Eleanor Dent

Eleanor married William Jordan about 1760. William was born about 1730; died after 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 21 Feb 1757, Charles Co, Maryland

Notes:

He wrote his will on 10/23/1756 and it was probated in Charles County on 2/21/1757 (Will 30:272). He wanted his wife to settle with Bayne Smallwood all company accounts. She was to have the tract where they lived and was named as his executri. He named his children and two grandchildren ~ WILLIAM JORDAN and ANN JORDAN who received tobacco left in the hands of their father John Jordan. His son GEORGE was to have his 200 acre tract in Stafford County, Virginia and the lands formerly belonging to his brother THOMAS now in the hands of Mr. Cox who married his brother THOMAS'S widow. WARREN was to receive the home place and land in Maryland.

On 3/30/1757 Anne Dent administered her husband's estate, valued at £1755.11.01. The next of kin on his inventory were his daughters ELEANOR JORDAN and JUDITH CHASE (Inv 64:42).

When Rev. William Dowie, the Rector of Durham Parish died in 1769 he left his children JUDITH DOWIE and ELEANOR DOWE under the care of their grandmother Mrs. Anne Dent during her life and after her death under the care of MRS. JUDITH CHASE and MR. WARREN DENT (Will 37:309). No record was found for Anne's death.
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Charles County Land Record Book S#3, 1770-1775; Page 178. Jun 18, 1771 from Samuel Briscoe of CC, to William Compton of CC, far 40 £, part of a tract of land called Morriss Venture (one acre, including the burying place excepted), lying in CC, containing about 156 acres. Signed Saml Briscoe. Wit - John Winter*, Geo Dent*. Ann Briscoe, the wife of Samuel Briscoe, acknowledged this deed. Recorded Jul 18, 1771.
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Newport: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 370-58: MORRIS ADVENTURE: 700 acres; Possession of - 700 Acres - Briscoe, Philip: Surveyed 17 May 1665 for Richard Harris on the North side of a swamp that falls into Birds Creek.

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Will:
DENT, WILLIAM, Charles co. 23 Oct 1756
21 Feb 1757
To son Warren Dent.
To wife Anne Dent use of tract I now live on.
To son George Dent,
Daus. unnamed,
To son George Dent,, tract In Stafford County, Virginia,, 200 a.; also right to lands In Virginia formerly belonging to my brother Thomas and now In the possession of Mrs Cox who married the aforesaid Thomas Dent his widow.
To son George Dent: a Specialty of John Muschetts, now the Colony Of Virginia for 50 pounds sterling money and also all the Interest due on said Specialty til It Is Paid, the said Specialty now In the hands of Mr. Allen McRea of Virginia.
To son George Dent a Specialty of John Grahams of Virginia for 146 pounds, 8 shillings and 9 pence 3 farthIngs with Interest due til afsd Specialty now lodged In the hands of Allen McRea of Virginia.
To grandchildren, William Jordan and Anne Jordan, a sum of tobacco In the hands of their father, John Jordan due me.
To dau. Judith Chase 20 pounds.
To children: warrant Dent, Mary Dent, Anne Dent, Rebecca Dent and Grace Dent.
Wife Anne Dent to settle with Bayn Smallwood all. company accounts,
Wife Ann, extx.
Wit: John Posey, Junr, Thomas Overhall, Jno. Jordan, 30. 272

William married Ann Warren about 1729. Ann (daughter of John Warren and Judith Townley) was born about 1709; died after 1757 in of, Charles Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Possessions: 30 Nov 1726, Charles Co, Maryland
• Possessions: 14 Dec 1726, Charles Co, Maryland
• Possessions: 16 Nov 1728, Charles Co, Maryland

Notes:

Possessions:
30 Nov 1726: At the request of Anne Dent of CC, widow, the following deed was recorded this Nov 30,1726. I, George Dent of CC, Gent, for the natural love I have for Wm Dent, son of Thomas & Anne Dent of CC, and also for divers other good causes, I give him the several things mentioned on the back of this instrument of writing, now being on the plantation of Anne Dent, widow,`at Nanjemy [Cr] in CC. Further, I have put sd Wm in possession of the goods mentioned on the back of this instrument of writing afd. Signed Nov 23, 1726 - George Dent. Wit - Martha (X her mark) Atkins. - A parcel of feathers, 24 damask napkins, 3 damask table cloths, 1 old clock, 1 cross cut saw, 1 pen knife, & 4 knives and forks. Total value: 7 £ 12 shillings 2 pence. Charles County, Maryland Liber L#2, Page 321.
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Possessions:
14 Dec 1726: At the request of Anne Dent of CC,'\widow, the following deed was recorded Dec 14, 1726. I, John Howard of CC, Gent, greeting. Sd John had assigned to him, out of the estate of Mr. Thos Dent,.,late of CC, Gent, decd, 7 ewes and 1 ram, which have since increased to 15 ewes and a ram. Now know that I, sd John Howard, for the natural love I have for my cousin, William Dent of CC and for divers other good causes, I have given sd Wm Dent all my right to the afd 15 ewes and ram, with their-future increase. I have put Wm Dent in possession of the 15 ewes & ram. Signed Sep 14, 1726 - John Howard. Wit John Courts, Rich: Bell. Charles County, Maryland Liber L#2, Page 311.

Possessions:
9 Nov 1728: At the request of William Dent of CC, Gent, the following letter and bill of sale was recorded this Nov 19, 1728. I desire you to give a bill of sale of the cattle and their produce that I formerly left with Mr. Thomas Dent, to his widow and children, according to your discretion, and this shall oblige me to stand to it. Signed May 30, 1727 - Henry Darnall.

