Birth

[c1763 Newport W Hundred (Hd) Charles Co MD (Chas Co): John M(anning) Dent born (there are no known Chas Co records naming John M. Dent; possibly 16&> in 1779 and <21 in 1783 [see below]; 45&> in 1810, 60&<70 in 1830, 70&<80 in 1840; two of his children gave his state of birth as MD in 1880 census); father probably Thomas Dent, mother possibly a dau of John Manning {Joseph¹}; (see narrative article "The Family of Thomas Dent Sr. of Newport Hundred, Charles County, Maryland")]

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[1777-78 Chas Co: John M. Dent not in 1777 militia list (list of able-bodied men 16-50) (published in Clements and Wright, "The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War"); not in 1778 constables' list, and probably not the John Dent [probably John Brewer Dent {Benjamin³}] who took oath of fidelity 9 Mar 1778 (both lists of men 18&>) «Chas Co Ct Prcdgs Bk X3:630-640,641-651»]

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[1779 Trinity Par Chas Co: John M. Dent possibly one of the four subscriptions (males 16&>) charged to Thomas Dent Sr in 1779 list of subscribers to the parish, and then paid for by him in 1780 «Trinity Par Vestry Prcdgs»]

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[1783 Chas Co: John M. Dent not listed on tax list (therefore probably <21; probably one of the six inhabitants numbered in Thomas Dent's household)]

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[by 1790: John M. Dent moved probably from Chas Co to Franklin Co VA (Frkln Co)]

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11 Nov 1790 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 white male 16&>, no slaves, and 1 horse

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2 Apr 1791 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 white male 16&>, 1 black <16 and 1 horse

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23 Sep 1792 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 white male 16&>, 1 black <16 and 1 horse

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18 Mar 1793 Frkln Co: John Dant on tax list with 1 white male 16&>, 1 black <16 and 2 horses

Marr

3 Oct 1793 Frkln Co: John Dent married Mary Clower[s] {dau of Jacob}; solemnized by Randolph Hall [Baptist minister]

[Most of John and Mary's children below implied from association with John Dent in Grainger Co TN; no known will or other records proving relationships]

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21 Nov 1793: VA Land Office granted to John Dent 123A in Frkln Co on Baretree Fork of Chestnut Creek «VA Land Office Grant Bk 29:366»

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12 Apr 1794 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 white male 16&>, no slaves, and 1 horse

Dau

[c1794 Frkln Co: Jane Dent born (married John Vineyard Feb 1812 in Grainger Co)]

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2 Feb 1795 Frkln Co: John Dent sold to Walter McGregor {probable brother-in-law} 123A on Baretree Fork of Chestnut Creek [no witnesses listed]. Feb 1795 Frkln Co: John Dent acknowledged deed in court. «Frkln Co Deed Bk (FrD) 3:176»

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2 Mar 1795 Frkln Co: Samuel Dent {probable brother} sold to John Dent 150A on Reed Creek and Snow Creek; witnesses were David Willis, John Bird, Rob^t Woods and Sam^l Davis «FrD3:245»

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16 Mar 1795 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 white male 16&> and 2 horses

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4 Apr 1796 Frkln Co: John Dent in tax list, with 1 white male 16&> and 1 horse

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3 Oct 1796 Frkln Co: John Dent and Mary his wife of Frkln Co sold to Williamson Davis {possibly Richd³,Richd²,Edward¹} of Henry Co VA [previously of Chas Co] 150A on Reed Creek and Snow Creek; witnesses were John Martin, Walter Dent {probable brother} and Walter McGregor. Apr 1797 Frkln Co: deed proved in court by oaths of Walter Dent and Walter McGregor. «FrD7:20» (deed recorded not recorded until c1814)

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1 Apr 1797 Frkln Co: John Dent on tax list, but with no further entry besides his name [suggests he had already moved from County]

Movt

[c1797: John M. Dent moved from Frkln Co probably to Grainger Co TN (Grngr Co) (probable brother-in-law Joseph Broady probably moved to Grngr Co previous year)]

Dau

15 Mar 1798 [Grngr Co]: Mary Ann Dent born «family or cemetery records?» [married Daniel Vineyard 2 Sep 1817 in Grngr Co]

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1799 Grngr Co: "John Bready" and John Dent on tax list within Capt Cox's Company; latter had 1 white poll (male 21-50) and no land [published in "Early East Tennessee Taxpayers"]

