Birth

[c1790-91 Henry Co VA: William Dent born (first appeared on Franklin Co VA tax list in 1812); father Shadrach Dent, mother Mary Murphy (see references below concerning handling of Shadrach Dent's estate)]

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[1803 Franklin Co VA: William Dent appeared in several records as "bound out" «Franklin Co Ct Order Bk (FrCO) 4: ...»]

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1811 Franklin Co VA: William Dent ("for the benefit of Jos Hale") was paid for serving 50 hours as a patroler (at a rate of 75 cents per 12 hours) «FrCO 5:430»

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1812 Franklin Co VA: William Dent on tax list with one white poll 21&> and no further assessment

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[(Mar?) 1813 Henry Co VA: William Dent was probably one of the 3 white tithes in Shadrick Dent's tax list entry (also in 1814]

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[17 Feb 1815 Henry Co VA: William Dent was probably the 1 white tithe in "Dent Shady Dec^d" tax list entry]

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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»

Movt

[1815-16: Benjamin Dent, Jesse Maupin, John Dent and William Dent moved to Grainger Co TN (Grngr Co)]

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1816 Grngr Co: William Dent on tax list with 1 poll and no land

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23 Sep 1816 Grngr Co: 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 Grngr 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

[aft 1816: William Dent moved from Grngr Co TN to unknown location]

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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 «Henry Co Will Bk II:328» [the names cited after John R. Salmon are Shadrach's heirs probably being paid their distributions from the personal estate; this record probably indicates that William was not married at this time]

Movt

[1818-19: William Dent probably moved from unknown location to Warren Co KY (Wrn Co)]

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1819 Wrn Co: William Dent on tax list [first appearance on tax list in this county] with no land and 1 white male 21&>; William Dent also appeared on a list appended to end of tax list for this year giving all free white males 21&> who resided within the bounds of the Town of Bowling Green

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1820 Wrn Co: William Dent on tax list with no land, 1 white male 21&>, and 1 horse

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1820 Wrn Co: William Dent a household head in census with 1 male 26&<45 [himself] and 1 person engaged in manufacture [himself]

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[1821 Wrn Co: William Dent not on tax list for this year (have not checked any later Wrn Co tax lists)]

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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

3 Aug 1825 Wrn Co: William Dent obtained bond for marriage to Milly Potter [full name Mildred Emily Potter, according to family records submitted to Ancestral File], with William Potter as security; both parties were over 21 years of age

Son

[1826-27 Wrn Co: James Dent born]

Son

[1828-29 Wrn Co: William Dent born]

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1830 Wrn Co: William Dent a household head in census with 1 male 30&<40 [himself], 2 males <5 [son James, son William], and 1 female 30&<40 [wife Mildred]

Movt

[by 1831: William Dent moved from Wrn Co to McCracken Co KY (McCrkn Co)]

Dau

2 Sep 1831 McCrkn Co: Lucinda Dent born [from family records submitted to Ancestral File]

Son

[1832-33 McCrkn Co: John Dent born]

Dau

[1837-38 McCrkn Co: Emily S. Dent born]

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1840 McCrkn Co: William Dent a household head in census, with 1 male 40&<50 [himself], 2 males 10&<15 [son James, son William], 1 male 5&<10 [son John], 1 female 40&<50 [wife Mildred], 1 female 5&<10 [dau Lucinda], and 1 female <5 [dau Emily S.]

Dau

[1841-42 McCrkn Co: Mary P. Dent born]

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31 Aug 1850 District No 2 McCrkn Co: William Dent a household head in census, with following entry «p186, household no 331, family no 332»:

Wm. Dent
Milly "
John "
James "
Wm. "
Emily S "
Mary P "

55
51
17
23
21
12
8

M
F
M
M
M
F
F

Farmer

Farmer
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200

Virginia
Ky
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"
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(can't read/write)

(attended school)

Death

1866 (McCrkn Co): William Joseph Dent died [from family records submitted to Ancestral File]