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PART IX:  BENTLEY REFERENCE SOURCES AND KEY RESEARCHERS

8/29/07 changes


                SOURCES

Key sources are noted throughout the text and detailed here at the end of the book. Sources are noted conservatively to allow the text to be more readable as this is a family story and not a pure research project.  

Since information on the living isn’t readily available on genealogy sites other than if they appeared in a Census report of 1930 or earlier, the living Bentley history is primarily from information submitted to us by family members.  Since no present member of our family branch remembers any Bentley prior to Wilbur (G9, father of Adelia Bentley Burger), the older Bentley information comes from tombstones, genealogy and family history books, Census and vital records, website research, etc.   The farther we go back in history the less information available and the less accurate the information. Earlier Bentley information is primarily from the comprehensive research books by professional genealogists Cameron Stewart and Emilie Sarter, the detailed websites of Bentley descendents and researchers Elaine Cowan and Marlin Criddle, and research by Robert H. Glover, grandson of Adelia Bentley Burger.

DISCLAIMER:  

1.  Some of these sources include information within their books and websites we know to be inaccurate, however that does not mean that all of their information is inaccurate.
2.   Some sources include information that is not documented and thus may not be accurate but quite probably or at least possibly are accurate.
3.  Often these are secondary sources which are not as reliable as primary sources, but it is what we have for now.
4.  We have made every effort to provide what we believe to be accurate information from our sources and have strived to note where we think it is probable, or possible, or just a theory.
5.  All of the information on the Bob Glover and Scott Rode websites will be coordinated and carefully reviewed for accuracy but this takes time.  This is a work of progress.
6.  Amy family history is only as good as its sources.  Please contact us if you have evidence of misinformation.

SOURCE LIST

Below sources are in addition to the research by Robert H. Glover detailed (this is a work in progress and started Aug 20, 2007) at:

http://trees.ancestry.com/fhs/home.aspx?tid=3454472

(1)    Family records stored in a wooden box made by Wilbur Bentley (G9) for his daughter Adelia Bentley Burger (G10), passed on to her daughter Corinne Burger Glover (G11), passed on to her son Robert H. Glover (G12) of Sleepy Hollow, NY.

(2)       The H. ROSS GLOVER Family History Museum (office basement in Dansville, NY)

(3)     DORIS BURGER SMALT (daughter of Adelia Bentley Burger) of Dansville, NY

(4)    CAROLYNE BENTLEY GIBSON (daughter of George Henry Bentley) of Sebastopol, CA.

(5)    RODE, Scott:  Scott maintains four Bentley websites:  at ancestry.com, rootsweb.com, tribalpages.com, freepages.com.  Includes the bulk of the research for “The Stories and History of the Bentley Families.”    Websites start with the parents of William G1 and go to the present for the Scott Rode (Minnesota) and Robert H. Glover (South Dansville, NY) branches. Scott shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), and William (G3).  He then splits to the brother of William (G4), Thomas, and on to the Scott Rode family of Crystal, Minnesota.  

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=2032824&dnyref=1&pid=-1868325814

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bentleyglover&id=I04081

http://scottrode.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=scottrode&view=9&rand=860149560

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~williambentley1573/

(6)   COWAN, Elaine: at  RootsWeb family trees. Elaine shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), William (G3), William (G4), Green (G5), and Green (G6). Here she splits, going to the sister of George Cargill Bentley (G7), Margaret Bentley Thiers and on to her family in Carson City, Nevada.


http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=eofcc&id=I0356

(7)   CRIDDLE:  Marlin Criddle—at ancestry.com, family trees. Marlin shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), William (G3), William (G4), and Greene, Sr. (G5).  He then splits from our branch, going with the sister of Green, Jr (G6), Rhoda Bentley Teeples and on to his family in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marlin’s website is one of the most carefully documented on the Internet and follows our branch from William (G1) to George C. Bentley (G7).

