Person Page - 2978

     Pina Hall married Henry Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry III and Sarah Dickens, in 1804 at Bullitt Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Zachariah Gentry was born circa 1776; per Find A Grave memorial: "...list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time."

     Wesley Gentry Sr. was born in 1793.³ He married Mary (?) before 1824
; According to their Find A Grave memorials their only child listed. Wesley, was born in 1824 in MO.⁴
Wesley Gentry Sr. died on 23 June 1870.³
Wesley Gentry Sr. was buried after 23 June 1870 at Powell Cemetery, Carroll Co., Missouri, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1793
     DEATH     23 Jun 1870 (aged 76–77)
     About 76 years old.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Nicholas Gentry 1728–1803
      Sarah Dickens Gentry 1750–1810
     Spouse
      Mary Gentry unknown–1863
     Siblings
      Elizabeth Gentry Bowman 1775–1845
     Half Siblings
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Nancy Gentry Bailey 1761–1855
      Blaxton Gentry 1766–1845
     Children
      Wesley Gentry 1824–1890
     BURIAL     Powell Cemetery, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
     Created by: June Standley
     Added: 15 Sep 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 117083383.³
     Wesley Gentry Sr. and Benajah Brooks Gentry immigrated to Carroll Co., Missouri, USA; per Gentry [1909:40]: "Wesley Gentry and Benajah Brooks Gentry came to Misouri at an early date and settled in Carroll Co., MO."⁵

     James Richard Gentry was born in 1779.^1,2

     Sarah Perrine Gentry was born on 8 July 1781.^1,2 She married James Smith circa 1799.^1,2

     Sarah Perrine Gentry and James Smith lived after 1799 at Hardin Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     James Smith married Sarah Perrine Gentry, daughter of Nicholas Gentry III and Sarah Dickens, circa 1799.^1,2

     James Smith and Sarah Perrine Gentry lived after 1799 at Hardin Co., Kentucky, USA.¹

     Robert Gentry was born on 3 April 1784.^1,2

     Benajah Brooks Gentry was born on 22 May 1786.^1,2
     Benajah Brooks Gentry and Wesley Gentry Sr. immigrated to Carroll Co., Missouri, USA; per Gentry [1909:40]: "Wesley Gentry and Benajah Brooks Gentry came to Misouri at an early date and settled in Carroll Co., MO."¹

     Matilda Gentry was born circa 1752.¹
      ; per Find A Grave memorial: "...list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time."¹

     Reference: per Find A Grave memorial: "...list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time."¹

     Elizabeth Gentry was born in 1775 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.² She married Elijah Bowman on 4 November 1795 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,2

Elizabeth Gentry was buried in 1845 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1775, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1845 (aged 69–70), Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
     Elizabeth Gentry Bowman was the daughter of Nicholas Gentry and his wife Sarah Dickens Gentry who gave permission for their daughter to marry Elijah Bowman on 4 November 1795 Madison County, Kentucky. Elijah Bowman was the son of Cornelius Bowman and Susannah (Painter) Bowman.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Nicholas Gentry 1728–1803
      Sarah Dickens Gentry 1750–1810
     Spouse
      Elijah Bowman 1773–1840 (m. 1795)
     Siblings
      Wesley Gentry 1793–1870
     Half Siblings
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Nancy Gentry Bailey 1761–1855
      Blaxton Gentry 1766–1845
     Children
      Nicholas B. Bowman 1795–1860
      Sarah Bowman Gabbard 1798–1885
      Nancy Elizabeth Bowman Gipson 1806–1846
      Joseph Bowman 1808–1863
      Deborah Bowman Brandenburg 1810–1884
      Elisha Williamson Bowman 1815 – unknown
     BURIAL     Body lost or destroyed
     Created by: David T Bunton
     Added: 30 Oct 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 154445643.²
Elizabeth Gentry died in 1845 at Owsley Co., Kentucky, USA.²
     Reference: per Find A Grave memorial: "...list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time."¹

     Elijah Bowman was born in 1773 at Virginia, USA.² He married Elizabeth Gentry, daughter of Nicholas Gentry III and Sarah Dickens, on 4 November 1795 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,3

