Samuel Wentworth

William Wentworth and his first and/or second wife had eleven children, birth dates of the children not known, but estimated by assuming they were at least 21 years old when recorded as taxed:

Samuel, b. 1641/2; died 25 Mar 1690/91 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, of Smallpox. Buried at Point of Graves, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Married Abt. 1664 Mary Benning (d - bef 1730). She survived him and married Aft. Apr 1691 to Richard Martyn.

ch: Samuel, Daniel, John Lt.-Governor, Mary (m. Samuel Rymes, Dr. John Clifton), Ebenezer, Dorothy (m.Henry Sherburne), Benning Wentworth

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• The Wentworth genealogy, comprising the origin of the name, the family in England, and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants (1870)
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• CH: SAMUEL, DANIEL, JOHN, LT.GOV OF N.H., MARY, EBENEZER, DOROTHY, BENNING.
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• XXI. William Wentworth, who it is believed, was identical with the New England emigrant, afterwards known as Elder Wentworth. As has been seen, he was baptized at Alford on the 15th of March, 1615-16, and, assuming the identity, it is a curious fact that he died on the eighty-first anniversary of his baptism, viz: the 15th March, 1696-7. .....
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• If there were two wives and the name of one was not Elizabeth, the first must have died prior to 18 November, 1666-7. There is a family tradition that when he was quite advanced in years he married a second wife, who was very young even to be married, and that he had children by both wives.
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• She was certain of hearing the family talk over about the second wife's youth, her inexperience, and her making no preparation for the birth of her first child, and that her own ancestor Timothy, was a child of the first wife. She thought Mrs. Elizabeth Tozer ws one of the children of the last wife. This Mary married Samuel Bracket, of limington, Me., and had a daughter Phebe Bracket, who assured the author, during the lifetime of her mother, as follows:
• From the first time I consulted mother about the daughter of Ezekiel Knight, of Wells she thought she was the second wife of Elder William, and the more she has thought of it the more she has thought that she was a Knight; but she will not allow me to say for a certainty. Yet she is certain that Elder William had a second wife.
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• We first find Elder William with a wife Elizabeth in 1666-7. The same tradition that gives Elder Wentworth a second wife also gives Elizabeth as her first child, and Timothy as the last child of the previous wife; and also that he had children after he had had grandchildren. The first grandchild whose birth has been found recorded was born 1666; so it may be inferred that if he had a second wife he married her between 1660 and 1665, and that Mrs. Elizabeth Tozer and sons Ephraim and Benjamin were her children.
• The order of the birth of the prior children would seem to be as follows: Samuel, John, Gershom, Ezekiel, Paul, Sylvanus, and Timothy. We know he had a child in 1640; and there is every probability that Ephraim and Benjamin were born after 1670, making a difference of over thirty years in the births of children, and creating a probability that there were two wives. And there may have been other children. Indeed under the head of the "Daughters of Elder William," the claims of Sarah, wife of Benjamin Barnard, to be his daughter, upon the ground that her children, left fatherless, call Paul Wentworth their uncle, are canvassed.
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• Children of Elder William Wentworth
  • 2. I. Samuel, born in 1640.
  • 3. II. John.
  • 4. III. Gershom.
  • 5. IV. Ezekiel.
  • 6. V. Paul.
  • 7. VI. Sylvanus.
  • 8. VII. Timothy.
  • 9. VIII. Elizabeth, married Richard Tozer, jr. (54 after Timothy.)
  • 10. IX. Ephraim.
  • 11. X. Benjamin.
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  • Samuel (2.I.) son of Elder William Wentworth, is supposed to have been the eldest son, and to have been born about 1640. He was on the tax list in Dover, N. H., from 1659 to 1668, and was a juror there in 1669. He was given, 3 March, 1670-1, at Portsmouth, H. H., "Libertie to entertain strangers and to sell & brew beare." This license was renewed at late as 1677. On the 7th of October, 1678, "Samuel Wentworth, of Great Island [now New Castle, N. H.]," sells his tavern stand, to which "the sign of ye dolphin is now affixed." He was one of the selectmen of Portsmouth, N. H., in 1684, and foreman of the grand jury there in 1686.
