Colonel John Dent, Revolutionary War

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Colonel John Dent, Revolutionary War

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia, Colonial America
Death: September 20, 1840 (85)
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George Dent, II and Rebecca Elizabeth Hampton
Husband of Margaret Dent and Margaret Dent
Father of Marmaduke Herbert Dent; Dudley Evans Dent, Sr.; Dudley Evans Dent, Sr.; Ann "Nancy" Scott; Dr Marmaduke Herbert Dent, MD and 1 other
Brother of Nancy Thomas and Susan Tole
Half brother of Joseph Hampton; Elizabeth Taylor and Jeremiah Hampton, Jr.

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About Colonel John Dent, Revolutionary War

Colonel John Dent
BIRTH 18 Feb 1755 ; Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 20 Sep 1840 (aged 85) ; Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia

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Lt. in 9th Virginia Regiment; first Sheriff of Monongalia County, West Virginia; Member of Virginia Assembly; Justice of Peace

May have been a Captain. His Dad was born in 1744 and his Mother in 1740 - they would have been 11 and 15 years of age. Brother, Thomas was born in 1762. The Dents weren't married until 1764.


Children:

  • Dudley Evans Dent 1787–1843
  • Ann Dent Scott 1789–1819
  • James Evans Dent 1798–1874
  • Marmaduke Herbert Dent 1801–1883

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of LIEUTENANT.

DAR Ancestor # A031974



Capt John Dent BIRTH 18 Feb 1755 Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA DEATH 20 Sep 1840 (aged 85) Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Oak Grove Cemetery Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia

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Children Dudley Evans Dent 1787–1843

Photo Ann Dent Scott 1789–1819

Photo James Evans Dent 1798–1874

Photo Marmaduke Dent 1801–1883

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Colonel John Dent, Revolutionary War's Timeline

1755
February 13, 1755
Loudoun County, Virginia, Colonial America
1787
March 1, 1787
Monongalia, Virginia, United States
1789
May 3, 1789
Monongalia County, Virginia, United States
1798
1798
West Virginia, United States
1801
February 25, 1801
Dent's Run, Monogolia Co., WV, United States
1840
September 20, 1840
Age 85
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
September 20, 1840
Age 85
Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
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