Jeremiah N Bentley (1759 - 1841)

Born 1 May 1759 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Unknown) Bentley — married 1819 in Giles or Lawrence County, Tennessee

Husband of Hannah (Lindsey) Bentley — married about 1820 in Giles, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1841 at age 81 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jeremiah Bentley lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee. See Appalachia Project.

Jeremiah N Bentley was born on 1 May 1759 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia, Colony of Virginia, son of Samuel Bentley and Mary Unknown.^[1]

Jeremiah (59) married Nancy Unknown (57) in 1819 in Giles or Lawrence County, Tennessee.^[2] Their known children were:

• John Bentley (about 1774–about 1862)
• Mary Ann Bentley (about 1783–about 1860)
• Richard Bentley (about 1784–about 1873)
• Daniel Bentley (about 1790–1860)
• Sarah Bentley (about 1796–after 1870)
• Ales Bentley (1796–1879)
• Lucretia Bentley (about 1800–before 1870)

Jeremiah (60) married Hannah Lindsey (42) in 1820 in Giles, Tennessee.^[2]

In 1830, Jeremiah was living in Lawrence, Tennessee. ^[3]

In 1840, Jeremiah was living in Lawrence, Tennessee. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Jeremiah died on 13 Apr 1841 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States, aged 81. He was buried in West Point Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee.^{[1] [7]}

Military Service

Service:

1818-1832

Tennessee, US

Research Notes

Currently this is the only profile for a Jeremiah Bentley alive between 1759-1841. Possible sources can be found at genealogist Alan Bentley's profile for Jeremiah Bentley It should be noted records have been found for another Jeremiah Bentley alive in Georgia during this Jeremiah's life. There was also a Jeremiah Bentley living in North Carolina in 1740. Jeremiah was born in 1759. The information below says he has military records from 1818-1832. This would have made Jeremiah age 59 to 73, depending on when his service actually took place. More sources are needed for his military service. I do not know the source of the above statement, but it is at least 20 years old and makes no since. Jeremiah entered the continental army on 28 Aug 1777 for 3 years. He was imprisoned aboard ship in Charleston SC until escaping circa May 1781 and upon arriving around July 1st back in Amelia Co VA with no discharge papers, he got in touch with Col._______ Booker (as I recall) and secured them. He then acquired his 100 acres in KY (which he may never have seen). After his death, c1850 Jeremiah's widow Hannah received some acreage in Lawrence Co for his service. There are the records of his pension payments up to his death and then somewhere circa 1856?, there is contact with his son John in AL related is his father's service. Source: Note: Nottoway County, Virginia Court record transcribed by Marsha Bentley: <excerpt> "Nottoway OB 6 p. 25 reel 10 LVA, 4 Jan 1810 Jeremiah Bentley, & [Marsha notes a symbol like this] John, Robert and Ann Bentley, children of Daniel Bentley dec'd & [same sign] William Samuel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood, children of Mary Allgood dec'd and Leroy, William A Sucy? [IS: William A., "LUCY" gfb] & [or sign like that][mb] Hartwell Vaughan, children of Alsey Vaughan dec'd Complts Against John Allgood deft. In Chancery On hearing the bill answer -- It is decreed and ordered that William Moore, Kennon Harper, Edward Traylor and George Jackson or any three of them do make sale of the lands which were assigned to the late Elizabeth Bentley, widow of Saml. Bentley Sen. dec'd as her dower in the lands of the said Samuel dec'd on a credit of twelve months and that they divide the proceeds thereof in four parts and assign one part thereof to Jeremiah Bentley [son of Samuel Bentley, Sr. and his 1st wife Mary --?--; stepson of Elizabeth Bentley, deceased gfb], one other part thereof to be equally divided between John, Robert and Ann Bentley children of Daniel Bentley dec'd [husband of Milly Hammock gfb] One other part thereof to be equally divided between, John Allgood, William Allgood, Daniel Allgood, Jeremiah Allgood and Mary Winney and Elizabeth Allgood as children of Mary Allgood dec'd and the remaining part there of to be equally divided between Leroy, William A. Sucy [IS: William A., "LUCY" gfb] and Hartwell Vaughan as children of Alsey Vaughan dec'd and that the said commissioners convey the said land to the purchaser and that they report to the court for a final decree." <end excerpt> [Note: BOTH Sally/Sarah and Samuel Junr. had each received land from their father and are left out. gfb] Bentley forum on Genealogy.com Re: Early Bentley, Amelia County, Virginia Posted by: George Ferdinand Bentley (ID *****9310) Date: May 16, 2005 at 04:32:07 In Reply to: Re: Early Bentley, Amelia County, Virginia by George Ferdinand Bentley Jr b 1946 Message #3740 We now know that Jeremiah b5/1/1759 and Sarah/Sally bc1760 Amelia Co VA were brother and sister, children of Samuel Bentley b1719 Richmond Co VA. CONTINENTAL ARMY PENSION APPS: Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension Application of Jeremiah Bentley S39192 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris To the Honorable the Secretary of the [illegible word] War Department of the United states of America The petition of Jeremiah Bentley, respectfully sheweth, that he is a citizen of the United States in the State of Tennessee. That on the 28 day of August 1777 he enlisted in the county of Amelia, & State ofth Virginia, as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution between the then thirteen United Colonies & Great Britain, for the term of three years on the continental Establishment under a certain Robert Foster, who was either a Lieutenant, or ensign (but your petitioner is not confident which) in a company commanded by Capt James Foster, in the 15 Virginia Reigment, and in General Woodfords [William Woodford’s] Brigade of Continental troops; That on the 14 of January 1788 [sic], he joined Generalth Washingtons army at Valley Forge; at which time, said Capt James Foster being dead [since 15 Nov 1777], your petitioner served under a Capt James Mason (to the best of his recollection) in the Reigment and Brigade above mentioned. That in the Spring of 1789 [sic] he was placed under the command of General Anthony Wayne, and served in a company of light Infantry commanded by Capt Samuel Booker; That he fought in the battle at Stoney Point [Stony Point NY, 16 Jul 1779]; and was at the Seige of Charlestown by the Brittish in 1788 [sic: Siege of Charleston SC, spring 1780]; at which, he was taken prisoner by the enemy [12 May], and kept on board a prison ship for the term of nine months; when he was taken sick, and sent to the Hospital in Charleston, from which he privately escaped on the 9 day of May, at night, inth the year 1781, and return ed to his home in said Amelia County in the state of Virginia. That his term of service for which he had enlisted had expired some time before he made his escape from the enemy as afores’d. in consequence of which he did not again join the army; but some short time afterward he received, in the city of Richmond, in the state of Virginia, from a certain Col William Davis sic: William Davies], by the direction of his said former Captain Samuel Booker, an honorable discharge; which he kept for near twenty years; when thinking it was of no value, he distroyed it; so that he cannot now produce it – your petitioner would further beg leave to state, that after having served under Genl. Wayne as before stated, he was, at Trenton in New Jersey, placed under the command of Capt William Moseley, in the first Virginia Reigment, Woodfords Brigade of Continental troops, in which said company, Reigment & Brigade he served until he was made prisoner as above stated. The most of the persons who knew him in service, are either dead, or live at so remote a distance from your petitioner that he cannot with any convenience procure their testimony; that he is now according to the information of his parents, in the fifty ninth year of his age. That he is very infirm; having his left shoulder dislocated, for thirty odd years ago, so that his arm is nearly useless to him. He is also much afflicted with the piles, so that from his age and infirmity, he is unable to gain a livelihood by his own exertions. That he is very poor, and has a wife who is about two years younger than himself, to maintain. That he stands much in need of assistance for a support from his country. He has received no pension from his country, & his pay was of very little service, being of depreciated money. He hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension by the laws of the United States allowed him, previous to the passage of an act, entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed by the Congress of the United States 9 [sic: 18 ] March 1818, and signed by the President on theth th 21 of the same month. He therefore prays to be placed upon the pension list agreeably to the provisionsst of said act – 4 June 1818 Jeremiah hisXmark Bentleyth [On 5 July 1819 Randolph Vaughn and Sarah Bentley stated that they knew of Bentley’s service. On 28 July 1819 Aaron Woosley (pension application S39134) also certified that Bentley had served as claimed, and that he “messed, when in service as afores’d with two of the brothers of the affiant.” The brothers were possibly Moses Woosley (pension application S6442) and William Woosley (S42080).] State of Tennessee } April Term 1821 Lawrence County Court } on this second day of April 1821 personly appeared in open court being a court of record created by statute of unlimited civil Jurisdiction on the law side of said Court holden quarterly in and for said County Jeremiah Bentley of the County and State aforesaid a resident, age sixty one years on the first day of May 1820 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he said Bently enlisted for the Term of three years on the 28 day ofth August 1777 in the State of Virginia in the Company of Captain James Foster in the fifteeth Regiment Commanded by Colonel Ennis [sic: James Innes] in the line of the State of Virgina of the Continental establishment and continued to serve under the same Captain untill his death when James Mason succeded to the command under whom he continued to serve untill the Spring of 1779 when he was enroled in a company of Wayns light infantry commanded by Captain Samuel Booker on Christmas of the same year the infantry was discharged and was placed under the Command of Captain William Mosely of the first Regiment commanded by Colonel Russel [sic: William Russell] he was taken prisoner at the down fall of charlestown S.C. from which imprisonment he espected[?] and was discharged by Colonel Davis at Richmond in the 1781 and that he made his Original Discharg from a pirson on the 4th Day of June 1818 and that he was placed on the prision list role of the West Tennessee agency by pention certificate number 13059 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of myth property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War” passed on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have notth nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed I have no trade but that of farming my family contains of my self aged as aforesaid and my wife aged forty four years I am infirm and unable to work for my living my left shoulder is Out of place and my arm is withered away besids when I attempt to work hard I am suject to the bloody flux my wife is helthy and able to support here self Jeremiah hisXmark Bently Schedule of property One mare Bridle Saddle and Saddlebags five Books one Shall Chest one old Silver watch three Brushes two Bottles one Razor case and shaving glass one handsaw drawing knife one pair of drawing Chains two Gilblets two augers and two Chisels one tin Cup Seven hogs year olds Six Shoats four months old one yearling two Calves one oven and skillet two pair Pot hooks two pots one coffee mill Compass and Rule Coffee Pot four cups three cups and saucers four earthern plates one Tea pot one puter Basin and Dish and four Puter plates one candle stick one sett of knives and forks Six Iron Table Spoons two Pales and Piggens Washing tub one lubber One Flax wheel one pair Cotton Cards Big wheel three Chairs three Ewes and one Lamb I having thirty dollars due me in good hands Daniel Bentley my son owes me two hundred and thirty dollars but the said Bently has left the Country without making any provisions for its payment. One umbrella Jeremiah hisXmark Bentley NOTE: The file contains a letter dated 21 Aug 1854 stating that Jeremiah Bentley died in May 1841 leaving an heir one John Bentley who was a blind invalid.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193623127/jeremiah-bentley: accessed 07 October 2023), memorial page for Jeremiah Bentley (1 May 1759–13 Apr 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #193623127, citing West Point Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Back To The Past (contributor 47113549). [Please note: He is probably buried at the site of the old Knob Creek Baptist church. GFB]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
   citing Sumner, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 467,485
   FamilySearch Record: QKH3-CYLQ
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G93F-HSN8 Image number 00315
   Jeremiah Bentley marriage to Nancy Patton on 12 Jan 1836 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. [WRONG Jeremiah Bentley - This Jeremiah is married to his widow Hannah at this time!]
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 177; Page: 306; Family History Library Film: 0024535
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8058 #718627 (subscription required)
   Jeremiah Beuttz in Lawrence, Tennessee.
4. ↑ Source: #S-1525990248 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 128; Image: 262; Family History Library Film: 0024548 APID: 1,8057::3155028
5. ↑ Source: #S-1525990248 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 128; Image: 262; Family History Library Film: 0024548 APID: 1,8057::3155028
6. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 128; Family History Library Film: 0024548
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 8057 #3155028 (subscription required)
   Jrmemiah Bentley (82) in Lawrence, Tennessee.
7. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
   Probate Records, 1829-1942; Author: Tennessee County Court (Lawrence County); Probate Place: Lawrence, Tennessee
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 9176 #4196766 (subscription required)
   Jeremiah Bentley probate in 1829-1855 in Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

• Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  citing Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, P2, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,960
  FamilySearch Record: FBBF-HXS
  http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=831960&ImageNumber=110
  Jeremiah Bently marriage to Caty Mieck on 22 Jul 1792 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia. [ I have been aware of this 1792 Berkeley marriage to Caty Muck? since the 1990s and all indicators are that it is a different Jeremiah - But I have failed to ID him. GFB]
• Wills: Lawrence County Court Clerk Wills, January 1829 to October 1847, abstracted by Wallace Pallmore (Book B 1829-1847) These abstracts of wills and other estate records continue from Vol. 4 of the Heritage. In this issue are "A list of notes and credit accounts on the Estate of D.H. Stockton", Exhibits A, B and C, and "Last Will and Codicil of Jeremiah Bentley" proven May Term 1841.
• Title: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,1995::0
• Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4282::0
• Title: Tennessee Census, 1810-91 Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3574::0
• Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1116::0

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LT6K-S1B

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lori Gordon for creating WikiTree profile Bentley-745 through the import of Jameson Family Tree(1).ged on Apr 5, 2013.