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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
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David Gentry was born c. 1724 in Hanover County, Virginia to Nicholas Gentry and his first wife. In 1742, Louisa County was formed from western Hanover County, and the family next appears in the Louisa County records.
The name of David’s first wife is unknown, but he had a son William by her.
David subsequently married Mary Estes (daughter of Richard “Reuben” Estes and Mary Yancey) c. 1758, and they had four children: David (1761-1813) m. Jane Kendrick and Jane Haggard; Richard (1763-1843) m. Jane Harris and Nancy Guthrie; Winifred (1765-1853) m. William Martin; Onie (1762-1823) m. David Martin, William Blythe, and John Cain. The family moved to Albemarle County in 1778.
Two of David’s sons served in the Albemarle County militia in 1781 – Richard Gentry [# P-165228] who married Jane Harris (daughter of Christopher Harris [# P-175755] and Agnes McCord), and later married Nancy Guthrie; and a second son (likely David Gentry, who married first Jane Kendrick and later Jane Haggard).
David Gentry filed a claim and successfully received compensation 11 May 1782 for furnishing a gun to the Albemarle County militia during the Revolutionary War (perhaps provided by him for use by one of his sons). On April 5, 1782, he was also allowed a claim in Hanover County for furnishing beef to the state.
After his son Richard moved to Madison County, Kentucky in 1786, David subsequently joined him there. David died in Madison County in 1812, and was buried on his son Richard’s estate.
Sources:
Gentry Family in America by Richard Gentry, p. 37-39
Virginia Revolution Publick Claims by Abercrombie and Slatten, Vol. 1, p. 11; Vol 2, p. 463
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