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Richard Kent 1620–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620-1629

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Massachusetts, British America

Father: Richard Kent

Mother: Dorothy Short

Spouse(s): Jane Harding, Joanna Hodges

Children(s): John I

Richard Kent was born in 1620 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Kent And Dorothy Emma Short. In 1635, Richard Kent resided in Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Richard Kent married Emma, Jane Harding, Joanna Hodges, and had children including John Kent Grinnell Griswold Woodman I. Richard Kent passed away in 1654 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • Richard Kent was born in 1620 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Kent And Dorothy Emma Short.
  • In 1635, Richard Kent resided in Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Richard Kent married Emma, Jane Harding, Joanna Hodges, and had children including John Kent Grinnell Griswold Woodman I.
  • Richard Kent passed away in 1654 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Kent's Ancestors

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Richard Kent
1620–1654
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Kent
1586–1654
Nether, Wallop, Hampshire, England
Dorothy (Emma) Short
1590–1676
Gillingham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kent
1550–1605
Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Kent's Descendants

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Richard Kent (1620-1629–1654) m. Jane Harding (28 Oct 1617–26 Jun 1674) m. Joanna Hodges (1615–30 Oct 1699)
  1. 1. John (Kent (Grinnell Griswold)(Woodman)) I 1645–1723 m. Hannah Griswold 1644–1690 m. Sarah Kent 1641–1718
    1. 1. John Kent 1670–1751 m. Elizabeth 1678–1746 m. Rebecca Somerby 1672–1693
      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
      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
    2. 2. Hannah Kent 1667–
    3. 3. Maria Kent 1669–
    4. 4. Joshua Kent 1672–1672
    5. 5. Joshua Kent 1674–
    6. 6. Joseph Kent 1675–1753
    7. 7. Samuel Kent 1678–1703
    8. 8. Ebenezer Kent 1680–1752
    9. 9. Lydia Kent 1683–
    10. 10. Mary Kent 1686–
    11. 11. Susannah Kent 1689–

Richard Kent's Timeline

5 Records

1620
1620-1629
Birth of Richard Kent in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1635
1635-1845
Age 15
Richard Kent resided here in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1653
1653
Age 33
Richard Kent resided here in Newbury, Essex County, MA
Newbury, Essex County, MA
1654
1654
Age 34
Death of Richard Kent in Massachusetts, British America
Massachusetts, British America
1686
4 Jan 1686
Age 66
Richard Kent resided here in Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620-1629
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635-1845
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: A sketch of the history of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury, from 1635 to 1845

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1686
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [3] North America, Family Histories

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