Mary Yonts

William married Margaret Bentley 26 Sep 1794, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Bentley, Jr and Hannah Beasley) was born 1775, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States; died 1829, Perry County, Kentucky, United States. [Group Sheet]

married Campbell. was born Abt 1770. [Group Sheet]

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The earliest record of Thomas Bentley, an early settler of Rowan (now Davie) County, North Carolina is found in the 1768 Rowan County, North Carolina List of Taxables of Morgan Bryan's District. Here he and his son, Benjamin, are listed separately at one poll each. Thomas was born about 1725. In the 1778 Rowan County Tax List he is listed as "Thomas Bentley junr" indicating that his father may have been named Thomas Bentley. According to family tradition these Bentleys or their ancestor had migrated to North Carolina from Virginia, but it is not known where Thomas Jr. was born.

On 17 December 1769 Thomas wrote a note that his son, Benjamin, might sign the bond for his daughter, Mary, to marry Aaron Freeman. Benjamin did sign the bond for his sister to marry, along with James Freeman. In Rowan County Court, 9 August 1771 Thomas Bentley registered his livestock brand as a "crop and a hole in the right ear and a crop in the left ear."

Although Thomas' political affiliation is unknown, it is found that on November 4, 1777 he and others, including neighbors, Wm. Frohock and Anthony Peeler, appeared in Rowan County Court and swore an Oath of Fidelity to the State of North Carolina.

By 1783 Thomas and his family began moving from Rowan County. Thomas, his wife Hannah, and some of the children moved to Lincoln County, North Carolina. His son, Benjamin, sold the land he owned in Rowan and moved to Cedar Run - South Yadkin River area of Iredell (now Alexander) County while the other son, Daniel, moved to Lincoln County, North Carolina. Daniel Bentley married Nancy Lewis by bond in Rowan County North Carolina February 8, 1782. As he and his parents were moving to Lincoln County, it appears he could not bear to leave his sweetheart behind.

On January 1, 1783 Thomas Bentley bought 100 acres for 30 pounds on both sides of Indian Creek in Lincoln County from Robert Armstrong and Hugh Beaty, executors of Francis Beaty. On this same day, Thomas also bought 120 acres from Thomas Wilsh (Welch), planter, for 20 pounds. This land also lay on both sides of Indian Creek.

By 1789 Thomas may have begun to experience poor health as on the fourth of May that year he deeded to his wife, Hannah for the natural love and affection "which I bear & have unto Hannah Bentley, my beloved wife" all his goods, chattels, leases, plate jewels, working tools and one negro man named Saul.

In the Lincoln County census, Hannah was listed as the head of household with three other females in her house, which are probably the younger daughters which are not yet married. Thus it seems that Thomas died between the dates of May 4, 1789 and the census of 1790. Hannah sold to her "daughter," Margaret Bentley, all her goods, chattels, and plantation for "natural love and affection" on April 1, 1793. Margaret Bentley married by bond in Lincoln County on September 25, 1794 to William Younce (Yonts). Christian Eaker was the bondsman for the marriage.

December 1780, he was considered as a "Patriot" by selling corn at a price of 75 cents per bushel.

Thomas married Hannah Beasley 1745, Maryland, USA. Hannah (daughter of Robert Francis Beasley and Mary Bentley, daughter of Catherine Bentley and Drucilla Bentley) was born 29 Dec 1714, North Carolina; died 1793, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

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1790 Census shows her as head of household.

See Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina-Perquimans Precinct, Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks, 1659-1820, (Durham NC: 1980), 55.

Hannah BEASLEY might possibly be the 1st cousin once removed of Thomas BENTLEY, Sr., father of her husband, Thomas BENTLEY, Jr.

Notes for James Beasley brother of Hannah:

James Beasley, son of Francis and wife Mary (BENTLEY) was born Aug 5, 1704 (J.R.B. Hathaway, Ed., North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1901 Reprint, Vol 3, No. 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), p. 375.

Abstract of Will: James Beasley, Bertie County, January 2, 1758. Proved January Court 1758. William Bentley (wife, Elizabeth Ashley), son of John Bentley (wife Sarah Farlee) - 3 pewter plates, godson Luke Smithwick - rest of my estate. Friends Jno. Smithwick, of Bertie, and Jno. Ward executors. Test Jno. Smithwick, Edmund Smithwick. (Records of the Secretary of State, North Carolina

Archives, Raleigh, NC)

JOHN BENTLEY, NEPHEW; James and William BENTLEY are also mentioned in the will of Martha Bentley (daughter of William and Elizabeth Ashley?), Bertie County, February Term 1795. (J.R.B. Hathaway, Ed., North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1901 Reprint, Vol 2, No. 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), p. 329.

By 1789 Thomas may have begun to experience poor health as on the fourth of May that year he deeded to his

wife, Hannah for the natural love and affection "which I bear & have unto Hannah Bentley, my beloved wife" all

his goods, chattels, leases, plate jewels, working tools and one negro man named Saul.

In the Lincoln County (1790) census, Hannah was listed as the head of household with three other females in her house, which are probably the younger daughters which are not yet married. Thus it seems that Thomas died between the dates of May 4, 1789 and the census of 1790.

Hannah sold to her "daughter," Margaret Bentley, all her goods, chattels, and plantation for "natural love and affection" on April 1, 1793.

Hannah is not on the 1800 Census of Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Southern Historical Familes by Bodie, Vol. XVI, Appendix V, p.174-175

John BENTLEY Jr., probably the second son and born 1703-4, seems likely to have been married by 1728 and the father of the grand-daughter Hannah BENTLEY mentioned in the will of John Sr. This Hannah may have been a Hannah ( KENT) SMETHWICK, who with John SMETHWICK (Husband of Hannah KENT) and James BEASLEY, witnessed a deed of John BENTLEY (Jr.) to Jesse BENTLEY for 125 acres, August 10, 1751 (Bertie Co. Deed Book "G", Page 373). Jesse was probably a son too, though neither he nor Hannah is mentioned in John BENTLEY'S will. The will of John BENTLEY, dated March 12, 1754 and probated in Bertie Co., at the May court, 1754. (Hathway, Vol. I, p. 79) mentions only his sons, William and John, his sister-in-law Ann BENTLEY, and appoints Richard TOMLINSON his executor. James BEASLEY, who witnessed John BEASLEY'S deed with the SMETHWICKS in 1751 must have been a relative, for in his will, dated Jan. 2, 1758 and probated in Bertie County at the January Court, 1758 (Grimes, op. cit., p. 25) he leaves all his property to William BENTLEY, son of John BENTLEY, and to "my godson Luke SMETHWICK" and appoints John SMETHWICK and John WARD his executors. From the above, John BENTLEY Jr., had at least the following children: William (head of a household in Bertie County, in 1757), John, Jesse, and Hannah (probably the wife of John SMETHWICK).

Hannah Beasley's child, Mary Bentley, married Aaron FREEMAN, Sr. son of John FREEMAN, SR. and Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" OUTLAW. Sarah OUTLAW was the daughter of Edward OUTLAW II and Ann IVEY and the brother of George OUTLAW, SR. who married LYDIA BENTLEY the daughter of JOHN BENTLEY, SR. and Sarah FARLEE. John Bentley, Sr. was the son of RICHARD BENTLEY and his second wife, Lydia MANN and the half brother of MARY BENTLEY whose 2nd. husband was ROBERT FRANCIS BEASLEY (Mary BENTLEY was also the 2nd. wife of Robert Francis BEASLEY). MARY BENTLEY and ROBERT FRANCIS BEASLEY had a daughter HANNAH BEASLEY

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Married:
Spouse: Thomas Bentley, Jr.

Thomas married Mary Beasley. Mary (daughter of Samuel Beasley, daughter of Thomas Bentley, Jr and Mitchell Taylor Bentley) was born 1695, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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Robt Francis Besley the son of Robert Besley & Sarah his wife, was bor ye 11th of July 1678. (Weynette Parks Haun, Old Albemarle County, North Carolina-Perquimans Precinct, Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks, 1659-1820 (Durham NC: 1980), p. 5).

Deed Book A, Register of Deeds, Perquimans County, Hertford, NC:

No. 161. Robert Fendall of Perq precinct to Francis Beasley of same, 340 a "to me granted by Hon'ble Henderson Walker, Esq." Formerly patented by John Fendall & Lapsed for want of settling, adj lands of Mr. Anthony Alexander on South-west side of Perq River. Oct 8, 1700. Test' James Fugett, John Yates.

Francis Beasley is a member of the Petit Jury for the Court held in 1702, (Hathaway, J.R.B., Ed., North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1901 Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, Vol. I, No. 4, p. 610; and Early Records of Colonial North Carolina, Vol. III.)

Fransis Baseley is listed in the list of tithables taken by James Coles, June 30, 1702. (Colonial Court Records, Taxes and Accounts, 1679-1754, CCR 190, Tax Lists, Perquimans County, 1702-1754, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC)

Deed Book A, Register of Deeds, Perquimans County. Hertford, NC:

No 197. Francis Beasley & Hannah, his wife of Perq, for a con' sold to Thomas Gray of afsd-190 a adj South east side William Halls land, on South west side of Perq River. Sep 2, 1702. Test' John Anderson, Richard Ross, Peter Gray, Clk.

Records of Perquimans Precinct Court, January 1703. Francis Beasley acknowledges a parcel of land to Thomas Gray. Ordered that Francis Beasley be made "Surveyour of the High Ways - and Impowered therunto." ( William B. Saunders, Ed., Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. I, (Raleigh: P.M. Hale, Printer to the State, 1886), p. 573.)

Records of Perquimans Precinct Court, July 9, 1706. Ordered that John Parish, Francis Beesley and Samuel Phelps be packers for this precinct and that they be limited as follows. "That John Parish be packer from Head of Little River to the mouth thereof & Soe round up Pequimins River to Lillyes Creek and that Francis Beesley and Saml Phelps be packers for the remainder of the precinct & that the afores'd Packers be & repair to the next precinct court to take the Oaths appointed by Law." (William B. Saunders, Ed., Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. I, (Raleigh: P.M. Hale, Printer to the State, 1886) p. 653.)

Records of Perquimans Precinct Court, October 8, 1706. Sam'L Phelps and Francis Beesley appointed Packers for this precinct refuse to take the Oath appointed by Law. (William B. Saunders, Ed. Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. I, (Raleigh: P.M. Hale, Printer to the State, 1886), p. 656.)

Abstract of Land Patent: Patent Book Eight, page 254. Francis Beasley, April 9, 1713. 635 acres in the S.W. side of

Perquimans River and the S.E. side of William Hall's land joining the sd, river.

Francis Beasley the son of Robert Beasley & Sarah his wife was born ye 11th of July 1678. (J.R.B. Hathaway, Ed., "Births, Deaths and Marriages in Berkeley", North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1901 Reprint, Vol 3, No. 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), p. 207

Deed Book B #1, Register of Deeds, Chowan County, Edenton, NC:

Page 346. Francis Beasley of Albermarle Co., Carpenter to William Haughton of Chowan Prect., Planter, 3 Jan 1715/16 40 pounds 400 acres more or less. Vizt. 260 acres formerly laid out for William Charlton near Yeopim and 140 acres joining thereto now in ye possession of my tenant Arthur Chileton. Wit. Laurence Sarson, Edward Moseley. Ack. Jan. 23, 1715/16 before me C. Gale, Ch. Just. Reg. Aug. 6, 1716. (Margaret M. Hofmann, Chowan Precinct North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books 1696 to 1723, (Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1984) pp. 110-111.)

Abstract of Land Patent: Patent Book Eight, page 168. Francis Beasley, October 8, 1717. 435 acres in Perquimans Precinct joining William Hall, John Pierce, Mr. Clayton, John Hawkins, Major Lillington, the head and side of Spring Branch and JOHN BARROW.

Deed Book B #1, Register of Deeds, Chowan County, Edenton, NC:

Page 605. John Bennett and Rose Bennett to Francis Beasley, May 21, 1718, 10 pounds, 200 acres in Cashigh Neck, joining John Sessions, Nathan Moor and Ward Berry. Land I bought of Edward Berry. Wit. John (his mark) Bennett, William Kenneday. Reg Nov. 8, 1718. (Margaret M. Hofmann, Chowan Precinct North Carolina Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books 1696 to 1723, (Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1984) p. 138.)

Abstract of Will: Francis BEASLEY, calpender (sic), Albermarle County, Chowan Precinct, April 17, 1719. Probated May 18, 1719 before Gov. Chas. EDEN. Son James, a plan' on S. side of Perquimans River; son Robert, land on the Morattock River; wife Mary. Brother James BEASLEY and John SMITWICK Exrs. Test. John SESSHONS, William (his mark) MIZELL, JOHN BENTLEY. (Stephen E. Bradley, comp. Early Records of North Carolina, Vol. III, Wills, 1663-1722, (Keysville, VA, 1994) p. 7.)

Note: The John Bentley mentioned in the will above was probably the nephew of Mary the 2nd wife of Francis Beasley. John Bentley was the son of Richard Bentley and his 2nd wife Lydia Mann (maiden name)

See LDS Family Search, Pedigree Research file.

Submitter:

RosalieAnn BEASLEY

22585 Camp Calvert Rd , United States of America

Robert married Mary Bentley 1704, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of Johana Jenkins and Mary Jones) was born 29 Aug 1662, Elizabeth City County, Virginia Colony; died 1719, Province of North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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Spouse: Robert Francis Beasley