Introduction
A very large proportion of the Gentrys who lived in Kentucky in the first half of the nineteenth
century were descendants of Nicholas-II Gentry, son of Nicholas the Immigrant. Virtually all of
these are described to varying degrees in Richard Gentry's 1909 compendium "The Gentry
Family in America"<1> (GFA). It is frequently difficult, however, to identify the various
family members he describes, with the many Gentrys found in census and other records. This
article is designed to serve as an index for Gentry genealogists, in placing the families in
relation to each other both in time and in place. Although most of the other Gentrys in
Kentucky during that time can also be identified, this article is confined to just the one family
to keep it from being overly lengthy and cumbersome.
The article is in two parts. In the first, the descendants of Nicholas are summarized by family and generation with a cross-reference to the census records in which they may be found. (Most but not all of the first two generations of Nicholas' descendants are included here.) In the second part, the 1800 tax lists as well as the 1810 to 1840 Kentucky census records are summarized in tabular form with an identification of the individual family associated with each entry where possible.
It will be noticed that there are three household records that have not been identified as to their relationship with the Nicholas-II Gentry family although it seems very probable that they were indeed closely related. If any reader can provide information concerning these "orphans", the writer would welcome such.
It will be noticed further that only the Nicholas Gentry descendants have been listed in the census records, as for example in Monroe County, where there were Gentrys of different descent present. Almost all of the counties and individual listings that are not included here can be identified, but they are not a part of this summary.
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Kentucky Counties with Gentrys in Census (Nicholas-II Descendants shaded) |
GFA# | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | |
Descendants of Nicholas-II | 2 | ||||
1. + David-III | 4 | ||||
12 ++ James W | ( ) | ||||
121 +++David | 267 | Clay p.151 | Indiana | Missouri | |
122 +++James | ( ) | Fay. p.96 | |||
122s sp Elizabeth | " | Mad. p.122 | |||
123 +++Enoch | ( ) | ||||
1231 — James | ( ) | Mad. p.121 | Mad. p.255 | ||
124 +++Elijah | ( ) | Clay p.151 | Indiana | ||
13 ++ David | 16 | Mad. p.208 | --- | ||
13s sp. Jane | " | Mad. p.134 | Mad. p.121 | ||
131 +++ James | 69 | " | --- | ||
131s sp Elizabeth | Mad. p.210 | Mad. p.172 | |||
1311 — William | --- | " | --- | --- | Indiana |
1312 — Thomas | --- | " | " | --- | Indiana |
1313 — David | --- | " | " | --- | Indiana |
132 +++ Bright Berry |
70 | Mad. p.208 | [= "Benage"] Mad. p.130 |
Mad. p.115 | Mad. p.254 |
1321 — David | 138 | " | " | Missouri | |
1322 — Jonathan | 139 | " | " | MO, (1850) | |
133 +++ Pleasant | 71 | w/ David | Mad. p.158 | Mad. p.93 | Missouri |
1331 — Westley | --- | " | " | Missouri | |
134 +++ David | 72 | Est. p.44 | Est. p.252 | Est. (1850) | |
135 +++ Richard | 73 | w/ David | Mad. p.130 | Mad. p.121 | IN, (1850) |
136 +++ Martin | 74 | w/ David | --- | IN, (1850) | |
137 +++ Bailey | 75 | w/ David | w/ David | w/ David | Mad. p.253 |
14 ++ Richard | 15 | Mad. p.211 | Mad. p.172 | Mad. p.115 | Mad. p.262 |
141 +++ Reuben E | 55 | " | Missouri | Missouri | --- |
142 +++ David | 56 | Mad. p.208 | Mad. p.124 | Missouri | Missouri |
143 +++ Richard | 57 | Mad. p.208 | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri |
144 +++ Christy | 58 | w/ Richard | Mad. p.138 | Mad. p.150 | Missouri |
145 +++ James | 59 | w/ Richard | Mad. p.138 | Illinois? | |
147 +++ Joshua | 60 | w/ Richard | w/Richard | Missouri | Missouri |
148 +++ Joseph | 61 | w/ Richard | Mad. p.138 | Mad. p.115 | Mad. p.256 |
149 +++ Overton | 62 | w/ Richard | w/ Richard | Mad. p.111 | Mad. p.262 |
14A +++ Rodes | 63 | w/ Richard | --- | Mad. p.114 | Missouri |
2 + Robert-III | 6 | Tennessee | |||
21 ++ Charles | 23 | Tennessee | |||
211 +++ Jesse | ( ) | Cumb. p.175 | |||
211s sp Elizabeth? | ( ) | " | Todd, p.365 | ||
212 +++ William | ( ) | Wayne, p.362 | |||
