Absolom Kent (1673 - 1718)

Born 1673 in Calvert, Colony of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Wadsworth) Kent — married about 1700 in Calvert, Colony of Maryland

Descendants

Died 1718 at about age 45 in Calvert, Colony of Maryland

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Absalom married Mary Wadsworth, daughter of William Wadsworth^[2] and Elizabeth Claggett. (Mary Wadsworth was born in 1680 and died in 1718)

His will, 3 Jun 1718 was probated in Calvert Co. 28 Jul 1718. He was called a planter in his will, which gave personal effects to his sons William and Henry, who were "to be of age 18." Also named were daughters Priscilla Wilson, Mary - to receive personal effects at death of testifier Richard Stallings, and Grace who was under age 16. Richard Stallings was married to her aunt Mary, daughter of Absalom's father. Stallings was also mentioned in the 1726 will of Absalom's son, William.^[3]

Kent, Absalom, planter, Calvert Co., 3rd June, 1718; 28th July, 1718.^[4] To sons William and Henry, personalty; to be of age at 18. To daus. Priscilla Wilson and Mary, personalty at decease of testator, and Grace, personalty at 16 or marriage. To wife Mary, extx., residue of personal estate. Test: Rich. Stallings, George Larrance (Laurance). 14. 629.

Absalom Kent 1.359 CA ?203.15.3 Jul 29 1718 Appraisers: Roger Wheeler, Thomas Hardesty. Creditors: Abraham Downie.

Absolom Kent 1.405 A CA ?203.15.3 ?26.16.7 May 7 1719 Received from: John Seldom, John Pelly, Francis Poilson. Payments to: Mr. Abraham Downes, Mr. Thomas Bordley, Mr. Adderton Skinner, Thomas Wilson, Thomas Towson, Richard Stallings, Cornelius Copeland, John Haswell. Legatees: John Brooks, Henry Kent (son) paid to his guardian John Kent, Grace Kent, (daughter) paid to her guardian Thomas Wilson, William Kent. Executrix; Mary Kent.

Wadsworth, William, Calvert Co., 20th Dec., 1710; 7th July, 1711. To son-in-law Absalom Kent, personalty. To cousin John Bowling, 74 A. adjoining his own land. To grandson Henry Kent and "hrs., dwelling plantation part of "Tunberwell" To grandson William Kent, 150 A., now in possession of his father, Absalom, afsd. To wife Eliza:, ertx., residue of estate. Test : Richd. Stallings, Thom Hillary, Thos. Cockshutt. 13. 200.^[2]

Birth

1673, Calvert,Maryland

Death

1718, Calvert,Maryland,

FID

FID KG6T-2WG

Absolom Kent may have been mentioned as a testator in the will of John Bowling, Calvert Co., Maryland.^[5] Kent-4001

Note N45473246

This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files.

Sources

1. ↑ Kent-2651 was created by Amy Wilson through the import of 2014_MASTER.ged on Sep 24, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Will of William Wadsworth, "The Maryland calendar of wills, Wills from 1703 to 1711, Vol III", Jane (Baldwin) Cotton, Korn & Pollock, Inc., Publishers, Baltimore, Md., 1914, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016, Archive.org, [online database], William Wadsworth, image 394 of 680, (https://archive.org/details/marylandcalendar03cott/page/n393/mode/2up?q=Wadsworth%2C+William).
3. ↑ http://sidnash.org/Genealogy/Nash-Griffith/7421.htm
4. ↑ Will of Absolom Kent, "The Maryland calendar of wills, Wills from 1713 to 1720, Vol IV", Jane (Baldwin) Cotton, Korn & Pollock, Inc., Publishers, Baltimore, Md., 1914, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016, Archive.org, [online database], Absolom Kent, image 344 of 630, (https://archive.org/details/marylandcalendar04cott/page/n343/mode/2up?q=Kent).
5. ↑ Will of John Bowling, "The Maryland calendar of wills, Wills from 1703 to 1711, Vol III", Jane (Baldwin) Cotton, Korn & Pollock, Inc., Publishers, Baltimore, Md., 1914, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016, Archive.org, [online database], John Bowling, image 400 of 680, (https://archive.org/details/marylandcalendar03cott/page/n399/mode/2up?q=Kent).

See also:

• https://www.geni.com/people/Absalom-Kent/6000000004394007475
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/notes/KG6T-2WG
• Source: S-1766588164 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.