Samuel Kent

Born 26 Oct 1661, Gloucester, MA; died 31 May 1740, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Frances Woodall.

Married (1) 1 Nov 1683, Suffield, CT, Priscilla Hunter; dau. of William Hunter & Priscilla Corish; b. 2 Mar 1665, Springfield, MA; d. 7 Mar 1694/95, Suffield, CT.

Children of Samuel Kent (1661) and Priscilla Hunter:

1. Samuel Kent, b. 8 Dec 1684, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Feb 1684/85, Suffield, CT.
2. Samuel Kent, b. 6 Dec 1685, Suffield, CT; m. Hester Phelps.
3. Thomas Kent, b. 3 Apr 1688, Suffield, CT; m. Phebe Winchell.
4. John Kent, b. 24 Aug 1690, Suffield, CT; d. young.
5. Josiah Kent, b. 24 Jan 1692, Suffield, CT; m. Esther Granger.
6. Priscilla Kent, b. 24 Feb 1694/95, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Brown.

Married (2) 28 Jul 1696, Suffield, CT, Martha Allen; dau. of Edward Allen & Sarah Kimball; b. ca. 1671, Ipswich, MA; d. 23 Feb 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

Children of Samuel Kent (1661) and Martha Allen:

1. Martha Kent, b. 16 Feb 1696/97, Suffield, CT; d. 24 Feb 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

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Married (3) 1 May 1700, Suffield, CT, Hester Hosford; dau. of John Hosford & Phillury Thrall; b. 27 May 1664, Windsor, CT; d. 18 Jan 1760, Suffield, CT. Hester was the wide of Joseph Phelps.

Children of Samuel Kent (1661) and Hester Hosford:

1. Martha Kent, b. 8 Feb 1702/03, Suffield, CT.
2. Daniel Kent, b. 10 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Steel.
3. Twin - Mary Kent, b. 10 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT.
4. Twin - Benjamin Kent, b. ca. 1706, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Apphia Ruggles; m. (2) widow Love Ensign.
5. Mary Kent, b. ca. 1708, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Granger.

• July 28th 1696 Samuel Kent widower & Martha Allen Joined in Marriage, Pynchon's court records.
• Samuel's third wife was widow of Joseph Phelps of Windsor who d. 1695.

Source

http://www.suffieldhistoricalsociety.org/families/kent.htm See this source, Reference Documents: 12, 13, 95, 164, 177, 187

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FIRST MARRIED TO PRICILLA (CORISH) HUNTER -- SIX CHILDREN.

2ND WIFE; MARTHA ALLEN - 1 CHILD

3RD WIFE: ESTHER PHELPS - OUR ANCESTOR

SAMUEL CAME WITH FAMILY TO BROOKFIELD IN 1668 AND, AFTER TOWN WAS DESTROYED BY INDIANS, MOVED AT AGE 17 TO SUFFIELD IN 1678

HIS WILL DATED 1737 RECORDED VOL 6, P 81, HAMPSHIRE CO. CT., NORTHAMPTON MA (CT AND MA HAD NOT BEEN DIVIDED AT THAT TIME.

he became a member in full communion lst Cong. Ch Suffield under Rev. Ebenezer Devotion 28 Dec 1718 having transferred by letter of recommendation from lst church, Northampton, MA

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Samuel IV (1685-1748) is son of Samuel Kent III and Priscilla Hunter and in 1710 married Esther Phelps, daughter of third wife of Samuel Kent III whose name was also Esther Phelps (widow).

Samuel Kent IV and Esther Phelps had children: Silas b 1711, Amos b 1713, Dinah b 1717, Esther b 1719, Abigail b 1720, Joseph b ? d 1758