To Mr. William Chandler. Pursuant to an order from Mr. Henry Darnall to me directed, dated May 30, 1727, be it known that I have sold to Mr. William Dent and Thomas Dent, sons of Thomas Dent, late of CC, decd, all the cattle that were on sd Thomas Dent's plantation, belonging to the afd Henry Darnall & to myself, for and in consideration of 5 shillings to me paid. The cattle are to be equally divided between the afd William and Thomas Dent. Signed Aug 23, 1728 - Willm Chandler. Wit - Willm Clifton, John Beale.' CC. On Nov 13, 1728 came John Beale before us, 2 CC JPs, and made oath that he saw the above instrument signed and sealed, and that at the same time, the above named William Clifton was present. Signed - Robt Hanson, Gust Brown. Charles County, Maryland Liber L#2, Page 449.

Thomas married Ann Bayne about 1705. Ann was born about 1685; died after 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Judith Townley about 1709. Judith was born about 1690; died after 1712. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1687, State's Attorney for St Marys Co., MD
1694, Member: House of Burgess
April 26, 1704, Speaker of the House
October 20, 1698, Attorney General

HELD RANK OF MAJOR
Served in the early Indian Wars and earned his rank.
Eventually reached Colonel

ATTORNEY GENERAL
For Colony of Maryland

DOCTOR FOR ST. MARY'S, CHARLES AND CALVERT COUNTIES

Subscriber for the foundation of the old King William School at Annapolis [now St. John's College] and also one of its first visitors and trustees. This was the first free school in the province.
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William Dent born c 1652, was States Attorney for St Mary's Co, Charles Co, Calvert Co, Maryland. He was a member of the House of Bergers, Speaker of the House. The house of Berges ws an assembly of colonial Virginia and was the first elected assembly in America. In 1775 Patrick Henry delivered his famous words, "Give me Liberty or give me death" before the House of Berges. He was a desc of King Edward I of England.
William inherited the Hull's Neck plantation on Westbury manor in St Mary's Co, and a port of the large plantation on the Najemoy in Charles Co, where he established his dwelling-plantation. Few colonial squires lived in more style and elee than William Dent, with his numerous slaves and white indentured servents on his several plantations. Besides his country seat on the Najemoy, he maintained a town house in Annapolis, the capital and social center of the province, and well-stocked plantations on the Mattawoman in Prince Georges Co, and another stock farm at Portobacco Clifts. His library was considerable for that day and the value of his silver and plate at his death was increditable.
On March 20, 1682/83, at the age of 22 he was sworn before His Lordship's Justices of Charles Co, as an attorney. At the age of 26 he began his public service as clerk of the Lower House of the Assembly.
Ref: Maryland Marriages 1634-1777 p 50.
Colonial Families of the United States, Whos Who in America, p 201, 202, 152-153.
The Maryland Dents pg 15
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Colonel William Dent was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland in 1652, according to a deposition he made in 1697 at the age of 37. He was the eldest son of Judge Thomas Dent and his wife Rebecca Wilkinson Dent. He carried on the tradition ovices and Loyality to the Crown as did his father . At the time of his death in 1704-4, William Dent was one of the most outstanding and respected Statesman in the Colonies, as well as one of the most affluent.
On February 8, 1684, Col William Dent and Elizabeth Fowke were married at the home of Elizabeth's mother, Anne Thoroughgood Fowke (wife of deceased Gerard Fowke.
Father Col. Gerard Fowke was a gentleman of the bedchamber of King Charles I of England and a direct descendent of Henry II, King of Eng) in Port Tabacco, Charles County, Maryland. Attending the wedding was Elizabeth Fowke's half-brother, Col William Chandler and his wife Madam Mary Chandler, her brother Mr. Garard Fowke and his wife Mary Fowke, and many other guests. The license was received by Rev. John Furling, Presbit. Anglianae. Eclesiae.
Col. William Dent and his wife, Elizabeth Fowke Dent had a large family but only four children lived to maturity, Capt.Thomas Dent 3rd., Col George Dent, Judge Peter Dent, and Elizabeth Dent, who married Richard Tarvin. Thomas Dent was bn 1687. There were five other children who died very young. William, b. Dec. 13, 1688, Gerard Dent b.1688, Elizabeth b. 1688, d.1699, Anne Dent b.1692, Phillip Dent. (Source: Lillian Tarvin Williams September 1983)

Descendents of William DENT and Elizabeth FOWKE:
1. Peter DENT m Mary BROOKE in 1726 in Prince George Co, Maryland. Peter Dent, born 1693 in Charles County, Maryland; died October 20, 1757 in Prince George Co. Mary Brooke, born October 08, 1709 in Prince George Co died Jan 10, 1779 in Prince George Co. She was the daughter of Thomas Brooke and Lucy Smith. Peter Dent was a judge and collector of customs in Somerset Co, Md. He was baptized January 13, 1694/95; and his will was probated November 23, 1757.
2. Peter DENT, Jr, m Mary Eleanor (..)
3. Geoge DENT m Susannah Dawson
4. Frederick Fayette DENT m Ellen Bray Wrenshall
5. Julia Boggs DENT m ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT (1822-1855), 18th Pres of US
(source: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, by Gary Boyd Roberts)

William married Elizabeth Fowke on 8 Feb 1684 in Port Tobacco, Charles Co, Maryland. Elizabeth (daughter of Gerald Fowke and Anne Thoroughgood (Thorowgood)) was born in 1668 in Charles Co, Maryland; died in 1703 in Charles Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]