Moses J Bentley, Jr^[1]

1800 - 1883  (83 years)

• Name	Moses J Bentley
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	1 Jul 1800	Rocky Face Mountain, Iredell County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Dec 1883	Watauga, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I1954	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Moses Bentley,   b. 1769, Bear Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1 May 1827, Burke, North Carolina, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann LORRANCE,   b. Abt 1768, England ,   d. 1830, Alexander, North Carolina, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1792	Of, Burke, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Moses Bentley,   b. 1769, Bear Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1 May 1827, Burke, North Carolina, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1812	Burke County, North Carolina
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F0742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Ann Sloop,   b. Abt 1814, Cabarrus County, North Carolina ,   d. 1890, Watauga, North Carolina, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Between 1832 and 1833
  Children	1. Nancy Bentley,   b. 16 Sep 1834, Irdell County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Dec 1922, Watauga County, North Carolina  (Age 88 years)   2. Barbara Bentley,   b. 11 Feb 1839, Irdell County, North Carolina   3. Abel Harrison Bentley,   b. Jul 1840, Irdell County, North Carolina ,   d. Aug 1925, Blountville, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)   4. Caleb Bentley,   b. 1843, Irdell County, North Carolina   5. Martin Elijah Bentley,   b. Jul 1846, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Jan 1918, Watauga County, North Carolina  (Age 71 years)   6. Jane Bentley,   b. 1850, Caldwell County, North Carolina   7. Thomas H Bentley,   b. 17 Jan 1852, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 May 1905, Caldwell County, North Carolina  (Age 53 years)   8. Phillip Alexander Bentley,   b. 1856, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Jan 1932, Watauga County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)   9. Peter Bentley
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Before 1805 he moved to the Little River area, Burke County, now Alexander and Caldwell County. 1830, he petitioned Burke County Court to divide deceased father's land. February 18, 1831, he received 216 acres, which lay on both sides of Upper Little River In 1850 and 1860, he lived in Caldwell County but before 1870, he moved to Watauga County, Beaver Dam Township, then in 1880 he lived in Boone Township. At time of his birth, parents lived near the Rocky Face Mountain.

  
  

• Sources

  [S500010] Bradshaw Web Site, Larry Bradshaw, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500044_571257661_571257661/moses-bentley (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match