Suffield Historical Society

Family history of Samuel Kent

++++++++++++ FIRST GENERATION ++++++++++++

1 Sergeant Samuel Kent

b. say 1634, England; d. 2 Feb 1690/91, Springfield, MA; son of Thomas Kent; m. 17 Jan 1753/54, Gloucester, MA, Frances Woodall; dau. of Edward Woodall & Mary nln; b. England; d. 10 Aug 1683, Suffield, CT.

Children:

2‑1 Sarah Kent, b. 14 Aug 1657, Gloucester, MA; m. Richard Coy.

2 Mary Kent, b. 19 Dec 1658, Gloucester, MA.

3‑3 Samuel Kent, b. 26 Oct 1661, Gloucester, MA; m. (1) Priscilla Hunter; m. (2) Martha Allen; m. (3) Hester Hosford.

4‑4 John Kent, b. 28 Apr 1664, Gloucester, MA; m. (1) Abigail Dudley; m. (2) Abigail Winchell.

Samuel was from Gloucester, MA then at Brookfield, MA 1673‑5 and was at Suffield 1678.

Reference Documents: 13, 164, 170, 177, 187

++++++++++++ SECOND GENERATION ++++++++++++

2 Sarah Kent

b. 14 Aug 1657, Gloucester, MA; dau. of Samuel Kent & Frances Woodall; m. 1 Dec 1674, Brookfield, MA, Richard Coy.

Did she later have a child by Gergory McGregory in 1687?

Reference Documents: 2

3 Samuel Kent

b. 26 Oct 1661, Gloucester, MA; d. 31 May 1740, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Frances Woodall; m. (1) 1 Nov 1683, Suffield, CT, Priscilla Hunter; dau. of William Hunter & Priscilla Corish; b. 2 Mar 1665, Springfield, MA; d. 7 Mar 1694/95, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Samuel Kent, b. 8 Dec 1684, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Feb 1684/85, Suffield, CT.

5‑2 Samuel Kent, b. 6 Dec 1685, Suffield, CT; m. Hester Phelps.

6‑3 Thomas Kent, b. 3 Apr 1688, Suffield, CT; m. Phebe Winchell.

4 John Kent, b. 24 Aug 1690, Suffield, CT; d. young.

7‑5 Josiah Kent, b. 24 Jan 1692, Suffield, CT; m. Esther Granger.

8‑6 Priscilla Kent, b. 24 Feb 1694/95, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Brown.

m. (2) 28 Jul 1696, Suffield, CT, Martha Allen; dau. of Edward Allen & Sarah Kimball; b. ca. 1671, Ipswich, MA; d. 23 Feb 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

Children:

7 Martha Kent, b. 16 Feb 1696/97, Suffield, CT; d. 24 Feb 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

m. (3) 1 May 1700, Suffield, CT, Hester Hosford; dau. of John Hosford & Phillury Thrall; b. 27 May 1664, Windsor, CT; d. 18 Jan 1760, Suffield, CT.

Children:

8 Martha Kent, b. 8 Feb 1702/03, Suffield, CT.

9‑9 Daniel Kent, b. 10 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Steel.

Twins

10 Mary Kent, b. 10 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT.

10‑11 Benjamin Kent, b. ca. 1706, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Apphia Ruggles; m. (2) widow Love Ensign.

11‑12 Mary Kent, b. ca. 1708, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Granger.

July 28th 1696 Samuel Kent widower & Martha Allen Joined in Marriage, Pynchon's court records.

Samuel's third wife was widow of Joseph Phelps of Windsor who d. 1695.

Reference Documents: 12, 13, 95, 164, 177, 187

4 John Kent

b. 28 Apr 1664, Gloucester, MA; d. 11 Apr 1721, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Frances Woodall; m. (1) 9 May 1686, Suffield, CT, Abigail Dudley; dau. of William Dudley & Mary Roe; b. 24 May 1667, Guilford, CT; d. 26 Oct 1704, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Mary Kent, b. 25 Jan 1687, Suffield, CT; d. 9 Mar 1688, Suffield, CT.

12‑2 John Kent, b. 26 Jan 1688, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Mary Smith; m. (2) Hannah Marsh.

13‑3 Abigail Kent, b. 28 Sep 1690, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Copley.

14‑4 Deborah Kent, b. 22 Aug 1693, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Shadrack Hathaway; m. (2) Jacob Hathaway.

15‑5 Dudley Kent, b. 23 Oct 1695, Suffield, CT; m. Ruth Ruggles.

6 Mary Kent, b. 28 Oct 1697, Suffield, CT; d. 8 Feb 1698, Suffield, CT.

16‑7 Samuel Kent, b. 14 Dec 1698, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Abiah Dwight; m. (2) Thamer Merick; m. (3) Hannah Hooker.

17‑8 Abner Kent, b. 7 Jun 1701, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Rowe.

9 Elisha Kent, b. 9 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT.

m. (2) 19 May 1709, Suffield, CT, Abigail Winchell; dau. of Jonathan Winchell & Abigail Brownson; b. 8 Jun 1679, Suffield, CT; d. 21 Mar 1767, Suffield, CT.

Children:

18‑10 Joseph Kent, b. 27 Feb 1710, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Hannah Gillett; m. (2) Elizabeth Palmer.

19‑11 Noah Kent, b. 28 Apr 1714, Suffield, CT; m. Deliverance Granger.

20‑12 Experience Kent, b. 4 Mar 1717, Suffield, CT; m. Aaron Hitchcock.

John Kent & Abigail Winchell m. int. 13 Mar 1709.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 115, 164, 170, 177

++++++++++++ THIRD GENERATION ++++++++++++

5 Samuel Kent

b. 6 Dec 1685, Suffield, CT; d. 24 Dec 1763, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Priscilla Hunter; m. 28 Dec 1710, Suffield, CT, Hester Phelps; dau. of Joseph Phelps & Hester Hosford; b. 16 Feb 1691, Windsor, CT.

Children:

21‑1 Silas Kent, b. 16 Mar 1711/12, Suffield, CT; m. Jerusha Miller.

22‑2 Amos Kent, b. 16 Oct 1713, Suffield, CT; m. Sarah Austin.

23‑3 Sarah Kent, b. 19 Dec 1715, Suffield, CT; m. Jonathan Sheldon.

4 Dinah Kent, b. 6 Oct 1717, Suffield, CT.

24‑5 Esther Kent, b. 10 Jun 1719, Suffield, CT; m. Elijah Phelps.

6 Abigail Kent, b. 15 Feb 1720/21, Suffield, CT.

7 Anne Kent, b. 23 Jul 1722, Suffield, CT; d. young.

8 Samuel Kent, b. 11 Jul 1724, Suffield, CT.

25‑9 Anna Kent, b. 24 Jul 1726, Suffield, CT; m. Daniel Smith.

10 Prisulla Kent, b. 11 Jul 1728, Suffield, CT; d. 28 May 1732, Suffield, CT.

26‑11 Abel Kent, bp. 14 Feb 1731, Suffield, CT; m. Anna Ingram.

Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps m. int. 27 Jul 1710.

Reference Documents: 8, 9, 12, 95, 164, 204

6 Thomas Kent

b. 3 Apr 1688, Suffield, CT; d. ca. 1716, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Priscilla Hunter; m. 27 Oct 1708, Suffield, CT, Phebe Winchell.

Children:

1 Phebe Kent, b. 20 May 1710, Suffield, CT.

2 Thomas Kent, b. 2 Oct 1713, Suffield, CT.

3 Abigail Kent, b. 20 Aug 1715, Suffield, CT.

Thomas Kent & Phebe Winchell m. int 2 Oct 1708.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 164

7 Josiah Kent

b. 24 Jan 1692, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Priscilla Hunter; m. 19 Dec 1721, Suffield, CT, Esther Granger; dau. of Samuel Granger & Ester Hanchett; b. 13 Nov 1700, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Josiah Kent, b. 30 Dec 1721, Suffield, CT; d. 29 Apr 1722, Suffield, CT.

2 Josiah Kent, b. 22 May 1723, Suffield, CT.

27‑3 Ezra Kent, b. 5 Sep 1725, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth nln.

4 Elizabeth Kent, b. 15 Nov 1727, Suffield, CT.

5 Abigail Kent, b. Suffield, CT.

28‑6 Asahel Kent, b. 4 May 1731, Suffield, CT; m. Mary Barnard Brooks.

29‑7 Esther Kent, b. 30 May 1734, Suffield, CT; m. Reuben Allen.

30‑8 Seth Kent, b. 16 Mar 1737/38, Suffield, CT; m. Susanna King.

