Birth

[c1784? Henry Co? VA: Benjamin Dent born (age 70 in 1850 Owen Co IN census); father Shadrach Dent (see his final account below); mother probably Mary Murphy, although if 1850 census age is accurate, would have been born prior to Shadrach Dent and Mary Murphy marriage in 1783)]

Movt?

[by 1808: Benjamin Dent moved from Henry Co to Culpepper Co VA? (Benjamin Dent did not appear on Culpepper Co tax lists for 1803, 1804 and 1811; tax lists for 1805-10 do not exist)]

Marr

[c1808 Culpepper Co? VA: Benjamin Dent married ----- -----]

Son

17 Sep 1809 Culpepper Co VA: Samuel Dent born; father Benjamin Dent «family or other records cited in Ancestral File submission»

Movt?

[by 1810?: Benjamin Dent moved from Culpepper Co VA? to Henry Co]

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[(Mar?) 1810 Henry Co VA: Benjamin Dent was probably one of the 3 white tithes in Shadrick Dent's tax list entry (also for 1811, 1812)]

Marr

17 Dec 1811 Henry Co VA: Benjamin Dent obtained bond for marriage to Nancy Shackleford

Son?

[c1812 Henry Co?: John Dent born (of age when he married Kissiah Hankins Oct 1834 Owen Co IN)]

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(Apr?) 1813 Henry Co: Benjamin Dent on tax list with 1 white tithe and 1 horse

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(Mar?) 1814 Henry Co: Benjamin Dent on tax list with 1 white tithe and 3 horses

Dau?

[c1814 Henry Co: Jane Dent born (of age when she married John Gladson Sep 1835 Owen Co IN)]

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13 Mar 1815 Henry Co: Benjamin Dent on tax list [last appearance] with 1 white tithe, 1 horse and 8 head of cattle

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1815 Henry Co: Benjamin Dent and William Dent, et al, defendants, under peace bond for one year by complaint of Sarah Griffin «Henry Co Ct Order Bk 10:246»

Dau?

[1815 Henry Co? VA: Elizabeth Dent born (age 34 born in VA in 1850 Owen Co IN census in household of husb Lorenzo Gillaspy)]

Movt

[1815-1816: Benjamin Dent, John Dent, William Dent and Jesse Maupin probably moved from Henry Co VA to Grainger Co TN]

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23 Sep 1816 Grainger Co TN: Benjamin Dent, Jesse Maupin, John Dent and William Dent of the one part sold to James Murphy of the other, for $1000 current money of VA, 150A in Henry Co adjoining lands of Robert Donald and Bitten and running to the top of the mountain that divides Donalds Creek and Beaver Creek [their shares of the dwelling plantation of their father Shadrach Dent decd]; on same day, two Grainger Co Justices certified in writing that Benjamin Dent, Jesse Maupin, John Dent and William Dent appeared before them and acknowledged the above deed, and requested they certify the said acknowledgement to the Clerk of the Henry Co VA Court so that the deed could be recorded. 1 Nov 1816 Henry Co VA: deed with the certificate attached was exhibited in the County Clerk office and admitted to record «Henry Co Deed Bk 8:166»

Movt

[by Jan 1818: Benjamin Dent moved to Lee Co VA]

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27 Jan 1818 Lee Co: John Russell sold to Benjamin Dent 96A on Cain Creek; same day John Russell sold part of same tract to Edward Pennington «Lee Co Deed Bk 3:323,324»

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May 1818 Henry Co: account on estate of Shadrach Dent filed by Francis Murphy; payments paid to the estate: Zachariah Philpott, Francis Northcutt, Peter Thomerson, Ignatious Symms, John Conaway, Elias Thomerson, Joseph Martin, Elijah Meredith, and Soloman Poston; payments paid from the estate: James Murphy, John R. Salmon, J. Bradbury and wife, J. Maupin and wife, Benjamin Dent and wife, John Dent and William Dent «HyW II:328» [the names cited after John R. Salmon are Shadrach's heirs probably being paid their distributions from the estate]

Son?

[c1819 Lee Co?: (unknown name) Dent born (based on 1820 census enumeration in Benjamin Dent household)]

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1820 Lee Co: Benjamin Dent a household head in census as follows «p128»: 1 male 26&<45 [himself], 1 male 10&<15 [Samuel], 2 males <10 [John, unknown], 1 female 26&<45 [wife Nancy], 2 females <10 [Jane, Elizabeth]

Son?

[1822/23 Lee Co? VA: James M. Dent born (age 27 in 1850 Owen Co IN census)]

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14 Jun 1824 Henry Co: indenture between George Haiston Senr., Patrick H. Fontaine, Joseph Martin and Peter Smith of the one part and John P. Pyrtle of the other part, all of Henry Co; in accordance with an order given at May Court 1824, the parties of the first part were "hereby" appointed commissioners for the purpose of conveying by deed in fee simple 98A of land on Daniels Creek and bounded by the lands of John P. Pyrtle, John Redd and Jesse Estis, "which John P. Pyrtle recorded in county court of Benjm. Dent, William Dent, Jesse Maupin and his wife formerly Dent, and James Bradbury and his wife formerly Dent"; Pyrtle was to have and hold aforesaid land against the claim of them the said Benjm. Dent, Wm. Dent, Jesse Maupin and his wife formerly Dent, and James Bradbury and his wife formerly Dent, and their heirs «HyD 10:55»

Marr

[by 1827? Lee Co VA?: Benjamin Dent married Susan ------ (see 1850 census)]

Movt

[by c1828: Benjamin Dent probably moved from Lee Co VA to Owen Co IN]

Dau?

[c1828? Owen Co? IN: Susanna Dent born]

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1830 Morgan Twp and Montgomery Twp enumeration district Owen Co IN: Benjamin Dent a household head in census as follows «p262»: 1 male 40&<50 [himself], 1 male 20&<30 [Samuel], 1 male 15&<20 [John], 2 males 5&<10 [unknown, James M.], 1 female 40&<50 [wife Susan?], 2 females 10&<15 [Jane, Elizabeth], 2 females <5 [Susanna, Rebecca]

Dau?

[c1830? Owen Co IN: Rebecca Dent born]

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1840 Montgomery Twp Owen Co IN: Benjamin Dent a household head in census as follows «p74»: 1 male 50&<60 [himself], 1 male 20&<30 [John], 1 male 15&<20 [James M.], 1 female 50&<60 [wife Susan], 2 females 10&<15 [Susanna, Rebecca]

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1850 Taylor Twp Owen Co IN: Benjamin Dent a household head in census, as follows «p82, household no 1057, family no 1059»:

Benjiman Dent
Sousan
Sousana
Rebeca

70
65
20
18

M
F
F
F

Farmer

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Virginia
Do
Ind
Do

Death

[unknown]