Margery Kent

Family

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Stephen Kent was born by 24 May 1605, possibly a twin. At age 32, he married first 10 August 1637 Margery Norris of Collingbrourne, Kingston, Wilsthire. She died in 1638 in Newbury, Massachusetts.

They emigrated in 1638 on the Confidence, initially settling in Newbury, Massachusetts where he was made freeman in 1639. By 1650, they lived in Haverhill where he was on multiple occasions fined or censured for giving or selling liquor to Indians.

He married second about 1641, Ann, maiden name unknown, who died 3 May 1660 in Haverhill.

He married third 29 May 1663 Elinor (Lougie?) widow of WIlliam Scadlock of West Saco, Maine

In the summer of 1669, he removed to Woodbridge, New Jersey. He received 249 acres there in 1670.

He died by 24 September 1679 when his will was proven. His widow may have married Richard Smith Sr of Woodbridge.

from TORREY:

KENT, Stephen (1607-) & 1/wf Margery [NORRIS?]; in Eng, by 1638, ?10 Aug 1637, St. Edmund, Salisbury; Newbury/Haverhill/ Woodbury, NJ {Essex Ant. 5:149, 10:111; Reg. 68:107; Kent 291; Wiltshire Mar. 13:69; Pope's Pioneers; EIHC 53:238}

She came to Newbury, Massachusetts on the Ship "Confidence" in 1638 with her husband and four or five servants.

References

• Fiske, Jane Fletcher. "The English Background of Richard Kent Sr. and Stephen Kent of Newbury, Massachusetts, and Mary, Wife of Nicholas Easton of Newport, Rhode Island." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 163 (2009), pp. 56-58. < Link to page at americanancestors.org. >
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kent-1079 cites
• Unless otherwise cited, information is from Herbert F. Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island..., vol 5 (1953), pp 1671-1690. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062172226;view=1up;seq=209