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Dent family in Richland County, SC
Posted by: C A (ID *****1143) Date: April 17, 2008 at 21:23:59
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I have abstracted the following information that might be of assistance to other Dent researchers.

1810 SC Census of Dent Families
Thos Dent- St. Lukes, Beaufort, SC
Cap Dent-St. Phillips, Charleston, SC
John Dent-Lexington Co., SC (31110-1101; William Hornsby on same page and Isaac Lansdale is 2 names away from John Dent)
Hezekh Dent-Columbia, Richland Co., SC (21010-2100)

1820 SC Census of Dent Families
Jno. H. Dent-St. Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, SC
John Dent-Lexington Co., SC (111101-1101, 6 slaves; pg 1 of the census)
Joseph Dent-Lexington Co., SC (1012-101; pg 5 of census)
Wm. Dent- Lexington Co., SC (100110-201)

1840 Richland Co., SC
Pg 34:
John Dent 00001-10101, no slaves
Samuel Dent 200001-00001, no slaves
Next page:
Peter Dent 120001-100010001
Page 409 (could be 439 or 489?)
Jesse Dent 100001-10001

1850 Richland Co., SC HH #630/639
Christianna Dent 38 $800 SC
Henry J. Dent 14 SC
William G. Dent 10 SC
John W. Dent 7 SC
Samuel Dent 4 SC

1850 Columbia, Richland Co., SC HH #594/611:
Jesse E. Dent 40 Occupation-None, $3,000 SC
Elizabeth Dent 34 SC
Edwin J. Dent 15 SC
Sally V. Dent 13 SC
John F. Dent 10 SC
Mary E. Dent 7 SC
Thomas Dent 4 SC
Alice A. Dent 1 SC
Sarah Terrill 45 SC

1850 The District, Richland Co., SC, HH #730/739:
John Dent 36 Planter $0 SC
Rebecca Dent 36 SC
Henrietta Dent 10 SC (born 14 Feb 1840, d. 5 Jun 1873, marr-James Patterson)
John B. Dent 9 SC
Elizabeth F. Dent 7 SC

Next door in HH #729/738:
Samuel Dent 40 M Planter $10,000 SC
Alice Dent 34 F SC
James M. Dent 13 M SC
William H. Dent 11 M SC
Benjamin Dent 9 M SC
John D. Dent 6 M SC
Samuel W. Dent 1 M SC
Other household heads on this 1850 census page:
Caroline Foster 42 NC
Benjamin F. Taylor 57 SC
Mary Cunningham 36 SC
Eliza Rials 26 SC
Adelaide Doloz 50 France
Godlip Wilhurst 40 Germany
Caroline Frazier 46 SC

1860 Columbia P.O., Richland Co., SC census, pg 74:
John Dent 45 M $2500/11,000, no occupation listed, SC
Rebecca Dent 45 SC
Henrietta Dent 20 SC
John B. Dent 18 SC
Elizabeth Dent 17
Rebecca Dent 4

1860 Columbia, Richland Co., SC, pg 42:
Jesse E. Dent 49, No Occupation, $3500/5000, SC
Elizabeth Dent 43, SC
John T. Dent 19, student of medicine, SC
Mary E. Dent 17 SC
Thomas Dent 12 SC
Alice A. Dent 10 SC
Amelia Dent 26 SC
William Dent 6 SC
Lillie Dent 3 SC

1865 Feb.16th
Union Dist.-An Inquisition indented taken at the common goal in Union Dist. 16 Feb 1865 before M. C. Hughes, Magt. Acting Coroner for said Dist., upon view of the body of Peter a Slave the property of John Dent of Columbia, SC then and there being dead, by the oaths of Gad Clark, W. T. Thomson, Isaac Davis, C. H. Giles, N. Legare, W. W. Greer, Jas. Gault, B. D. Culp, Mornas(?) Fant, T. McNally, Jas. Crawford, W. Eller, being a lawful jury of inquest, who being charged and sworn do say—John Fant being the jailor of the prisoners Says that on the evening of the 15th inst. dec’d was then alive and when he went up to the cell the next morning found him dead. Dec’d came to his death by causes unknown.