Reference Documents: 12, 114

8 Priscilla Kent

b. 24 Feb 1694/95, Suffield, CT; dau. of Samuel Kent & Priscilla Hunter; m. 12 Apr 1715, Suffield, CT, Samuel Brown.

Samuel Brown of Colchester & Priscilla Kent of Suffield m. int 12 Mar 1714/5.

Reference Documents: 8, 12

9 Daniel Kent

b. 10 Jul 1704, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Hester Hosford; m. 27 Apr 1726, Suffield, CT, Hannah Steel; dau. of Barrett Steel & Mary Brooks; b. 14 Mar 1701, Westfield, MA.

Children:

31‑1 Daniel Kent, b. 10 Mar 1726/27, Suffield, CT; m. Sarah Bedortha.

32‑2 Joel Kent, b. 7 Sep 1728, Suffield, CT; m. Diana King.

33‑3 Simeon Kent, b. 7 Sep 1730, Suffield, CT; m. Mary Brownson.

34‑4 Charles Kent, b. 5 Feb 1731/32, Suffield, CT; m. Esther Granger.

5 Asher Kent, bp. 19 Oct 1735, Suffield, CT.

Twins

6 Phebe Kent, bp. 16 Nov 1735, Suffield, CT.

7 Hannah Kent, b. 16 Apr 1738, Suffield, CT.

8 Miriam Kent, b. 29 Dec 1740, Suffield, CT.

Daniel Kent & Hannah Steele m. int 12 Mar 1725/6.

Reference Documents: 2, 8, 12, 164, 187

10 Benjamin Kent

b. ca. 1706, Suffield, CT; d. 25 Jan 1787, ae. 82 yrs.; son of Samuel Kent & Hester Hosford; m. (1) 23 Mar 1731/32, Suffield, CT, Apphia Ruggles; dau. of Benjamin Ruggles & Mercy Woodbridge; b. 19 Nov 1705, Suffield, CT; d. 11 Sep 1756, Suffield, CT.

Children:

35‑1 Apphia Kent, bp. 8 Oct 1732, Suffield, CT; m. Josiah Old.

2 Huldah Kent, bp. 9 Jun 1734, Suffield, CT.

36‑3 Trepheny Kent, bp. 16 May 1736, Suffield, CT; m. Jared Palmer.

37‑4 Tryphosa Kent, bp. 3 Sep 1738, Suffield, CT; m. Gideon Granger.

38‑5 Benjamin Kent, bp. 2 Nov 1740, Suffield, CT; m. Anna Noble.

39‑6 Ruggles Kent, bp. 21 Nov 1742, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Bathsheba Bagg; m. (2) Margaret Merrick.

m. (2) 26 Apr 1758, Hartford, CT, widow Love Ensign.

Benjamin was a church member in Westfield, MA 27 Oct 1728, according to records of Rev. Devotion who serviced both churches at that time.

Benjamin Kent & Apphia Ruggles m. int. 21 Jan 1731/2.

Reference Documents: 8, 12

11 Mary Kent

b. ca. 1708, Suffield, CT; d. 16 Nov 1775, Suffield, CT; dau. of Samuel Kent & Hester Hosford; m. 14 Nov 1723, Suffield, CT, Samuel Granger; son of Samuel Granger & Ester Hanchett; b. 13 Aug 1702, Suffield, CT; d. 6 Mar 1790, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Mary Granger, b. 20 Jul 1724, Suffield, CT; d. 27 Aug 1724, Suffield, CT.

2 Mary Granger, b. 10 Feb 1726, Suffield, CT.

3 Samuel Granger, b. 1 Feb 1727/28, Suffield, CT; m. Michal King.

4 Abraham Granger, b. 8 Nov 1729, Suffield, CT; m. Anne Huxley.

5 Esther Granger, b. 7 Dec 1731, Suffield, CT; d. Jan 1732, Suffield, CT.

6 Esther Granger, b. 12 Jan 1732/33, Suffield, CT; m. Charles Kent.

7 Gideon Granger, b. 15 Jan 1734/35, Suffield, CT; m. Tryphosa Kent.

8 Amos Granger, b. 21 Feb 1736/37, Suffield, CT; d. 9 Oct 1746, Suffield, CT.

9 Enoch Granger, b. 26 Feb 1738/39, Suffield, CT; m. Catherine Kent.

10 Elijah Granger, b. 25 Aug 1744, Suffield, CT; m. Mary King.

11 Bildad Granger, b. 30 Jan 1747/48, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah King.

12 Amos Granger, b. 16 Oct 1748, Suffield, CT; m. Ann Phelps.

Samuel Granger & Mary Kent m. int. 10 Oct 1723.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 114

