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Capt. John Kent

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Death: June 24, 1737 (49)
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
Immediate Family:

Son of John Kent and Abigail Kent
Husband of Mary Kent; Mary Kent and Hannah Kent
Father of Mary Phelps; Moses Kent; Mary Holcomb; Thankful Holcomb; Mercy / Mary Phelps and 5 others
Brother of Mary Kent; Abigail Copley; Deborah Hathaway; Dudley Kent; Samuel Kent and 2 others
Half brother of Joseph Kent; Noah Kent, Sr. and Experience Kent

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About Captain John Kent

Source: Suffield Historical Society http://www.suffieldhistoricalsociety.org/families/kent.htm

Capt. John Kent (1688)

Born. 26 Jan 1688, Suffield, CT; died 24 Jun 1737, Suffield, CT; son of John Kent & Abigail Dudley.

Married: (1) 27 May 1709, Suffield, CT, Mary Smith; dau. of Samuel Smith & Joanna McLaflin; b. 18 Apr 1688, Northampton, MA; d. 27 May 1729, Suffield, CT.

Children with Mary Smith:

  1. Moses Kent, b. 25 Sep 1710, Suffield, CT; m. Johannah Huxley.
  2. Mary Kent, b. 12 Jan 1715/16, Suffield, CT; m. John Holcomb.
  3. John Kent, b. 25 Mar 1719/20, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Spencer.
  4. Twins - Mary [SIC: Mercy] Kent, b. 28 Dec 1722, Suffield, CT. (Married Aaron Phelps)
  5. Twins - Thankful Kent, b. 28 Dec 1722, Suffield, CT; m. Asael Holcomb.
  6. Cephas Kent, b. 13 Apr 1725, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Spencer.
  7. Aaron Kent, b. 19 May 1729, Suffield, CT; d. 27 Jun 1729, Suffield, CT.

Married (2) 1 Dec 1732, Hannah Marsh; dau. of Daniel Marsh & Hannah Lewis; b. 17 May 1694, Springfield, MA; d. 12 Sep 1758, Springfield, MA, ae. 65 yrs.

Children with Hannah Marsh:

  1. Hannah Kent, b. 11 Aug 1735, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Dec 1735, Suffield, CT.

Capt. John Kent & Mrs. Hannah Marsh of Springfield m. int. 29 Oct 1731.

  • Hannah married second John Day of Springfield int. 27 Aug 1743 and third Luke Hitchcock of Springfield, MA 26 Dec 1754.
               Reference Documents: 8, 12, 137, 161, 164
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Captain John Kent's Timeline

1688
January 26, 1688
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1710
September 25, 1710
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
1715
January 12, 1715
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1716
January 12, 1716
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1719
March 25, 1719
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
1722
December 28, 1722
Suffield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
December 28, 1722
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1725
April 13, 1725
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut
1729
May 19, 1729
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut