Person:Peter Efford Bentley
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Peter Efford Bentley
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Revolutionary War Soldier
Notes:
• Revollutionary War Soldier: Sgt. Virginia Militia. - Patriot Database
• Marriage 1.) Martha Markham (1768-1791) married 1782, Chesterfield, VA; 2.) Elizabeth Gay (1772-1793) married 1794, Jamestown Virginia. (According to an entry in Find a Grave, Elizabeth is a direct descendant of Pocahontas.) - Ancestry.com
• Father of: Elizabeth Gay (1773 - 1840 ), Eliza Gay Bentley (1796 - 1852 ), Frances Trent Bentley (1798 - 1859), William Field Bentley (798 - ), Maria Buchanan Bentley (1799 - ), Efford Bolling Bentley (1801 - 1882), John Gay Bentley (1804 - 1870), Alexander Willis Bentley (1811 - 1868), Lavinia Woodson Bentley (1812 - 1840). - Ancestry.com
• Received a land grant in Madison County after the war. - Find A Grave
• In most records the name "Peter" is not used. Usually it reads "Efford Bentley". - Editor's Note
• In Find A Grave and Ancestry.com Peter Efford Bentley carries a title of Colonel. Our information says he was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War. Maybe he was a Colonel in the war of 1812. If you have better information on this matter, contact us. - Editor's Note
Related Links:
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by wayneyates190 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid membership.
Born: | November 1759, Goochland, Virginia |
Died: | July 3, 1837, Madison County, AL |
Buried: | Harris/Bentley Cemetery near Chase |
Notes:
• Revollutionary War Soldier: Sgt. Virginia Militia. - Patriot Database
• Marriage 1.) Martha Markham (1768-1791) married 1782, Chesterfield, VA; 2.) Elizabeth Gay (1772-1793) married 1794, Jamestown Virginia. (According to an entry in Find a Grave, Elizabeth is a direct descendant of Pocahontas.) - Ancestry.com
• Father of: Elizabeth Gay (1773 - 1840 ), Eliza Gay Bentley (1796 - 1852 ), Frances Trent Bentley (1798 - 1859), William Field Bentley (798 - ), Maria Buchanan Bentley (1799 - ), Efford Bolling Bentley (1801 - 1882), John Gay Bentley (1804 - 1870), Alexander Willis Bentley (1811 - 1868), Lavinia Woodson Bentley (1812 - 1840). - Ancestry.com
• Received a land grant in Madison County after the war. - Find A Grave
• In most records the name "Peter" is not used. Usually it reads "Efford Bentley". - Editor's Note
• In Find A Grave and Ancestry.com Peter Efford Bentley carries a title of Colonel. Our information says he was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War. Maybe he was a Colonel in the war of 1812. If you have better information on this matter, contact us. - Editor's Note
Related Links:
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by wayneyates190 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid membership.
• Find A Grave - Page created by Allan L. Bentley, Nov. 20, 2008
• Patriot Database - Alabama's Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Database on the Resources tab of the Alabama Society of the Sons of the American Revolution website.
• Sons of the American Revolution - Tennessee Valley Chapter Alabama Society of Sons of the American Revolution. List of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Madison County, Alabama.
Categories: Person | B | Agriculture | Revolutionary War | Officer | Died in Madison Co. | Buried in Madison Co. | 1751-1775 | 1776-1800 | 1801-1825 | 1826-1850