NN Austin1

F, #102037, d. before 1781
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     NN Austin married Benajah Brown Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry II and Jane Benajah/Brown, in 1760
;
His 1st of 2 wives.1,2
NN Austin died before 1781;
Per FaG Memorial: Her husband remarried in 1781.3
      ;
Per FaG Memorial: "Miss Austin, was the first wife of Benajah Gentry 1733-1830, according to "The Gentry Family in America" by Richard Gentry, 1909; published by Grafton Press, NY."1

Family

Benajah Brown Gentry b. 1733, d. 8 Dec 1830
Child

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87416168/unknown-austin: accessed August 7, 2025), memorial page for Unknown Austin (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87416168; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 42. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87415962/anny-gentry: accessed August 7, 2025), memorial page for Anny Jones Gentry (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87415962; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
  4. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Accessed 7 August 2025. Goodman Family Tree - Elizabeth Gentry 1g: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172610757/person/432500535733/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  5. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Accessed 7 August 2025. Iikens Family Tree - Elizabeth (DNA) Gentry DNA: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/160546271/person/152457907663/facts
  6. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Accessed 7 August 2025. Landry Family Tree - Elizabeth Gentry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/196155135/person/332695718523/facts

Anny Jones1

F, #102038
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     Anny Jones married Benajah Brown Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry II and Jane Benajah/Brown, in 1781.1,2

Anny Jones was buried at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Anny Jones Gentry
Birth     unknown
Death     unknown
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
     Miss Jones of Culpeper Co., second wife of Benajah Gentry 1733-1830 of Albemarle Co., VA, according to "The Gentry Family in America" by Richard Gentry, 1909; published by Grafton Press, NY.
Seek documentation of her maiden name. Who were her parents?
Benajah Gentry's will named his wife "Anny."
Family Members
Spouse
     Benajah Brown Gentry 1733–1830 (m. 1781)
Children
     Thomas S. Gentry 1782–1819
     James Gentry 1786–1861
     John Walter Gentry I 1790–1860
Originally Created by: Jay
Added: Mar 26, 2012
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 87415962.1
     In Benajah Brown Gentry's will dated 6 June 1820 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA, Anny Jones was named as an heir;
Per FaG Memorial:
Will of Benejah Gentry of Albemarle Co., VA dated 6 Jun. 1820; proven in court 3 Jun. 1831 (Albemarle Co., VA Will Book 10, Pg 185-6) names:
     Wife Anny
Son Robert Gentry
Dau Fanny Gentry
Son John Gentry
Sons William Gentry and Thomas Gentry
Daughters Jane Fulcher and Cathy Gentry
Daughter Sarah Sarden (sic)
X Benejah Gentry his mark`
Executors: William Dunkum, James Gentry, and Robert Gentry
Signed in the presence of Jeremiah A. Goodman, Rowland H. Goodman, William Dunkum
("Gentry Family Gazette & Genealogy Exchange" Number 58, March 1995; Vol. X, Pg 43-45 - incomplete text.)3

Family

Benajah Brown Gentry b. 1733, d. 8 Dec 1830
Child

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87415962/anny-gentry: accessed August 7, 2025), memorial page for Anny Jones Gentry (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87415962; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 42. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77361225/benajah_brown-gentry: accessed August 7, 2025), memorial page for Benajah Brown Gentry (1733–3 Dec 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77361225; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.
  4. [S5821] Geneanet, online <https://en.geneanet.org/>, Accessed 7 August 2025. boxerdad's Famly Tree: https://gw.geneanet.org/boxerdad55?n=gentry&oc=&p=mary&_gl=1*1dl5679*_gcl_au*MTIwNDQyOTgwOC4xNzU0NDkzOTQx*_ga*NzE3MTEyMDQ4LjE3NTQ0OTM5NTE.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*czVjNzlhMzQzLWJkYjQtNDhhYy05ZjhiLWFhZjJiN2IzMzZiYyRvNCRnMSR0MTc1NDU4NDM5MyRqNDgkbDAkaDA.. Hereinafter cited as Geneanet.

