Richard Kent, of Kent Island

Not the same of Richard ‘the Malster’ Kent

RICHARD KENT, JR. and supposed cousin of Richard Kent,Sr. was accompanied from Old England by his wife, Jane, who died June 26, 1674. He married 2d Joana, widow of Nicholas Davidson of Charlestown, Jan. 6, 1675. He died Nov. 25, 1689, without children, devising his estate by will to his nephew John Kent, son of his brother James Kent.

James Kent, the brother of Richard, Jr., died December 12, 1681. John Kent, his only son and heir, was born in 1641, married, Feb. 24, 1665, Mary Hobbs and died January 30, 1718, aged 77 years.

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"In Essex County and most of Mass. in 1600s it was not unusual to have a Jr. who WAS NOT the son of the other of the same name. Jr., III, etc. were many times used to distinguish between two men with the same name and reflected their relative age NOTa relationship. They could be cousins or totally unrelated. To complicate matters there were apparently two Richards: Richard and Richard Jr. The one referred to as Richard Sr. died June 14, 1654 Newbury VR (Deaths) to 1849, Essex Institute Salem, 1911. The one referred to as Richard (the Sr. was already dead) died Nov 25, 1689 Newbury VR (Deaths) to 1849, Essex Institute Salem, 1911. Savage (Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England) seems to indicate that when Richard arrived on the Mary and John in 1634 he arrived with another of the same name, possibly a cousin."

About Kent Island from History of Newbury, Massachusetts 1635-1902 by John James Currier

A History of Newbury, Massachusetts 1635-1902 GoogleBooks

"Richard Kent sr malster and his son or cousin Richard2 Kent jr came to New England in the ship Mary and John Robert Say res master They arrived in Boston in May 1634 and went with Rev Thomas Parker and others to Ipswich where they remained until the spring of 1635 when they removed to Newbury Stephen brother and James possibly brother of Richard Kent sr came to Newbury about the same time."

"A ffarme lott of one hundred acres of upland and meadow on an Island was granted Richard 2 Kent jr February 7, 1646/7. October 10 1674 he conveyed to his nephew John 2 Kent of Newbury and after him to Richard 3 son of the said John Kent eight score acres of upland and meadow lying west of Little river which had been in the possession of John Kent for some years Richard2 Kent jr died without issue November 25, 1689 John2 Kent died January 30, 1717/8. The following paragraph relating to Kent's island is taken from his will dated March 11, 1712/3 and proved February 11, 1717/8."

References

• Vital Records of Newbury - Deaths “Kent, Richard, Nov. 25, 1689.“
• History and Genealogy of the Kent Family: Decendants [!] of Richard Kent ... By Edward Irving Dale. Page 4. GoogleBooks