to another for three generations until his father Nathaniel "the Elder" Gentry settled in Kelvedon as an innholder.^[1]. Two of Nathaniel's sons moved to London and another moved to Witham. A fourth son, Samuel "the Immigrant" Gentry, was the only Samuel Gentry in Essex of the right age to have indentured himself to go to Virgina by 1674.^[1] This information in the context of the family of Nathaniel Gentry and Mary Raven Gentry and the familial connection between Nicolas and Samuel suggested by owning adjacent property in the Virginia Colony^[6][7][1] is the only way that Nicolas's parentage is established.

The Gentry family history in Essex begins to paint a broader picture of England in the mid-1600s. The population had doubled in the previous century. Vagrancy was increasingly widespread. During the 1670s, 1500 to 2000 people escaped England each year as indentured servants to just the Virginia and Maryland colonies alone. This was the Essex of Nicholas "the Immigrant" Gentry's youth.^[8] For the young Gentrys, leaving England for the Virginia tobacco plantations may have been motivated by a desire for new opportunities or simply as a means to escape grinding poverty, having little hope of earning a living in Essex. 75% of new Virginia arrivals were indentured, serving four to five years in return for the cost of their passage, room & board, apprenticeship in tobacco farming, and opportunities they would never have back in England once their servitude ended.^[9] Nicolas followed his older brother Samuel to the Virginia Colony as an indentured servant^[10] by 1677,^[11][12][1] a few years after Samuel's departure.

The Virginia Colony promised opportunity for Nicolas, but it was a very different world from Essex. The 1670s was a time of turmoil, growth, and change. By 1677, the English population in Virginia had grown to 40,000^[13] with thousands of black and native slaves working the tobacco plantations. The nearby native American population of the Powhatan Confederacy in eastern Virginia had dropped to less than 3,000.^[14] The dominant feature of the country at this period was the 100- to 300-acre farm, and the typical Virginian was an English yeoman, often an ex-servant, who worked himself, with his family and his few servants.^[15]

Conflicts and raids between English colonists and Powhatan Confederacy towns led to the Bacon Rebellion^[16][14] in the spring of 1676. This conflict was not only a war between English settlers and tribes on the frontiers of English settlement, but also an internal conflict for the control of the Virginia colony. In the aftermath of the conflict, the long-time governor of Virginia was recalled to England, replacing decades-long colonial rule by a wealthy landowning oligarchy with a less tyrannical administration. The Treaty of 1677^[17] ended the conflict with neighboring native tribes, guaranteeing their tribal lands, hunting and fishing rights, the right to keep and bear arms, and other colonial protections so long as they remained obedient to the English crown. These guaranteed colonial protections included construction of four garrisons ordered by the Virginia Assembly in 1679, one at the headwaters of each of Virginia's main rivers: the Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James. The York River fort was built on the Mattaponi River tributary, the York's northern branch, rediscovered in a 1981 archaeological survey and apparently constructed according to specifications set out in a 1670 Act of Assembly.^[18] The first record of Nicholas Gentry in the Virginia Colony places him serving his indenturement as a militiaman at the Mattaponi Garrison at least "till June 1680".^[10][11] This site is on a low hill just east of Walkerton, Virginia, United States, overlooking the Mattaponi River to the south.^[19]

Throughout the 20th century, Gentry family descendants and genealogists speculated that Nicholas and his brother Samuel left England for America as "Redcoats" to help put down the the Bacon Rebellion in 1676.^[2] This belief was family tradition passed down for hundreds of years. Now we know that Samuel Gentry was in the Virginia Colony two years before the rebellion^[1] and that Nicholas immigrated to the Virginia colony as an indentured servant,^[10] not as an English Redcoat. However, the English soldiers that were sent from England for that purpose arrived after the rebellion was over, discharged and left to fare for themselves in the Virginia Colony. It's reasonable to assume that some of these military men were recruited to serve in the four new frontier garrisons, serving along with Nicholas at the Mattaponi Garrison. Nicholas' service as a militia man guarding colonists and peaceful native Americans against Indian attacks from the north may have been expanded by later generations into the more glamorous "Redcoat" tale, leaving a family story based on an embroidery of actual facts.

