Individual Details

Nicholas received a gift of land from his father-in-law, Edward Stringer in 1752; probably at the time Nicholas married Elizabeth.
Louisa Co VA, DB A, p.462
26 May 1752  Edward Stringer to Elizabeth Gentry wife of Nicholas Gentry Junior.  For paternal affection to my daughter Elizabeth Gentry.  Tract whereon the said Nicholas Gentry now lives  70 acres.  Signed Edward (ES) Stringer.  Wit: Abra. Venable, Joseph Shelton, Nathl. Garland

The children of this first marriage were named in a court document of 1782 which involved some controversy over property that may have belonged to their mother. They were: Mildred, David, John, Nancy, Sally, Fannie, Martin & Blackston [Blaxton]. Nicholas IV was missing from this list but there some unusual circumstances surrounding Nicholas IV and he as thought to have committed suicide in 1787.

Louisa Co VA Deeds:
1783 Nov 6 Bk(H-289)
Nicholas Gentry and wife Sarah [Dickens] sell to Samuel Thompson 42 acres.
1783 Aug 11 Bk(H-322)
David Gentry and wife Elizabeth of Caroline County, deed 70 acres on Gold Mine Creek to Nicholas Gentry of Louisa County.
[This reference among others, establishes that the David Gentry of Caroline County was the son of Nicholas-III, not the David who is listed in GFA.]
1787 Apr 10 Bk(H-266)
Nicholas Gentry and wife Sarah sell to James Beadles, 152 acres bounded by Samuel Thompson, William Whitlock, William Paulett, Phillip Timberlake, Gravitt Edwards in Trinity Parish.

Nicholas had another ten children by his second wife Sarah Dickens. Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Zachariah/Zachary, James/Richard, Sarah Perrine [this is the 2nd daughter to be named Sarah], Robert, Benajah, Jane & Wesley. Note: the old family genealogy book The Gentry Family in America, does not have any daughters of this marriage except Sarah Perrine.

Nicholas III did not move to Albemarle Co with the rest of the family. Instead he moved directly to KY where he and son Zachary appear on the tax list in 1800 for Green County KY which later became Adair Co KY. Nicholas died 1803 in Adair Co. Most of the children also moved KY either before or after their father, living in Adair & Bullitt Counties.

Birth	Abt 1728	Hanover County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt 1752	Louisa County, Virginia - Elizabeth Stringer
Marriage	Abt 1769	Louisa County, Virginia - Sarah Dickens
Death	1803	Adair County, Kentucky

Spouse	Sarah Dickens (1750 - 1810)
Child	Henry GENTRY (1772 - )
Child	Mary GENTRY (1774 - )
Child	Zachariah GENTRY (1776 - )
Child	ELIZABETH GENTRY (1778 - )
Child	James Richard GENTRY (1779 - )
Child	Sarah Perrine GENTRY (1781 - )
Child	Robert GENTRY (1784 - 1835)
Child	Benajah GENTRY (1786 - 1837)
Child	Jane GENTRY (1793 - )
Child	Wesley GENTRY (1792 - )

Spouse	Elizabeth Stringer ( - )
Child	Mildred Gentry ( - )
Child	David GENTRY (1754 - 1847)
Child	Nicholas GENTRY (1756 - 1787)
Child	John GENTRY ( - )
Child	Nancy GENTRY ( - )
Child	Sarah "Sally" Gentry ( - )
Child	Fannie Gentry ( - )
Child	Martin GENTRY ( - )
Child	Blackston or Blaxston GENTRY (1763 - 1845)

Father	NICHOLAS Gentry II ( - 1779)
Mother	Jane ?Brown (1705 - )
Sibling	David Gentry (1724 - 1813)
Sibling	Robert Gentry (1726 - 1811)
Sibling	Elizabeth Gentry (1731 - 1820)
Sibling	Benajah Gentry (1733 - 1830)
Sibling	Moses Gentry (1735 - 1808)
Sibling	Nathan Gentry (1745 - 1784)
Sibling	Martin Gentry (1747 - 1827)
Sibling	[Daughter] Gentry ( - )
Sibling	[Daughter] Gentry ( - )
Sibling	Mary Gentry ( - )