William Bentley

Male Abt 1637 - Abt 1720  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Bentley was born about 1637 in Bedfordshire, England; died about Jun 1720 in North Kingstown, RI.

    William married Sarah Unknown about 1675. Sarah was born about 1650; died on 28 Dec 1731. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1676/77.
    2. 3. James Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1679.
    3. 4. Thomas Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1685.
    4. 5. Jane Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1687; died on 29 Jun 1729.
    5. 6. Benjamin Bentley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 27 Mar 1690.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Jan 1676/77.

  2. 3.  James Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 26 May 1679.

  3. 4.  Thomas Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 19 Jun 1685.

  4. 5.  Jane Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1687; died on 29 Jun 1729.

    Jane married John Wightman on 6 Jan 1700/01 in North Kingstown, RI. John (son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updyke) was born on 16 Apr 1674 in Quidnessett, North Kingstown, RI; died about Apr 1750 in Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Alice Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1702; died about 1729.
    2. 8. Sarah Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1703/04.
    3. 9. Rev. James Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1708/09 in Exeter, RI; died on 29 Mar 1791 in East Greenwich, RI.
    4. 10. Jane Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1710 in North Kingstown, RI.

  5. 6.  Benjamin Bentley Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 27 Mar 1690.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Alice Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Oct 1702; died about 1729.

    Alice married Job Harrington, I on 8 Jun 1722 in Kingstowne, RI. Job was born about 1695; died in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Captain Job Harrington, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1723; died before 29 Nov 1815.
    2. 12. Lydia Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1725; died after 16 Nov 1775.
    3. 13. Ebenezer Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1728; died after 16 Nov 1775.

  2. 8.  Sarah Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Jan 1703/04.

    Sarah married Joseph Whitford between 1722 and 1723 in North Kingstown, RI. Joseph (son of Pasco Whitford, Jr. and Lydia Bly) was born about 1698 in North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Lydia Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1723/24.
    2. 15. Jane Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1725/26; died after 10 Apr 1759.
    3. 16. John Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1727/28.
    4. 17. James Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1730.
    5. 18. Pasco Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1735/36.
    6. 19. Freelove Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1739/40 in North Kingstown, RI; died after 23 Aug 1790.

  3. 9.  Rev. James Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Feb 1708/09 in Exeter, RI; died on 29 Mar 1791 in East Greenwich, RI.

    James married Bridget Sweet on 5 Sep 1734. Bridget (daughter of Samuel Sweet and Bridget Unknown) was born about 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Samuel Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1736 in Exeter, RI; died on 26 Apr 1826 in East Greenwich, RI.
    2. 21. John Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1738 in North Kingstown, RI.

    James married Phebe Rhodes about 1758. Phebe (daughter of Samuel Rhodes and Sarah Boone) died before 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    James married Susannah Eldred on 5 Jan 1770 in East Greenwich, RI. Susannah (daughter of William Eldred and Mary Wilbur) was born about 1734; died in 1799 in East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Jane Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1710 in North Kingstown, RI.

    Jane married Benjamin Spink about 7 Apr 1734 in North Kingstown, RI. Benjamin (son of Captain Ishmael Spink and Deliverance Hall) was born on 14 Feb 1711/12. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Ishmael Spink  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1736/37 in West Greenwich, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Captain Job Harrington, II Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alice3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1723; died before 29 Nov 1815.

    Job married Rebecca Carr on 18 Mar 1748/49 in West Greenwich, RI. Rebecca (daughter of Caleb CARR and Sarah RICHMOND) was born on 29 May 1732 in Jamestown, RI; died on 15 Apr 1828 in West Greenwich, RI; was buried in Harrington Lot, Division St. & Hopkins Hill Rd., West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Alice Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1750/51 in West Greenwich, RI.
    2. 24. Whitman Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1753 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI.
    3. 25. Sarah Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1754 in West Greenwich, RI; died on 4 May 1857; was buried in Briggs Lot, Thompson Rd., Coventry, RI.
    4. 26. Captain Job Harrington, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1758 in West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died on 3 Jun 1840; was buried in Job Harrington Lot, Division St., West Greenwich, RI.
    5. 27. Mary Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1760.
    6. 28. Benjamin Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1765.
    7. 29. Carr Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1771 in West Greenwich, RI; died on 4 Aug 1859 in East Greenwich, RI; was buried in Harrington Lot, Division St. & Hopkins Hill Rd., West Greenwich, RI.

  2. 12.  Lydia Harrington Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alice3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1725; died after 16 Nov 1775.

    Lydia married Abraham Wilcox before Apr 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Ebenezer Harrington Descendancy chart to this point (7.Alice3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1728; died after 16 Nov 1775.

    Ebenezer married Rebecca Spencer on 18 Dec 1748 in Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 14.  Lydia Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Mar 1723/24.

  5. 15.  Jane Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Feb 1725/26; died after 10 Apr 1759.

  6. 16.  John Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Jan 1727/28.

  7. 17.  James Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Oct 1730.

    James married Mary Corpse on 1 Dec 1754 in Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Joseph Whitford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1757 in Coventry, RI.

  8. 18.  Pasco Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Mar 1735/36.

  9. 19.  Freelove Whitford Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sarah3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Jan 1739/40 in North Kingstown, RI; died after 23 Aug 1790.

    Freelove married John Shearman about 1758. John (son of Eber Shearman and Martha Remington) was born on 30 Oct 1711 in North Kingstown, RI; died in 1790 in North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Remington Shearman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Elizabeth Shearman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1773 in North Kingstown, RI; died after 1850.

  10. 20.  Samuel Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (9.James3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 13 May 1736 in Exeter, RI; died on 26 Apr 1826 in East Greenwich, RI.

    Samuel married Ruth Cory on 26 Jun 1771. Ruth (daughter of Joseph Cory and Mary Unknown) died before 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Lucy Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1773.

    Samuel married Mary Boss on 8 Nov 1781. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Boss and Catherine Wightman) was born on 10 Oct 1753; died on 2 Jan 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 21.  John Wightman Descendancy chart to this point (9.James3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jul 1738 in North Kingstown, RI.

    Family/Spouse: Martha Waite. Martha was born on 10 Mar 1737/38 in North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Joseph Wightman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1758 in East Greenwich, RI; died on 7 Mar 1829 in Brookfield, Madison County, NY; was buried in Rural Cemetery, Brookfield, NY.

  12. 22.  Ishmael Spink Descendancy chart to this point (10.Jane3, 5.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Mar 1736/37 in West Greenwich, RI.

    Family/Spouse: Judith Matteson. Judith (daughter of Hezekiah Matteson) was born on 21 Aug 1740 in West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]