William Dent 
William was born about 1652 in Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, St. Marys Co., MD. William's father was Thomas Dent and his mother was Rebecca Wilkinson. His paternal grandparents were Peter Dent and Margaret Nicholson; his maternal grandparents were William Wilkinson and Naomi Hughes. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, Peter, George, Margaret and Barbara. He was the oldest of the six children. He had a half-brother named Thomas. He died about November 1704 in Charles Co., MD.General Notes
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Reported to be very wealthy with numerous achievements and holding many
civil offices. Delegate to the General Assembly of Maryland from Charles
Co. in 1692; on April 26, 1704, elected Speaker of the House in the
Assembly. He was a grandson of Richard Lee, founder of the Lee family in
Virginia. He also served in the early Indian Wars and attained the rank
of Colonel. He was attorney general for the colony and resided at
Westbury Manor, which he inherited from his father.
Maryland's Heraldic Families, Volume 1:
"Col. William Dent d-- in 1703, leaving eight ch. After disposing
of lands, he left, in addition, to his eldest son, Thomas, a silver punch
bowl given him by Governor Blackstone, engraved with an inscription and
his coat of arms. Col. Dent was one of the subscribers for the
foundation of the old King William School at Annapolis, now St. John's
College, and also one of its first visitors and trustees. This was the
first free school in the province."
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- b.~ 1575 in Ormsby Parish, North Riding of York
- b.~ 1600 in Ormsby, Yorkshire, England d.1647 in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1630 in Gisborough, Yorkshire, England d.22 Apr 1676 in St. Marys Co., MD
- b.~ 1575 in Hutton Cranswick Parish, East Riding
- b.1602 in Hutton, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1652 in Hull's Neck, Westbury Manor, St. Marys Co., MD d.~Nov 1704 in Charles Co., MD
- b.~ 1512 in Eland, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1550 in Eland, Yorkshire, England d.~ 1603 in England
- b.~ 1507 in England
- b.1576 in Yorkshire, England d.17 Dec 1658 in Woodburn, Bucks, England
- b.~ 1530 in Eland, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1552 in Eland, Yorkshire, England
- b.1612 in Yorkshire, England d.~Sep 1663 in Poplar Hill Parish, St. Marys Co., MD
- b. in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1576 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
- b.1633 in Linhaven, Virginia d.1726 in Prince George's Co., MD
- b.1616 in England d.~ 1647 in Norfolk, Virginia
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