Thomas Dent Sr.

Dent family coat of arms

Col. Thomas Dent Sr., Gent. (1630–1676), Justice, Sheriff, and member of the Lower House of the Maryland General Assembly.

Thomas was born about 1630 in the Parish of Guisborough, Yorkshire, England, making him slightly less than thirty years of age upon his arrival in America around 1658. He resided in Saint Mary's County, Maryland.