Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
Woodruff-Stone History - Person Sheet
NameJeffery BENTLEY 
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1Birthca 1700
Deathca 1779, Pennsylvania, Chester County, East Fallowfield
FatherJohn BENTLEY (ca1674-ca1748)
MotherMary Jefferies/Jeffery MILES (-1760)
Spouses
Marriageca 1725, Pennsylvania, Chester County
Notes for Jeffery BENTLEY
Will written 8-Jun-1777; proven Mar-1779.
Note by HNS notes for Jeffery BENTLEY
HNS compiled this on 6-Mar-1982 with information from the LDS Bentley lineage and Will #3200 of Chester Co., Pennsylvania. She notes that the LDS lineage includes a sonJohn married to Tamar Bentley however he was not named in the will.
HNS Narrative notes for Jeffery BENTLEY
BENTLEY, JEFFERY, born about 1700, Married #1-ELEANOR BANNER and #2-RUTH. JEFFERY was married to ELEANOR by 1729 and listed as a member of the church at Brandywine in 1770. 1 believe her to be the Mother of the children of JEFFERY BENTLEY.
From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Page 261.
"The church at Brandwine was erected in 1742 on land given by JEFFERY BENTLEY, The first preaching was done In the house of JOHN BENTLEY and after his death the meetings were held in the home of JEFFERY BENTLEY, near where HARVEY'S Mill stood in 1770. JOHN was Deacon until his death, when JEFFERY was made Deacon".
His Will was written 8-June-1777 and the first appraisal presented in March of 1779. A portion of the Will follows:
"2ndly: to my beloved wife, Ruth, the roan mare, her saddle, her choice of two of the milch cows, the best feather bed, bolster and pillows, the woolen rug and coverlids, two blankets and two sheets, all the crop In and out of the ground of every kind, half of the cheese, two hogs, a beef cow or beef and pork of its value, the little brass kettle & teakettle to her and her heirs.
3rdly: I give.....to my wife, RUTH, all the benefits and privedges of the Plantation for the term of seven years (in case she remains a widow) or until my Grandson, THOMAS SHIELDS comes to Lawful age& She paying 3 pounds yearly and every year to my Executor. Twenty shillings of which is to be paid yearly and every year to the REV. MR. GRIFFITH or any other Minister that may supply at the Meetinghouse by Brandywine in the Township of Newlin, and the other 40 shillings to be laid out yearly for repairing the building or fences, as my Executor shall think or judge to be most necessary. I further will that after the expiration of any of the terms above said that she (RUTH) to have during her widowhood, the stone end of the dwelling house with that part of the Plantation lying on the east side of the groat road leading by the house (the lower meadow excepted half of the woodland adjoining the same and half of the barn and stabling to be for the use of the other half of the Plantation). The clock, chest of drawers, table, chairs and furniture belonging to the stone room,he two least of the Iron pots and half of the pewter
4thly: I give and bequeath to my son, GEORGE BENTLEY, the sum of Twenty shillings, Lawful money
5thly: I give to my sons, JOSHIA & HENRY BENTLEY my wearing apparel, to be equally divided
6thly: I give to my two Grandchildren, DAVID & DORCAS DAVIS, the sum of one dollar each.
7thly: I give to my Grandson, ABSALOM BENTLEY, two ewes.
8thly; I give to my son JOSEPH BENTLEY the sum of One dollar.
9thly; I will .... after my wife's decease (or in case she marries) that the clock be given to my daughter, MARGARET SHIELDS, the chest of drawers to my Granddaughter, ELEANOR SHIELDS & share alike pots, half of the pewter, table and chairs as heretofore willed to my wife during her widowhood. to be equally divided between my Granddaughters, daughters of MARGARET SHIELDS.
10thly; It is my will that the remaining part of my personal estate be sold and divided between my daughter, MARGARET SHIELDS and her daughters.
11thly; I will my lands and tenements (containing 150 Acres more or less) to my Grandson, THOMAS SHIELDS, son of my daughter, MARGARET (above named) to him forever. He is to have possession of one half when he comes of age and the other half at my wife's decease or ceases to be a widow.
12thly; I do hereby appoint THOMAS HESLEP Executor this eighth day of June, One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven 1777."
From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Page 261.
"The church at Brandwine was erected in 1742 on land given by JEFFERY BENTLEY, The first preaching was done In the house of JOHN BENTLEY and after his death the meetings were held in the home of JEFFERY BENTLEY, near where HARVEY'S Mill stood in 1770. JOHN was Deacon until his death, when JEFFERY was made Deacon".
His Will was written 8-June-1777 and the first appraisal presented in March of 1779. A portion of the Will follows:
"2ndly: to my beloved wife, Ruth, the roan mare, her saddle, her choice of two of the milch cows, the best feather bed, bolster and pillows, the woolen rug and coverlids, two blankets and two sheets, all the crop In and out of the ground of every kind, half of the cheese, two hogs, a beef cow or beef and pork of its value, the little brass kettle & teakettle to her and her heirs.
3rdly: I give.....to my wife, RUTH, all the benefits and privedges of the Plantation for the term of seven years (in case she remains a widow) or until my Grandson, THOMAS SHIELDS comes to Lawful age& She paying 3 pounds yearly and every year to my Executor. Twenty shillings of which is to be paid yearly and every year to the REV. MR. GRIFFITH or any other Minister that may supply at the Meetinghouse by Brandywine in the Township of Newlin, and the other 40 shillings to be laid out yearly for repairing the building or fences, as my Executor shall think or judge to be most necessary. I further will that after the expiration of any of the terms above said that she (RUTH) to have during her widowhood, the stone end of the dwelling house with that part of the Plantation lying on the east side of the groat road leading by the house (the lower meadow excepted half of the woodland adjoining the same and half of the barn and stabling to be for the use of the other half of the Plantation). The clock, chest of drawers, table, chairs and furniture belonging to the stone room,he two least of the Iron pots and half of the pewter
4thly: I give and bequeath to my son, GEORGE BENTLEY, the sum of Twenty shillings, Lawful money
5thly: I give to my sons, JOSHIA & HENRY BENTLEY my wearing apparel, to be equally divided
6thly: I give to my two Grandchildren, DAVID & DORCAS DAVIS, the sum of one dollar each.
7thly: I give to my Grandson, ABSALOM BENTLEY, two ewes.
8thly; I give to my son JOSEPH BENTLEY the sum of One dollar.
9thly; I will .... after my wife's decease (or in case she marries) that the clock be given to my daughter, MARGARET SHIELDS, the chest of drawers to my Granddaughter, ELEANOR SHIELDS & share alike pots, half of the pewter, table and chairs as heretofore willed to my wife during her widowhood. to be equally divided between my Granddaughters, daughters of MARGARET SHIELDS.
10thly; It is my will that the remaining part of my personal estate be sold and divided between my daughter, MARGARET SHIELDS and her daughters.
11thly; I will my lands and tenements (containing 150 Acres more or less) to my Grandson, THOMAS SHIELDS, son of my daughter, MARGARET (above named) to him forever. He is to have possession of one half when he comes of age and the other half at my wife's decease or ceases to be a widow.
12thly; I do hereby appoint THOMAS HESLEP Executor this eighth day of June, One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven 1777."