The Stories and History of the Bentley Families By H Ross Glover and Robert H Glover

10/5/07 edition still in draft form and not fully accurate More info and documentation to come This is a work in progress Note: Sources are noted conservatively to allow the text to be more readable as this is a family story and not a pure research project Information is documented as accurately as currently possible, but in some cases the information is probable or possible—or sometimes theoretical Sources are noted within the book chapters and referenced at the end of the book The information is only as good as the sources In cases where researchers differ on their acceptance of information, debate is included and the reader can decide for themselves This is a work in progress which will be further researched as generation chapters develop There may be some typos and some misinformation due to invalid sources Please send comments, corrections, and adds to CoachBob@CoachGlover.com THE STORIES AND HISTORY OF THE BENTLEY FAMILIES by H Ross Glover and Robert H Glover FOURTEEN PLUS GENERATIONS OF BENTLEYS FROM 16th CENTURY AMPTHILL/ELSTOW, BEDFORDSHIRE CO., ENG.; TO KINGSTOWN, WASHINGTON CO., RI; TO MILLPORT, CHEMUNG CO., NY; TO SOUTH DANSVILLE, STEUBEN CO., NY; TO DANSVILLE, LIVINGSTON CO., NY Including the Thornton, Burger, Smalt, and Glover Families Dedicated to ADELIA MARTHA BENTLEY BURGER, grandmother of Robert H Glover; and to CORINNE HARRIET BURGER GLOVER, wife of H Ross Glover, mother of Robert H Glover **************************************** Copyright Robert H Glover, 2007 All rights reserved Permission granted to use all information for family genealogy with (thank you!) appropriate credits No part of this document may be used for commercial use without express consent from Robert H Glover in writing ***************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction -Migrations of the Bentley Families -Starting “The Stories and History of the Bentley Families” -“Bentley” or “Bently” -Bentley History of Patriotism -Documentation: Bentley Fact and Fiction -Abbreviations -Team Bentley: Key Bentley Researchers and Advisors PART I: THE EARLY BENTLEYS OF ENGLAND—GENERATION & Introduction Theory of Captain James Bentley as the father of William Bentley (G1) Theory of Robert and Mary Bentley (died 1613 a widow) as the parents of William Bentley (G1) Chapter 1: WILLIAM BENTLEY (GENERATION 1): THE PROGENITOR OF OUR BENTLEY FAMILY BRANCH Born prob betw 1578-1581 in prob Ampthill, Bedfordshire Co, Eng; died before June 27, 1632, poss 1628, in prob Elstow, Bedfordshire Co., Eng.; prob buried in the churchyard at Elstow Prob the son of Mary Bentley (died a widow in 1613 in Elstow); poss the son of Robert Bentley (poss christened Mar 24, 1560 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire Co.; poss died in 1605 in Elstow) Married Mary Goodwin (born prob 1580 or 1584 in prob Bedford; buried a widow July 1, 1632 in the churchyard in Elstow) on May 18 or 20, Bedford, Bedfordshire Co Parents of children christened in Elstow: Mary Bentley (born poss 1602) Margaret Bentley Bunyan (christened Nov 13, 1603; died June 10, 1644 in Elstow), who was the mother of famous author John Bunyan (Pilgrim’s Progress) Elizabeth Bentley (christened Oct 23, 1605) Thomas Bentley (christened July 12, 1607) JOHN BENTLEY Rose Bentley Bunyan (christened July 12, 1612) Emma (or Annie) (christened Feb 8, 1617) Chapter 2: JOHN BENTLEY (GENERATION 2) Christened Nov 5, 1608, Elstow church; buried at Ampthill on Mar 26, 1666 Married Mary Betts (poss born Aug 2, 1607 in Ampthill; poss died 1673 in Ampthill) on Oct 3, 1630 in the Ampthill church Parents of children baptized in Ampthill: 1.Robert Bentley (bapt Mar 25, 1631) Mary Bentley Chad (bapt Nov 11, 1632) John Bentley (bapt July 20, 1634; buried July 22, 1686 in Ampthill) Thomas Bentley (bapt Apr 10, 1636; buried Jan 11, 1667 in Ampthill) James Bentley (bapt May 6, 1638; buried Jan 28, 1696/7 in Ampthill) WILLIAM BENTLEY PART II: THE EARLY BENTLEYS OF RHODE ISLAND—GENERATION & Chapter 3: WILLIAM BENTLEY, SR (GENERATION 3): FIRST BENTLEY TO MIGRATE TO COLONIAL AMERICA in abt 1671 Prob born Aug 29, 1640 (perhaps in 1637) in Ampthill, was christened Sep 13, 1640 in Ampthill; died prob July 9, 1720 in Kingstown, RI Married Sarah (Eldred?) (poss born abt Oct 10/19, 1650 in Yarmouth, MA; died Dec 28, 1731) in abt 1674 Parents of children born in Kingstown, RI (not yet fully researched) WILLIAM BENTLEY, JR James Bentley (born May 26, 1679; poss died 1768) Jane Bentley Wightman (born abt 1674-1681; died prob 1729) Thomas Bentley (born June 19, 1685; died Mar 8, 1778, Exeter, RI) Benjamin Bentley (born Mar 27, 1690) Chapter 4: WILLIAM BENTLEY, JR (GENERATION 4): FIRST BENTLEY BORN IN AMERICA; FATHER OF 13 CHILDREN Born July 8, 1677 in Kingstown, RI; died before Mar 21, 1760 in prob Richmond, RI Married Elizabeth (Gardiner?) (born prob May 22, 1673; died prob 1723) in abt 1702 Married Bathsheba (Noyes? Greene?) Lewis (born abt 1699 in prob Westerly, RI; died after Oct 1785 in prob Richmond, RI) on Aug 1, 1734 in Westerly, King Co., RI Parents with Elizabeth of children born in prob Kingstown or Westerly, RI (not yet fully researched): John Bentley (born poss June 22, 1700 in Kingstown or poss Aug 12, 1703 in Richmond, RI) George Bentley (born poss abt 1701 in prob Westerly, RI; poss died in 1802) Elizabeth Bentley (born poss abt 1703 in prob Kingstown, RI) Tabitha Bentley (born poss abt 1705) Caleb Bentley (born poss abt 1707; died poss 1793) Possibly the father of 20 children Ezekiel Bentley (born poss abt 1710) Ruhamah Bentley James (born poss abt 1715) Mary Bentley James (born poss abt 1717) Parents with Bathsheba of children (not yet fully researched): William Bentley III (born May 29, 1735, Westerly, RI; died Sep 20, 1800, Troy City, NY) Apparently murdered his second wife with an ax Thomas Bentley (born Apr 9, 1737, Westerly) James Bentley (born June 6, 1739, Richmond, RI; poss died 1822) GREENE M BENTLEY, SR Benjamin Bentley (born Jan 11, 1744 in Richmond, RI; died poss June 1830) PART III: THE GREEN BENTLEYS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MILLPORT, VETERAN, NY— GENERATION & Chapter 5: GREENE M BENTLEY, SR (GENERATION 5): FRENCH & INDIAN WAR, AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER; FIRST BENTLEY TO MIGRATE TO NEW YORK STATE Born Mar 23, 1741 in Westerly/Richmond, RI; died prob 1823 in Millport or Havana, NY; buried in the old Bentley Cemetery, Millport A state marker honors him there Migrated to North Kingston, Washington Co, RI in abt 1766; to Kent, Litchfield Co, CT in abt 1770; to Warwick, Orange Co, NY in 1775; to Northumberland Co, PA in abt 1784; to the Village of Wellsburg, Chemung Twp, Chemung Co, NY in abt 1788; to what is now the Village of Millport, Town of Veteran, Chemung Co, NY in abt 1798 He was the first settler of Wellsburg and Veteran Married Dinah (Diana) Straight (Strait) (born abt 1737-1742; died prob after 1810) in abt 1759/1760 Parents of prob children: (not yet fully researched): 1.Sheba Eunice Bentley Bennett (born Jan 19, 1762 in prob Richmond, RI; died Dec 21, 1799 in Chemung, Chemung Co., NY) Sheba and sister Hannah married Bennett brothers Thaddeus and Ephraim Diana Bentley (born poss abt 1763 in prob Richmond RI) poss a daughter of Greene Hannah Humility Bentley Bennett (born Jan 2, 1765 in prob Richmond, RI; died Mar 1, 1836, Willardsburg, Tioga Co, PA; buried Montour Falls, NY) Elizabeth Bentley (born abt 1767 in prob Kingstown, RI)—poss a daughter of Greene Sarah Bentley Coryell (born abt 1770 in prob ???Warwick, NY; died 1818; prob buried in Montour Falls, NY) Benjamin Bentley (born Sept 24, 1771 in Kent, Litchfield Co, CT; died Sep 7, 1854 in Tioga Co, PA) Rhoda (Herodias) Bentley Teeples (born Jan 2, 1774 in Kent, Litchfield Co CT; died Jan 2, 1837 in Oakland, MI) Mother of George Bentley Teeples who was born in Dansville, Livingston Co., NY and became a Mormon and migrated to Utah GREEN BENTLEY, JR Chapter 6: GREEN M BENTLEY, JR (GENERATION 6) Born in Warwick, Orange Co., NY Jan 8, 1778; died Nov 10, 1820 in Millport, Chemung Co., NY; buried at the Millport Cemetery Married Olive Hopper (born July 25, 1778 in Orange Co., NY; died Nov 14, 1862 in Millport, NY; buried at the Millport Cemetery with second husband Oliver Greeno) in prob 1797 in prob Millport, NY Parents of prob children (not yet fully researched): James Bentley (born Dec 21, 1798 in prob Veteran, NY) GEORGE CARGILL BENTLEY Ezekiel S Bentley (born June 9, 1803, Millport/Veteran; died May 20, 1826; buried at Millport Cemetery) William C Bentley (born Jan 20, 1806, Warwick, NY; died Aug 24, 1883, Taylor, Shelby Co., MO.) He married his step-father’s daughter Experience Greeno/Greenough Esther Bentley Greeno (born abt 1811/1813 /Greenough in prob Veteran, NY; died Jan 25, 1894, Benton, Nebraska) She married her step-father’s son David Greeno/Greenough Elisha M Bentley (born Mar 21, 1813, Warwick, NY; died abt 1895, Iowa) Eunice Bentley Lane Page (born abt 1812 or 1815) Margaret Bentley Thiers Craig (born Mar 14, 1818, Millport; died Dec 8, 1912, Clay Center, Kansas) PART IV: THE GEORGE BENTLEYS OF SOUTH DANSVILLE, NY—GENERATION & Chapter 7: GEORGE CARGILL BENTLEY (GENERATION 7): FIRST BENTLEY TO MIGRATE TO SOUTH DANSVILLE; FATHER OF 14 CHILDREN AND STEP-CHILDREN Born Apr 27, 1801, Bentley Creek, Bradford Co., PA; died Dec 26, 1861, South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY; buried