Mary Timberlake1

F, #102039, b. 12 August 1748, d. 19 November 1827
FatherPhilip Timberlake2 b. 1719, d. 26 Jan 1832
MotherMary Dixon3 b. 1725, d. 1801
Last Edited11 Aug 2025
     Mary Timberlake was born on 12 August 1748 at Hanover, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.1,2 She married Martin Gentry, son of Nicholas Gentry II and Jane Benajah/Brown, on 23 January 1766.1,2

Mary Timberlake died on 19 November 1827 at Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 79.1
Mary Timberlake was buried after 19 November 1827 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Mary Timberlake Gentry
Birth     12 Aug 1748, Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Death     19 Nov 1827 (aged 79), Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Family Members
Parents
     Phillip Timberlake 1719–1787
     Mary Dixon Timberlake 1725–1801
Spouse
     Martin Gentry 1747–1827 (m. 1766)
Siblings
     Richard Timberlake 1740–1795
     Murwood Timberlake 1743–1811
     Charles Timberlake 1745–1811
     Phillip Timberlake 1747–1825
     John Walker Timberlake 1748–1832
     Hannah Timberlake Massey 1750–1766
     Mildred Timberlake Mann 1751–1826
     Joseph Timberlake 1752–1841
     Ann Nancy Timberlake 1757–1766
     Sarah Timberlake Estes 1760–1832
     Susannah Timberlake 1762–1766
Children
     Virginia Elizabeth "Betsey" Gentry Maupin 1766–1817
     Josiah Gentry 1768–1856
     Bartlett Gentry Sr 1770–1821
     Susannah Sukey Gentry Jones 1776–1841
     John ""Jack"" Gentry Sr 1778–1830
Maintained by: Ralph Paige
Originally Created by: Frank Husung
Added: Sep 30, 2012
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 98044937.1
     She is mentioned in the probate of the estate of Martin Gentry on 28 May 1827 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA;
Per Gentry [1909:4]: "The will of Martin Gentry was probated May 28, 1827, in Madison Co., Ky. He names wife Mary, grandson Thomas J. Gentry, sons Bartlett, Josiah, John and Martin, daughters Patsie Maupin, Susana Jones, Nancy Lipscomb, and granddaughters Patsie Dinwiddie, Susana Gentry, Pollie Comeilson, Bettie Crews and Sallie Dulaney."4

Family

Martin Gentry b. 9 Nov 1747, d. 22 Apr 1827
Children

Citations

  1. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98044937/mary-gentry: accessed August 7, 2025), memorial page for Mary Timberlake Gentry (12 Aug 1748–19 Nov 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98044937; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ralph Paige (contributor 48475865).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  2. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), pp. 32, 44. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130130302/mary-timberlake: accessed August 10, 2025), memorial page for Mary Dixon Timberlake (1725–1801), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130130302; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by A. Beard (contributor 47288807).
  4. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America, p. 46.
  5. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America, p. 44.
  6. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America, p. 45.
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46708424/susannah_sukey-jones: accessed August 11, 2025), memorial page for Susannah Sukey Gentry Jones (26 Jan 1776–Dec 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46708424, citing Jones Homestead Cemetery, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Jason Townsend (contributor 47064954).
  8. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America, p. 37.

Patrick Gentry1

M, #102041, b. circa 1780, d. December 1820
FatherNathan Gentry1 b. c 1741, d. b 13 Mar 1784
MotherMarianna Black1
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     Patrick Gentry married Mary Margaret Porter.2
Patrick Gentry was born circa 1780.2
Patrick Gentry died in December 1820 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.1,2

His estate was probated on 18 December 1820 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA.2

Family

Mary Margaret Porter
Child

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 33. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  2. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America, p. 74.

Wyat Gentry1

M, #102042, b. 15 March 1781
FatherNathan Gentry1 b. c 1741, d. b 13 Mar 1784
MotherMarianna Black1
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     Wyat Gentry was born on 15 March 1781.1

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 33. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.

Benajah Gentry

M, #102046, b. 1 October 1780
FatherMoses F. Gentry b. c 1722, d. 1808
MotherLucy Sims b. 1726, d. 1829
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     Benajah Gentry was born on 1 October 1780 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.

Claybourn Gentry1

M, #102047, b. 1775
FatherMoses F. Gentry1 b. c 1722, d. 1808
MotherLucy Sims1 b. 1726, d. 1829
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     Claybourn Gentry was born in 1775 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 36. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.

David Gentry1

M, #102049, d. 1839
FatherMoses F. Gentry1 b. c 1722, d. 1808
MotherLucy Sims1 b. 1726, d. 1829
Last Edited8 Aug 2025
     David Gentry died in 1839;
Per Gentry [1909:36]: "...died without issue in 1839, and willed his property to his nephew Addison Gentry, and others."1

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 36. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.

