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Descendants of Powel Evans

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William Dean Whims

 

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Generation No. 1

1. POWEL1 EVANS He married GWEN UNKNOWN.

Notes for POWEL EVANS:

John Evans' emigrant ancestor was Evan William Powell (or Howell--the names were interchangeable in Wales), born in the Parish of Llanvareth, Merionethshire about 1610. He came from a well-to-do family, became a Quaker, and decided to move to Pennsylvania for the sake of religious freedom. In 1683 he purchased a tract of 156 acres there and set sail for America with his family. He died during the voyage, and his wife and one son died shortly thereafter, leaving only a son, David. David dropped the name of Powell, retaining only the name Evan with an s added for euphony. He settled in what is now Radnor, Chester County, PA, and was a man of influence in the community, dying in 1710. John Evans, his last son, removed to Fairfax County, VA where there was a Quaker colony. He died in 1747, allegedly from a rattlesnake bite.

He seems to have moved in elite circles, although we know nothing about him. His will was witnessed by James Hamilton, William Amies and George Wight and stated that if his wife Margaret died, John Summers Senior was to bring up his child John Evans. [18] A recent map of Fairfax County in 1760 shows lands of James and John Hamilton separated by William Berkeley and adjoining George William Fairfax (Washington’s close friend and husband of Sally Fairfax).[19] John Hamilton was Deputy Kings Attorney in 1749, the highest paid official in Fairfax County with a salary of 2,000 pounds of tobacco.[20] James Hamilton was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for many years prior to 1771 and was a vestryman of Truro Parish (with George Mason) 1749-56 and Church Warden 1750-1. [21] John Summers Senior was less elite but financially successful. His major claim to fame was living to the age of 103. In 1715, he built a cabin—the first in the area now known as Belle Haven, Alexandria, later acquired tobacco warehouses along Hunting Creek, and in the 1 730s and 40s acquired about a thousand acres in the area now known as Lincolnia Hills.[22]

The accounting of the estate of John Evans[23] listed among the creditors James Hamilton, John Carlyle, John Dalton, Garrard Alexander, and Edward Washington. Three of these were justices of Fairfax County: Girrard Alexander 1742-49, John Carlyle 1749-1762, and James Hamilton 1755-1757.[24] Col. John Carlyle and John Dalton were wealthy Fairfax merchants and in the 1750s and 1760s Carlyle bought more than 5,000 acres in the Shenandoah Valley, some in association with George William Fairfax (who was also a judge at the same time as Carlyle).

John Evans’ only child, John Evans, was born in Virginia, December 9, 1737. His widowed mother saw that he got a good education at the academy in Alexandria. Lewis says that he studied law with a Mr. Hamilton in Alexandria. This was probably James Hamilton, though it could be John. About 1757--when he was still very young--he married Ann Martin.[25] One account says she also went to school in Alexandria and he met her there. Ann was born April 11, 1738 (in Alexandria by one account) and died November 11, 1827. Lewis speaks of her as a beautiful and intelligent lady.

Between 1762 and 1764, John Evans crossed the mountains and secured a tomahawk right to a fertile tract of land on the eastern side of the Monongahela, about a mile north of the mouth of Deckers Creek. In 1765 he again visited his land and built a cabin and made an improvement on it. In 1766 he started from his home in Loudon County[26] with his family, consisting of his mother[27], his wife, two children, and a family of Negroes, intending to take them to the new home he had prepared. Learning that the Indians were still making invasions into that area, he left the family at Fort Cumberland and they stayed there until 1769 when he was able to bring them to their new home. He called it Walnut Hill and lived there until his death in 1834 at the age of 96. He also persuaded a gentleman from Loudon County, well-fitted as a teacher, to come out and settle on his farm as a tutor for his children. (This may have been Samuel Burris whom James Popenoe referred to as an old schoolmaster who taught school near to his father when James was a small boy.)

John Evans was one of the most distinguished men in Monongalia County in both military and civil affairs. He was long the County Lieutenant, the highest military officer of the county and was actively involved in Dunmore's War, the Revolution, and the border wars that followed. He was clerk of the County Court from 1776 to 1807, and was one of the Delegates from the county to the Virginia Federal Convention of June 1788 which ratified the Federal Constitution. He voted nay because there was no Bill of Rights. He later was a member of the House of Delegates of the General Assembly of Virginia in the years 1791, 1794, and 1800. In 1833, when he was 95 years of age, the Government granted him a pension of $150 per annum for his services in the Virginia


 

Militia during the Revolutionary War, but he died a year later. His grave is in Oak Grove Cemetary, Morgantown. John and Ann Martin Evans had eight children who lived to adulthood. They were:

1. Margaret Evans, born in Loudon County, November 9, 1764, died November 23, 1851. She married in 1780, Captain John Dent (discussed separately) and raised a family of twelve children.

2. Dudley Evans, born March 30, 1766 in Loudon County; died May 4, 1844.

He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for thirteen years from 1803 to 1816, and in 1812 was designated Colonel of one of two regiments of the Western Virginia Brigade which saw service (including the battle in which Tecumsah was slain) in the Northwestern Army under Maj. Gen. William Henry Harrison. Dudley married, March 24, 1787, Annarah Williams (1766-1844). They raised a large family in Morgantown:

i.       Nancy Evans 1788-1 857, m Richard Wells.

ii.     John Willliams Evans 1790-1874, m Nancy Wells.

iii.    Phebe Evans 1792-1882, m Thomas Wells.

iv.   Margaret Evans 1793-1878, m Jacob Miller.

v.     James Evans 1796-.

vi.   Nimrod Evans 1799-1873, m Betsy Rhea.

vii.  Rawley Evans 1801-1869, m Clarissa Cox.

viii.Cynthia Ann Evans 1804-1869, m Thomas Pratt.

In his will drawn in 1840, Dudley Evans directed that the girls would share silver teaspoons, Cynthia would get his desk, the boys would divide the family property and a few "family slaves"...all other slaves to be freed.

3. John Evans Jr., born July 31, 1768 at Fort Cumberland; died May 19, 1849. Called Captain Jack, at the age of twenty-five he was a captain of a company known as the Monongalia Rangers organized for the defense of the border settlements. It was for some time stationed at Fort Pawpaw on Pawpaw Creek and later was transferred to Fort Henry at Wheeling. Later, Captain Jack served as Coroner, Justice of the Peace and twice Sheriff of Monongalia County. In 1800 he married Gilly Coleman Strother of Culpepper County, and they reared a family of six sons and four daughters:

i.       French Strother Evans b 1801, was adopted by his uncle Nimrod Evans (#4, below) and educated in an eastern city for the law profession, but instead--to Nimrod's great disappointment--he became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ii.     John Coleman Evans, b 1803, died at New Orleans 1827.

iii.    George D. Evans, b 1804, was prominent in business.

iv.   Daniel Strother Evans, 1806-1832, commanded a steamboat between Louisville and New Orleans.

v.     James Evans inherited the Evans homestead. He married Delia Ray in 1843. In 1839-40 he represented the county in the General Assembly; he served as justice of the peace and as a member of the county court and was a member of the Wheeling convention which organized the Restored Government of Virginia in 1861. He served as a Colonel during the Civil War and participated in the capture of Winchester in 1862.

vi.   Lucy Ann Evans 1808-1870, m Nathan Goff, Sr.

vii.  Thomas Clare Evans, b 1812, was deputy sheriff under his father 1840-42. 68


 

viii.       Louisa S. Evans, b 1817, m John H Hoffman.

ix.          Margaret Evans, b 1821, m David Clark Chadwick.

4.   Nimrod Evans, January 13, 1770 to February 27, 1828. He married Elizabeth Strother, a sister of the wife of his brother, Jack, but died without issue. He succeeded his father as clerk of the county court in 1807 and held the position until he died. He was known as a polished and courtly gentleman.

5.   Enoch Evans, b. April 23, 1773. He was for many years a justice of the peace and member of the county court of Monongalia County. He married a Miss Jenkins and soon thereafter moved to Missouri where he reared a family.

6.   Rawley Evans, b. December 29, 1777, d 1859. He married Maria Dering and reared a family of three sons and seven daughters. He was a merchant in Morgantown, served as village trustee in 1816 and as sheriff in 1818 and 1820.

7.   James Evans, April 30, 1782-March 9, 1870. He was admitted to the bar of Monongalia in July 1803 and moved to Cape Girardeau in the Missouri Territory in 1807 where he served for many years as a circuit judge. His wife was a sister of U.S. Senator Alexander Buckner of Missouri. After her death he resigned the judgeship and about 1863 returned to Monongalia County where he died.

8.   Marmaduke Evans, September 7, 1784 to April 10, 1816. He studied law and began its practice in Morgantown but died early, having never married.

The Evans Family of Pennsylvania[28]

There was another Evans family, with a John Evans Sr. and Jr. who are sometimes confused with the ones discussed above. In 1769, John Snider (discussed separately) "piloted out a company to Crooked Run." Charles Martin, Richard Harrison, and this John Evans, Sr., also appear to have arrived in that year, so they may be part of the group piloted out by Snider. The Evans father and son had adjoining farms in Greene County at the State line, which were probably opposite the homestead of Charles Martin. They attended Martin's church in Virginia and are buried in its graveyard.

John Evans, Sr., 1721-1798, was a grandson of Richard Evans who arrived from Wales in 1674, and settled near Camden, NJ. John's father, Samuel Evans settled near Hagerstown, Maryland, but came with his son to Crooked Run. He died there in 1770 at the age of 79. John Evans, Sr. served in the Revolution in the 2nd Battalion of the Washington County, Pennsylvania militia. He named in his will the following children: John Evans, Dorcas Snyder, Sarah Evans, Mary Robins, Samuel Evans, Elizabeth Ashcraft, Jesse Evans, Edward Evans, Rachel Parish, Ellender Evans, William Evans, Nancy Stewart. According to The Horn Papers, John Evans Jr. was born in New Jersey in 1746, coming to Greene County with his father and grandfather in 1769. He became a wood ranger in 1771. He had four sons and three daughters and died June 27, 1832.

I had about two weeks ago submitted the research papers to the DAR to connect my New Orleans Evanses to our revolutionary patriot Hugh Evans. It was from the Charles Zorbaugh book entitled Ancestral Trails that I had found most of my information on Hugh, plus a little bit of information on Hugh's father, Samuel. Although there was almost nothing on it in the book, somewhere along the line I had seen some statement that the name of Samuel's father was Richard [and Richard was the first to come over from Wales]. But that was all I knew about him. At the beginning of my research, I had no names of wives for either Richard or Samuel. In fact, Samuel's wives were known as only First Evans and Second Evans... which always gave my heart a pang.... that women were so little valued that no one even bothered to record their names. Very recently, due to the work of a long distance Evans cousin, I had found that possibly Richard's wife was named Elizabeth Hall.......................................................................................... and that Richard may have lived in Calvert County. But, how to prove? A happenstance trip to the library was to provide the answer to many questions.

This past Friday morning I went to our library to return a book and decided to look up one item before I was scheduled to be somewhere else. I found that item faster than I had expected and it was too early to go to my appointment, so I decided to just hang out at the library where it was cool and do some "blind" research. I really had in mind our elusive GGGG Grandmother, Lavinia Simpson [Hugh's wife]. All I knew about her was that she was born in Washington County, MD around 1732/3/4 and that she was said to be "an English lady of great piety," which made it seem that she might have really been born in England. So more work had to be done on Lavinia. As it turned out, I didn't find anything on her that Friday morning...................................................................................... What I did find went back 2 generations before her!

Here's how that "blind" research went: I walked over to the last aisle of the book stacks in the genealogy aisle, pulled up a step


 

stool and sat on it in front of a book stack, all dedicated to books on Maryland, which was about 12 feet long by 7 feet high. I just there for a while and stared at the books. I picked up a couple of books on censuses and found nothing special.... I searched through a couple of books on Washington County and found slim pickins........................ And then I picked up a book entitled: The Maryland Calendar
of Wills. I leafed through Volume I and Volume II. And then, in Volume III, on the first page I found the following:

EVANS, RICHARD, Calvert Co., 7th Jan., 1702; 25th Apr., 1703.

To wife Eliza: [from Renee: his would be Elizabeth Hall] extx., 1/3 of personalty, dwelling plantation, part of "Hall's Hill," bought of brother-in-law Elisha Hall, and 150 A., "Johnson's Place," during life. To son Samuel and hrs., afsd. lands at death of wife and 300A., "The Hope" on Susquehanna R., Cecil Co.

To unborn child, if son, 400 A., part of "Evans' Range" on n. branch Patuxent R., Prince George's Co. Should sd. unborn child be dau., afsd. "Evans' Range" to be equally divided among afsd. child. and 2 daus. named below.

To dau. Eliza: and hrs., 200 A., residue of "Evans' Range," Prince Georeg's [sic] Co.

To dau. Ann and hrs., "Greene's Delight," Prince George's Co.

Daus. to be of age at 16 yrs. and son or sons at 18 yrs.

Overseers: Brothers-in-law Walter Smith and Benjamin Hall.

Test: Henry Cole, Dan'l Malraigne                   11.282

Eureka! There it was.... Our 6th Great Grandfather really was named Richard. He really did live in Calvert County and his wife really was Elizabeth Hall. We can see this from the property that Richard bought from his brother-in-law, Elisha Hall.

What else does this genealogical sleuthing tell us? At the time of the writing Richard and Elizabeth have one son, Samuel [our 5 G Grandfather], two daughters [Elizabeth and Ann], and Grandmother Elizabeth is pregnant with another child. [A cousin has suggested that her name was Priscilla].

Moreover we have learned that Richard had a sister... totally new information to us... who was married to someone named Walter
Smith.... and that Elizabeth had a brother named Benjamin Hall. [Keep in mind that this means that we can now track down all these new people.... Richard's brothers-in-law and Elizabeth Hall's people... that way maybe we can "push back" into yet another generation.]

We also learn from this one little entry in the Maryland Wills book that Richard was doing quite well for just having emigrated from Wales! Notice that besides his property in Calvert County ["Hall's Hill," "Johnson's Palace"], Richard owns property on the Susquehanna River in Cecil County called "The Hope"; "Evans Range" [on the Patuxent River] and "Greene's Delight" in Prince George's County -- (whimsical titles........................................... I like those better than, for example, 725 Wisteria Lane [ha ha]).... [At one point we had a
little recreational cottage in the country which we affectionately referred to as "Evangeline]

And then, having found this data and linked it specifically to our line, I began to weave "stories" around it to make it "come alive." I began musing about 6GGrandfather. Our Richard was really something! We can only imagine that he must have left Wales because of some sort of financial difficulty... too hard to make a living in Wales....? Or was it a search for adventure? So he moves to America in search of a better life... and, boy, does he find it! In a few years, he accumulates enough property to leave something substantial to each of his children. He would die in Maryland. His son Samuel would make the move to Pennsylvania. And it was our patriot Hugh who would migrate with a whole constellation of relatives and inlaws to 3,000 acres in Ohio.... Only George would make it all the way to the deep South.

Well...there's my story about my genealogical "find" which came just in time for my birthday.... a gift from the genealogy angels. If anyone has information on either Evans wives: Elizabeth Hall or Lavinia Simpson, please share!

Renee

in St. Louis

Hi Renee,

I am so excited with your discovery.

In my tree, I have Richard from Wales and that he died in Maryland. I only have Samuel, his son, b. 1692 Wales, d. after 1746 in Maryland. He had two wives and 11 children.


 

His son, Hugh Evans, married first Sara Harden in 1760, then Levinah Simpson in 1763 in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Hugh Evans was born Oct. 7, 1730 near Hagerstown, MD., d. March 27, 1808. With first wife, Sara, had one daughter, Sallie Evans.

Six children with Levinah Simpson.

Levinah Simpson b. Feb. 13, 1732/33 in Washington County, Maryland, d. July 21, 1811 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio.

I did have my tree online at Genconnect at Rootsweb.com but pulled it off. I will probably put it back online when I get it updated which may take a

while. It is on Ancestry.com. They took it from Rootsweb.com. I didn't give it to them!