The full passage from the Nov 1680 session of the York County Court, the first recorded reference to Nicholas Gentry, reads as follows:^[4]

It is the opinion of the Court and accordingly ordered that what wages is due to Nicholas Gentry for being a soldier at Mattapony Garrison till June last be paid to Nicholas Sabrell by the forty which Gentry serves for, and the Sabrell pay Gentry what wages is due him by and according to conditions made between them.

Several facts can be gleaned from this passage:

1. Nicholas was an indentured servant because someone else was paid for his service
2. As an indentured servant, his arrival generated a headright^[15]
3. Someone else paid for his passage to the Virginia Colony^[15]
4. Nicholas Sabrell probably owned the indenture contract
5. Nicholas was fulfilling an obligation that 1 in 40 able-bodied men serve in the militia^[12]
6. Nicholas served in the militia at Mattaponi Garrison
7. As an indentured servant in the militia, he was probably unmarried^[15]

By 1683, Nicholas was occupying land in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia Colony that was next to land granted to his older brother Samuel:^[1]

Samuell Gentrey, 300 acs., New Kent Co.; S. side of York River; Betw. brs. of same and brs. of Tottapottamoys Cr., 21 Oct 1684, p. 405 (of Patent Book 7). Adj. Col. John Page, Esqr.; Edward Houchin and Nicholas Gentrey. Trans. of 6 pers; John Morris, Francis Middleton, Hen. Tully, Elizabeth Ody, Mor. Gardner, 2.^[6]

It would have been unusual for an unmarried man to have settled down on plantation land before marriage, he was nearly certainly married in 1684. It would also be unusual for him to marry while in the militia as an indentured servant, so it's likely that he was unmarried before 1681.^[10][1] Since his oldest child was born in 1682, his probably married in 1681 or early 1682. Since there is no record of Nicholas gaining ownership of this land, he was probably living on land owned by someone else, probably his father-in-law as this was common practice at the time.^[10] In addition, Nicholas is no longer indentured. Based on the normal length of indenturement, this places his arrival in the Virginia Colony as 1677 or earlier.^[1] The land grant described is on the southeast side of the Pamunkey River extending west from the confluence with Totopotomoy Creek, between the Pamunkey River on the north and east and Totopotomoy Creek to the south.^[20][15] This location is only 11 miles SSE from the Mattapony Garrison and 15 miles NE of the future site of Richmond, Virginia, which would not be incorporated for another 59 years. Nicholas is believed to have remained here for the rest of his life, with records recording the baptism of children and his involvement in the survey and inspection of property boundaries within the parish.^[21] The vestry book of St. Peter's Parish record the baptism of three of Nicolas's children between 1687 and 1702: Elizabeth, Nicholas, and Mable.^[22][21]

When the St. Peter's parish was subdivided in 1704, the Nicholas Gentry property became part of the new St. Paul's parish. A 1704 tax record reveals that Nicholas's property in the vicinity of Totopotomoy Creek was 250 acres and he was the only Gentry landowner in Virginia.^[23][21] The last four records of Nicholas Gentry are found in the vestry book of St. Paul's parish in 1709:^[21]

• Named for survey and inspection of property boundaries
• Appointed overseer for a road
• Complained about road upkeep, resulting in 12 men assigned for two days to make a road more passable
• Cited in a payment order in connection with Henry Chiles keeping Benjamin Billingsly

These 1709 records are also significant since they mention Joseph Gentry in connection with Nicholas, presumably a previously unrecorded son, and likely his oldest son. His mention in conjunction with road maintenance and property boundary surveys in 1709 suggests that he had just come of age, placing his birth at least by 1688. St. Paul's vestry records mentioning Joseph in 1712 without mention of his father Nicholas suggests that Nicholas died between 1709 and 1712.^[3] Records referencing Nicholas Gentry after 1712 are presumed to refer to Nicholas Gentry II.^[3] The location of Nicholas's burial site is unknown.