Elijah Bowman was buried in 1840 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1773, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1840 (aged 66–67), Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
     Elijah Bowman, son of Cornelius Bowman and his wife Susannah Painter Bowman (note she was not an Abbott per historian Arch Bowman)
     Elijah Bowman married Elizabeth Gentry on Nov 4, 1795 in Madison County, Kentucky. Her parents Nicholas Gentry and Sarah Dickens Gentry gave permission.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Cornelius Bowman 1740–1826
      Susannah Painter Bowman 1745–1811
     Spouse
      Elizabeth Gentry Bowman 1775–1845 (m. 1795)
     Siblings
      John Bowman 1760–1839
      William Bowman 1765–1840
      Elisha Williamson Bowman 1775–1845
      Judith Bowman Moore 1779–1870
      Cornelius Bowman 1779–1835
      Deborah Bowman Moore 1790–1883
     Half Siblings
      Jacob Andrew Bowman 1784–1830
     Children
      Nicholas B. Bowman 1795–1860
      Sarah Bowman Gabbard 1798–1885
      Nancy Elizabeth Bowman Gipson 1806–1846
      Joseph Bowman 1808–1863
      Deborah Bowman Brandenburg 1810–1884
      Elisha Williamson Bowman 1815 – unknown
     BURIAL     Body lost or destroyed
     Created by: David T Bunton
     Added: 30 Oct 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 154445540.²
Elijah Bowman died in 1840 at Owsley Co., Kentucky, USA.²

     Sarah Gentry was born in 1797 at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married James B. Avery in 1815.²

Sarah Gentry died in 1840 at Hart Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
Sarah Gentry was buried in 1840 at Smith Cemetery, Hart Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1797, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1840 (aged 42–43), Hart County, Kentucky, USA
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry 1750 – unknown
     Spouse
      James B. Avery 1795–1861 (m. 1815)
     Siblings
      John Norment Gentry 1783–1850
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     Children
      George Washington Avery 1813–1915
      James Madison Avery 1826 – unknown
      Sarah Avery Wilkerson 1828 – unknown
      Francis Marion Avery 1837–1921
     BURIAL     Smith Cemetery, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Lynn
     Added: 7 Apr 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 144700634.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of James and Sarah (GENTRY) AVERY, see his Find A Grave memorial.^2,1

     Mary Gentry was born circa 1774.¹
     Reference: per Find A Grave memorial: "...list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time."¹

     Jane Gentry was born in 1790.¹

     Elizabeth Whitlock was born in 1750.¹ She married David Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry III and Elizabeth Stringer, in 1774 at Charlotttesville, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2

Elizabeth Whitlock was buried at Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1750
     DEATH     unknown
     David Gentry & Elizabeth Whitlock from Louisa County Virginia the first Gentry in this area. John Norment Gentry asks to be buried in the burying ground on the hill near the old Gentry House where his Mother and Father was Buried. There are many (57) unmarked graves in this cemetery(according to Jan Plemmons) so is not proven but it is pretty good circumstancial evidence . It is my hope to bring some focus into who these unmarked graves belong to as these people are my ancestors.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      David Gentry 1753–1847 (m. 1777)
     Children
      John Norment Gentry 1783–1850
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     BURIAL     Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
     Created by: Thomas Justis
     Added: 25 Apr 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 109208950.¹
      ; per Gentry descendants database: "David Gentry, wodow's file #7,511 was allowed pension on an application executed February 11 1834..."²

