Nancy (Unknown) Bentley (abt. 1761 - abt. 1819)

Born about 1761 in Amelia, Virginia [uncertain]

Wife of Jeremiah N Bentley — married 1819 in Giles or Lawrence County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died about 1819 at about age 58 in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Probably born circa 1761 possibly Amelia, Virginia. My information is that Jeremiah was literally gone from Amelia for 46 months from Aug 28 1777 to approximately July 1 1781 during the war as sworn to by his sister Sarah and friend Randolph Vaughan c1820 in Union Co SC. The question is was he married to Nancy and was his apparent oldest son John conceived before his service as his later age indicates, and was Nancy his mother. It is my belief that Nancy was alive in Tennssee at c59 years old in 1818. She is apparently the mother of son Richard born in 1784 who names his first daughter Nancy C. Bentley. It is also worth noting that the Bentleys lived next to the Connallys there in Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co and this could well be her last name.

Where Jeremiah was from but proved he moved to Brunswick Co VA c1785

"Nancy" as Dower c1799 Union Co SC

I have more info on Hannah

Research notes

No additional information found on Ancestry, FS or F/G

Sources

• Sucet? Deed - Next to Randolph Vaughan

"Nancy" as Dower c1799 Union Co SC Jeremiah Bentley Land Sale.

Below is Jeremiah's widow Hannah who he married circa 1820 (between his 2 pension applications where he had changed wives.)

• TN Am Rev Vet widow land grant near West Point Lawrence Co next to her Stepson Daniel Bentley -726 bc1790 Brunswick Co VA