William is the first born child of Sargent Samuel Sentell and Nancy Stephens, born on the Sentell property south of Brinkleyville. The family moved to Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1789. William married his first wife here, as the two sons, Abner and Nathan were born here in Edgefield. The family moved into Georgia in 1819, with William and family being found in March 1825, living in Newton County, GA near his father. In the 1830 census, the family is living in Campbell County, which shows the two boys and 6 daughters in the home.
The family moved into Alabama around 1834 or 1835, moving to Tallapoosa, County. William received patent number 5261 in August 1837 for 40 acres which is located a few miles south of the Horseshoe National Monument. He is noted in the early history of Tallapoosa County, as he was given $ 50 in the summer of 1836 to build a 20x20 log cabin for a temporary courthouse, located at the southeast corner of the existing courthouse in Dadeville, this building was on Broadnax Street. He was also appointed as one of seven guys to lay out a road from the new town of Dadeville to Tallassee in the same year 1836.
Know children to have married in Tallapoosa County are:
Son Abner B Sentell married Martha Ofield June 26,1837. They would follow William to Pickens County, and are listed in the 1850 census.
Daughter Elizabeth Sentell married James W Womack in Tallapoosa on May 10, 1845.
Some time in the next couple of years, William along with son Nathan and Abner move to Pickens County, as the first patent for the family is Nathan's 40 acres from August 1849. William does not receive patents to his 240 acres until 1858.
Also believed to be daughters of William and his first wife are
America Lee Sentell born 1823, married to William Morehead and relocated to Van Zandt county, Texas.
Lutilda Sentell born around 1815 in Edgefield m William Floyd Deloach.
Daughters of the last wife Sarah are found living in the home in the 1850 census are Mary, born 1836 and Catastra born 1838.
In 1860, William, listed at age 78, is found in the census, living in house 285 with a post office of Reform.
His wife Sarah ( age 65) is in the home and two daughters, Mary (24 born in Ga), Catastia (22 born in Ga) and a Nancy C Sentell ( age 7), Also listed are three young Arnold children. William received two patents for a total of 240 acres of property in June of 1858, being on a branch of Lubbob creek, located north of current day Co Rd 49 and about 1/2 mile from the Double Branches Church and cemetery.
They are 6 houses from Nathan Sentell and family (House 291) which based on Nathan's patents, would have been about 3 miles southwest towards Reform.
William is found in the Mortality census of 1870, passing due to Typhoid Fever, as a member of house 44 of the Beard precinct. This would be the house of his grandson James Sentell which is listed as next door (house 43) of William's son Nathan Sentell. It is believed that Nathan had moved the family to the property of William by 1870 based on a review of the census data for the county.
William Sentell's grave has not been located at this time, this memorial is placed here at the Double Branches Cemetery due to the proximity to his home and the fact that it was an active cemetery at the time of his death. He may have been buried near his old home place in a grave lost to time.
Son Nathan Sentell was among the founding members in 1872 of the Arbor Springs Baptist Church northwest of Reform, which is where the other members of the family were buried after 1872.
The family moved into Alabama around 1834 or 1835, moving to Tallapoosa, County. William received patent number 5261 in August 1837 for 40 acres which is located a few miles south of the Horseshoe National Monument. He is noted in the early history of Tallapoosa County, as he was given $ 50 in the summer of 1836 to build a 20x20 log cabin for a temporary courthouse, located at the southeast corner of the existing courthouse in Dadeville, this building was on Broadnax Street. He was also appointed as one of seven guys to lay out a road from the new town of Dadeville to Tallassee in the same year 1836.
Know children to have married in Tallapoosa County are:
Son Abner B Sentell married Martha Ofield June 26,1837. They would follow William to Pickens County, and are listed in the 1850 census.
Daughter Elizabeth Sentell married James W Womack in Tallapoosa on May 10, 1845.
Some time in the next couple of years, William along with son Nathan and Abner move to Pickens County, as the first patent for the family is Nathan's 40 acres from August 1849. William does not receive patents to his 240 acres until 1858.
Also believed to be daughters of William and his first wife are
America Lee Sentell born 1823, married to William Morehead and relocated to Van Zandt county, Texas.
Lutilda Sentell born around 1815 in Edgefield m William Floyd Deloach.
Daughters of the last wife Sarah are found living in the home in the 1850 census are Mary, born 1836 and Catastra born 1838.
In 1860, William, listed at age 78, is found in the census, living in house 285 with a post office of Reform.
His wife Sarah ( age 65) is in the home and two daughters, Mary (24 born in Ga), Catastia (22 born in Ga) and a Nancy C Sentell ( age 7), Also listed are three young Arnold children. William received two patents for a total of 240 acres of property in June of 1858, being on a branch of Lubbob creek, located north of current day Co Rd 49 and about 1/2 mile from the Double Branches Church and cemetery.
They are 6 houses from Nathan Sentell and family (House 291) which based on Nathan's patents, would have been about 3 miles southwest towards Reform.
William is found in the Mortality census of 1870, passing due to Typhoid Fever, as a member of house 44 of the Beard precinct. This would be the house of his grandson James Sentell which is listed as next door (house 43) of William's son Nathan Sentell. It is believed that Nathan had moved the family to the property of William by 1870 based on a review of the census data for the county.
William Sentell's grave has not been located at this time, this memorial is placed here at the Double Branches Cemetery due to the proximity to his home and the fact that it was an active cemetery at the time of his death. He may have been buried near his old home place in a grave lost to time.
Son Nathan Sentell was among the founding members in 1872 of the Arbor Springs Baptist Church northwest of Reform, which is where the other members of the family were buried after 1872.