     John Norment Gentry was born in 1783 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.¹
John Norment Gentry was buried in 1850 at Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1783, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1850 (aged 66–67)
     Son of David Gentry & Elizabeth Whitlock from Louisa County Virginia the first Gentry in this area. In his will he asks to be buried in the burying ground on the hill near the old Gentry House where his Mother and Father was Buried. There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery so is not proven but it is pretty good circumstancial evidence . It is my hope to bring some focus into who these unmarked graves belong to as these people are my ancestors.
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry 1750 – unknown
     Siblings
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     Children
      William S. Gentry 1811–1864
      John Homes Gentry 1816–1907
     BURIAL     Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
     Created by: Thomas Justis
     Added: 25 Apr 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 109208950.¹
John Norment Gentry died in 1850.¹
     John Norment Gentry left a will;
from "Dane and Henri's Tree of Many Branches": I, John N. Gentry of the county and state aforesaid viewing the uncertainty of life and certainty of death and to avoid the many difficulties which arise from The neglect of men not preparing in health for difficulties which arise from the neglect of men not preparing in health for difficulties after death to their families in the distribution of their worldly affairs or substance and believing it to be my duty in as much as I am sorely afflicted in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to God, do this the second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine make and deliver this to be my last will and testament in the following manner. I bequeath my soul to God who gave it being and my body to the dust to be interred in the Burying Ground on the Hill near the old Gentry House (where my father and mother were buried) in a plain and decent manner. It is my will and desire that all my just debts should be paid first out of my estate. It is further my Will and desire that my beloved wife, shall keep and enjoy all my estate both personal and real, and as to my personal property to dispose of as she chooses, But to have free privileges on the land during her natural life. It is further my will (after the death of my wife) that my son John H. Gentry have all my land (two hundred and twenty-five acres in all) to have as his own and to dispose of as he chooses. It is my will after the death of my wife that all the personal property, shall be equally divided between my son John H. Gentry and my daughters Lucy Buckner wife of James Buckner and Elizabeth Buckner wife of Absolem Buckner, and as to my son William Gentry I leave to him a certain brown mare which he has already in possession. (see entry on William S. Gentry for a possible reason why he was disinherited). It is my will and desire that my executors hereinafter mentioned shall carry out my desires according to my will and divide my property and estate accordingly. It is my will and I wish it distinctly understood that after the death of my wife, I want my son John H. Gentry to have all my land as aforesaid and the personal property to be disposed of as above directed. It further my will and desire that my children be kind and obliging to their mother during her lifetime and endeavor to be friendly towards each other and all other persons in this world and above all prepare to meet each other in heave, which is my last and greatest desire. I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son and sons in law my executors namely John H. Gentry, James Buckner and Absolem Buckner and I wish them to execute the same according to my will. I testimony where of I have hereunto signed sealed and published this to be my last will and testament. In the presence of R. V. Blackstock and Joshua Roberts. (Rootsweb family tree cits no sources for the will).²

     Thomas Gentry was born on 6 June 1784 at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Velda "Veldy" Ball before 1818
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their only child lister, Rebecca, was born in 1818.^2,1
Thomas Gentry died on 20 March 1868 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 83.¹
Thomas Gentry was buried after 20 March 1868 at Flat Creek Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     6 Jun 1784, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     20 Mar 1868 (aged 83), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Thomas is likely buried here with his wife Velda.
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry 1750 – unknown
     Spouse
      Velda Ball Gentry 1797–1859
     Siblings
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     Children
      Rebecca Gentry Lankford 1818–1889
     BURIAL     Flat Creek Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Created by: Lynn
     Added: 3 May 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 145971550.¹

     Velda "Veldy" Ball was born in 1797 at Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Thomas Gentry, son of David Gentry and Elizabeth Whitlock, before 1818
; According to their Find A Grave memorials, their only child lister, Rebecca, was born in 1818.^1,2
Velda "Veldy" Ball died on 15 December 1859 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA.¹
Velda "Veldy" Ball was buried after 15 December 1859 at Flat Creek Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1797, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
     DEATH     15 Dec 1859 (aged 61–62), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Daughter of Daniel Ball (1763-1844) and Ann Hill Jarvis Ball (1769-1854)
     Velda Ball Gentry was a member of the Flat Creek Baptist Church. Her obiturary appears as written in the Flat Creek Baptist Church Minutes, Vol. 1
     "We Notice that Sister Veldy Gentry a long standing member with us has decast She has Bin a faithful member Ever Dsirous for the prosperty of this church and that Sinners Should cum to Christ and be Saved et She has gone in Boby to the Depository from whence no travler Returns She left a bloved huborn and 8 children to lament and mourn her Departre She died in the triumphs of Faith and we blieve our loss is her eternal gains She Died 15th December AD 1859 Aged 63"
     Family Members
     Parents
      Daniel Ball 1763–1844
     Spouse
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
     Siblings
      Hammoleketh Ball Blackstock 1794–1874
      Amraphael Ball 1796–1880
     Children
      Rebecca Gentry Lankford 1818–1889
     BURIAL     Flat Creek Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Created by: Jamie Coburn
     Added: 19 Apr 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial 108772350.¹

     Elias Gentry was born in 1785 at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Elias Gentry was buried in 1869 at Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1785, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1869 (aged 83–84), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Many unmarked graves in this cemetery, likely that Elias was buried here with family.
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry 1750 – unknown
     Siblings
      John Norment Gentry 1783–1850
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     Children
      William Gentry 1825–1864
     BURIAL     Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
     Created by: Lynn
     Added: 4 May 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 146020225.¹
Elias Gentry died in 1869 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

