Ancestry of
Donald Byers Barrows
(1898–1991)
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- 3rd Great-grandfather of Donald Byers Barrows — 6th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 42
- Father:
- Joseph Bentley
- Mother:
- Mary Thatcher
- Birth Date:
- 16 Feb 1752
- Birth Location:
- West Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 13 Aug 1822
- Death Location:
- Taneytown, Frederick, Maryland
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Spouse Name:
- Mary Hunter
- Marriage Date:
- 20 Nov 1772
- Marriage Location:
- Pennsylvania
- Child:
Harriet Bentley (Ahnentafel No:21 )
- Notes:
Eli and his brother Caleb Bentley were clockmakers. In 1814, President James Madison stayed in Caleb's home the night the British burned Washington, D.C.
An Eli Bentley tall-case clock, otherwise known as a grandfather clock, is located in the Taneytown History Museum in Taneytown, Maryland.
Eli Bentley
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Sources for Eli Bentley
- 1 Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825, Will for father Joseph Bentley.
- 2 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A009429.
- 3 Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, Marriage record for Eli Bentley and Mary Hunter.
- 4 Davis, Eleanor M., Early Residents of Uwchlan Twp., Chester County, Pa., 1715-1800.
- 5 Delaney Antique Clocks, "Eli Bentley West Chester, Pennslyvannia and Taney Town, Maryland", (accessed 03/23/2017).
- 6 Gibbs, James W., Dixie Clockmakers, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company (1979), 21-22.
- 7 Harris, Joseph Smith, The Collateral Ancestry of Stephen Harris, Born September 4, 1798 and of Marianne Smith, Born April 2, 1805, Philadelphia: George F. Lasher, Printer (1908), 133.