Thomas BENTLEY

Birth:
Chr:
21 Apr 1780
Darlington, Durham, England
Death:
1844
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Marriage:
24 Sep 1801
Aycliffe, Durham, England
Sources:
Family Records of Robert Earl Wells
Rootsweb.com
New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1813-1945
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree
Notes:
                   Most sources list 17 October 1775 as the birth date of Thomas Bentley.  However, this is over a year before his parents were married.  Therefore, the christening date only is listed here.

Immigration: Departed from Liverpool, England on ship, Metoka, arrived 27 Oct 1843, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ann WOOD
Birth:
Chr:
22 Nov 1777
Kirk Merrington, Durham, England
Death:
6 Jul 1837
Sunderland, Durham, England
Children
Marriage
1
Jane BENTLEY
Birth:
13 Feb 1802
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
1846
 
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2
Margaret BENTLEY
Birth:
25 Feb 1804
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
27 Dec 1878
 
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3
Abraham BENTLEY
Birth:
1 Apr 1806
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
18 May 1882
 
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4
Thomas BENTLEY
Birth:
2 Jan 1809
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
22 Feb 1885
 
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5
Mary BENTLEY
Birth:
16 Aug 1810
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
Jan 1883
 
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6
Joseph BENTLEY
Birth:
25 Aug 1812
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
30 Jun 1895
 
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7
Ann BENTLEY
Birth:
3 Jun 1818
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
14 Jun 1849
 
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8
Richard BENTLEY
Birth:
1 Oct 1820
Great Aycliffe, Durham, England
Death:
24 Mar 1906
St. George, Washington, Utah
Elizabeth PRICE 
Marr:
9 Sep 1843
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois 
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Thomas Bentley - Ann Wood

Thomas Bentley was christened at Darlington, Durham, England 21 Apr 1780. His parents were Thomas Bentley and Margaret Shipton.

He married Ann Wood 24 Sep 1801 at Aycliffe, Durham, England . Ann Wood was christened at Kirk Merrington, Durham, England 22 Nov 1777 daughter of Joseph Wood and Jane Tinker .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Jane Bentley born 13 Feb 1802.
Margaret Bentley born 25 Feb 1804.
Abraham Bentley born 1 Apr 1806.
Thomas Bentley born 2 Jan 1809.
Mary Bentley born 16 Aug 1810.
Joseph Bentley born 25 Aug 1812.
Ann Bentley born 3 Jun 1818.
Richard Bentley born 1 Oct 1820.

Thomas Bentley died 1844 at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri .

Ann Wood died 6 Jul 1837 at Sunderland, Durham, England .