I thought that I had sent you all the information I had.

Oh, one piece of information was that Richard and Samuel were brothers but never found any evidence.

I would be bouncing off the walls if I had found what you did. :-) Let me know if you need anything further.

Take care, Judy Minihan

Child of POWEL EVANS and GWEN UNKNOWN is:

  2.               i. DAVID2 EVANS, b. Abt. 1644, Parish of Llanvachreth, Marionethshire, Wales; d. Abt. May 1710.

Generation No. 2

2.     DAVID2 EVANS (POWEL1) was born Abt. 1644 in Parish of Llanvachreth, Marionethshire, Wales, and died Abt. May 1710. He married (1) MARY JONES. He married (2) GAINOR.

Children of DAVID EVANS and MARY JONES are:

i. PHILIP3 EVANS, b. Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales; d. 28 Dec 1693, Pennsylvania, USA; m. SARAH THOMAS, Abt. 1690, Merion, Welsh Tract, Pensylvania.

More About PHILIP EVANS and SARAH THOMAS: Marriage: Abt. 1690, Merion, Welsh Tract, Pensylvania

3.                  ii. JOHN EVANS, b. 23 Apr 1705, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. Bef. 17 Nov 1747, Fairfax County, VA..

Children of DAVID EVANS and GAINOR are:

iii.         GWEN3 EVANS.

iv.         MARGARET EVANS.

v.          CALEB EVANS, b. Abt. 1691.

vi.        JOSHUA EVANS, b. Abt. 1692.

vii.       SARAH EVANS, b. Abt. 1694.

viii.     EVAN EVANS, b. Abt. 1698.

ix.        DAVID EVANS, b. Abt. 1698.

x.          PHILIP EVANS, b. Abt. 1702.


 

Generation No. 3

3.     JOHN3 EVANS (DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 23 Apr 1705 in Philadelphia Co., PA, and died Bef. 17 Nov 1747 in Fairfax County, VA.. He married (1) MARGARET UNKNOWN in Fairfax County, VA. He married (2) GILY STROTHER.

More About JOHN EVANS: Date born 2: 23 Apr 1705

More About JOHN EVANS and MARGARET UNKNOWN: Marriage: Fairfax County, VA

Child of JOHN EVANS and MARGARET UNKNOWN is:

4.                   i. COL. JOHN4 EVANS, b. 09 Dec 1737, Fairfax, Loudon Co., VA; d. 18 May 1834, Marion Co., WV.

Child of JOHN EVANS and GILY STROTHER is:

5.                   ii. FRENCH4 STROTHER.

Generation No. 4

4. COL. JOHN4 EVANS (JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 09 Dec 1737 in Fairfax, Loudon Co., VA, and died 18 May 1834 in Marion Co., WV. He married REBECCA ANN MARTIN Abt. 1754 in Loudon Co., VA. She was born 11 Apr 1738 in Fairfax, Prince William Co., VA, and died 11 Nov 1827 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

Notes for COL. JOHN EVANS:

The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 29-31

MRS. CHARLOTTE M. EVANS, a resident of the Pruntytown fommunity [sic] of Taylor County, represents three prominent family names of the county. She is a descendant of the Windle and Fleming families, while her husband's people were among the first pioneers to conquer the wilderness

of West Virginia.

Her paternal grandparents were Thomas J. and Charlotte (Muse) Windle. The former, a native of Pennsylvania and of Quaker stock, came to Upshur County near Buckhannon about 1857, and finally moved to Taylor County, he and his wife being buried at Simpson. He was a noted stock drover as well as farmer, buying stock over a large section of the state. His children were Lewis H.; Mary, who became the wife of James B. Fleming, of Taylor County; Annie, living near Webster, widow of Marshall Lake; Thomas H., who died in Braxton County; and John M., of Greenbrier County.

Lewis H. Windle, father of Mrs. Evans, is now a retired farmer in the Webster community of Taylor County. He was born in Philadelphia May 1, 1843, and was fourteen years old when his parents settled in Upshur County. He finished his common school education there, and in the first year of the Civil war joined the Union Army in the First Virginia Volunteers. He was in the command of General Goff and also in Rosecrans' Corps. He was in the battle of Philippi and other campaigns in West Virginia and later in the heavy fighting in old Virginia. After the war he became a butcher, was then connected with coal mining, but the last thirty years of his active career were devoted to the practical side of farming.

The first wife of Lewis H. Windle was Olive Fleming, daughter of Minor S. Fleming and member of the distinguished Fleming family whose record is given more completely on other pages of this publication. When she died she left three children: Mrs. Charlotte M. Evans; Zonia May, who died at Grafton, wife of Scott Dawson; and Gussie, who is the wife of Charles Withers and lives on the Minor Fleming farm near Simpson. For his second wife Lewis Windle married Nancy Mason, daughter of Benjamin Mason, but there were no children by this union.

Charlotte M. Windle was born in the Rural Dale locality of Upshur County, but from infancy was reared near Flemington in Taylor


 

County, where she acquired her public school education. At the age of nineteen she was married to John S. Evans.

This branch of the Evans family was founded by Samuel Evans, who was born in Wales about 1700, and at the age of twenty came to the American colonies, accompanied by his father, Richard Evans. He settled near Hagerstown or Frederick, Maryland. By two marriages he was the father of twenty-two children, his son Richard being killed while fighting the British in the Revolutionary war. His son Edward, born about 1730, in Maryland, and died about 1820, also had a military record of great interest to his descendants. He was one of Washington's soldiers in the Braddock campaign of 1755. Through the influence of Washington he was granted in 1772 for his service a tract of land in Monongalia County. He was at Fort Augusta in 1765, and Suffel's history mentions him as a volunteer in the Revolution. He was among the Monongalia militia paid off at Fort Pitt. He settled in Monongalia County probably in 1779 or 1780. At that time Edward Evans was one of those who received a portion of land allotted by General Washington in pursuance of a proclamation of Governor Dunmore in December, 1772. In 1780 he made a declaration that he was a member of the "Old Virginia" regiment in 1756, this confirming his allotment. The records of old Augusta County show the allotment and give further proof of his service in the French and Indian war. His old powder-horn, carried through the war for independence, is now owned by R. E. Campbell of Georgetown, Ohio, and bears the monogram "E. E." and date September, 1775.

The children of the pioneer Edward Evans were: Eleanor, who married Robert Patton; Hugh; Catherine, who became Mrs. Jeptha Wilkins; Samuel, who married Harriet Wilson; and Priscilla, who became the wife of John Wilkins. The son Hugh was born in 1769 and died in Preston County in 1873, when well past the century mark. He was at one time sheriff of Preston County. He married Sarah Thomas. Of their seven children Samuel, born in 1800 and died in 1889, married Sarah Means, and of their eight children the last survivor was Isaac Evans of Fetterman.

Hugh Evans, also a son of Samuel and Sarah (Means) Evans, was born in 1830 in the Evansville community of Preston County, and became a resident of Fetterman in Taylor County. He was in the Government service as a butcher during the Civil war, but his active years were devoted to farming. He was sheriff of Taylor County, and widely known as a citizen. He died at the age of forty-two. His first wife was Mary Am-na Shroyer, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Miller) Shroyer, and the only child of that union was John S. Evans. By his second wife, Mary Jean Jones, he had a daughter, Mary, now Mrs. Cleophus Woodford,of Grafton.

John Shroyer Evans was born at Fetterman in Taylor County January 26, 1856, and secured his early education there and at Knottsville. After his marriage to Miss Charlotte Windle March 13, 1887, he concentrated his efforts upon the farm where Mrs. Evans now lives. Stock and dairy farming was his chief work, and he improved one of the most attractive places along the Grafton-Pruntytown Pike. He died at his home here July 21, 1910. He had served on the local Board of Education, was trustee of the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal church and was a democrat in politics. John S. Evans was thrice married. First, in 1878 to Dora, daughter of James Allen and Mary Ellen (Ford) Bartlett. She died in March, 1880, but this union was blessed with one daughter, Myrtle. On May 9, 1882, he married Susan, daughter of John and Sallie (Curry) Sinsel. Her death occurred in November, 1883. His daughter Myrtle completed her home school education and became the wife of O. L. Scranage. Their present home is on a portion of the home farm, and Gladys, their eldest daughter, is now a student of West Virginia University.

Mrs. Evans has given her life to her children and her home. Her daughters are leaving their mark and influence on West Virginia education, and her only son besides carrying on the activities left by his father has a record of service in the World war.

More About COL. JOHN EVANS: Burial: Oakgrove Cemetary

More About JOHN EVANS and REBECCA MARTIN: Marriage: Abt. 1754, Loudon Co., VA

Children of JOHN EVANS and REBECCA MARTIN are:

i. DORCAS5 EVANS, b. 04 Jul 1755, Monongalia Co., VA; m. JOHN SNIDER; b. Abt. 1752, Monongalia Co., VA.

Notes for DORCAS EVANS:

There is some question here due to date of birth. Her father may have had a previous marriage.

6.                                     ii. MARGARET E. EVANS, b. 09 Nov 1763, Loudon Co, VA; d. 23 Nov 1851, Monongalia County, Virginia.

7.                                     iii. DUDLEY EVANS, b. 20 Mar 1766, Loudon Co, VA; d. 04 Mar 1844, Monongalia County, Virginia.

8.                                     iv. CAPT. JOHN EVANS, JR., b. 31 Jul 1768, Cumberland, Va/Md; d. 19 May 1849, Monongalia Co., VA.

v. NIMROD EVANS, b. 13 Jan 1770, Louden Co., VA; d. 27 Feb 1828, Monongalia Co., VA; m. (1) ELIZABETH F. STROTHER; m. (2) ELIZA FRENCH STROTHER.


 

  9.            vi. ENOCH EVANS, b. 25 Apr 1773, Morgantown, VA; d. Abt. 1844, Missouri.

vii.       RAWLEY EVANS, b. 29 Dec 1777, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 15 May 1859, Monongalia Co., VA; m. MARIA C. DERING, 10 Jan 1805.

More About RAWLEY EVANS and MARIA DERING: Marriage: 10 Jan 1805

viii.      JAMES EVANS, b. 30 Apr 1782, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 09 Mar 1870, Monongalia Co., VA; m. UNK BUCKNER.

ix.        MARMADUKE EVANS, b. 07 Sep 1784, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 10 Apr 1816.

x.          COLEMAN EVANS, b. Abt. 1785, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Abt. 1785, Monongalia Co., VA.

xi.        JANE EVANS, b. Abt. 1785; m. WILLIAM BUCKLEY HOLBERT, 11 Mar 1809; b. Abt. 1790, Loudoun Co., VA; d. 10 Feb 1854, Marion Co., WV.

More About WILLIAM HOLBERT and JANE EVANS: Marriage: 11 Mar 1809

5. FRENCH4 STROTHER (JOHN3 EVANS, DAVID2, POWEL1) He married LUCY COLEMAN.

Children of FRENCH STROTHER and LUCY COLEMAN are:

10.            i. GILLY COLEMAN5 STROTHER, b. Abt. 1778; d. Abt. 1848.

ii. ELIZABETH F. STROTHER, m. NIMROD EVANS; b. 13 Jan 1770, Louden Co., VA; d. 27 Feb 1828, Monongalia Co., VA.

Generation No. 5

6. MARGARET E.5 EVANS (JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 09 Nov 1763 in Loudon Co, VA, and died 23 Nov 1851 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She married (1) JERIMIAH HAMPTON. She married (2) CAPTAIN JOHN DENT 13 Jun 1780 in Monongalia Co, VA, son of GEORGE DENT and ELIZABETH HARRISON. He was born 18 Jan 1755 in Fairfax County, VA., and died 20 Sep 1840 in Monongalia County Virginia.

Notes for MARGARET E. EVANS: Evans from Wales Back to Contents

I received this eight generations Evans genealogy entitled, "Evans From Wales" from Kathy Dix. It had been sent by Larry Golden to the Evans Mail list. First generation begins with Howel of Merionethshire, Wales who was born ca1550, includes the family of David Evans and Mary Jones. The branch of this family that left Wales and settled in Pennsylvania ca 1683, were members of the Tyddyn y Garreg Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Quakers.

We hope to contact Mr. Golden to discover the source of this genealogy and, hence, proper credit and copyright. Until information to the contrary is received, we are assuming credit to Larry Golden, with copyright on his behalf. Any information appreciated!

Generation No. 1

Howel was born ca 1550 in Wales. Believed to have lived in the Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionrthshire. In 1600 he was alive and heir to certain lands which had formerly belonged to Howell ap Griffith Derwal, who was his grandfather or great-grandfather. Probably died in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionrthshire, Wales. The only child of Howell that I am aware of is.....................................................

Generation No. 2

William Powel was born ca 1580 in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales. The children of William Powell of whom I am aware are..............................................................................


 

i.  Evan William Powel, born ca 1611 in on family estate in Parish of Llanvachreth, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales; died 1684 in at sea on voyage to Pennsylvania.

ii. John William. (Nothing more known.)

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Evan William Powel was born ca 1611 on the family estate in Parish of Llanvachreth, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died 1684 at sea on voyage to Pennsylvania.

He signed a Certificate of Membership for Elizabeth Humphrey of Llanegrin, Merioneth, widow. Dated 27 5mo 1683. From Merioneth Quarterly Meeting. He signed as Evan Will Powel. Also signed was David Evans.

Evan William Powel, of the parish of Llanvachreth, gentleman, (alias Evan William and Evan ap William. Deed 30, 31 July 1682 for land in Pennsylvania. (Deed Book C.I. 252 Phila.) Sailed for Pennsylvania1684.

Letters of Attorney, dated 27 July 1683, Evan ap William, of Llanvachraeth, co. Merioeth, and David Evans of the same place, to John Roberts, of Llangian, co., Carnarvon, to take possession of 312 1/2 acres of land in Pennsylvania.

According to some data that was collected for COL DUDLEY EVANS, President of Wells Fargo Express Company at the time of his death in 1910, it appears that "In more, or less direct descent from Gruffydd Derwess was Evans William Powell (or Howell, for these names were interchangeable in Wales), born, in the Parish of Llanvareth Merionethshire, about 1610, styled in the public records.-as "Gentleman", who having for some years been convinced of the truth as preached by the Society of Friends, became a Quaker and decided to remove to the New World."

"The Friends endured severe persecutions under Cromwell and afterwards under Charles II, and many families had already left home and country for the sake of religious freedom. William Penn's Colony in Pennsylvania, known as the Great Welsh Tract, was the objective point of their pilgrimage, and we read that in 1683, Evan William Howell (Or Powell) purchased from Richard Davis one hundred fifty-six and a quarter acres of land in the Colony of 'Pennsylvania. His sons bought an equal amount of land there, and in a short time the family set sail for America. There were in this family: EVAN WILLIAM POWELL, about seventy-three years old; Gwenn, his wife; David his oldest son, about forty years old; Gainor, his wife; David's two children, under age; Philip, youngest son of Evan William Powell."

According to tho Quaker custom they received a CERTIFICATE of character from the home Meeting, which reads as follows:

"The Certificate of Removal of Evan ap William Howell (alias Howell) 1683 To all People whom these may concern, Whereas Evan ap William Powell late inhabitant in the Pariah of Llanvachrreth in the County of Merioneth in North Wales, together with his wife Gwen, his two Sons David & Philip also his daughter in law Gainor with her two small children are all upon their removal (the Lord makeing their way thereunto) from their native Country in North Wales aforsd unto the Province of Pennsylvania in America; and Whereas Likewise many leave been Known to transport themselves upon the


 

acct. of their Evill doeingds, as theft murther, Debts or running away in passionate discontentedness with parents, wives or the like; Therefore we thought it, our duty to Certify of this family as follows:

As in our relation to ye sd, Evan ap William,, Yt is Known & reputed among all sorts of people of his acquaintance to be an honest plain man, fearing God & Zealous of Good Works, not Given to Covetiousness, inclinable to deeds of Charity upon all just occasion, upon wch. Acct. Otherwise minded people took occasion to Call him a , Quaker for above 30 years past; And his conversation since hath been onest & Savory in soo much yt his wife, Gwen came to be like minded, and of a good example to her children and others, by wch means alsoo their children came to be affected with truth inocency & an inocent Conversation to this day.