3 + Nicholas-III | 5 | (d. Adair) | |||
33 ++ John | 19 | ||||
331 +++ John | 76 | Jeff. p.12 | Bull. p.184 | --- | |
3311 — Wingfield | --- | " | " | --- | Bull. p.479 |
332 +++ Joseph | --- | Jeff. p.12 | |||
333 +++ Wyatt | --- | Jeff. p.12 | Bull. p.166 | Bull. p.124 | Indiana |
34 ++ Martin | 20 | Bull. p.177 | Bull. p.184 | --- | |
341 +++ Martin | ( ) | " | Hard. p.56 | --- | |
35 ++ Blackston | 21 | Bull. p.177 | Bull. p.184 | Bull. p.127 | Indiana |
351 +++ James | --- | " | Bull. p.162 | Bull. p.127 | Bull. p.487 |
352 +++ Joseph | 79 | " | Bull. p.166 | Bull. p.130 | Bull. p.481 |
3521 — Fountain | ( ) | " | --- | Bull. p.480 | |
3522 — Blackston | --- | " | " | Bull. (1850) | |
3523 — F.T. | ( ) | " | Bull. (1850) | ||
353 +++ Nicholas | 80 | Bull. p.177 | Bull. p.164 | Bull.. p.109 | Bull. p.471 |
3531 — David | 143 | " | Bull (1850) | ||
3532 — James B. | 145 | " | Bull (1850) | ||
354 +++ Martin | 81 | w/Blackston | Bull. p.164 | --- | |
354s sp. Nancy | " | Bull. p.128 | Bull. p.481 | ||
3541 — James | --- | " | Bull. p.487 | ||
355 +++ Samuel | 82 | " | Bull. p.182 | Bull. p.109 | Bull (1850) |
357 +++ Garland | --- | " | w/Blackston | --- | Indiana |
36 ++ Henry | --- | Bull. p.177 | Bull. p.172 | --- | |
37 ++ Zachary/Zachariah | --- | Adair, p.22 | Missouri | ||
372 +++ Henry | ( ) | " | Missouri | ||
38 ++ J. Richard | 22 | Adair | Adair, p.22 | Adair, p.34 | |
381 +++ George D. | --- | " | " | " | Adair, p.8 |
382 +++ John B. | 85 | " | " | " | Adair, p.24 |
39 ++ Robert | --- | Adair | Adair, p.22 | --- | |
39s sp. Julia | " | " | --- | Missouri | |
393 +++ Sampson | ( ) | " | " | --- | Missouri |
3A ++ Benajah B. | --- | Mad. p.130 | Missouri | ||
3B ++ Wesley/Westley | --- | Missouri | Missouri | ||
4. + Benajah-III | 7 | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | |
43 ++ James | 29 | Virginia | Mon. p.191 | Mon. p.380 | Mon. p.243 |
432 +++ John W. | --- | " | " | Mon. p.240 | |
433 +++ Robert | 93 | " | Mon. p.246 | ||
5. + Moses-III | 3 | ||||
51 ++ James | 10 | Virginia | Clark, p.77 | ||
513 +++ James | 41 | Clark, p.66 | Clark, p.76 | Arkansas | |
516 +++ Garland | --- | Fay., p.331 | |||
52 ++ Moses | --- | Clark, p.133 | --- | Green, p.40 | Green, p.173 |
54 ++ John P. | 11 | Mad., p.208 | Mad. p.122 | Mad. p.99 | Mad. p.235 |
541 +++ James | 43 | " | " | Mad. p.105 | Illinois |
544 +++ Stanton | --- | " | " | Mad. (1850) | |
55 ++ Marle Lee | --- | ||||
551 +++ William | --- | Hend. p.20 | Hend. p.253 | ||
55 ++ Benajah | 12 | Mad., p.164 | Mad. p.92 | Mad. p.251 | |
561 +++ Pleasant | 47 | " | " | Mad. p.295 | |
7. + Martin-III | 9 | Mad. p.209 | Mad. p.90 | --- | |
71 ++ Josiah | 34 | Mad. p.209 | Mad. p.166 | Mad. p.89 | Mad. p.269 |
711 +++ William | --- | " | Mad. p.156 | Hen., p.9 | |
713 +++ Thomas J. | 96 | " | --- | Mad. p.94 | Mad. p.267 |
72 ++ Bartlett | 35 | Mad. p.209 | --- | ||
72s sp. Elizabeth | " | Mad. p.172 | Missouri | Missouri | |
721 +++ Richard | 97 | " | --- | Missouri | Missouri |
722 +++ Nicholas | --- | " | --- | Missouri | Missouri |
723 +++ Bartlett | --- | " | " | Missouri | Missouri |
725 +++ Beverley | --- | " | w/ Eliz. | Missouri | |
74 ++ John | 36 | Mad. p.209 | Mad. p.164 | Mad. p.141 | --- |
74s sp. Mary | " | " | " | Mad. p.267 | |
741 +++ James | 97½ | " | " | Mad. p.105 | Mad. p.270 |
743 +++ Oliver Perry | --- | " | " | Mad. p.272 | |
76 ++ Martin | 37 | Mad., p.209 | Mad. p.154 | Indiana | Indiana |
76s sp1 Delphia | " | " | (divorced) | Mad. p.296 | |
761 +++ Woodson | --- | " | " | Clark, p.107 | Missouri |
762 +++ Thompson | --- | " | " | w/ Woodson | Missouri |
763 +++ William | --- | " | w/ Martin | Indiana | |
764 +++ Haden | --- | " | --- | Est. p.45 | |
Unidentified | |||||
James Gentry | Mad. p.255 |
Bullitt Co. | Id # | GFA # | Son of | |
Blackston Gentry Henry Gentry Martin Gentry |
33 34 32 |
21 --- 20 |
Nicholas-III Nicholas-III Nicholas-III | |
Clark Co. | ||||
Charles Gentry | 21 | 23 | Robert-III | |
Green Co. | ||||
Nicholas Gentry Zachary Gentry |
3 35 |
5 --- |
Nicholas-II Nicholas-III | |
Madison Co. | ||||
Bartlett Gentry David Gentry James Gentry Josiah Gentry Martin Gentry |
62 11 51 61 6 |
35 16 10 34 9 |
Martin-III David-III Moses-III Martin-III Nicholas-II |
Table of Federal Census Records
