Nancy LEWIS

Abt 1759 - 1843  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Nancy LEWIS
  Born	Abt 1759  [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C6D3EEC2F8054781A5B4F9C4524110450CEF
  Died	4 Oct 1843	Letcher Co. KY   [1]
  Notes	Rowan County marriage bond dated 8 February 1782. Daniel Bentley and Peter (his mark) Lewis signed the bond. Nancy Lewis was a member of the family who established the Lewis Quaker Meeting House that existed as early as 1771 about two miles north-northeast of the Bentley homestead. Shortly after their marriage, Daniel and Nancy left Rowan County in 1782 with Thomas and Hannah Bentley and the rest of the family to settle in the Indian Creek area of eastern Lincoln County, North Carolina. Daniel and Nancy would later remove to Washington County, Virginia, for a few years and then on to Perry County, Kentucky. The Perry County area would later become Floyd County, and finally Letcher County. Daniel and Nancy (Lewis) Bentley are buried in the hilltop Bentley family cemetery located near Neon Junction in Letcher County. His tombstone reads "Daniel Bentley Born in England Died Jan. 15, 1839." Nancy's tombstone reads "Nancy Wife of Daniel Bently Born in England Died Oct. 4, 1843." There has been heavy discussion among descendants as to the phrase "Born in England" which is found on both Daniel and Nancy's tombstones. In looking at the stones of Daniel, Nancy, John, and Margaret one notices all the stones are similar in appearance with a rounded top and the picture of a flying dove within the circumference of a circle at the top of the stone. An ascending dove, or flying bird, represents rebirth; the transport of the departed's soul to Heaven. One would venture to guess these stones were all erected within a close time period of each other; thus perhaps offering an explanation the place of birth on Daniel and Nancy's tombstones was given by a descendant and erected at a later date. Land records seem to confirm Daniel's parents, Thomas and Hannah Bentley, were in Maryland at the time of their marriage, so it seems more reasonable to think Daniel was born in the Frederick County area of Maryland. [1]
  Person ID	I8042	Master File
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family	Daniel BENTLEY,   b. 1752, Frederick Co. MD ,   d. 15 Jan 1839, Letcher Co. KY  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1782	Rowan County, NC   [1]
  	North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 Groom's Name: Daniel Bentley Bride's Name: Nancy Lewis Marriage Date: 08 Feb 1782 Marriage Place: Rowan, North Carolina Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75225-8 System Origin: North Carolina-EASy Source Film Number: 317002
  Children	1. John Quiller BENTLEY,   b. 1788, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Jul 1858, Letcher Co. KY  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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