And Whereas Alsoe David Evans is now married we doe certify yt he was careful in his choice of an honest woman yt feared God & walked blamelessly & lived in love &,unity with those yt are honest, as Alsoo with one another; And of Philip we doe certify yt he doth hath carried himself amongst us as became ye Gospell of peace & Salvation. And yt his departure from us Is both in unity & amnity, & a clean Single man from being intangled either by word Covenant or any other obligation with any woman kind, as in relation to marriage, or from being spotted with any defamation, otherwise for all yt we Know or heard of: this we thoughit fitt to recommend unto ye testimony of your truly loving Friends:

(signed) Owen Humphrey Lewis Owen

From Tyddyn y Garreg Mtg. --------------------------------------------------------------‑

Children of Evan Powel and Gwen are:

i.  David Evans, born ca 1644 in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales; died May 1710.

ii. Philip Evans, born in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales; died dsp bef. 28 Dec 1693, Pennsylvania. He married Sarah Thomas 1690 in Merion, Welsh Tract, Pennsylvania.

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David Evans was born ca 1644 in Parish of Llanvachreth, Merionethshire, Wales, and died May 1710/9. He married (1) Gainor. He married (2) Mary Jones 23 Aug 1690.

Children of David Evans and Mary Jones are:

i.  Gwen Evans.

ii. Margaret Evans.

iii.                  Caleb Evans, born ca 1691.

iv.                  Joshua Evans, born ca 1692.

v.Sarah Evans, born ca 1694.

vi.                  Evan Evans, born ca 1696.

vii.                David Evans, born ca 1698.

viii.               Philip Evans, born ca 1702.

ix.                  John Evans, born 23 Apr 1705; died Aft. 26 Aug 1746 but before November 17, 1747 in Fairfax County, Virginia.


 

[Note: Mark A. English provides birthdates for most of the above children on his website and states that Gwen, Margaret and Sarah were daughters of Gainor.]

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John Evans was born 23 Apr 1705, and died of a rattlesnake bite after August 26, 1746 but before November 17, 1747 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He married Margaret          in Fairfax County, Virginia. Will is dated August 26, 1746, recorded at page 211. Probated November 17, 1747. Names John Summers Sr. as guardian to "bring up my child".

The only child of whom I am aware of John Evans and Margaret is       John Evans, born 09 Dec 1737.

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John Evans was born 09 Dec 1737 in Fairfax (Louden County), Virginia, and died 18 May 1834 in Monongalia County, Virginia He married Rebecca Ann Martin ca 1757 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Revolutionary war pension records state that he was born December 7, 1738 in Fairfax County Virginia. He moved at age 13 to Louden Co, Virginia and then in 1770 to Monongalia County, Va, where he entered the service in 1778.

The deed record books of Lauden County have numerous mentions to John Evans as a witness and other minor records. Recorded in Louden County Deed Book F, at pages 310-312 is an interesting Bill of sale from John Evans to Charles Binns dated November 28, 1767 and recorded May 9, 1768. This would have been just before he moved to Monongalia County. The Bill of Sale states:

"Know all men.... I John Evans of County Louden and Colony of Virginia in consideratio sum Six pounds, Two shillings and Six pence half penny current money to me in hand paid by Charles Binns of county and Colony aforesaid.. .do bargain and sell all the goods and chattels mentioned in a schedual hereunder annexed... November 28, 1767.

Jno. Evans

Schedule

One roan mare, saddle and bridle, one Jack plain, one long plain, one plogh, one sash plain, one quarter round, one Firlister, one rasing plain, one Rabbett plain, one tenant saw, one smoothing plain, 2 gauges & 2 chisels, a set of 2 gauges belonging to Sash making, one bevel, 1 pr. compasses, two squares, four long plains, one jointer, three jack plains, one circle scriber, one broad axe, one turkey stone, one Fro, two drawing knives, one spring plain, one rabbit plain, one large Ovelo, four rounds, three Hallows, one Snipes Bill, one Filister, one Rounding Knife and hinge, one Keyhole Saw, pair of shares, sixteen chisels, two rasps and one file, five gauges, one pr. compasses, three plough Irons, anr Smoothing plain, five Augers, one Adze, two long squares, one handsaw, one Wimblebit, three hammers and one pine chest together with several small tools in it, Padlock and key and one book Architecture. Presence, H. Peyton Junr., Jno Evans Fleming Patterson

At a court held 9th May 1768.. Bill of Sale proved... ordered to be recorded."


 

Children of John Evans and Rebecca Martin are:

i.  Margaret Evans, born 07 Dec 1763 in Louden County, Virginia; died 23 Nov 1851 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She married John Dent Jun 1780 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

ii. Dudley Evans, born 30 Mar 1766 in Louden County, Virginia; died 04 Mar 1844 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

iii.                  John W. "Capt. Jack" Evans, born 31 Jul 1768 in Fort Cumberland, Virginia (now Cumberland, Md.); died 19 May 1849 in Monongalia County, Virginia .

iv.                  Nimrod Evans was born 13 Jan 1770 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died dsp 27 Feb 1828 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married (1) Elizabeth F. Strother, daughter of French Strother and Lucy Coleman. He married (2) Eliza French Strother 29 Dec 1801.

v.Enoch Evans, born 23 Apr 1773 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died 1844 in Missouri. He married Mary Jenkins 21 Nov 1807 in Monongalia County, Virginia. Enoch served for many years as justice of the peace. After he married Mary Jenkins he moved to Missouri, where he lived to an old age, and raised a family of children.

vi.                  Rawley Evans was born 29 Dec 1777 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 15 May 1859 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married Maria B. Dering 10 Jan 1805 in Monongalia County, Virginia, daughter of Henry Dering.

vii.                James Evans, born 30 Apr 1782 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died dsp 09 Mar 1870 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married a Miss Buckner who was the sister of the Hon. Alexander Buckner, United States Senator from Missouri.

viii.               Marmaduke Evans, born 07 Sep 1784 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died 10 Apr 1816. Studied and commenced practicing law. He died in early life, never having been married.

ix.                  Coleman Evans, born ca 1785 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died ca 1785 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

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Dudley Evans was born 30 Mar 1766 in Louden County, Virginia, and died 04 Mar 1844 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married Anarah (Ann Arah) Williams 24 Mar 1787 in Monongalia County, Virginia. Supposedly served in War of 1812.

Children of Dudley Evans and Anarah Williams are:

i.  Nancy Evans, born 19 Jan 1788 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She married Richard Wells 05 Oct 1808 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

ii. John Williams Evans, born 1790 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died 09 Feb 1874 in buried in Walters Christian Cemetery, Noble and Washington Counties Ohio.

iii.                  Phebe Evans, born 30 Apr 1792 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She married Thomas Wells.

iv.                  Margaret Evans, born 16 Nov 1794 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

v.Cynthia Ann Evans, born 29 Apr 1804 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She married Thomas Pratt.

vi.                  James Evans, born Unknown.

vii.                Nimrod S. Evans, born Unknown. He married Betsy Rhea.

viii.               Rawley Evans, born Unknown. He married Clarisa Cox.

John W. "Capt. Jack" Evans was born 31 Jul 1768 in Fort Cumberland, Virginia (now Cumberland, Md.), and died 19 May 1849 in Monongalia


 

County, Virginia. He married Gilly Coleman Strother 20 Nov 1800 in Culpepper County, Virginia, daughter of French Strother and Lucy Coleman.

Children of John Evans and Gilly Strother are:

i.  French Strother Evans, born 1801.

ii. John Coleman Evans, born 1803; died 17 Sep 1827 in New Orleans. He was educated for the profession of law, and studied law with his Uncle, George F. Strother, in Missouri. He became interested in steam boating, however, and while in command of a boat running from Louisville to New Orleans contacted yellow fever, which caused his death.

iii.                  George S. Evans, born 1804.

iv.                  Daniel Strother Evans, born 1806; died 1832 in New Orleans.

v.Lucy Ann Evans, born 1808. She married Nathan Goff I 1870.

vi.                  Thomas Clare Evans, born 03 Sep 1812.

vii.                Elizabeth Evans, born 1815; died 1815.

viii.               Louisa S. Evans, born 1817. She married John H. Hoffman.

ix.                  Margaret Evans, born 1821.

x.James Evans, born Unknown in "Walnut Hill" the old homestead in Monongalia Cty, Virginia.

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John Williams Evans was born 1790 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 09 Feb 1874 in buried in Walters Christian Cemetery, Noble and Washington Counties Ohio. He married Nancy Wells 13 Oct 1813 in Monongalia County, Virginia.

The following record in "War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land & Pension Applications" could very well be this guy (then again maybe not!): "Evans, John (Bounty Land Warrent), died July 31, 1869, Perry County, Ohio; married July 1821 to Elizabeth (Pension), Louden County, Va. She died July 22, 1887. Last known address New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, 1878."

1835 - October 12, 1835. Listed as the purchaser of land in presumably Washington County, Ohio. Two separate transactions on the same day. One for R07,T04, S30 and the other for R07, T05, S25. At the time of the purchase his residence as Monongalia County, Virginia.

1836 - He moved from Monongalia County to what became Elk Township, Noble County, Ohio.

1839 -July 30, 1839. Listed as purchaser of land in Washington County, Ohio R07, T04, S30. Note the previous transaction in 1835.

1860 - Census - Elk Twp, Noble County, Ohio. Pg 379, line 10, house

1736. He is listed John Evans, 69m, farmer owning land and born in Virginia. He is listed with his wife Nancy, 66 born in Md. There is another group of Evans living with them:

Dudley Evans 26 m Va

Mary Evans 29 f Va

Masia Evans 4f Ohio

Benj. Evans 7m Ohio

and one more individual who seems to be May A. Vina 11 f Ohio.

Children of John Evans and Nancy Wells are:


 

i.    Julia Ann Evans was born 04 Jul 1826 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 14 Apr 1898. She married John Walters 23 May 1844, son of William Walters and     .

ii.   Ava Evans. She married Mr. Exline.

iii. Charlotte Evans. She married Mr. Pindale.

iv. Nimrod Evans.

v.  Panthera Evans. She married Mr. Combs.

vi. Sarah Evans.

vii.           William W. Evans.

viii.          James Evans, born 09 Apr 1824; died 14 Aug 1848 in buried in Walters Christian Cemetery, Noble and Washington Counties Ohio.

ix. Mary Ann Evans, born ca 1831 in Monroe County, Ohio.

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More About MARGARET E. EVANS:

Burial: Old Zoar Cemetary, Monongalia County, WV

Notes for CAPTAIN JOHN DENT:

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John was a Lieutenant in the 9th VA Regiment during the American Revolution. He was also the first Sheriff of Monongalia Co., VA. He was a member of the Virginia Assembly and Justice of the Peace, He was placed on the pension rolls, 1832 for service as Private, Sergeant, Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain in the Virginia Continental Line.

Concerning Louis Addison Dent:

One of the highlights of the Louis Addison Dent (LAD) papers was correspondence from Mr. Thomas Dent of Chicago IL from the turn of the 20th century timeframe. Thomas' information dealt with the John Dent of Monongalia Co line of the family. He provided some information from Marmaduke Dent (son of John)'s correspondence, which, when correlated with Fairfax Co and Loudoun Co VA public records data I got from researcher "Tanya" (chutim@erols.com) or from a documented website on familytreemaker.com called "Families Allied with Luce", I believe pretty much proves the identity of John Dent of Monongalia's father and mother (at least her first name).

In a letter from Thomas Dent (address 115 Dearborn St, Chicago) dated 21 May 1896, probably to Alfred Barbour Dent (a typed copy of which appears in the LAD papers), he provides an 'Extract from a letter from the late Dr. Marmaduke Dent to his nephew George Dent [Thomas' father], dated Granville, W. Virginia, 27th March 1868: "As it respects the Dent families so far as I

have learned we all sprang from the same ancestry and came from England and settled in Maryland probably two centuries ago. My grandfather's name I never learned. He died when my father was four years old, leaving my father and two sisters, Aunt Susan marrying George Tole, and Aunt

Nancy marrying Aaron Thomas, the grandfather of Major General George Hampton Thomas named for Uncle George Tole and Uncle Jeremiah Hampton, the spouse of Grandmother Dent by marriage to a Mr. Hampton who was of the same ancestry of Gen'l Wade Hampton of S. Carolina. [Handwritten margin note: 'Whether this means that Jeremiah Hamp

on became the husband or whether a son, half brother of John Dent, had that name, is not quite

clear. T.D.'] My grandfather removed from Maryland to Loudoun County Virginia and was a son of Walter Dent and I think there were five other brothers and some of them emigrated to Virginia. I do not know to what counties, and I have understood that the other brothers or their families had removed from Virginia to Missouri in an early day. I have heard my Father and Mother both speak of Hatch Dent, but what relation he was to us I do not know, unless he was a brother to my great grandfather. My Father never visited his relations in Maryland. Therefore, we have but little knowledge of them only as we find them scattered all over our government. My Father came


 

to this county in 1776 and engaged immediately in the service of the government to aid in rescuing the country from the French and Indians and remained in the service until Nov. 1780. He had married before he quit the service a!

nd soon accumulated a family, so that he had little opportunity of visiting his connection. I

heard him say that he had a considerable Negro and landed estate in Maryland but he never would bother to see after it."'

Here are summaries of the Fairfax Co and Loudoun Co records of interest, provided by Tanya or gotten off the "Families Allied with Luce" website:

-  Extract from the Virginia Gazette for 1755-56, date 4 July 1755 (repeated 11 and 17 July): Jeremiah Hampton, living in Fairfax County near the town of Alexandria, advertises a mare taken up by him.

-  Fairfax Co VA Minute Book 1756-1763 (date 17 Aug 1757, issuance of letters of administration

-  Tanya's transcription) - "elizabeth dent made oath that george dent dec'd departed this life without making any will (***) as she knows or believes an on her motion and giving security a certificate is granted her for obtaining letters of administration of the said descedents estate in due form. elizabeth dent, grafton kirk, john rhodes, jeremiah hampton acknowledge a bond for the faithful administration of the estate of george dent dec'd which is ordered to be recorded. ordered that john summers, william ashford, robert thomas, john ratcliffe or any three of them being first sworn according to (***) inventory (*) appraise(?) all (*) singular the (*) estate of george dent dec'd which shall be presented to their viewing that the est (*) the (*) same to the (*) (*)."

-  Fairfax Co VA Will Book B (1752-1767), 30 Aug 1757. George Dent inventory. 2 negroes. Done by John Summers, Sr., John Ratcliff, William Ashford.

-  Loudoun Co VA Deed Book C, pp. 478-481: Indenture (lease) made 1 Dec 1762 between Bryan Fairfax of Fairfax Gent. of one part and Jeremiah Hampton of Loudoun Co ... in consideration of rents and covenants ... farm let parcel of land being in county Loudoun on the Wankopin branch [probably in Cameron Parish, since that was where J.H. appeared in tax lists] ... containing 150 acres ... to have and hold during natural lives of Jeremiah Hampton, Elizabeth his wife and Joseph Hampton their son and longest liver of them ...

-  Fairfax Co VA (probably probate court minutes), 17 Jan 1764: Summons to court issued for Jeremiah Hampton and wife Elizabeth, admx. of George Dent's estate.

-  Other children of Jeremiah Hampton and Elizabeth given on the "Families Allied with Luce" website were Elizabeth Hampton, born 25 Mar 1762 in Loudoun Co VA, married William Tarlton Taylor 4 Aug 1778 Loudoun Co VA, died 12 Dec 1843 Wayne Co KY; and Jeremiah Hampton Jr, born 2 Sep 1766 in Loudoun Co VA, married Miney         abt 1793, died 8 Jan 1834 in Clinton Co OH.