1810 Kentucky Census | |||||||||||||||||||
Page | Name |
Id # | 0- 10 |
10- 16 |
16- 26 |
26- 45 |
> 45 |
0- 10 |
10- 16 |
16- 26 |
26- 45 |
> 45 |
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Adair Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
Richd. Jentry Robt. Jentry |
38 39 |
2 2 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
2 2 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
||||||||
Bullitt Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
177 177 177 177 |
Blackston Gentry Henry Gentry Martin Gentry Nicholas Gentry | 35 36 34 353 |
2 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
4 0 1 1 |
0 1 0 0 |
1 0 1 0 |
0 3 0 0 |
2 2 0 0 |
1 0 2 1 |
0 1 0 0 |
1 0 1 0 |
|||||||
Clark Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
133 | Moses Jentry | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Clay Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
151 151 |
Elijah Gentry David Jentry |
121 xx |
0 3 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
|||||||
Cumberland Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
175 | Jesse Gentry | 211 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Jefferson Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 12 12 |
John Gentry Wyatt Gentry Joseph Gentry |
331 333 332 |
3 1 2 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
1 1 1 |
0 0 0 |
1 0 1 |
0 0 0 |
0 1 1 |
1 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
|||||||
Madison Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
208 208 208 208 208 209 209 209 209 209 210 211 |
Brighty Gentry David Gentry David Gentry John (Stumpy) Gentry Richard Gentry Jr Bartlett Gentry John Gentry Josiah Gentry Martin Gentry Jr Martin Gentry Elizabeth Gentry Richard Gentry |
132 13 142 54 143 72 74 71 76 7 131s 14 |
1 6 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 |
0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 |
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 |
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 |
1 2 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 |
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 |
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Wayne Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
362 | William Jentry | 212 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
1820 Kentucky Census | |||||||||||||||||||
Page | Id # | 0- 10 |
10- 16 |
16- 26 |
16- 18 |
26- 45 |
> 45 |
0- 10 |
10- 16 |
16- 26 |
26- 45 |
> 45 |
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Adair Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 22 22 26 |
Rich Gentry Robert Gentry Zach Gentry Wesley Jentry |
38 39 37 3B |
2 2 2 0 |
1 2 0 0 |
1 0 1 0 |
1 0 2 0 |
1 1 0 1 |
0 0 1 0 |
2 4 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
1 1 0 0 |
0 0 1 0 |
0 0 0 1 |
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Bullitt Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
162 164 164 166 166 172 182 184 184 184 |
James "Gentay" Martin Gentry Nicholas Gentry Joseph Gentry Wyatt Gentry Henry Gentry Samuel Gentry Blaxton Gentry John Gentry Martin Gentry |
351 354 353 352 333 36 355 35 331 34 |
0 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 3 0 |
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 |
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 |
0 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 |
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 |
1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
||||||
Casey Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Jentrey | 3A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Clark Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | James Gentry | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Estill Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | David Gentry | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fayette Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | James Gentry | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Hardin Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Martin Gentry | 341 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Henderson Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | William Jentery | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Madison Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