Lakeside Cemetery at Loon Lake, Wayland, Steuben Co., NY Married Lucinda Cleveland (born July 15, 1802, Sugar Creek, Bradford Co., PA; died July 14, 1856, South Dansville; buried Lakeside Cemetery, Wayland) on Sep 9, 1821 in Millport, NY George married Phebe (Phoebe) Ann Welcher Thomas (born abt 1817 in New York) in 1859 Parents with Lucinda of 13 children (not yet fully researched): Green Bentley (born Oct or Dec 27, 1822, Millport, NY; died Mar 19, 1846, Millport; prob buried Lakeside Cemetery, Wayland, NY) Mary Bentley Tripp (born Mar or 26, 1824, Millport, NY; died 1902; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) Loretta Bentley Bullock (born Feb 8, 1826/7, Dix, NY; died Sep 13, 1908, in prob Wayne Co., Iowa) Almira Bentley (born Aug 25, 1828, Dix, NY) Charrie (Cherry, Charry) Bentley (born poss June or July 4, 1830 in Catlin, Chemung Co., NY) Ephraim Cleveland Bentley (Born May 12, 1832, Dix, NY; died prob 1860 in prob South Dansville, NY) Isaac Swartwood Bentley (born May 19, 1834, Millport, NY; died Aug or 25, 1925, Sargent, Nebraska; buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Sargent, Nebraska) Twin of Hannah Married Lucinda M Pinchin, a cousin of Martha Pinchin, who married Nelson Cobin, the father of Addie Cobin, who married Burt Gelser, the father of Daphne Gelser, the wife of A Ross Glover, the father of H Ross Glover, the husband of Corinne Burger Glover Hannah Swartwood Bentley (born May 19, 1834, Millport, NY; died July 10, 1834, Dix, NY John Wixom Bentley (born Sep 12, 1836/7, Dix, NY) 10 Eliza Cleveland Bentley Root (born Oct 1, 1832; died June 1, 1878; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) 11 Adelia Bentley Smith (born June 4, 1839, Catlin, NY; died Apr 21, 1911 in prob Fresno, CA) 12 Lucia Octavia Bentley (born May 27, 1841, Dix, NY; died Apr 10, 1843 in prob South Dansville, NY; buried at Lakeside Cemetery, Wayland, NY) 13 GEORGE EUGENE BENTLEY Parents with Phebe of: Ernest Cargill Bentley (born Mar 4, 1860, South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY; died, Chicago, Cook Co., Ill Dec 21, 1931; buried Oakside Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.) Chapter 8: GEORGE EUGENE BENTLEY (GENERATION 8): CIVIL WAR SOLDIER Born Sep 12,1843 in Dix, Chemung Co., NY; died May 5, 1907 in South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY; buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville Married Susan A (born abt 1845 in Ohio; died betw 1880-1888) in abt 1869 Parents with Susan of children: Clarance D Bentley (born Apr 1870; died June 5, 1870; buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville); WILBUR DUVILLO BENTLEY George married Christine (born July 1841 in New York; died after 1910) in abt 1888 PART V: THE WILBUR BENTLEY FAMILY -GENERATION Chapter 9: WILBUR DUVILLO BENTLEY (GENERATION 9): Born May 10, 1871 in prob South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY; died in 1949 prior to March 17th in prob Rochester, Monroe Co., NY; buried at Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester He lived in South Dansville, Auburn, and Rochester, NY Married Harriet M Thornton (born May 29, 1873 in England; died in 1905 in prob Rochester; buried at Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester) Parents with Harriet of children: Ethel Bentley (1900-1910; buried at Mt Hope Cemetery); ADELIA BENTLEY BURGER; George Henry Bentley (born Mar 28, 1904 in NY; died Feb 16, 1977 in San Luis Obispo Co., CA; married Ilo Erbe Wikle (born May 28, 1912 in Milo, Iowa; died Nov 19, 1992 in Palmdale, CA) in Nov 1942 They are buried at Arroyo Grande District Cemetery, CA They are the parents of Carolyne Sue Bentley Gibson (born 1944) Wilbur married Edna Smith Rice (1875-1947; buried at Mt Hope Cemetery in Rochester) in abt 1906 Parents with Edna of children: Dorothy Bentley Kleehammer (Born May 23, 1907; married Elmer Kleehammer Sept 18, 1930; died Nov 26, 1933; buried at Mt Hope); Vera L Bentley Baldwin (born Aug 4,1910 ; married Floyd Baldwin in abt 1930; died Feb 10, 1991, Lacey, WA.) PART VI: THE ADELIA BENTLEY BURGER FAMILY -GENERATION 10 Chapter 10: ADELIA MARTHA BENTLEY BURGER (GENERATION 10) Born May 22, 1902 in Auburn, NY; died Nov 20, 1980, Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, Livingston Co., NY; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY Moved with her parents to Rochester, NY by 1905 Married Carl Leo Burger (born Mar 26, 1897, South Dansville, NY; died July 13, 1989 at the Hornell, NY Nursing Home; buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) on Mar 25, 1922 in Rochester, NY, and moved to South Dansville, Steuben Co, NY where she lived the rest of her life Parents of children: Hollis William Burger (born Dec 14, 1923 in South Dansville and died prob that same die or shortly after) CORINNE HARRIET BURGER GLOVER Doris Mae Burger Smalt (born Feb 1,1927, Hornell, NY) She married Larry Norbert Smalt (born Oct 15, 1928 in Wayland, NY) on July 31, 1948 at the United Methodist Church, Dansville They lived for two years in Wayland and thereafter in Dansville, NY They are the parents of children, the first born in Wayland and the rest in Dansville, NY: 1, Linda Kay Smalt Weiler (born 1949) Jean Marie Smalt Glover (born 1953) Dianne Louise Smalt Daniel (born 1955) Dan Martin Smalt (born 1957) Jon Eric Smalt (born 1961) Lorraine Sue Smalt Wilson (born 1965) Doris’ children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are 12th, 13th and 14th generation Bentleys Wilbur Charles Burger (born Mar 14, 1928, Hornell, NY; died Jan 27, 2004, South Dansville, NY; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) He married Anita Lemen (born 1929) on July 30, 1955 They are the parents of children: Maureen Burger Cornell (born 1956) Roy Burger (born 1958) Janice Burger Layton (born 1960) Bonnie Burger (born 1964) Nancy Burger Hepburn (born 1965) Wilbur’s children and grandchildren are 12th and13th generation Bentleys Lyle George Burger (born June 24, 1929 in Hornell, NY; died June 21, 2002, Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, NY; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) PART VII: THE CORINNE BURGER GLOVER FAMILY GENERATION 11 Chapter 11: CORINNE HARRIET BURGER GLOVER (GENERATION 11) Born April 4, 1925, Bethesda Hospital, Hornell, Steuben Co., NY; died Sept 11, 2006, Highland Hospital, Rochester, Monroe Co., NY; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville, NY) Married Harold Ross Glover (born Dec 2, 1924, Canaseraga, Allegany Co., NY) on Dec 31, 1945 in Dansville, Livingston Co., NY They lived in Dansville for their entire married life and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary there at the Sunrise Restaurant on Dec 26, 2005 H Ross Glover is a WWII army veteran who earned the Bronze Star and three purple hearts He lives in Dansville, NY, and North Port, Sarasota Co., Florida They are the parents of two children: ROBERT HAROLD GLOVER Donald Carl Glover (born 1949) He is the parent of children (13th generation Bentleys): Matthew James Glover (born 1978) Mark Francis Glover (born 1978) Michael Paul Glover (born1981) Daniel Joseph Glover (born 1988) PART VIII: THE ROBERT HAROLD GLOVER FAMILY GENERATION 12 & 13 Chapter 12: ROBERT HAROLD GLOVER (GENERATION 12) Born Nov 17, 1946, Dansville Memorial Hospital, Dansville, Livingston Co., NY He moved to Rome, Oneida Co., NY in 1972; to New York City in 1975; and to Sleepy Hollow, Westchester Co, NY in 1994 to present It appears that in 1960 Vera Baldwin applied in California for social security survivor's benefits or otherwise for social security It appears that some time after Floyd died Vera moved to the state of Washington, perhaps with her daughter Ruth Have not been able to track a Ruth Baldwin If I knew if she married and what her married name was might be able to so She is apparently deceased The middle initial and date of birth of the Vera L Baldwin are consistent with that of 1920 and 1930 Census of Vera L Bentley So it appears that Vera last lived in Olympia, Washington, was born Aug 4, 1910 in Rochester, and died at age 80 on Feb 10, 1991 in Lacey, Washington, which is a suburb of Olympia in Thurston Co PART VI: THE ADELIA BENTLEY BURGER FAMILY -GENERATION 10 PART VII: THE CORINNE BURGER GLOVER FAMILY GENERATION 11 Chapter xxx: ROBERT HAROLD GLOVER (G12) (b 1946 ); son of Harold Ross Glover and Corinne Burger Glover; father of Christopher Ross Glover; husband of SHELLYLYNN FLORENCE GLOVER (b 1961), grandson of Adelia Bentley Burger, g grandson of Wilbur Bentley; gg grandson of George E Bentley; ggg grandson of George C Bentley; ggg g grandson of Green Bentley, Jr.; ggg gg grandson of Green Bentley, Sr.; ggg ggg grandson of William Bentley, Jr.; ggg ggg g grandson of William Bentley, Sr.; ggg ggg gg grandson of John Bentley; ggg ggg ggg grandson of William Bentley 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: 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 Some sources include information that is not documented and thus may not be accurate but quite probably or at least possibly are accurate Often these are secondary sources which are not as reliable as primary sources, but it is what we have for now 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 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 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) NY) (3) (4) CA The H ROSS GLOVER Family History Museum (office basement in Dansville, DORIS BURGER SMALT (daughter of Adelia Bentley Burger) of Dansville, NY CAROLYNE BENTLEY GIBSON (daughter of George Henry Bentley) of Sebastopol, (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=genealogyglh38301077&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 (18491918), 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 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 ********************************* 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 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 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 ************************************* 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 (19141995), 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 ******************** ********************************** 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 (16851778), 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 My involvement with genealogy started back in 2001 when my brothers, one sister and my Mom were talking about past relatives and my Mom told me that she had the lineage of her Bentley line, done by George and Violet Bentley They lived in Clearwater, MN and they did all of this with the help of Betty Sonnek of Waldorf, MN in May of 1999 I have no other information concerning their resources or their methods At this time I got heavily into computers and started searching for family on the Internet Having a copy of the Bentley line from my mother, I decided to chart the entire Bentley and Olson lineage First I put all of the data into the genealogy software program, FrontPage 2000 I then found a site that I liked, Ancestry.com, and it’s sister site, Rootsweb with Freepages I then used FrontPage to create and upload my Bentley Tree I then charted all my family lineage on Family Tree Maker That is when I truly began my trek walking down the path of Genhood.” Scott’s hobbies, when not chasing down Bentley ancestors, includes polishing— something his deceased WWII veteran father Charles William Rode got his kids involved with at an early age He also enjoys agate hunting, writing and singing music, playing guitar, and various challenging games including puzzles Surely the puzzle training is helpful with the genealogy He graduated from high school in Annandale, MN in 1976, enlisted in the Navy in 1976 and went to boot camp in San Diego, California He was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia aboard the USS America CV-66 aircraft carrier, which has been decommissioned and now lays to rest off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia Scott was honorably discharged in 1980 as an IM E5 (Instrument Repairman Second Class Petty Officer) After his discharge, he worked for several years as an Office Machine Repair Technician in St Cloud, MN, then Denver, Colorado and back to the Twin Cities, MN area Scott then worked for Target in their downtown Minneapolis headquarters, loading the Windows based operating system onto 10 to 20 computers per day and setting them up at the Target employee’s desks He now is a Furniture Sales Consultant working for HOM Furniture in Coon Rapids, MN Scott’s family websites include nearly 20,000 indexed names, including many Bentley ancestors Bentley pages 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 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/ ******************************* HAROLD ROSS GLOVER H Ross Glover wrote in his introduction to our family history books in 2007 at the age of 82: “This has been an ongoing project of mine since starting in 1999 I did the best I could in obtaining the following information and have tried to write this family history with the utmost accuracy Included is what information I received from many individuals and from reviewing various historical records I am aware that there are omissions and likely incorrect or misspelled names, and perhaps some historical errors Additions and corrections are requested and would be appreciated as this is a “work in progress” to benefit our families: past, present, and future The accuracy of some of the information compiled is only as good as the notes and memories of my best resource: family members of those recorded I may have extended too far for some families, however what I attempted to was to incorporate all the families that have been associated with our families over time I am not a professional genealogist, but rather a proud family member doing my best on behalf my beloved relatives If we had a little more foresight instead of so much hindsight, family members would gather the information necessary for a genealogy while many of our ancestors are alive and not wait until they are gone I have had help from so many people and families that I can’t