Rather than make any further commentary, I'll just provide the facts as I've seen them and leave everyone to make their own conclusions. If John Dent's father was George Dent, as it appears from this evidence, the next task will be to correlate George Dent of Fairfax Co VA with his origins in Maryland.

Leon Wilde

Alternate and/on information:

Ancestry Of John Dent

First Generation

1.       John Dent was born Feb 13 1755 in Loudoun County, Virginia.. He died


 

Sep 20 1840 in Monongalia County, Virginia..

Captain

John Dent wrote on his application for a Revolutionary War pension that he

was born February 13, 1755, in Loudoun county, Virginia. In the spring of

1776 when he was 21 years old, he crossed the Blue Ridge, Shenandoah, and

Allegheny mountains into the virtually unsettled wilderness ofMonongalia

county, Virginia (now West Virginia). He no doubt followed much thesome

route across the mountains that George Washington had pioneered 20 years

before. A year before he made this pioneering trek, the battles of Lexington

and Concord in Massachusetts had signalled the beginning of the American

Revolution.

In April of 1777, a year after his arrival in Monongalia county, John Dent

enlisted as a private under Capt. David Scott in the Thirteenth Virginia

Regiment of Militia to fight in this war. John Dent's service in the

American Revolution is described in Gleanings of Virgina History by William

F. Boogher:

"Marched to Ft. Pitt, then to Ft. Kittanning, where he remained two months.

In the fall of 1777, as Sergeant, with twelve men, marched to a point near

Wheeling, where they built a fort. In the spring of 1778 was appointed

lieutenant of Capt. Jacobus Sullivan's company, under Gen. Mclntosh; marched

toBeaver Creek, where they built a fort. In the fall of 1778 marched to

Tuscaroahriver, where they built Fort Lawrence, February. 1779, marched to

Fort Pitt. where he commanded seventy-five men to harass the Indians. In the

Winter of 1779-80 he returned to Fort Mc Intosh, where he was in command, by

order of Col. Gibson, of cavalry company in pursuit of deserters, where he

remained until November 1780, when he resigned," (The forts mentioned were

on or near the upper Ohio river where it is the boundary between West

Virginia and Ohio.)

A pension certificate dated September 4, 1834, shows John Dent entitled to a

pension of $320 per year beginning March 4, 1831, for his


 

military service

in the American Revolution.

The Dent family always lived in Monongalia county - a sparsely settled,

thickly forested wilderness in the valley of the Monongahela river. They

were among the first settlers in the area. Quoting from The Making of

Morgantown by James Calahan:

"These pioneers left the ease and security of well ordered settlements to

encounter the perils of unknown forests inhabited by wild beasts, and rivers

unspanned by bridges, to found a civilized community in the heart of the

wilderness untrodden by civilized man and remote from the settlements of the

East. Armed with axe and rifle and with intense

individualistic spirit, but

bound by certain community of interests, they built theirlog cabins and

promptly turned to the conquest and subjugation of the primeval wilds which

the Indians had sought to retain unconquered.

John owneda large amount of land at Granville, about six

miles from

Morgantown. It was on Dent's run (creek) which was named for

him. Here he

built a house later known as"the old Dent homestead. He was

a member of the

Virginia Assembly, justice ofthe peace, and according to

tradition, the

first sheriff of Monongalia county.

John Dent died September 20, 1840, at his home in Monongalia county,West

Virginia. He was 85 years old. Margaret Dent, widow of John, died there on

November 23, 1851. She was 87 or 88 years old.

John and Margaret (Evans) Dent were the parents of twelve children, all of

whom were born in Monongalia county, West Virginia. Their names and

birthdates are taken from the family Bible. The names of their spouses are

taken from the Dent family lineage in Colonial Families of the United States

of America, (Vol. 3 pp. 152-1 53 as submitted by Alfred Barbour Dent.

John married Margaret Evans, daughter of John Evans and Rebecca Martin, on Jun 13 1780 in Charles County, Maryland.. Margaret was born Dec 7 1763 in Loundon County, Virginia.. She died Nov 23 1851 in Monongalia


 

County, Virginia. and was buried in Old Zoar, Cemetery.

he immigrant ancestor, Thomas Dent, b ca 1630 in England, was high sheriff of St. Mary's County, Maryland 1664, justice of the county court, and delegate from St. Mary's County in 1669. Died 1676. His son, Major William Dent, was State's Attorney for St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert Counties. His great grandson, John Dent, was born in 1755 in Loudon County, VA. He arrived on the Monongahela by 1770 and over the years claimed or bought a lot of land:

400 a., incl. his settlement on Buffalo Lick Run (off Buffalo Creek), 1770. assignee to 400 a., incl. his settlement on Mud Lick Run (Harrison Co.), 1774. 400 a., incl. his settlement on Scotts Meadow (now Dent) Run, 1775. assignee to 400 a. on middle fork of Tenmile Creek at Glade Bottom, 1778. assignee by Peter Popeno to 363 a. on Scott Mill Run, 1781.

assignee to 400 a. a mile from Cheat River, 1781.

assignee to 1000 a. at mouth of Buffalo Lick Run, 1781.

The last three suggest that he was buying up lands as soon as the earlier settlers had gotten legal titles to them. In 1777, he enlisted as a private under Captain David Scott in the Thirteenth Virginia Regiment, Continental Army. He served at Fort Pitt and another fort on the Ohio, becoming a sergeant, and then was commissioned ensign in 1778 and lieutenant in 1779. He was offered a captaincy in November 1780 but he settled his accounts and resigned, having recently gotten married. He served again in 1796 as captain of an artillery company in the local militia. In 1784, Dent was appointed a magistrate of Monongalia County, in 1789 he was made Sheriff, and in 1792 and 1796 he served as one of the two county delegates to the Virginia House of Delegates. He also, in 1790, built and operated a mill on Dents Run.

John Dent, 1755-1840, m 1780, Margaret Evans, 1763-1851, dau of Col. John Evans.

Their children were:

1.     Elizabeth Dent, b December 26, 1780-, m Rawley Martin. (Her parents were married the previous June.)

2.     John E. Dent, 1783-, m Rebecca Hamilton.

3.     George Dent, 1784-1805. Died in New Orleans.

4.     Dudley E. Dent, 1787-, m Mahala Berkshire.

5.     Ann (Nancy) Dent, 1789-1880, m Felix Scott, son of Capt. David Scott.

6.     Nimrod Dent, 1792, m Susan Graham.

7.     Margaret Dent, 1794, m John Rochester.

8.     Enoch Dent, 1796, m Julia Gapen.

9.     James Dent, 1798, m Dorcas Berkshire. He was a militia captain in 1820.

10.  Marmaduke Dent, 1801-1883, m Sarah Price. He was the first resident physician in Preston County and was postmaster at Granville, Monongalia County.

11.  Annarah Dent, 1803-, m Peter Fogle.


 

12. Rawley E. Dent, 1808, m Maria Miller.b. abt 1755, Maryland

d. after 25 Nov 1823, Bedford Co., VA

John Dent resided during the American Revolutionary at Bedford Co., Virginia and assisted in establishing American independence while acting in the capacity of Patriot.

John Dent signed the Oath of Allegiance on 15 Oct 1777 in Bedford Co., Virginia.

Source: Transcription in the Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, December 1957, Vol. 91, p. 1343. From Ann Waller Reddy, through Old Dominion Chapter, Richmond, VA. Oaths of

Allegiance, Bedford County, VA. / Mss Coll/231/Box 1/File 28

More About CAPTAIN JOHN DENT:

Date born 2: 18 Jan 1755

Burial: Sep 1840, Old Zoar Cemetary, Monongalia County, WV

More About JOHN DENT and MARGARET EVANS: Marriage: 13 Jun 1780, Monongalia Co, VA

Children of MARGARET EVANS and JOHN DENT are:

i.            ELIZABETH MARGARET6 DENT, b. 26 Dec 1781, Monongalia Co., VA; m. RAWLEY EVANS MARTIN; b. Abt. 1782, Harrison Co., VA; d. Abt. 1857, Ripley Co., IN.

ii.          JOHN EVANS DENT, b. 24 Jan 1783, Monongalia County Virginia; d. 17 Mar 1868.

iii.         GEORGE EVANS DENT, b. 18 Nov 1784, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 03 Jul 1805, New Orleans, LA.

iv.        DUDLEY EVANS DENT, b. 01 Mar 1787, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 18 Apr 1843, Elizabeth, Wirt County, VA.

v.          NANCY ANN DENT, b. 23 May 1789, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 23 Nov 1819, St Charles Co, MO; m. CAPTAIN FELIX

SCOTT, Abt. 1808, Monongalia Co., VA; b. 13 Dec 1786, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Abt. 1858, Oregon.

More About FELIX SCOTT and NANCY DENT: Marriage: Abt. 1808, Monongalia Co., VA

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NIMROD DENT, b. 18 Jun 1792, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 02 Jan 1865, Monongalia County, West Virginia. MAREGARET DENT, b. 01 Apr 1794, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 12 Jul 1872, Henry County, IL. ENOCH DENT, b. 21 May 1796, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1872, Wenona, Marshall Co., IL. CAPT. JAMES EVANS DENT, b. 15 Aug 1798, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1874, Illinois.

DR. MARMADUKE DENT, b. 25 Feb 1801, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 10 Feb 1883, Monongalia County, Virginia. ANARAH C DENT, b. 08 Apr 1803, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 01 Apr 1892, Stark Co., OH.

RAWLEY EVANS DENT, b. 28 Feb 1808, Monongalia County, Virginia.

 

7. DUDLEY5 EVANS (JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 20 Mar 1766 in Loudon Co, VA, and died 04 Mar 1844 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married ANNARAH WILLIAMS 24 Mar 1787 in Monongalia Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1766.

Notes for DUDLEY EVANS: Probably served in war of 1812

More About DUDLEY EVANS and ANNARAH WILLIAMS: Marriage: 24 Mar 1787, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of DUDLEY EVANS and ANNARAH WILLIAMS are:

21.                     i. NANCY6 EVANS, b. 19 Jan 1788, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 22 Sep 1857, Basnetville, Marion Co, WV.

22.                      ii. JOHN WILLIAM EVANS, b. 22 Oct 1790, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 09 Feb 1874. iii. PHOEBE EVANS, b. 29 Apr 1792; d. 16 Jun 1882; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON WELLS.

More About THOMAS JEFFERSON WELLS: Name 2: Thomas Wells


 

iv.        MARGARET EVANS, b. 16 Nov 1794, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 19 Aug 1876.

v.          JAMES EVANS, b. 21 Jan 1796.

vi.         NIMROD EVANS, b. 13 Jan 1799, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 23 Dec 1873; m. BETSY RHEA.

vii.       RAWLEY EVANS, b. 23 Jul 1801, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 17 Sep 1868, Monongalia County, Virginia; m. CLARISA COX.

viii.      CYNTHIA ANN EVANS, b. 09 Apr 1804, Monongalia County, Virginia; m. THOMAS PRATT.

8.     CAPT. JOHN5 EVANS, JR. (JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 31 Jul 1768 in Cumberland, Va/Md, and died 19 May 1849 in Monongalia Co., VA. He married GILLY COLEMAN STROTHER 20 Nov 1800 in Culpepper, VA, daughter of FRENCH STROTHER and LUCY COLEMAN. She was born Abt. 1778, and died Abt. 1848.

Notes for CAPT. JOHN EVANS, JR.: Known as Capt. Jack

More About JOHN EVANS and GILLY STROTHER: Marriage: 20 Nov 1800, Culpepper, VA

Children of JOHN EVANS and GILLY STROTHER are:

i.         FRENCH STROTHER6 EVANS, b. Abt. 1801; m. LIZZY DELANEY.

ii.        JOHN COLEMAN EVANS, b. Abt. 1803; d. 17 Sep 1827, New Orleans, LA.


 

Notes for JOHN COLEMAN EVANS:

He was educated for the profession of law and studied with his uncle, George F. Strother, in Missouri. He became interested in steam boating, however, while in command of a boat running from Louisville to New Orleans contracted yellow fever, causing his death

GEORGE STROTHER EVANS, b. Abt. 1804.

DANIEL STROTHER EVANS, b. Abt. 1806; d. Abt. 1832, New Orleans, LA.

·  LUCY ANN EVANS, b. Abt. 1808, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1870; m. NATHAN GOFF, 12 Jul 1855, Monongalia Co., VA; b. 02 Apr 1798, Oswego, NY.

More About NATHAN GOFF and LUCY EVANS: Marriage: 12 Jul 1855, Monongalia Co., VA

·  Text Box: JAMES EVANS, b. Abt. 1810, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 23 Oct 1888, Monongalia County, Virginia. THOMAS CLARE EVANS, b. 03 Sep 1812.

ELIZABETH EVANS, b. Abt. 1815.

·   LOUISA S. EVANS, b. Abt. 1817; m. JOHN H. HOFFMAN.

·  MARGARET EVANS, b. Abt. 1821; m. DANIEL C. CHADWICK, 11 Mar 1841, Monongalia Co., VA.


 

More About DANIEL CHADWICK and MARGARET EVANS: Marriage: 11 Mar 1841, Monongalia Co., VA

9.     ENOCH5 EVANS (JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 25 Apr 1773 in Morgantown, VA, and died Abt. 1844 in Missouri. He married MARY AMELIA JENKINS 21 Nov 1807 in Monongalia Co, VA, daughter of BARTHOLEMEU JENKINS and MARY UNKNOWN.

More About ENOCH EVANS and MARY JENKINS: Marriage: 21 Nov 1807, Monongalia Co, VA

Children of ENOCH EVANS and MARY JENKINS are:

i.         JOHN6 EVANS, b. 17 May 1797; d. 14 Apr 1850.

ii.        JAMES EVANS.

BARTHOLEMEU JENKINS EVANS.

MARY AMELIA EVANS, m. (1) UNKNOWN ANDERSON; m. (2) JONATHAN COBIN.

•              EUGENIUS EVANS.

•              ENOCH EVANS, b. 02 Oct 1817, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 28 Jul 1900. WILLIAM J. EVANS.

GEORGE W. EVANS.

 

ix.         MARY JANE EVANS, m. JAMES K POLK ROSS.

x.          CAROLINE EVANS, m. JONATHAN J. HARRIS.

10.    GILLY COLEMAN5 STROTHER (FRENCH4, JOHN3 EVANS, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born Abt. 1778, and died Abt. 1848. She married CAPT. JOHN EVANS, JR. 20 Nov 1800 in Culpepper, VA, son of JOHN EVANS and REBECCA MARTIN. He was born 31 Jul 1768 in Cumberland, Va/Md, and died 19 May 1849 in Monongalia Co., VA.

Notes for CAPT. JOHN EVANS, JR.: Known as Capt. Jack

More About JOHN EVANS and GILLY STROTHER: Marriage: 20 Nov 1800, Culpepper, VA

Children are listed above under (8) John Evans, Jr..

Generation No. 6

11.    JOHN EVANS6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 24 Jan 1783 in Monongalia County Virginia, and died 17 Mar 1868. He married (1) MARY IRWIN. He married (2) REBECCA HAMILTON 18 Mar 1804 in Monongalia Co., VA, daughter of WILIAM HAMILTON and SUSANNA BROWN. She was born 21 Jan 1786 in Baltimore, MD, and died 04 Aug 1832 in Muskingum Co., OH.

Notes for JOHN EVANS DENT:

Dent & Rebecca Hamilton I thought you may want to see this

John Evans Dent (John) was born Jan 24 1783 in Monongalia County Virginia. He died Mar 10 1868 in Putnam County Il.

TAKEN FROM THE MARSHALL COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND PUTNAM COUNTY REGISTER, HENRY, IL

April 9, 1868

Died At Magnolia, March 20th, John E. Dent, age 85 years.

John E. Dent, one of the oldest citizens of Putnam County

and father of Mrs. Z. Swan of this city, died two weeks since at Magnolia at the advanced age of 85. He moved to Putnam county in 1830, was an influential and respected citizen and raised a family who have held many responsible trusts in political life. For the past two or three years, Mr. D. has been in feeble health and his nervous temperament produced derangement of which he was afflicted to the day of his death. All who knew him, admired his striking qualities and he passed away mourned by them all.

