[Bolling5] Native American - Bentley

[EPERRY4616 at aol.com]

On 1850 census it is just Martha Wren Bentley Bolding and James Bolding.  
Look right below that listing and you will see J. T. Wren as the next family. 
 She was executor of William Bentley's estate and then  married James 
Bolding, A minister and called  General on the census. They had no children 
together, but she had three  by William Bentley, they are James L., Nancy, and 
Franklin Evan Bentley. I have  copies of the orphan court records. Contact me 
at sonja1938244 at aol.com. Franklin  was made a ward of Moses Bonner. Also 
look on the Bentley family site done by A.  Bentley.

 
In a message dated 3/29/2010 11:05:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
EPERRY4616 at aol.com writes:

 
On 1850 census it is just Martha Wren Bentley Bolding and James Bolding.  
Look right below that listing and you will see J. T. Wren as the next family. 
 She was executor of William Bentley's estate and then married James 
Bolding, A  minister and called General on the census. They had no children 
together, but  she had three by William Bentley, they are James L., Nancy, and 
Franklin Evan  Bentley. I have copies of the orphan court records. Contact me 
at  sonja1938244 at aol.com. Franklin was made a ward of Moses Bonner. Also look 
on  the Bentley family site done by A. Bentley.
 
In a message dated 3/29/2010 10:24:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
haztay at swbell.net writes:

I  should have said Martha Wren  the widow Bentley.   You can  google that 
name Martha Wren m. William Bentley and see some of their  line.

--- On Mon, 3/29/10, haztay at swbell.net  <haztay at swbell.net> wrote:


From:  haztay at swbell.net <haztay at swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [Bolling5]  Native American
To: "Bolling Family Group 5"  <bollingresearch at bolling5.com>, "DON and 
SHEILA"  <hein.ma at gte.net>
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:25 AM

    
Arvina,
 
My family has a widow Mary Wren Bentley as a wife to my James  Bolding 
[Rev.] who was first married to Anne Pickens daughter of  Captain Robert 
Pickens.  They are seen in 1850 census in  Franklin Co. Ala. census...but their 
next door neighbors....[somehow  kin] Lucy Bolding & her children did move 
north.  Lucy's  children have male group 5 DNA so we don't know what happened to 
 their father.
 
Hazael

--- On Mon, 3/29/10, DON and SHEILA  <hein.ma at gte.net> wrote:



From:  DON and SHEILA <hein.ma at gte.net>
Subject: Re: [Bolling5]  Native American
To: "Bolling Family Group 5"  <bollingresearch at bolling5.com>
Date: Monday, March 29,  2010, 8:16 AM


Yes,  Arvina - we have the "legend" of Native American Ancestry, but no  
proof.  I am pretty sure that many in both my family and my  husband's drew 
back up into the hills and adopted "English"  names.  My mother-in-law once 
told me about a young couple  who fell in love - "she wasn't captured and he 
wasn't a chief -  they just fell in love".  When I mentioned this after her  
death - the family jumped down my throat - they will deny it to  this day, 
but I know what she said.  I also know that her  grandmother was an Allen who 
was born in Running Water  district of Marion County TN.  I also know that 
there were  Allens listed as intruders in Indian Territory.   
Our  Boling DNA appears to be European, so chances are we don't have  male 
Native American Heritage in this particular branch of  the family tree. 
 
Not even  sure how my Harrison came to be a Boling - his DNA doesn't match  
beyond the 12 markers.  Oh well, however that became the name  - after 200 
years, I think we'll keep it!  LOL!
 
Sheila
 



From: _Arvina Copeland_ 
(http://us.mc808.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=arvinalilliancopeland@hotmail.com)  
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:25 PM
To: _Bolling Research_ 
(http://us.mc808.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=BollingResearch@bolling5.com)  
Subject: [Bolling5] Native American




Sheila,
 
You posted an inquiry on 3/16/2010 asking,  "Could John have been Native 
American?"  I tried to reply,  but my e-mail bounced.  I had some technical 
issues to deal  with at the time, but they may be resolved now.  In my  
mother's family, I found a similar situation.  In the census,  there was the 
mother and child in the household, but no apparent  father, starting in 1850.  
Earlier, they had lived in a  southern state.  They started moving north at 
the time of the  "Indian Removal", eventually living in Clay County, KY.  That 
 child in the household was Francis "Frank" Bentley.  His  daughter was 
Mary Bentley Root, my grandmother.  My mother  and aunt, shortly before their 
death (since 2000), admitted  reluctantly, that their mother, Mary Bentley 
Root was 1/4  Cherokee.  I asked where it came from, her mother or  father.  
They said that they  did not know.  I  asked, "If you were guessing, which 
side do you guess?"   Finally my mother said that if she were guessing, she 
might guess  the Bentley side.  The other side were Beckners and all  
accounted for.  Now, that still does not prove the Indian  heritage.  The Bentley 
side has posted the family details  from the southern state for the entire 
family, their spouses, and  so on.  This daughter, Mary Bentley is simply 
listed as being  born.  She lives with parents and they move north.   

Arvina







 



 
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