William
Wentworth
Born in Berwick, York, Maine
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Wentworth II
and Eunice (Shorey) Brown
Brother of
Rachel (Wentworth) White, Daniel Wentworth, Samuel Wentworth, Joseph Wentworth and Ichabod Wentworth
Husband of
Judith (Knight) Durrell
— married
7 Oct 1784 in Berwick, Maine
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Wentworth, John Wentworth, Samuel Wentworth, Benjamin Wentworth, Daniel Wentworth and Stephen Wentworth
Died
at age 44
in Limington, York, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2019
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Biography
William Wentworth was born on 7 April 1762 in Berwick, Maine. His parents were Joseph Wentworth and Eunice (Shorey) Wentworth[1].
He married Judith Knight on 7 October 1784[2]. They had eleven children[3]:
- 1. Joseph, born 15 Mar 1785; married Mary McKenney
- 2. William, born 1786; married Mehitable Bryant
- 3. George, born 1790; married Hannah Douglass
- 4. Samuel, born 6 Apr 1791; married Betsey Sawyer
- 5. John, born 6 Apr 1791; married Martha Jackson
- 6. Benjamin, born 24 Jan 1793; married 1st Sally Bryant, 2nd Eliza Flood
- 7. Olive, born 1795; married Timothy Emery
- 8. Daniel, born 27 Jan 1797; married Sarah Phenix
- 9. Eunice, born 15 Sep 1799; married John Stanley
- 10. Stephen, born 20 Apr 1804; married Lucretia Prince
- 11. Mary, born 1806; married 1st Nathan Nason, 2nd Jabez Ricker, 3rd Ebenezer Whitten
William passed away on 6 April 1807 in Limington, Maine[4].
Sources
- ↑ Taylor, Robert L. Early Families of Limington, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007. Page 366.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H28-GB5 : 17 October 2017), William Wentworth and Judith Knight, 07 Oct 1784; citing , , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ Taylor.
- ↑ Taylor.
- Wentworth, John. The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American (Little, Brown, & Co.. Boston, Mass. 1878) Vol. 1, Page 501.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Bill Teschek
:
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Nick LaBelle :
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