Joseph Ferdinand Kent (1820 - 1886)

Born 9 Mar 1820 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Peyton (Brown) Kent — married 18 Mar 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1886 at age 66 in Wythe, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1820.

Joseph (29) married Frances Peyton Brown (27) (born in Virginia, United States; daughter of James Ewell Brown and Maria (Crockett) Brown) on 18 March 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census, Joseph F Kent, was the head of household in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia.^[2]

In the 1870 census Joseph (age 50) was the head of household in Fort Chiswell, Wythe, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Joseph passed away in 1886 and is buried at Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery Sauers in Wythe County, Virginia.^[4]

Slaves

• Joseph was recorded in the 1860 US Census Slave Schedule in Wythe, Virginia, United States as a slave owner with 13 slaves.^[5]

• William Winn (abt.1828-) - listed Joseph Kent as his last owner before emancipation.^[6]
• Sarah (Haller) Washington (abt.1819-abt.1857)^[7]
  • Maria Washington (abt.1850-)
  • Mary Washington (abt.1853-)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007579171; FHL microfilm: 34254; Record number: 473; Packet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: XRMD-6ZL (accessed 5 September 2023)
   Fanny P Brown marriage to Joseph F Kent on 18 Mar 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171754; FHL microfilm: 805385; Image number: 81; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01833-3
   FamilySearch Record: MHM7-Y8R (accessed 5 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-3SQ
   Joseph F Kent (40) in Wytheville District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph F Kent	M	40		Virginia
   Francis P Kent	F	38		Virginia
   Bettie Kent	F	12		Virginia
   John Kent	M	11		Virginia
   Jane Kent	F	7		Virginia
   Emily Kent	F	5		Virginia
   Alexander Kent	M	0		Virginia
   Guy Sanders	M	22	Clerk	Virginia

3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 65; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 36; Digital film/folder number: 004268771; FHL microfilm: 000553181; Record number: 11019; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: MFGX-622 (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D157-YX6 Image number 00285
   Joseph F Kent (50) head of household in Fort Chiswell, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Joseph F Kent	M	50	Farmer	Virginia
   Virginia F P Kent	F	29	Keeping House	Virginia
   Bettie M Kent	F	21		Virginia
   John B Kent	M	19		Virginia
   Jennie L Kent	F	17		Virginia
   Virginia Kent	F	13		Virginia
   Gabriel Guggenheimer	M	45	Merchant	Virginia
   Sarah E Guggenheimer	F	26		Virginia
   Edward S Guggenheimer	M	5		Virginia
   Nannie W Guggenheimer	M	3mos		Virginia

4. ↑ "Col Joseph Ferdinand Kent (1820-1886)": Find A Grave: Memorial #114975540 (Grave marker pictured; Biographical information; Family links)
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 1; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 1 & 2
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-FPMM (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-XQV
   Joseph F Kent, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.

   Name	Sex	Age
   	F	55 years
   	M	23 years
   	M	21 years
   	F	20 years
   	M	18 years
   	F	17 years
   	M	15 years
   	M	13 years
   	F	12 years
   	F	8 years
   	F	5 years
   	M	6 years
   	F	3 years

6. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
7. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, [register page #2]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.