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I am looking for any information on this couple. Below is what I have researched about them:
JOHN BENTLEY notes:
MINUTES OF AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE COLORED MINISTERS AND CHURCH OFFICERS AT SAVANNAH WITH THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND MAJOR-GEN. SHERMAN.
HEADQUARTERS OF MAJ.-GEN. SHERMAN,
CITY OF SAVANNAH, GA., Jan., 12, 1865—8 P.M
"Four: William Bentley, aged 72 years (born 1793), born in Savannah, slave until 25 years of age, when his master, John Waters, emancipated him by will. Pastor of Andrew's Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church—only one of that denomination in Savannah; congregation numbering 360 members; church property worth about $20,000, and is owned by the congregation; been in the ministry about twenty years; a member of Georgia Conference."
Note: Was William Bentley's father a slave of John Bentley of Savannah, Georgia?
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:37:01 PM
Data Source: 1790 United States Federal Census
Search: BENTLEY in NORTH CAROLINA
Name Home in 1790 (City,County,State) Year
Henry Bently Bertie, NC 1790
James Bently Bertie, NC 1790
James Bently Bertie, NC 1790
John Bently Bertie, NC 1790
John Bently Bertie, NC 1790
John Bently Bertie, NC 1790
John Bently Bertie, NC 1790
William Bently Bertie, NC 1790
William Bentley Craven, NC 1790
Joshua Bentley Edgecombe, NC 1790
Benjamin Bentley Iredell, NC 1790
Danl Bently Lincoln, NC 1790
Hana Bently Lincoln, NC 1790
Tapley Bentley Pitt, NC 1790
Thomas Bentley Pitt, NC 1790
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data:
# Indexed from: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908.
# Imaged from: National Archives and Records Administration. First Census of the United States, 1790. M637, RG 29, 12 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Description:
This database details those persons enumerated in the 1790 United States Federal Census, the Second Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1790 Federal Census. Enumerators of the 1790 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females, number of other free persons, number of slaves, town or district and sometimes town or district of residence.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:16:36 PM
Data Source: 1800 United States Federal Census
Search: BENTLEY in NORTH CAROLINA
Name Residence (City,County,State) Year
William Bentley Not Stated, Bertie, NC 1800
1 male 26-44
1 female under 10
1 female 26-44
John Bently, Sr. Not Stated, Bertie, NC 1800
3 males under 10 b. 1790-1800
1 male 16-26 b. 1774-1784
1 male 45+ b. ? - 1755
1 female 16-25
4 females 26-44
1 female 45+
John Bently, Jr. Not Stated, Bertie, NC 1800
3 males under 10 b. 1790-1800
1 male 26-44 b. 1756-1774
1 female under 10
1 female 10-15
1 female 16-25
Martha Bently Not Stated, Edgecombe, NC 1800
Benjamin Bently Salisbury, Iredell, NC 1800
Moses Bently Salisbury, Iredell, NC 1800
Squire Bently Salisbury, Iredell, NC 1800
John Bently Salisbury, Mecklenburg, NC 1800
1 male under 10
1 male 26-44
2 females under 10
1 female 26-44
John Bentley Wilmington, Onslow, NC 1800
2 males under10
1 male 10-15
1 male 26-44
3 females under 10
1 female 16-25
1 feamle 26-44
Ann Bentley Greenville, Pitt, NC 1800
Thomas Bentley Greenville, Pitt, NC 1800
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Second Census of the United States, 1800. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1800. M32, 52 rolls.
Description:
This database details those persons enumerated in the 1800 United States Federal Census, the Third Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1800 Federal Census. Enumerators of the 1800 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females, number of other free persons except Indians, number of slaves, town or district and county of residence.
1810 Census of Bertie County, North Carolina
John Bentley
3 males under 10 b. 1800-1810
2 males 10-15 b. 1795-1800
1 male 26-44 b. 1766-1784
1 female under 10
1 female 26-44
South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths, 1835-65
Collection of marriage and death notices from three South Carolina newspapers 1835-1865
Description
The Baptist Church is the largest single denomination in the Southern United States. This database is a collection of marriage and death notices from three newspapers in South Carolina between 1835 and 1865. Although published in Charleston and Columbia, persons from surrounding states can also be found in this database. The notices come from the following newspapers:
1. Southern Baptist and General Intelligencer, Charleston (1835-1837);
2. Southern Baptist, Charleston (1847-1860);
3. Confederate Baptist, Columbia (1862-1865).
Marriage and Death Notices from The Charleston Observer, 1827-1845
Issue of August 22, 1835
page 100
Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.101
At New-York, on the 13th inst., JOHN BENTLEY, merchant, of Savannah, Ga.
ELIZABETH --?-- Notes:
South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths, 1835-65
Collection of marriage and death notices from three South Carolina newspapers 1835-1865
Description
The Baptist Church is the largest single denomination in the Southern United States. This database is a collection of marriage and death notices from three newspapers in South Carolina between 1835 and 1865. Although published in Charleston and Columbia, persons from surrounding states can also be found in this database. The notices come from the following newspapers:
1. Southern Baptist and General Intelligencer, Charleston (1835-1837);
2. Southern Baptist, Charleston (1847-1860);
3. Confederate Baptist, Columbia (1862-1865).
Marriage and Death Notices from The Charleston Observer, 1827-1845
Issue of August 22, 1835
page 100
Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.101
At New-York, on the 13th inst., JOHN BENTLEY, merchant, of Savannah, Ga.
"SOME EARLY EPITAPHS IN GEORGIA", by Meldrim
Colonial Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia
Section A
<upright granite stone>
Elizabeth BENTLEY
1772-1827
NEAR THIS STONE
ARE
DEPOSITED THE MORTAL REMAINS
OF
ELIZABETH
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN BENTLEY
OF THIS CITY WHO DIED AFTER A
SHORT ILLNESS ON THE 7TH. DAY OF
AUGUST, 1827 AGED 55 YEARS.
This places her birth at 1772.
Colonial Cemetery, located at the corner of Oglethorpe and Abercorn streets, is Savannah's oldest city burial ground and contains monuments to some of the colony's most notable figures. Among those buried there are two of Georgia's early heroes, Button Gwinnett, one of the three Georgia signatories to the Declaration of independence, and General Lachlan McIntosh, whose interests crossed Gwinnett's with fatal consequences during the American Revolution.
Index to Wills of Chatham County, Georgia:
File #219 - BENTLEY, John - Adtrs
Date: 1835
1830 Census of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, page 255
BENTLEY, John
1 male 15-20
1 male 40-50 (this must be John BENTLEY, Jr. and he would be born between 1780-1790)
1 female 5-10
1 female 15-20
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