12 Capt. John Kent

b. 26 Jan 1688, Suffield, CT; d. 24 Jun 1737, Suffield, CT; son of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. (1) 27 May 1709, Suffield, CT, Mary Smith; dau. of Samuel Smith & Joanna McLaflin; b. 18 Apr 1688, Northampton, MA; d. 27 May 1729, Suffield, CT.

Children:

40‑1 Moses Kent, b. 25 Sep 1710, Suffield, CT; m. Johannah Huxley.

41‑2 Mary Kent, b. 12 Jan 1715/16, Suffield, CT; m. John Holcomb.

42‑3 John Kent, b. 25 Mar 1719/20, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Spencer.

4 Mary Kent, b. 28 Dec 1722, Suffield, CT.

Twins

43‑5 Thankful Kent, b. 28 Dec 1722, Suffield, CT; m. Asael Holcomb.

44‑6 Cephas Kent, b. 13 Apr 1725, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Spencer.

7 Aaron Kent, b. 19 May 1729, Suffield, CT; d. 27 Jun 1729, Suffield, CT.

m. (2) 1 Dec 1732, Hannah Marsh; dau. of Daniel Marsh & Hannah Lewis; b. 17 May 1694, Springfield, MA; d. 12 Sep 1758, Springfield, MA, ae. 65 yrs.

Children:

8 Hannah Kent, b. 11 Aug 1735, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Dec 1735, Suffield, CT.

Capt. John Kent & Mrs. Hannah Marsh of Springfield m. int. 29 Oct 1731.

Hannah married second John Day of Springfield int. 27 Aug 1743 and third Luke Hitchcock of Springfield, MA 26 Dec 1754.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 137, 161, 164

13 Abigail Kent

b. 28 Sep 1690, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. 4 Feb 1713/14, Suffield, CT, Samuel Copley; son of Thomas Copley & Ruth Denslow; b. 20 Sep 1682, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Samuel Copley, b. 16 Jan 1715/16, Suffield, CT.

2 Daniel Copley, b. 23 Jul 1718, Suffield, CT; m. Mary Wright.

3 Abigail Copley, b. 26 Apr 1723, Suffield, CT.

4 Elisha Copley, b. 26 Aug 1728, Suffield, CT.

Samuel Copley & Abigail Kent m. int. 18 Sep 1713.

Reference Documents: 8, 157, 164

14 Deborah Kent

b. 22 Aug 1693, Suffield, CT; d. 16 Nov 1773, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. (1) 25 Apr 1717, Suffield, CT, Shadrack Hathaway; son of Abraham Hathaway & Rebecca Wilbore; b. 1688, Taunton, MA; d. 25 Mar 1721, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Shadrack Hathaway, b. 11 Feb 1717/18, Suffield, CT.

2 Simeon Hathaway, b. 25 Jun 1719, Suffield, CT; m. Deborah Austin.

m. (2) 15 Feb 1721/22, Suffield, CT, Jacob Hathaway; son of Jacob Hathaway & Phillip Chase; b. ca. 1697, Taunton, MA; d. 14 Nov 1774, Suffield, CT.

Children:

3 Deborah Hathaway, b. 28 Dec 1722, Suffield, CT; m. Phineas Sheldon.

4 Jacob Hathaway, b. 14 Feb 1724/25, Suffield, CT; m. Thankful Seymour.

5 Charles Hathaway, b. 2 Jun 1727, Suffield, CT; m. Apphia Mather.

6 Tryphena Hathaway, b. 17 Jun 1729, Suffield, CT; m. Joshua Austin.

7 Ruth Hathaway, b. 4 May 1735, Suffield, CT; m. Aaron Phelps.

Jacob was a cousin of Shadrack Hathaway.

Reference Documents: 12, 143, 164

15 Dudley Kent

b. 23 Oct 1695, Suffield, CT; d. 27 Oct 1766, Suffield, CT, ae. 71 yrs.; son of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. 30 Aug 1723, Suffield, CT, Ruth Ruggles; dau. of Benjamin Ruggles & Mercy Woodbridge; b. 29 Jan 1703/04, Suffield, CT; d. 29 Aug 1752, Suffield, CT, ae. 49 yrs.