90 122 124 130 130 134 138 138 138 154 156 158 164 164 166 172 172 |
Martin Jentry John Jentry David Jentry Benage[= Br.Berry] Jentry Richard Jentry Jane Jentry James Jentry Joseph Jentry Christopher Jentry Martin Jentry Jr Wm Jentry Pleasant Gentry John Jentry Benagah Jentry Jonah [Josiah] Jentry Richard Jentry Elizabeth Jentry |
7 74 142 132 135 13s 145 148 144 76 711 133 54 56 71 14 72s |
0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 2 |
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 |
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 |
0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 |
0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 |
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 |
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
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Monroe Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | James Gentry | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1830 Kentucky Census | |||||||||||||||||||
Page | Id # | 0- 5 |
5- 10 |
10- 15 |
15- 20 |
20- 30 |
30- 40 |
40- 50 |
Other | 0- 5 |
5- 10 |
10- 15 |
15- 20 |
20- 30 |
30- 40 |
40- 50 |
Other | ||
Adair Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Richd Gentry | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50-60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bullitt Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
109 109 124 127 127 128 130 |
Nicholas Gentry Samuel Gentry Wyatt Gentry Blaxton Gentry James Gentry Nancy Gentry Joseph Gentry |
353 355 333 35 351 354s 352 |
2 2 1 1 3 1 2 |
1 1 0 2 1 2 2 |
2 2 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 1 0 1 0 1 |
0 0 0 50-60 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 |
1 0 1 0 1 3 1 |
1 0 0 2 1 0 1 |
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 |
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Clark Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
76 77 107 |
James Gentry James Gentry Woodson H. Gentry |
513 51 761 |
2 0 1 |
1 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 1 0 |
0 0 2 |
1 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 60-70 0 |
1 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
1 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
1 0 1 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 60-70 0 | |
Estill Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
252 | David Gentry | 134 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Fayette Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
331 | Garland Gentry | 516 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60-70 | |
Green Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Moses Gentry | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50-60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50-60 | |
Henderson Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
253 | William Jentry | 551 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Madison Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
89 92 93 94 99 105 111 114 115 115 115 121 121 121 122 141 150 |
Josiah Gentry Benajah Gentry Pleasant Gentry Thomas Gentry John P. Gentry James Gentry Overton H. Gentry Rodes Gentry Brightberry Gentry Richard Gentry Joseph Gentry Richard Gentry Jr James Gentry Jr Jane Gentry Elizabeth Gentry John Gentry Christy Gentry |
71 56 133 713 54 541 149 14A 132 14 148 135 1231 13s 122s 74 144 |
0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 |
0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 |
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
50-60 60-70 50-60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60-70 0 0 0 0 0 50-60 50-60 0 |
0 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 |
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 |
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 |
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
60-70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50-60 0 0 0 | |
Monroe Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
380 | James Gentry | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
365 | Elizabeth Gentry | 211s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1840 Kentucky Census | |||||||||||||||||||