     Jesse Gentry was born in 1787 at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Nancy (?) before 1816
; Acording to his Find A Grave memorial, his oldest child listed, Cynthia, was born in 1816.¹
Jesse Gentry died after 1850 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA; He appeared in the 1850 census (Buncombe Co., NC.)¹
Jesse Gentry was buried at Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1787, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     unknown, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
     Birth: 1787 in Caroline, Virginia
     Death: in Buncombe, North Carolina
     Father: David Gentry b: ABT 1753 in Louisa Co, Virginia
     Mother: Elizabeth Whitlock b: 1750 in Virginia
     Marriage 1 Nancy b: 1791 in Tennessee
     Children:
     1. Cynthia Gentry b: 1816 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     2. James M. Gentry b: 1818 in North Carolina
     3. D. J. Gentry b: 1821 in North Carolina
     4. John Patton Gentry b: ABT 1820 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     5. Jane Gentry b: ABT 1822 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     6. Perminter M. Gentry b: 1824 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     7. Orra Gentry b: 1827 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     8. Mary Gentry b: 1831 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     9. Gentry b: BEF 1835 in Buncombe, North Carolina
     Sources: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census, Page: Buncombe, North Carolina, Note: age 63
     http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gentry22&id=I2285
     There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery, so it is highly likely that Elias was buried here with family.
     Family Members
     Parents
      David Gentry 1753–1847
      Elizabeth Whitlock Gentry 1750 – unknown
     Siblings
      John Norment Gentry 1783–1850
      Thomas Gentry 1784–1868
      Elias Gentry 1785–1869
      Jesse Gentry 1787 – unknown
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840
     Children
           
Perminter M. Gentry
1824 – unknown
     BURIAL     Gentry Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
     Maintained by: Thomas Justis
     Originally Created by: Lynn
     Added: 4 May 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 146044171.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of Jesse and Nancy (LNU) GENTRY, see his Find A Grave memorial.¹

     Nancy (?) was born in 1791 at Tennessee, USA.¹ She married Jesse Gentry, son of David Gentry and Elizabeth Whitlock, before 1816
; Acording to his Find A Grave memorial, his oldest child listed, Cynthia, was born in 1816.¹
Nancy (?) died after 1850; She appeared in the 1850 census (Buncombe Co., NC.)¹

     James B. Avery was born in 1795 at North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Sarah Gentry, daughter of David Gentry and Elizabeth Whitlock, in 1815.¹

James B. Avery died in 1861 at Hart Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
James B. Avery was buried in 1861 at Smith Cemetery, Hart Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1795, North Carolina, USA
     DEATH     1861 (aged 65–66)
     In the 1850 US Census James Avery is living in Hart County, KY. He is 55, born NC. Living in the same household are: Virginia, 30, born KY; J. Madison, 23, born NC; Elizabeth, 26, born NC; Sarah, 21, born NC; Mary, 17, born KY; F. Marion, 13, born KY.
     James Avery listed in 1820 Buncombe County, NC Census; 1830 Monroe County, TN; 1840 Hart County, KY on Bacon Creek and Nolin River.
     Sources: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census, Page: Hart, Kentucky, Note: age 55 b. NC
     James's parents are not known. It's likely that James was buried in this cemetery.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Sarah Gentry Avery 1797–1840 (m. 1815)
     Children
      George Washington Avery 1813–1915
      James Madison Avery 1826 – unknown
      Sarah Avery Wilkerson 1828 – unknown
      Francis Marion Avery 1837–1921
     BURIAL     Smith Cemetery, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Lynn
     Added: 7 Apr 2015
     Find A Grave Memorial 144702366.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of James and Sarah (GENTRY) AVERY, see his Find A Grave memorial.^1,2

     John Hubbard Bailey was born on 30 December 1782.¹ He married Polly Goodwin in 1809.²

John Hubbard Bailey died on 3 April 1858 at age 75.¹
John Hubbard Bailey was buried after 3 April 1858 at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     20 Dec 1782
     DEATH     3 Apr 1858 (aged 75)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Thomas William Bailey 1759–1825
      Nancy Gentry Bailey 1761–1855
     Spouse
      Polly Goodwin Bailey 1790–1873 (m. 1809)
     Children
      Albert R Bailey unknown–1880
      Dabney Bailey 1814–1854
      Waller Bailey 1820–1890
     BURIAL     Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Patrick Craig Conway
     Added: 22 Jun 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 53985304.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of John and Polly (GOODWIN) BAILEY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^2,1

     Polly Goodwin was born on 3 June 1790.¹ She married John Hubbard Bailey, son of Thomas William Bailey and Nancy Gentry, in 1809.¹

Polly Goodwin died on 29 August 1873 at age 83.¹
Polly Goodwin was buried after 29 August 1873 at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Hardin Co., Kentucky, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     3 Jun 1790
     DEATH     29 Aug 1873 (aged 83)
     Family Members
     Spouse
      John Hubbard Bailey 1782–1858 (m. 1809)
     Children
      Albert R Bailey unknown–1880
      Dabney Bailey 1814–1854
      Waller Bailey 1820–1890
     Inscription: Wife of J. H.
     BURIAL     Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
     Created by: Patrick Craig Conway
     Added: 22 Jun 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial 53990809.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of John and Polly (GOODWIN) BAILEY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     Mary Polly Bunch was born on 10 March 1757 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Blackston Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry III and Elizabeth Stringer, in 1787 at Virginia, USA,
; His 1st wife. According to her Find A Grave memorial, their first child born, James, was born in 1787.¹
Mary Polly Bunch was buried between 1802 and 1815 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     10 Mar 1757, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     unknown, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
     According to an Ancestry article about Barack Obama's Bunch lineage, Mary was the daughter of James Bunch b ca 1724. James was the 8th child of John Bunch III, who was the son of John II, who was the son of John I, who was the son of John Punch. According to James' will, he gave his daughter Molly (Mary Polly) Gentry 100 acres adjoining his own land and the tract he gave Margery Harris (and had already given her a cow, calf, and feather bed). Descendants of John Bunch III, include Barack Obama's white mother, Stanley Dunham, who we believe was descended from David Bunch.
     John Punch was the immigrant who came from England in the 1600s as an indentured servant. Normally, indentured servants served for 7 years before attaining their freedom in order to pay for their passage from England. It is known that John Punch was either black or mulatto. He married a white woman. For further information about him you can google him and Wiki has a page about him. He was the first documented slave in America.
     Mary's death year is unknown, but she must have died after the last child was born, so possibly 1802-1815, as Blaxton remarried in 1816. Mary married Blaxton Gentry 14 Mar 1786 in Louisa Co, and they had the following children:
     1. James Gentry b 1787 VA
     2. Joseph Gentry b 1789 VA
     3. Nicholas Gentry b 1790 VA
     4. Martin Gentry b 1793 VA
     5. Samuel Gentry b 1794 VA
     6. Elizabeth Gentry b 1796 VA
     7. Mary Gentry b 1798 Bullitt Co KY
     8. Ellison Gentry b 1800 Bullitt Co KY
     9. Garland Gentry b 1802 Bullitt Co KY
     In Sept 1816 Blaxston married Nancy Hough in KY and it is said that in the autumn of 1832 they moved their family to Stilesville, Hendricks, IN. Blaxston and Nancy had the following children:
     10. Barry Monroe Gentry b 16 Jan 1821 KY
     11. America Gentry
     12. Eliza J. Gentry
     13. Sarah Ann Gentry
     14. John W. Gentry
     15. Jeremiah Gentry
     16. Melvin A. Gentry
     17. Hezekiah Gentry
     I have included Blaxton's second marriage and children because I do not own his memorial. Also, I am descended from their son, Martin Gentry.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Blaxton Gentry 1766–1845
     Children
      Martin Gentry 1793–1852
      Garland P Gentry 1806–1890
     BURIAL     Unknown
     Created by: rhondajo
     Added: 15 Nov 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 100770644.¹
Mary Polly Bunch died between 1802 and 1815 at Bullitt Co., Kentucky, USA; According to her Find A Grave memorial, their last child born, Garland, was born in 1802. Her husband remarried in 1816.¹

     Martin Gentry was born in 1793 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Nancy Scott on 29 October 1814 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA,
; His 1st wife.² Martin Gentry married Mary Jane Cornell in 1828.³