Children:

1 Moriah Kent, b. 1 Jan 1724/25, Suffield, CT.

45‑2 Paul Kent, b. 15 Sep 1727, Suffield, CT; m. Dinah Granger.

3 Ruth Kent, b. 28 Dec 1729, Suffield, CT.

46‑4 Dudley Kent, b. 2 Oct 1732, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Granger.

5 Oliver Kent, b. 23 Nov 1734, Suffield, CT.

47‑6 Catherine Kent, b. 15 Nov 1736, Suffield, CT; m. Enoch Granger.

7 Deborah Kent, b. 23 Apr 1739, Suffield, CT.

8 Sibbel Kent, b. 11 Jun 1741, Suffield, CT.

48‑9 Lucy Kent, b. 11 Jun 1743, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Phelps.

49‑10 John Kent, b. 12 Feb 1745/46, Suffield, CT; m. Sarah Smith.

Dudley Kent & Ruth Ruggles m. int. 4 Jul 1723.

Reference Documents: 8, 12

16 Samuel Kent

b. 14 Dec 1698, Suffield, CT; d. 28 Oct 1772, Suffield, CT, ae. 74 yrs.; son of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. (1) 28 Feb 1721/22, Suffield, CT, Abiah Dwight; dau. of Nathaniel Dwight & Mehitable Partridge; b. 17 Feb 1704, Northampton, MA; d. 23 Feb 1748, Suffield, CT.

Children:

50‑1 Elijah Kent, b. 6 Jan 1722/23, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Rachel Kellogg; m. (2) Jemima Kellogg.

51‑2 Lucy Kent, b. 27 Sep 1724, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Jonathan Kellogg; m. (2) Timothy Mather.

52‑3 Abiah Kent, b. 10 Aug 1727, Suffield, CT; m. John Leavit.

53‑4 Phillis Kent, b. 29 Jul 1729, Suffield, CT; m. Martin Kellogg.

54‑5 Anna Kent, b. 2 Oct 1730, Suffield, CT; m. Freegrace Adams.

55‑6 Elihu Kent, b. 1 Jun 1733, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Rebecca Kellogg; m. (2) Susanna Lyman; m. (3) Sibbil Dwight.

7 Mehitabel Kent, b. 6 Jan 1734/35, Suffield, CT; d. 13 Mar 1735, Suffield, CT.

m. (2) 25 Sep 1751, Springfield, MA, Thamer Merick; d. 18 Jul 1756, Suffield, CT.

m. (3) Hannah Hooker.

Samuel Kent 3rd & Abiah Dwight of Northampton m. int. 10 Feb 1721/22.

Both Samuel's second and third wife's were widows. His second wife was widow of John Barber & d/o Tilley Merrick.

Reference Documents: 2, 12, 164

17 Abner Kent

b. 7 Jun 1701, Suffield, CT; son of John Kent & Abigail Dudley; m. 5 Jan 1726/27, Suffield, CT, Elizabeth Rowe; dau. of Peter Rowe & Sarah Remington; b. 4 Mar 1698/99, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Seth Kent, b. 6 Sep 1727, Suffield, CT.

Abner Kent & Elizabeth Rowe m. int. 3 Dec 1726.

Reference Documents: 8, 12

18 Joseph Kent

b. 27 Feb 1710, Suffield, CT; son of John Kent & Abigail Winchell; m. (1) 26 Feb 1728/29, Suffield, CT, Hannah Gillett; dau. of Samuel Gillet & Rebecca Bancroft; b. 19 Jun 1709, Suffield, CT; d. 2 Nov 1746, Suffield, CT, ae. 37 yrs.

Children:

1 Abigail Kent, b. 10 May 1730, Suffield, CT.

56‑2 Chloe Kent, b. 7 Feb 1732, Suffield, CT; m. Ebenezer King.

57‑3 Joseph Kent, b. 14 Mar 1734, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Rising.

4 Hannah Kent, b. 4 Sep 1736, Suffield, CT.

m. (2) 7 Mar 1747/48, Suffield, CT, Elizabeth Palmer.

Children:

58‑5 Abigail Kent, b. 2 Nov 1751, Suffield, CT; m. Benajah Austin.

