Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The image shows the entry "BENTLEY John, of William and Rachel" dated Sept. 24, 1755, followed by his likely siblings Sarah, Aggrippa, Samuel and Charlotte. This matches the claimed birth year of 1755 and the Rhode Island location. It is a published abstract, and it does not name the town or confirm that this John is the one who died in 1833, so the confidence is not higher.
Matches: Page 38 of Vital Record of Rhode Island lists "BENTLEY John, of William and Rachel" with the date Sept. 24, 1755; The birth year 1755 matches the claim; The source is a Rhode Island vital record, which fits the place given as Rhode Island; The row alignment is consistent: the dates run in sequence (Sarah 1757, Aggrippa 1759, Samuel 1761, Charlotte 1765), so John's date is 24 Sept 1755
Limits: The page is a printed compilation of extracts, not an original town or church register entry; The page does not name the town, only the volume and page reference (1-131), so the place is only supported at state level; The entry does not state that this John Bentley is the man who died in 1833; the identification rests on the name and date; The claim has no parents to compare against, so William and Rachel cannot be checked; The entry has no explicit "born" label; it is the birth listing under the book's format