Individual Details
(Abt, 1722 - )
Moses Gentry lived most of his life in Louisa and Albemarle Counties, Virginia. Louisa was organized in 1742, and at that time quite a number of Gentrys had settled in Louisa County. In the year of 1744 the county of Albemarle was organized still further west of Louisa, but it was not until about 1760 when the Gentrys began to settle in Albemarle County. Moses Gentry bought land of Samuel Gay of Albemarle County on March 13, 1778, on the old Lynchburg Road, north of Garland's store, on the south side of Ragged Mountain, and made it his permanent home. He was a Ruling Elder in the Cove Presbyterian Church, a large church building situated about six miles from his home. His wife Lucy (Sims) Gentry was noted for her religious zeal and church work. She lived to be nearly a hundred years of age. After his death she kept an inn, her home being suitably located on the main road from Lynchburg to Richmond.
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1722 | Albemarle County, Virginia | | | |
| Marriage | Abt, 1761 | Albemarle County, Virginia - Lucy Sims | | | |
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