Brent Family Lineage
My father's half-sister is part of the Brent family, and a mighty remarkable woman at that. Some of her nieces and nephews live near us and are part of our extended family. Great friends, excellent people. We are very blessed.
History of the Surname
Wikipedia describes the Brent Surname thusly:
Brent is an English place name and surname. The place name can be from Celtic words meaning "holy one" (if it refers to the River Brent), or "high place," literally, "from a steep hill" (if it refers to the villages in Somerset and Devon, England) (Mills 1991). The surname often indicates that one's ancestors lived in a place called Brent, but it can also come from the Middle English word brent meaning burned, indicating that one's ancestor either lived near a burned-over area, or was a criminal who had been branded on the cheek (Hanks and Hodges 1988).
The WikiName website describes the Brent surname thusly:
The name Brent originates as an English surname with various origins. "Brent" meaning "the burnt" derives from the Old English "beornan" meaning "to burn," which originally denoted a criminal branded for crimes. Additionally, "Brent" meaning "dweller by the burnt land" originates as an English location name from "brend" meaning "burnt land." The name is also associated with meaning "hill," "steep" or "mount" as an additional origin of the name is sourced as an English location name meaning "hill" in Celtic. Furthermore, the surname may mean "holy one" in reference to the location of the Brent river in southern England.
JAMES A. BRENT ??? I found some civil war musters that identifies James A Brent, who enlisted at Pass Christian, Mississippi. Could this be JAMES BRENT's father? 
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JAMES BRENT is mentioned on page 79 of Elenor Clyburn Wicker's "My Family", and is listed as Jesse Emanual Brent's father. Jesse's mother's name is listed as Susan Price.
JESSE EMANUAL "JESS" BRENT was James Wilson Brent's father. He was born on September 29, 1884 in Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi. He married Ludye Hemingway in Lawrence County, Mississippi on November 13, 1905, and together they had 7 children: James Wilson, Charlton Giles, Jesse Edwin, Catherine "Kitty", Edith Drake, George Clark and Wilson Hemingway. He passed away on September 10th, 1955 in Redwood, Warren County Mississippi and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetary, Vicksburg. His name is listed in the WWI Civilian Draft Registration Database at Rootsweb as Brent, Jesse Emanuel born on September 29, 1884, Copiah, MS. There is a James Clyde Brent listed in the Draft Registration database as well, born on November 12, 1886 in Bogue Chitto, Harrison County, Mississippi. Is this his brother?
JAMES WILSON BRENT was born on September 9, 1908 in Price's Creek, Lawrence County, Mississippi. He married Jessie Evelyn Cobb, who was born on January 20, 1911 in Slaughters, Kentucky. James passed away on November 16, 1941 in Oden, Daviess County, Indiana. Jessie passed away on January 6, 1967 in Bastrop, Louisana. Jesse was buried in Slaughters. Together they had three children: James Wilson Brent II, Joeseph Ray Brent and Diana (Mai) Fay Brent. You can visit Diana's website at DianaBrent.COM. Jessie Cobb later married Cecil Clyde Cummins, which is how the Brent family tree connects with the Cummins family tree.
JOSEPH RAY BRENT was born on January 6, 1939 in Vicksburg Mississippi and passed away March 12, 2006. His first wife was Barbara Love, and he had 2 daughters with her: Susan Elizabeth Brent and Jane Ann Brent. His second wife, Linda Mae Howe was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He had two more children, Joeseph and Jennifer.
JOSEPH FREDERICK BRENT was born in 1979, and married Alene Rondon.
JENNIFER LYNN BRENT was born in 1982, and married Aaron Valle.
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