Abstract
In a continuation of a series providing comprehensive descriptions of the children of Nicholas-I Gentry, his son David, is described along with a listing of virtually all known references to David. A summary is provided of his children along with a sampling of pertinent references to these family members.

David Gentry

	-   born abt.1707, New Kent County (later Hanover County), Virginia; died abt 1765 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
	-   married abt.1727, in Hanover County, Virginia, to Sarah Brooks

Was David a son of Samuel?
[This section on David Gentry has been revised from the original version published in May 2002. The changes reflect the author's reaching the conclusion that David was probably a son of Nicholas Gentry the Immigrant rather than a son of Samuel Gentry, son of Nicholas, as originally argued. This has come about partly because of new information and partly because of a re-evaluation of the evidence upon which the previous conclusion was based.]

In Volume 1, Issue #4, of this Journal, we stated that the absence of Nicholas' name in the St. Paul's Parish records after 1709 suggests that he died at about that time, at a moderate age of some 50-odd years. His last documented child was "Mable", baptized in December 1702. It is probable that James-II was a younger son, born perhaps in 1705. Nicholas could certainly have had another child in the interval after that. There is a question of whether his wife (if he had not remarried), could have had another child since she would have been reaching the limits of her child-bearing years. A later issue of the Journal of Gentry Genealogy, to be issued in 2008, discusses the possibility of Nicholas having married a second time. If this was true, then the issue of child-bearing years is of no consequence.

A critical point in the decision of David's parentage is the date at which Hezekiah Gentry was born. We will argue below in the discussion of David's children that Hezekiah was in fact a son of David and probably his oldest. A recent report of a remark in the journal of John Benjamin Carter, who lived more-or-less contemporaneously with Hezekiah (Carter's sister married a grandson of Hezekiah), gives the death date of "Hezekiah Jentry" as 4 April 1824 and states he was about 95 years of age at the time⁽¹²⁾. If completely true, this puts some of the conjecturing concerning Hezekiah's date of birth behind us for it puts his birthdate at about 1729, significantly earlier than estimated previously from Lunenburg County, Virginia, records. Estimating further, his marriage must have been in approximately 1727 or 1728. The average age of marriage for men in Colonial Virginia ranged from say 18 to 24, which puts his approximate date of birth as about 1707. This is much earlier than would be expected for a son of Samuel-II, but does fit well within the range for being a son of Nicholas-I.

When Was Hezekiah Gentry Born?
The John Benjamin Carter remark noted above is a pivotal point in dating Hezekiah's birth, and from that estimating a date of birth for Hezekiah's father, David Gentry. Can we find supporting evidence for the former? The following considerationstaken from Lunenburg County, Virginia, references that will be reviewed more in detail bear upon this question.

• In 1757, Hezekiah purchased 100 acres of land for 40£^(13a). This was a substantial amount of land and a substantial amount of money for a young man. He must have been over twenty-one years of age to buy the land, and indeed probably several years beyond that age.
• It follows that In 1752, Hezekiah was over sixteen years of age. In that year, David Gentry was assessed for one tithe in his household⁽⁴⁾. The age at that time in Virginia's history for liability for a tithe was sixteen. The lack of a tithe being assessed for Hezekiah clearly shows that he was not living with David at the time.
• It follows further that between 1749 and 1752 when a tithe was assessed against David on three occasions but not against Hezekiah, that Hezekiah was living independently from David. It is unlikely that he would leave his family before he was about eighteen, so we can estimate that in 1749 he may have been eighteen to twenty years old.
• This chain of observations leads to a conclusion that Hezekiah was born in about 1729 to 1731, which matches the age at death reported by John Benjamin Carter.

These arguments lead to a date of birth for Hezekiah's father, David, that must have been several years before 1710. This was too early for him to have been a son of Samuel Gentry, so we can confidently conclude that he was a brother of Samuel and a son of Nicholas-I.

David Gentry's Early Years
There are no references to David in any Virginia records prior to 1743, when David's father- in-law, Richard Brooks, gave him 100 acres of the latter's land on Dirty Swamp in Louisa County^(3a). We have just estimated his birth as approximately 1707, undoubtedly on his father's plantation next to Totopotomoy Creek at the eastern end of St. Paul's Parish in what was then New Kent County (but became Hanover County in 1720). To reconstruct his life in the years between we have to use our imagination together with the facts that are known about the movements of his brothers.

We presume that after Nicholas-I died, all the members of his family were living at Totopotomoy Creek and continued to live there for a number of years. Samuel was the first to leave, in 1716 when he left home and settled upriver from his father's home at the westernmost limits of St. Paul's Parish near Stone Horse Creek. We assume that he did so not long after he married. His brother, Nicholas II., either accompanied him in this move, or joined him by 1719. We also know that David's future father-in-law, Richard Brooks (known as Richard Brooks Jr. in Hanover and Louisa Counties, and as Richard Brooks Sr. in Lunenburg County), was living in 1719 in a precinct in St. Paul's Parish not far from the precinct in which Nicholas II and Samuel Gentry were living. We know this from the returns of processioning reports for that year^(1c). Samuel obtained land nearby, in the vicinity of Beech Creek, in 1723 and 1724^(2ab), and moved from Stone Horse Creek, leaving his brother, Nicholas, there. We suggest that it may have been at that time that David's mother, a presumed second wife of Nicholas I, left the Gentry family plantation on Totopotomoys Creek accompanied by her youngest sons, James and David, and moved in with her oldest son, Nicholas. This places David in the vicinity of the Brooks family during his late teens and affords an easy explanation of how he met Sarah Brooks, daughter ot Richard Brooks.

David and Sarah must have been married in about 1727 or 1728. Richard Brooks left St. Paul's Parish in 1731 and moved up the South Anna River to a tributary called Dirty Swamp where he obtained a land grant in an area that later was organized as Louisa County^(2c). As a young man without any land holding, there would not be any particular reason for David to appear in parish records during any of the time up to this point. After that date, the further lack of records for either David or any of the Brooks family suggests that he had accompanied his father- in-law to Dirty Swamp and was no longer a resident of St. Paul's Parish.

At the same time as Richard Brooks gave land to David in 1743, Richard gave an equal 100 acres to his other son-in-law, Nicholas-III Gentry, who married Mary Brooks^(3b). Nicholas' father, Samuel Gentry had moved to Louisa County in 1742 when he obtained a grant for 700 acres of land on Dirty Swamp which included a part of the same land that had been granted originally to Richard Brooks^(2d). Because of the long period of time between the Brooks move to Dirty Swamp in 1732 and the Gentry move in 1742, it is probable that Nicholas may have know Mary Brooks as a teen-ager but did not really become acquainted with his wife-to-be until after that move. We can thus assume that the two gifts of land by Richard were on the occasion of the wedding of Nicholas and Mary. Why was there such a long gap between the time that David was married, and the time he received the gift of land. The most logical explanation is that David was simply living with the Brooks family during all this time, and there was no need to give David and Sarah a separate part of the family land.

Fig. 1 Hanover & Louisa Counties, 1742

From 1743 on, we can follow David's movements in the records of Louisa and Lunenburg Counties. In 1748, David and Sarah sold their Louisa County land to John Brooks (possibly a brother, or a first cousin of Sarah) ^(3c), the same year that Richard Brooks sold his own land. David then, moved to Lunenburg County along with his Brooks in-laws. He is known to been in Lunenburg County at least as early as 1749, as shown by his presence in Lunenburg tax lists⁽⁴⁾. The tithables list references to David (and to his brothers Nicholas and William) are frustratingly incomplete. Of the Lunenburg County tax records accessed by Landon Bell, he chose to publish only those before 1752 when Halifax County was divided from Lunenburg County, and those for 1764 when Mecklenburg and Charlotte Counties were divided from Lunenburg. This has left a gap of missing records extending from 1753 to 1763, which if they were available would likely give much valuable information concerning the various Gentrys present in the county.

Until 1757, there are no records of David owning any land in the county. There are, however, a number of court orders which reflect duties that would be expected of a responsible citizen of the time in the case of laying out a new road, and in serving as surety for his sister-in-law Susannah Brooks for her duties in administering the estate of her husband Richard Brooks Jr. Unfortunately, the court records also, in 1752, began a pattern that was to continue for the remaining dozen years of David's life. This was the fact that David repeatedly incurred debts and was sued for payment of those debts. We will have more to say about this later.

In addition to the court orders, there was one deed (in which David was cited as an adjoining land owner/occupant) that identified him as living in the vicinity of Reedy Creek and adjacent to both Richard Brooks and Joseph Gentry (Samuel's son). In 1757, Richard Brooks Sr., after his son Richard Jr. died, sold to his son Elisha a part of the plantation "wheron the said Richard Brooks lately dwelt; [marked by a] line laid off for Richard Brooks, Junr., deceased, thence to a line laid off for David Gentry, being part of larger tracts [of portions of grants sold to Richard Brooks (and lying at the north end of Reedy Creek)]". This implies that David was living at the time on land owned by Richard Brooks Sr.

Fig. 2 Lunenburg County, with location of early grants

The only record of any land purchase by David was in 1757 when for 40 pounds he bought 112 acres of a larger parcel of land that had originally been granted to Richard Taliaferro along Flat Rock Creek^(5a). Whether he or anyone in his family ever occupied that land is not known. The land was part of three adjoining tracts, the remaining two portions being bought by David's son, Hezekiah, and by French Haggard (husband of Samuel Gentry's daughter, Ann). This purchase may have been primarily for investment, for in 1759, David turned around and sold the same land for 50 pounds^(5b). These coordinated purchases appear to have been planned in advance, for the seller, William Embry, in a codicil to his will in 1759, makes a reference to an agreement that had been made by himself to sell this land to David Gentry, French Haggard, and a William Allen⁽⁶⁾. Hezekiah Gentry replaced William Allen at the time of sale, but otherwise the agreed plan had been carried out. Two years later Hezekiah sold half of his portion to Allen Gentry and the remaining half to his neighbor, John Simpkins. A year later, Allen in turn sold that half to a Roger Atkinson, a land speculator living in Dinwiddie County.

David Gentry in Johnston County, North Carolina
David's deed of sale in October 1759 identified him at that time as being "of Johnson [Johnston] Co. NC", although he was in Lunenburg County Court in June of that year. There are no records in Johnston County, North Carolina, for David, and it is uncertain how much time he spent there. The Johnston County connection is a very strange one that has never been satisfactorily explained, yet there is no question that there were Gentrys in that county even if there is no record (other than this one reference) of David being there. In 1759, we find a record of a John Gentry witnessing a deed in Johnston County, and in 1761 and 1762, Samuel Gentry was serving as a chainbearer for a survey crew⁽⁷⁾.

The deed which John Gentry witnessed in 1759 was for the purchase of land by a "Runnel Allin" on Richmond Creek on the Neuse River. This was one of the tributaries in the upper reaches of the Neuse River, in an area that is now inundated by the damming of the river to form Falls Lake in present Wake County. The identity of John cannot be completely verified. He could have been the son of Samuel Gentry who died in 1761, leaving an orphaned son who was put under the guardianship of his grandfather. Or John could have been the son of David, in which case, he was born to David and Sarah Gentry at an earlier date than previously suggested. The Samuel Gentry in Johnston County, by a process of elimination, has been identified as a son of Samuel Sr., probably his youngest. The 1762 survey plat by Samuel was for David Allen and involved land bordering "Reynold Allen" . The latter first name was frequently spelled "Runnel" or "Runnels" in documents, and there is no question that this was the same individual as that involved in the 1759 deed and was probably a son or brother of David Allen. David's oldest grandson, the son of Hezekiah, was named Reynolds, presumably for Hezekiah's wife, Catherine Reynolds. The appearance of the name Reynold or Reynolds in the Allen family suggests a relationship through marriage between David Gentry's family and the Allen family.

The linking of references involving the Gentrys and Allens in North Carolina and Virginia must surely be more than coincidence:

• We mentioned above that David Gentry had an agreement with William Allen to jointly buy land from William Embry, and that William's place in this agreement was taken over by Hezekiah. There is a strong likelihood that William was a brother of David Allen.
• In Lunenburg County, there are records of David Allen selling land to Allen Gentry in 1755.
• In 1759, David Allen of Johnston County, and Allen Gentry of Lunenburg County, jointly sold some land.
• In 1759, William Allen traded land which he held in Johnston County for matching land in Lunenburg County, a transaction that was witnessed by David and Hezekiah Gentry.
• In 1762, William Allen served as David's bail or security in two suits for settlement of debts.
• This same William Allen purchased land adjoining his existing land in 1767, and the deed was witnessed by Samuel Gentry. We presume that this Samuel was the same one that served on the survey crew in Johnston County.

All of this is strong evidence of a close relationship between the Gentry and the Allen families and suggests that David's venture to North Carolina, along with John and Samuel Gentry, was at the instigation of the Allens. Not only may there have been a relationship of David Gentry with the Allens through marriage with the Reynolds family, but also Samuel Sr's wife, Ann, is widely thought to have been an Allen and perhaps an older sister of William and David Allen.

We have no idea what happened to David Gentry in North Carolina. If this author were to hazard a guess it is that David may have found some suitable land, but probably did not have enough money to complete the process of applying for and receiving a grant. There is no further reference in the Virginia records of David, after the one deed in 1759, being "of Johnston County", and the many references that continued for him in Lunenburg County argue for the fact that he returned to Virginia rather than move to North Carolina even for a short time. During 1759 and 1760, his connections with Johnston County, conveniently allowed him to witness deeds involving Lunenburg County and Johnston County principals^(5c-f). In December 1759, David and Hezekiah Gentry witnessed a deed in which a John McDaniel of Johnston County, North Carolina, traded land in Lunenburg County to William Allen, in exchange for land which the latter held in Johnston County. In July 1760, David witnessed two deeds by Francis Ray of Johnston County, who was selling land Francis owned in Lunenburg County. The deeds were probably signed in Lunenburg County rather than in North Carolina, but there was undoubtedly some association between David and both William Allen and Francis Ray in their North Carolina ventures.

[In trying to understand how and why David became involved with Johnston County, it is worth spending a few minutes to review this episode a little more in depth. Johnston County was formed from a much larger embryonic North Carolina county in 1746 and at that point in history covered roughly the combined area of present Wake and Johnston Counties. Like all of North Carolina, it was far less settled than Virginia. North Carolina settlement began with the granting by the English Crown of all rights and privileges to a group of royal favorites known as the Lord Proprietors. In 1729, these rights were withdrawn, and the Crown repurchased all of the land in the colony that had not already been granted. This land then became available for purchase by would-be settlers through the Crown land office. In addition, John Earl Granville, or Lord Granville was given an enormous stretch of land in North Carolina by the British Crown, to do with as he pleased. This included almost a third of the northern territory of the Colony. An applicant could buy as much land as he could afford from the Land Office established by Granville, though limited to 640 acres per purchase. This was generally at the rate of 50 shillings per 100 acres of land, without having to turn in headrights or satisfy other prerequisite conditions. The applicant had only to find a plot of vacant land, pay a deposit and have it surveyed, and return the survey to the Land Office where he would be issued title to the grant on payment of the final fees. This situation lasted until Lord Granville's death in 1763 and included Johnston County, and resulted in a large influx of settlers to the Colony. Virginia land owners who were facing over-crowding and loss of fertility in their tobacco plantations were gazing across the state border at areas where the grass looked considerably greener.]

The last years of David's life must have been unhappy ones. Beginning in 1761, David was sued repeatedly in court for the settlement of debts he incurred^(8b). We have no idea why he went so heavily in debt--he may have suffered ill health; he may have incurred unusual expenses related to his North Carolina venture; his business judgment may have been affected by old age. Whatever the reason, the last five years of his life involved a continuing succession of court cases. Most of his debts he acknowledged by default, not appearing in court to contest the suit. In each case, however, a summons was issued by the court to David, and he was never identified as no longer being a resident of Lunenburg County. Whether David lived part time in both Lunenburg and Johnston Counties during this time, or when he might have returned to Lunenburg County full time, we do not know.

During all this time between 1757 and 1764, David's son, Hezekiah, was living independently, and we have already seen that in 1757, he bought a portion of the same land on Flat Rock Creek that William Embry had sold in part to David Gentry. Hezekiah kept his land until 1761 and must have moved his family there. But there is no mention of any of the rest of David's family until David Jr. was summoned to court with his father in 1762. We presume that the family must have been living on the Brooks plantation property where they had been from the beginning of their time in Lunenburg County and that they did not accompany David to North Carolina. A tax list reference in 1764, to a David Gentry may have been for David Jr. for the listing is qualified by the phrase "call him Long David" as if to distinguish him from his father⁽⁹⁾. The last reference to anyone in the David Gentry family in Virginia was probably a court case against John Gentry that was dismissed in 1766 because John was no longer an inhabitant of the county.

Finale
The suit brought to the April 1765 court is the last known reference to David. Sarah Gentry left Virginia and took her children to South Carolina along with her father, Richard, and her brother, Elisha Brooks. There she was granted 450 acres of land in Edgefield District, South Carolina in 1766 as a widow⁽¹⁰⁾ [see refr. for access to online copy of plat map for this land]. We can assume, therefore, that David probably died in 1765 in Lunenburg County. We have no knowledge as to whatever eventually happened to Sarah, but she was still living on her new property in 1773^(11). The further history of this family, and a summary account of the children of David Gentry, continues below.

Children of David and Sarah Brooks Gentry
Other than the fact that the Virginia evidence suggests that David was the oldest of the children excluding Hezekiah, and that possibly John was the next oldest, we are left with great difficulty in determining the order of birth of the children, let alone any estimate of their date of birth. This writer has suggested an order, and approximate years of birth for David's children in the listing below. We make no claims as to their correctness. The best that we have been able to do is guess their relative ages based entirely on assumptions as to the relative ages of their children.

i.	Hezekiah Gentry, born about 1729, Hanover County, Virginia; married about 1753 Lunenburg County Virginia to Catherine Reynolds; died 4 Apr 1824, Edgefield District, South Carolina.
ii.	David Gentry, born about 1735, Hanover County (later Louisa County), Virginia; died possibly 1790-1800 (speculation).
iii.	John Gentry; born about 1738, Hanover County (later Louisa County), Virginia; died bef.1820, probably in Edgefield District, South Carolina.
iv.	Nathaniel Gentry, born about 1740, Hanover (later Louisa County, Virginia). Probably moved to Kentucky in later life, where he died after 1810.
v.	Simon Gentry, born about 1744, Louisa County, Virginia; married (1) [Unknown]; married (2) Rebecca Cobb; died bef.1800 (speculation), Edgefield District, South Carolina.
vi.	Allen Cain Gentry, born about 1747, Louisa County, Virginia; married (1) [Unknown]; married (2) Lydia ("Liddie") Youngblood; died bef.1810 in South Carolina (speculation).
vii.	Elisha Gentry, born about 1751, Lunenburg County, Virginia; married Naomi/Neomy [Unknown] (possibly Martin); died 1803, Clarke County, Georgia.
viii	Elijah Gentry, born about 1753, Lunenburg County, Virginia; married Hannah [Unknown]; died about 1817, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory.

Nowhere is there any document that specifically ties either David or Sarah Gentry with any one of their children. The closest thing to a direct reference is the case of "David Jr" who is listed as such together with "David Sr" in a Lunenburg County court case in 1762^(8b). Because the suffix Junior and Senior did not necessarily imply relationship to each other at that time in history, this juxtaposition of names is sufficiently persuasive for us but not absolutely conclusive.