Research Notes

From Bill Gentry, genforum: We also know from the quitrents of Virginia, for the year 1704 (quoted in several sources), that Nicholas at that time held 250 acres. The headright for Nicholas's own transportation to the colonies was used by George Alves, in 1700 (Nugent, vol III, p.37 quoting patent book 9, p. 268) in which the land on Totopotomoys Creek was granted for "trans of 21 pers" (including Nicholas Gentry). I would be happy to hear from you of any record of a deed or grant by which Nicholas received his land, to my knowledge none exists. Except for the one quitrent reference and Samuel's grant, all the land holding records referring to Nicholas are the processioning records in St. Peters and St. Pauls Parish.

Here is the disposition of Samuel Gentry's grant: From CAVALIERS: Book III, p.107 David Holt 300 acres New Kent, S side York R bet branches of river & Totopotomoys Creek 2 May 1706. Adj Col. John Page, Edward Hawkins, Nicholas Gentry. Granted Samuel Gentry 21 Oct 1684; deeded to David Crawford, Grandfather of said David Holt on 5 Jan 1685 who conveyed to David Holt by deed of gift 28 May 1686. David Holt was then and still is a minor.

George Alves, 1014 acres, New Kent Co in St. Peter's Par; both sides Totopotomoys Cr, 24 Apr 1700. Trans. of 21 per. [includes Nicholas Gentry as well as George & Alice Alves]

This transport was obviously claimed some years after the fact as Nicholas Gentry was already living on the Tottapottamoy in 1684. The Alves family will also be found living near the Gentry's upriver at a later settlement.

see also:

• http://www.ajlambert.com/gentry/gentry.pdf
• http://family-history.com/gentry/Gentryfamilyhistory.htm

Birth and Parentage

Nicholas's exact birth date is unknown. There are no records from Essex, England recording his birth.^[1] Genealogists surmise that he originated from Essex only because the only Gentrys in England in the 1670s were in Essex and southern Suffolk, plus a few in London.^[5]

A previous version of the biography introduces Nicholas with three disputed and unsupported assertions moved here in hopes that sources may be identified. These assertions are as follows:

• Nicholas Gentry was born on 22 Aug 1655. This is actually the date that Samuel Gentry of Easton married Margaret Draper of the same in Thaxted Parish, Essex, England.^[24] It's unlikely that Margaret Draper gave birth at the wedding. Further research since 1987 has shown that Nicholas Gentry was not the son of Samuel Gentry of Easton and Margaret Draper.^[1]
• Samuel "the Younger" Gentry and Margaret Draper are the parents of Nicholas "the Immigrant" Gentry. From 1987 until about 2006, this was a widely held view based on the information available at the time. However, more recent and more complete information has led to an alternative view that it's more likely that Nathaniel "the Elder" Gentry of Kelvedon b.1617 and Mary Raven were his parents.^[1]
• Nicholas married Lucy Cornelius in about 1661. Even with an earlier 1652 birth, three years before Samuel "the Younger" Gentry and Margaret Draper married, this would make Nicholas 11-years-old. Even if this occurred, one would then need to accept that Nicholas and Lucy would wait 15 years to have their first child, which would include 5-7 years as an indentured servant in Virginia. In addition, there is no record of Nicholas in England so no record of a marriage.^[10][1]

From Bill Gentry, genforum: The only historical documents that I know of relating to Nicholas's family are the St. Peter's Parish (New Kent Co VA), and its successor, St. Paul's Parish, vestry records. The St. Peter's Register clearly shows Elizabeth, "Mable" and Nicholas being baptized as children of Nicholas. All other family relationships have to be inferred from the St. Paul's vestry records. These strongly support Joseph and Samuel being two older brothers. The single mention of a John in those records is almost surely a clerical error. James is almost certainly a son of Joseph, not of Nicholas. The older David (who married Sarah Brooks) is generally considered to be the oldest son of Samuel (Nicholas-II also had a son David, who was younger), although there is a slim chance that the older David was a son of Nicholas-I.

