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Chronological Summary:
Peter Dent {Peter3,John2,John1}
Last Update: July 1999
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20 Sep 1737 [Charles Co MD (Chas Co)]: Peter Dent Jr, son of Peter {John2,John1} and Margaret, born «Mrs James Knox Cockrell, Sr, of Washington DC, Record (JKCR)» [first appeared on Trinity Par (Chas Co) bachelors lists in 1763 (listed bachelors over 25 with over £100 property); mother possibly Margaret Holt, widow of Joseph Ward] |
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21 Jan 1763 Chas Co: Peter Dent Sr of Chas Co sells to Peter Dent Jr his son of Chas Co for 6000 lbs of tobacco 80A of "Dent's Inheritance" «Chas Co Deed Book (ChD) L3:252» |
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9 Jul 1763 Trinity Par Chas Co: "Peter Dent son of Petr" on list of bachelors (men over 25 with over £100 property), with residence in "Newport Forest" and property of at least £100 «Trinity Par Vestry Prcdgs (TPVP)» |
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23 Dec 1763 [Chas Co]: Peter Dent Jr married Mary Ann Posey {possibly dau of Hatch Dent} [one son given middle name of Hatch; see association with Hatch Dent Sr family below] «JKCR» |
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[by 1764 Chas Co: Peter Dent Sr probably conveyed remaining portion of his 150A share of "Dent's Inheritance" to Peter Dent Jr] |
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1764-1774 [omitted in 1765] Chas Co: Peter Dent Jr [not listed as "Jr" in 1766] in debt books in possession of 150A of "Dent's Inheritance" |
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Son |
11 Oct 1764 [Chas Co]: Isaiah Dent born «JKCR» |
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Son |
22 Oct 1766 [Chas Co]: Isaac Dent born «JKCR» [possibly died young; see 1783 tax list entry, 1790 census entry] |
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Dau |
23 Jun 1770 [Chas Co]: Ann Dent born «JKCR» |
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Son |
11 Jan 1774 [Chas Co]: John Hatch Dent born «JKCR» |
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23 Jan 1775 [Chas Co]: Jonathan Dent born «JKCR» |
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[1777 Chas Co: Peter Dent is not on county-wide militia lists (published in Clements and Wright "Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War")] |
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Early 1778 Newport W Hd Chas Co: Peter Dent on constable's list «Chas Co Court Prcdgs Bk (ChCP) X3:630-640» |
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10 Apr 1778 Chas Co: Peter Dent took oath of fidelity to State of MD before magistrate Joshua Sanders [of Bryantown Hd] «ChCP X3:641-651» |
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1 Aug 1778 Chas Co: letters of administration on estate of John Dent {Hatch3, John2,John1} granted to Margret Dent his widow, "and at her request Hezekiah Dent {Hatch3, John2,John1} was Joind"; posted bond of £1000, with Oliver Burch and "Peter Dent of Newport in Charles County" as her sureties «Chas Co Will Bk (ChW) AF7:198» |
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Nov 1778 Chas Co: Peter Dent appointed constable in the West Hundred Newport in the room of Joseph Manning Dent; ordered that John Parnham or Joshua Sanders qualify him «ChCP Y3:28» |
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3 May 1779 Chas Co: Samuel Cooksey Barron and Millicent his wife sold to Peter Dent 62A of "Hard Bargain" «ChD V3:361» |
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1779 Trinity Par Chas Co: Peter Dent on list of subscribers to parish from "West Hundred"; listed for a total subscription of 90 lbs of tobacco, indicating payment for 3 subscriptions (each poll, or male over 16, was 30 lbs) [unknown who 2 additional polls were] «TPVP» |
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Oct 1779 Chas Co: Docket entry, case #81, State vs. Peter Dent; fined; William Davis his security «ChCP Y3:436» |
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Nov 1779 Chas Co: Francis Edelin appointed constable in West Hundred Newt in the room of Peter Dent «ChCP Y3:490» |
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1780 Trinity Par: Peter Dent on account (a "list {of subscribers} given in to collect") of Capt Hezekiah Dent for 90 (lbs of tobacco) «TPVP I:165» |
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26 Sep 1781 Chas Co: estate of Hatch Dent Sr appraised by Bennett Dyson and James Simms, with Hatch Dent {Hatch3, John2,John1} and Peter Dent signing the inventory as next of kin «ChW AF7:671» [neither Peter nor his wife were mentioned in Hatch Dent Sr's will, but Hatch only included some of his known children in his will] |
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1783 2nd District (Newport E and W Hds) Chas Co: Peter Dent on tax list with following assessment: 150A of "Dent's Inheritance" (containing dwelling house), valued at £137.10, and 10A of "Cooksey B[arron's] H[ar]d Bargain", valued at £10; 4 slaves valued at £103; 3 horses and 16 black cattle valued at £62; other property valued at £37.10; total amount of £420; and tax assessment total of £4.4; also listed as having 6 in his household [himself, wife Mary Ann, and children Isaiah, Ann, John Hatch, and Jonathan] |
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5 May 1783 Trinity Par: Peter Dent appeared in account of Capt Hezekiah Dent as follows: "To Cr. Peter Dent 90 (lbs tobacco) Transfer 85 Crop" «TPVP I:166» |
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14 Aug 1784 Chas Co: letters of administration on estate of Henry Swan granted to Ann Swan relict of decd; posted bond of £400, with Hezekiah Dent and Peter Dent as her sureties «ChW AG8:381» |
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1 Feb 1786 Chas Co: Hezekiah Dent, John Cooksey and Peter Dent were witnesses to will of Michael Dent Senr «ChW AK11:284» |
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21 Dec 1788 Chas Co: James Waters, Peter Dent and Charles Albrittain were witnesses to will of John Dent Sr {John2,John1} «Chas Co Will Bk (ChW) AK11:28» |
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1790 Chas Co: Peter Dent a household head in census with 3 males 16&> [himself, sons Isaiah and John Hatch], 1 male <16 [son Jonathan], 2 females [wife Mary Ann, dau Ann], and 5 slaves |
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22 Aug 1791 Chas Co: will of John Dent Sr proved by oaths of Peter Dent and Charles Allbrittain «ChD AK11:28» |
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21 Apr 1793 (Sunday) Trinity Par: list of persons confirmed in parish included Isaiah Dent, "John Dent of Peter", and Ann Dent «TPVP p140» |
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12 Oct 1795 Chas Co: will of Michael Dent proved by oath of Peter Dent «ChW AK11:284» |
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11 Aug 1796: Peter Dent of Peter granted 22A "Dent's Neglect" (in Chas Co) «orig source?» |
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Oct 1798 Chas Co: Peter Dent on federal tax assessment lists, with following assessment: 292A located in Newport Hd, with house valued at $50, 3 slaves (1 subject to taxation 12-50, 2 exempt from taxation by law or disability); Isaiah Dent also on lists (previous entry to Peter), with following assessment: 170A located in Newport Hd, dwelling house valued at $105, no slaves |
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1800 Trinity Par Chas Co: Peter Dent a household head in census as follows «p75»: 1 male 45&> [himself], 1 male 26&<45 [son John Hatch], 1 male 16&<26 [son Jonathan], 1 female 45&> [Mary Ann], and 4 slaves |
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4 Sep 1805: under warrant dated Sep 1804, Peter Dent was issued certificate of survey on 226A "Dent's Hazard", which included 178A of "Dent's Inheritance" and 22A of "Dent's Neglect", originally granted to Peter Dent son of Peter 11 Aug 1796, and also the land incorrectly surveyed as part of "Samuel Cooksey Barron's Hard Bargain", as bounding "Simpkin Coat Back" and "Hard Bargain" and running to the dividing line btwn the sd Peter Dent and Gideon Dent «orig source?» |
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1810 Chas Co: Peter Dent a household head in census «p118», with 1 male 45&>, no females, and 12 slaves |
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1820 Chas Co: Peter Dent a household head in census «p222», as follows: 1 male 45&> [himself], 1 male 16&<26 [grandson?], no females, 5 engaged in agriculture, and 10 slaves |
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28 Jul 1821 Chas Co: Peter Dent of Chas Co conveyed to John H[atch] D[ent] Posey {his grandson through his dau Ann and her husband Harrison Posey} in consideration of love and affections and for the support of the said Peter Dent during his natural life 226A "Dent's Hazard" «ChD ...» |
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