Nicholas Gentry, III

Nicholas Gentry (Nicholas , Nicholas , Samuel ) was born in 1726 in Hanover, Va. He died on 13 Dec 1787 in Louisa Co., VA/Adair Co., Ky.

Biography

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59061231/nicholas-gentry

Nicholas served in the Revolutionary War per DAR records. Nicholas was the son of Nicholas II, and Mary Brooks. This information was gleaned from the book "Gentrys in America", by Richard Gentry, and from on line sources. Nicholas was married to 1) Elizabeth Stringer. The following list of children is found in a court document dated 1782 and lists his children to Elizabeth, except for Nicholas IV, who may not have been living at this time:

• 1. Mildred Gentry b ca 1752
• 2. David Gentry IV b 1754
• 3. Nicholas Gentry b 1756
• 4. John Gentry
• 5. Nancy Gentry Bailey
• 6. Sarah Gentry Goudge
• 7. Fannie Gentry
• 8. Martin Gentry
• 9. Blackston Gentry b 1763

Nicholas married 2) Sarah Dickens, in 1769 Louisa Co. VA. They had ten children:

• 1. Elizabeth Gentry Bowman b ca 1770
• 2. Henry Gentry b ca 1772
• 3. Mary Gentry b ca 1774
• 4. Zachariah Gentry b ca 1776
• 5. James Richard Gentry b ca 1779
• 6. Sarah Perinne Gentry Smith b 1781
• 7. Robert Gentry b 1784
• 8. Benajah Brooks Gentry b 1786
• 9. Jane Gentry b 1790
• 10. Wesley Gentry b 1792

There is a Nicholas on the 1800 tax list for Greene Co. Ky, which later became Adair Co. It may be one of his sons or grandsons

Nicholas Gentry born 1726 in Hanover, Virginia. Married Elizabeth Stringer in 1750 in Louisa, Virginia. He passed away in Adair, Kentucky in 1803. He second married Sarah Dicken about 1769.[1] Sarah is mentioned in the marriage record of their daughter, Mary Gentry, to Charles Kavanaugh in 1791.[2]

Nicholas GENTRY, son of Nicholas GENTRY and Jane
ALBERT, was born about 1726 in Hanover County, Virginia, died about
1803/1809 in Adair County, Kentucky. Nicholas married (1) about
1746 in Louisa County, Virginia to Elizabeth STRINGER daughter of
Edward STRINGER, born about 1726 in Louisa County, Virginia, died
about 1765 in Louisa County, Virginia. Nicholas married (2) about
1768 in Louisa County, Virginia to Sarah DICKENS daughter of John
DICKENS, born about 1738 in Fredericksville, Louisa County,
Virginia.

NOTES FOR Nicholas GENTRY:

 MILITARY:  Revolutionary War, Virginia

 RESIDENCE:  Appears to have lived in Louisa County, Virginia

until about 1790, when he then moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky.
He later settled in the area that became Green County in 1793 and
from which Adair County was formed in 1802.

NOTES FOR Elizabeth STRINGER:

 PARENTS:  Edward STRINGER.

NOTES FOR Sarah DICKENS:

 PARENTS:  John DICKENS.

References

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84284670
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 18 2016, 7:05:23 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gentry-151

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There were two Nicholas Gentry's in the third generation: 1. Nicholas III, son of Nicholas II/Junior, who was the son of Nicholas I, the immigrant. That Nicholas would be Nicholas Gentry III and he was the father of another David Gentry, born 1754, who was the father of John Norment Gentry (often confused with Johnathan Gentry, who was the grandson of THIS Nicholas III). 2. THIS Nicholas III, son of Samuel II, who was the son of Nicholas I, the immigrant. THIS Nicholas would be Nicholas III Gentry, the third Nicholas born in the line of Samuel II, brother to Nicholas II. (These are their published names and the Roman Numerals were used to differentiate generations.) THIS Nicholas III was married to Mary Brooks and their family tree can be found on the website for the Journal of Gentry Genealogy by Willard Gentry under Descendants of Samuel II Gentry.