William W. BENTLEY

1702 - Abt 1778  (76 years)

• Name	William W. BENTLEY
  Born	1702	Chowan County, NC
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1778	Bertie County, NC
  Notes	(1) Source: Bentley, Allan Lewis, "Descendants of William BENTLEY I" <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/n/Allan-L-Bentley/inde x.html>, Copyright © July 9, 2000, All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be used for commercial use without the express consent of the author. WILLIAM W. BENTLEY I . . . was born 1702 in Chowan County, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1778 in Bertie County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH ASHLEY, daughter of ASHLEY. She was born Abt. 1705. . . . SOME OF THE EARLIEST OWNERSHIP OF LOTS IN WINDSOR (North Carolina) When the Colonial Assembly met in December, 1767, the Committee returned in favor of Gray's Landing, and thus, on Jan 8, 1768, the Assembly passed an act "to create New Windsor on Cashie River." CULLEN POLLOCK, David Standley and THOMAS BALLARD were appointed commissioners to sell lots on which each purchaser had two years to build a suitable edifice at least sixteen feet square with a brick chimney. . . . Children of WILLIAM BENTLEY and ELIZABETH ASHLEY are: i. JOHN BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1724, North Carolina; d. 1754, Tyrell County, North Carolina. ii. JAMES BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1725, North Carolina. iii. JOSHUA BENTLEY, SR., b. North Carolina; d. Aft. July 16, 1799. iv. ELIZABETH BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1720, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. v. MILDRED BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1721, North Carolina. vi. ANN BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1721, Chowan County, North Carolina. vii. ROBERT BENTLEY, b. Abt. 1723, North Carolina; m. MARY STANSELL. . . . viii. MARTHA BENTLEY, b. North Carolina. ix. SUSANNAH BENTLEY, b. North Carolina. x. CAPT. WILLIAM BENTLEY II, b. Abt. 1729, North Carolina; d. Bet. April - May 1792, Wilkes County, Georgia. xi. DUREN WHITE BENTLEY.
  Person ID	I37398	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John BENTLEY, Sr.,   b. Abt 1679, Chowan County, NC ,   d. 1741, Bertie County, NC  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah FARLEE,   d. 1743
  Married	1700	NC
  Family ID	F16170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth ASHLEY,   b. Abt 1705
  Children	1. Capt. William BENTLEY, II,   b. Abt 1729, NC ,   d. Between Apr 1792 and May 1792, Wilkes County, GA  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F16169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart