Notes for Samuel B. GENTRY

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Notes for Samuel B. GENTRY

University of Virginia, Digital Library;
Gentry, Samuel - 22 Feb, 1724 Hanover County
196a. On both sides of Beach Creek adjoining William Harris & the land of Alves.
Patents 12, p 145
Gentry, Nicholas-28 Decr 1736, Hanover Co, 400a. On both sides Dirty Swamp

Prior to 1772 Samuel Gentry and his three sons (Shadrak, Meschak, and
Abednigo) came from England. They came to Norfolk, VA. They
lived there for a short time. Shadrack settled near Norfolk, Samuel and
the other two sons came to North Carolina and settled in what is now
known as Yadkin County. In the "History of Yadkin County", Samuel is
listed as a large land owner. (Tax records of 1772). In the Tax listing
of 1812, Abednigo Gentry had 292 acres and Meshack Gentry had 330 acres.

Samuel was a cartwright. He built carts and wagons for the army from
1776 to 1781.

Meshack (also spelled Meshach) was my 4th great grandfather. He was the
son of Allen Gentry, sometimes referred to as Allen A. Gentry, because
he signed his name with the initial "A". This is how I have the
descendancy:
Nicholas b 1655 d 1710 married Lucy Cornelius
Samuel b 1695 d 1789 married Ann Allen
Allen b 1725 d 26 July 1802 married Mary
Meshack b 1748 d 04 July 1846 married Ann
Allen D. b 1791 d 18 Aug 1853 married 1st Nancy Gentry 2nd Susan Ivey
Pinkney Burton b 21 Mar 1843 d 12 Nov 1933 married Elizabeth Scott
Clyde b 08 Feb 1881 d Mar 1971 married Gertrude Stege
Arthur b 22 Aug 1907 d 10 May 1996 married Dolly
Dale Lewis Gentry (my dad)

The children I have for Samuel and Ann Allen are:
William, David, Nicholas, Ann, Allen, Joseph, Richard, Simon and Samuel
(for a total of 9). This agrees with the total number you have listed. I
think the descrepancy lies in a missing generation, since you have
Samuel as the father of Shadrach, Meshack and Obednigo (also spelled
Abednigo). They were the sons of Allen, who was the son of Samuel. There
were also two daughters of Allen- Mary and Agnes. Also, Allen was born
in Hanover County VA, and his children were also born in VA (Meshack in
Louisa County VA), not in England. Allen did die in Halifax County VA.

** Submitted by Meg Genrty Bookout at; bookout@@qnet.com

The earliest known record of a Gentry in America is the patent for 300 acres of land in the vicinity of Totopottamoy's creek in New Kent County (later Hanover County) by Samuel Gentry. Neil Marion Nugent's Cavaliers and Pioneers; Abstracts of Virginia and Patents and Grants Vol. II (1666-1695) page 282 shows tha Nicholas Gentrey was an adjoining land owner.

Samuel and his wife, Ann, were living in Halifax County, Virginia in the 1730's, listed as living in Louisa County, Virginia in 1740's and in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1756 through 1761. Samuel was living with his son, Allen, in Casewell County, North Carolina in 1770, and is believed to have died abt 1789 in Person County, North Carolina.

A review of the land records of Louisa and Lunenburg Counties conclusively show that Samuel lived there and moved from Louisa to Lunenburg County around 1750. The records also show that the Gentry and Brooks families abound from the late 1740's on.

On July 30, 1742, about a year prior to the two gifts of land from Richard Brooks to his two Gentry son's in law (David Gentry, RIN 2412, and Nicholas Gentry, RIN 2408), Samuel Gentry patented 700 acres on both sides of Dirty Swamp. The patent notes that 108 acres of this tract was "formerly granted unto oneRichard Brooks by patent dated 7 Aug 1731, and by him sold unto the said Samuel Gentry"In 1750 Samuel grants 88 acres to his son-in-law French Haggard, RIN 2438,

According to Denny's research, Samuel lived in Hanover County (later Louisa), Virginia from 1723 until the 1750's when he began to divest himself of his lands in Louisa and moved to Lunenburg County, Virginia. It is believed that Samuel is the only son of Nicholas to move to Lunenburg County.

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