As to Lucy being a wife of Nicholas, I would very much like to obtain some evidence for this. The only references I have found have been in LDS ancestral files which have no validity unless backed up by some historical documentation.

Parents have been proposed as Samuel Gentry & Margaret Draper but this cannot be substantiated.^[1] There were Gentrys in county Essex in England and in Kelvedon parish are records of baptisms of children of Nathaniel Gentry & Mary Gentry to include a Samuel born 22 Jul 1649. There is no Nicholas but that does not rule out the possibility that there was also a Nicholas - there is also no record of the marriage of this Nathaniel & Mary Gentry. A wife named Lucy Cornelius is present in the Ancestral File of the LDS church; again there is no substantiation for such a person. No record has been found that gives the name of the wife of Nicholas Gentry.

His Wives

Extensive research regarding the wives id Nicolas Gentry was conducted by Willard Genty.^[25]

A wife named Lucy Cornelius is present in the Ancestral File of the LDS church; again there is no substantiation for such a person. No record has been found that gives the name of the wife of Nicholas Gentry.^[10]

From Bill Gentry, genforum: Another wife is reported to have been a Mabel Wood - this is erroneous. In the St. Peter Parish Vestry Book, 25 Nov 1700, Mabell Wood, widow, received a payment from the vestry for her support. On 22 Oct 1701, Nicholas Gentry was paid for clothes and sundry items for Mabell Wood. Nicholas did name a daughter Mabel - she was baptized 13 Dec 1702.^[10]

His Children

From Bill Gentry, genforum: The birth date given for Nicholas Gentry Jr is actually his baptism, St. Peter's Parish.

Nicholas II has been given several wives by researchers. Jane was his wife at the time of his death. An earlier wife named as Mary Brooks, daughter of Richard Brooks, has been shown to have been the wife of Nicholas the 2nd's nephew who was also named Nicholas but was the son of his brother Samuel Gentry. Jane, wife of Nicholas II, signed her "mark" as a backward "B" giving rise to the speculation that she may have been a Brown. The Gentry family did live near a Brown family when they moved to Albemarle Co.

The Haggard database divides Nicholas II's children among two wives, the first Mary Brooks and the second Jane Benajah. I believe most of this to be pure speculation.

After his baptism at St. Peter's Parish, there is no mention of Nicholas II. He does appear in the Vestry book of St. Paul's Parish after it was separated from St. Peter's and after Hanover County was separated from New Kent. This was in 1719 when he was processioned near his brother Samuel in the vicinity of Stone Horse Creek.

Nicholas Descendants Named Nicholas that are Not "the Immigrant"

The following content cannot refer to the immigrant and is probably here as the result of merges from profiles that were intended for Nicholas's descendents:

From Bill Gentry, genforum: Nicholas received a gift of land from his father-in-law, Edward Stringer in 1752; probably at the time Nicholas married Elizabeth, Louisa Co VA, DB A, p.462, 26 May 1752  Edward Stringer to Elizabeth Gentry wife of Nicholas Gentry Junior.  For paternal affection to my daughter Elizabeth Gentry.  Tract whereon the said Nicholas Gentry now lives  70 acres.  Signed Edward (ES) Stringer.  Wit: Abra. Venable, Joseph Shelton, Nathl. Garland

From Bill Gentry, genforum: The children of this first marriage were named in a court document of 1782 which involved some controversy over property that may have belonged to their mother. They were: Mildred, David, John, Nancy, Sally, Fannie, Martin & Blackston [Blaxton]. Nicholas IV was missing from this list but there some unusual circumstances surrounding Nicholas IV and he is said to have committed suicide in 1787.

From Bill Gentry, genforum: Nicholas had another ten children by his second wife Sarah Dickens. Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Zachariah/Zachary, James/Richard, Sarah Perrine [this is the 2nd daughter to be named Sarah], Robert, Benajah, Jane & Wesley.

From Bill Gentry, genforum: Nicholas III did not move to Albemarle Co with the rest of the family. Instead he moved directly to KY where he and son Zachary appear on the tax list in 1800 for Green County KY which later became Adair Co KY. Nicholas died 1803 in Adair Co. Most of the children also moved KY either before or after their father, living in Adair & Bullitt Counties.

In 1736, Nicholas II, or his father, was granted land on Dirty Swamp in what was then Hanover County. All records point to Nicholas living in Louisa Co until 1776 - This actually could also be his nephew of the same name - Richard Brooks gave 100 acres on Dirty Swamp to his daughter Mary and son-in-law Nicholas Gentry the younger. It appears both lived in the same area. However he remains listed as a land owner at St. Paul's Parish until 1769. There are indications that the list of landowners may not have been updated for many years and that other Gentrys were instead occupying this land.

Louisa Co DB 2: p.214  Nicholas Gentry of Fredericksville Parish, for good will & fatherly love to my son David Gentry, 100 acres on branches of Dirty Swamp.  Begin W. Winstons line, Maj. John Starkes corner.  Signed:  Nicholas (A) Gentry.  23 Aug 1757 ack. By Nicholas Gentry.

p.228 Nicholas Gentry  24 Jan  1758. To Moses Gentry for good will & Natural affection.  103 acres. Begin David Gentry's line; Col. Charles Barrets line.  Nicholas (his mark) Gentry.  24 Jan 1758, ack in open court.

In 1776 at age almost eighty, Nicholas moved with sons David, Moses & Martin to Albemarle Co. Robert, Elizabeth & Benajah had already been there for several years. The family settled in the vicinity of Brown's Cove in Albemarle. Only Nicholas Jr & Nathan remained in Louisa Co.

Nicholas wrote his will 20 Feb 1777 before leaving Louisa Co; it was received for probate in Albemarle Apr 1779. He left his wife Jane in possession of his real & personal estate during her life. Gifts to sons Martin & Nathan, grandson Bartlett & granddaughter Patty, children of Martin. Sons Moses, David, & Nicholas & daughter Mary only 20 sh [Moses & David had previously rec'd land, Nicholas had land rec'd from his father-in-law, doubtless Mary had also rec'd her share], One equal share of remaining estate to Robert, Benajah, Nathan & Martin and dau Elizabeth Haggard. One-half share to granddaughters Jane Timberlake & Ann Jenkins. Executors: wife Jane, sons David & Martin. Wit: Bezaleel & Benajah Brown.