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=1032149&pid=-2011198225


(8)    CRIDDLE:  “Life Histories of Green Bentley and Diana Straight” by Marlin Criddle, Salt Lake City, Utah, pdf 20 pages, Feb 2007

(9)   LDS:  Church of the Latter Day Saints ancestral file for Bentley.
 Info submitted by Ellen Bates, Price, Utah and others.  
William (G3) to George E. (G8).  George C. (G9)

William G1-William G4---several errors:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=5533802&frompage=99

William (G4)-Greene (G5), Green (G6), George C. (G7), George E. (G8)

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=4574941&frompage=99
 
www.familysearch.org

go to George Cargill Bentley , USA, New York, ancestral file


(10)    LOBDELL, Julia Harrison:  ”Bentley Gleanings” (1905).  A collection of stories, articles, Rhode Island records, NY state church records, family notes, etc.  Includes William G3, William G4, Green G5, Green G6, George C. G7. Includes info from Brinkerhoof and A.S. Bennett.  An early source for Sarter.  128 pages.  Available from www.Higginsonbooks.com  and online at:


http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genealogy-glh38301077&so=2&rank=1&gsfn=Green&gsln=Bentley&gskw=&searchType=&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-c

(11) STEWART, CAMERON RALPH:   "Genealogical Classification by Family Group Coding for Descent from Common Ancestors" (Vol II copyright 1986 published by the author). The massive volumes (Vol II covers the Bentleys) include over 3,000 pages, covering over 150 Bentley names who are descendants of William (G1). Cameron shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), and William of Rhode Island (G3).  It is here where his branch splits from our branch, following the brother of William (G4), Thomas Bentley and on to his family in New Ulm, MN and Long Beach, CA.  Cameron follows our branch from William (G1) through Green, Jr. (G6).

(12)    SARTER, Emilie:  “One Branch of the Bentley Family of Rhode Island (Rhode Island Historical Society, 1949) with William Perry Bentley (1953).  121 pages.

The first three generations of this branch, starting with the Rhode Island Progenitor William G3 and then on to Benjamin (brother of William G4) and William, was furnished by Miss Sarter.  It then continues on to William Perry Bentley of Dallas, TX. Available from www.Higginsonbooks.com.

(13)    DAVIDSON, Dolores:  “The Family of Eldred Bentley”-
Compiled and Submitted by Dolores Davidson, 2003. 90 pages.
  Information follows William (G3), William (G4), Greene (G5), Green (G6), George C. (G7).  Eldred Bentley shares with our branch up to William G4 and then splits to the half-brother of Greene, Sr (G5), George.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/Families/Bentley1.htm


    

(14)    ARNOLD:  James Newell Arnold:  “Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Arnold Collection, 1894”  Includes William (G4) and Greene, Sr (G5)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nanc/arnoldvr/index2.htm

(15)    BRINKERHOFF, General Roeliff: “The Bentley Family, with Genealogical Records of Ohio Bentleys, and known as The Tribe of Benjamin ,” Mansfield, OH; 1897.  21 pages. Includes William (G3), William (G4) then splits to the half-brother of Greene, Sr. (G5), George, and to Benjamin, who migrated to Ohio from PA.  Available from www.Higginsonbooks.com.

(16)    BENNETT, Stephen Beers: “Bennett, Bently and Beers famiies of NY” 1899. 50 pages.  The book shares with our branch William (G3), William (G4), Greene, Sr. (G5), Green, Jr. (G6), and George C. (G7).  Also includes the Bennett brothers who married the Bentley daughters of Greene, Sr.   Available from www.Higginsonbooks.com.

(17)    TICE, Joyce:  Tri-Counties Genealogy & History website,  Chemung Co, NY; Tioga Co, NY; Bradford Co, PA.  Includes Green Bentley (G5)/Town of Veteran history and Green, Jr. (G6)


http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm

(18) ONE WORLD TREE (Ancestry.com) /Family Trees for George C.(G7) and George E. (G8) goes back in theory to 1200-1300 in theory for De Bentley. Community tree.  Not documented

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=66224778

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=30213433

(19) BENNETT, A.S.: “Bennett-Bentley,” Pittstown, Penn copied in “Bentley Gleanings.” Includes Greene, Sr (G5), Green, Jr (G6), and George C. (G7)

(20) PEIRCE, Henry B. and D. Hamilton Hurd:   ”History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York (1879)---922 pages.  Includes Greene, Sr. (G5) and Green, Jr (G6)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/books/1879toc.htm

(21)  BENTLEY, Richard:  Macungie, PA.  Shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), William (G3), then branches to the brother of William (G4), Thomas.


http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=rmbentl&id=I994&style=TEXT

http://www.family2remember.com/famtree/index.htm

(22) DREYER ROOTS AND MANY BRANCHES  ---from William (G1)-Green, Jr (G6); including John Bunyan family

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=cathys_clan&id=I03839

(23)  BENTLEY, Allan Lewis of Doraville, GA—includes from prior to William (G1)-George E. (G8).  Allan Lewis Bentley the author of “Bentley Family History”—2001, 576 pages.  Allan Bentley is connected to the Virginia, not Rhode Island, Bentleys.  