6 Elizabeth Kent, b. 20 Feb 1752, Suffield, CT.

59‑7 Lydia Kent, b. 22 Feb 1757, Suffield, CT; m. Elijah Spear.

Joseph Kent & Hannah Gillett m. int. 10 Jan 1728/9.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 29

19 Noah Kent

b. 28 Apr 1714, Suffield, CT; d. 25 May 1755, Suffield, CT; son of John Kent & Abigail Winchell; m. 3 Oct 1734, Suffield, CT, Deliverance Granger; dau. of Samuel Granger & Ester Hanchett; b. 8 Aug 1713, Suffield, CT.

Children:

60‑1 Phebe Kent, b. 12 Nov 1735, Suffield, CT; m. Medad Pomeroy.

2 Noah Kent, b. 27 Aug 1737, Suffield, CT.

3 Gideon Kent, bp. 26 Jul 1739, Suffield, CT.

4 Abel Kent, bp. 26 Sep 1742, Suffield, CT.

61‑5 Elizabeth Kent, b. 3 Oct 1745, Suffield, CT; m. Enoch Leavitt.

6 Dan Kent, b. 3 Dec 1747, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Sep 1750, Suffield, CT.

62‑7 Deborah Kent, b. 26 Sep 1748, Suffield, CT; m. Rufus Holly.

8 Mary Kent, b. 14 Nov 1750, Suffield, CT.

9 Nathaniel Kent, b. 22 Nov 1751, Suffield, CT.

10 Abel Kent, b. 20 Sep 1753, Suffield, CT.

63‑11 Deliverance Kent, b. 1 Dec 1755, Suffield, CT; m. Gad Harmon.

Noah Kent & Deliverance Granger m. int. 6 Sep 1734.

Reference Documents: 8, 9, 12, 114

20 Experience Kent

b. 4 Mar 1717, Suffield, CT; d. 19 Dec 1795, Suffield, CT, ae. 78 yrs.; dau. of John Kent & Abigail Winchell; m. 18 Sep 1739, Suffield, CT, Aaron Hitchcock; son of Luke Hitchcock Jr. & Elizabeth Walker; b. 28 Sep 1715, Springfield, MA; d. 25 Sep 1808, Suffield, CT, ae. 93 yrs.

Children:

1 Aaron Hitchcock, b. 9 Aug 1740, Suffield, CT; d. 12 Sep 1740, Suffield, CT.

2 Experience Hitchcock, b. 28 Jan 1741/42, Suffield, CT.

3 Ruth Hitchcock, b. 21 Feb 1749/50, Suffield, CT.

4 Lucinda Hitchcock, b. 16 Aug 1754, Suffield, CT; d. 10 Nov 1789, Suffield, CT.

5 Apollos Hitchcock, b. 8 Mar 1759, Suffield, CT; m. Roxanna King.

Reference Documents: 2, 12

++++++++++++ FOURTH GENERATION ++++++++++++

21 Silas Kent

b. 16 Mar 1711/12, Suffield, CT; d. 3 Jul 1767, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. 15 Mar 1737/38, West Springfield, MA, Jerusha Miller; d. 21 Aug 1814, Suffield, CT.

Children:

64‑1 Jerusha Kent, b. 23 Jul 1738, Suffield, CT; m. Wareham Pease.

2 Achsa Kent, b. 5 Oct 1740, Suffield, CT.

3 Silas Kent, b. 28 Sep 1742, Suffield, CT.

65‑4 Rachel Kent, b. 30 Oct 1744, Suffield, CT; m. Jeremiah Nelson.

66‑5 Jael Kent, b. 23 Apr 1747, Suffield, CT; m. John Harmon.

6 Silas Kent, b. 10 Aug 1747, Suffield, CT.

7 John Kent, b. 9 Aug 1749, Suffield, CT.

Silas Kent of Suffield & Jerusha Miller of Springfield m. int. 24 Feb 1737/8.

Reference Documents: 2, 8, 12

22 Amos Kent

b. 16 Oct 1713, Suffield, CT; d. 28 Apr 1805, Suffield, CT; bur. West Suffield cem., Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. 15 Sep 1743, Suffield, CT, Sarah Austin; dau. of Anthony Austin & Abigail Holcomb; bp. 24 Jun 1715, Suffield, CT; d. 10 Aug 1796, Suffield, CT, ae. 82 yrs.; bur. West Suffield cem., Suffield, CT.

