Mary BENTLEY

Female Abt 1749 - Bef 1833  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name Mary BENTLEY 
    Born Abt 1749  Frederick Co. MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    _UID 0DDAA94AC425478EB273BEDD5D4E025D625A 
    Died Bef 1833  Buncombe Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Mary Bentley married Aaron Freeman.  Benjamin signed the bond for Mary to marry Aaron Freeman.

      On 17 December 1769 Thomas Bentley wrote a letter requesting that his son be permitted to sign the Rowan County marriage bond, issued by Thomas Frohock, allowing Aaron Freeman to marry his daughter, Mary Bentley, as follows:

      Sr [Sir] if you please to let Aaron Freeman have licence for my daughter Marry [sic] Bentley I am Sattisfied so far let my son sign the licence bond I hope you are in better health then when I saw you last No more at present but your humb servt [humble servant]

      December ye 17th day 1769 [signed] Thos Bentley

      Wits [Witnesses] present

      Benjamin Bentley (his mark)

      James Freeman (his mark)

      1782 Aaron and Mary (Bentley) Freeman, who married in Rowan County 17 December 1769, also moved to Iredell (later Wilkes/now Alexander) County and then later to Buncombe County, North Carolina. [1, 2]
    Person ID I1020  Master File
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2010 

    Father Thomas BENTLEY,   b. Abt 1716, most likely in England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 4 May 1789, Lincoln Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Hannah 
    Married 1746  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aaron FREEMAN 
    Married 17 Dec 1769  Rowan County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
      Groom's Name: Aaron Freeman
      Bride's Name: Mary Bentley
      Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1769
      Marriage Place: Rowan, North Carolina
      Bride's Father's Name: Thos. Bentley
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75225-8
      System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
      Source Film Number: 317002
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] Thomas Bentley of Frederick County Maryland and Old Rowan County, NC. and His Descendants, James W. Miller, Jr., (Self published, web 2006).

    2. [S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.