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danielbsr&id=I02110

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/n/Allan-L-Bentley/index.html

(24)  TITUS, Dr. Frank J:   “Descendants of William Bentley of Rhode Island”  (abt 1906), See p. 1580 Stewart (11).  Includes William G3-Green G5.

(25) BENTLEY, Elisha Tucker:    “A Line of Descent from William Bentley, Jr.”  Satsuma Heights, FLA, 1895.  See p. 1644 Stewart (11).   Elisha the grandson of Greene, Sr. (G5), son of Benjamin (the brother of Green, Jr.)


(26)  AUSTIN, John Osborne:   “The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (1849-1918), pub. 1887. See p. 1564 Stewart (11).  Includes William (G3), William (G4), Greene, Sr. (G5).  Provided first chart of Rhode Island Benteys for research of Sarter and Stewart.


(27) BENTLEY, Sean—Bellevue, WA.   Shares with our branch William G1-William G3 before splitting to the brother of William (G4), Thomas.  Sean visited the ancestral home of the Bentleys in Bedfordshire, England in 2005 and was able to take a photo of the 1632 will of Mary Goodwin Bentley and post it on his site.

http://s_s_bentley.home.comcast.net/ssb/bentleygen.html

(28)  BROWN, John:  “John Bunyan:  His Life, Times, and Work (1887, 3d ed. 2007).  John Bunyan the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress,” son of Margaret Bentley, grandson of William Bentley (G1).  Includes history of Elstow,  William (G1) and his mother Mary and wife Mary Goodwin and daughter Margaret, 1632 will of Mary Goodwin Bentley.  

John Brown was a Congregational minister who served at Park Chapel, Manchester, England, from 1855 to 1864 and at Bunyan Church, Bedford, from 1864 to 1903 (during the time he wrote the Bunyan biography).  He was the Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale in 1899.  Brown wrote broadly in history and biblical studies but is best known for his Bunyan work.  He edited Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim Progress,” “Holy War,” and Grace Abounding,” and Bunyan’s complete works for the Cambridge University Press.

The Bunyan bio is available at amazon.com and online at:


http://books.google.com/books?id=88jSBdnTwF0C&pg=PA1&dq=john+Bunyan:++his+life+times+and+work+by+John+Brown#PPP1,M1

(29)  BENTLEY, Lawrence H.  ----Provided research for William (G1)-Greene, Sr. (G5).  His branch splits after William (G4) to brother of Greene Sr (G5), John
Self published two volumes, Descendants of George and Descendants of John which he distributed to others that are working on the Bentley Family and to the local libraries.

(30) POPOVICH, Kathleen---Mascoutah, Illinois.   Bob Glover’s “closest” Bentley genealogy “cousin.”  Great granddaughter of Ernest Cargill Bentley, the son of George Cargill Bentley.  She shares our branch from William (G1) through George Cargill Bentley (G7). She then splits to the half-brother of George Eugene Bentley (G8), Ernest Cargill Bentley.  Provided extensive research for Daughter’s of the American Revolution membership from Greene, Sr. (G5), Green, Jr. (G6), George Cargill Bentley (G7) and then splits to the half-brother of George Eugene Bentley (G8), Ernest Cargill Bentley.

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U.S. Census 1790-1930


www.ancestry.com
www.rootsweb.com
www.familysearch.org

**Phone calls, emails and letters from family members


TEAM BENTLEY:  KEY BENTLEY RESEARCHERS AND ADVISORS

Following is a profile of key contributors to “The Stories and History of the Bentley Families.”
CAMERON RALPH STEWART: “The King of Bentley Genealogy”

Much of the key information on the early Bentleys from William (G1) to Greene, Jr. (G5) used by researchers Elaine Cowan and Marlin Criddle, and for our work, came from Cameron Stewart’s highly respected  "Genealogical Classification by Family Group Coding for Descent from Common Ancestors" (Vol I & II, copyright 1986 published by the author). (11) The massive volumes include over 3,000 pages, covering over 150 Bentley names who are descendants of William (G1).   Cameron reviewed the work of previous researchers and did original research.  He built upon the work of Emilie Sarter (12), Julia Harrison Lobdell (10), and John Osborne Austin (26).  Stewart gifted copies of his books to many libraries and historical societies and it is available on microfilm through the Church of the Latter Day Saints Family History Library.  We were able to purchase the two-volume book on ebay.