1870 Division 62, Richland Co., SC, page 62
John Dent 56 Farmer, $1500/500 SC
Rebecca Dent 56 keeps house SC
Jane Dent 14 at home, SC

1870 Division 62, Richland Co., SC pg 55 (stamped 28)
John Dent 30 Farmer GA
Jane Dent 23 keeping house SC
Hezekiah Dent 2 SC
William H. Dent 2/12 (born April) SC

1870 Division 62, Richland Co., SC, pg 29
Henry H.(Hezekiah) Dent 33 Farmer $100/139 SC
Henrietta A. Dent 28 SC
Hamilton R. Dent 8 SC
John T. H. Dent 6 SC
Martha E. Dent 4 SC
Anna J. Dent 1 SC

1870 Fourth District, Richland Co., SC (Kingsville), pg 36:
John B. Dent 27 Farmer SC
Rebecca Dent 22 SC
Walter Dent 8/12 SC

1880 Columbia Co., SC, ED 157, sheet 1, Northern half of Center Twp., HH #5/5:
John Dent 66 Farmer SC SC SC
Rebecca Dent 66 wife SC SC SC
Rebecca J. Dent 21 dau SC SC SC
Mary R. Patterson 14 gdau SC SC SC
Margrett E. Patterson 12 gdau SC SC SC

On same page at HH #6/6:
John B. Dent 39 Farmer SC SC SC
Rebecca Dent 35 wife SC SC SC
Walter K. Dent 11 son SC
Henry Dent 7 son SC
Martha R. Dent 5 dau SC
Janie(?) M 3 dau SC (name could be Katie?)

1880 Upper Dist., Richland Co., SC, ED 171, sheet 1:
Hezekiah Dent 43 SC SC SC
Henrietta Dent 37 wife SC SC SC
Max Dent 16 son SC
Matty Dent 13 dau SC
Anna J. Dent 11 dau SC
Lilla Dent 5 dau SC
Edward Dent 3 son SC
Archibald Dent 9/12, son born Aug 1879, SC

Also on this page is Christina Dent age 66 with her dau-in-law Malinda and 2 grandchildren.

1880 Upper Dist., Richland Co., SC, ED 171, Sheet 160
John Dent 30 SC SC SC
Jane Dent 30 wife SC
Hezekiah Dent 11 son SC
William Dent 10 son SC
Fanny Dent 8 dau SC
Mary Dent 4 dau SC
Jane Dent 7/12 dau SC

1900 Center Dist., Richland Co., SC, ED 78, sheet 8:
Rebecca A. Dent 54, widow, 5/5 children, born 1846, SC SC SC
Walter K. Dent 27(?), son, born Sep 1869, SC SC SC
Henry S. Dent 27, son, born Mar 1873 SC
Mattie R. Dent 23, dau, born April 1877 SC
Marion Dent 21, son, born Oct 1878 SC
John Dent 17, son, Apr 1883, SC
Thomas R. Davis, 46, brother, B. Nov 1853 SC SC SC

1900 Upper Township, Richland Co., SC, ED 100, Sheet ?unreadable, HH #54/55:
Brazzle, Ellis 30, born Jun 1870, marr 8 yrs, SC SC SC
Brazzle, Lular 26, wife, born Jun 1874, 0/1children, SC SC SC
Brazzle, Ellis 9, son, born Aug 1891, SC
Dent, Edward 24, brother in law, born Mar 1876, SC SC SC Blacksmith

Buried in Rehobeth UMC Cemetery in Dentsville, SC (Richland County):
Katie Marion Dent, b.31 Oct. 1877,d.10 Oct 1952
Henry Sowden Dent, b.31 Mar 1873;d.8 Apr 1945
John Dent, b.1 Apr 1883; d. 26 Jan 1945
Walter Kingsley Dent, b.25 Sep 1869;d.20 Feb 1940
Rebecca A. Dent, b.18 Feb 1847;d.1 Nov 1915
Mattie R. Dent, b.1 Oct 1877;d.22 Apr 1913
(Source: 'The Cemeteries of Northern Richland County, South Carolina' compiled by David Kyle Rakes.

Another book, 'Cemeteries Records of Richland County, South Carolina', Vol. IV, Greater Columbia, Part 1: has many other Dent burials (though I didn't note cemetery names). Here are a couple that refer to those in census records above:
Samuel Dent, b.10 Feb 1810,d.6 Dec 1879 (35 years official of M. E. South).
Alice Dent, b. N/S;d. 31 Dec 1884 in 68th yr. Relict of Saml Dent.
Heidt, Allie F., b.2 Sep 1851, d.23 Nov 1872 (age 21 yrs. 21 days.-w/o H. S. Heidt & D/O S. & E. Dent)
Rebecca Dent, b. N/S, d.2 Nov 1892, 78th yr.-W/O John Dent
John Dent, b.N/S, d. 27 Jan 1897, age 84th yr.

CA
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