George Jeremiah Bentley

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Family/Spouse: Johanna Christina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha Annie Bentley was born on 28 May 1908; was christened on 18 Apr 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
2. Francis Alfred Bentley was born on 30 Dec 1909; was christened on 18 Apr 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
3. Harriet Margaret Bentley was born on 3 Dec 1913; was christened on 18 Apr 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
4. George Jeremiah Bentley

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: Francis Parrott Bentley

Notes:

the father of the BENTLEY sisters, Francis Parriot BENTLEY, died at his son-in-law, Elijah WIGGILL's house, 4th April 1873, this is from a document at the Albany Museum, G-T Journal, 18-4-1873. as quoted by a Rita SEYMOUR.

As a matter of interest, Francis Parriot BENTLEY,was the son of, William BENTLEY, who was the brother of Thomas BENTLEY, who was in partnership with Josiah WEDGWOOD, in porcelain manufacture, this also from a document at the Albany Museum, doc. No.JM 5256 (1).

Cape Town Archives Source: MOOC 6/9/367 Ref No: 2137
Filed On: 19/08/1897

Name of Deceased:Francis Parrot (sic) Bentley
Birthplace:Lower Albany
Nationality:
Father:Francis Parrot Bentley
Mother:Harriet Bentley (b. Kitchen)
Age at Death:72 years
Condition in Life:Farmer
Ordinary Residence:n/s
Marital Status:Married
Surviving Spouse:Sarah Maria Bentley

Date of Death:16 July 1897
Place of Death:at his residence, Blaauwkrantz, Division of Wodehouse
Place of Last Marriagen/s
Children:Alfred John
Francis Henry
Harriet Margaret
George Jeremiah
Martha Ann
James William
Elijah Charles
Elizabeth Ann
Herbert
Walter Parrot
Alice Rebecca
Evelyn Randell


Left Property:yes
Property Type:Movable & Immovable - Farms, Cattle, Sheep, Wagon etc.
Was a Will Left:yes
Signed at:Blaauwkrantz
Dated on:04/08/1897
Signed by:Sarah Maria Bentley
In capacity of:Wife of Deceased
Comment:

Francis married Sarah Maria Buckley on 1 Jan 1856. Sarah (daughter of John Buckley, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Randall, 1820 Settler) was born on 23 Mar 1836; was christened on 29 May 1836 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Oct 1915 in Blaaukrantz, Wodehouse, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Sara Maria BENTLEY (nee BUCKLEY), according to her DN, Died "at her house Blaauwkrantz" 17/10/1915. Condition: farmer - Blaauwkrantz, Wodehouse, Dordrecht dist"

Description: Rev W Gardner

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3181
• Name: Francis Parrott Bentley 1820
• Occupation: a Farmer
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Transcribed from the Queenstown free Press by Sunelia Heath:
Tuesday, April 8, 1873

DIED – AT “Aloe Grove,” Dist. Of Queenstown, 4th of April, 1873, at the residence of his son-in-law, (Mr. Elijah WIGGEL) – Francis Parot BENTLEY, at the age of 89 years, 8 months, and 18 days. He was one of the British Settlers of 1820. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.


Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

Francis married Harriett Kitchen, 1820 Settler on 30 Jul 1809 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. Harriett (daughter of Edward Kitchen and Mary Hanks) was born on 7 Mar 1789 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England; died on 15 Mar 1854 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3816
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Called Elizabeth in MD Nash

Findmypast has: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fb%2f221140973%2f1
First name(s) Harriett
Last name Kitchen
Birth year -
Baptism year 1787
Baptism date 11 Jun 1787
Father's first name(s) Edward
Mother's first name(s) -
Residence Wadsley
Place Ecclesfield
Church Sheffield, Ecclesfield St Mary
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set Sheffield Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

Notes:

Married:
First name(s) Harriot
Last name Kitchen
Birth year -
Marriage year 1809
Marriage date 30 Jul 1809
Marriage place Rothwell
Spouse's first name(s) Francis Parriot
Spouse's last name Bentley
Country England
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2941
• Name: John Buckley 1820
• Occupation: a Farmer
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Lived at Bethany in his early years.

widower when married

Birth:
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Hansie Brummer has: John BUCKLEY 1820 was born July 7, 1816 at England.

Occupation:
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Settler:
George Smith's party on the Stentor

Died:
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John married Elizabeth Randall, 1820 Settler on 4 Mar 1835 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of James Randall, 1820 Settler and Rebecca Watts, 1820 Settler) was born on 15 May 1814 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 8 Apr 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 675
• Name: Elizabeth Randall 1820
• Occupation: a Housewife
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Birth:
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Occupation:
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Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth

Died:
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Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev John Heavyside

Witnesses: George Hinton, Sarah Randall

Notes:

Notes from https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC6K-R6C
"In the baptism of his children he is listed as either a manufacturer or a merchant of Southowram or Halifax, but in his burial he is listed as a farmer and in his will he is listed as a gentleman. In the will of the uncle of his first wife (Joseph Hinchcliffe in 1784) of his first wife Mary Hinchcliffe's father, he is listed as a shalloon maker which is a fabric from Chalons in France and also described as a woollen blanket or coverlet for a bed.
WILL
prerogative & Exchequer Courts of York - May 1811 Volume 155 pg 336 for his will - Wm Bentley of Saw Hill in Southowram in Halifax, gent - daughter is Mary Bentley - children of a previous wife William, Susannah (wife of George Naylor), Mary, and Joseph - other children of present wife are Elizabeth, Hannah, Francis Parrot, Alice, Francis, Sara, Maria, Martha & Ann Bentley - son in law is Mr George Naylor - overseers are friends Mr Thomas Brooksbank and Mr Isaac Thwaill? and son in law George Naylor - written 4 May 1807 and probated 31 May 1811 In the will it lists an indenture entered into 5 July 1781 between Wm Bentley, Alice, Clapham of Highley, York, spinster, Joseph Hinchcliffe of Hallifax, gent, William Chambers, James Boyes.

