Aaron Wentworth

Biography

Aaron Wentworth, son of Paul Wentworth and his wife Catherine, of unknown maiden surname, was born 1 January 1687 at Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. [1][2]

He married Elizabeth [2]

Children of Aaron and Elizabeth [2]

Elizabeth b. 9 Oct. 1721.
Abigail b. 14 March 1723 married Judah Fuller.
Lydia b. 16 Sep. 1724
Moses b. 3 Sep. 1726.
Martha b. 16 Aug. 1728.
Catherine (twin) b. 19 Oct. 1730 married John Wise.
Mary (twin) b. 19 Oct. 1730 married Thomas Reynolds.
Sarah b. 1 Sep. 1733.
Priscilla b. 26 July 1735 married Lemuel Vose.

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Aaron Wentworth (1687 - aft. 1758)

Aaron Wentworth

Born 1 Jan 1687 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Paul Wentworth and Catherine (Unknown) Wentworth

Brother of William Wentworth, Sylvanus Wentworth, Paul Wentworth II, Ebenezer Wentworth, Martha (Wentworth) Lord, Moses Wentworth, Mary (Wentworth) Chapman, Katharine (Wentworth) Chapman, Sarah (Wentworth) Ffresior, Benjamin Wentworth and Edward Wentworth

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Wentworth — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Elizabeth Wentworth, Abigail (Wentworth) Fuller, Lydia (Wentworth) Robinson, Moses Wentworth, Martha Wentworth, Mary (Wentworth) Reynolds, Katherine Wentworth, Sarah Wentworth and Priscilla (Wentworth) Vose

Died after 1758 after age 71 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut Colony

Profile last modified 5 Sep 2022 | Created 2 Jun 2014

Genealogical Records

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Vital Records

Primary Source, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [1] Data Summary:
) Rowley, Mass. Church Records; page 28: Baptism records for the children of Paul Wentworth, May 10, 1697 (all ten baptized on the same date):
) Sylvanus Wentworth
) Paul Wentworth
) Ebenezer Wentworth
) Aaron Wentworth
) Moses Wentworth
) Martha Wentworth
) Mercy Wentworth
) Mary Wentworth
) Catherine Wentworth
) Sarah Wentworth
Birth of daughter Lydia Wentworth:

Primary Source, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", [3] Data Summary:
) Norwich, Conn Birth Records; Lydia Wentworth, daughter of Aaron Wentworth and Elizabeth, was born 26 Sep 1724 at Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America.
Published Genealogical Information

Secondary Source; John Wentworth, Wentworth Genealogy; English and American, Volume I; [2] Data:
) Wentworth Genealogy; page 151-154: Paul Wentworth (6), son of Elder William Wentworth, born, ca 1655; married Elizabeth ____, all efforts to ID surname have failed; died circa 1750. Was taxed in Dover, NH. in 1682; and gave a deposition (with his wife) there 21 April 1681. Received land from his father in Rollinsford, part of the Wentworth grant. From Dover he removed to Rowley, Mass. about 1681 or 1682. On 16 April 1696, conveys to brother Benjamin land in Dover, NH., given me by my honored father William Wentworth. Paul and Wife Catherine were dismissed from the Church at Rowley, Mass to the New London Church on 29 June 1707, and lives in New London until 20 June 1715 when a deed records the purchase of Norwich property of David Francis. The Norwich town council grants Paul the right to be an inhabitant on 20 Dec 1715.
) William (37); b. 25 Dec 1680. [184]
) Sylvanus (38); b. 28 Feb 1681. [185]
) Paul (39); b. 10 May 1682. [187]
) Ebenezer (40); b. 18 June 1683. [191]
) Martha (41); b. 9 Feb 1684; married in Kittery, Maine, Samuel Lord. [198]
) Mercy (42); b. 20 June 1700. [241]
) Aaron (43); b. 1 Jan 1687. [204]
) Moses (44); b. 17 April 1689; bp May 1697. No further information.
) Mary (45); b. 25 December 1692; married Joseph Chapman of Rowley. [213]
) Katherine (46); b. 28 July 1694; married Daniel Chapman. [221]
) Sarah (47); b. 8 April 1697; married Colen Ffresior. [232]
) Benjamin (48); b. 28 Dec 1698. [234]
) Edward (49); b. 20 June 1700. [241]
) Wentworth Genealogy; page 244, 245: Aaron Wentworth, son of Paul and Catherine, born 1 Jan 1687; received from his father 21 March 1726, land as a portion of his estate. He deeds to Sylvanus Wentworth , 5 Feb 1727-8 twenty acres on the east side of the Chetucket River, and westward from the house that belonged to David Francis. He was admitted to the church in Norwich, Conn. in 1758. His wife was Elizabeth, beyond which nothing is known regarding her.
) Children of Aaron and Elizabeth Wentworth:
) Elizabeth (205): born 9 Oct 1721.
) Abigail (206.): born 14 March 1723; married, 11 Feb 1745/6 to Judah Fuller, of Norwich. Children:
) Samuel, Elizabeth, Asa, Lucy, and Lemuel Fuller
) Lydia (207.); born 26 September 1724.
) Moses (208.); born 3 September 1726. [629]
) Martha (209.); born 16 August 1728.
) Catherine (210.); born 19 October 1730. (twin to Mary); married 26 Sept. 1751 to John Wise. Children:
) Billy Wise, b. 2 Jan 1751/2.
) Mary (211.); born 19 October 1730. (twin to Catherine); married 16 May 1749, Thomas Reynolds, of Norwich, Conn. Children:
) Stephen and Priscilla Reynolds.
) Sarah (212.); born 1 September 1733.
) Priscilla (213.); born 26 July 1735; married 10 September 1755, Lemuel Vose. Children:
) Prudence, Amy, and Lucretia Vose.
Research Notes

) 2020-09-29 There are no records for Wentworth or Wintworth in the Norwich Connecticut Barbour Records.
) The following birth record shows that Aaron Wentworth was born in Norwich Conn., but that is in direct conflict with Mass records and the Wentworth Genealogy which has the family in Rowley Mass until at least 1696.
) Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F748-W8M : accessed 02 Jun 2014), Aaron Wintworth, 01 Jan 1687; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Ancestry.com database on-line. Ancestry Record 2495 #10874638; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wentworth, John; Wentworth Genealogy; English and American, Volume I; In three Volumes; Boston, Little, Brown, and Co. 1878. Public Domain.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (Rev: 7 January 2020), Aaron Wentworth in entry for Lydia Wentworth, 1724.
Other Sources

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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Aaron Wentworth, son of Paul Wentworth, bp at Rowley, Massachusetts. {This is an alternate source for the bapt. of Aaron Wentworth.}
Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920; Aaron Wentworth is admitted to the Norwich, Conn. Church on 30 Apr 1758.