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John Kent 1670–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Charlestown, Mass

Death Date: 26 February 1751

Death Location: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John I

Mother: Hannah Griswold

Spouse(s): Elizabeth None, Rebecca Somerby

Children(s): Ebenezer Kent, Elizabeth Kent, Benjamin Kent, Samuel Kent, Ezekiel Kent, Nathaniel Kent, Emma Kent, Richard Kent

John Kent was born in 1670 in Charlestown, Mass, the child of John Kent Grinnell Griswold Woodman I And Hannah Griswold. John Kent married Elizabeth, Rebecca Somerby, Sarah Kent, and had children including Benjamin Kent, Ebenezer Kent, Elizabeth Kent, Emma Kent, Ezekiel Kent, Nathaniel Kent, Richard Kent, Samuel Kent. John Kent passed away in 1751 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Kent was born in 1670 in Charlestown, Mass, the child of John Kent Grinnell Griswold Woodman I And Hannah Griswold.
  • John Kent married Elizabeth, Rebecca Somerby, Sarah Kent, and had children including Benjamin Kent, Ebenezer Kent, Elizabeth Kent, Emma Kent, Ezekiel Kent, Nathaniel Kent, Richard Kent, Samuel Kent.
  • John Kent passed away in 1751 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1645–1723
Birth Location: Charlestowne, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JI
Hannah Griswold
1644–1690
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth None
1678–1746
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, MA USA
E
Rebecca Somerby
1672–1693
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
RS

Children(s)

Ebenezer Kent
1699–1776
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Co, MA, British North American Protectorate Colonies.
EK
Elizabeth Kent
1698–1703
Birth Location: Charlestown, Mass
EK
Benjamin Kent
1701–
Birth Location: Scituate, Mass
BK
Samuel Kent
1703–
Birth Location: Scituate, Mass
SK
Ezekiel Kent
1705–
Birth Location: Scituate, Mass
EK
Nathaniel Kent
1708–
Birth Location: Scituate, Mass
NK
Emma Kent
1700–1784
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
EK
Richard Kent
1710–1794
Birth Location: –
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John Kent's Ancestors

Self
John Kent
1670–1751
Birth Place: Charlestown, Mass
Parents
John Kent (Grinnell Griswold)(Woodman) I
1645–1723
Charlestowne, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Griswold
1644–1690
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Richard Kent
1620–1654
Massachusetts, USA
Jane Harding
1617–1674
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Kent
1586–1654
Dorothy Short
1590–1676
Thomas Harding
1583–
Elizabeth
1585–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kent
1550–1605

