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The following marriage was ascribed as a first marriage for his uncle of the same name. It's doubtful if his uncle, Nicholas II, had any wife other than Jane. The error has been corrected but so much of the older research is still available on the Interest, it's likely these two men and their wives will forever be confused.

This Nicholas is the one who was married to Mary Brooks. He appears in the records of Lousia Co as Nicholas the Younger to distinguish him from Nicholas II and Nicholas III who were called Nicholas Sr and Nicholas Jr in the records.

Louisa Co Va DB A:
p.77   13 Jun1743   Richard Brooks,  of Fredricksville Parish, Louisa Co, planter, to Nicholas Gentry the younger and Mary his wife.  For Paternal affection...son-in-law Nicholas Gentry.  Give tract on Dirty Swamp, 100 acres.  Signed: Richard (R) Brooks. Wit: John Venable, John Clark. Ack. by Brooks, the same day. A similar gift was given his daughter Sarah, wife of David Gentry.

p.249  22 Sep 1746  Nicholas Gentry the younger, and Mary his wife of Fredericksville Parish to Thomas Lane Junr of St Martins.  30 #'s. 100 acres.  Signed:  Nicholas (N) Gentry.  wit: Thos Lankford, John Chisholm. Ack. by Gentry; Mary privately examined

A Merchant's Account Book, Hanover Co, 1744; from Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly,Vol. 38, No. 2, 113
1744 - Mr. Samuel Gentry in Hanover. Balance, 10 Nov.
3 Apr 1745 - charges for linen handkerchief, ginger, pepper, hatt, salt, nails
8 May 1745 - jackknife, shoe buckles
also
1744 - Mr. Nicholas Gentry, son of the above Samuel. Balance, 10 Nov
Aug 20 - bushel of salt. To Samuel Gentry's account
7 May 1745 - tobacco at Pages, by Capt Michael Holland

In 1768, Nicholas was listed in a Rowan County (the precursor to Surry County), North Carolina tax list along with Joseph. His Surry County record begins with 1771 when he witnessed two deeds and was taxed along with Richard and Samuel. Thereafter he appears repeatedly in Surry County records, along with members of his family. He lived along Deep Creek in the southern part of the county until his death, apparently in 1800. (He was assessed for 142 acres in the 1800 Surry County tax list, but was not in the 1800 federal census, and was included in no later tax lists.) There is no mention of his wife Mary in any North Carolina references where relinquishment of dower rights appear not to have been as important as in Virginia, but she appears to have been still living at the time of the 1790 federal census.

I have had difficulty finding any record of the children of this couple, since most have placed Mary Brooks with the wrong Nicholas Gentry. I did find one database at FamilyCentral which seems to make sense, in view of the above records.
http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=6040:255&ref2=6040:256
Nicholas Gentry was born at Hanover, Virginia Abt 1718. His parents were Samuel B. Gentry and Ann Allen.
He married Mary Brooks Abt 1745 at Virginia . Mary Brooks was born at of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover, Virginia Abt 1724 daughter of Richard Brooks and Elizabeth .
They were the parents of 5 children:
...Allen Gentry born Abt 1750, Lunenburg, VA, d. abt 1825, Wilkes Co NC, married Elizabeth Waddell about 1776, Surry NC
...Arthur Gentry born Abt 1756, Lunenburg, d. 2 May 1851, Cobbs, GA; married Rebecca Barrett about 1778, Surry NC
...John Gentry born Abt 1764, Lunenburg, d. 1836, Campbell, GA, married Ruth Bowden about 1789
...Agnes Gentry born Abt 1766, Lunenburg; married Amariah Gelton, 29 Sep 1788, Surry, NC
...Jane Gentry born Abt 1768, Lunenburg; married Jacob Lyon, 3 Jan 1788, Wilkes, NC


I have an autosomal match to a descendant, Jack Givens - he has some confusing data regarding the connection to Mary Brooks & Nathaniel Gentry. I match him on several other lines and I believe it possible this one is erroneous. It shows a daughter Asenath and I don't believe they had said daughter.

Birth	1717	New Kent County, Virginia
Death	1797	Surry County, North Carolina
Marriage		Mary Brooks

Spouse	Mary Brooks ( - )
Child	John Gentry (1760 - 1836)
Child	Nicholas Gentry (1743 - 1787)

Father	Samuel Gentry (1691 - 1780)
Mother	Ann Allen ( - )
Sibling	Joseph Gentry (1720 - 1813)
Sibling	Allen Gentry (1722 - )
Sibling	Simon Gentry (1726 - )
Sibling	Ann Gentry (1728 - )
Sibling	Richard Gentry (1732 - )
Sibling	William Gentry (1734 - )
Sibling	John Gentry (1736 - )
Sibling	Samuel Gentry (1737 - )