begin to list the names of all those who contributed I want to pass on my thanks to all of those who made this project possible And God bless those who invented the e-mail I hope that some of our family members will update and perpetuate this genealogy and family history so that those who come after all of us present family members are gone will have an account of their forefathers.” In addition to writing many pages of family history and putting together extensive family trees, Ross collected photos, clippings, and more for many years and has stored them in several boxes and albums in “The H Ross Glover Family History Museum” -that being his basement office Further, he has taken over 1,000 digital photos of family gravestones so we can set up a virtual family cemetery as well as document the inscriptions on the stones Ross continues to clean up and restore family gravesites at local cemeteries, and help with the continuing research of our family histories H Ross Glover was born Dec 2, 1924 in Canaseraga, Allegany Co., NY to Albert Ross Glover (1892-1968), born in Grove, NY, and Daphne Gelser Glover (1895-1965), born in Grove, NY He married Corinne Harriet Burger (G11), of South Dansville, Steuben Co., NY, on New Year’s Eve, 1945 in Dansville, N.Y Corinne was born April 4, 1925 in Hornell, N.Y; and died Sept 11, 2006 in Rochester, NY Her parents were Carl Leo Burger (1897-1995), born in South Dansville, NY, and Adelia Martha Bentley Burger (G10) (1902-1980), born in Auburn, NY Ross and Corinne lived in Dansville, Livingston Co., all of their married life—over 60 years In December, 2006, Ross and Corinne’s sons organized a 60th Wedding Anniversary party which Corinne -just months before her death -described as the highlight of her life Ross now lives in Dansville and in North Port, Sarasota Co., Florida Ross left Canaseraga High School prior to graduating and was drafted into the U.S Army At the age of 18, in March 1943, he was off to serve in WWII, not to return until October,1945 Every day he was gone, Corinne Burger wrote to him They became engaged by proxy while he was oversees His “education” then included “tours” of the battlefront In 2007, as part of New York State’s “Operation Recognition” to honor the contributions of war veterans, he received his high school diploma from Canaseraga Central School Ross served with the 36th Infantry Division as a machine gunner, advancing to a section sergeant He saw service in North Africa, Italy, France, Austria, and Germany He was wounded three times and nearly lost both feet to frostbite, but he continued on in the foxholes of the front lines until the end of the war He participated in four invasions, including the disastrous Salerno and Anzio beachheads in Italy, the invasion of Southern France, and the crossing of the Rhine River (which took three attempts) Among several awards he received for his services: three Purple Hearts for being wounded in battle; the Combat Infantryman’s Badge; Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster; and the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, w/1Silver Star and Bronze Stars indicating Major Campaigns and a Bronze Arrowhead indicating Amphibious Landings Of the Salerno Beach invasion he notes: “Our landing craft got hit I couldn’t swim But I learned to in a hurry with 97 pounds of equipment on my back.” During one of his hospital stays while recovering from his wounds he worked with and befriended former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis Ross returned from the war on the Queen Mary (which is now docked in Long Beach, CA where Bentley genealogist Cameron Ralph Stewart lives) After the war, Ross worked until retirement as an automobile/truck mechanic, specializing in wheel alignment He has been a member of Dansville’s Daniel Goho Post 87 since 1945, and in 1970 was the first World War II member of the post to receive the prestigious Life Membership Award Over the years he has held numerous offices and chairmanships at the post, county, and district level, including Commander for both Post 87 and Livingston County, Vice Commander for the 7th District, and Sergeant-at-Arms for the Department of New York For many years he served as the historian for Post 87 He was also active with the Post’s Boys State program, American Legion youth baseball, and the White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps (with which he marched in many local parades as the Sergeant-of Arms of the color guard, and drill sergeant for the drum corps) In both 1990 and 1995, Ross was 7th District (12 counties) Legionnaire of the Year, and runner-up for the New York State Legionnaire of the Year award Ross also was a longtime member of the Post’s veteran cemetery council