Daniel Kent, of East Fallowfield

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Daniel Kent, of East Fallowfield

Birthdate:
Birthplace: John’s Gate, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Death: January 26, 1844 (78)
Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Penns Grove Friends Burial Grounds
Immediate Family:

Son of William Kent, of John’s Gate and Anne Kent
Husband of Esther Kent and Pamela Harlan Kent
Father of William Kent; Joseph Kent; Daniel Kent, Jr.; Benjamin Kent; Mary Emma Brosius and 2 others
Brother of George Kent; John Kent; Anne Kent; William Kent; Mary Kent and 5 others

Occupation: Cutler, then farmer
Immigration: 1785 on the brigantine “Asia”
Titles: Emigrant and Redemptioner
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About Daniel Kent, of East Fallowfield

Daniel Kent

  • Birth: July 11 1765 - John's Gate, Limerick, Ireland
  • Death: Jan 26 1844 - Upper Oxford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Parents: William Kent, Ann Kent
  • Wife: 1) Esther Hawley 2) Pamela Ives
  • Children: William Kent, Joseph Kent, Elizabeth Kent, Anna Kent, Mary Emma Brosius (born Kent), Daniel Kent Jr., Benjamin Kent

Notes

  • Religion: Raised a Methodist, Converted to Quaker; Protestant from birth until 1785 or 86 and then he became a Quaker until he died. Bradford Meeting House in Marshallton in Chester Co. (Atleast when he began) he attended meetings once a week.
  • Immigration: He bound himself by indenture, dated May 21, 1785, to John Johnson, to pay for his passage on the brigantine Asia.On his arrival in Philadelphia the indenture was signed over to Joseph Hawley Aug. 27, 1788.).
  • Left ireland on May 23 & arived in America on Jul 26 1785 From Waterford, Ireland to Philadelphia
  • Hobbies: Reading religious books in the little idle time that he had.

References

  • “ Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial ...” page 185 - 195 GoogleBooks
  • ‪Letters and Other Papers of Daniel Kent: Emigrant and Redemptioner : to which Have Been Added a Few Interesting Hawley and Spackman Papers. Higginson Book Company - 135 pages. ‬Barnard, Ella K. b. 1853. Format: Book Language: English Published: Baltimore, Md. : [s.n.], 1904 AncestrySearch
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Daniel Kent, of East Fallowfield's Timeline

1765
July 11, 1765
John’s Gate, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
1792
August 3, 1792
West Bradford,Chester County,Pennsylvania
1794
June 30, 1794
East Bradford Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania
1796
April 19, 1796
Kennett Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania.
1798
June 22, 1798
East Fallowfield Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania
1800
December 29, 1800
East Fallowfield Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania
1803
February 22, 1803
East Fallowfield Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania
1805
March 23, 1805
East Fallowfield Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania