Thomas Bentley

1716 - 1789  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas Bentley  [1, 2]
  Birth	1716	London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #: A009454 -- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #: P-330240  [3, 4]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  Immigration	1734	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Left England for religious reasons as an indentured servant
  		Bio-BENTLEY Thomas
  Employer	27 Feb 1734	Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Ran away from Henry Smith's Plantation
  Employer	12 Jul 1739	Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
  	Rev. Joseph Hooper , Rector of St. Paul's Parish of the Episcopal Church of England of Baltimore Co. passed away. Included in the inventory in his will are several indentured servants, among them a "Thomas Bentley serv w/ 2 years to serve"
  Death	1789	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I29123	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Hannah Beasley,   b. 1725, Massachusetts, USA d. 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Daniel Bentley,   b. 8 Feb 1752, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Jan 1839, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1716 - London, England Immigration - Left England for religious reasons as an indentured servant - 1734 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Employer - Ran away from Henry Smith's Plantation - 27 Feb 1734 - Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Employer - Rev. Joseph Hooper , Rector of St. Paul's Parish of the Episcopal Church of England of Baltimore Co. passed away. Included in the inventory in his will are several indentured servants, among them a "Thomas Bentley serv w/ 2 years to serve" - 12 Jul 1739 - Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Death - 1789 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-BENTLEY Thomas

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S582] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1734; Page Number: 9. [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, BENTLEY, THOMAS -- Ancestor #: A009454. Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: CIRCA 1725 Death: 1789 LINCOLN CO NORTH CAROLINA Service Source: NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #246, ROLL #S.115.68; LINN, MINS OF THE COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS, ROWAN CO, NC, 1775-1789, VOL 3, P 26 Service Description: 1) GAVE SUPPLIES; OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 4 NOV 1777 Spouse: Hannah https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A009454 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, Thomas BENTLEY -- SAR Patriot #: P-330240. State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service DAR #: A009454 Birth: abt 1724 / / NC Death: 1789 / Lincoln / NC Patriotic Service Description: GAVE SUPPLIES; OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 4 NOV 1777 Sources: DAR RC #760768 and 964382 cite NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #246, ROLL #S.115.68 LINN, MINS OF THE COURT OF PLEAS & QUARTER SESSIONS, ROWAN CO, NC, 1775-1789, VOL 3, pg 26 Spouse: Hannah https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/330240