John married (1) Rebecca Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton and Susan Brown, on Mar 18 1804 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia. Rebecca was born Jan 21 1786 in Baltimore, Maryland. She died Aug 4 1832 in Muskingum County, Ohio.

They had the following children:

i. Sally Gillia Dent was born 1805 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia.

Moved to Putnam county in 1831


 

"Mrs. Gilley Dent Cowen, widow of

William Cowen, was born in Monongalia County, (West) Virginia, in 1805 and moved with her family to Muskingum County, Ohio in 1808 where she wed William Cowen in 1824. William Cowen was born near Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland in 1798 and came to Muskingum County, Ohio as a young man about 1810. The couple attended the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio and in Illinois. The Cowens came to Putnam County, Illinois in 1831. During the Black Hawk War, Mr. Cowen was a soldier under Col. Strawn with the rank of Lt. Col. in the 40th regiment, 4th Brigade, Illinois Mounted Militia with the date of commission of May 20, 1832, at Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois."

Mrs. William Cowen of Wenona was the

next operator, who handled the spinner very gracefully. She was 76 years of age and had been a settler of this country for 50 years.

"The 1881 Old Settlers Reunion"

Taken From the Henry Republican, August 25, 1881

More About WILLIAM N. COWEN: Buried: Magnolia, Putnam Co. IL Occupation: 1860, Farmer

Residence: 1860, Magnolia Township, Putnam Co. IL

ii.   George Washington Dent Sr was born Sep 27 1807 and died Apr 3 1879.

iii. Zilpha Dent was born 1810 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia.

iv. Margaret Dent was born 1814 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia.

John also married (2) Mary Cowen on Jul 9 1839 in Putnam County Il. They had the following children:

v.  Orlando Dent was born 1843 in Putnam County Il. He died Apr 1883.

Company "A" 1st Illinois Cavalry

Orlando Dent Private Bloomington July 3, 1861 M.O. July 14, 1862 as Corporal

Henry Republican April 5, 1883

On Wednesday of last week Orlando

Dent, one of Magnolia's best citizens, died from consumption. He has been an invalid for a number of years. He had sought a change of climate for his


 

health, and followed every fond hope for relief but all to no purpose. For three or four years he had been obliged to articulate in a low voice. He had been a resident of Magnolia for many years and until within a few months owner of a fine farm in Putnam county. His fine residence in the village is left to the widow and daughter, an only child of about 15 years of age. Also a $5000 policy on his life in the Illinois Masonic Benebolent Association, located at Princeton.

John Dent was born Feb 13 1755 in Loudoun County Virginia. He died Sep 20 1840 in Monongalia County Virginia and was buried Sep 1840 in Old Zoar Cemetery, Monongalia County Virginia.

John married Margaret Evans, daughter of Colonel John Evans and Rebecca Martin, on Jun 13 1780 in Charles County Maryland. Margaret was born Dec 7 1763 in Loudoun County Virginia. She died Nov 23 1851 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia and was buried Nov 26 1851 in Old Zoar Cemetery, Monongalia County Virginia.

They had the following children:

i.    Elizabeth Dent was born Dec 26 1781.

ii.   John Evans Dent was born Jan 24 1783 and died Mar 10 1868.

iii. George W Dent was born Nov 18 1784 in Monongalia County Virginia. He died Jul 30 1805 in New Orleans. La.

He over took a boat of flour and drowned while trying to escape

iv. Dudley Evans Dent was born Mar 1 1787 and died Apr 18 1843.

v.  Nancy Ann Dent was born May 23 1789.

vi. Nimrod Dent was born Jun 18 1792 and died Jan 2 1864.

vii.                Margaret Dent was born Apr 1 1794.

viii.               Enoch M Dent was born May 21 1796 and died Nov 18 1872.

ix. James Evans Dent was born Aug 15 1798 and died 1874.

x.  Dr. Marmaduke Dent was born Feb 25 1801 and died Feb 10 1883.

xi. Anarah Cathrine Dent was born Apr 8 1803 in Monongalia County Virginia.

xii.                Rawley Evans Dent was born Feb 28 1808 in Dents Run, Monongalia County Virginia.

Rawley married (1) Maria Miller. Rawley also married (2) Nancy Barker.

Notes

DENT, Lt. John

Monongalia Co., Va. 28 Aug. 1832 appeared JOHN DENT, a resident of said county, aged 77 and made declaration to obtain benefits of provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. He enlisted as a private soldier for three years in the said county of Monongalia in the month of


 

April 1777 with Capt. David Scott of the 13th Virginia regiment of Continental troops, commanded by Col. John Gibson, Lieut. Col. Richard Campbell and Major Taylor-that in the same month, he marched to Fort Pitt and from there to Kittanning to a fort on the east bank of the Allegheny River about 50 miles above Fort Pitt, where he and his company remained about two months...

...that in the spring of 1778, Col Gibson received intelligence that General McIntosh was marching to Fort Pitt and sometime in the spring Genl. McIntosh arrived and in about three weeks afterwards he was presented with a Lieutenants commission without any application on his part. That he was then attached to Capt. Jacobus Sullivan's company that during the summer or early part of the fall of 1778 he with the troops under Genl. McIntosh descended the Ohio River to Big Beaver Creek near to which the troops erected a fort and named it after the commanding officer, that during the fall of 1778, Genl. McIntosh, with said department, the 8th Pa. reg. and several regiments of militia marched to Tuscarora, a tributary of the Muskingum River where Fort Laurence was built, where he remained until about the first of Feb. 1779    /s/ John Dent

John Dent was inscribed on the roll at the rate of $320 per annum on 28 Nov. 1832. On 27 Sept. 1841, his wife Margaret Dent, a resident of Monongalia Co., Va., and aged 78, made a declaration to obtain the benefits of her husband, John Dent. She was married to John Dent in June 1780 and he died on 20 September 1840.

Capt. John Dent, aged seventy eight years in May, next, a resident of said county and to me personally known, after being duly signed, doth depose and say that in the year 1778, he was a Lieutenant in the 13th Continental Regiment of Va. Troops, that during the fall of that year, he

saw a regiment of Va. militia in the service under the command of Col. John Evans, who is now a resident of this county, that the said regiment marched to Beaver creek on the Ohio River and assisted to build Fort McIntosh near the mouth of said creek, and from thence marched to Tuscarawa a branch of the Muskingum, where they assisted to Build Fort Lawrence, that he does not know what time the said regiment entered the service, but believe they were discharged in December of that year.

/s/ John Dent (before Geo. McMeely, a Justice of the peace for Monongalia County; March 7, 1833)

George Washington Dent Sr (John Evans, John) was born Sep 27 1807 in Dent's Run, Monongalia County Virginia. He died Apr 3 1879 in Woodford County Il. George married Comfort Ijams, daughter of Thomas Ijams and Sarah Duvall, on Apr 12 1829 in Muskingum County, Ohio. Comfort was born Dec 31 1808 in

Fairfield County Ohio. She died Feb 26 1887 in Peoria County Il.

They had the following children:

i.    John Evans Dent was born Jan 18 1830 in Putnam County Il. He died Apr 10 1868 in Sacramento Ca.

ii.   Thomas Ijams Dent was born Nov 14 1831 in Putnam County Il. He died Dec 25 1924 in Cook County Illinois..

iii. Lewis Marshall Dent was born Nov 22 1833 in Putnam County Il. He died Feb 19 1902 in Woodford County Il.


 

iv.   Henry Clay Dent was born Jul 1 1836 in Putnam County Il. He died Mar 1 1895 in Putnam County Il.

v.     Amelia Ann Dent was born Nov 17 1839 in Putnam County Il. She died Nov 3 1875 in Putnam County Il.

vi.   Comfort Amanda Dent was born Jan 8 1842 in Putnam County Il.

vii.  William Hamilton Dent was born Nov 24 1843 in Putnam County Il.

viii.George Washington Dent Jr was born Jun 28 1847 in Putnam County Il.

ix.   Charles Howard Dent was born Apr 7 1851 in Putnam County Il. Notes:

Old Settlers Meeting

Taken From The Henry News Republican

December 10, 1868

George Dent of Hennepin was then called for and gave some items of his experience referring to the difficulties of obtaining educational facilities and other accessories to comfort and refinement.

Taken From the Henry Republican April 17, 1879

The following obituary notice of the late George Dent, was penned by his son, Thomas Dent, and published in a late number of the Hennepin Record:

Died in the 3d inst., at his residence in Minonk, Woodford county, George Dent, aged 71 years, 6 months, 18 days. The deceased was a native of Monogahala county, Virginia (now West Virginia). His ancestors were connected with the early settlement of that section, and with its government in civil affairs, and with military matters in the revolution. He was a son

of John Evans Dent, who died in Putnam county, Ill., some eleven years ago, and Rebecca Hamilton, who emigrated to Muskingum county, Ohio, in the year 1808, and to Putnam county, Ill., in the year 1831.

The deceased took up his residence in Oxbow prairie in the latter year, and was of the volunteer force in the Black Hawk war in 1832. He opened a farm on Oxbow prairie, and for a number of years thereafter continued his connection with farming; but having through an accident, in the year 1836, been deprived of much use of his right hand, his attention was turned partially toward other business, and for the next following ten years he was connected with different local offices in his township and neighborhood, including the office of county assessor for one year.

In 1847 he was elected clerk of the county commissioners' court and recorder, and removed to the county seat, Hennepin, and there resided until the spring of 1869, filling meanwhile, among other positions, the office of clerk of the circuit court for some years; also the office of county judge for one term; and the office of member of the house of representatives in the general assembly, for the district composed of Putnam, Woodford and Marshall county for one term.


 

He removed in Minonk in the spring of 1869, and at his death was filling his second term as police magistrate of that place. The deceased was of a genial nature, and was somewhat distinguished for his recollection of people and his general acquaintance with persons and places within the range of his residence and travel in the country. In political matters, while adhering to his party in the main, he was much influenced by personal preferences. He enjoyed being hospitable, as was common in some of the earlier settlements. The funeral services occurred in the Methodist church in Minonk, on the 4th inst., and was largely attended.

The deceased had never attached himself to any church, but has been heard to signify that he should have taken a stand in early life. He also highly commended consistent profession. About one year before his death, he inscribed in the family bible, which had come down to him from his father, a sentiment, mainly a quotation from Sr. William Jones, beautifully expressive of the incomparable worth of the bible. This he is supposed to have done in order that his deliberate views on the subject might be distinctly manifested.

On the arrival of the corpse in Hennepin on Saturday morning last, a number of people, especially from the older residents, followed the remains to the grave, and viewed the face of the deceased. The following persons acted as pall bearers, to-wit: Jefferson Durley, A. T. Purviance, Wm. Eddy, Henry Casson, Martin Bauman, C. P. Towle, Patrick Dore, and Africa H. Turner. Selections from the scriptures were read by Rev. Mr. Murphy and a prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Bailey

More About JOHN DENT and REBECCA HAMILTON: Marriage: 18 Mar 1804, Monongalia Co., VA

Child of JOHN DENT and MARY IRWIN is: 23.                   i. ORLANDO7 DENT.

Children of JOHN DENT and REBECCA HAMILTON are:

24.

ii.

GEORGE WASHINGTON7 DENT, b. 27 Sep 1807, Monongalia County Virginia.

25.

iii.

MARGARET DENT.

26.

iv.

GILLIA DENT.

 

v.

SUSAN DENT.

27.

vi.

ZELPHA DENT.

 

12. GEORGE EVANS6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 18 Nov 1784 in Monongalia County,

Virginia, and died 03 Jul 1805 in New Orleans, LA. He married SARAH CHAPMAN 09 Jun 1804 in Monongalia Co., VA. She was born 07 Aug 1785 in Monongalia County, VA.

Notes for GEORGE EVANS DENT:

More About GEORGE DENT and SARAH CHAPMAN: Marriage: 09 Jun 1804, Monongalia Co., VA

Child of GEORGE DENT and SARAH CHAPMAN is:

i. REBECCA7 DENT, b. 15 Aug 1805, Monongalia County, VA.


 

13. DUDLEY EVANS6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 01 Mar 1787 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 18 Apr 1843 in Elizabeth, Wirt County, VA. He married MAHALA BERKSHIRE 29 Sep 1812 in Dent's Run, Monongalia Co., VA, daughter of JOHN A. BERKSHIRE. She was born 27 Aug 1794 in Bedford County, PA, and died 10 Jun 1860 in Woods Co., Va.

Notes for MAHALA BERKSHIRE:

Drowned in the Kanawha River after June 1860

More About DUDLEY DENT and MAHALA BERKSHIRE: Marriage: 29 Sep 1812, Dent's Run, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of DUDLEY DENT and MAHALA BERKSHIRE are:

i. GEORGE B.7 DENT, b. 07 Sep 1813, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 03 Sep 1875, Woods Co., WV; m. (1) CATHERINE YOUNG; m. (2) SARAH M. BEATY, 27 Aug 1835; b. 14 Jan 1817.

More About GEORGE DENT and SARAH BEATY: Marriage: 27 Aug 1835

28.                                  ii. ALPHEAUS R. WILSON DENT, b. 24 May 1815, Marion Co., WV; d. 28 Sep 1863, Died of wounds Civil War, CSA.

29.                                  iii. MARIAH BERKSHIRE DENT, b. 15 Feb 1816, Parkersburg, Wood County, VA.

30.                                  iv. JAMES EVANS DENT, b. 25 Apr 1817, Wirt Co, VA; d. 20 Nov 1863, Point Lookout Union Prison Camp, MD.

v.          SARAHANN CATHERINE DENT, b. 09 Oct 1821, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 06 Sep 1851, Marion Co., WV; m. FREDERICK TENEYCK, 12 Jan 1840; b. 15 May 1821, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 06 Nov 1905, El Reno, OK.

Notes for FREDERICK TENEYCK:

This name has evolved into current use by descendanta as ICE

More About FREDERICK TENEYCK and SARAHANN DENT: Marriage: 12 Jan 1840

vi.        ZERILDA A. DENT, b. 25 Feb 1824; m. ELISHA PETTY, 26 Jan 1843.


 

More About ELISHA PETTY and ZERILDA DENT: Marriage: 26 Jan 1843

Text Box: CORNELIUS BERKSHIRE DENT, b. 02 Jun 1826, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 18 Apr 1907, Columbus, Ohio. OLIVA M. DENT, b. 23 Jul 1828, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA.

ANNARA DENT, b. 28 Jan 1831, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 28 Jul 1905, Marion Co., WV. MARMADUKE DENT, b. 04 Jun 1833; d. Abt. 1908.

MARGARET E. DENT, b. 12 Feb 1836, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; m. JOSEPH WILLIAM STRONG. DUDLEY EVANS DENT, b. 13 Jun 1838, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; m. MARY HUMPHREYS, 21 Mar 1864.

Notes for DUDLEY EVANS DENT:

I did a search on Ancestry.com for Lee Hampton Dent and mainly found stuff

on a Lee Hampton Dent born 13 Oct 1893 in Sutton, Braxton Co, West Virginia and died 29 Apr 1957 in Alameda Co, California. I'd assume this person is most likely a great-grandfather of Lee Hampton Dent III. In the censuses Lee Hampton Dent I was shown to be the son of Dudley E[vans] Dent, who according Ancestry's World Tree Project was a son of Dudley Evans Dent, son of the revolutionary war soldier John Dent of Monongalia Co, West Virginia.

I found California Birth Index records for both Lee Hampton Dent [II] (b. 12

Dec 1952, Tehama Co, CA) and Lee Hampton Dent [III]. Lee II could have been a late in life son of Lee I, but he could also have been a grandson. The 1930 Detroit Michigan census gave a son of Lee I, Robert Dent born in 1926, who could have been the father of Lee II. I found a California Death Index record for a Robert George Dent (b. 16 Jul 1926 in Michigan, d. 6 Jan 1983 in Solano Co, California) likely corresponding to this Robert Dent.