John Kent's Descendants

1.
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John Kent (1670–26 February 1751) m. Elizabeth (abt 1678.–25 Mar 1746) m. Rebecca Somerby (4 June 1672–30 January 1693)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Kent 1699–1776 m. Sarah (Ann) James 1688–1722 m. Huldah Whitemore 1699–1731 m. Anna Smith 1708–1781
    1. 1. Mary (Rosannah) Kent 1715–1812 m. John (Moses Tackett) Tacquette 1712–1775
      1. 1. Philip (Moses) Tackett 1745–1830 m. Sarah (Susannah) Rice 1745–1857
        1. 1. William (F) Tackett 1780–1874 m. Amy (Anne Anna Johnson) (1) 1776–1857 m. Elizabeth Riley 1770–1860 m. Martha (Mary Polly) Hall 1795–1870
        2. 2. Phillip (Tackett) Jr 1795–1857 m. Charity Gibson 1802–1856
        3. 3. Lancaster Tackett 1780–1848 m. Ellender Hampton 1782–1855
        4. 4. Joseph (Green) Waggoner 1790–1857 m. Amaziah Tackett 1799– m. Lucinda C. 1833–1912
        5. 5. Lewis Tackett 1765–1839
        6. 6. Thomas (B) Tackett 1770–1850 m. Elizabeth Riley 1770–1860 m. Elizabeth Tackett 1827–1890
        7. 7. William (Francis " Lying Frank") Tackett 1784–1874 m. Martha ("Patsy") Walbryor 1797–1870 m. Martha Tacket 1794– m. Willie Ann 1876–1918
        8. 8. Ailsey Tackett 1806–
        9. 9. Aley Tackett 1781–1817
        10. 10. George (W) Tackett 1780–1841
        11. 11. James (Lewis) Tackett 1775–1861
        12. 12. Joannah Tackett* 1785–1850
        13. 13. John Tackett* 1809–1840
        14. 14. John Tackett 1782–
        15. 15. Leanna Tackett 1827–1861
        16. 16. Letitia Tackett 1786–1828
        17. 17. Lettice Tackett 1776–
        18. 18. Phillip Tackett 1745–1830
        19. 19. Robert Tackett 1776–1828
        20. 20. Sally Tackett 1776–1812
        21. 21. Sarah Tackett 1784–1817
        22. 22. Sarah Tackett 1781–1874
        23. 23. Sebbia Tackett 1772–
        24. 24. Thomas Tackett 1779–1851
        25. 25. Sabrina Tackett 1788–1830 m. Jesse Bryant 1806–
        26. 26. Preacher (William B Tackett) Sr 1779–1851 m. Amy (Anne Anna Johnson) (1) 1776–1857
        27. 27. Lewis (Joseph Tackett) Sr 1765–1839
        28. 28. Lewis (Langston) Tackett 1765–1830
        29. 29. Thomas ("Tom" Phillip) Tackett 1770–1851
        30. 30. Phillip (Jackson) Tackett 1772–1850
        31. 31. Judith Tackett 1774–1827
        32. 32. James (Lewis) Tackett 1775–1861
        33. 33. James Tackett 1775–1861
        34. 34. Robert Tackett 1776–1828
        35. 35. Robert Tackett 1776–1828
        36. 36. Phillip (Jackson) Tackett 1778–1850
        37. 37. George (Washington Tackett,) 6 1780–1841
        38. 38. George (Washington) Tackett 1780–1857
        39. 39. George (Washington) Tackett 1780–1841
        40. 40. John (Lancaster) Tackett 1780–1848
        41. 41. John (Lancaster) Tackett 1780–1848
        42. 42. Sarah ("Sally" Aley) Tackett 1780–1817
        43. 43. Sarah (Ailsey) Tackett 1780–1818
        44. 44. Alex Tackett 1781–1817
        45. 45. Aley Tackett 1781–1817
        46. 46. Aley Tackett 1781–1817
        47. 47. Sarah (Aley) Tackett 1781–1874
        48. 48. Sarah (Aley) Tackett 1781–1874
        49. 49. Sarah (Aley) Tackett 1781–1874
        50. 50. Peter Tackett 1782–1820
        51. 51. Peter Tackett 1782–1820
        52. 52. William (Francis " Lie 'n Frank") Tackett 1784–1874
        53. 53. William (Francis "Lying Frank") Tackett 1784–1874
        54. 54. Joannah Tackett 1785–1850
        55. 55. John Tackett 1785–1850
        56. 56. Letitia ("Lettie") Tackett 1786–1828
        57. 57. Letitia ("Lettie") Tackett 1786–1828
        58. 58. Letitia ("Lettie") Tackett 1786–1828
        59. 59. Sabrina Tackett 1788–1830
        60. 60. George (Washington Tackett,) 6 1790–1841
        61. 61. Berryman Tacket 1791–1830
        62. 62. Phillip (Tackett II,) Jr. 1797–1857
        63. 63. John (Lewis) Tackett 1805–1894
        64. 64. Ailsey Tackett 1806–1817
        65. 65. Leanah (Tackett) Sr 1827–1870
      2. 2. William (Hiram) Tackett 1740–1840
      3. 3. William (John) Tackett 1747–1851
      4. 4. Lewis Tackett 1748–1800
  2. 2. Elizabeth Kent 1698–1703
  3. 3. Benjamin Kent 1701–
  4. 4. Samuel Kent 1703–
  5. 5. Ezekiel Kent 1705–
  6. 6. Nathaniel Kent 1708–
  7. 7. Emma Kent 1700–1784
  8. 8. Richard Kent 1710–1794

John Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of John Kent in Charlestown, Mass
Charlestown, Mass
1751
26 February 1751
Age 81
Death of John Kent in Massachusetts, British America
Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Charlestown, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1751
    Event Place: Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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