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Bentley Family History
Bentley Genealogy & Family TreeBentley is an English name from Lancashire and Yorkshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English Benet-legh which means "the fields of Benedict." The earliest known ancestor--William de Benetlega--was recorded in 1176. The family motto is Viva ut vivas which means "Live that you may live forever."
Other spellings include "Bently," "Bentli," and "Bentlie." Notable people with the surname include American actor Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games, American Beauty, The Four Feathers), American baseball player Cy Bentley (Middletown Mansfields), and American country singer Stephanie Bentley. The first Bentley to come to America was William Bentley in Virginia in 1607.
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Bentley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Janet Emily Bentley -- --, 1894 December 0, 1976 New South Wales
- Eliza Bentley December 0, 1858
- Jeremiah Thomas Bentley -- --, 1853 December 23, 1904 North Carolina
- Lula Bentley -- --, 1877 January 8, 1919 South Carolina
- Ellen Victoria Bentley -- --, 1897 August 14, 1982 Tasmania
Bentley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Louisa Maria Bentley -- --, 1820 September 12, 1891 New York
- John Bentley -- --, 1732 December 0, 1800 Wrwcks
- Thomas Alan Dale Bentley Bentley -- --, 1980 January 12, 1981 Florida
- Margaret Bentley -- --, 1804 December 27, 1878
- Martha Pearl Bentley -- --, 1926 October 11, 1970 Illinois
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