  • As to his old place of residence in Dover, it appears from the records, that "Samuel Wentworth, of Portsmouth" and wife Mary, sell to Job Clements, tanner, 4 August, 1670, "twenty acres between Nechewannick [Salmon Falls] and Cochecho [Dover], bounded east by land of Clements, north by Richard Oates,* west by Joseph Bannery, south by Peter Coffin."
  • In the "Point of Graves" burial-ground, at Portsmouth, N. H., there lies flat upon the ground, after the ancient custom, a slab of granite, from which can be read with difficulty the following items:
  • Samuel Wentworth Sr died March ye 25th 1690, in ye Fiftieth year of his age.
  • Daniel Wentworth died January ye 5th 1690 in ye 22nd year of his age.
  • Same year above, Hannah Wentworth, wife to Samuel Wentworth, jr., died February ye 21st, in the 24th year of her age.
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  • The will of Samuel is among the Probate records at Exeter, N. H., dated 13 March, 1690-1, in which he describes himself as sick of the small-pox. He died of this disease.* In the will, he gave to his son Samuel the house and lands whereon he (Samuel) then lived; to his wife Mary, half of his dwelling-house and one-third of his movable estate, in fee simple; to his sons John and Ebenezer, and daughters Mary and Dorothy, L80 each, if there be sufficient; and if more, the balance to Samuel. The overseers were Richard Martyn (who married his widow) and Samuel Penhallow: witnesses, Richard Gerrish, Edward Melcher and Elisha Briard.
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  • Lieut. William Fitzwilliam (988) Wentworth, of the British navy, son of Benning, grandson of Samuel, and great-grandson of Lieut.-Gov. John, sent the following from the old family record in England:
  • Samuel Wentworth born at Cochecho.
  • He married, in 1664, Mary Benning,* who was born at Tatmour High Cross, in London.
  • The widow of Samuel became, as early as 1691, the wife of Hon. Richard Martyn. one of the overseers named in her husband's will. He died in 1693, having no children by her.
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  • Mrs. Martyn was admitted to the church in Portsmouth, 2 February, 1693. She died 20 January, 1724-5, aged 77. By her will, she gave one-half of her estate to son Samuel and wife, for their support, and not to pay their debts ( as he had been unfortunate); what they did not need, to go to his son after their decease. She gave John one-fourth, Ebenezer one-fourth, and alludes to daughters, Mrs. Mary Rymes and Dorothy Sherburne, as being otherwise provided for.
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  • The children* of Samuel and Mary (Benning) Wentworth were:
    • 12. I. Samuel, born 9 April 1666. [75]
    • 13. II. Daniel, born 21 October, 1669; died, unmarried, 5 January, 1690, at Portsmouth.
    • 14. III. John (Lieut.-Gov.), born 16 January, 1671. [79]
    • 15. IV. Mary, born 5 January, 1673; married, 1st Samuel Rymes; 2d, Dr. John Clifton. [93]
    • 16. V. Ebenezer, born 9 April, 1677. [96]
    • 17. VI. Dorothy, born 27 June, 1680; married Henry Sherburne. [99]
    • 18. VII. Benning, born 28 June, 1682, and died before his father's death. ____________________
• Collections of the Dover, N.H., Historical Society : vol. I (1894)
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• Samuel Wentworth Son : of Samuel Wentworth by Mary his wife borne ye 9th Aprill 1666
• Daniel Son of Sam'll Wentworth by Mary his wife bo : 21 octob'r 1669
• John So : of Sam : Wentworth by Mary his wife borne ye 16 : January 1671
• Mary daught'r of Sam Wintworth by Mary his wife bo : ye 5 : ffebr : 1673
• Ebenezer : So : of Sam'l Wintworth by Mary his wife bo : ye 9 : Aprill 1677
• Dorothy dau : of Sam Wintworth by Mary his wife bo : ye 27th June 1680
• Bening So : of Sam : Wintworth by Mary his wife bo : ye 28th June 1682 ___________________
• A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register (1860) Vol. 3
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• MARTYN, EDWARD, New Hampsh. 1674, may have been s. of John of Dover, j * RICHARD, Portsmouth, was one of the found. of the first ch. there 1671, rep. 1672 and 9, speaker of the ho. and a couns. of the Prov. 1680, d. 2 Apr. 1694. He had Richard, b. 10 Jan. 1660, H. C. 1680; Eliz. 1662; Hannah, 1665; Michael, 3 Feb. 1667; John, 9 June 1668; and Elias, 18 Apr. 1670. He m. sec. w. Mary, wid. of John Denison, d. of Hon. Samuel Symonds of Ipswich, and third w. was Mary, wid. of Samuel Wentworth. RICHARD, Portsmouth, s. of the preced. was a sch.-master, and preach, but prob. did not wish for sett, but d. 6 Dec. 1690. _____________________
• A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing ... (1862) Vol. 4
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• WENTWORTH BENJAMIN, Dover, s. prob. youngest of William, by w. Sarah Allen, m. a. 1697, had William, b. 14 Aug. 1698; Sarah, 16 Apr. 1700; Tamasin, 4 Jan. 1702; Benjamin, 5 Dec. 1703; Ebenezer, 9 Sept. 1705; Susanna, 9 Dec. 1707; Joseph, 22 Dec. 1709; Eliz. 8 June 1712 ; Dorothy, 26 July 1714 ; Martha, 25 July 1716 ; Abra, 14 Feb. 1718; and Mark, 30 May 1720; and was drown, in the summer of 1728. EPHRAIM, Dover, br. perhaps youngest, of the preced. m. Mary, d. of Ephraim Miller, had sev. ch, but the geneal. in the Reg. IV. 327, owing to the lateness of bapt. in that ch. of sev. adults, so that gr.childr. seem to he confua. with ehildr. was exceeding, difflcult, and elud. the persever. dOig. of Hon. John W. of our day, wh. suppos. him to be the man, whose will of 16 Mar. 1738, was pro. 29 June 1748. EZEKIEL, Dover, perhaps fourth s. of Elder William, by w. Eliz. thot. confident, to be d. of Ezekiel Knight of Wells, was taxable at D. 1672, had six s. and two ds. prob. the foll. Paul, Thomas, John, Gershom, Eliz. Tamosine, William, and Benjamin, wh. is presum. to be the youngest, bapt. Sunday, 25 Nov. 1722, as capt. Benjamin W. and d. 1714. GERSHOM, Dover, perhaps third s. of William, taxable 1670, m. 18 Mar. 1696, Hannah French of Salisbury, there had Mary, b. 14 May 1697; Samuel, 5 Dec. 1699; soon aft. went again to D. there had Ezekiel, 4 Feb. 1702 ; and Gershom, 4 Apr. 1705 ; and John, wh. was k. by the Ind. at Rochester, with three others, 27 June 1746. He was deac. 1717, had good est. and d. 2 Mar. 1731, at Somersworth. JOHN, Dover, perhaps sec. s. of Elder William of the same, tax. 1668, sw. fidel. next yr. with his elder br. rem. 1675, or earlier, to York, there m. Martha, d. of Ephraim Miller of Kittery, had sev. ch. but where b. or when, can hardly be made out with any satisfact. From York he rem. to Falmouth, and betw. the first and sec. destr. of that town, i. e. a. 1685, his s. Charles was b. but an elder one, John, had been b. perhaps at Kittery or York, some time a. 1677. From the doomed Falmouth, in the gr. East. war, he had rem. to Dorchester, and spent the resid. of his days in the part since call. Canton, and there Edward, Shubael, Eliz. and Abigail, or most of the four may have been b. He was d. bef. Jan. 1710, when his wid. Martha, gave receipt in full to Judge Sewall, for all she had ever done for the Punkipaug Ind. Compare the discord. reports that the unwearied genealog. of the fam. (the Mayor of Chicago) had to encounter in Reg. IV. 327, VI. 213, and VIII. 246. PAUL, Dover, s, of William of the same, tax. there 1682, sold his est. at D. says the fam. acco. 15 Apr. 1696, then call. hims. of Newbury, but Mr.
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• Coffin omits him. He belong, to Rowley at that time, where eleven of his ch. by w. Catharine were bapt. 17 May 1696, said Farmer, but only ten had been b. at that time. However, he had thirteen, as he caused them to be put upon rec. at Norwich, whither he had rem. from New London, if Farmer be right, as he gives him recommend. from R. to that place, June 1707 ; but prob. Miss Caulkin's would not have been silent on so good a point, and we may presume his change was only from R. direct to Norwich. The ch. may have been b. at Dover, Newbury, or Rowley; but more import. is the name and date of ea. William, 25 Dec. 1680; Sylvanus, 28 Feb. 1682; Paul, 10 May 1682 (wh. or the two preced, must be wrong); Ebenezer, 18 June 1683; Martha, 9 Feb. 1685; Mercy, 18 July 1686; Aaron, 13 July 1687; Moses, 17 Apr. 1689; Mary, 25 Dec. 1692; Catharine, 28 July 1694; Sarah, 8 Apr. 1697; Benjamin, 28 Dec. 1698; and Edward, 20 June 1700. He was liv. May 1746 (but his w. was then d.), and d. bef. Jan. 1751. See Reg. VII. 265. SAMUEL, Dover, eldest s. of William of the same, tax. 1659, sw. fldel. 1669, freem. 1676, by w. Mary, whose fam. name was prob. Benning, and perhaps she was d. of Ralph, had Samuel, b. 9 Apr. 1666; Daniel, 21 Oct. 1669, d. at 21 yrs.; John, 16 Jan. 1672, wh. was made Lieut.-Gov. of the Prov.; Mary, 5 Feb. 1674; Ebenezer, 9 Apr. 1677 ; Dorothy, 27 June 1680 ; and Benning, 28 June 1682, d. young ; and the f. d. at Portsmouth, 25 Mar. 1690, of smallpox. In 1681 the Treasr. of Mass. was direct, to pay him £30. but the serv. is not ment. Rec. V. 317. His wid. m. next yr. Richard Martin, as his third w. SYLVANUS, Dover, one of the younger s. of Elder William of the same, it is said, m. at Rowley, 7 Nov. 1685, Eliz. Stewart, possib. d. of Duncan, but why the est. on wh. he was liv. 1693, was then giv. by his f. to s. Benjamin, unless he took dislike to Sylvanus, may be hard to conject. nor is any thing more told of him in the fam. acco. See Geneal. Reg. IV. 327 and VI. 213. TIMOTHY, Dover, br. of the preced. m. Sarah Cromwell, perhaps d. of Philip of Dover, tho. by extrav. tradit. she has been by some equal, ignorant and credul. thot. d. of Richard, Lord Protector, for short time, of Eng. rem. aft. 1702 to Berwick, there d. 17 July 1719, aged 70, says Geneal. Reg. VI. 213, but on the same p. a little lower, the writer wild. says 1748, and at Dover. His will of 3 May, pro. 8 July in that yr. 1719 as my memo. reads, ment. w. and ch. Timothy, Samuel, Mary, and Sarah. But his w. d. near the same time with him, it is said, and was bur. in the same gr. WILLIAM, Dover, rul. Elder, had first been at Exeter, 1639, in the orig. combina. with thirty-four others, and it may be that he had accomp. his fr. John Wheelwright across the ocean in 1636. He had foll. him from E. fo Wells, where he was made constable 1648, but in 1650 seems to have fix. his resid. at D.
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• where he was selectman 1665, as resolute for Mass. jurisdict. as he had been against it ; preach. in 1666, had w. Eliz, and ch. Samuel, b. 1641, perhaps at E perhaps at W.; John; Gershom; Ezekiel; Timothy ; Paul ; Sylvanus , Ephraim; and Benjamin ; yet the order of success. is conject. d. 16 Mar 1698, aged near 90, it is thot. His only d. Eliz. whose date of b. is uncert. but suppos. a. 1663, m Richard Tozer the sec. A plausible case for ano. d Sarah, was furnish. in Geneal. Reg. VII. 304, because Paul W. being guardian of those ch. by their own choice, as appears in Bond, 14, is call. uncle of Sarah and Benjam Barnard, ch. of Benjamin and Sarah B. To tlhis in the next vol. of Reg. p. 48 is repl. that perhaps the w. of Paul was a Barnard sis. of their f. and again it may be equal. prob. that their mo. was sis. of the w. of Paul ; so that the chance is two to one against the suppos. Six of this fam. as Farmer notes, had been gr. at Harv. ______________
• A genealogical and biographical account of the descendants of Elder William Wentworth : one of the first settlers of Dover, in the state of New Hampshire (1850)
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• Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of ..., Volume 1 By William Richard Cutter
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• Piscataqua pioneers, 1623-1775; register of members and ancestors; (1919)
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