The identification of the other children, with the exception of Hezekiah, is based entirely on geography--the fact that Sarah moved to South Carolina after the death of David, and all of her proposed children lived most of their lives in South Carolina close to where she settled. Sarah Gentry received a grant of 450 acres of land when she moved to Colleton County, South Carolina in 1766 (in an area that later became Edgefield County). The size of this grant was determined by an allowance of 100 acres for herself, and 50 acres for each of the members of her household, whether minor or adult children (or in some case including an allowance for slaves). the fact that we can identify seven, and only seven, male Gentrys of the appropriate age there (other than Hezekiah), is persuasively strong evidence that these males were indeed the sons who accompanied Sarah in 1766.

Hezekiah was not a part of this group, but was closely identified with David during the time that both were living in Lunenburg County, Virginia. In his case, we can argue that: (1) he was too old to be a son of any of the children of Samuel-II living in Lunenburg County with him; (2) he was unlikely to be a brother of any of those children because of his close association with David; and (3) he eventually joined the rest of David's family in South Carolina even though he did not go there immediately from Virginia, and spent the entire latter part of his life in South Carolina with his presumed brothers. It his record in Lunenburg County, Virginia, that leads us to believe that he must have been the oldest child.

The apparently much earlier birth of Hezekiah compared to David's other children indicated by the John Benjamin Carter Journal poses some questions. These questions include:

1. The other sons of David in the past have been estimated to have dates of birth ranging from about 1839 to roughly 1853. None of these dates are firmly established, and could easily vary several years one way or another. But the estimate for David Jr.'s birth, if he was the oldest after Hezekiah, is a full ten years after Hezekiah. The latter was included in Lunenburg County, Virginia, references over a period of years starting in 1755. David Jr.'s name appeared for the first time in 1762, in a court appearance with his father.
2. John Gentry, another possibility for being next in age after Hezekiah appeared in Lunenburg County records only once, in 1766. The John Gentry who apparently accompanied David to Johnston County, North Carolina, from Virginia (see discussion above), may have been David's son. John witnessed a deed in 1759 which does not set a firm number for his age, but suggests that he might have been born in about 1737 or earlier. This still leaves a substantial gap in date of birth between Hezekiah and the next son of David.
3. Further support for the grouping of these sons of David Sr. in a later period than the suggested birth of Hezekiah lies in their mother, Sarah Gentry's land grant. The 450 acres she received was on the basis of one hundred acres for herself, and an additional fifty for each of the other members in her household. Technically, these other members were supposed to be dependent, that is minors, but this requirement was not always followed. The fact remains that the seven younger sons of Sarah all moved to South Carolina with her and initially lived with her. This suggests that there has not been a substantial misjudgment of ages of those sons and none of them were sufficiently older than the others to want to move independently.
4. A possible resolution to these concerns is that David may have had one or more daughters that have never been recognized. If they were born between the time Hezekiah and the next older son were born, they might have filled part of the gap in time between the births of the first and second sons.

As to whether there were more children who did not go to Colleton County with Sarah, we cannot say. There have been suggestions that William Gentry of Surry County, North Carolina, or Samuel Gentry the Elder of Spartanburg District were also sons of David. These are all individuals whose age was such that they could have been David Sr.'s children. For various reasons, this author does not think this is likely, but he cannot deny the possibility.

The Early History of South Carolina

Fig. 3 Border Counties of South Carolina and Georgia, 1800
(Shaded counties contained Gentrys in 1800)

We are handicapped in developing a hypothesis for the children of David by the lack of records before about 1785. The area of South Carolina in which Sarah Gentry settled was at the far limits of concern by the colonial government which centered around Charleston. Virtually no records were kept of these outlying areas of "Indian country". A judicial district organization was adopted in 1769 that placed Sarah in Ninety-Six District, from which Edgefield County was formed in 1785 after South Carolina became a state. Prior to that time, land or court or other records, if recorded at all, were kept in Charleston. When we see that Edgefield County Deed Books began in 1786, it is because information prior to that time was not kept. Moreover, with respect to land titles, during the Revolutionary War, South Carolina revoked all individual titles to land, and it was necessary for land owners to reapply to the state after the war ended for grants to the land they were occupying.

Originally the up-river area of South Carolina was all a part of Craven County, dating from 1685. In 1769, Ninety-Six District was created extending roughly to the North Carolina border. The latter boundary was uncertain, and grants from North Carolina in Mecklenburg and Tryon Counties overlapped with grants from South Carolina in Ninety-Six District.

A Commission of the General Assembly in 1783 and 1785 laid off Ninety-Six District into six smaller counties for greater ease in administration and attendance at courts. Abbeville, Edgefield, and Newberry Counties were created in 1783. It was not until 1785 that Spartanburg, Laurens, and Union Counties completed the division of Ninety-Six District. Following this division, the Ninety-Six District Circuit Court met on an established schedule at each of the county seats, while county courts and county officials were established in each county separately. An Act of 1798-1799 abolished county courts. Thereafter each of the six counties was designated a District, with a separate District Circuit Court. All South Carolina districts remained such until the adoption of the Constitution of 1868 at which time (under Federal pressure), the designation "County" was adopted.

The Children of David Gentry - Continued
Hezekiah Gentry
We will briefly discuss each of the children of David and provide the few references that have surfaced relating to each one. The term "few", however, does not apply to Hezekiah. There is an abundance of references to him and to his family, in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. We are showing only a sampling of these references below. They begin with a court action in 1755 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, against Hezekiah and his uncle Nicholas Gentry for debt^(14a). This was followed by Hezekiah's purchase from William Embry in 1757, of 147 acres of land on Flat Rock Creek near its junction with the Meherrin River in Lunenburg County (see Fig. 2)^(13a). Hezekiah continued to appear in Lunenburg County records until 1765. For a final court case in 1766, he did not appear in person but was represented by an assignee. In that same year, his uncle Joseph and a John Gentry (who presumably was Hezekiah's brother) were charged in court in a case that was dismissed because the defendants were no longer residents of Lunenburg County^(22a).

Hezekiah and Joseph both appeared next in a tax list in Rowan County, North Carolina (later split off as Surry County), in 1768^(15a). From this it appears that Hezekiah joined Joseph in leaving Lunenburg County and moving to North Carolina at the end of 1765 or the beginning of 1766, at the same time as Sarah Gentry was moving to South Carolina. There is no further evidence of Hezekiah remaining in North Carolina, other than an apparent brief visit in 1782 to Surry County. This visit, in which he was accompanied by his sons Robert and Runnels ("Reynolds") and by Nathaniel Gentry from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, was probably a "fishing" expedition, looking into the possibility of picking up confiscated land forfeited by North Carolina Tories at the end of the Revolutionary War^(15b).

The earliest reference to Hezekiah or any of his brothers we have found in South Carolina was 1779, when Hezekiah, John, and Nicholas Gentry were named in an act of the General Assembly, along with many others, as individuals to be considered for jury duty ^(16f). Hezekiah was on a list for both grand jury duty and petit jury duty and was identified as being in Spartan District at the time. His name was to be subject to drawing at lot for jury service. Nicholas was living in an area near Cuffee Town and Turkey Creek, and was to be subject to petit jury dury. John was living near "Ninety-Six Courthouse" and in Spartan District, and was subject to petit jury and special court assignment duty. The intervening ten years of time since Hezekiah last appeared in and records, and the corresponding lack of any references to the rest of David's family, reflects the wasteland of record-keeping associated with pre-Revolutionary War South Carolina. The colonial government centered at Charlestown cared little for what took place in the up-river settlements in "Indian country" and the few records that were called for were all kept in Charlestown.

Hezekiah settled in Edgefield County after the war was over and obtained three grants of land in the vicinity of the Little Saluda River totalling almost 700 acres, in the northern part of the county, as well as another grant of almost 200 acres of land in Union County^(16ab). It is hard to know the purpose of the last land grant as Hezekiah sold it again almost as soon as he received the grant. There are many references to Hezekiah and to members of his family from 1786 until his death in 1824^(18,19). For the most part these relate to an extensive history of buying and selling property. We will not attempt to describe them here, as they deserve a separate Journal article of their own at a later date. In addition, we know more about Hezekiah's immediate family than any of his siblings because his sons Reynolds, Robert, and Thomas all left wills that for the most part name the members of their own families.

Hezekiah left a will, signed 19 Jun 1820, and received for probate in Edgefield District Court, 12 Apr 1824⁽²⁰⁾. He named all of his children in this will, all but three of which were living. A part of his bequests consisted of slaves given to various members of the family who were than asked to pay back various amounts of cash to the estate. The cash and personal property in the estate was then to be equally divided among five of the heirs. His plantation on which he was living at the time of his death was divided half-and-half between his son, Robert, and Sarah Gentry, the widow of his son, Thomas. His son, Hezekiah Jr., also pre-deceased him, but a bequest was made to the latter's son, Reynolds. Hezekiah Sr.'s wife is believed to have died shortly before 1800 and so was not mentioned, but we know from other evidence that her name was Catherine (probably Reynolds). Hezekiah is believed to have been living with a granddaughter, Keziah Gentry at the time of the 1820 census when his will was written.

David Gentry Jr
Of all of David Sr.'s children, we probably know the least about David Jr. We have mentioned above that he was named in a court case, along with his father, in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1762^(8b). In addition, he is probably the David in the Lunenburg tax lists of 1764 who is given the nickname of "Long David"⁽⁴⁾. We also know that David owned two tracts of land totaling 151 acres in 1790, probably in the vicinity of Big Horse Creek (directly across the Savannah River from present day Augusta, Georgia)^(16bc,21). Despite his ownership of land in Edgefield District in 1791, he was listed in Pendleton District for the 1790 census (which incidentally was actually conducted in 1791 in South Carolina). He apparently bought land there, which he sold in 1795, which was the last we know of him.