Martin Gentry died in 1852 at Placerville, El Dorado Co., California, USA.¹
Martin Gentry was buried in 1852 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1793, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1852 (aged 58–59), Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA
     Martin was the son of Blackston (aka Blaxton, one of the females in the family had a maiden name of Blackstone) Gentry b 1763 TN, and Mary Polly Bunch b 1786 in either TN or VA. He is listed on the 1800 Tax Census List for Bullitt County, KY with Henry Gentry. He married 1) Nancy Scott 29 Oct 1814 in Clark Co. Ky. This marriage record is in the Clark Co Marriage Records. They had the following children:
     1. William Joseph Gentry b 1815
     2. Dicie Gentry Ring b 1821
     3. Dorcus/Dorcie Gentry b 1821
     4. Gillie Gentry Stultz b 1823?
     Martin married 2) Mary Cornell on 11 Sep 1828 and they had the following children:
     1. Andrew Jackson Gentry b 1829
     2. Eliza Ann Amond Gentry Wood b 1831
     3. James Turner Gentry b 1832
     4. Mary Elizabeth Gentry b 1834
     5. Alexander Gentry b 1837
     6. Hiram D. Gentry b 1837
     7. Joseph Kenton Gentry b 1838
     8. John Wesley Gentry b 1841
     9. Catherine Gentry Tincher b 1842
     10. Margaret Gentry West b 1844
     Martin went west to California during the gold rush. He died there in Placerville. I am descended from Martin's daughter from his first wife, Dicie Gentry.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Blaxton Gentry 1766–1845
      Mary Polly Bunch Gentry 1757 – unknown
     Spouses
      Nancy Scott Gentry 1797–1828 (m. 1814)
      Mary Jane Cornell Gentry 1797–1853 (m. 1828)
     Siblings
      Garland P Gentry 1806–1890
     Half Siblings
      James G. Gentry 1788–1864
      Melvina America Gentry Broadstreet 1819–1894
      Barry Monroe Gentry 1821–1898
      John Wesley Gentry 1823–1898
      Sarah Ann Gentry Moudy 1825–1853
     Children
      William Joseph Gentry 1815–1862
      Dicie Gentry Ring 1821 – unknown
      Julia Gentry Stultz 1821–1907
      Alexander Gentry 1829–1893
      Andrew Jackson Gentry 1829–1895
      Mary Elizabeth Gentry Vaughn 1834–1892
      John Wesley Gentry 1841–1915
     BURIAL     Unknown
     Created by: rhondajo
     Added: 7 Aug 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 74532312.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of Martin and Nancy (SCOTT) GENTRY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

Reference: For more on the children of Martin and Mary Jane (CORNELL) GENTRY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^3,1

     Nancy Scott was born in 1797 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA.² She married Martin Gentry, son of Blackston Gentry and Mary Polly Bunch, on 29 October 1814 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA,
; His 1st wife.²
Nancy Scott died in 1828 at Bullitt Co., Kentucky, USA.²
Nancy Scott was buried in 1828 at Burial location unknown ;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1797, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
     DEATH     1828 (aged 30–31), Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
     Just recently found out that Nancy Scott was this Martin Gentry's first wife, instead of Nancy Buzan. Does anyone know anything about her? Apparently there were several Martin Gentrys and Nancy Buzan was the wife of another one. She and Martin were married 29 Oct 1814 in Clark, Kentucky.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Martin Gentry 1793–1852 (m. 1814)
     Children
      William Joseph Gentry 1815–1862
      Dicie Gentry Ring 1821 – unknown
      Julia Gentry Stultz 1821–1907
     BURIAL     Unknown
     Created by: rhondajo
     Added: 5 Dec 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial 139605155.²
     Reference: For more on the children of Martin and Nancy (SCOTT) GENTRY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^3,2

     Mary Jane Cornell was born in 1797 at Bullitt Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ She married Martin Gentry, son of Blackston Gentry and Mary Polly Bunch, in 1828.¹

Mary Jane Cornell died on 23 May 1853 at Missouri, USA.¹
Mary Jane Cornell was buried after 23 May 1853 at Gentry Cemetery, Hickory Co., Missouri, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1797, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
     DEATH     23 May 1853 (aged 55–56), Missouri, USA
     Mary or Margaret Jane Cornell Gentry
     Family Members
     Parents
      William Cornell 1762–1850
      Mary Cornell 1766–1803
     Spouse
      Martin Gentry 1793–1852 (m. 1828)
     Siblings
      Sarah Cornell Batman 1799–1863
     Children
      Alexander Gentry 1829–1893
      Andrew Jackson Gentry 1829–1895
      Mary Elizabeth Gentry Vaughn 1834–1892
      John Wesley Gentry 1841–1915
     BURIAL     Gentry Cemetery, Hickory County, Missouri, USA
     Created by: Johnna Quick Owens
     Added: 4 Mar 2005
     Find A Grave Memorial 10556849.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of Martin and Mary Jane (CORNELL) GENTRY, see their Find A Grave memorials.^1,2

     (?) Garland P. Gentry was born on 13 November 1806 at Bullitt Co., Kentucky, USA.¹ He married Susan Stringer before 1829 at Kentucky, USA,
; His 1st wife. According to his Find A Grave memorial, their first child, Mary E., was born in Kentucky in 1829.² (?) Garland P. Gentry married Penelope Wheeler after 1839
; His 2nd wife. His 1st wife died in 1839.³
(?) Garland P. Gentry died on 3 December 1890 at Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA, at age 84.¹
(?) Garland P. Gentry was buried after 3 December 1890 at Cartwright Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     13 Nov 1806, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
     DEATH     3 Dec 1890 (aged 84), Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA
     Garland Gentry was born in Bullit County, Kentucky, on November 13, 1806. He was the last and ninth child of Blackston and Mary (Bunch) Gentry, and the fifth generation of the Gentrys in America. His brothers were James (who had sons Quinton, Taylor and John), Joseph, Nicholas (born in Louisa County, Virginia, December 16, 1790), Martin, Samuel and Ellison. His sisters were Mary and Elizabeth (who married John Giles and had a son. Gentry Giles, who lives in Rockport, Indiana, and became a very wealthy man).
     After Garland's mother died, his father married Nancy Hough and they had seven children who were: Monroe, America, Elizabeth, Sarah, John, Jeremiah, and Hezekiah. It is believed the descendants of this last family have all settled in Indiana.
     Garland married his first wife, Susan Stringer, in Kentucky. They had three children, Mary E. (born 1829 in Kentucky); after they moved to Indiana in 1831, their two sons were born, Ellison born in 1832 and Reuben born in 1838. After Susan died. Garland married Penelope Wheeler, born July 19, 1821, in Kentucky. They were married in Morgan County, Indiana, on December 24, 1839. They had nine children: Allen, August 18, 1840; Cynthia, December 3, 1841; James Martin, March 26, 1843; and Blackston, 1844. Garland moved his family to Missouri where their son, William, was born March 9, 1850; Samuel, April 19, 1852, and between 1852-1856 they moved back to Indiana where their son, Anson, was born in 1856; and John Henry, April 3, 1860. They moved to Illinois where they settled near Hammond (once called Garrett), where another son, Jerimiah, was born June 22, 1865.
     While living in Missouri, Garland and Penelope lived in Monroe and Clay counties. The 1850 Clay County census lists not only the Gentrys there but also: Robert James, 31 years old. Baptist preacher; Serelda James, 28 years old; Alexander Franklin James, ten years old; Jesse Woodson James, four years old; Susan James, nine months old.
     Garland and Penelope lived near the parents of the notorious Frank and Jesse James, and Penelope was midwife at Jesse's birth. She was the first one to dress the future Missouri badman.
     Family Members
     Parents
      Blaxton Gentry 1766–1845
      Mary Polly Bunch Gentry 1757 – unknown
     Spouses
      Susanna Gentry 1806–1839
      Penelope Wheeler Gentry 1821–1875
     Siblings
      Martin Gentry 1793–1852
     Half Siblings
      James G. Gentry 1788–1864
      Melvina America Gentry Broadstreet 1819–1894
      Barry Monroe Gentry 1821–1898
      John Wesley Gentry 1823–1898
      Sarah Ann Gentry Moudy 1825–1853
     Children
      Allen Marvin Gentry 1840–1907
      Cynthia Cunningham 1841–1910
      Blaxton Gentry 1844–1928
      William Garland Gentry 1850–1943
      Samuel Gentry 1852–1937
      Anson Gentry 1855–1922
     BURIAL     Cartwright Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA
     Created by: Tim Naab
     Added: 9 Sep 2011
     Find A Grave Memorial 76260604.¹
     Reference: For more on the children of Garland and Susan (STRINGER) GENTRY, see his Find A Grave memorials.¹