I've attached the records I found below. Leon Wilde


 

Arnold, Maryland

1900 (7 Jun) Braxton Co West Virginia Census, Holly Magisterial District, Sutton (ED 11, p 193a):

* * Dent Dudley E. | Head | W - M - born June 1838 - age 61 | Married 25 years | born West Virginia - father born West Virginia - mother born West Virginia | Painter [or possibly Printer] | ... | (rented - - house)

-  - (Dent) Emma | Wife | W F Feb 1853 47 | Married 25 years | Mother of: 6 children born, 6 living | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia

-  - (Dent) Enez | Daughter | W F Jan 1880 20 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia

-  - (Dent) Chas. | Son | W M Oct 1887 12 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | [no occupation] | (attended school 6 mos during census year)

-  - (Dent) George M. | Son | W M Oct 1887 12 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | [no occupation] | (attended school 6 mos during census year)

-  - (Dent) Robert Howard | Son | W M Jan 1891 9 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | [no occupation] | (attended school 6 mos during census year)

-  - (Dent) Lee Hampton | Son | W M Oct 1893 6 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | [no occupation] | (attended school 6 mos during census year)

1910 (18 Apr) Braxton Co West Virginia Census, Holly District, Sutton Precinct, Sutton town (ED 4, p 46a):

* * Dent, Dudley | Head | M W 71 | Married, 3rd time - married 27 years | born West Virginia - father born West Virginia - mother born West Virginia | Prospector - Gold | (owned - free - house)

-  - (Dent) Emma | Wife | F W 60 | Married, 2nd time - married 27 years - Mother of: 6 children born, 6 now living | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | None

-  - (Dent) George M. | Son | M W 22 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia

-  West Virginia | None [occupation]

-  - (Dent) Howard | Son | M W 19 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | Laborer - Odd jobs

-  - (Dent) Lee H | Son | M W 16 | Single | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | None | (attended school during census year)

World War I Draft Registration (5 June 1917):

1.   Name in full (Given name, Family name): Lee Hampton Dent (Signature - at bottom of front of card): Lee H. Dent Age in Years: 23

2.   Home address (No., street, city, state): Sutton, W. Va.

3.   Date of birth (month, day, year): October 13 1893

4.   (Citizenship): Natural Born Citizen

5.   Where born? (town, state, nation): Sutton, W.Va., U.S.A.

6.   If not a citizen, of what nation are you a citizen?:

7.   Present trade, occupation or office?: Factory work 8: By whom employed?: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Where employed?: Akron, O.

9.   (Person) solely dependent on you for support?: No

10.                 Married or single?: Single

Race?: Caucasian

11.                 Military service?

Rank: None

branch:

years:

Nation or State:

12.                 Claim exemption?: No

(Description)

1. Tall, medium, or short?: Short


 

Slender, medium, or stout?: Medium

2.   Color of eyes: blue

Color of hair: Lt brown

Bald?: no

3.   Disabled?: no Registrar: S J Cole, City Clerk, Akron O

Date of registration: June 2 - 1917

(Local Board)

Precinct: 8 Holly Dist

City or County: Braxton

State: West Va (Date:) 6/5 1917

1920 (6 Jan) Braxton Co West Virginia Census, Holly District, Sutton Town (ED 6, p 65b):

(North Main Street)

* * Dent Emma | Head | (owned - farm) | F W 64 | Widowed | ... | born West Virginia - father born West Virginia - mother born West Virginia | None [occupation]

-  - (Dent) George M | Son | | M W 32 | Single | ... | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | Repairer - Automobile

-  - (Dent) Robert H | Son | | M W 29 | Single | ... | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | Repairer - Automobile

-  - (Dent) Lee H | Son | | M W 26 | Single | ... | West Virginia - West Virginia - West Virginia | Laborer - Rubber Plant

1930 (11 Apr) Wayne Co Michigan Census, Precinct 7, Detroit City 10th Ward (ED 82-291, p 55b):

(3530 18 Street)

* * Dent, Lee H | Head | (rented - $35[per month]) | M W 36 | Married - Age 29 at 1st marriage | ... | born West Virginia - father born West Virginia - mother born West Virginia | ... | Laborer - Wiring Co | (veteran - WW)

-  - (Dent) Marie | Wife - H | | F W 26 | Married - Age 19 at 1st marriage | ... | Michigan Michigan Michigan | ... | None [occupation]

-  - (Dent) Robert | Son | | M W 3-10[?]/12 | Single | ... | Michigan WestVirginia Michigan | ... | None

-  - (Dent) Virginia L. | Daughter | | F W 1-2[?]/12 | Single | ... |

Michigan WestVirginia Michigan | ... | None

California Birth Index:

Name: Lee Hampton Dent Birth Date: 12 Dec 1952

Gender: Male

Mother's Maiden Name: Irwin Birth County: Tehama

California Birth Index:

Name: Jeffrey Cameron Dent Birth Date: 4 Jun 1955

Gender: Male

Mother's Maiden Name: Irwin Birth County: Los Angeles

California Death Index:

Name: DENT, LEE HAMPTON

Social Security #: 0

Sex: MALE

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1893 BirthPlace: WEST VIRGINIA Death Date: 29 Apr 1957 Death Place: ALAMEDA Mother's Maiden Name: Father's Surname: DENT


 

California Death Index:

Name: DENT, ROBERT GEORGE

Social Security #: 369206276 Sex: MALE

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1926 BirthPlace: MICHIGAN Death Date: 6 Jan 1983 Death Place: SOLANO Mother's Maiden Name: Father's Surname:

California Birth Index:

Name: Lee Hampton Dent Birth Date: 18 Jan 1978

Gender: Male

Mother's Maiden Name: Stuber Birth County: Sutter

From: John < _jonrhy@yahoo.com_ (mailto:jonrhy@yahoo.com) > Subject: [DENT] Can you help Lee find his family?

Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:38:19 -0700 (PDT)

GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY

The Family Information Sheet

HUSBAND

Name : Lee Hampton Dent III

Born : Jan. 18, 1978

At : Yuba City, CA

Died : At :

Age : Buried :

Father : Lee Hampton Dent II

Mother : Laurel Lynn Stuber

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MARRIAGE

Date : Place :

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WIFE Name : Born : At :

Died : At :

Age : Buried :

Father : Mother :

Children :

Gabriel Dent,

Claire Dent,

Billie Anne Cadero

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Comments :

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Trying to find out more about my family, my mother died when I was 12 and I don't know my father. Both my grandparents are dead as well, so my connections are fairly limited.

"Lee Dent" < _leecvd@yahoo.com_ (mailto:leecvd@yahoo.com) >

More About DUDLEY DENT and MARY HUMPHREYS: Marriage: 21 Mar 1864

xiii. RICHARD M. DENT, b. 20 Dec 1840, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA.

14.    NIMROD6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 18 Jun 1792 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 02 Jan 1865 in Monongalia County, West Virginia. He married SUSAN GRAHAM. She was born Abt. 1802, and died Abt. 1867 in West Virginia.

Children of NIMROD DENT and SUSAN GRAHAM are:

34.             i. MARMADUKE EVANS7 DENT, b. Abt. 1819, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 15 May 1888.

ii.          NIMROD DENT.

iii.         EUCEBIA DENT, b. Abt. 1823; d. 22 Dec 1885.

iv.        ANNE DENT, b. Abt. 1792; d. 29 May 1877; m. (1) JOHN CHILTON DENT; b. 12 Oct 1792, Charles County, Maryland; d. Bef. Mar 1816, Charles County, Maryland; m. (2) THOMAS OWEN BREAU; b. Abt. 1794.

More About JOHN CHILTON DENT: Date born 2: 12 Oct 1792

v.          HARVEY DENT.

vi.         WILLIAM DENT.

15.    MAREGARET6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 01 Apr 1794 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 12 Jul 1872 in Henry County, IL. She married (1) JOHN ROCHESTER 16 Jun 1812 in Monongalia County, VA. He was born Abt. 1790, and died Abt. 1837 in St Charles Co, MO. She married (2) PETER SMITH 07 Apr 1842 in Putnam County, IL.

Notes for MAREGARET DENT:

TAKEN FROM THE HENRY REPUBLICAN-Henry Co.,IL July 18, 1872

In Henry, July 12, of old age, Mrs. Margaret H. Smith, aged 78 years, sister of Enoch Dent of Wenona. Death of Mrs. M. H. Smith

We record the death of another old settler, Mrs. Margaret H. Smith,

sister of Mr. Enoch Dent of Wenona, at the residence of N.B. Whitney, her son-in-law, at the ripe age of 78 years.

Mrs. Smith was born in Monongahela county, W. Virginia, a daughter of John Dent, and one of 12 children. She married John Rochester there in April, 1812, the day war was declared with the Indians, and had eight children by him, he dying in 1837.

She lived for a time in Missouri, coming to Magnolia, Putnam county in 1838, where she made the acquaintance of Peter Smith, a widower, whom she married.

By him she had but one child. The domestic relations of this marriage were uncongenial, and finally Mr. Smith, who had the reputation of not being the best of men, sloped to California,where he has since re-married,and lived unmolested. Mrs. Smith has lived in Marshall county about 20 years with her

children, much of the time keeping house with her daughter, Miss Josephine Rochester.


 

She was an energetic, brave woman in her day, endured her share of the privations and trials allotted to human life, survived to a green old age, and passed on to her reward.

Her funeral took place on Sunday, in spite of the extreme hot weather, Rev. Ephriam Hoyt conducting the solemn services.

1 .)John Rochester and Margaret H.Dent, April, 1812 In Monongahela Co.,WV (?6-1 8-1812) 2.)Peter Smith and Margaret Rochester, April 7, 1842 by Ezra Stout In Putnam Co.,IL 3.)John T.Fogle and Anarah C.Rochester, August 16,1849 by E.B.Ames In Putnam Co.,IL Receipt by Margaret Smith

4.)Marshall Co.,IL December 18,1867 at the resident of the bride, by Justice Disosway, Nathan B. Whitney and Mrs. Annie C. Fogle.

1850 Census for Putnam County.

surname: ROCHESTER:

Margaret Smith            56 VA value of real estate owned 150 James Rochester 22 MO Harness Maker

Josephine Rochester 12 MO

Martha E. Smith          8 IL

Nathan Gregg               22 OH Carpenter

Wilson Michem            25 OH Carpenter

Lewis Michem              22 OH School Teacher

11 .CONSTABLE/MAYOR JOHN THOMAS/TAZEWELL FOGLE b.10-23-1825 in Monongalia Co.,WV

Was a Constable/Mayor of Henry City,Marshall Co.,IL 1857-1858 Was also a Carpenter

d.8-1 1-1863 in Henry City,Marshall Co.,IL

s/o Peter Fogle & Annarah Higgs [Dent]-(d/o John Dent & Margaret Evans) w.ANARAH C.[ROCHESTER]

b.6-16-1832 MO d.6-8-1916 in Varna,Marshall Co.,IL

buried at Henry Cemetery, Marshall Co.,IL

d/o John Rochester & Margaret H. [Dent]/Rochester/Smith m.8-16-1 849 in Hennepin/Magnolia,Putnam Co.,IL

1900 Census say`s they had 4 Children and 3 Survive. (Laura E.?) 2`nd h.NATHAN B.[WHITNEY] m.12-18-1867 in Marshall Co.,IL b.10-1820 Mass. d.2-8-1907 Marshall Co.,ILL

11 1.LAURA E./ANARAH Fogle

11 1.EMMA C./JOSEPHINE Fogle b.abt.1853 IL

h.DAVID [PHILLIPS] b. in OH

m.2-1 3-1878 in Lacon,Marshall Co.,IL

1V.MRS.MEL [STINGER] (?Fannie [Ide}

1V.ANNA V.Phillips b.abt 1880 Oelwein,IA

111 .CHARLES EDGAR Fogle

b.3-1854 IL 1900 Census say`s he was married 20 yrs.-List no wife of Chicago, was only survivor after mother passed away in 1916 111.JOHN E.Fogle b.abt 1857-1859 IL

More About JOHN ROCHESTER and MAREGARET DENT: Marriage: 16 Jun 1812, Monongalia County, VA

More About PETER SMITH and MAREGARET DENT: Marriage: 07 Apr 1842, Putnam County, IL

Children of MAREGARET DENT and JOHN ROCHESTER are:

i. JOSEPHINE7 ROCHESTER, b. Abt. 1838; m. WILLIAM HELMS.


 

The Evans Family

ii. ANARAH ROCHESTER, m. (1) PETER FOGLE; b. 05 Mar 1799; d. Bef. 1880; m. (2) NATHAN B. WHITNEY, 18 Dec 1867, Marshall County, IL.

More About PETER FOGLE:

Date born 2: Monongalia Co., VA

 

More About NATHAN WHITNEY and ANARAH ROCHESTER: Marriage: 18 Dec 1867, Marshall County, IL

 

MARGARET ANN ROCHESTER, m. GEORGE C. SMYTH. ELIZABETH ROCHESTER, m. JAMES P. THOMAS. EMILY ROCHESTER.

•              JAMES ROCHESTER, b. Abt. 1828.

 

Child of MAREGARET DENT and PETER SMITH is: vii. MARTHA E.7 SMITH.

16. ENOCH6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 21 May 1796 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1872 in Wenona, Marshall Co., IL. He married JULIA JUDITH GAPEN Abt. 1817, daughter of STEVEN GAPPEN and SARAH SCOTT. She was born 01 Aug 1799 in Greene Co., PA, and died 28 Mar 1876 in Wenona, Marshall Co., IL.

More About ENOCH DENT and JULIA GAPEN: Marriage: Abt. 1817

Children of ENOCH DENT and JULIA GAPEN are:

AMELIA7 DENT, m. UNKNOWN TOWER.

MINERVA M. DENT, b. 12 Apr 1818, Monongalia Co., VA.

JOHN ORVILLE DENT, b. 19 Mar 1819, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Abt. 1900. RAWLEY EVANS DENT, b. 25 Jan 1821, Monongalia Co., VA.

MARION DENT, b. Abt. 1823.

•              FELIX SCOTT DENT, b. 17 Jun 1824, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Abt. 1825. MARMADUKE DENT, b. Abt. 1825.

MARGARET DENT, b. 13 Jun 1828; m. JAMES MCCLAY.

ZILPHA ANN DENT, b. 31 Jan 1833, Putnam Co, IL.

LEWIS DUDLEY DENT, b. 27 Apr 1835, Putnam Co, IL.

•              THOMAS BENTON DENT, b. 22 Apr 1837, Putnam Co, IL.

JR. ENOCH DENT, b. 31 Oct 1839, Monongalia Co., VA.

SARAH ELLEN DENT, b. 27 Oct 1839, Putnam Co, IL; m. WILLIAM COOMBS.

 

17. CAPT. JAMES EVANS6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 15 Aug 1798 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1874 in Illinois. He married DORCAS BERKSHIRE 19 Feb 1820, daughter of JOHN A. BERKSHIRE. She was born Abt. 1797 in Cumberland (Near the Potomac), and died Abt. 1870 in Illinois.

More About JAMES DENT and DORCAS BERKSHIRE: Marriage: 19 Feb 1820

Children of JAMES DENT and DORCAS BERKSHIRE are:

 

i.

BRUCE7 DENT, b. Virginia.

 

ii.

EVANS DENT, b. Virginia.

39.

iii.

LUCINDA DENT, b. Virginia.

40.

iv.

STROTHER DENT, b. Virginia.

41.

v.

WILLIAM JOHN "JOBO" DENT, b. 22 Jul 1814, Bedford County, VA; d. Aft. 1880, Kanawha Co, WV.

42.

vi.

JOHN WILLIAM DENT, b. Abt. 1819, Bedford Co., VA; d. Bef. 1860.

 

vii.

NANCY ANN DENT, b. Abt. 1820, Virginia; m. JOHN SHIELDS.

43.

viii.

EMMA JANE DENT, b. Abt. 1822, Virginia; d. Illinois.

44.

ix.

JOHN EVANS DENT, b. 11 Jan 1824, Monongalia County, VA; d. 28 Nov 1883, Malden, Kanawha County, WV.

