My apologies. Cutting and pasting has never been my forte. I cut the
critical 1731 deed of gift from Anne Bentley to her three sons:
****1731 (Richmond) - September 1 Deed of Gift from (widow) ANNA BENTLEY to
SONS JOHN, SAMUELL, and WILLIAM "before Matrymony". Richmond County Account
Book 1, p. 42 (Sparacio).
"KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Ann Bentley of the County of Richmond
and Parish of Farnham for divers good causes but especially for my naturall
affecion to my Children do make this my Deed of Gift as followeth before
Matrymony. First, I give to my Son JOHN BENTLEY a feather bed and furniture &
a cow and calfe & a heifer of two years old and the maire Colt call'd Flaver
and a yes and lamb and piggs and a Large Chest marked IB [marks I with slash
through middle]. 2d I give to my Son SAMLL. BENTLEY a feather bed and
furniture and one Cow and Calfe a heifer of two years old and a Yew & amb and
a Sow and piggs and the first Colt that my maire Coney brings. 3d I give to
my son WILLM. BENTLEY a bed of flox and feathers and the furniture and a Cow &
Calfe and a Heifer of twoyearsold a yoe and Lamb and a Sow and Piggs and if
the said young maire given to John Bentley do live to bring a colt, I give it
to my Son William Bentley. ALL THE BEFORE MENCONED GOODS GIVEN AWAY BY ME I
DESIRE MAY BE DELIVERED WHEN THEY COME TO THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARES OF
AGE. Witness my hand and Seal this 12th of August 1731. Signed Anna Bentley.
In presence of us THOS. NASHE, THOS. NASH JUNR.
At a Court held for Richmond County the first day of September 1731. Ann
Bentley in Open Court acknowledged this Deed of Gift to her Children, which
was admitted to record.
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> Fellow Virginia Researchers:
>
> Researchers of Bentleys 1730 and beyond in counties south or bordering the
> James River Amelia, Prince George, Powhatan, Fluvanna, Halifax and other
> counties have speculated that their origin in these Southside Counties is
> in the Northern Neck -- specifically Richmond Co. I recently went through
> most of the Richmond Co wills, deeds, parish registers, and court orders
> prior to 1750 to see what I could find. I have posted a fairly complete
> and lengthy list (not all court orders) list of what I found at genforum
> (with a couple of followups/corrections):
>
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/bentley/messages/2871.html
>
> My interest is in Samuel Bentley, who died about 1795 in Amelia County, and
> appears in tax lists in that county with a John Bentley, who I believe to
> be his brother. However, I am only really familiar with Samuel Bentley's
> family. His children married into Cobbs, Archer, Booker, Saunders (mine),
> Winston, Anderson, Markham, Gay, Turpin (Lucy Gaines Turpin, widow of
> Benjamin Harris). His wife is said to be Mary Weldon, a descendant of
> Samuel Weldon and Sarah Efford,d/o Peter Efford (unproven). I have posted
> Samuel Bentley's will and a little bit on children's marriages here:
>
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/bentley/messages/2409.html
>
> I will summarize here briefly what I found:
>
> My initial question was whether the Richmond records would provide further
> proof that Samuel, d. ca 1795, was the son of Daniel and Anne Bentley, and
> was baptised December 30, 1719 in North Farnham Parish. Siblings also
> recorded in the register are Ann and William. I found two Richmond records
> that I feel together further establish the relationship: (a) A 1723 deed
> mentionining Ann Bentley Widow, and a (b) 1732 deed of gift of household
> items, horses from Ann Bentley to three sons: John, Samuel and William.
> In the deed she says she is doing this before "matrymony" and seems to
> indicate that none of the three sons are 21 years of age. I am sad to
> report she did not name her intended, however, the deed is witnessed by two
> Nash men (neighbors in the 1723 deed), so possibly it was another Nash
> (there are some in Amelia). The deed is important because it names John as
> a son and brother of Samuel, and he didn't show up in the parish records.
>
> The second question was whether Anne Bentley's husband Daniel was most
> likely the son of Daniel of GLOSTER, with wife Elizabeth who dies ca 1721,
> naming sons James and Daniel. Here there is a question because there is a
> third Daniel who with wife Elizabeth also has children baptised in the
> 1720s appearing in the register, and who appears in various court cases
> with regularity until about 1731. He could be a much older son of Daniel
> and Anne, who was not mentioned in Anne's 1731 deed of gift, because as the
> eldest son he would have inherited the land by primogeniture IF as it seems
> his fathered died intestate about 1723 when Anne appears as a widow in a
> deed.
