Lt. Gov. John Wentworth

The Wentworth genealogy By John Wentworth

John3 (14), known as "Lieutenant-Governor John,"* son of Samuel2 and Mary (Benning) Wentworth, born 16 January 1671, resided at Portsmouth. In 1708 he was a sea-captain. He was appointed Counsellor, by Queen Anne, 14 February 1711-12, in place of Winthrop Hilton, deceased.

He was Justice of the Court of Common Pleas from 1713 to 1718. In 1717 he was appointed Lieutenaut-Governor of New Hampshire, which office he held until his death, 12 December 1730. At this period, New Hampshire had only a Lieutenant-Governor resident, the governorship being the same with that of Massachusetts.

From the date when Gov. Samuel Shute left for England, in June 1723, to the arrival of his successor, Gov. William Burnett, in America, in 1728, Lt.-Gov. John3 Wentworth was in exclusive charge of the government of the Province. Gov. Shute left suddenly, while the people were in the distresses and perplexities of

His son Benning4 (80) Wentworth was Governor of New Hampshire 1741 till his death, 14 October 1770; succeeded by John6 (371) Wentworth, grandson of Lieut.-Governor John8, who served until the Revolution, and was the last royal governor.

Lieut.-Gov. John3 married, 12 October 1693, Sarah, daughter of Mark Hunking.* She died 1 April 1741, in her 68th year, making her born in 1673.

Lient.-Gov. John3 and Sarah (Hanking) Wentworth had :

80. Benning4, born 24 July 1696. [335]

81. Hunking4, born 19 December 1697. [338]

82. Hannah4, born 4 July 1700 ; married, 1st, Samuel Plaisted ; 2d, Theodore Atkinson. [340]

83. Sarah4, born 24 June 1702; married, 1st, Archibald McPhedris; 2d, George Jeffrey, jr. [341]

84. John4, born 19 October 1703. [342]

85. William*, born 10 December 1705. [349]

86. Mary4, born 7 May 1707 ; married, 1st, Temple Nelson ; 2d, John Steele. [35'J]

87. Samuel1, born 15 January 1708. [3G1]

88. Mark Hunking4, born 1 March 1709. [370]

89. Elizabeth4, born 1C February 1710-11 ; married, 1st, John Lowd ; 2d, Capt. Benjamin Underwood,* a ship-master, of Kittery, Me.; and died childless, 19 October 1790.

90. Rebecca4, born 16 April 1712 ; married, 2 January 1728-9, Thomas Packer f (Sheriff), and died September 1738. They had :

          1. Thomas5 Packer, bora 16 April 1731.

2. John5 Packer, born 14 October 1734.
91. Ebenezer4, born 1 August 1714. [373]

92. Daniel4, bora 5 January 1715-16. [374]

93. George4, born 12 June 1719, died at sea, unmarried, December 1741.

In her Will, made 20 March 1741, she gave all her children equal shares, save Elizabeth4 (Wentworth) Lowd.

His Will was dated 7 August 1730. He gave to his wife Sarah £2,000, and made her residuary legatee. To son Benning4, one half of laud at Great Bay (Greenland). and £2,000. To son John4, one half of land at Great Baj", and £1,000. To sons Hunking4, William4, and Samuel4, each £1,000. To sons Mark4, Ebenezer4, Daniel,4 and George4, each £1,000 when of age. To Samuel Plais- ted, husband of daughter Hannah4, five shillings. To daughters Sarah4 McPhedris, Mary4 Nelson, Elizabeth4, and Rebecca4, £1,000 each. Thus fourteen children were alive at the date of his Will, and two others are said to have died previously.

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• Lt. Gov. John Wentworth
• Born January 16, 1671(1671-01-16)
• Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Died December 12, 1730(1730-12-12) (aged 59)
• Occupation Lt Governor of colonial New Hampshire, seacaptain, *merchant, counsellor, Justice of the Common Pleas
• Spouse Sarah Hunking
• Children Benning Wentworth, Hunking, Hannah, Sarah, John, William, Mary, *Samuel, Mark Hunking, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Ebenezer, Daniel, George.
• Parents Samuel Wentworth and Mary Benning
• John Wentworth
• Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire
• In office
• 1717–1730
• Preceded by George Vaughan (New Hampshire)
• Succeeded by David Dunbar (New Hampshire)

John Wentworth (1671–1730) [1] was a grandson of "Elder" William Wentworth,[2] an early settler in New England. He served as Lieutenant Governor for the Province of New Hampshire from 1717 to 1730.[3]

Before New Hampshire received its own Royal Governor in 1741, it was administered under the guidance of the Governor of Massachusetts.

On October 12, 1693 he married Sara Hunking. The couple had thirteen children, three of whom (Samuel, Benning, and Mark Hunking Wentworth) would become prominent themselves. Benning Wentworth was later the first directly appointed royal governor of New Hampshire. Mark's son in his turn would also become the last royal governor, John Wentworth.

During this period New Hampshire was viewed and treated as an administrative district of Massachusetts. It did have its own Lt. Governor and Assembly, but this was a requirement of communications and geography instead of the result of a political decision. John Wentworth was first appointed Lt. Governor late in 1717, but for several years had little function in the government. Then in 1722, governor Samuel Shute returned to England, a Lt. Governor took over as chief magistrate in Massachusetts, and Wentworth's role in New Hampshire was greatly expanded. He continued as Lt. Governor until his death in 1730.[4]

• References
• 1.^ "Publications - A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998" http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/publications/glikeness/wentjohn.html accessed June 25, 2010.
• 2.^ John Norris McClintock, Colony, province, state, 1623-1888: History of New Hampshire, (1889), p. 174 at: Google Books accessed 27 August 2010
• 3.^ John Norris McClintock, Colony, province, state, 1623-1888: History of New Hampshire, (1889), p. 174 at: Google Books accessed 27 August 2010
• 4.^ John Wentworth, Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, 1878, vol. 1, pp.178-183 as found at Google books.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wentworth_(Lieutenant-Governor)
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• 'Year book of the Illinois Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, incorporated
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• JAMES MURRAY SHACKFORD, Mechanical Engineer, Bloomington, ILL.
• Born, Portsmouth N. H., Feb. 18, 1853; admitted, Feb., 1897.
  • John Edward Shackford = Mary Aston Harris.
    • Capt. Theodore Jackson Harris = Mary McPherdis Warner Conner.
      • Capt. Benjamin Connnor = Abigail Warner.
        • Capt. Samuel Warner = Elizabeth Wentworth.
          • Hunking Wentworth = Elizabeth ___ (second wife).
            • ' Lieut.-Gov. John Wentworth = Sarah Hunking.
          • http://www.archive.org/stream/yearbookofillino1896sonso#page/25/mod...
          • HUNKING WENTWORTH, born Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 19, 1697; died, Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 21, 1784; was chairman of committee of safety for Portsmouth, N. H., from its first organization.
  • References: Wentworth Genealogy, volume 1, pages 291-196; Belknap's History of New Hampshire, fourth series, volume 3, page 326, published in 1837, by M. St. Claire Clarke and Peter Force, under authority of act of Congress, passed March 2, 1833; American Archives, volume 1, page 1223; volume 2, pages 631, 701, 740, 868; volume 3, page 966; volume 5, pages 889-901; New Hampshire State Papers, various pages.
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