named his son Francis Parrott Bentley after his great grandfather Francis Parratt. Francis Parratt was the lecturer in the church at Halifax for 50 years"

William + Alice Rebecca Clapham. Alice (daughter of William Francis Parriott) was born in 1759 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice BENTLEY b.1822, was the 3rd daughter and 6th child of F.P.BENTLEY &
Harriet KITCHEN
Alice has her Grandmother's name, Alice Rebecca PARRIOTT b. About. 1759 in
Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng m. William BENTLEY b.About. 1757 in Halifax,
Yorkshire, Eng., Francis Parrot BENTLEY was their last child (10th) b.8th
Sep 1783 in Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng.
As a matter of interest, the middle name of PARROT is incorrect as Frances
Parriott BENTLEY was christened with his mother's maiden surname spelling of
PARRIOTT.

Edward + Mary Hanks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2938
• Name: John Buckley 1820
• Occupation: a Farmer and Cloth Dresser
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Residence: 1825, Holling Grove farm, Albany district, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

The Buckley's first went to their alloted location on the East bank of the
Kowie River. In 1826 they were granted a farm situated close to Southwell adjoining the Kowie River and named it Holling Grove.

Birth:
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Settler:
George Smith's party on the Stentor

John married Sarah Whittaker, 1820 Settler on 26 Feb 1811 in Mottram, Cheshire, England. Sarah was born in 1786; died on 15 Dec 1850 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dec 1850 in Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2944
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Settler:
George Smith's party on the Stentor

Buried:
Description: Rev James Barrow

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2086
• Name: James Randall 1820
• Occupation: a Labourer and Farmer
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Labourer
SHIP: Weymouth
LEADER: James
LOCATION: Bethany, Lynedoch River
Had 5 children with Ann O'Brien
Had Mary with his second wife Mary
Had a further 9 children with Rebecca Watts

he was given allotment No 10 of the James Party Allocation of Bethany and apparently, according to Morse Jones, the farm Sweetfontein includes allotment No 9 and 10.

He was Married twice. He bought the farm "Olive Burn" from Miles Bowker on 18 Apr 1840.
(64y).
James an 1820 Settler, left Portsmouth England for the Cape Colony, early in January 1820 aboard the Royal Navy transport sailing ship the Weymouth, carrying 400 other passengers, including his 2nd wife & five of his children. They arrived in Algoa Bay around mid May 1820, after what was a crowded and uncomfortable voyage.Party: James'. Ship: Weymouth. From: Westbury Wiltshire. According to MD Nash - The Settler Handbook -James & Rebecca had the following children - Mary 14, Jane 9, Elizabeth 7, James 3, Sarah 1. James paid a deposit of ¹20.0.0. Although James's occupation was given as a labourer, this did not mean he was only fit for manual unskilled labour. This was a category given mainly to professional soldiers with no other trade.James was given allotment no. 10 - the last and most easterly of the James Party Allocation, situated east of and quite close to Bathurst. He was entitled to 100 acres of land, subject to cultivating this land during the first three years. After 10 years it would be surveyed at government expense and transferred to him on perpetual quitrent not exceeding ¹2.0.0 per 100 acres. Their house which measured 50 feet by 15 feet was burnt down in 1846 during the 7th Frontier War. The farm Sweetfountain includes allotments 9 & 10 according to Morse Jones. In 1840 James bought the farm Oliveburn, from the Bowker's of Tharfield, for ¹300, to be paid over six years. Miles Bowker was granted the farm initially and then in 1822 was given Tharfield as well, an even larger property. Bowker graves are still to be seen on Tharfield.
**** Was No.10 known as Bethany ? **** It seems that the entire James Party location was known as Bethany, on which Ebenezer, the Wesleyan Chapel stood. Originally Oliveburn was 513 morgen but later Benjamin was to sell 5 morgen to Joseph Walker, leaving 508 morgan. The present owner, Allan Hulley and his wife Brenda and two daughters now live there (~1990).Randall meaning: Diminutive of Rand (Randolph). Wendy Fitzgerald says she has confirmation of James and Rebecca's marriage as 13 December 1809, Westbury, Wiltshire.

Description: at 2 months old

Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth

James married Rebecca Watts, 1820 Settler on 31 Dec 1809 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. Rebecca (daughter of John Watts and Jane) was born in Oct 1785 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 13 Jan 1786 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 5 Nov 1880 in Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Nov 1880 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3813
• Name: Rebecca Watts 1820
• Occupation: a Housewife & Farmer
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

On her Tombstone in Bathurst it is recorded that she lived to be 100 years old (102 years in Burial Register)

An original 1820 Settler. James's second wife. She was a large woman and could lift a bag of mealies onto a wagon by herself. Had a sister Joan. There is a story of Rebecca walking to Grahamstown, when she was a very old lady. She was "only" 95 years old and not 100 as shown on her tombstone in Bathurst. Her grave is right near the church entrance.

Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth