Major
John
Wentworth
Born in New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Son of John Wentworth
and Sarah (Hunking) Wentworth
Brother of
Benning Wentworth, Hunking Wentworth, Hannah (Wentworth) Atkinson, Sarah (Wentworth) Jeffrey, William Wentworth, Mary (Wentworth) Steele, Samuel Wentworth, Mark Hunking Wentworth, Elizabeth (Wentworth) Underwood, Rebecca (Wentworth) Packer, Ebenezer Wentworth, Daniel Wentworth and George Wentworth
Husband of
Sarah (Hall) Wentworth
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Wentworth) Appleton
Died
at age 70
in New Hampshire [uncertain]
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Biography
John Wentworth was born on October 19, 1703 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH, son of John Wentworth (1671–1730) and Sarah Hunking (~1673–1741).[1]
John graduated at Cambridge, 1723, was made Judge of Probate on 25 September 1765, and continued in that office until his death in November 1773.
John married Sarah Hall (born about 1711 in Barbados; daughter of Hon. Hugh Hall). Their children were:
- Mary Wentworth m. 1st, Capt. Samuel Appleton ; 2nd, John Clapham.
- Hugh Hall Wentworth
- Rebecca Wentworth (wife of Gilmam Butler)
- Sarah (wife of Gregory Purcell)
Research Notes
This name is often confounded with that of Judge (Col.) John Wentworth, of Somersworth, who was never Judge of Probate.
Sources
- ↑ "The Wentworth Genealogy comprising The Origin of the name, the Family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the Emigrant and of his descendants". By John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Ill. In Two Volumes, Volume 1. 1870 Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, Mass. p. 96-101 https://archive.org/stream/wentworthgenealo01inwent#page/n329/mode/2up
- Book: New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1888-07: Vol 42
Open Court Publishing Co; 1888-07; page: 306
Internet Archive (accessed 16 April 2024) - Wentworth Genealogy Vol p 305
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