Nicholas Gentry II
Born   3/ 30/1699,
New Kent Co. Virginia
Died   2/20/1779 
Albemarle Co. Virginia

Nicholas Gentry II,  born March 30, 1699 and was baptised May 30, 1699 according to a Baptismal record of the St. Peter's Parish Register of New Kent County, Virginia.   The land on which Nicholas II lived eventually became part of Albemarle County and this is the county in which he died and his will probated.

He grew up and lived out his life as a farmer interested in his crops, flocks and herds  in the same environment and  style as his father, that of a land and slave owner

Nicholas first married Mary Brooks in or before 1722, the year their first child was born.  Mary died in 1728 leaving 4 small children.

Moses b. 1722 d. 1808
David b.  1724 d. 1812
Nicholas III b. 1726 d. 1787
Mary b. 1728  

In his will, Nicholas II pointedly expressed desire that these four children 
receive nothing from the estate.  Why this was is pure speculation, but possibly their inheritence of his estate may have passed to them from their mothers will. 

Nicholas, had 5 more children from his 2nd marriage to Jane Brown in 1728 in Fredrick CO., Viginia.  This children were:
Robert      b. 1730 d. 1811
Elizabeth  b. 1731 d. 1830
Benjah     b. 1733 d. 1831
Nathan     b. 1734 d. 1784
Martin     b. 1747 d. 1827

Nicholas II's sons remained in Virginia except for David and Martin who went to Madison Co., Kentucky and Robert who went to East Tennessee.