Re: James Bentley/Bently born Neon, Greenup Co.,Kentucky
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Re: James Bentley/Bently born Neon, Greenup Co.,Kentucky
Sharon Bogusky 5/23/07
About the James Bentley who married Sarah Tucker.James Bentley was born in Iredell Co., NC, about 1788-89 a son of Benjamin and Jane Bentley.His brother Moses Bentley Sr was my great-great-great grandfather.James Bentley first married Elizabeth Laws in Wilkes Co., NC.In 1837 Elizabeth filed for divorce from James in Wilkes Co. Court for his adultery with Sarah, he having already fathered a couple of children by her.The divorce was granted in Wilkes Court 4 Oct 1844.James and Sarah and their children were living in Caldwell Co., NC, in 1850.Between 1850 and 1860 they removed to Pike Co., KY, where they are found in the census of KY through 1880.
1880 Letcher Co., KY, census, Millstone, Precinct No. 2,21 June 1880:
House 414/Family 418
Bentley, James 92 [1788] "old age" "deaf and dumb" b. NC, father b. NC, mother b. NC; Sarah, wife, 69 [1811]. keeping house, b. NC; father b. NC; mother b. NC.
Letcher Co., KY, marriage book 8: 8 Nov 1887, James M. Bentley, Sarah E. Tucker.
Jasmes and Sarah were never legally married for many years after his divorce from Elizabeth Laws, having chosen to live together.It appears he chose to marry Sarah shortly before his death to make the marriage "legal" for thir children's sake.At the time of the marriage in 1888 James would have been 100 years old.
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Re: James Bentley/Bently born Neon, Greenup Co.,Kentucky
Sharon Bogusky 6/02/07
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Re: James Bentley/Bently born Neon, Greenup Co.,Kentucky
James Miller 6/02/07
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Re: James Bentley/Bently born Neon, Greenup Co.,Kentucky