Maj. William Dent

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Maj. William Dent

Also Known As: "Peter", "Denton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westbury Manor, St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland
Death: February 13, 1704 (51-52)
Charles County, Province of Maryland
Immediate Family:

Son of Colonel Thomas Dent and Rebecca Dent
Husband of Elizabeth Dent
Father of Thomas Dent; William Dent; Gerard Dent; George Dent; Anne Dent and 3 others
Brother of Rebecca Summers; Margaret Howard; Thomas Dent; Peter Dent; George Dent and 5 others
Half brother of Col. Thomas A. Addison

Occupation: Colonel/Planter/Attorney, Christening: 1660, St Mary's, Maryland, USA, Attorney, Officer
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About Maj. William Dent

Held numerous civil offices. In 1687 he was State's Attorney for St. Mary's County, Maryland; 1694, Member of the House of Burgess; on April 26, 1704 elected Speaker of the House in the Assembly and October 20, 1698, Attorney General.

Probate: February 1705, Charles County; Assemby records show him dead by Dec. 5, 1704


State's Attorney for St Marys Co., MD, 1687

Member: House of Burgess, 1694

elected Attorney General, October 20, 1698

elected Speaker of the House, April 26, 1704

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Maj. William Dent's Timeline

1652
1652
Westbury Manor, St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland
1685
November 15, 1685
Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland
1687
December 13, 1687
Port Tobacco, Charles County, Province of Maryland, (Present USA)
1688
February 3, 1688
Port Tobacco, Charles County, Province of Maryland, (Present USA)
1690
September 27, 1690
Westbury Manor, Nanjemoy Township, Charles County, Province of Maryland
1692
March 1692
Nanjemoy Plantation, Charles County, Province of Maryland
1693
January 10, 1693
Charles County, Province of Maryland
1695
1695
Nanjemay, Charles, Maryland, USA
1702
October 2, 1702
Charles County, Maryland