There is no information as to David Jr's wife, or of his children. We can only speculate that Joel Gentry, who settled in nearby Laurens District, South Carolina, and a David Gentry who moved to Greenville District, were sons. Both appeared in the 1800 census for those districts, Joel remained in Laurens District, but the younger David moved elsewhere. The identity of other children that were included in the 1790 census, apparently two daughters and a son, remain entirely guesswork. The son is thought to have been John Gentry who appeared suddenly in the 1810 Abbeville District census with a rather large family, and no prior record of association with David ⁽¹⁷⁾. John's family, for the most part, moved to Hall County, Georgia, after 1810. (For convenience, this John is identified as "John Gentry of Abbeville" in other articles in the Journal of Gentry Genealogy.) The younger David Gentry also left South Carolina and may have been the David Gentry who settled in Baldwin County, Alabama, before 1820.

As to other children, one would expect David to have had two or three children born in the 1760's, given his age, but unless one or more of the Spartanburg Gentrys were a part of David's family, we have no clue to these potential children. The Spartanburg Gentrys will be covered in a journal article at a later time, but there is no mention in Spartanburg or neighboring Union County records of David ever having been there. and some at least, of those Gentrys could not have been part of David's family because of age and other considerations.

John Gentry
The John Gentry who appeared in a court case in Lunenburg County, Virginia, in 1766 can best be explained as being a son of David Sr^(22a). If this is so, it is probable that he was the third in order of age of David's children. Beyond this brief, inconclusive reference, there is nothing in the land or census records of South Carolina that give us a clue to his age. We mentioned above in the section on Hezekiah, that John was named in the last of potential court jurors for Ninety-Six District in 1779 at which time he was living in Spartan [Spartanburg] District. John has been cited in Revolutionary War records as having served in the militia after the fall of Charleston^(16de). His only appearance in land records was as a witness in 1790 and 1792^(22b). What little else we know comes from the census records. He was listed in Edgefield District in 1790 and 1810, but in next-door Abbeville District in 1800. He apparently died between 1810 and 1820 without leaving any will.

John's children, other than a daughter Elizabeth who married Andrew Shelnut, are entirely speculative. The census records show the presence of two sons in 1790 and apparently four daughters besides Elizabeth. The two older sons have been suggested as being William and Allen Gentry who appeared in the tax lists of Roane County, Tennessee, in the 1820's. The addition of another male child in the 1800 and 1810 census has been suggested to be the Wyatt Gentry who shows up initially in census records in the 1820 Elbert County, Georgia records. He was included in later Georgia censuses and in 1850 was listed in Benton County, Alabama, age 59, born in South Carolina. If we are right about John Sr.'s age, this son, and his two youngest daughters, born well after the youngest of John's other children, were probably a product of a second, late marriage. A further proposal for John's family is that the John Gentry family who showed up suddenly in the 1810 Edgefield District census with fourteen children ⁽¹⁷⁾, was the oldest son of our John Sr. If so, he may have been the John Gentry who was taxed in Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1790, and who then moved on to parts unknown. (For convenience, this John is identified as "John Gentry of Edgefield" in other articles in the Journal of Gentry Genealogy.) If this John Jr. was indeed a son of John Sr., his approximate date of birth of roughly 1765 matches well with the estimated age of John Sr.

Nathaniel Gentry
Despite the fact that Nathaniel lived in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, rather than Edgefield District where the rest of David's children lived, he was in South Carolina at the same time as the rest of that family, and the distance between residence locations was not large. The other Gentrys living in Spartanburg District with him (other than Nathaniel's presumed son, Tyre) were almost surely related to the Samuel-II family rather than that of David-II. For Sarah Gentry to have had seven family members with her at the time she was granted land in 1766, there is no realistic alternative to the fact that Nathaniel had been one of those members.

Simon Gentry
Simon served as a sergeant in the militia after the fall of Charleston in the Revolutionary War^(16de). He is cited in Edgefield County Court records three times between 1786 and 1789, and his name is found in a mortgage document in 1792⁽²³⁾. Other than these few citations, and census records, we have found no other records pertaining to Simon. The 1792 document is significant in that he binds himself to pay his two step-sons, Jeremiah Cobb and Sanders Cobb, for the use of land belonging to them. They were the children of Simon's second wife, a widow Rebecca Cobb (the name of her first husband is uncertain). Considering this document, and census records, it appears probable that this second marriage took place shortly after the 1790 census (as indicated earlier, this census was actually carried out in South Carolina in 1791).

Simon, himself, was not in the census records after 1790, but had two sons born after that date, so probably died shortly before 1800. His widow continued to appear in the 1800 and 1810 census. The former year she was listed in Edgefield District as "Dukey". The latter year, Rebecca was in Abbeville District. In identifying Simon's children, we can be fairly confident that the two youngest sons, Daniel and Lewis were children of Simon and Rebecca. His older children are much more problematic. The 1790 census included one son born before 1774 who may have been the Francis Gentry, who was witnessed a deed in 1798 and was listed in the 1800 and 1810 Edgefield District census records. The 1790 census also included three sons born after 1774, two of whom were still living with Simon's widow in 1800. These were all presumably children of Simon's first wife. One of these teenage sons was probably Allen Gentry who was living near Rebecca Gentry in Abbeville District in 1810 and who eventually moved to Shelby County, Mississippi. The other was probably Isaac Gentry who moved to Bibb County, Alabama. The missing son could well have been the David Gentry who moved to Cherokee territory in Tennessee and eventually married Tiana Rogers, the half-breed daughter of the famed Cherokee leader John Rogers. Simon appeared to have had four daughters, one of whom is believed to have been Elizabeth Gentry who married James Davenport.

Allen Cain Gentry
Like his brothers John and Simon, Cain is credited with serving in the militia in the Revolutionary War in 1781 and 1782^(16de). There is a reference to him being an adjoining land owner in a deed of sale in Edgefield County in 1798⁽²⁴⁾. This land was in the vicinity of Stephens Creek (which runs from Abbeville County through the southwest corner of Edgefield County into the Savannah River). Cain's sons John and Cain Jr. apparently took over this land before or after Cain Sr.'s death, as there is a record of a sale by each of them in 1809 and 1810 of at least a portion of this land. (Both Cain Jr. and John can be unambiguously identified in these sales by a reference to the relinquishment of dower rights by their wives, Judith and Elizabeth respectively). There is also a reference to a Cain Gentry owning land in Abbeville District in 1808 (presumably an extension of the Stephens Creek land across the district border). Other references to a Cain Gentry, in Jackson County, Georgia, are also believed to refer to his son, Cain Jr, (named Cain Allen Gentry as opposed to his father, Allen Cain Gentry)⁽²⁷⁾. Cain Sr. was listed in the Edgefield District census records for 1790 and 1800 (the printed AIS indexes have him listed as "Jane" Gentry in that year). There is no apparent reference to him after 1800, so he is assumed to have died shortly afterwards.

Cain married Lydia ("Liddy") Youngblood, daughter of Peter Youngblood. She probably was a second wife to judge from her own age (born 1755-1774) and that of some of Cain's older children (e.g. John, David, Cain Jr. and Matthew all born before 1774 and two of them married by 1790). There is no information about the proposed first wife. Cain's family has a very unusual census pattern. His oldest son, John, was listed continuously in South Carolina census records from 1790 to 1840 in Edgefield and Anderson districts. For 1810, none of the rest of Cain's children can be found in any census records. Then suddenly, in 1820, all but one of his sons were represented in Pendleton District--John, David's son Archibald, Cain Jr., Matthew, and Bartlett (only William was missing). This writer has speculated that there may have been a provision in Cain Sr.'s estate settlement that left his property to his widow, Lydia, during her lifetime, and that she may have died in 1820, giving rise to a family reunion to dispose of the property.

Elisha Gentry
This son of David Gentry, named for Sarah's brother, Elisha Brooks, was the subject of an article by Bryant Gentry in this year's March issue of the Gentry Journal. The only South Carolina reference we have found for him records his service on jury duty in Edgefield County Court in 1787^(25a).

Beginning in 1790, and continuing until his death in 1803, Elisha's name appeared a number of times in tax lists in Wilkes County, Jackson County, and Clark County, Georgia (these do not represent moves from place to place, but rather the organization of new county boundaries for his property)⁽²⁷⁾. His will, which was recorded in Clark County, is summarized here in the reference section of this article^(25b). Further references to an Elisha Gentry in Georgia after 1803 refer to his son. His widow Neomy (or Naomi) also continued to be listed in Georgia records.

Elijah Gentry
Elijah appears to be the youngest of the sons of David and Sarah Gentry. He joined several of his brothers in serving in the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War^(16de), but then the next reference to him comes in Georgia, not South Carolina⁽²⁷⁾. Like Elisha, his name appears occasionally in early Georgia records that predate census and other records, continuing until perhaps 1802 (later references to an Elijah Gentry in Georgia probably were to Elisha's son). We have no further knowledge of him until 1818, when Elijah's son, James, was named executor of Elijah's will in Monroe County, in the newly formed state of Mississippi. From this will, and later court and census records, we learn that Elijah had children that included James, Simon and Sarah who were all born in South Carolina, and at least two sons, Elijah Jr., and Josiah who were born in Georgia. In a later divorce proceeding involving Simon, Elijah's widow is identified as being Hannah Gentry.

What about Nicholas Gentry?
The fact that a Nicholas Gentry appeared briefly in the records of Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, and then in about 1779 left for Tennessee where he died at the hands of Indian marauders, has led many to the conclsion that Nicholas was a member of David-II's family. This writer is convinced that this Nicholas was a son of Nicholas and Mary Brooks Gentry. The elder Nicholas was a son of Samuel-II Gentry and a nephew of David, living in Surry County, North Carolina at the time the younger Nicholas passed through South Carolina. Several facts argue for this relationship, no one of which would be conclusive, but taken together help to bolster each other.
·  His apparent age was just right for being probably the oldest son of Nicholas Sr.
·  His departure from South Carolina took place relatively quickly, at a time when all of David's family were settling in there.
·  A very inportant point is that in addition to a son named Nicholas (which would not be surprising considering it was his own name), but also a son named Samuel. This is a name that appears nowhere else among the members of David's family. This by itself would not be cause for remarking about it, but if he was a son of Nicholas and Mary Gentry, his grandfather was named Samuel, his father had a brother named Samuel, and this writer believes his father also had a son named Samuel, all good reasons for naming his own son, Samuel.

Conclusion
We have attempted to present to the reader a comprehensive picture of David Gentry and his family. There are many questions that remain to be answered concerning David and particularly the details of his children's descendants. This compilation, however, may be helpful to other researchers by trying to bring together in one place most of what we know of David, Sarah, and their sons.

References to David Gentry
1.	"The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Va, 1706-1786", transcribed & edited by C. G. Chamberlayne, published by The Library Board [of Virginia], Richmond, 1940, reprinted 1973. Processioning records for 1716 and 1719.
(a)	1716	Sep 22	p.75 [73]:   Vestry meeting:
	"In Obedience to the [Order of new Kent County Court] its Ordered that all the Tithables from Golden mine Creek, to Stony run with Mr. Geo. Dabney's Quarter, and Thomas Harris, do assist Sam'l Gentry in Clearing a road, from Stone Horse Creek to Stony Run."
(b)	1719	Feb 27	p.263 [203]
	[Precinct 24]: "The lands of Mr. John Perkins, John Jones, John Tyler, Peter Harroldson, John Tinsley, Edw'd Chambers, Mr. Pettis (Edw'd Harris), Jos. Gentry & Alex. McKenzy, being one Precinct, of which Mr Jn'o Perkins and John Jones were Overseers, who made this return, according to the Order of vestry the within Land is procession'd by us Feb'r 27, 1719.
(c)	1719	"8br" [Oct] 10	p.265 [205]:   Processioning return:
	[Precinct 31]: "The lands of ... Nich'o Gentry, ... Sam'l Gentry, of which Mr. Geo. Alves & Nich'o Gentry were Overs'rs; who made this return, the within Order comply'd with ... [signed] Geo. Alves, Nich'o Gentry."
(d)	1719	"8br" [Oct] 10	p.266 [206]
	[Precinct 38]: "Lands of Edward Nix, Rich'd Brooks, Cap't Nath'l West, Jn'o Stone, Francis Stone, John Burch"; Rich'd Brooks and Edw'd Nix overseers, return dated 8 Feb 1719/20. [This precinct is 4 away from precinct 31 above, precincts 35-37 missing].
2.	"Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants" "Vol III (1695-1732)", abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent, published by Virginia State Library, Richmond, 1979; "Vol IV (1732-1741)" and "Vol V (1741-1749), edited. by Denis Hudgins, published by Virginia Genealogical Society, Richmond, 1994;
(a)	1723	Feb 20	Vol III p.260 (Patent Bk 11, p.328):
	"Samuel Gentry, 400 acs (new land) Hanover Co., on N. side the South Anna (Riv), bet. lines of Drumond, Scott & Taylor".
(b)	1724	Feb 22	Vol III p.277 (Patent Bk 12, p.145):
	"Samuel Gentry, 196 acs (new land) Hanover Co., on both sides of Beech Cr.; adj. Mr. Alves cor; William Harris' line; & line of Drummond & Scott".
(c)	1731	Aug 25	Vol III p.400 (Patent Book 14, p.219)
	"Richard Brooks, Junr, 400 acres (new) Hanover Co., on both sides of Dirty Sw; adj. Mr. George Alves."
(d)	1742	Jul 30	Vol V p.23 (Patent Bk 20, p.347)
	"Samuel Gentry, 700 acs. Hanover Co. on both sides of dirty Sw; adj Clark, Henson & Brooks. 108 acs part formerly gtd Richard Brooks by Pat. 5 [sic] Aug 1731 (Patent Bk 14, p.219, 400 acs to Richard Brooks Junr. dated 15 Aug 1732 [sic]) & by him sold and conveyed unto the sd. Samuel Gentry. The Residue never before gtd."
3.	Louisa County, Virginia, Deed Books
(a)	1743	Jun 13	Bk(A-75)
	Richard Brooks of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., Planter, for paternal affection for my son-in-law, David Gentry and his wife, Sarah Gentry, my daughter...100 acres on Dirty Swamp, Fredericksville Par. Signed: Richard (R) Brooks. Wit: John Venable, John Clark. Ack. 13 Jun 1743 by Richard Brooks.
(b)	1743	Jun 13	Book(A-77)
	Richard Brooks of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., Planter, for paternal affection to my son-in-law, Nicholas Gentry, the younger, and his wife, Mary Gentry, my daughter...100 acres on Dirty Swamp. Signed. Richard (R) Brooks. Wit: John Venable, John Clark. Ack. 13 Jun 1743 by Richard Brooks.
(c)	1748	Aug 22	Bk(A-323)
	David Gentry of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., to John Brooks of same place for 30 pounds, sold 100 acres on both sides of Dirty Swamp and was given by deed of gift 13 Jun 1743 by Richard Brooks to said David Gentry ... wit: Abra. Venable, John Richardson, Robt. Wathen. Ack. 28 Aug 1748 by David Gentry & Sarah, his wife, relinq. dower.
(d)	1751	Aug 6	Bk(A-433)
	Thomas Lane of Louisa Co, and Ann, his wife, to John Starke, for 37 pounds, sold 100 acres on Dirty Swamp in Fredericksville Par., conveyed 22 Sep 1746 by Nicholas Gentry, the younger, and Mary, his wife to said Lane. Signed: Thomas Lane, Ann (A) Lane. Wit: John (X) Brooks, David (D) Gentry, Allen (X) Gentry. Ack. by Thomas Lane 27 Aug 1751, Ann, his wife, gave consent.
(e)	1757	Nov 21	Bk(B-184)
	Samuel Gentry of Lunenburg Co VA, Planter, to David Cosby of Louisa Co VA, for 15 pounds, sold 108 acres in Frederickville Par...Signed: Samuel (S) Gentry. Wit: Charles Cosby Junr., David (D) Gentry. 22 Nov 1757 ack. by Samuel Gentry.
4.	Landon C. Bell, "Sunlight on the Southside, Lists of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783", Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1974.
	1749	David Gentry	- Tithable List by Hugh Lawson Between Hounds Creek & Meherrin, with Robert Brooks as a tithable in his household.
	1750	David Gentry	- Tithable List by Richd. Witton, with Wm Gentry in his household.
	1751	[David Gentry	- NOT found on existing Tithable Lists of that year.]
	1752	David Gentry	- Tithable List by Richd. Witton.
	1764	David Gentry	("call him Long David") - Tithable list by David Garland.
5.	Lunenburg County Deed Books David Gentry as Principal
(a)	1757	Jul 6	Bk(4-533)
	William Embry to David Gentry, both of Lunenburg Co VA, for 40 pounds, sold 112 acres on upper side of Flatt Rock Creek and Beaver pond branch, adj. James Chiswell, being a part of a larger tract granted 5 Sep 1749 unto Richd. Talliaferro and since conveyed to said Embry in general court...Recorded 6 Jul 1757.
(b)	1759	Oct 4	Bk(5-564)
	David Gentry of Johnson Co NC to William Cross of Amelia Co VA, for 50 pounds, sold 112 acres, adj. James Chiswell on Flat Rock Creek...Wit: Richard Gentry, Joseph Gentry, William Burgamy, Robert Hawkins...Signed: David (mark) Gentry. Recorded 1 Feb 1760.
	David Gentry as Witness
(c)	1759	Dec 12	Bk(5-558)
	John McDaniel of Johnston Co NC to William Allen, 200 acres on south side of Meherrin River in the fork of Little Mountain Creek, adj. James Arnold, James McDaniel, Grainger & Welton. Wit: James East, Hezekiah Gentry, David (D) Gentry, Moses (M) Govea? (Cockerham?).
(d)	1760	Jul 12	Bk(6-343)
	Francis Ray of Johnston Co NC to John Brooks of Lunenburg Co VA for 50 pounds, sold 197 acres, adj. Wm Allen's spring branch down Meherring River...mouth of Crooked Creek...Wit: William (A) Allin, William (W) Gentry, David (D) Gentry. Recorded 3 Feb 1761.
(e)	1760	Jul 12	Bk(6-342)
	Francis Ray of Johnston Co NC to William Gentry of Lunenburg Co, VA, for 25 pounds, sold 50 acres, adj. Andrews' Rock...Wit: William (A) Allen, Allen (A) Gentry, David (D) Gentry. Signed: Francis ( ) Ray. Recorded 3 Feb 1761.
(f)	1762	Oct 5	Bk(7-398)
	Joseph Simkins to James Cooper...adj. lands of French Haggard being part of R. Tallafas [Taliaferro] grant of 5 Sep 1749...Wit: William Gentry, John (B) Brooks, David (D) Gentry.
6.	Lunenburg County, Virginia, Will Books
	1759	May 6	Bk(1-290)
	Will of William Embry. Dated 6 May 1759, Recorded 5 Feb 1760.
		Codicil. Dated 7 May 1759
	I left out 3 tracts of land on Flatrock Creek and branch thereof, formerly granted to Richard Talliaferro and since then conveyed to testator; and since that conveyance the testator did covenant with and agree to sell to David Gentry, French Haggard, William Allin & James Chiswell all of this land which they agree to divide.
7.	Johnstrong County, North Carolina, Deed and Patent Books
(a)	"Johnston County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Deed Books A-1 to D-1, 1759 thru 1771", by Weynette Parks Haun, Durham, NC, 1981
	1759	Apr 23	Bk(A1-40)
	Tibetha Keeton, Johnston Co., widow, to Runell Allin, Johnston Co., for 20 pounds, 220 acres on Richland Creek, Johnston Co., and upper side of said creek, being part of tract granted to Tibetha in her widowhood...; witnessed by John (X) Gentry, and Wm (X) Manerin; proved at last Tues of Oct Court, 1759, by Cornelius.
(b)	"The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748-1763", by Margaret M. Hofmann, The Roanoke News Co., Weldon, NC, 1987 Vol II "Abstracts of Land Grants (covering Granville, Halifax, Hyde, Johnston, Northampton, Orange and Tyrrell Counties)", p.211
	1761	Jul 22	#3308 Patent Book (14-244)
	John Spencer granted 700 ac in Johnston County on the south side of Neuse River joining Brogdens line. Signed: John Spencer; witness: J. Ballard, Robt Rainey. Surveyed 5 May 1761; chainbearers Millington Blaylock, Saml Gentry; Charley Young surveyor.
(c)	ibid,   Vol V "Abstracts of Misc Land Office Records"
	1761	May 5	#4936