Cameron is a 12th Generation Bentley. He shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), and William of Rhode Island (G3).  It is here where his branch splits from our branch, following Thomas Bentley (1685-1778) rather than his brother, our William Bentley, Jr (G4). From there, his line goes through Benjamin Bentley (b. 1714), Samuel Bentley (b 1746), Reuben Bentley (b abt 1773), Miron Bentley (1798-1844), Almira Bentley (1833-1922) and John Sarles (1830-1860),  Sarah Sarles (1859-1949) and John Stewart (b 1857) , and his parents Ralph Stewart  (1896-1983  ) and Vinnie Gjere (1899-1980).

Cameron is from New Ulm, MN, and now lives there as well as in Long Beach, CA. He started his search for his family history in 1960 in Norway, where his mother’s ancestors were from.  Over the years, he went on to travel to Canada, Scotland, England, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York to research both of his parent’s ancestors (which included the Bentleys on his father’s side).  Stewart uncovered a few famous relatives in his research.   Included from his Norwegian relatives from Voss, Norway is the former U. of Notre Dame star football player and championship coach Knute Rockne (played by Ronald Reagan in the movie of his life).  John Bunyan, author of the famous “Pilgrim’s Progress,” was the son of Margaret Bentley, who was the daughter of William Bentley (G1).

Cameron Stewart, a professional genealogist, has been a member of several genealogical societies in the United States, Scotland, and Canada.  He received his B.S. Degree in chemistry and biology at the U. of North Dakota in 1951.  He earned the Master of Education Degree at UCLA in 1953. He was a high school science, math and business teacher.

Cameron, as with Bob Glover, was a high school track and field athlete and captain of an undefeated team.  Cameron’s events were the shot put and discus. He was also an Eagle Scout.

Cameron is a U.S. Navy, WWII veteran, and a Past Commander of CA Post 279 of the American Legion in Temple City, CA.  H. Ross Glover is also a Past Commander  of his post.  Like Carl Burger, grandfather of Bob Glover and husband of Adelia Bentley, Cameron was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
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EMILIE SARTER:  “The Queen of Bentley Genealogy.”

Not much is known of Emilie.  We assume she is the same Emilie Sarter who according to the Social Security Death Index was born Nov 13, 1893 in New York, and died in March 1976 in Boston, MA.  We do know that she lived in Boston in 1947 when she was hired by William Perry Bentley, a descendant of  William G3, to add to the research done in 1905-1906 by William Perry Bentley’s brother Fred, and to combine that with the research Sarter did for Harry Bentley of Boston (which he started prior to 1929). The result was a 1949 typewritten compilation which was later published by William Perry Bentley in 1953 as a printed book:   “One Branch of the Bentley Family of Rhode Island:  The Ancestors and Descendants of William Perry Bentley” by Emilie Sarter (Boston, 1953). (12) The first three generations of this branch, starting with the Rhode Island Progenitor William G3 and then on to Benjamin (brother of William G4) and William, was furnished by Miss Sarter.

Emilie wrote in the introduction: “It was established that this eighth generation (being 8 generations from our William G3 to William Perry Bentley) were direct descendants of the William Bentley who settled…..in Rhode Island---in 1678.  As there is no known printed genealogy of all his descendants, such accessible manuscript and published works on Bentleys were carefully checked and collated and yielded a surprising amount of accurate information.”

Much of Cameron Stewart’s work on the Rhode Island Bentleys was based on Sarter’s original typewritten compilation, and thus serves as valuable information for our Bentley reseach. Stewart wrote:

“In this searcher’s opinion, Emilie Sarter of Boston conducted thorough and exhaustive research on the Rhode Island Bentleys from primary sources.  The precise wording of her interpretations of the primary-source data is set forth in her typewritten compilation.”