John "Jack" Gentry1,2

M, #102058, b. 24 September 1778, d. 18 August 1830
FatherMartin Gentry1 b. 9 Nov 1747, d. 22 Apr 1827
MotherMary Timberlake1 b. 12 Aug 1748, d. 19 Nov 1827
Last Edited12 Aug 2025
     John "Jack" Gentry was born on 24 September 1778 at Virginia, USA.2 He married Mary "Polly" Gentry, daughter of Moses F. Gentry and Lucy Sims, before 1802
;
Per Gentry [1909:37]: they were first cousins.
According to the FaG memorials, their first born child listed (James) was born in 1802.1,3,2
John "Jack" Gentry died on 18 August 1830 at Richmond, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 51.2
John "Jack" Gentry was buried after 18 August 1830 at Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA;
From Find a Grave:
John “"Jack"” Gentry Sr.
Birth     24 Sep 1778, Virginia, USA
Death     18 Aug 1830 (aged 51), Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial     Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
John and Mary had 15 children only 5 grew to adulthood.
Family Members
Parents
     Martin Gentry 1747–1827
     Mary Timberlake Gentry 1748–1827
Spouse
     Mary Gentry Gentry 1781–1849
Siblings
     Virginia Elizabeth "Betsey" Gentry Maupin 1766–1817
     Josiah Gentry 1768–1856
     Bartlett Gentry Sr 1770–1821
     Susannah Sukey Gentry Jones 1776–1841
Children
     James Gentry 1802–1898
     Mary Gentry Portwood 1813–1891
     Scythia Jane Gentry Park 1818–1907
Created by: Derik Herron
Added: Aug 25, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 151223859.2

Family

Mary "Polly" Gentry b. 22 Sep 1781, d. 27 Jan 1849

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 37. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151223859/john-gentry: accessed August 12, 2025), memorial page for John “"Jack"” Gentry Sr. (24 Sep 1778–18 Aug 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151223859, citing Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Derik Herron (contributor 47135540).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151223952/mary-gentry: accessed August 12, 2025), memorial page for Mary Gentry Gentry (22 Sep 1781–27 Jan 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151223952, citing Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Derik Herron (contributor 47135540).

Mary "Polly" Gentry1,2

F, #102059, b. 22 September 1781, d. 27 January 1849
FatherMoses F. Gentry1,2 b. c 1722, d. 1808
MotherLucy Sims1,2 b. 1726, d. 1829
Last Edited12 Aug 2025
     Mary "Polly" Gentry was born on 22 September 1781 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.2 She married John "Jack" Gentry, son of Martin Gentry and Mary Timberlake, before 1802
;
Per Gentry [1909:37]: they were first cousins.
According to the FaG memorials, their first born child listed (James) was born in 1802.1,2,3
Mary "Polly" Gentry died on 27 January 1849 at Redhouse, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 67.2
Mary "Polly" Gentry was buried after 27 January 1849 at Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison Co., Kentucky, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Mary Gentry Gentry
Birth     22 Sep 1781, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Death     27 Jan 1849 (aged 67), Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial     Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, US
John and Mary had 15 children only 5 grew to adulthood.
Family Members
Parents
     Moses F. Gentry Sr 1722–1808
Spouse
     John ""Jack"" Gentry Sr 1778–1830
Siblings
     Claborn Gentry 1775–1852
     Benajah Gentry 1780–1860
Children
     James Gentry 1802–1898
     Mary Gentry Portwood 1813–1891
     Scythia Jane Gentry Park 1818–1907
Created by: Derik Herron
Added: Aug 25, 2015
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 151223952.2

Family

John "Jack" Gentry b. 24 Sep 1778, d. 18 Aug 1830

Citations

  1. [S4485] M. S. Richard Gentry Ph. B., The Gentry Family in America 1676 to 1909: Including Notes on the Following Families Related to the Gentrys: Flaiborne, Harris, Hawkins, Robinson, Smith, Wyatt, Sharp, Fulkerson, Butler, Bush, Blyth, Pabody, Noble, Haggard and Tindall (New York, NY: The Grafton Press, 1909), p. 37. Hereinafter cited as Gentry [1909] Gentry Family in America.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151223952/mary-gentry: accessed August 12, 2025), memorial page for Mary Gentry Gentry (22 Sep 1781–27 Jan 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151223952, citing Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Derik Herron (contributor 47135540).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151223859/john-gentry: accessed August 12, 2025), memorial page for John “"Jack"” Gentry Sr. (24 Sep 1778–18 Aug 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151223859, citing Gentry-Parks Cemetery, Redhouse, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Derik Herron (contributor 47135540).