	(p.88) Plat for John Spencer, 700 ac in Johnston Co., on the south side of Neuse River joining Brogdens line. Chainbearers: Mickington [?] Blaylock, Samuel Gentry; Charles Young, surveyor.
	1762	Jun 7	#4404
	(p.40), Plat for David Allen, 520 ac in Johnston Co. on both sides of Neuse River, joining Reynold Allen. Chainbearers: Saml Gentry, Robt Cook; Charles Young, surveyor. [Refr #4403, a warrant for survey, refers to Neuse River at the mouth of Cedar Creek].
8.	Lunenburg County, Virginia, Order Books
(a)	Administrative Orders
	1755	Nov Court	Bk(4-64)
	On motion of Susannah Brooks granted letters of administration of the estate of Richard Brooks decd, her late husband, giving her security. David Gentry and Robert Brooks, her security, acknowledged their bond for the due administration of the said estate. Appraisers of Estate: John Williams, Rep Jones, Samuel Gentry & Drury Moore.
	1756	Sep Court	Bk(4-201)
	Petition by John Hobson & others for a road to be laid and cleared the best and most convenient way from Reedy Creek church to the forks of Witton's Road. John Bacon, David Gentry & Simon Gentry to view and examine the way and report to the next court.
	1756	Oct Court	Bk(4-214)
	John Bacon Sr., Simon Gentry and David Gentry report on the road from Reedy Creek to forks of Cal'v Witton's Road. Road ordered to be established.
	1763	Sep Court	Bk(9-245)
	William Burgamy ordered to pay David Gentry for attendance as a witness at a suit by David Garland against Burgamy.
(b)	Suits in Settlement of Debt
	1752	Jul Court	Bk(2 1/2A-72)
	Henry Embry Plt vs David Gentry, Deft. Suit dismissed.
	1752	Nov Court	Bk(2 1/2A-333)
	Henry Embry Plt vs David Gentry, Deft, suit for debt (£1 16/7). Judgment and costs against the Deft.
	1754	Jul Court	Bk(3-130)
	Robert Wade Junior Plt vs David Gentry - in Case. Plt appeared by his attorney and Deft in his Proper Person. Settlement of a debt.
	1759	Jun Court	Bk(5-90B)
	John Jennings, Plt vs David Gentry, Deft. Existence of debt by Deft determined by the court and assessed costs.
	1761	Mar Court	Bk(6-240A)
	Theophilus Field, Plt, vs David Gentry, Deft. Suit dismissed and Plt ordered to pay Deft his costs.
	1761	Jun Court	Bk(7-65A)
	Richard Hanson & Michael (?) Hawkins, Plt, vs David Gentry, Deft. Plt came by his attorney, but Deft came not but makes default whereupon conditional judgment by the court against Deft and his bail William Gentry is confirmed. Deft ordered to pay debt plus interest.
	1761	Dec Court	Bk(7-185B)
	Henry Blasgrave(?) vs David Gentry. Deft not coming, although duly summoned, judgment awarded to Plt with his costs.
	1762	Apr Court	Bk(8-15A)
	Joel Thranicks(?) assignee of Samuel Simkin(?) vs David Gentry. Deft not appearing altho duly summoned, judgment is ordered for the Plt for cash payment and fee.
	1762	Jun Court	Bk(8-35A)
	Jonathan Patterson & Hebron vs David Gentry Jr. & David Gentry Sr. Defts not appearing altho duly summoned, judgment for the Plt against Deft Gentry Jr. for payment and costs. Dismissed against Gentry Sr.
	1762	Jun Court	Bk(8-48B)
	Jeffrey Ruffaill(?) vs David Gentry. Deft not appearing altho duly summoned, but makes default, whereupon the conditional order against the Deft and Wm Allen his bail is confirmed.
	1762	Jun Court	Bk(8-51B)
	Richard Hanson vs David Gentry. Deft comes not altho duly called and acknowledges debt by default, whereupon the conditional order of the court against the Deft and his bail William Allen is confirmed. Judgment for payment with terms of payment.
	1764	Jun Court	Bk(10-96)
	John Granger vs David Gentry, upon an attachment. It appearing to the court that there are no effects, suit dismissed.
	1764	Jun Court	Bk(10-116)
	James Thornton vs Joseph Simpkin and Allen Gentry, in Debt. Defts came not. Order that the Plt recover against sd Deft Simpkin and David Gentry and David Brooks, his security. Suit dismissed as to Gentry at his costs.
	1764	Jun Court	Bk(10-118)
	George Potter, assignee of George Brown vs James Denton and David Gentry, in Debt. Defts came not. Ordered that Plt recover against sd Defts and David Gentry [sic] and David Brooks their common bail.
	1764	Aug Court	Bk(10-156)
	Zachariah Bullock ordered to pay Joseph Williams, a witness for him against David Gentry.
	1765	Apr Court	Bk(11-7)
	Thomas Tabb, Plt, vs Hezekiah, David, and Joseph Gentry. In Debt. By agreement suit discontinued and Defts to pay Plt his costs.
9.	"Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Vestry Book 1746-1816", edited by Landon C. Bell, Richmond, VA, 1930, p.505.
	1760	Mar 1	Procession returns, Precinct #14:
	Land of Allen Gentry - present Wm & David Gentry.
10.	"Petitions for Land from the South Carolina Council Journals, Vol VI, 1766-1770", transcribed by Brent H. Holcomb, SCMAR, Columbia, SC, 1999, p.39.
	1766	Nov 4	[p.861-867]
	"The following Petitions Praying for Warrants of Survey, to Prolong Warrants and Certifying Platts were presented and read Viz:
	Elisha Brooks		400 [ac] at (96 [Creek]) South side Saludy River.
	Sarah "Gently" [sic]		450 [ac] between Saludy [Saluda River] and Savannah [River]. [Note. A copy of the plat map dated 7 Jan 1767 for this warrant may be seen online by going to <http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov> and searching for "Gentry, Sarah"]
11.	"South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1773-1778", transcribed by Brent H. Holcomb, SCMAR, Columbia, SC, 1993, p.33
	1772/3	Dec 31/Jan 1	Bk(G4, p.440-444)
	Lease and release by Isaac Mitchell of Colleton Co., and Mary his wife, of 296 ac on a branch of Ninety-six Creek, waters of Saludy River, on a small branch ... adj. land of ... Sarah Gentry ... [and others]. Rec. 7 Jan 1774 [Presumably Sarah still living as of this date.] Note. Prior to 1785, all deeds were recorded in Charleston, where the original deed books are still held.
References to David's Children
12.	"The Carter Family Ledger, by John Benjamin Carter (1799-1856)", transcribed by Donald Edwin Gross, Jr.
	John Benjamin Carter observed in his journal that "Hezekiah Jentry" died 4 April 1824 and that he was about 95 years of age at the time. Carter was a brother of Artemesia Carter who married a grandson of Hezekiah Gentry, Pleasant Burnett Jr., son of Anna Gentry and Pleasant Burnett Sr. Pleasant Sr. died in 1794 after which Anna remarried and lived long enough to be listed in Hezekiah's will. While John Carter's relationship was with the Burnett family not the Gentry family, initially he would have been reasonably aware, at least by reputation, of Hezekiah, but the long period between the death of Pleasant Sr. in 1790 and Hezekiah's death in 1824 may or may not have had an effect upon how well Carter still knew Hezekiah by the time he died.
13.	Lunenburg County, Virginia, Deed Books
(a)	1757	Jul 6	Bk(4-504)
	William Embry to Hezekiah Gentry, both of Lunenburg Co VA for 20 pounds, sold 147 acres, adj. French Haggard, being part of a larger tract granted 15 Sep 1749 to Richard Talliaferro and was conveyed to said Embry in general court. Recorded 3 Aug 1757.
(b)	1761	Apr 6	Bk(7-11)
	Hezekiah Gentry to Allen Gentry for 20 pounds, sold 73 acres granted 5 Sep 1749 to Richard Taliaferro, adj. French Haggard and Joseph Simpkin's corner...Recorded 7 Apr 1761.
(c)	1761	Apr 6	Bk(7-20)
	Hezekiah Gentry to Joseph Simkins, for 8 pounds, sold 73 acres granted 5 Sep 1749 to Richard Taliaferro, adj. to French Haggard. Signed: Hezekiah Gentry. Recorded 7 Apr 1761.
14.	Lunenburg County, Virginia, Court Order Books
(a)	1755	Nov Court	Bk(4-32)
	Hampton Wade,Plt, vs Hezekiah Gentry & Nicholas Gentry, Defts. Plt came by his attorney, defts in person acknowledging debt. Assessed interest from April 6 last past. By consent of Plt, payment to be made in 2 months.
(b)	1760	Mar Court	Bk(6-81A)
	Hezekiah Gentry, Plt vs James Campbell & Thomas Nobles, Defts. Plt came by his attorneys but Defts came not. Judgment against Thomas Nobles and his bail John Hight for debt and costs. As to the other defendant, James Campbell, the suit is continued to the next court.
(c)	1762	Dec Court	Bk(8-144A)
	Richard Hanson vs Drury Hawkins & Hezekiah Gentry. Deft Gentry not appearing, acknowledging by default his debt, judgment for the Plt, and the Deft is to make payment with interest from 2 Mar 1762 and costs. Suit dismissed as to Deft Hawkins.
(d)	1763	Jul Court	Bk(11-114)
	Richard Hanson vs Hezekiah Gentry et al in Debt. Defts came into Court and confessed judgment.
(e)	1763	Jul Court	Bk(11-133)
	Richard Witton, Sheriff vs Matthew Wells, Joseph Gentry, Henry Mays, and Hezekiah Gentry, Defts in Case.
(f)	1764	Apr Court	Bk(9-337)
	Henry Vandyke vs Hezekiah Gentry, Deft in Debt. This day came the Plt by his atty and the Deft in his proper person. The Deft acknowledges the debt. Arrangements made for settlement.
(g)	1765	Apr Court	Bk(11-7)
	Thomas Tabb, Plt, vs Hezekiah, David, and Joseph Gentry. In Debt. By agreement suit discontinued and Defts to pay Plt his costs.

