Ancestry of
William Bentley
(1735–1800)
-
- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Mother:
- Birth Date:
- 29 May 1735
- Birth Location:
- Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 20 Sep 1800
- Death Location:
- Troy, Rensselaer, New York
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Notes:
William Bentley, age 70, was a former priest who murdered his wife Phebe Paine. He was brought to the jail in Troy, New York, where he died the following month.
William Bentley was executed for the murder of his second wife Phebe Paine after hitting her on the head with an axe several times.
William Bentley
View famous kin of William Bentley
Marriages for William Bentley
- Spouse:
- Abigail Milleman
- Marriage Date:
- 21 Apr 1754
- Marriage Location:
- Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island
- Spouse:
- Phebe Paine
- Marriage Date:
- ABT 1784
Scroll down to see sources.
Sources for William Bentley
- 1 Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol. 7, pp. 937-939.
- 2 Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol. 3, p. 725.
- 3 Austin, Carol R., The Descendants of Aaron Milleman of Kingston, Rhode Island, Yorba Linda, California: Shumway Family History Services (1994), 6-8.
- 4 Austin, John D., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 6, 3rd ed., Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants (2001), 167.