at Greenmount Cemetery in Dansville He was a coach with Little League Baseball, a founder and coach for Babe Ruth League baseball, and was a key organizer for the Dansville American Legion baseball program He annually makes a presentation in honor of Veteran’s Day to local school children ******************* ROBERT HAROLD GLOVER Bob Glover is the primary researcher and the author of “The Stories and History of the Bentley Families” as well as the stories and history of the Glover, Burger, Gelser, and Cobin families Thus far he has written over 500 pages of family history He first got involved with genealogy in the fall of 2005 when he volunteered to help his father, H Ross Glover, with the Glover-Gelser-Cobin family histories from his side of the family Ross had been working almost single-handedly since 1999 on these projects In 2006, Bob started to inquire of his mother’s, Corinne Burger Glover (G11), family history, especially that of Bob’s beloved grandmother Adelia Bentley Burger (G10) She was instrumental in Bob’s competitive spirit in sports, as she was a fine and spirited athlete, and encouraged him to become the first in the family to attend college In fact, she saved up her social security payments to buy her grandson a 24 volume set of the Encylopedia Britanicca Being her first and favorite grandchild, Bob became especially interested in the Bentley family history and thus decided to complete this book first Little did he know then, with knowledge only as far back as his great grandfather Wilbur Bentley, how big a task he was beginning! Bob is a 12th Generation Bentley He is the son of Harold Ross Glover and Corinne Burger Glover; father of Christopher Ross Glover; husband of Shelly-lynn Florence Glover, grandson of Adelia Bentley Burger, g grandson of Wilbur Bentley; gg grandson of George E Bentley; ggg grandson of George C Bentley; ggg g grandson of Green Bentley, Jr.; ggg gg grandson of Green Bentley, Sr.; ggg ggg grandson of William Bentley, Jr.; ggg ggg g grandson of William Bentley, Sr.; ggg ggg gg grandson of John Bentley; ggg ggg ggg grandson of William Bentley (G1) Bob was born November 17, 1946 in the Village of Dansville, Livingston Co., NY He graduated in 1964 from Dansville Central High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society He won the Livingston County Two Mile Championship in track his senior year Bob graduated in 1968 from Oswego State College, Oswego, N.Y He was a Dean’s List student, with majors in history and creative writing (which came in handy with this family history) After graduation, Bob was drafted into the U.S Army, where he served yrs and months He served for one year in the Vietnam War, stationed in Phu Bai, near the border between North and South Vietnam Bob was a top secret special assistant to the Commanding General of the XXIV Corps Artillery There he helped with strategic military planning His special side project, besides volunteering with an orphanage in Hue, was organizing the Vietnamese-American Sports Festival in Hue, RVN, in which he won gold medals in the 400 meters on the track, and basketball He was discharged as a Specialist after serving as an education counselor at Fort Rucker, Alabama Bob then served as the Sports Director of the Enterprise, Alabama, and Rome, NY YMCAs, before taking the position of Fitness Director of the West Side YMCA in New York City, the largest YMCA in the country at the time, in 1975 He formed his own sports-fitness business in 1978, Robert H Glover and Associates, Inc, which he still directs He founded in 1978 and still directs (with his wife Shelly) the adult running classes and training programs for the 40,000+ member New York Road Runners Club and the New York City Marathon Over 4,000 students per year participate in their programs from beginner runner to super competitive level He also founded in 1990 and still directs (with Shelly) the youth track program, City Sports for Kids, for the New York Road Runners Foundation This program at the New Balance Armory in New York City serves over 1,000 kids per year The competitive running teams he has coached have won many local, national and international titles in the open and masters categories, ranging from 5K to the marathon Several of his individual athletes have been state and nationally ranked, ranging from high school athletes to age 90+ ancient warriors His present team (which he coaches with Shelly), the Greater New York Racing Team, has 150 members ranging from age 12 to 93 and is ranked in the top for both men and women in the open, age 40+, 50+, and 60+ team categories for the New York Road Runners The men’s age 60+ team, on which Bob is a key scorer, is ranked #1 in the New York Metropolitan area Bob, in association with Shelly, has written or is in the process of writing 15 books on running and fitness with Viking-Penguin Books They have over one million of their books in print, more than any other running book author in the world Their books have been translated into German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese Bob’s first book, “The Runner’s Handbook,” was the #1 trade paperback bestseller of all categories when released in 1978 The third edition of that book and the third edition of “The Competitive Runner’s Handbook” are both ranked in the top 10 best selling running books Each of these comprehensive reference books are over 600 pages His “Runner’s Training Diary” is ranked in the top best sellers in that category Bob and Shelly are currently working on the 4th editions of “The Runner’s Handbook” and “The Competitive Runner’s Handbook,” as well as two new additions: “The Marathon Runner’s Handbook,” and “The Masters Runner’s Handbook.” Bob continues to run road races and has won numerous age group awards over the years He has completed 36 marathons, has raced up Mount Washington and the Empire State Building , and completed a 50 mile track race He performs at a regional class in the age 60 and over division for distances from one mile to the marathon Bob’s son from a previous marriage, Christopher Ross Glover, was born in 1981 in New York City Chris is a 13th Generation Bentley and lives across the Harlem River from Yankee Stadium in the Washington Heights section of New York City in a historic landmark district of wooden rowhouses built in 1882 The houses line a cobblestone street near a historic mansion overlooking Central Manhattan that George Washington used as his Revolutionary War headquarters during the 1776 Battle of Harlem Heights Chris graduated from Bard College, where he studied music, drama, film, and creative writing in preparation for a career in the performing arts He writes and produces his own songs and plays guitar, bass, keyboard, piano, saxophone and drums Chris signed a contract as a singer-songwriter of pop-rock-rap music with Interscope Records/Universal Music, one of the most prestigious record labels in the world Chris was entertained by the chairmen of all the major labels before choosing Interscope His first album, “Hell Isn’t Even That Funny,” was never released -Chris was yet another victim of the music industry’s decline He is presently playing with a band in New York City while producing an album with an independent label, and writing songs for commercial use Some of his songs, music video, and bio are available at www.myspace.com/chrisglover Bob married Shelly Florence of Canisteo, Steuben Co., NY in 1995 in Sleepy Hollow, NY Shelly was instrumental in the research of this work She graduated from Buffalo State College, where she was a member of their first women’s cross country team, with a degree in journalism Shelly is a lifetime member of the Kanisteo Historical Society, and a member of the Tarrytowns and NYC Historical Societies She has a masters degree in applied physiology from Columbia University, where her research was selected for publication and presentation by the American College of Sports Medicine Shelly competes as a masters athlete in races from 5K to the marathon, often placing for awards She is a volunteer with the Tarrytown Historical Society, and is presently working on the genealogy of her Benedict and Florence ancestors Bob and Shelly live in Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown), just up from the Old Dutch Church Cemetery where “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” author Washington Irving is buried and his “Headless Horseman” was last seen chasing Ichabod Crane along the Pocantico River Bob and Shelly live in Sleepy Hollow (North Tarrytown), Westchester Co., NY just up from the Old Dutch Church Cemetery where “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” author Washington Irving is buried and his “Headless Horseman” was last seen chasing Ichabod Crane along the Pocantico River http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3454472&pid=-1725182675 ... William G1 We are of the opinion that the listing of Mary Bentley as grandmother of John Bunyan (and thus the mother of William (G1) in his bio is HIGHLY LIKELY, and that the "theory" of Cameron Stewart... or the handwriting of the will was misread What then of Mary, the last daughter listed in the will? In both the Parish Records and the will she is listed as the executrix Is Mary the eldest child,... exactly the relationship At that point neither of the daughters of Adelia Bentley Burger Corinne Burger Glover and Doris Burger Smalt knew anything of the man who was their mother’s grandfather This