15.	Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Lists
(a)	"North Carolina Genealogy", vol 17, p.2688 (1971) [Tax listings for area of Rowan County that was separated as Surry County in 1770, date estimated as 1768]
	Capt. Wright district:
		Hezekiah Gentry Joseph Gentry Nicholas Gentry
(b)	"1782 Tax List of Surry County, North Carolina", transcribed by Mrs. Robert Taylor, Cimarron, Kansas, 1974
	Capt. Martin district:
		Richard Gentry	200 ac	3 horses, 4 cows	Fox Nob
		Hezekiah Gentry	0	3 horses
		Samuel Gentry	400 ac	3 horses, 6 cows	Fox Nob
		Robert Gentry	0	1 horse
		Runnel Gentry	0	2 horses
		Nathaniel Gentry	0	1 horse

South Carolina References - General

16.	"Gentry Family", Manuscript compiled by Leonardo Andrea, for Mrs. John F. Gannon, Montgomery, AL, and part of Leonardo Andrea collection at Univ. of South Carolina Library, Colombia, SC.
(a)	Andrea #2
	After the Revolution, a man could take as many acres as he could secure, Index II for land grants shows:
	Hezekiah Gentry	241 ac on Indian Crk in 96 Dist [Edgefield County], 6 Feb 1784
	Hezekiah Gentry	100 ac, same location, 6 Mar 1784
	Hezekiah Gentry	197 ½ ac on Bogins Crk [Union County], 5 Jan 1784.
(b)	Andrea #3
	Index III shows:
	Hezekiah Gentry	77 ac on Indian Creek in 96 Dist, 6 Feb 1796
	David Gentry	50 ac in 96 Dist, 4 Oct 1790;
	David Gentry	101 ac in 96 Dist, 5 Dec 1791;
(c)	Andrea #7
	Land plats indexed after the Revolution show:
	Cain Gentry	in Abbeville Dist. in 1808;
	David Gentry	2 in 96 Dist in 1790;
	Hezekiah Gentry	4 in 96 Dist, 1784-1795;
(d)	Andrea #8
	Names indexed in SC Historical Commission for Revolution [LA: may be for service, for supplies, or as witness to some other name]" Cain Gentry, John Gentry, Elijah Gentry, Hezekiah Gentry, Simon Gentry.
(e)	"Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution", by Bobby Gilmer Moss, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p.350
	Gentry, Cain	Served in militia under Capt. Dawson, 1781 and 1782.
	Gentry, Elijah	Served as private in militia.
	Gentry, John	Served in militia after fall of Charleston.
	Gentry, Simon	Served as sergeant in the militia after the fall of Charleston.
(f)	South Carolina General Assembly Ordinance, MS Act No.1123, 20 Apr 1779
	Hezekiah Gentry	pg.80,101	Spartan District      liable for grand/petit jury
	John Gentry	pg.88,104	Spartan District      liable for grand/petit jury
	Nicholas Gentry	pg.89	Cuffee Town & Turkey Creek      liable for court service

17.	Census Listings for South Carolina Gentrys
1790 CENSUS		M(>16)	M(0-16)	F
Edgefield District
	Jentrey, Hez'h Jentrey, John Jentrey, Simon Gentrey, Cane	4 1 2 4	1 2 3 2	3 6 5 7
Pendleton District
	Gentry, David	3	1	4
1800 CENSUS		Born: Sex	1790-  1800	1784-  1790	1774-  1784	1755-  1774	Bef. 1755
Abbeville District
p.24	Hezekiah Jentry	M F	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	1 1
p.25	John Jentry	M F	1 0	0 2	2 1	0 0	1 1
Edgefield District
p.169	Becky Jentry (widow of Simon)	M F	2 0	1 2	2 2	0 1	0 0
p.149	Cane Jentry	M F	0 0	1 3	1 2	1 1	1 0
1810 CENSUS		Born: Sex	1800-  1810	1794-  1800	1784-  1794	1765-  1784	Bef. 1765
Abbeville District
p.4	John Gentry   (of Abbeville)	M F	3 2	2 0	0 0	1 1	0 0
p.41	Rebecker Jentry   (widow of Simon)	M F	1 0	1 0	1 1	0 0	0 1
Edgefield District
p.67	John Gentry   (of Edgefield)	M F	2 3	2 1	3 3	0 1	1 0
p.71	Hezekiah Gentry	M F	0 0	0 0	1 0	0 0	1 1
p.79	John Gentry	M F	0 0	0 0	1 2	0 0	1 1

Selected References to Hezekiah

18.	South Carolina Deed Books
(a)	"Edgefield County South Carolina Abstracts of Deed Books 1 - 12, 1786-1796", Ge Le Corley Hendrix, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1985.
	1788	Jul 18	Bk(1-244), p.12
	Bartholomew (Bartlett) Corley & Delilah his wife, Yeoman, to Hezekiah Jentry, Yeoman, all of Edgefield Co., SC for 20 pounds, sold 73 ac on Indian Creek of Little Saluda River, granted 3 Apr 1786... /s/ Bartholomew Corley, Delilah Corley. Wit: Sanders (X) Corley, Runnels (X) Gentry, ack 20 Apr 1789.
	1793	Sep 13	Bk(9-9), p.125
	Hezekiah Gentry to John Abney, D.S. both of Edgefield Co., SC for 20 pounds sold 100ac originally granted 6 Mar 1786 unto said Gentry being on head of Indian Creek of Little Saluda River. /s/ Hezekiah Gentry
	Wit:   Thomas (X) Gentry, John Bolger ack 14 Sep 1793
(b)	"Edgefield County South Carolina Deed Books 13, 14, 15", Carol Wells, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD 1997.
	1793	Oct 10/11	Bk(13-432)   p.33
	Edmund Riggs to Hezekiah Gentry, for 60 pounds, sold 150ac on Bigg Creek branch of Little Saludy, part of original grant to Wm Moulton 1792. /s/ Edmund Riggs Wit: James McKnight, David Pugh, Jesse Griffin, ack 14 Apr 1797
	1795	Aug 12	Bk(13-621)   p.47
	Hezekiah Gentry to Robert Brooks, for $1000, sold 350ac on Indian Creek of Little Saluda Rive; 200ac of which adj Hezekiah Burnett, Starlings branch, Runnel Gentry, James Petty, John Griffin, Robert Gentry, Anthony Lear; the 350ac are part of four surveys; first granted by Gov Bull 21 Apr 1775 to Peter Whitten for 1200ac; second granted by Wm Moultrie for 100ac to Bartholomew Corley 3 Apr 1795, third granted by Gov Wm Moultrie to Hezekiah Gentry for 521ac 6 Feb 1786; fourth not known not being at hand now; all having been sold to Hezekiah Gentry but what was granted to him. /s/ Hezekiah Gentry, Catherin Gentry Wit:   Thomas Largent, James Sanford, ack 29 Dec 1797
	1798	Mar 3	Bk(15-196)   p.88
	Hezekiah Gentry to Hezekiah Burnett, for $1000 SC money, sold 100ac being part of survey of 1200 ac originally granted by Gov Wm Bull unto Peter Whitten 21 Apr 1775 and sold by Peter Whitten to James Minge Burton and part thereof by sd James Minge Burton conveyed to me 11 Oct 1793; first mentioned hundred acres being part of that part which sd James Minge Burton conveyed to me on both sides of Indian Creek of Little Saluda River bounded by land of Robert Brooks.    /s/    Hezekiah Gentry Wit:   Anthony Leech, James Corly, ack 9 Mr 1798
(c)	Wells, "Deed Books 30 & 31", 1997
	1813	Jan 23	Bk(31-421)   p.159
	Hezekiah Gentry to Robert Brooks for $300, sold 100ac on Indian Creek of Little Saluda River, being part of land originally granted to Peter Abney 21 Apr 1775 by Gov. Wm Bull, conveyed to me and Jacob Pope decd by James Minge Burton. Bound by Stony Ridge, lands of Robert Brooks, Jesse Chandler, Red Lick branch, Thomas Warren, Thomas Smith.    /s/ Hezekiah Gentry Wit:   Reason Gentry, Absalem Corley, Robert Gentry, ack 28 Oct 1813
(d)	"Some South Carolina County Records, Vol 2", Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.,, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1989, p.517
	1786	Aug 8	Union County Deed Book B-14,   p.15
	Hezekiah Gentry and Catarine, his wife, of Edgefield Co., to James Hogin [also Hogan] of Union Co., for 100 pounds sterling, [sells] 197 ½ ac in Union Co. on a branch of Tyger River called Bogan's Creek. Granted to sd. Hezekiah Gentry on 5 Jun 1786. Wit: John Jenkins, Robert Leverell, Ridge (X) Hogins. Rec. 25 Dec 1786.
19.	" Edgefield County, South Carolina, Minutes of the County Court 1785-1795", by Brent H. Holcomb, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1979.
(a)	1787	Jan 6	p.34    (Court Minutes p.60)
	"Ezekial Gentry" [presumed to be Hezekiah Gentry] ordered to serve as Petit Juror.
(b)	1790	Jan 11	p.130   (Court Minutes p.300)
	Hez Gentry ordered to serve as Petit Juror.
(c)	1794	Oct 13	p.152   (Court Minutes p.8)
	On application for Hezekiah Gentry for letters of admn. on Pleasant Burnetts estate. Granted
(d)	1795	Jan 5	p.161   (Court Minutes p.34-35)
	Ordered that all the personal estate of Pleasant Burnett dec'd be sold at the house of Hezekiah Gentry on the fourth Month in January instant.
20.	WPA Will Transcriptions, Edgefield Co., Bk 3, p. 228-229, abstract:
	Hezekiah Gentry will sg. 19 Jan 1820, pr. 17 Apr 1824 in Edgefield Co.
	Wife:	[None listed--presumed dead];
	Children:	Runnels Gentry...   Anna Teer...   Gillie Abney...   Robert Gentry...   Delilah Taiket...   Elizabeth Nichols...   Thomas Gentry dead and to his widow Sarah in trust for his children...   Mourning Gentry dead and her share to her children;
	Grandson:	Runnels Gentry, son of Hezekiah Gentry;
	Exec:	Runnels Gentry, Robert Gentry;
	Wit:	Gilson Yarborough, Richard Coleman, & Nathan Trotter.

