Maria Sophia b. Abt 1704 Palatinate, Germany d. Oct 1789 York Co, Pennsylvania, USA: eAncestry.org

1704 - 1789

Birth Abt 1704 Palatinate, Germany

Gender Female

Died Oct 1789 York Co, Pennsylvania, USA

Census 1790 Dover Twp, York Co, Pennsylvania, USA

1790 U.S. Census

Name Sophia

Person ID I5838 Nichols-Wilson

Last Modified 03 Jul 2007

Family Johannes Bentzel, b. Abt 1704, Mentz, Palatinate, Germany , d. From 12 Jan 1770 to 12 Feb 1770, York Co, Pennsylvania

Married Bef 1732 Germany

Children

>	1. Johan Philip Bentzel, b. Abt 1732, Palatinate, Germany , d. Abt 1798
>	2. Henry Frederick Bentzel, b. Abt 1735, Germany , d. Abt Jan 1785, Dover, York Co, Pennsylvania, USA
>	3. Johannes Bentzel, b. Abt 1738, Germany , d. Bef 25 Nov 1806
>	4. Baltzer Bentzel, Sr., b. Abt 1753, d. 5 Mar 1816, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA
	5. Andreas Bentzel, b. 31 May 1753, York Co, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 13 Apr 2007

Family ID F630 Group Sheet

Documents		U.S. Census [1790] Status: Located. Dover Twp, York, Pennsylvania: Lists "Widdow Penill," which would likely be Maria Sophia Bentzel, the widow of Johannes Bentzel; Listed a few doors away is "Jacob Pensill," an unestablished connection to the family

Notes	NAME also listed possible as Sovia; DEATH-SPOUSE: Information received from James A. Bensyl, Box 181, Odgen, Ill 61859 17 Mar 2000 in the form of a descendency chart of 43 pages. See page 1; BIRTH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a descendency chart by Trent D. Bentzel, CIC, Insurance Broker, 53 Clover Hill Road, P. O. Box 99, Dallastown, PA 17313; phone: (717) 246-1601; E-Mail: Trent@Bentzel-Insurance.com; BIRTH may be in Hungary. DEATH: Deathdate derived from will date and Letters of Administration written after Sophia's death on 19 Oct 1789. She died between 5 Oct and 19 Oct 1789. SETTLEMENT: On 13 Mar 1790, after the death of Sophia Bentzel, the Bentzel farm was sold to George Leckson of Manchester Twp for 490 pounds. The farm consisted of 160 acres, 16 perches, and allowance of 6% for roads. The heirs of the widow Sophia were listed as Philip, Henry (deceased with issue), John, and Baltzer

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1790 U.S. Census - 002100
[S459] Mid-Atlantic Roots Network: FamilyHart - Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy Family Pages & Database, Hartman, Don & Jeanine, ([online] http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com; [email] familyhrt # aol.com (change # for @)).
Lists name variation as "Sophia"
[S96] 1790 United States Federal Census [database online], United States. Bureau of the Census. 1st Census, 1790, (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm of original records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.).
Dover Twp, York, Pennsylvania: Lists "Widdow Pensill," unlisted age, just a few doors away from "Jacob Pensill" (unknown relationship)

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