Sarah Bentley
b. circa 1723, d. 1795
- Father: William W. Bentley b. 1702, d. circa 1778
- Mother: Elizabeth Ashley b. circa 1705
- Sarah Bentley was born circa 1723.
- She married William Eason IV, son of William Eason III and Anne Levina Rootes, circa 1744.
- On 2 March 1794, Sarah Bentley prepared a will, summarized as follows: (Johnston County, North Carolina) Eldest daughter Elizabeth Wood - Coat and 20 Sh; Daughter Mary Allen - Coat and 20 Sh; Grandson Ashley Wood - 1 gold ring and 1 note due me for $71 1/2 dollars, dated 30 Oct. 1790; Son John Eason - Negroes Sal, Mine, Amy, Tim & Letty. Exec: John Eason, David Bell. Signed Sarah (x) Eason. Wit: David Bell, Isaac Kindace, Thomas Lankford.
- Sarah Bentley died in 1795.
- Her estate was probated in September 1795 at Johnston County, North Carolina, naming the following heirs:.
- Last Edited: 27 May 2016
Family: William Eason IV b. circa 1720, d. between 1778 and 1787
- William Eason b. circa 1745, d. before 1794
- Ithiel Eason b. circa 1747, d. circa 1779
- Mary Eason+ b. circa 1750
- Elizabeth Eason+ b. 28 December 1752, d. 21 March 1826
- Shadrach Eason b. circa 1753
- ?Sarah? Eason+ b. circa 1755
- John Eason+ b. circa 1763, d. February 1816