 

x.

NELSON BERKSHIRE DENT, b. Abt. 1828, Virginia.

45.

xi.

MARGARET REBECCA DENT, b. Abt. 1830, Virginia.

46.

xii.

GILIA SOPHIA DENT, b. Abt. 1831, Virginia; d. Abt. 1905.

 

The Evans Family

xiii.        JAMES BENONE DENT, b. Abt. 1831, Virginia.

xiv.       HELLEN MARY DENT, b. Abt. 1833, Virginia; d. Abt. 1849.

18.    DR. MARMADUKE6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 25 Feb 1801 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 10 Feb 1883 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married SARAH PRICE 02 Aug 1827 in Monongalia Co., VA. She was born 22 Jun 1809 in Giles County, Virginia, and died 10 Feb 1883 in Granville, WV.

Notes for DR. MARMADUKE DENT:

He was the first resident physician of Preston, Co, VA and Postmaster of Granville.

More About MARMADUKE DENT and SARAH PRICE: Marriage: 02 Aug 1827, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of MARMADUKE DENT and SARAH PRICE are:

MARSHALL MORTIMER7 DENT, b. 02 May 1828, Monongalia Co., VA; d. 03 May 1901, Preston Co., WV.

WILLIAM MARMADUKE DENT, b. 06 Mar 1831, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 28 Jan 1914, Preston County, WV. MARGARET LUCINDA DENT, b. 02 May 1833, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; m. FRANK CHALFANT/GHAFFART. JOHN EVANS DENT, b. 11 Sep 1835, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. Abt. 1863.

 

More About JOHN EVANS DENT:

Date born 2: Abt. 1830

Died ?: Abt. 1863, Possibly confused with James Evans Dent

49.             v.

50.            vi.

51.           vii.

viii.

52.            ix.

GEORGE WASHINGTON DENT, b. 23 Oct 1840, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 13 Jun 1912, Granville, WV. FELIX JACKSON DENT, b. 05 Nov 1842, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA.

JAMES EVANS DENT, b. Abt. 1844.

SARAH VIRGINIA DENT, b. 20 Oct 1846, Dents Run, Monongalia Co. VA; d. 18 Oct 1920; m. THOMAS P. PEAY. MARMADUKE EVANS DENT, b. 12 Jan 1859, Dent's Run, Monongalia CO, WV; d. 23 Nov 1948, California.

 

19.    ANARAH C6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DA VID2, POWEL1) was born 08 Apr 1803 in Monongalia Co., VA, and died 01 Apr 1892 in Stark Co., OH. She married PETER FOGLE 30 Dec 1822 in Monongalia Co., VA. He was born 05 Mar 1799, and died Bef. 1880.

More About ANARAH C DENT: Burial: Preston Co., WV

More About PETER FOGLE:

Date born 2: Monongalia Co., VA

More About PETER FOGLE and ANARAH DENT: Marriage: 30 Dec 1822, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of ANARAH DENT and PETER FOGLE are:

53.                     i. JAMES B.7 FOGLE, b. Abt. 1846; d. Abt. 1894.

ii.          GEORGE FOGLE, b. 19 Aug 1823.

iii.         JOHN T. FOGLE, b. 23 Oct 1825; d. 11 Aug 1863, Henry City, Marshall Co., IL..

More About JOHN T. FOGLE:

Name 2: John Thomas Fogle

Date born 2: 23 Oct 1825, Monongalia Co., VA

EVANS DENT FOGLE, b. 07 Jan 1829.

ROBERT BRUCE FOGLE, b. 07 Dec 1831; d. 25 Sep 1893. IMIAH MARMADUKE FOGLE, b. 16 Jan 1834; d. 11 Jun 1908. WILLIAM W. FOGLE, b. 07 Dec 1836; d. 09 Apr 1889. JAMES BEATLE FOGLE, b. 13 Sep 1840; d. 24 Aug 1894. GARRETT THOMAS FOGLE, b. 04 Dec 1842; d. 10 May 1897.

 

20.    RAWLEY EVANS6 DENT (MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 28 Feb 1808 in Monongalia County, Virginia. He married (1) NANCY BARKER. He married (2) MARIA MARION MILLER 03 Oct 1831.

More About RAWLEY DENT and MARIA MILLER: Marriage: 03 Oct 1831

Children of RAWLEY DENT and NANCY BARKER are:

i.            MARGARET ELIZABETH7 DENT, b. Abt. 1840, Monongalia County, VA.

ii.          MARY JO DENT, b. Abt. 1842, Monongalia County, VA.

iii.         EDWARD C. DENT, b. Abt. 1845, Monongalia County, VA.

54.                                iv. JAMES C. DENT, b. Abt. 1847, Monongalia County, VA.

55.                                v. IMLA JUDSON DENT, b. Abt. 1836, Marion Cty, WV.

vi.        ANNIE DENT, b. Abt. 1839, Marion Cty, WV; m. THOMAS E. THORN, 18 Dec 1862, Monongalia Cty, WV; b. Abt. 1841; d. Abt. 1914.

More About THOMAS THORN and ANNIE DENT: Marriage: 18 Dec 1862, Monongalia Cty, WV

vii.       JOHN DENT, b. Abt. 1850, Marion Cty, WV; d. 17 Nov 1874, Marion Cty, WV.

Children of RAWLEY DENT and MARIA MILLER are:

viii.     SALLY JANE7 DENT, b. Abt. 1834, Monongalia County, VA.

ix.        ANNIE ANNA DENT, b. Abt. 1838, Monongalia County, VA.

56.                    x. MARIA M. DENT, b. 22 Aug 1832, Monongalia Cty, WV.

21.    NANCY6 EVANS (DUDLEY5, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 19 Jan 1788 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died 22 Sep 1857 in Basnetville, Marion Co, WV. She married RICHARD WELLS 01 Oct 1808 in Monongalia Co., VA, son of JOHN WELLS and MARY SUDLER. He was born 02 Sep 1784 in Queen Ann Co., MD, and died 16 Sep 1863 in Marion Co., WV.

More About RICHARD WELLS and NANCY EVANS: Marriage: 01 Oct 1808, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of NANCY EVANS and RICHARD WELLS are:

DUDLEY7 WELLS, b. Abt. 1811; d. Abt. 1859.

THOMAS WELLS, b. Abt. 1815.

MARGARET MELISSA WELLS, b. 23 Mar 1822, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 07 Sep 1873, Cass Co., Nebraska. RICHARD WELLS II, b. 31 Oct 1827, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 08 Jan 1905, Marion Co., WV. GILLEY WELLS, b. Abt. 1829.

 

22. JOHN WILLIAM6 EVANS (DUDLEY5, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 22 Oct 1790 in Monongalia Co., VA, and died 09 Feb 1874. He married NANCY WELLS 13 Oct 1813 in Monongalia Co., VA, daughter of THOMAS WELLS and PARTHEMIA. She was born 13 Feb 1793 in Maryland, and died 05 Jun 1868.

More About JOHN WILLIAM EVANS:

Burial: Walter's Christian Cemetery, Noble & Washington Co's, OH

More About JOHN EVANS and NANCY WELLS: Marriage: 13 Oct 1813, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of JOHN EVANS and NANCY WELLS are:

i.         AVA7 EVANS, m. UNKNOWN EXLINE.

ii.        CYTHIA EVANS.

DUDLEY EVANS, b. Abt. 1834.

MARTHA EVANS.

NIMROD EVANS, b. Abt. 1820.

JAMES EVANS, b. 09 Apr 1824; d. 18 Aug 1848.

 

More About JAMES EVANS:

Burial: Walter's Christian Cemetery, Noble & Washington Co's, OH

vii.       JULIA ANN EVANS, b. 04 Jul 1826; d. 14 Apr 1898; m. JOHN WALTERS, 23 May 1844.

More About JOHN WALTERS and JULIA EVANS: Marriage: 23 May 1844

viii.     MARY ANN EVANS, b. Abt. 1831, Monroe Co., OH.

ix.        SARAH/SUSAN EVANS, b. Abt. 1831, Monongalia County, Virginia.

x.          WILLIAM W. EVANS, b. Abt. 1832, Monongalia County, Virginia.

xi.        PARTHENA/PANTHERA EVANS, b. Abt. 1833, Monongalia County, Virginia; m. JOHN COOMBS, 20 Dec 1855, Monongalia Co., VA.

More About JOHN COOMBS and PARTHENA/PANTHERA EVANS: Marriage: 20 Dec 1855, Monongalia Co., VA

xii.       CHARLOTTE WELLS EVANS, b. Abt. 1833, Monongalia County, Virginia; m. EDGAR PINDALL, 12 Dec 1859, Monongalia Co., VA; b. Abt. 1832, Monongalia County, Virginia.

More About EDGAR PINDALL and CHARLOTTE EVANS: Marriage: 12 Dec 1859, Monongalia Co., VA

Generation No. 7

23.     ORLANDO7 DENT (JOHN EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) He married RACHAEL.

Child of ORLANDO DENT and RACHAEL is:

i. DAUGHTER8 DENT.

24.     GEORGE WASHINGTON7 DENT (JOHN EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 27 Sep 1807 in Monongalia County Virginia. He married COMFORT IJAMS Abt. 1829, daughter of THOMAS IJAMS and SARAH DUVALL.

More About GEORGE DENT and COMFORT IJAMS: Marriage: Abt. 1829

Children of GEORGE DENT and COMFORT IJAMS are:

COMFORT AMANDA8 DENT.

INFANT DENT.

NIRA DENT.

THOMAS IJAMS DENT, b. Abt. 1831. LEWIS MARSHALL DENT, b. Abt. 1833. HENRY CLAY DENT, b. Abt. 1836; d. Aft. 1885.

HOMER CLARK DENT, b. Abt. 1838. AMELIA ANN DENT, b. Abt. 1839.

WILLIAM HAMILTON DENT, b. Abt. 1843, Magnolia, Putnam County, IL; d. 01 Sep 1928, Barrington, IL. CHARLES H. DENT, b. Abt. 1851.

 

25.     MARGARET7 DENT (JOHN EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) She married LIVINGSTON ROBERTS.

Child of MARGARET DENT and LIVINGSTON ROBERTS is:

62.                                   i. MELISSA8 ROBERTS.

26.     GILLIA7 DENT (JOHN E VANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DA VID2, POWEL1) She married WILLIAM COWEN.

Child of GILLIA DENT and WILLIAM COWEN is:

63.                                   i. HERMA8 COWEN.


 

27.     ZELPHA7 DENT (JOHN EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) She married ELISHA SWAN.

Child of ZELPHA DENT and ELISHA SWAN is: 64.                   i. LOUISE DENT8 SWAN.

28.    ALPHEAUS R. WILSON7 DENT (DUDLEY EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 24 May 1815 in Marion Co., WV, and died 28 Sep 1863 in Died of wounds Civil War, CSA. He married SARAH IVEY DULIN 26 Jul 1838 in Wood County, VA, daughter of FRANCIS DULLIN and FRANCES PURCELL. She was born 19 Aug 1820 in Marion Co., WV, and died 02 Jan 1905 in Hardy County, WV.

Notes for ALPHEAUS R. WILSON DENT: Killed by bushwacker during Civil War

More About ALPHEAUS DENT and SARAH DULIN: Marriage: 26 Jul 1838, Wood County, VA

Children of ALPHEAUS DENT and SARAH DULIN are:

i.         ELIZABETH8 DENT, b. 28 Mar 1840.

ii.        LUCINDA DENT, b. 04 Oct 1841, Wood County, VA; d. 02 Aug 1922, Burning Springs, WV; m. ANDREW JACKSON ROBERTS, 14 Sep 1856, Wirt County; b. 20 Aug 1829, Monongalia County, Virginia.


 

More About ANDREW ROBERTS and LUCINDA DENT: Marriage: 14 Sep 1856, Wirt County

Text Box: 65.                  iii. iv.   CORNELIUS BERKSHIRE DENT, b. 24 Mar 1843, Monongalia County, Virginia; d. 24 Jul 1917, Wirt County, WV.

OLIVE DENT, b. 07 Sep 1845, Wirt County, WV; d. 12 Jan 1923, Wirt Co, WV; m. (1) FRANCIS MARION ROBERTS, 14 Sep 1856; b. 16 Apr 1835, Marion Co., WV; d. 14 Jun 1891; m. (2) LOUIS MCFEE, 28 Apr 1861.

More About FRANCIS ROBERTS and OLIVE DENT: Marriage: 14 Sep 1856

More About LOUIS MCFEE and OLIVE DENT: Marriage: 28 Apr 1861

Text Box: v.    66.                  vi. vii. ANNA MARIE DENT, b. 04 Jun 1847; m. DANIEL H. BRUMAGE. COLEMAN DENT, b. May 1852; d. 27 Jun 1928, Ritchie County, WV. ALPHEAUS DENT, b. 1857.


 

More About ALPHEAUS DENT: Burial: Wolverton Cemetery

viii.        JOHN DENT.

Notes for JOHN DENT: Stillborn

ix.           PERREN ELLEN DENT, b. Abt. 1862; m. (1) UNKNOWN WILSON; m. (2) JAMES W. BELT, 08 Nov 1877, Wirt Co, WV.

More About JAMES BELT and PERREN DENT: Marriage: 08 Nov 1877, Wirt Co, WV

29.    MARIAH BERKSHIRE7 DENT (DUDLEY EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 15 Feb 1816 in Parkersburg, Wood County, VA. She married JAMES C. BEATY 28 Feb 1837, son of ALEXANDER BEATY and MARY CARTER. He was born 06 Jul 1814 in Mannington, Marion Co, VA, and died 22 Jan 1863 in Dent's Run, Marion, VA..

More About JAMES BEATY and MARIAH DENT: Marriage: 28 Feb 1837


 

Children of MARIAH DENT and JAMES BEATY are:

67.                     i. ALPHEOUS LINSLEY8 BEATY, b. 08 Nov 1851, Marion County, VA; d. 24 Nov 1926, Wellsville, OH.

68.                     ii. CAPTAIN NEWTON S. BEATY, b. 10 Jan 1838, Mannington District. Maion CO, VA.

iii.         MAHALA BERKSHIRE BEATY, m. JOHN HENRY BROWN.

iv.         WILLIAM D. BEATY, m. SARAH FARBEE.

v.          MARY JANE BEATY, m. JAMES A HOUGH.

vi.        ALEXANDER EVANS BEATY, m. BELLE MYERS; b. Missouri.

vii.       SARAH H. BEATY.

viii.     MARSHALL W BEATY, m. LAURA SCOTT; b. Butler, MO.

30. JAMES EVANS7 DENT (DUDLEY EVANS6, MARGARET E.5 EVANS, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, POWEL1) was born 25 Apr 1817 in Wirt

Co, VA, and died 20 Nov 1863 in Point Lookout Union Prison Camp, MD. He married JANE BELLE BEATY 26 Sep 1839 in Wirt Co., VA, daughter of ALEXANDER BEATY and MARY CARTER. She was born 11 Feb 1820 in Wirt Co, VA, and died 08 Jun 1898 in Wirt Co, VA.

Notes for JAMES EVANS DENT:

James Evans Dent was a member of the 19th Virginia Cavalry, and was captured on May 19, 1863, at Roane County, VA., and later died in the Point Lookout, MD. Union Prison Camp where he is buried

A prison camp for Confederate prisoners of war was built at Point Lookout, Md., on the tip of the peninsula where the Potomac River joins Chesapeake Bay. In the two years during which the camp was in operation, August, 1863, to June, 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both military and civilian, were held prisoner there.

G.W. Jones, a private of Co. H, 24th Virginia Cavalry, described his ominous entrance into the prison amidst "a pile of coffins for dead rebels," hearing the lid close shut on his own soon thereafter when he learned that the system of prisoner exchanges had been suspended for the duration of the war. Jones described the camp as laid out into a series of streets and trenches, intended to aid in drainage, and surrounded by a fourteen foot parapet wall. Prisoners, who lived sixteen or more to a tent, were subjected to habitually short rations and limited fire wood in winter, and when the coffee ration was suspended for federal prisoners at Andersonville, the Point Lookout prisoner lost theirs as well.

