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- Under this stone is deposited the body of Sarah Dent daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Marshall. She died April 9th 1795 aged 59 years and 6 months.
"Sarah Marshall Daughter to Thomas & Elizath Marshall, was born the seventh day of November, in the Year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred and Thirty five, 1735, in the forty second Year of the age of the above said Elizth Marshall."
"Sarah Marshall, Daughter of Thomas & Eliz. Marshall, was Married to John Dent on the 27th Day of Feby, Anno Dom. 1752"
"The above named Sarah, Wife of John Dent, Departed this Life on the 9th Day" (The rest is cut off the bottom of a rebound leaf, but the date should be 9 April 1795)
Sarah Marshall Dent, Wife of General John Dent of the Revolutionary
War, died April 9, 1795. Tombstone: "This tribute, due to the Memory
of an Excellent Mother and good woman, is made by George Dent."
Daughter, Anne Herbert Dent (born October 30, 1756) was the Mother
of Jane Herbert (Dent) Wilkinson, who married Doctor James Long and
went on to fame as the "Mother of Texas." Son, Thomas Marshall Dent
(born October 22, 1761) was the Maternal Grandfather of Confederate
Lt. General James Longstreet.
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Sarah’s husband, John Dent, rose to the rank of general during the American Revolution. Their daughter, Anne Herbert Dent (born October 30, 1756) married Captain William M. Wilkinson of the Revolutionary War. Ann's daughter, Jane Herbert (Dent) Wilkinson, was born July 23, 1798 on Truman's Place plantation near the Patuxent River in Charles County. Jane married Doctor James Long and went on to fame as the "Mother of Texas." Their sons, Thomas Marshall Dent and George Dent, became captains in the Revolutionary War. George served in the Maryland Legislature, becoming Speaker of the House before federal election to Congress for two terms as a supporter of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Marshall Dent, born October 22 1761, was the maternal grandfather of Confederate Lt. General James Longstreet - General Robert E. Lee's "Old War Horse."
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Thomas Marshall 67.474 CH £1392.9.2 Nov 5 1759 Nov 15 1759
Appraisers; John Hanson, John Hanson, Jr.
Creditors: John Fendall, James Marshall for MM John Glassford & Co.
Next of kin: William Marshall, Sarah Dent.
Executor: Thomas Hanson Marshall.
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DENT, ANN, Charles Co. 4 May, 1764
20 Jun, 1764
To dau. Elizabeth Harrison, clothes.
To dau. Mary A. Cox, clothes.
To dau. Anne Ireland, Mulatto Tom, horses, stock.
To son George Dent, still, candlestands, other.
To Eleanor McPharling, Negro wench, Moll, during her life and
at her decease to her son Herbert Blackiston.
To dau. Margaret Greenfield, Negzo man Dick.
To son John Dent, Negro man, Carpenter, and other.
To dau. Sarah Dent, negro girl, Sarah, horses, furniture.
To dau. Rebecca Marshall, Negro wench Cate that works in the
house, clothing.
To dau. Letty Stoddert, Negro man, Phill, cattle, clothing.
To granddau. Anne Herbert Dent, Negro boy James son of Tom and
Cate, furniture.
To grandson William Herbert Ireland, Negro boy, Phill,
furniture, mare.
To granddau. Anne Dent, furniture.
To granddau. Anne Alexander, dishes.
To grandson Harbert Blackiston, silver cans.
To granddau. Anne Marshall, lesser silver cans.
To granddau. Anne Stoddert, tablespoons.
Residue of estate to son John Dent, ex.
Wits Joseph Thompson. 32. 1
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Charles County Maryland Will Book AF-11, 1791-1801, {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 186.
John Rowe Sr., November 6, 1787; October 14, 1793
I, John Rowe of CC being in perfect health of body, sound and disposing mind and memory
To son Anthony Rowe, negro girl Winney
To son John Rowe, negro boy Nace
To son William Rowe, negro girl Henney
To daughter Elizabeth Rowe, negro woman Lin and mulatto boy Richard
To daughter Easter Rowe, a mulattow boy George and a girl Ann.
To daughters, Elizabeh and Easter Rowe, the residue of my estate equally
Executor: son Anthony Rowe
Signed: November 6, 1787 John (his mark) Rowe
Wit - Jn Dent, Sarah Dent
Probated on October 14, 1793 by John Rowe Jr. together with witnesses John Dent and Sarah Dent, who made oath that they saw the testator sign and seal this will.
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Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page (165). We, George Dent and Ann Dent of CC, previously, by deed of gift and writing dated Jan 23, 1750, gave to our son, John Dent, two tracts of land, the one called Clerks Inheritance, the other called Clerks Purchase, said to contain 500 acres, each tract, with the provision, nevertheless, that sd John Dent should not occupy the same until after the death of sd George or Ann. Now know that we, sd George and Ann Dent, for and in consideration of a contract of marriage agreed upon between sd John Dent and Sarah Marshall, daughter of Mr. Thomas Marshall of CC, with the consent of us, sd George and Ann and sd Thomas Marshall, do hereby agree that, on the solemnization of sd marriage, sd John Dent shall have actual possession of the sd two tracts of land afd, as fully as if the above proviso had never been made, saving, nevertheless, during y lives, the exception in sd deed, of such small part of the tract called Clarks Inheritance as is cleared and occupied by Stephen Lomax. If the intended marriage does take place, I hereby grant to sd John Dent several Negroes now under an overseer, viz, Dick, Brecteonie, Bob, Mole, & ould Bess, with the stock of cattle & hogs thereon, and also 1 young Negro man called Wile, now in the possession of sd John Dent. Signed Jan 27, 1753 - Geo. Dent, Ann Dent. Wit - Elizabeth Dent, Mary Dent Jr, Thomas Henson Marshall. Recorded Mar 25, 1754.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1735 - 1795 (~ 59 years)