Location: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Surname/tag: Kent
There appears to have been at least three men of similar age by the name of John Kent in Massachusetts Bay colony during this time period. All 3 went on to have sons named John as well. This page is intended to help disambiguate them.
1. John Kent, Sr., born 1641, probably the son of James Kent. Took oath of allegiance "at Newbun" in 1678, aged 37. Nephew of Richard Kent. Married 24 Feb 1665 Mary Hobbs.
- John 1665-1665
- Sarah 1666
- Mary 1668
- Richard 25 Jun 1670
- Jane 1673
- John Kent Jr. 1675
- James 1679
- William 1682
2. John Kent, Jr., born 10/20 Jul 1645, son of Richard Kent Sr. Took oath of allegiance at Newbury, MA in 1678; aged 34. His mother was possibly Richard's second wife, Emma. Married Sarah Woodman on 13 Mar 1666.
- Sarah 1667
- John 1668
- Mary 10 Sep 1668
- Richard 25 Jun 1670
- Richard 17 Jan 1673
- Mary 24 Oct 1674
- Emma 20 Apr 1677
- Hannah 10 Sep 1679
- Judith 1682
- Rebecca 20 Feb 1684
- James 5 Mar 1686
3. John Kent, born 1627-1633, son of Unknown Kent . Of Dedham, MA and Block Island/Swansea, RI. Originally from Nayland, England. Married Hannah Griswold. No relationship to Richard Kent.
- Hannah 1667
- Maria 1669
- John 1670
- Joshua 1672
- Joshua 1674
- Joseph 1675
- Samuel 1678
- Ebenezer 1680
- Lydia 1683
- Mary 1686
- Susannah 1689
Previous research has sometimes erroneously linked #1 or #3 to the family of Richard Kent Sr (abt.1586-1654) & Emma (Unknown) Kent (aft.1600-1677), but they have since been shown to be two separate families.[1] The family of Richard, (who also has a son named John Kent (1645-1703)), settled in Newbury, Essex, MA, while Kent family #3 initially settled in Dedham, Norfolk, MA, and later on in what is now Bristol County, RI.[2] Unfortunately, a few previously published books have propagated this earlier error.
Source
- Briggs, L. V. (1898). Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States: Together with their possible English ancestry A.D. 1925-1898. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press.
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L.Vernon Briggs is the only correct book I have found. https://jhanrahan.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/4/8/114828137/john___richard_kent__bad_info.pdf
John Kent born around 163? in England came to the colonies in 1645 and he married Hannah Griswold. This John has two brothers. https://jhanrahan.weebly.com/ On this web site at the bottom left of the page is my documents about these Kent families.
John Kent is not the son of Richard Kent. I have found two publications printed with wrong information by the authors. I have researched this and written a document of my research. The only true document is that of Vernon Briggs of the Kent families.
People are reporting from these errored documents and people are copying them with wrong information.
John Kent of Dedham then Charleston, ma came from England in 1645 with his brother Joshua and another brother named Joseph. At this time, no documentation has not been found to connect This John Kent to Richard Kent.
Also, Richard Kent came from southern England and John Kent came from midwestern England.
From: John Hanrahan