William is the first born child of Sargent Samuel Sentell and Nancy Stephens, born on the Sentell property south of Brinkleyville. The family moved to Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1789. William married his first wife here, as the two sons, Abner and Nathan were born here in Edgefield. The family moved into Georgia in 1819, with William and family being found in March 1825, living in Newton County, GA near his father. In the 1830 census, the family is living in Campbell County, which shows the two boys and 6 daughters in the home.
The family moved into Alabama around 1834 or 1835, moving to Tallapoosa, County. William received patent number 5261 in August 1837 for 40 acres which is located a few miles south of the Horseshoe National Monument. He is noted in the early history of Tallapoosa County, as he was given $ 50 in the summer of 1836 to build a 20x20 log cabin for a temporary courthouse, located at the southeast corner of the existing courthouse in Dadeville, this building was on Broadnax Street. He was also appointed as one of seven guys to lay out a road from the new town of Dadeville to Tallassee in the same year 1836.
Know children to have married in Tallapoosa County are:
Son Abner B Sentell married Martha Ofield June 26,1837. They would follow William to Pickens County, and are listed in the 1850 census.
Daughter Elizabeth Sentell married James W Womack in Tallapoosa on May 10, 1845.
Some time in the next couple of years, William along with son Nathan and Abner move to Pickens County, as the first patent for the family is Nathan's 40 acres from August 1849. William does not receive patents to his 240 acres until 1858.
Also believed to be daughters of William and his first wife are
America Lee Sentell born 1823, married to William Morehead and relocated to Van Zandt county, Texas.
Lutilda Sentell born around 1815 in Edgefield m William Floyd Deloach.
Daughters of the last wife Sarah are found living in the home in the 1850 census are Mary, born 1836 and Catastra born 1838.
In 1860, William, listed at age 78, is found in the census, living in house 285 with a post office of Reform.
His wife Sarah ( age 65) is in the home and two daughters, Mary (24 born in Ga), Catastia (22 born in Ga) and a Nancy C Sentell ( age 7), Also listed are three young Arnold children. William received two patents for a total of 240 acres of property in June of 1858, being on a branch of Lubbob creek, located north of current day Co Rd 49 and about 1/2 mile from the Double Branches Church and cemetery.
They are 6 houses from Nathan Sentell and family (House 291) which based on Nathan's patents, would have been about 3 miles southwest towards Reform.
William is found in the Mortality census of 1870, passing due to Typhoid Fever, as a member of house 44 of the Beard precinct. This would be the house of his grandson James Sentell which is listed as next door (house 43) of William's son Nathan Sentell. It is believed that Nathan had moved the family to the property of William by 1870 based on a review of the census data for the county.
William Sentell's grave has not been located at this time, this memorial is placed here at the Double Branches Cemetery due to the proximity to his home and the fact that it was an active cemetery at the time of his death. He may have been buried near his old home place in a grave lost to time.
Son Nathan Sentell was among the founding members in 1872 of the Arbor Springs Baptist Church northwest of Reform, which is where the other members of the family were buried after 1872.
The family moved into Alabama around 1834 or 1835, moving to Tallapoosa, County. William received patent number 5261 in August 1837 for 40 acres which is located a few miles south of the Horseshoe National Monument. He is noted in the early history of Tallapoosa County, as he was given $ 50 in the summer of 1836 to build a 20x20 log cabin for a temporary courthouse, located at the southeast corner of the existing courthouse in Dadeville, this building was on Broadnax Street. He was also appointed as one of seven guys to lay out a road from the new town of Dadeville to Tallassee in the same year 1836.
Know children to have married in Tallapoosa County are:
Son Abner B Sentell married Martha Ofield June 26,1837. They would follow William to Pickens County, and are listed in the 1850 census.
Daughter Elizabeth Sentell married James W Womack in Tallapoosa on May 10, 1845.
Some time in the next couple of years, William along with son Nathan and Abner move to Pickens County, as the first patent for the family is Nathan's 40 acres from August 1849. William does not receive patents to his 240 acres until 1858.
Also believed to be daughters of William and his first wife are
America Lee Sentell born 1823, married to William Morehead and relocated to Van Zandt county, Texas.
Lutilda Sentell born around 1815 in Edgefield m William Floyd Deloach.
Daughters of the last wife Sarah are found living in the home in the 1850 census are Mary, born 1836 and Catastra born 1838.
In 1860, William, listed at age 78, is found in the census, living in house 285 with a post office of Reform.
His wife Sarah ( age 65) is in the home and two daughters, Mary (24 born in Ga), Catastia (22 born in Ga) and a Nancy C Sentell ( age 7), Also listed are three young Arnold children. William received two patents for a total of 240 acres of property in June of 1858, being on a branch of Lubbob creek, located north of current day Co Rd 49 and about 1/2 mile from the Double Branches Church and cemetery.
They are 6 houses from Nathan Sentell and family (House 291) which based on Nathan's patents, would have been about 3 miles southwest towards Reform.
William is found in the Mortality census of 1870, passing due to Typhoid Fever, as a member of house 44 of the Beard precinct. This would be the house of his grandson James Sentell which is listed as next door (house 43) of William's son Nathan Sentell. It is believed that Nathan had moved the family to the property of William by 1870 based on a review of the census data for the county.
William Sentell's grave has not been located at this time, this memorial is placed here at the Double Branches Cemetery due to the proximity to his home and the fact that it was an active cemetery at the time of his death. He may have been buried near his old home place in a grave lost to time.
Son Nathan Sentell was among the founding members in 1872 of the Arbor Springs Baptist Church northwest of Reform, which is where the other members of the family were buried after 1872.
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