21. References to David Gentry (Jr)
(a)	See Lunenburg County, Virginia, County Court Orders Bk 8, p.35A, June 1762 (refr. 8(b) above)
(b)	1793	Nov 15	Edgefield County Deed Bk(11-96) p.169
	David Gentry witnessed mortgage between Abraham Richardson and Joseph Hightower...   for 890ac part of tract...   on Big Horse Creek    ack 16 Jan 1794
(c)	"Pendleton District, South Carolina, Deeds 1790-1806", Betty Willie, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1982, p.92
	1795	Jul 10	Pendleton County Conveyance Book C/D, p.50 (1795-1799)
	"I, David Gentry sell to Major Gentry, horses, hogs, beds, and furniture for 40 dollars." Signed David (his mark) Gentry; wit:  Evin Smith, Jas. McBride; Recorded 7 Aug 1795.
(d)	See also Andrea references #16(b) and #16(c) above.
22.	References to John Gentry
(a)	Lunenburg County, Virginia, Order Books
	1766	Aug Court	Bk(11-188)
	Paul Carrington vs Joseph Gentry and John Gentry, Defts in Debt. Defts not inhabitants of this county, suit abates.
	1770	Aug 2
	Estate of William Stone: credits include John Gentry. Recorded 9 Aug 1770.
(b)	Corley, loc cit.
	1790	Oct 1	Bk(5-7)    p.55
	David Siglar, Sr to George Sigler, both of Edgefield Co., SC for 25 pounds,sold 126ac being part of a grant until said Sigler Sr.    /s/ David Siglar Sr Wit: Wm Watson, Sr, John (+) Gentry, ack 4 Dec 1791.
	1792	Dec 26	Bk(8-5)    p.101
	George Seglar to John Hardy, both of Edgefield Co. SC for 50 pounds, sold 128ac where said Seglar now lives.    /s/ George (X) Seglar Wit: James Baker, Chearls [sic Charles?] Bussey, John (X) Gentry ack 2 Mar 1793
(c)	See also refr #16(d), (e) and (f) above.
23.	References to Simon Gentry
(a)	Corley, loc. cit.
	1792	Jul 11	Deed Bk(7-245)    p.93
	Simon Gentry to my step-sons Jeremiah Cobb & Sanders Cobb property made use of belonging to said step-sons; am bound for 50 pounds provided said 50 pounds is not demanded in less time than 4 yrs & for better securing of payment have sold 147 ac on head of little Creek adj N by William Thomas & the land where said Gentry now lives; also horses, cattle & household furniture.    /s/ Simon Gentry Wit: Green Moore, Martin Morgan, ack 11 Jul 1792.
(b)	"Edgefield County South Carolina Deed Books 27, 28 and 29", Carol Wells, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD 1998.
	1805	Nov 25	Deed Bk(27-227)
	Sanders Cobb to William Dorris of Abbeville District, for $230 deeds 47 ac of waters of Cuffeetown Creek of Savannah River.    /s/   Sanders (x) Cobb Wit: Thomas Lively, Nathl Day; Justice John Lyon certifies the relinq of dower rights by Rebecca Gentry, widow of Simon Jentry, 26 Nov 1805; ack 28 Jan 1806>
(c)	"Edgefield County, South Carolina, Minutes of the County Court 1785-1795", Brent H. Holcomb, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1979.
	1786	Apr 12	p.12    (Court Minutes p.22)
	Judgment by Fields Perdiew & Co against Simon Gentry.
	1788	Apr 16	p. 81    (Court Minutes p.168)
	Judgment by Drury Pace against Simon Gentry.
	1789	Jan 12	p.107   (Court Minutes p.226)
	Judgment revived for Fields Pardue Cunnington and Moore vs Simon Gentry.
(d)	See also refr. #16(d) and #16(e) above.
24.	References to Allen Cain Gentry
(a)	"Edgefield County, South Carolina Deed Books 16, 17 and 18", Carol Wells, Bowie, MD,1997
	1798	Jun 9	Bk(16-152)    p.11
	John Hancock to Thomas Hancock, for 100 pounds sterling, sold 221ac bounded on lands of Cain Gentry, John Hancock Jr., Simon Hancock, William Hancock.    /s/  John Hancock, Ann Hancock Wit: George Hancock, Peter Hancock, ack 7 Dec 1798
(b)	See also refr. #16(c), #16(d) and #16(e) above.
25.	References to Elisha Gentry
(a)	Holcomb, loc.cit.
	1787	Jul 9	p.47    (Court Minutes p.91)
	Elisha Gentry ordered to serve on next Petit Jury.
(b)	Clarke County Georgia Ordinary Court Wills
	1803	Sep 3	Bk(A-9)
	Will of Elisha Gentry bequeathing to wife Neomy, sons Elisha, Elijah, Martin, David, Cain, and Micajah and daughter Patience; names Elisha Gentry and Jacob Martin executors.    Rec. 7 Jun 1804 in Ledger B.A. Folio 9.
26.	References to Elijah Gentry
(a)	"The Early History of Jackson County, GA", J. N. Wilson, 1914
	1797	Aug 4	Elijah Gentry appointed constable.
(b)	"Gone to Georgia, Jackson and Gwinnett Counties and their Neighbors in the Western Migration", William C. Stewart, National Genealogical Society, 1965, p.281
	1799	Aug 4	Elijah Gentry appointed a justice of the peace.
(c)	"The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia", Marie DeLamar and Elisabeth Rothstein, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985.
	p.170		Elijah Gentry, juror, Wilkes Co.
(d)	"Jackson County Georgia - Superior Court Records 1796-1803", Teresa W. Dunn & Vivian Walls, ,
	Oct 1796 - Oct 1802
	pg.48    Grand Jurors drawn for next term listed:    Elijah Gentry and Cain Gentry [Jr.]
	pg. 74    Petit Jurors for next term listed:    Elijah Gentry
(e)	See also refr. #16(d) and #16(e) above.

27.	Miscellaneous Georgia References, 1790-1805 [Note.   Jackson County was split from Franklin County in 1796;   Jackson County was divided further in 1801 by the formation of Clarke County;   Oglethorpe County was formed from Wilkes County in 1793;   Lincoln County was formed from Wilkes County in 1796.]
	Date	Name	County	Citation	Refr.
	1790	Elijah	Wilkes	tax	(1)
	1790	Elisha	Wilkes	tax, 200 ac + 1 slave	(1)
	1790	John	Wilkes	tax	(1)
	1799	Elijah	Jackson	tax
	1799	Elisha	Jackson	tax
	1799	Cain [Jr.]	Jackson	jury list
	1799	William	Jackson	jury list
	1800	Elisha	Columbia	grant	(2)
	1800	Tyrey	Franklin	tax	(5)
	1801	Cain [Jr.]	Jackson	tax
	1801	Elijah	Jackson	tax
	1801	Elisha	Jackson	tax
	1801	Elijah	Clark	tax
	1801	Elisha	Clark	tax
	1801	Elisha	Clark	tax
	1801	James	Lincoln
	1801	Tyce (Tyre?)	Franklin	tax	(5)
	1802	Elijah	Clark	tax, 150 ac	(4)
	1802	Elisha	Clark	tax, 1 slave	(4)
	1803	Elijah	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1803	James	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1803	Elisha	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1803	Elisha	Clark	tax, 1 slave	(4)
	1804	Elijah [Jr.?]	Jackson	tax, poll	(4)
	1804	Naomy	Jackson	tax, 325 ac, 1 slave	(4)
	1804	Elisha [Jr.]	Jackson	tax, poll	(4)
	1804	Elijah	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1804	James	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1805	Elijah	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1805	Naomi	Jackson	tax, 325 ac	(4)
	1805	Naomi	Clark	1 slave	(4)
	1805	Elisha	Clark	tax, poll	(4)
	1805	Elijah	Clark	tax	(4)
	1805	Cain [Jr.]	Jackson	grant	(3)
	1805	Tyre	Franklin	land lottery	(7)
	1805	William	Oglethorpe	land lottery	(7)
	Sources 1. Frank Parker Hudson, "A 1790 Census for Wilkes County Georgia", The Reprint Co., Spartanburg, SC, 1988, p.87. 2. Rev. Silas Lucas Jr., "Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia, 1756-1909, Southern Historical Press, 1982, p.223. 3. Ibid., p.326. 4. Larry W. Parr, "Clark County Georgia Tax Digest", "Gentry Family Gazette & Genealogy Exchange", vol 2, p.54 (#10, Dec 1981), published by Richard H. Gentry, McLean, VA. 5. Ronald Vern Jackson, "Early Georgia, 1733-1819", Accelerated Indexing Systems, Bountiful, UT, p.173. 6. Ibid., p.251. 7. Virginia S. Wood and Ralph V. Wood, "1805 Georgia Land Lottery", The Greenwood Press, Cambridge, MA, 1964. [A married man was entitled to two draws, a bachelor over 21 to one; blank = unsuccessful draw.]

Revised August 2008, February 2011

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