Children:

67‑1 Amos Kent, b. 21 May 1744, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Lydia Bush; m. (2) Abigail Marritt.

68‑2 Benajah Kent, b. 21 Jul 1746, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Elizabeth Bringham; m. (2) Hannah Hanchett.

3 Sarah Kent, b. 10 Apr 1748, Suffield, CT.

4 Lucina Kent, b. 5 Jul 1751, Suffield, CT; d. 1 Nov 1775, Suffield, CT.

69‑5 Michael Kent, b. 22 Dec 1756, Suffield, CT; m. Jacob Sykes.

Amos Kent & Sarah Austin m. int. 14 Mar 1742/3.

Reference Documents: 8, 9, 12, 18, 33

23 Sarah Kent

b. 19 Dec 1715, Suffield, CT; d. 6 Feb 1807, Suffield, CT; dau. of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. 17 Sep 1734, Suffield, CT, Jonathan Sheldon; son of Jonathan Sheldon & Mary Southwell; b. 13 Apr 1711, Northampton, MA; d. 3 Feb 1761, Suffield, CT.

Children:

1 Sarah Sheldon, b. 5 Nov 1735, Suffield, CT; m. Eliakim Pomeroy.

2 Jonathan Sheldon, b. 28 Dec 1737, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail Loomis.

3 Gad Sheldon, b. 24 Nov 1739, Suffield, CT.

4 Abigail Sheldon, b. 24 Jan 1741/42, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Harmon.

5 Rufus Sheldon, b. 10 Jul 1744, Suffield, CT; m. Rachel Harmon.

6 Achsa Sheldon, b. 12 Feb 1749, Suffield, CT; d. 14 Oct 1751, Suffield, CT.

7 Rebecca Sheldon, b. 15 Jul 1750, Suffield, CT; m. David Harmon.

8 Sela Sheldon, b. 11 Sep 1751, Suffield, CT; d. 11 Sep 1751, Suffield, CT.

9 Anna Sheldon, b. 7 May 1756, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Dec 1760, Suffield, CT.

10 Lament Sheldon, b. 26 Feb 1761, Suffield, CT.

Jonathan Sheldon & Sarah Kent m. int. 11 Jan 1733/4.

Reference Documents: 8, 163

24 Esther Kent

b. 10 Jun 1719, Suffield, CT; dau. of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. Elijah Phelps; son of Joseph Phelps & Rebecca North; b. 11 May 1720, Granby, CT; d. 5 Dec 1812.

Children:

1 Daniel Phelps, b. ca. 1740, Granby, CT; m. Hannah Austin.

Reference Documents: 95, 204

25 Anna Kent

b. 24 Jul 1726, Suffield, CT; dau. of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. 19 Nov 1748, Suffield, CT, Daniel Smith; son of Noah Smith & Mary Johnson; b. 2 Aug 1726, Suffield, CT; d. Vermont.

Children:

1 Anna Smith, b. 6 Feb 1750/51, Suffield, CT.

2 Jail Smith, b. 24 May 1754, Suffield, CT.

3 Noah Smith, b. 27 Jan 1756, Suffield, CT.

4 Josiah Smith, b. 14 Jul 1757, Suffield, CT; d. 6 Jun 1759, Suffield, CT.

5 Israel Smith, b. 6 Apr 1759, Suffield, CT.

6 Abiah Smith, b. 13 Apr 1762, Suffield, CT.

Reference Documents: 12, 137

26 Abel Kent

bp. 14 Feb 1731, Suffield, CT; son of Samuel Kent & Hester Phelps; m. 2 Sep 1754, Suffield, CT, Anna Ingram.

Children:

1 Elizabeth Kent, b. 7 Nov 1755, Suffield, CT.

2 Samuel Kent, b. 19 Jun 1757, Suffield, CT.

3 Abel Kent, b. 14 Sep 1759, Suffield, CT.

4 Amasa Kent, b. 6 Jan 1762, Suffield, CT.

5 Dinah Kent, b. 3 Feb 1764, Suffield, CT.

6 Permela Kent, b. 22 Feb 1766, Suffield, CT.

7 Peleg Kent, b. 4 May 1772, Suffield, CT.

Widow Anna married first Amasa Stevenson, they had one child.

Reference Documents: 12

27 Ezra Kent

b. 5 Sep 1725, Suffield, CT; son of Josiah Kent & Esther Granger; m. Elizabeth nln.

Children:

1 Elizabeth Kent, b. 6 Aug 1753, Suffield, CT.

2 Josiah Kent, b. 21 Jan 1755/56, Suffield, CT.

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28 Asahel Kent

b. 4 May 1731, Suffield, CT; son of Josiah Kent & Esther Granger; m. 3 May 1759, Suffield, CT, MAry Barnard Brooks.

Children:

1 Caroline Kent, b. 2 Nov 1759, Suffield, CT.

2 Mary Kent, b. 17 Nov 1761, Suffield, CT.

3 Asahel Kent, b. 9 Apr 1764, Suffield, CT.

Is his wife widow Mary (Barnard) Brooks? m. int 13 Apr 1759, Springfield, MA.

Reference Documents: 2, 12

29 Esther Kent

b. 30 May 1734, Suffield, CT; d. 1 Nov 1766, Suffield, CT; dau. of Josiah Kent & Esther Granger; m. 20 Mar 1760, Suffield, CT, Reuben Allen; son of Benjamin Allen & Abigail Jaquish; b. 22 Sep 1734, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Feb 1810, Suffield, CT, ae. 76 yrs.

Children:

1 Esther Allen, b. 17 Jan 1761, Suffield, CT.

2 Grace Allen, b. 4 Aug 1762, Suffield, CT.

3 Reuben Allen Jr., b. 10 May 1764, Suffield, CT; m. Allice Rice.

4 Gaius Allen, b. 24 Dec 1765, Suffield, CT; d. 24 Nov 1767, Suffield, CT.

Reference Documents: 12

30 Seth Kent

b. 16 Mar 1737/38, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Aug 1800, Suffield, CT; son of Josiah Kent & Esther Granger; m. 25 May 1758, Suffield, CT, Susanna King; dau. of Seth Kent & Susanna Jesse; b. 28 Oct 1733, Suffield, CT; d. 22 Jan 1805, Suffield, CT.

Children:

70‑1 Thomas Kent, b. 3 Mar 1759, Suffield, CT; m. Sarah Leslie.

71‑2 Seth Kent, b. 19 Sep 1760, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Sarah Remington; m. (2) Mary Sikes.

72‑3 Delight Kent, b. 4 Aug 1763, Suffield, CT; m. Ephraim Beebe.

73‑4 Zero Kent, b. 31 Jan 1766, Suffield, CT; m. Anna Remington.

74‑5 Susanna Kent, b. 19 Dec 1769, Suffield, CT; m. Elijah Rising.

6 Lucinda Kent, b. 31 Dec 1771, Suffield, CT.

Reference Documents: 12

31 Daniel Kent

b. 10 Mar 1726/27, Suffield, CT; son of Daniel Kent & Hannah Steel; m. 27 Oct 1756, Springfield, MA, Sarah Bedortha.

Sarah was of Springfield, MA. They had 6 children between 1757‑1766.

Reference Documents: 2, 12

32 Joel Kent

b. 7 Sep 1728, Suffield, CT; d. 7 Mar 1786, Suffield, CT; son of Daniel Kent & Hannah Steel; m. 24 Jan 1759, Suffield, CT, Diana King; dau. of John King & Parnel Holcomb; b. 12 Apr 1742, Suffield, CT; d. 25 Nov 1805, Suffield, CT.

Children:

75‑1 Joel Kent, b. 24 Oct 1759, Suffield, CT; m. Mary Sikes.

76‑2 Apollos Kent, b. 12 Feb 1762, Suffield, CT; m. Mary Stephenson.

3 Thomas Kent, b. 8 Jul 1764, Suffield, CT.

4 Erastus Kent, b. 23 Oct 1766, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Mar 1798, Suffield, CT.

77‑5 Diana Kent, b. 23 Nov 1768, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Roswell Leonard; m. (2) Dianna Kent.

6 Gaius Kent, b. 22 Apr 1771, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Sep 1777, Suffield, CT.

7 Salome Kent, b. 2 Sep 1773, Suffield, CT.

8 Tirzah Kent, b. 30 Jan 1776, Suffield, CT.

78‑9 Mahala Kent, b. 17 Sep 1778, Suffield, CT; m. Horace Kendall.

10 Gaius Kent, b. 10 Sep 1782, Suffield, CT.

Diana married second 19 Feb 1794 William Tobin.

Reference Documents: 8, 12, 187