Bradshaw Family History
Willie D Bentley
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Willie D Bentley (son of James Burton Bentley, son of James Burton Bentley). Willie married . [Group Sheet]
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2. James Burton Bentley (son of Alexander Lafayette Bentley, son of Alexander Lafayette Bentley). Children:
Generation: 3
4. Alexander Lafayette Bentley was born 1838, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States (son of Jane Martin, son of James Martin Bentley and Elizabeth Laws); died 1865, Kentucky, United States. Notes:
Hung by Unionists for his helping Jesse James and company move around Kentucky unnoticed during the Civil War.
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Generation: 4
8. James Martin Bentley was born 1775, Iradell County, , North Carolina, USA (son of Phoebe Bentley and Joseph Keller, son of Benjamin Bentley and Jane Holman); died 13 Feb 1837, Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States. Notes:
In 1850 he is living in Caldwell County with a Sarah Tucker.
James married Elizabeth Laws 25 Feb 1806, North Carolina, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Esquire Bentley and Aaron Freeman) was born Abt 1786, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet]
9. Elizabeth Laws was born Abt 1786, North Carolina, United States (daughter of Esquire Bentley and Aaron Freeman). Notes:
Married:
Spouse: James Martin BentleyChildren:
- John Bentley was born Abt 1806, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.
- David Bentley was born Abt 1812, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States; died 1872, Arkansas, United States.
- William Bentley was born Abt 1814, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.
- Ambrose C Bentley was born 18 May 1815, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States; died 20 Jun 1901, Alexander, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
- Patsy Bentley was born 1816, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.
- Joel Johnson Bentley was born 24 Sep 1820, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States; died 26 Apr 1906, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Wilkes County, North Carolina, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
- James Martin Bentley was born Abt 1824, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States; died 1849, North Carolina, United States.
- 4. Alexander Lafayette Bentley was born 1838, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States; died 1865, Kentucky, United States.