Citation · C0435 · compiled
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 096 : 1912
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- compiled
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
- needs a look needs-human
- Held at
- Ancestry.com
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The page is readable and lists Elias Bentley (1806-60) m. 1827 Sarah Seymour (1808-86), which fits the claimed years 1808–1886 and a married name of Bentley. The record gives her as Seymour, so it supports her identity and maiden name, but not 'Bentley' directly. As a compiled lineage abstract it is consistent but not conclusive.
Matches: Entry 95050 (Helen B. Beadle Barnett) lists lineage line 2: Elias Bentley (1806-60) m. 1827 Sarah Seymour (1808-86); Sarah's dates 1808-86 match the claimed 1808–1886 lifespan; She is married to a Bentley, so Sarah Bentley is a plausible married name
Flags: The record names her Sarah Seymour, not Sarah Bentley; her married surname is inferred, not stated
Limits: Compiled lineage book (DAR application abstract), not an original record; Gives no birth or death places or exact dates for Sarah; Does not state the name 'Sarah Bentley' explicitly; Only supports the name if the database's Sarah is the wife of Elias Bentley; her maiden name Seymour is the main new information
What it supports
- Person — Sarah Bentley