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About John ‘the Mariner’ Kent
for disambiguation of John Kent: Briggs, L. V. (1898). Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States: Together with their possible English ancestry A.D. 1925-1898. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press.
- John, son of Richard ‘the Malster’ Kent
- Not the same as John Kent, of Newbury
- Not the same as John Kent, of Dedham & Charlestown
ONLY child of Emma Unknown and Richard Kent, of Newbury.
Biography
John Kent, Mariner, was born on 20 July 1645 in Newbury, Massachusetts and died 20 August 1703 in Casco Bay or Newbury.
Parents: Richard Kent and Emma
Married: on 12 March 12 1665/66 in Massachusetts to Sarah Woodman. She was born on January 12, 1640/41 Newbury, Massachusetts and died unknown. Her father was Edward Woodman b.1606.
Children:
- Sarah Kent b.1667
- John Kent b.1668
- Richard Kent b.1673
- Mary Kent b. October 24, 1674 Kent's Island, Newbury, Massachusetts. She married Stephen Sweatt b.1672. n.b. She is mentioned as the wife of Stephen Sweatt in her father's will.
- Emma Kent b.1677
- Hannah Kent b.1679
- Judith Kent
- Rebecca Kent b.1685
- James Kent b.1687
Estate
All his surviving children are mentioned in his will "Mr. John Kent, late of Newbury, mariner", including "Stephen Sweatt and his wife Mary".
From https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Kent_%286%29
The following is based on a very useful rootsweb posting. I believe some or all of this information is also found in the "Ancestors of William James and Francis Stephenson Hutchins" by Richard D. Sears.
Administration of the estate of John Kent, Sr., of Newbury, deceased, was granted to John Kent, Jr. of Newbury, shipwright, eldest son of John Kent, Sr., mariner. The widow refused the administration. The inventory is labeled as the estate of Mr. John Kent, late of Newbury, mariner, whose decease was at Casco bay, August 10, 1703.
A quit claim deed from James Kent, Peter Tappan and his wife Sarah, Stephen Swett and his wife Mary, Nathan Morrill and his wife Hannah, Rebecca Kent alias Hart, Samuel Hazeltine and his wife Emme of Bradford, Thomas Morrill and his wife Judith of Salisbury in favor of their brother, John Kent of Newbury.
Deed Essex County, 8 Apr 1691: John Kent, Jr., Newbury, mariner to Samuel Sewall of Boston and his wife Hannah, land laid out to John Kent Jr by virtue of his father Richard Kent Sr. Wife Sarah released her dower rights
Notes
https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pjmpjm&id=I9333
from KENT GENEALOGIES:
JOHN,2 probably son of Richard,1 took the freeman's oath before Robt. Pike Feb. 25, 1668. He was a cooper by trade. He mar. Sarah Woodman Mch. 13, 1666, and they had children:
- I. SARAH, b. Aug. 30, 1667; mar. Mch. 1, 1686, Sam'l, son of Stephen Greenleaf of Newberry, by whom she had chil. He d. Aug. 6, 1694, aged 29. She mar. 2d, Apl. 25-28, 1696, Peter Tappan, Jr., of Newberry.
- II. JOHN,3 b. Nov. 23, 1668. One John Kent mar. Elizabeth ... at Charlestown; and had dau. Elizabeth,b. Jan. 8, 1697-8; another John Kent mar. Sarah Little Jan. 14, 1703.
- III. RICHARD,3 b. Jan. 17, 1672-3. One Richard Kent was chosen an Assistant Commissioner in Salem Dec. 15, 1723; also Representative to the General Court from
from SAVAGE:
"JOHN, Newbury, perhaps s. of Richard the first, m. 13 Mar. 1666, Sarah Woodman, had Sarah, b. 30 Aug. 1667; John, 23 Nov. 1668; Richard, 17 Jan. 1673; Mary, 24 Oct. 1674; Emma, 20 Apr. 1677; Hannah, 10 Sept. 1679; Judith; Rebecca, 20 Feb. 1685; and James, 5 Mar. 1687. Coffin says, Emma K. a wid. but of wh. is unkn. d. 10 Jan. 1677."
There were at least two John Kents in Newbury of the same general age.
The Newbury Vital Records gives a birth date for "John, s[on of] Richard July 20, 1645" on p. 259. The same source on pp. 631-33 gives a death date for "John Kent on January 30, 1717/18 age 77," placing his birth in 1740/41. Thus there are two John Kents born between 1640/41 and 1645 in Newbury: 1) the son of Richard, and 2) the earlier one" apparently referred elsewhere in the Newbury Vital Records as being John Jr.
Perhaps John Jr. was the son of the John Kent of Newbury noted in the following quotation: "the first death where the name and date are given in full is that of John Kent, son of John Kent, who 'dyed the 7th of February 1641'," J.J. Currier, "Ould Newbury [1896]," p. 23. The Newbury Vital Records [1911], p. 632, also has a reference to the death of "John Kent, s. John, Feb 7, 1641. The Essex County Court Records, vol. I (1636-56) [1911], have a few references to a John Kent of Newbury holding minor offices, but his name disappears after 1641. The Essex Antiquarian does so as well. One likely inference is that this John Kent died at about the year that John Kent Jr. was born, and was his father.
If the settler Richard Kent of Newbury was born ca. 1590, as some suggest, perhaps he was the father or grandfather of the John Kent who was born in 1645. The "John Kent s. John" who died in 1641 may have been Richard's nephew, but I have been able to find nothing about his origins.
John Kent Jr. married Sarah Woodman in 1665, "Newbury Vital Records," p. 270 and p. 556. (David Howard, To: ESSEX-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, 17 Nov 1997 3:19 PM)
Links
- http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MAESSEX/2006-07/11533...
- http://www.babycookmakes3.com/family/kent1645.html
- http://www.weymouthtech.com/genealogy/ps17/ps17_447.htm
Sources
- Newbury Vital Records
- "A list of some of the descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman 1855"
- Probate Record
- Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Joshua Kent by SmartCopy: Mar 4 2015, 23:39:50 UTC
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aMarriagesK.shtml "(Kent) John, jr., and Sara Woodman, Mar. 13, 1665."
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John ‘the Mariner’ Kent's Timeline
| 1645 |
July 20, 1645
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1667 |
August 30, 1667
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Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1668 |
November 23, 1668
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1673 |
January 17, 1673
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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| 1674 |
October 24, 1674
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1677 |
April 20, 1677
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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| 1679 |
September 10, 1679
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1682 |
1682
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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| 1683 |
February 20, 1683
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Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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