Henry Co. GA          Bible of Jesse and Mary Scott Bentley
                                      
Submitted by Allan L. Bentley <bentgate@randomc.com> 

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     The following Bible record was part of two pages sent in as proof
     for the Revolutionary Pension Application of Mary Scott Bentley,
     wife of Jesse Bentley, deceased. Mary was living with her son John
     T. Bentley in Henry County, Georgia when she appliied for Pension.
     
     The following record was sent to me by Marilyn Dawson of Texas. I
     have a copy of the original application of Mary Scott, but not of
     the REJECTED application of her husband Jesse (rejected due to
     incompletion because of his old age and illness).
     
     "Revolutionay War Period, Bible, Family, and Marriage Records,
     Gleaned from Pension Applications", Vol. III
     Compiled and Published by Helen M. Lu and Gwen B. Neumann 1981
     
     Lu & Neuman
     P. O. Box 4276, Sta A
     Dallas, Texas 75208
     
     "The information in this publication was abstracted from Selected
     Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant
     Application Files, 1800-1900, Micro Publication M-805, (Record
     Group 15), National Archives Publication......"
     
     Page 56
     
     R-785:
     GA/GA
     
     "JESSE BENTLEY m. MARY SCOTT, 5 Oct. 1784, by Esq. BENJ. CATCHING,
     Wilkes Co., GA. (The information about Esq. BENJ. CATCHING is NOT
     mentioned in the two bible pages or anywhere in Mary's Pension
     Application. My research shows that Benjamin Catchings was a Judge
     in Wilkes County and was a Major during the Revolutionary War
     coming to Wilkes County, Georgia in 1769 according to DAR records.
     He fought in the Georgia Militia. So does this mean that Jesse's
     original REJECTED application still exists and there is MORE
     information on it than on Mary's Pension application? Did these two
     ladies have BOTH applications to glean their information from?)
     
     BIBLE RECORD:
     
     JOHN T. BENTLEY born 27 May 1786
     JOSIAH BENTLEY born 3 Nov. 1788
     ELIZABETH J. BENTLEY born 14 Aug. 1791
     JAMES J. BENTLEY born 19 Dec. 1793
     WILLIAM BENTLEY born 17 Aug. 1797
     HANNAH T. BENTLEY born 1 Oct. 1800
     JAMES JACKSON RAY born 9 June 1820
     Mary T. RAY born 25 May 1823
     WILLIAM RILEY RAY born 9 Aug. 1825
     EGBERT EMMET RAY born 18 DEC. 1827
     JOHN THOMAS RAY born 27 Oct. 1830
     MARY AN SCOTT BENTLEY born 28 Oct. 1830
     JESSE BENTLEY died 23 May 1836 and on 91st year of his age or
     thereabout. (This is obviously from Mary's Pension Application)
     JOHN T. BENTLEY and POLLY his wife married 23 Oct. 1807
     JOSIAH BENTLEY and NANCY his wife married 3 Jan. 1830
     HANNAH T. RAY married to THOMAS her husband 25 July 1816
     JAMES J. BENTLEY married ELIZABETH his wife 28 Aug. 1823
     WILLIAM BENTLEY married MARGARETT his wife 28 Aug. 1823
     THOMAS L. BENTLEY married ELIZABETH ANN his wife 30 June 1851
     ELIZABETH SCOTT LEE married to WILLIAM A. LEE her husband 28 Aug.
     1851. "