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| 2. | Nicholas Gentry was born about 1656 in Thaxted, Essexshire, England (son of Samuel Gentry and Margaret Draper); died in 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia. Notes:
BIRTH: ABT 1656, Thaxted, Essexshire County, England
DEATH: 1736, Hanover County, VA
BURIAL: 1736, Hanover County, VA
IMMIGRATION: 11 FEB 1676/77, England to VA
IMMIGRATION: At age 19, Nicholas set sail for the American colonies He boarded either the "Rose" or the "Dartmouth" on December 3, 1676, and hey arrived in America, February 11, 1677.
EVENT: Residence 1: The original home of the Gentry family was in the west end of New Kent on Totopotony Creek.
EVENT: Comment 1: 1720, In 1720 New Kent was cut in two and made Hanover and Loucia Counties.
EVENT: Comment 1: It has been said that at one time, Nicholas Gentry owned the lands on which the University of Virginia are now located.
EVENT: Military service 2: BET 3 DEC 1676 AND 1682, When they arrived in America, February 11, 1677, Nathaniel Bacon was dead and the rebellion was over Nicholas and Samuel were stationed at Mattapony Garrison
EVENT: Military service 2: and remained in service to the British throne for another six years before being paid and mustered out.
EVENT: Military service 1: BET 3 DEC 1676 AND 1682, He and Samuel, his brother, were two of 1130 men sent by the King to quell the "Bacon Rebellion". Among soldiers sent from England to Virginia to cope with Beacon's Rebellion.
EVENT: Property 1: Early Land Records Indicate They Had Land Adjacent To Each Other
EVENT: Comment 3: BET 1687 AND 1702, The First Authentic Record We Have Found Of The Gentrys Is In The Register Of Saint Peter's Parishish Of New Kent County, VA, Shows The Baptism Of Peter Gentry, Son Of Samuel Gentry On 10 April 1687
EVENT: Comment 4: BET 1687 AND 1702, Saint Peter's Registry Also Shows The Baptism Of Elizabeth Gentry, On 29 August 1687; Nicholas Gentry Baptized 30 May 1697, And Mable Gentry Baptized 13 December 1702
EVENT: Comment 5: 1676, The Gentry's were of Old Germanic Stock, and sprung from English families, they are descendants of the Huguenots who escaped from France during the time of persecution in the 16th and 17th centuries.
EVENT: Comment 6: 1676, The name Gentry originally meant "Scribes" or learned people, and this was the name given to the family when surnames were adopted Later in England the name came to mean "Nobility".
EVENT: Comment 7: 1676, During the period of Roundhead Parliament under Oliver Cromwell, no new Governors were sent to the Virginia colony The people elected their own government and exercised rights of universal suffrage
EVENT: Comment 8: 1676, They became accustomed to having equality as British subjects and enjoyed self government After the Restoration, King Charles II sent Lord Berkley to Virginia to restore the authority of the throne.
EVENT: Comment 9: 1676, Berkley was a tyrant and imposed harsh taxes and restrictions on commerce Self government was abolished The people were aroused by the deprivation of their liberty, and
EVENT: Comment 10: 1676, in 1676 they rallied behind Mathaniel Bacon to overthrow the oppressive Berkley regime
EVENT: Comment 11: 1676, This time to prevent Berkley's return, they burned Jamestown to the ground. The colonist enjoyed liberty for a short time under Bacon's leadership, but he took ill and died.
EVENT: Comment 12: 1676, The colonist could find no one to replace him and Berkley once again regained control. He instituted vengeful reprisals against the rebels, hanging 22 of their leaders.
EVENT: Comment 13: 1676, King Charles recalled Berkley and replaced him with Lord Culpepper, who was as venal as Berkley King Charles recalled Culpepper and declared Virginia a royal providence.
Nicholas married Lucy Cornelius before 1685 in New Kent County, Virginia. Lucy was born in in New Kent County, Virginia; died in in Fort Nashboro, Davidson, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Lucy Cornelius was born in in New Kent County, Virginia; died in in Fort Nashboro, Davidson, Tennessee.
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