Bradshaw Family History
Moses Bentley[1, 2]
1769 - 1827 (58 years)-
Name Moses Bentley Born 1769 Bear Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, United States 
Gender Male Died 1 May 1827 Burke, North Carolina, USA Person ID I1950 My Genealogy Last Modified 1 Jan 2019
Mother Elan Boos, b. 1878 Relationship natural Father William S James Relationship natural Family ID F0741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Benjamin Bentley, b. 1750, Bear Creek, Mocksville, Davies, Rowan, Colony of North Carolina , d. 15 Mar 1839, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States (Age 89 years) Mother Jane Holman, b. Abt 1750, Rowan, North Carolina, USA , d. 1839, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years) Married 1764 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Family ID F755 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Ann LORRANCE, b. Abt 1768, England , d. 1830, Alexander, North Carolina, USA (Age 62 years) Married 1792 Of, Burke, North Carolina, USA Children 1. Margaret Bentley, b. Abt 1794, Irdell County, North Carolina 2. Nancy Bentley, b. Abt 1796, Irdell County, North Carolina 3. Moses J Bentley, Jr, b. 1 Jul 1800, Rocky Face Mountain, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 4 Dec 1883, Watauga, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)4. Benjamin S Bentley, b. Abt 1803, Iredell, North Carolina, United States , d. 17 Nov 1900, Alexander, North Carolina, United States (Age 97 years)5. James Bentley, b. 1807, North Carolina, United States 6. Drucilla Bentley, b. Abt 1807, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 1841, Cocke, Tennessee, United States (Age 34 years)7. Hugh Bentley, b. Abt 1808, Burke County, North Carolina 8. Joseph Bentley, b. Abt 1812, Burke County, North Carolina, United States , d. 3 Feb 1897, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)9. Lydia Bentley, b. 10 Dec 1813, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 29 Jun 1886, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States (Age 72 years)10. Mary Bentley, b. May 1814, Caldwell County, North Carolin , d. 1900, Alexander, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)11. Phoebe Bentley, b. 1820, Burke County, North Carolina, United States , d. 1910, Oklahoma, United States (Age 90 years)12. Sarah Bentley, b. 9 Jun 1821, Burke, North Carolina, United States , d. 1 May 1901, Sangamon, Macon, Illinois, United States (Age 79 years)Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Moses J Bentley, Jr, b. 1 Jul 1800, Rocky Face Mountain, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 4 Dec 1883, Watauga, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years) Married 24 Dec 1812 Burke County, North Carolina Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 Family ID F0742 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes On May 20, 1794 he bought 100 acres from Abner Baker for 100 pounds, land situated on the waters of the little South Fork of the Yadkin River and on the west side of "Rocky Faced Mountain."
1800 Iredell County records show a land evaluation for direct tax lists Moses Bentley as owning a house valued at $7.25, a tub mill and stable at $30.00 and 260 acres of land at $130.00
After selling the South Yadkin River land, he moved his family to the upper Little River area of Burke County, now Alexander and Caldwell County.
January 02, 1801, entered a claim for 80 acres, joining William Rown, on South Yadkin River
Stated granted him above land by Grant No. 313
January 18, 1801, Entered claim for 110 acres, on same river, joining Isaac Baker, Grant #345
1803, Began selling his land in the South Yadkin area.
Sold 48 acress on Little South Fork to Richard Wilson for 60 pounds
August 02, 1803, Sold 200 acres to Matthew Wallce, later sold 40 acres to Thomas Farmer
1805, Burke County List of taxables shows 200 acres of land and two polls
April 1807, Probate of will of William Payne, Mose Bentley was a witness
1827, At his death, he had over 800 acres of land.
Was a slave owner
May 16, 1827, Wrote his will, offered for probate in October 1827, Burke County
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Sources - [S500015] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-90896431/moses-bentley-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4).
Moses Bentley<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1766 - Rowan County, North Carolina<br>Death: May 1827 - Burke County, North Carolina, USA<br>Father: <a>Benjamin Bentley</a><br>Mother: <a>Jane Bentley (born Holman)</a><br>Wife: <a>Mary Bentley</a><br>Children: <a>Margaret A. Austin (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Drucilla Teague (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Hugh Bentley</a>, <a>Joseph Bentley</a>, <a>Lydia Hart (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Mary Keller (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Sarah Robinson (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Nancy Fisher (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Moses Bentley, Jr.</a>, <a>Benjamin Bentley</a>, <a>James Bentley</a>, <a>Phoebe Keller (born Bentley)</a><br>Siblings: <a>Esquire Bentley</a>, <a>Drucilla Harrison (born Bentley)</a>, <a>Mary Bentley</a>, <a>Benjamin Bentley, Jr.</a>, <a>Catherine Bentley</a>, <a>James Martin Bentley</a> - [S500020] WikiTree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-54540568/moses-bentley-in-wikitree (Reliability: 4).
Moses Bentley<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1766 - Of, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA<br>Death: May 1827 - Burke, North Carolina, USA<br>Father: Benjamin Bentley<br>Mother: Jane Bentley<br>Siblings: Esquire BentleyBenjamin BentleyDrucilla BentleyCatherine BentleyJames BentleyMary Bentley
- [S500015] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-90896431/moses-bentley-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4).