2. | Captain William Dent (1.Mary1) was born on 8 Aug 1730 in Prince George Co, Maryland; died in 1805 in Hancock Co, Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, Guilford Co, North Carolina
- Property: 2 Feb 1773, Orange Co (later Guilford Co), North Carolina; purchased land
- Military: 1776, Revolutionary War, North Carolina
- Residence: 1792, Sparta, Hancock Co, Georgia
Notes:
Religion:
William Dent, son of Peter and Mary Brooke Dent, of Maryland, came to North Carolina about 1773 and located at Guilford Court House. He was a member of the county court for many years. He had married Virlinda Bell in Maryland in 1759, and their children were Mary, William, Peter, Samuel and Anne. Mary married first Major James Campbell in 1777, and second Smith Moore, son of Risdon and Mary Smith Moore; Anne married Risdon Moore, son of Charles and Mary Cooper Moore. All of these except the Smith Moore family moved to Hancock County, Ga., about 1790. There Col. William Dent died about 1805, and in 1813 most of these Georgia families moved to Illinois. Charles S. Deneen, a great-great-grandson of Col. William Dent, was governor of Illinois, 1905-1909, and later United States Senator.
http://ncgenweb.us/nc/guilford/buffalo-presbyterian-members-part-2/
Military:
Was a captain and Commissary Officer in the9th Battalion of N. C. troops in the Rev. War.
William married Virlinda Beall (or Bell) in 1759 in Maryland. Virlinda was born about 1739 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Mary "Molly" Dent was born about 1760 in Maryland; died after 1790.
- 5. Peter Dent was born on 16 Mar 1761 in Frederick Co, Maryland; died after 1780.
- 6. William Dent was born about 1763 in Maryland; died after 1780.
- 7. Samuel Dent was born about 1765 in Maryland; died after 1780.
- 8. Anne Dent was born on 10 Dec 1767; died in St. Claire Co, Illinois.
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