The worst the prisoners suffered, however, may have been inflicted by the physical conditions. The flat topography, sandy soil, and an elevation barely above high tide led to poor drainage, and the area was subjected to every imaginable extreme of weather, from blazing heat to bone-chilling cold. Polluted water exacerbated the problems of inadequate food, clothing, fuel, housing, and medical care, and as a result, approximately 4,000 prisoners died there over 22 months.

Atrocities As Noted by Pt. Lookout POWs

A.M. Keiley, Pt. Lookout, POW

Mr. Keiley was captured near Petersburg shortly before the affair of the Crater, and with other prisoners hurried off to Point Lookout, situated at the mouth of the Potomac. This famous prison-pen consisted of forty acres of glaring white flat sand, destitute of a single tree or shrub, where, through the scorching summer and freezing winter (both particularly severe at this point), the poor fellows were confined in open tents on the naked ground, without a plank or a handful of straw between them and the hot or frozen earth. In winter when a high tide would flood the whole surface of the ground, freezing as it flooded, the suffering of the half-clad wretches, accustomed to a southern climate, may be imagined. Many died outright, and many will go to their graves crippled and racked with rheumatism dating from this time.

So severe was the cold that 'even the well-clad sentinels had to be relieved every thirty minutes, instead of every two hours, as is the army rule. The rations of wood allowed each man was an armful for five days." No bed-clothing was allowed beyond one blanket. If by gift or purchase another came into the possession of any more it was, by order, taken from him. The same rule applied to articles of clothing. No man was allowed to receive anything in the way of clothing without giving up the corresponding article already in his possession, and so literally was this rule enforced that prisoners who came in barefooted were compelled to beg or buy a wornout pair of shoes for exchange before they were allowed to receive a pair sent them by friends.

..... Mr. Keiley writes: Miss Dix, the northern prison philanthropist, gives a documentary statement that the prisoners at Point


 

Lookout were supplied with vegetables, with the best of wheaten bread, and fresh and salt meat each day in abundant measure.

It is quite likely that some Yankee official made this statement to her, and her only fault was in suppressing the fact that 'she was so informed.' But it is inexcusable in the Sanitary Committee to have palmed this falsehood upon the world, knowing its falsity. For my part, I never saw any one get enough of anything to eat at Point Lookout except of the soup, one spoonful of which was too much for ordinary digestion. The miseries of the place were "greatly enhanced by the character of the water, which is so impregnated with some mineral as to be exceedingly offensive and induce disorder of every alimentary canal. It colors everything black, and the scum rising on its surface reflects all the prismatic hues. Outside the pen are wells of water, perfectly clear and wholesome, used by the Yanks.

Many gifts of food and clothing were sent by charitable persons until the Government forbade the express companies to carry parcels for the prisoners.

The guard was generally of negroes, and their insolence and brutality were intolerable. They would beat the prisoners, order them about, and point their guns at them, "jest to see the d--d rebels scatter," these performances being much enjoyed by the Yanks.

Keiley was then transfered to Elmira & he writes of a prison exchange that took place: An order came from Washington that a list of prisoners should be made out for exchange, consisting of those only who, by reason of age, sickness, or wounds, would be unfit for service for sixty days. Some fifteen hundred were chosen as "unfit for duty for sixty days, being one-sixth of the whole; and on the morning of October 19, 1864, these were ordered to assemble for parole. I speak in all reverence when I say the I do not believe that such a spectacle was ever before seen on earth since the sick and the maimed and the afflicted of every sort crowded for help and healing around the Saviour's feet. As soon as the announcement was made that the parole-lists were ready, the poor wretches began to crawl from their cots and turned their faces toward the door. On they came (fifteen hundred of them), a ghastly tide, with skeleton bodies and lustreless eyes, and brains bereft of all but one thought--freedom and home. On they came, some on crutches, some on their cots, others borne in the arms of their comrades; others still creeping on hands and knees, pale, gaunt, emaciated; some with the seal of death already stamped on their wasted cheeks and fleshless limbs; yet, fearing less death than the agony of dying amid enemies, where no hand should give them reassuring grasp as they tottered forth into the dark valley, and their bones would lie in unhonored graves amid aliens and foremen. Such a set of haggard, miserable, helpless, hopeless wretches I never saw. We arrived in Baltimore with seven dead men on the train, and left in Baltimore a number whose condition was such that their further progress would have been certain death-- one, a gray-haired old man, who there died. They had to be landed at Point Lookout to await further consignments of prisoners for exchange. And here a plank was stretched from the side of the ship to the dock, and down this 'shoot' the poor, helpless, maimed creatures were slid like coal into a vault.

They were turned into their former pen, where they found a scanty supply of tents, and, after some days, a scanty supply of straw. The water was scant, the rations scant, and all this for men just taken out of the hospital, condemned thus to sleep on the bare ground with insufficient food and clothing.

Here they remained until the number for exchange sent from various points amounted to five thousand, when they were all re-embarked in three ships and sent South, first having all their blankets and every extra coat or pair of pants taken from them. Every day we saw coffins going over the sides of the other ships. On the Atlantic alone were forty deaths during our stay in the harbor--a stay obviously unnecessary and therefore shamefully cruel, since it compelled the confinement of hundreds of sick men in the filthy and unventilated holds of the vessels, without proper food, medicine, or attendance."

....by Hon. A. M. Keiley, In Vinculis, SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS,Vol. XVIII. Richmond, Va., Jan-Dec, 1890, No.6 June - Pages 330-340

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Sgt. James T. Wells, Co. A, 2nd SC Inf. Pt. Lookout POW

....This camp had been but recently established, and there was not many prisoners here. They yelled to us to "grab your pocketbooks," as we came in sight. This referred to the strict search to to which all new comers were subjected, in which everything, even to a few Confederate dollars, was taken from you. It was labelled and put away, to be returned to you when you were leaving; but the valuables were never returned, as they could not be found. We were now regularly initiated as prisoners of war, and began to feel all the rigors and severities of such.

...Our tents were miserable affairs, being full of holes, and very rotten. They were of the "Sibley pattern," and into each one of


 

these sixteen men were crowded. In order to lay down at night, the men were compelled to lay so close together as to exclude sleep. The winter of 1863 was now approaching, and gloom, privation and starvation were staring us in the face. On the 9th of November, snow fell and there was not a stick of wood in camp. The day was bitter cold, most of us were but poorly clad, and very few of us had shoes of any description. We were compelled to stand in our damp tents, and "mark time" to keep from freezing. This scarcely seems possible, yet it can be attested by hundreds who were there.

... Our rations were now reduced as follows: for breakfast, half-pint, coffee, or, regather, slop water; for dinner, half-pint greasy water (called soup for etiquette), also a small piece of meat, perhaps three or four ounces. For bread we were allowed eight ounces per day; this you could press together in your hand and take at a mouthful. Our water was of such a character that we could scarcely use it, being so highly tinctured with sulphur and iron as to render it almost unbearable. Clothes which were washed in it were turned black and yellow. To our suffering from the cold and the want of pure water was now added that of hunger. To those who have never suffered in this respect, it is almost impossible to describe the sensations. The writer has known large, stout men to lay in their tents at night and cry like little babies from hunger and cold. We were not allowed to walk about, but were compelled to retire to our tents at "taps," which were sounded quite early. Even the poor privilege of keeping ourselves warm by walking up and down in front of our tents was denied us, and we were compelled to lay in the cold. The supply of blankets was very scant, and "bunks" were unknown. The cold ground was our bed, and pillows we had none. To add to our discomforts, the tide from the bay occasionally backed into the camp, and compelled those whose tents had been flooded to stand all night. Midwinter was now upon us, and the intense cold we suffered may be judged when it is stated that the Chesapeake bay was frozen hard full twenty feet from the bank.

Point Lookout is situated in Saint Mary's county, Maryland. The Department was commanded by General Barnes, United States army. Major Patterson was provost-marshal and had charge of the prisoners. The Second, Fifth and Twelfth New Hampshire constituted the guard, with two batteries of artillery and a squadron of cavalry. These troops were housed in comfortable tents, and as we saw the smoke rising from the innumerable stove-pipes projecting from their tents, we could not but indulge in bitter thoughts of their cruelty. If this man Patterson still lives his conscience must burn him. He was the impersonation of cruel malignity hatred and revenge, and he never let an opportunity pass in which he could show his disposition in this respect.

...... he tells the result of a planned escape: The alarm was given, and the prisoners who had succeeded in getting out had taken refuge behind the protecting banks of sand on the beach. As soon as the officers reached the spot, they called upon the prisoners to surrender, saying they would not be harmed. Major Patterson (the Provost-Marshal) stood at the gate, and as each prisoner came up, he deliberately shot at him. One was shot in the head, from which he never recovered, and the last account we had of him he was in a lunatic asylum. Another was shot in the shoulder, and another in the abdomen, from the effects of which he died. The remaining seven managed to get into the camp again, without being hurt, for which they could thank the darkens of the night. The tunnel was fired into several times, but no one was in it. The next day it was filled up, and the men in whose tent the opening had been made were confined in the guard house, on bread and water, for ten days. The shooting of these men was without any excuse whatever, as they had expressed a willingness to surrender, and were proceeding to do so; besides, it is a recognized principle that a prisoners of war has a right to escape if he can, and the capturing party has no right to punish, but simply to remand to proper custody. This event stopped all idea of escape for awhile, and we became resigned to our fate.

The intense cold weather at this season induced the authorities to give us some wood, and for this purpose a detail of four men from each one hundred was allowed to go, under a guard, to a point about a quarter of a mile above the camp for it. An idea can thus be obtained of the quantity of wood each company obtained - as much as four men could carry a quarter of a mile. This, too, was for three rations.

...... A guard of negroes was sent through the camp to search for a stolen knapsack that belonged to a black guard... the manner in which they performed that duty was observable in the number of bleeding heads among the prisoners. They had beat them over the head in order to compel them to tell who did it. For this conduct, their officers praised them, and told them to shoot whenever they felt like doing so, and right well did they obey this order, as will be shown hereafter. Matters were thus proceeding from bad to

worse. The shooting of a prisoner was looked upon as an every day affair, especially when said shooting was done by a negro. The colored troops came on guard only once in three days, and the day of their coming was always dreaded by the prisoners.

... The health of the men began to fail rapidly, and soon the prisoners' hospital was crowded. Fever in every shape abounded, and smallpox was epidemic. Nearly every tent contained one or two cases of this loathsome disease. It had become so common, that prisoners did not fear it. The hospital could not accommodate all the sick, and they were left in their tents, many of them with a blanket only to protect them from the damp ground, and entirely destitute of proper nourishment. Men who were seen in the morning, apparently in health, were taken to the "Dead House" in the afternoon, and some have been known to drop in the street, and die before they could be carried to the tents. Notwithstanding the enforcement of the most rigid sanitary measures, diseases of


 

all kinds continued to spread with an alarming rapidity. Add to this the short rations which were meted out to us, together with their miserable quality and the cruel treatment which we received at the hands of the negro soldiers, and you have but a faint idea of the suffering to which we were now subjected.

...As a general rule, the treatment by the white soldiers was not so bad, and it would have been much better, no doubt, had it not been for the cruel policy of the United States Government, and the stringent orders to have that policy carried out. Our guards were relieved every morning, and fresh ones were mounted. A patrol of ten or twelve men was placed in the camp, whose duty it was to see that the prisoners retired to their tents at the proper hour and extinguished their lights. Their orders were to allow no one to walk about after "taps" were sounded, nor to allow any unnecessary noise or conversation in camp. The colored troops were very harsh in their treatment of us, and they were no doubt urged to do this by their officers, who were certainly the meanest set of white men that could be found anywhere. The negroes never let an opportunity pass to show their animosity and hatred towards us, and the man who shot a Rebel was regarded as a good soldier. They carried their authority to the extreme, and would shoot upon the slightest provocation. If a prisoner happened to violate even one of the simplest regulations, he was sure to be shot at, and should he be so unfortunate as to turn over in his sleep, groan or make any noise, which some were apt to do while sleeping, the tent in which he lay would be fired into. For instance, one night in Company G, Fourth division, some one happened to groan in his sleep. The negro patrol was near, heard it, and fired into the tent, killing two and wounding several others. These were killed while sleeping and were unconscious of having committed any offence whatever. None of the patrols were punished, but were praised for vigilance.

...Suffice it to say that a man's life was in more danger than upon a picket line, for he was completely at the mercy of the cruel and malignant negro soldiery. Even the white troops were incensed against them, and often "rocked" them while walking their posts - an act for which the prisoners were blamed, and for which they were fired into on more than one occasion. Shooting into the tents of prisoners became so common that the officers of the white regiments protested at last against their (the colored troops) being

allowed in camp, and accordingly they were withdrawn at night, and white patrols substituted.

....SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS, Vol. VII. Richmond, Va., Jan -Dec , 1879, No.7. July - Pages 324 - 330

Hey Bill,

Two corrections on recent comminques....... William Dent listed as being buried in a mass grave with James Dent ....... Wrong. ...I
have been to his grave in Elizabeth and we placed the Confederate iron cross on it . He is buried by his brother, Marshall, we also placed the iron crosds on his grave.. ..also Marshall's wife is buried there and our great grandmother, Jane Beaty Dent. I "think" I

sent you pictures of the family ceremony. Also, James Dent is buried in a mass grave at Point Lookout where he died...... a large

monument is erected in honor of all the Confederate soldiers who are buried there with theie named engraved on it.... I sent to
Maryland a long time ago and bought a large book on Point Lookout and got the full history, pictures of the monument, and the

names that are engraved on it, of which, is James Dent....... I also joined the Point Lookout Prisoner of War Assn. and facts were
verified. They have a reunion every year at P.L.O....I would love to go, but probably never will.

William was killed by a sniper quite close to his hometown....he was so young...I believe only 18....... Grandpa was in his

40's........ also taken as a prisoner not far from his home... such a shame. Point Lookout was Horrible.. ..no blankets for the men,

hardly any food.. just awful....the book is quite interesting. If you want to send this info in for others to make corrections....do

so........... Cuz

More About JAMES EVANS DENT:

Burial: Point Lookout Union Prison Camp, MD

More About JANE BELLE BEATY:

Burial: Bethesda Cemetary, Elizabeth, WV

More About JAMES DENT and JANE BEATY: Marriage: 26 Sep 1839, Wirt Co., VA

Children of JAMES DENT and JANE BEATY are:

i. WILLIAM B.8 DENT, b. 22 Jul 1843, Wirt Co, WV; d. 16 May 1863, Civil War Battle, Roane County, WV.

Notes for WILLIAM B. DENT:

William, a member Company C of the 19th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, was killed by sniper fire.


 

More About WILLIAM B. DENT: Burial: Elizabeth, WV

ii.          MARSHALL M. DENT, b. 29 Feb 1844, Wirt Co, VA; d. 27 Oct 1907, Wirt Co, WV; m. TENNESSEE THORN; b. Abt. 1852; d. 25 Apr 1918.

Notes for MARSHALL M. DENT:

Marshall was also a member of the 19th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, but returned from the War. Buried in Palestine Cemetery

More About MARSHALL M. DENT: Burial: Elizabeth, WV

iii.         CYRUS M. DENT, b. 11 Aug 1846, Wirt Co, VA.

69.                                iv. GEORGE LINSEY DENT, b. 06 Jan 1848, Wirt Co, VA; d. 11 Feb 1932, Perry County, OK.

70.                                v. NEWTON RAEMER DENT, b. 28 Oct 1853, Wirt Co, VA; d. Abt. 1926, Wirt Co, WV.

vi.        JAMES L. DENT, b. 24 Apr 1856, Wirt Co, WV; d. Abt. 1905, Wirt Co, VA; m. CLAUDIA ESTHER TOWNSEND, 13 Dec 1890.

More About JAMES DENT and CLAUDIA TOWNSEND: Marriage: 13 Dec 1890

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