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Dorothy Kent 1603 – 1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 27 January 1673

Death Location: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir Kent*

Mother: Lady Goodwin

Spouse(s): John Browne

Children(s): Mary Browne

The story of Dorothy Kent began in 1603 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England. Dorothy Kent married John Browne, and had children including Mary Browne. Dorothy Kent passed away in 1673 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Kent began in 1603 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.
  • Dorothy Kent married John Browne, and had children including Mary Browne.
  • Dorothy Kent passed away in 1673 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kent*
1575 – 1617
Birth Location: Westmininster St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England
SK
Lady Goodwin
1580 – 1666
Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
LG

Spouses(s)

John Browne
1584 – 1662
Birth Location: England to Massachusetts
JB

Children(s)

Mary Browne
1605 – 1669
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
MB

Dorothy Kent's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Kent
1603 – 1673
Birth Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir John James Kent*
1575 – 1617
Westmininster St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, England
Lady (Mary) Goodwin
1580 – 1666
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kentt
1550 – 1605
Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
Ellen (Pyle or) Pile
1560 – 1605
Over Wallop, Hampshire, England
Robert (Henry Goodwyn (of) Westminister)
1572 – 1610
Westminster and Tower Streete, London, England
Jane (Dollin) \Goodwin
1569 – 1628
Henalt, Flanders, Belgium
Great-Grandparents
Richard Pyle
1519 – 1605
Phillis Pyle
1528 – 1613
Henry Goodwin\Goodwyn
1530 – 1593
Ellinor Moore
1540 – 1625
Jane Dollin
1551 – 1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pyle
1500 – 1538
Eliza
1500 – 1552
*Sir Langrishe
1507 – 1560
Jane Moore
1507 – 1560
John GOODWIN
1500 – 1593
Katherine DARE
1508 – 1590
Richard Moore
1523 – 1546
Elizabeth (Goodwin)
1511 – 1629

Dorothy Kent's Descendants

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Dorothy Kent (1603 – 27 January 1673) m. John Browne (1584 – 10 Apr 1662)
  1. 1. Mary Browne (24 Mar 1605 – 8 Jan 1669) m. Thomas Willett (29 August 1605 – 4 August 1674)
    1. 1. NATHANIEL* Willett (1618 – 4 Jan 1698) m. Hannah (Hester) Adams (1637 – 1670)
      1. 1. Sarah Willett (1648 – 1714) m. Robert (Zachariah) Sanford (1644 – 18 Jan 1713)
        1. 1. Sarah Standford (23 Jan 1661 – Jan 1722) m. Henry Pawlin (1650 – 1723)

Dorothy Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1603
Birth of Dorothy Kent in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1673
27 January 1673
Age 70
Death of Dorothy Kent in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1673
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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