James was born about 1707, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Bentley.
Records show a James Bentley among the gentlemen nominated 13 September 1775 to serve as a Lieutenant from Gloucester County. Would this make him too old to be Daniel's son? Virginia Militia Lists p. 239
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