Thomas Bentley b 17 Feb 1805 NC d 25 Apr 1888 s/o Benjamin Bentley. Thomas Bentley m. 15 Jan 1820 Wilkes Co NC to Hannah Bentley b 8 Dec 1800 NC d 9 Mar 1892 d/o Esquire "Squire" Bentley and Sarah "Sally" Hines. Children of Hannah Bentley and Thomas Bentley;

1. Martha Patsy Bentley b 22 Oct 1821

2. Benjamin Bentley b 3 Mar 1826

3. James Bentley b 11 Nov 1828 NC m. Sarah "Sallie" Crolle b about 1825 NC. Children of James Bentley and Sarah "Sallie" Crolle;

i. Emily Bentley b about 1848

ii. Larkin A Bentley b 5 Apr 1853

iii. Gilbert Bentley b about 1856 Alexander Co NC m. 3 Dec 1872 Alexander Co NC to Violet M Lackey b Mar 1856 NC d 9 Jun 1934 NC. Children;

iii.1. James Allen R Bentley b 26 May 1878 NC d 24 Jan 1953 NC m. about 1902 to Margaret "Maggie" Bradshaw

iii.2. Arthor P Bentley b May 1880 NC

iii.3. Marion Walter Bentley b Jul 1882 NC iii.3. Sara Susanna Bentley b 15 May 1886 Taylorsville, Alexander Co NC

iii.4. Delia Nancy Adeline Bentley b 26 Aug 1890 Taylorsville, Alexander Co NC

iii.5. Brevard King Bentley b 15 Apr 1893 Taylorsville, Alexander Co NC

iii.6. Rittie Josephine Bentley b 7 Sept 1895 Taylorsville, Alexander Co NC.

Gilbert Bentley m. 10 Jun 1903 Caldwell Co NC to Jennie Rose Allen Dyson b about 1885.

iv. Susan Rebecca Bentley b about 1858

v. Margaret Adeline Bentley b about 1865

vi. James Walter Bentley b May 1865

vii. Mary Bentley b about 1867

viii. Celia Bentley b about 1872

James Bentley m. 5 Dec 1887 Alexander Co NC to Mary Ann Bentley b about 1847.

4. Washington Bentley b 1 Jan 1831

5. Noah J Bentley b 2 Jun 1833 NC

6. Sarah Catherine Bentley b 1 Aug 1840