We purchased a reprint of Sarter’s book through www.higginsonbooks.com. It is also available on microfilm at the Genealogical Society Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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ELAINE COWAN

Much of the information in this work came directly or indirectly from the very detailed research of Elaine Cowan as posted on her website.   She is an 11th generation Bentley who has been researching family history seriously for over two decades.  She shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), William (G3), William (G4), Green (G5), and Green (G6).  Thus her research from the starting point of Stewart and Sarter provided us with a wealth of information on our branch through the 6th generation.  Here she splits, going to the sister of George Cargill Bentley (G7), Margaret Bentley Thiers (1818- 1912), and then on to George Thiers (1854-1919), Lawrence Thiers (1889-1931), Vivienne Thiers (1916-2000) and Edward Cowan (1914-1995), and Elaine Cowan (born in Chicago, lives now in Carson City, Nevada).

Elaine responded to Bob Glover’s query:  “When did you start on the Bentley history and what got you started?”

    “My aunt got me started. She had been interested in family history since she was a teen. She asked me to check at the Somerset House in London in 1969, for an ancestor. But that place is NOT for research. You have to have the info and then they will get you a copy of a birth, marriage, death certificate - or a Will etc.

I really got involved after I got my first computer ca 1985--a Commodore 64 (don't laugh) for which there was a fairly decent Genealogy program. I wanted to stick just to the immediate relatives but I later realized that my aunt had been right about getting all info possible on the ancillary family members. Sometimes knowing names, dates etc, of brothers, sisters, cousins, can be very helpful.
We went to the Family History Library in West Los Angeles and to the main Los Angeles library and to the Federal record Center in Laguna Nigel. Also some other, smaller libraries. Aunt Holly corresponded with our Kansas cousin - a Thiers.  My mom and aunt's father was a Thiers and it is from him that we have most of our connections -- Bentley, Hopper, Rockwell, Cooper, back to all the Dutchies etc. My aunt also wrote to and even visited some Bentleys when she vacationed in NY and PA.

My aunt bought Stewart’s book in ca 1986, from the author, when it was first published.  Anyway, I have spent a small fortune on books, but mainly renting (and a few times buying) microfilms. And 1000000000 hours staring at the things. I had Stewart's book from my aunt. I sent it, and about 15 boxes of material, to my cousin, when I quit genealogy I did -- I really did quit -- almost...........”

Ha!  Bob Glover discovered her website (first posted over a decade ago, one of the first Bentley sites), by far the most comprehensive and documented of any Bentley sites, and soon conned her out of semi-retirement.  Her frequent email correspondence has been invaluable to this massive project as it sure isn’t as efficient, and as much fun, working alone.  Her constant critiques of our research has been challenging.  How comprehensive is her research?  Her site includes over 130 Bentley names alone and she sent Bob Glover a research file that was 655 pages!  (6)

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=eofcc&id=I0356

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SCOTT CHARLES RODE

In his search for Bentley genealogy, Bob Glover came across not one, but four websites by Scott Rode (5) which included a wealth of Bentley family information.  After Bob Glover posted a note on the guest book for one of the sites, offering to share information, Scott joined forces with Bob in an effort to clean up much of the misinformation out there on the Internet about our family history.  Thus, we have coordinated our research and documentation of Bentley history and Scott has posted the information on his family trees as well as attached this “Stories and History of the Bentley Families.”  It is our hope by so doing that others doing Bentley research will benefit from our findings and offer information to further our work.

Scott is a 13th Generation Bentley.  He shares with our branch William (G1), John (G2), and William (G3).  He then splits to the brother of William (G4), Thomas (1685-1778), and then on to William Bentley (1710-1800), Tillinghast Bentley (1735-1820), Thomas Bentley (abt. 1755-1796), Thomas Bentley (1787-1860), Hiram Bentley (abt. 1831-1891), Frank Albert  Bentley (1855-1919), Lewis Leslie Bentley (1878-1942), Merle Viola Bentley (1903-2001) and Albert Francis Olson (1898-1953), Dorothy Doreen Olson (b 1927) and Charles William Rode(1926-2007), and to Scott Charles Rode born March 7, 1957 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Scott has two stepchildren (Christopher and Nicole Johnson), two children (Brandon and Alexander), and is married to Bridgett Kelly Reasby Johnson.  They live in Crystal, Minnesota.

Scott Rode writes about how he got involved with genealogy:

“Back when I was a child I remember asking my parents and grandparents about our families; the Rode’s and Bentley’s, and where they came from but all they could tell me was that they were from Germany and that around the middle of the 1850’s they sailed to Canada. My Grandmother Merle Viola (Bentley) Olson Bullock told me her family came from England. My family has always lived in Minnesota in or around Annandale, Wright County, Minnesota.

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