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Benjamin Bentley

Benjamin Bentley

Male 1788 - 1857  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin BentleyBenjamin Bentley was born in 1788 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Aug 1857 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth 'Betsy' Crace. Elizabeth was born in 1794 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Apr 1866 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Simeon Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1825 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; died after 1880.
    2. 3. Mahala 'Fanny' Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1821 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA; died about 1880 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.
    3. 4. Moses Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1811 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA; was buried in Handley Cemetery, Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA.
    4. 5. Solomon Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1829 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; died in May 1860 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.
    5. 6. Mary Ann Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1818 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died in 1907 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.
    6. 7. William Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1815 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died in Mar 1860 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
    7. 8. John Vent Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 6 Aug 1895 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
    8. 9. Samuel Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1822 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; died on 24 Jul 1897 in Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Roark-Bentley Cemetery, Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, USA.
    9. 10. George W Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Mar 1908 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bentley Cemetery #1, Langley, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
    10. 11. Benjamin Bentley, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1823 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA; died on 23 Sep 1892 in Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simeon BentleySimeon Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born about 1825 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; died after 1880.

    Simeon married Nancy Hall on 2 May 1852 in Kentucky, USA. Nancy was born in Apr 1838 in Kentucky, USA; died in 1909 in Kentucky, USA; was buried in Old Crigger Cemetery, Canada, Pike, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Joseph Levi ' Joe' Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1860 in Kentucky, USA; died on 17 Oct 1932.

  2. 3.  Mahala 'Fanny' Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born about 1821 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA; died about 1880 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

    Mahala married Reuben Hall on 23 Mar 1837 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Reuben was born in 1814 in Scott County, Virginia, USA; died in 1880 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Moses Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Aug 1811 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA; was buried in Handley Cemetery, Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Lorance. Mary was born on 15 Jun 1814; died on 27 Mar 1891; was buried in Handley Cemetery, Nash, Bowie, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Solomon Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1829 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; died in May 1860 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

  5. 6.  Mary Ann BentleyMary Ann Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in Sep 1818 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died in 1907 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

    Mary married John Wright in 1844. John was born in 1813 in Russell County, Virginia, USA; died in 1880 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Hiram Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1839 in McRoberts, Perry, Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Oct 1917 in Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Wright Cemetery, Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

  6. 7.  William Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1815 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died in Mar 1860 in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

    William married Rebecca Ramey on 10 Oct 1841 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Rebecca was born in Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  John Vent Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 6 Aug 1895 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Potter. Anna was born in 1830; died on 13 Sep 1901; was buried in Green Acres Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Samuel Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 10 Sep 1822 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; died on 24 Jul 1897 in Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Roark-Bentley Cemetery, Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

    Samuel married Mahala Hall on 13 Mar 1845 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Mahala was born on 15 Dec 1829; died on 31 Jul 1902; was buried in Roark-Bentley Cemetery, Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  George W Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 22 Mar 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Mar 1908 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bentley Cemetery #1, Langley, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.

    George married Lucinda Huston in 1839. Lucinda was born in 1828 in Virginia, USA; died on 4 Sep 1903; was buried in Bentley Cemetery #1, Langley, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  Benjamin Bentley, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1823 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA; died on 23 Sep 1892 in Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

    Benjamin married Joanna Ramey on 8 May 1845 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Joanna was born on 8 May 1827 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; died in 1889 in Virginia, USA; was buried in Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Joseph Levi ' Joe' BentleyJoseph Levi ' Joe' Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Simeon2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 22 Apr 1860 in Kentucky, USA; died on 17 Oct 1932.

    Joseph married Sarah Elizabeth Potter in 1883 in Kentucky, USA. Sarah was born in Dec 1862 in Kentucky, USA; died in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Isaac 'Ike' Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1886 in Kentucky, USA.

  2. 13.  Hiram WrightHiram Wright Descendancy chart to this point (6.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Oct 1839 in McRoberts, Perry, Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Oct 1917 in Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Wright Cemetery, Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

    Hiram married Serena Lurena Bowling on 3 Mar 1866 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA. Serena was born on 23 Apr 1845 in Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA; died on 31 Jul 1907 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Wright Cemetery, Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Andrew Jackson 'Andy' Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1876 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; died on 3 Aug 1945 in Farraday, Letcher, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Isaac 'Ike' BentleyIsaac 'Ike' Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 2.Simeon2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Jun 1886 in Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Cora Mullins. Cora was born on 21 Apr 1895 in New York, USA; died on 18 Jul 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Lafayette Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1915 in Kentucky, USA; died on 14 Oct 1983 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

  2. 15.  Andrew Jackson 'Andy' WrightAndrew Jackson 'Andy' Wright Descendancy chart to this point (13.Hiram3, 6.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 19 Jul 1876 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA; died on 3 Aug 1945 in Farraday, Letcher, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

    Andrew married Mary Emma 'Polly' Holbrock about 1902. Mary was born about 1888 in Kentucky, USA; died on 23 Jun 1973 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Georgia Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1919 in Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Jul 1951 in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Lafayette BentleyLafayette Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (14.Isaac4, 12.Joseph3, 2.Simeon2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Sep 1915 in Kentucky, USA; died on 14 Oct 1983 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Frances Little. Mary was born on 16 Jan 1922 in Kentucky, USA; died on 15 Aug 2004; was buried in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, Lorain, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 17.  Georgia WrightGeorgia Wright Descendancy chart to this point (15.Andrew4, 13.Hiram3, 6.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Mar 1919 in Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Jul 1951 in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Iota Hall. Iota was born on 5 Aug 1908 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA; died on 17 Jan 1962 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 6

  1. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Lafayette5, 14.Isaac4, 12.Joseph3, 2.Simeon2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Joseph Wayne Cogdill  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (17.Georgia5, 15.Andrew4, 13.Hiram3, 6.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 7

  1. 20.  Joseph Wayne CogdillJoseph Wayne Cogdill Descendancy chart to this point (18.Living6, 16.Lafayette5, 14.Isaac4, 12.Joseph3, 2.Simeon2, 1.Benjamin1)


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