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Abt 1759 - 1843 (~ 84 years)
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Nancy LEWIS |
Born |
Abt 1759 [1] |
Gender |
Female |
_UID |
C6D3EEC2F8054781A5B4F9C4524110450CEF |
Died |
4 Oct 1843 |
Letcher Co. KY [1] |
Notes |
- Rowan County marriage bond dated 8 February 1782. Daniel Bentley and Peter (his mark) Lewis signed the bond. Nancy Lewis was a member of the family who established the Lewis Quaker Meeting House that existed as early as 1771 about two miles north-northeast of the Bentley homestead. Shortly after their marriage, Daniel and Nancy left Rowan County in 1782 with Thomas and Hannah Bentley and the rest of the family to settle in the Indian Creek area of eastern Lincoln County, North Carolina. Daniel and Nancy would later remove to Washington County, Virginia, for a few years and then on to Perry County, Kentucky.
The Perry County area would later become Floyd County, and finally Letcher County.
Daniel and Nancy (Lewis) Bentley are buried in the hilltop Bentley family cemetery located near Neon Junction in Letcher County. His tombstone reads "Daniel Bentley Born in England Died Jan. 15, 1839." Nancy's tombstone reads "Nancy Wife of Daniel Bently Born in England Died Oct. 4, 1843."
There has been heavy discussion among descendants as to the phrase "Born in England" which is found on both Daniel and Nancy's tombstones. In looking at the stones of Daniel, Nancy, John, and Margaret one notices all the stones are similar in appearance with a rounded top and the picture of a flying dove within the circumference of a circle at the top of the stone. An ascending dove, or flying bird, represents rebirth; the transport of the departed's soul to Heaven.
One would venture to guess these stones were all erected within a close time period of each other; thus perhaps offering an explanation the place of birth on Daniel and Nancy's tombstones was given by a descendant and erected at a later date. Land records seem to confirm Daniel's parents, Thomas and Hannah Bentley, were in Maryland at the time of their marriage, so it seems more reasonable to think Daniel was born in the Frederick County area of Maryland. [1]
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Person ID |
I8042 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
11 Apr 2010 |
Family |
Daniel BENTLEY, b. 1752, Frederick Co. MD , d. 15 Jan 1839, Letcher Co. KY (Age 87 years) |
Married |
8 Feb 1782 |
Rowan County, NC [1] |
- North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
Groom's Name: Daniel Bentley
Bride's Name: Nancy Lewis
Marriage Date: 08 Feb 1782
Marriage Place: Rowan, North Carolina
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75225-8
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 317002
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Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
Family ID |
F728 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S27] Thomas Bentley of Frederick County Maryland and Old Rowan County, NC. and His Descendants, James W. Miller, Jr., (Self published, web 2006).
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