>
> I have reiterated below only the items directly relevant to the above
> discussion in brief form. See the genforum post for more information. I
> welcome any comments, observations, etc. Again, I have not followed any of
> these Bentleys, except Samuel...but I know there are lots of other folks on
> their tails.
>
> I am of course, interested in who all the unknown wives of our Richmond
> County Bentleys are [sic]. Maybe from neighboring families of Samfords,
> Jones, Alloways, Jaspers, Nashes, Tillerys, Gupton, Smith, Bayleys, Lewis??
> It is possible some of the answers might be (a) held in a closer look at
> the Amelia county deeds, where John or Samuel were witnesses (a task I
> haven't undertaken because there are so many of them) and (2) post-1750
> Richmond Co records, which I did not study. with the exception of the
> Wills of Richmond County Virginia, 1699-1800 by Headley, Robert K. The
> extent of my knowledge of Richmond Co families does not go beyond the
> Bentley information here.
>
> A final observation on research avenues: I am realizing that a not
> insubstantial number of Richmond Co, other northern neck county families
> appear to have migrated DIRECTLY to counties south of or bordering the
> James River in the 1700s. The same holds true for families in the counties
> just south between the Rappahanock and York Rivers (Essex, Middlesex,
> etc.). I recommend that if you can't find your folks south of the James
> (or south of the York River in York or New Kent Co ) you move on north in
> your research. Now that the Library of Virginia has a search engine for
> both Northern Neck and other Land grants, this is easier:
> http://eagle.vsla.edu/lonn/
>
> My best regards,
> Janet (Baugh) Hunter
> 1624 Patent to William Bentley -- 50 acres being between New Ports Newse
> and Blunt Point, Westd. upon the land of Lt. Giles Allington.
>
>
> 1704 (Richmond) – July 31. Deed DANIEL BENTLEY of “GLOSTER” deeds with
> Samuel Samford and Richard King. Richmond County Deeds, 1701-1704,.
> (Sparacio). Daniel Bentley bought 150 acres for 5,000 pounds tobacco from
> Samuel Samford and wife Elizabeth, AND 80 acres for15 pounds lawful money
> from Richard King and wife Sarah. The only geographical feature mentioned
> in both is Farnham Creeke (close to Totuskey Creek in deed of 1723
> mentioning Ann Bentley widow). Names mentioned in bodies of the deeds
> include: (a) Samford deed -- James BIDDLECOMBE, Robert FRISTOW and Jane his
> wife, Richard JASPR, Robert BAYLIS and Jane widow,; and (b) King deed --
> Robt.. WOOD, Alexander SWAN, Thomas GRIFFIN, George HOWELL, Robert BAYLIST.
> Stephen GUPTON/GUBTON and Edward JONES are witnesses to both. Note: when
> “lawfulle” money is converted to tobacco, the King land costs less per
> acre than the Samford land, but not substantially enough to infer any sort
> of privileged relationship.
>
> 1704 (Richmond) – August 3. Phillips receives land for importation of
> RICHARD BENTLEY.
> Js Phillips received 400 acre for importation of Thomas OWENS, Richard
> BENTLEY, Edw DIXON, John FRASER, Mary BRADGETT, Mary HILL, Wm YATES, Mary
> FITZGERALD, Per Court Order Book.
>
> 1717 (Richmond) – November 2 ANN, d/o DANIEL AND ANN BENTLEY baptised. No
> Farnham Parish Records,
>
> 1719 (Richmond) – December 30, SAMUEL, s/o DANIEL and ANN BENTLEY baptised,
> No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1720/21 (Richmond) – March 13, WILLIAM, s/o DANIEL and ANN BENTLEY
> baptised.. No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1720/21 (Richmond) – March 19 DANIEL BENTLEY writes WILL, proven August 2
> 1721. Names sons Daniel and James, the latter to be cared for by his
> brother. Wife (not named) executrix. Signed 19 March 1720 Witness: Wm.
> Gupton, Margot M. Smith (her mark), Thos. _______
>
> 1721 (Richmond) – August 2. wife ELIZABETH, executrix presents DANIEL
> BENTLEY’S will in court. Richmond County Order Book, 1721-32, page 10
> (Sparacio). “(Daniel) BENTLEY’s Will proved
>
> 1721 (Richmond) – September 6, DANIEL BENTLEY’S inventory. Will Book 4,
> Page 195 (TLC Genealogy Abstract). Includes servant boy James SPICER.
> Signed-- James Suggitt, Thomas Jesper, Thos. Nash. Recorded Sep 6, 1721.
> (Later Bentley, Spicer marriages).
>
> 1723 (Richmond) – June 4, ANNE BENTLEY, mentioned as WIDOW in deed..
> Richmond County Deeds 1720-1733, Pages 199-200 (Sparacio) Samuel SAMFORD
> and Giles SAMFORD sell to Thomas NASH ... Neighbors on borders include
> Gabrill ALLOWAY, Edward LEWIS, Thomas NASH. In addition to Totuskey Creek,
> Dark Meck Swamp is mentioned. Witnesses: Edwd. JONES, Peter James BALTEZER,
> Thomas NASH, Jr. (all signed their names).
>
> 1724 (Richmond) – April 13, ALICE, d/o DANIEL and ELIZABETH BENTLEY
> baptised. No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1726 (Richmond)– February 28 DANIEL, s/o DANIEL and ELIZABETH BENTLEY,
> baptised.. No Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1730 (Amelia/Prince George) – May 19. _____, d/o JOHN and MARY BENTLEY
> baptised. Bristol Parish Register Records. __ dater of JOHN and MARY
> Bentley Born 19th May 1730. (Believed to be John, brother of Samuel).
<inserted>
****1731 (Richmond) - September 1 Deed of Gift from (widow) ANNA BENTLEY to
SONS JOHN, SAMUELL, and WILLIAM "before Matrymony". Richmond County Account
Book 1, p. 42 (Sparacio).
"KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Ann Bentley of the County of Richmond
and Parish of Farnham for divers good causes but especially for my naturall
affecion to my Children do make this my Deed of Gift as followeth before
Matrymony. First, I give to my Son JOHN BENTLEY a feather bed and furniture &
a cow and calfe & a heifer of two years old and the maire Colt call'd Flaver
and a yes and lamb and piggs and a Large Chest marked IB [marks I with slash
through middle]. 2d I give to my Son SAMLL. BENTLEY a feather bed and
furniture and one Cow and Calfe a heifer of two years old and a Yew & amb and
a Sow and piggs and the first Colt that my maire Coney brings. 3d I give to
my son WILLM. BENTLEY a bed of flox and feathers and the furniture and a Cow &
Calfe and a Heifer of twoyearsold a yoe and Lamb and a Sow and Piggs and if
the said young maire given to John Bentley do live to bring a colt, I give it
to my Son William Bentley. ALL THE BEFORE MENCONED GOODS GIVEN AWAY BY ME I
DESIRE MAY BE DELIVERED WHEN THEY COME TO THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARES OF
AGE. Witness my hand and Seal this 12th of August 1731. Signed Anna Bentley.
In presence of us THOS. NASHE, THOS. NASH JUNR.
At a Court held for Richmond County the first day of September 1731. Ann
Bentley in Open Court acknowledged this Deed of Gift to her Children, which
was admitted to record.
>
> 1732 (Amelia/Prince George) – June 1. SARAH, d/o JOHN AND MARY BENTLEY
> baptised. Bristol Parish Register Records.
>
> 1733 (Amelia/Prince George) – December 12, MARY ELLIS, d/o JOHN AND MARY
> BENTLEY baptised. Bristol Parish Register Records.
>
> 1734 (Amelia/Prince George) October 3 – SAMUEL BENTLEY Patent. Description:
> 400 acres on the south side of Appomattox River, and on both sides of
> Pruitts Creek, adjoining Joseph Echolls.
>
> 1741 (Richmond) – November 30, ANN, d/o SAMUEL AND MARY BENTLEY baptised.
> No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1743 (Richmond) – February 5. Birth, Daniel son of John and Mary BENTLEY
> No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1745 (Amelia) – 10 July. JOHN BENTLEY patent. Description: 200 acres on the
> heads of Pruits Creek between the lines of Willm. Yates (Gates?, William
> Evans, William Hendricks and William Hurt and others.
>
> 1746 (Richmond) – September 24. Birth, MARY, d/o SAMUEL AND MARY BENTLEY
> baptised. No. Farnham Parish Records.
>
> 1740s, early 1750s….Brunswick Co. JAMES, JOHN, and WILLIAM BENTLEY in Court
> records.
>
> 1730s-1752 Amelia Co Tax Lists—JOHN AND SAMUEL BENTLEY. John and Samuel
> Bentley generally consistently on tax list. ALSO in court records during
> these early years, in association are a few mentions of RICHARD, JAMES, and
> WILLIAM BENTLEY. A Daniel Bentley shows up now and again after about 1765
> or so, but I didn’t find him before then.
>
> 1746-1752 (Lunenberg) –JOHN BENTLEY mentioned in TLC Deed Index for Book A,
> page 48 (1746-1752)
>
>
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