Page | Id # | 0- 5 |
5- 10 |
10- 15 |
15- 20 |
20- 30 |
30- 40 |
40- 50 |
Other | 0- 5 |
5- 10 |
10- 15 |
15- 20 |
20- 30 |
30- 40 |
40- 50 |
Other | ||
Adair Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 24 |
Geo. D. Gentry John B. Gentry |
381 382 |
0 2 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
1 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 | |
Bullitt Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
471 479 480 481 481 487 487 | Nicholas Gentry "Winkfield" Gentry Fountain Gentry Joseph Gentry Nancy Gentry James Gentry Sr James Gentry Jr |
353 3311 3521 352 354s 351 3541 |
0 2 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2 0 0 2 2 2 0 |
1 0 0 0 1 2 0 |
1 0 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 50-60 0 50-60 0 |
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 1 2 1 0 |
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 |
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
0 0 0 50-60 60-70 0 0 | |
Estill Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Haden Gentry | 764 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fayette Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
140 | Nancy Gentry | 516s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60-70 | |
Green Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
173 | Moses Gentry | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60-70 | |
Madison Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
235 251 253 254 255 255 256 262 262 267 267 269 270 272 295 296 |
John P. Gentry Benj. [Benajah] Gentry Baley Gentry Brightberry Gentry James Gentry James Gentry Joseph Gentry Overton H. Gentry Richard Gentry Mary Gentry Tho. Gentry Josiah Gentry Jas. Gentry O.P. Gentry Pleasant T. Gentry Delphey Gentry |
54 56 137 132 ?? 1231 148 149 14 74s 713 71 741 743 561 76s |
0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 |
0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 |
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 |
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
50-60 60-70 0 50-60 0 0 0 0 70-80 0 0 70-80 0 0 0 0 |
0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 |
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
0 50-60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60-70 0 60-70 0 0 0 60-70 | |
Monroe Co. | |||||||||||||||||||
240 243 246 |
John W. Gentry Jas. Gentry Robt. Gentry |
432 43 433 |
1 1 2 |
0 1 0 |
0 1 0 |
0 0 0 |
1 0 1 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 50-60 0 |
1 1 0 |
0 1 0 |
0 1 0 |
0 2 0 |
0 0 1 |
1 0 0 |
0 1 0 |
0 0 0 |
Reference
1. Gentry, Richard, "The Gentry Family in America 1976 to 1909", The
Grafton Press, New York, 1909.
2. Henry Numbering is a scheme proposed by Reginald Buchanan Henry to catalog the descendants of a single individual. Starting with the number 1 for the starting individual, each member of the next generation is assigned a value according to the order of birth resulting in a digit that is added to the initial digit, e.g. 11, 12, 13, etc. which becomes the identification number for that individual. The same process is applied in recursive fashion to the descendants of each one of these individuals. For numbers 10 or greater, a common solution is to use hexadecimal-type numbers where A=10, B=11, etc., extending beyond the normal limit of F if necessary, so that there is a single digit or letter in each place holder location. Advantages to the system include the fact that it results in a unique number in which insertions can easily be added if new family members are discovered. Disadvantages include many digits for extensive generation chains, and if there is an error in the assignment of the order of birth in any generation, it throws off the numbers for all of the children born after the erroneous number.
For present purposes, we are modifying the basic scheme by eliminating any initial number that would represent Nicholas-II, and assigning the number "1" to his oldest child. In addition, we will be following the male line only, those with children surnamed Gentry, and so will ignore the daughters in every generation.
4/5/2004, Revised 3/14/10, Revised July 2014 (with addition of maps)
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