Dau

18 May 1800 [Grngr Co]: Lucinda Dent born «family or cemetery records?» [married William Curnutt Dec 1817 in Grngr Co]

Dau

[c1803? Grngr Co: Elizabeth Dent born (married Edward Smith 25 Sep 1821 in Grngr Co)]

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1804 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list

Son

[1804-5 Grngr Co: John M. Dent born (married Nancy Seamore [Nimmo] 20 Nov 1823 in Grngr Co; age 45, born in TN, in 1850 Hickory Co MO census)]

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[1805 Grngr Co: John Dent not on tax list (probably omitted) [published in "Ansearchin' News" Vol 19 No 1]

Dau

28 Jul 1807 [Grngr Co]: Sarah Clowers Dent born «Bible record; cemetery record» [married Joshua Johnson 25 Jul 1824 in Grngr Co; John Dent bondsman for marriage bond]

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1810 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 poll (taxable male) and 272A of land on "Rich L McNabbs"

Dau

5 Aug 1810 [Grngr Co]: Temple Manning Dent born «Bible record of her daughter Mary Ann Nimmo Anderson» [married Hiram M. Neamore (Nimmo) 1 Oct 1825 in Grngr Co; William Curnutt bondsman for marriage bond]

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1810 Grngr Co: John Dent a household head in census «p10», as follows: 1 male 45&> [himself], 1 male <10 [son John M.], 1 female 26&<45 [wife Mary], 1 female 16&<26 [dau Jane], 2 females 10&<16 [dau Mary Ann, Lucinda], 3 females <10 [dau Elizabeth, Sarah, Temple]

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1811 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 poll and 272A of land on Richland Nobs

Son

12 Nov 1813 [Grngr Co]: Thomas M[annon] Dent born «Parker Co TX cemetery records» [middle name from family records, HENSON-DENT sketch on p250 of History of Marshall County, published by Marshall Co KY Genealogical Society,1984]

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1815 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with no poll and 133A

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1817 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with 1 poll and 150A

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1818 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with no poll and 150A

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1819 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with no poll and 150A

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1820 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with no poll and 150A

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[1820 Grngr Co census missing]

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1821 Grngr Co: John Dent on tax list with no poll and 150A

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1830 Grngr Co: John Dent Sr household head in census «p380», as follows: 1 male 60&<70 [himself], 1 male 15&<20 [son Thomas M.], 1 female 50&<60 [Mary]; in next consecutive entry, John Dent Jr also a household head aged 20&<30 with family

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24 Dec 1831: Mark Dent of St Francois Co MO wrote letter to son Lewis in "Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia" where Lewis had recently journeyed; Mark asked Lewis "to call as you return [to MO] on Uncle John Dent, and tell the old man if he intends to move, if it would be agreeable to his notion, I would be very glad to see him and his family in this country." «published in Salem Missouri Post 22 Feb 1928»

[Note: the letter writer is Mark Winnett Dent {Walter³,John²,John¹}. The letter indicates that Mark's father (Walter Dent Sr) had a brother John who was still alive in 1831. John M. Dent fits quite nicely as the "Uncle John Dent" mentioned in the letter on several points:]

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John lived in the same neighborhood as Walter Sr in Frkln Co VA 1790-1797 before moving on to Grngr Co TN

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As a resident of Grngr Co up through at least 1830, John would have been living right along the route Lewis would have likely taken from Frkln Co VA to St Francois Co MO

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John was aged about 68 years old, fitting the "old man" description

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By 1832 John moved from Grngr Co to Calloway Co KY, which correlates with the intention to move mentioned in the letter

Movt

[by 1832: John M. Dent with his two sons John M. Dent and Thomas M. Dent moved from Grngr Co to Calloway Co KY (Clwy Co)]

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10 Oct 1833 Clwy Co: John M. Dent granted to Thomas M. Dent "for efection and love to son Thomas M Dent the baby" [160A] «Clwy Co Deed Bk ..:...»

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.. ... 1836 Grngr Co: John M. Dent sold to Daniel Vinyard land on Richland Creek «Grngr Co Deed Bk?»

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1840 Clwy Co: John M. Dent [Sr] a household head in census «p96», as follows: 1 male 70&<80, 1 female 60&<70, and 1 person in "learned professions & engineers" (he was not listed as a Revolutionary War veteran); Thomas M. Dent «p78», and John [M.] Dent [Jr] «p80», also household heads in census

Death

[bef 1850? Clwy Co or Marshall Co (formed from Clwy Co in 1842) KY: John M. Dent probably died (not listed on Marshall Co KY tax lists from 1843 on; not in 1850 Clwy Co or Marshall Co KY census)]