Grave Site

The location of Nicholas's grave site is unknown. The Find A Grave source previously referenced, which did not identify a grave site, has been removed.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Gentry, Willard. "The Origin of Nicholas and Samuel Gentry - Emigrants from England to Virginia", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Issue B, June 2006, Revised January 2018. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg06b.htm). Accessed on 1 Jan 2019 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Gentry, Richard. "The Gentry Family in America, 1606 to 1909". The Grafton Press, 1909. (https://archive.org/details/gentryfamilyinam1909gent). Accessed on 31 Dec 2018 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Gentry, Willard. "Nicholas Gentry, Immigrant. Part 3. Parish Records as a Means of Identifying Children", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Volume 1 Issue 4, Revised September 2013. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg0104.htm). Accessed on 1 Jan 2019 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills, 1677-1685", vol 6, p.268
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Gentry, Willard. "The Gentrys of Essex and Suffolk Counties, England", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Issue A, April 2006, Revised January 2018. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg06a.htm). Accessed on 1 Jan 2019 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Nell Marion Nugent, "Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants", Vol. II (1666-1695)", page 282. Virginia State Library, Richmond, 1977.
7. ↑ Nell Marion Nugent, "Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants", Vol. III, p.107 (Patent Bk 9, p.728) dated 2 May 1706. Virginia State Library, Richmond, 1977.
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11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Ruth and Samuel Sparacio, editors and publishers of "Order Book Abstracts of Middlesex County, Virginia, 1673-1677" "Part I of Middlesex County Order Book No. 1, 1673-1680", McLean VA 1989
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Hening's Statutes", vol 2, p.433-440 in "An Act for the Defense of The Country Against the incursion of the Indian Enemy"
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14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Danielle Moretti-Langholtz and Angela L. Daniel. "A Study of Virginia Indians and Jamestown: The First Century". Colonial National Historical Park National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Williamsburg, Virginia. Dec 2005. (https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/jame1/moretti-langholtz/index.htm) Accessed on 25 Jul 2020 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4} Gentry, Willard. "Nicholas Gentry, Immigrant, Part 1. The Colonial Virginia Found by Nicholas.", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Volume 1, Issue 2, Feb 2001. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg0102.htm). Accessed on 25 Jul 2020 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
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19. ↑ Google (n.d.). [Area of the Mattaponi Garrison established by the Virginia Assembly in 1679] (https://goo.gl/maps/WNykEMqm9xsqZfbg7). Accessed 25 Jul 2020.
20. ↑ Google (n.d.). [Samuel Gentry's 1684 land grant, adjacent to land occupied by Nicholas Gentry] (https://goo.gl/maps/4h8vAfPvqRHpdzNd9). Accessed 25 Jul 2020.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3} Ellerman, A. Denny. "Notes and Hypotheses about the Early Gentry Family in America", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Vo. 1, Issue 1, Jan 2001. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg0101.htm). Accessed on 26 Jul 2020 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.
22. ↑ The parish register of Saint Peter's, New Kent county, Virginia from 1680 to 1787 by St. Peter's Parish (New Kent County, Va.); National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (https://archive.org/stream/parishregisterof00stpe#page/12/mode/2up/search/Gentry). Accessed on 26 Jul 2020 by Jeffery Lee Gentry
23. ↑ Compiled by Annie Laurie Wright Smith. "The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704", p. 35.">
24. ↑ Gentry, Emma Gene. "The Hunt for the Missing Link: Research in England", Gentry Family Gazette and Genealogy Exchange. Volume 6, No 35, p. 135-152. May 1987.
25. ↑ Gentry, Willard. "Did Nicholas Gentry The Immigrant Have two Wives? and Its Consequences", Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Issue A, Feb 2011, Revised Feb 2015. (http://www.gentryjournal.org/archives/jgg11a.htm). Accessed on 26 Jul 2020 by Jeffery Lee Gentry.

• Journal of Gentry Genealogy, Volume 1
• Did Nicholas Gentry "The Immigrant" Have Two Wives? and the Consequences
• Journal of Gentry Genealogy: Descendants of Nicholas Gentry Immigrant
• Journal of Gentry Genealogy: Descendants of John Gentry of Lindsell

Acknowledgements

Richard Gentry - wrote The Gentry Family in America, 1606 to 1909, the seminal genealogy text upon which much of this profile is built.

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.

Gary E. Young, Centreville, Maryland - discovered the earliest known reference to Samuel Gentry in Virginia, 7 Sep 1674 in Court Order Book One for Middlesex County, Virginia

Kathy Alvis Patterson - manages Wikitree profile and has made major contributions since 9 Jan 2014.

Mary Murdock - created original WikiTree profile through the import of mostrecentforgramps.ged on 13 Sep 2010.