John Bent

1596 - 1672  (~ 75 years)

• Name	John Bent
  Christening	20 Nov 1596	Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Passenger List	24 Apr 1638 (~ 41 years)	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2]
  John and Martha sailed with their children, Robert, William, Peter, Agnes, and John, from Southampton, England on Confidence of London, 200 tones, John Jabson Master.
  Land/House	1639 (~ 42 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He received more land in the second division of 1640.
  Military	Oct 1654 (~ 57 years)  [1]
  He may have been one of the soldiers in the expedition against the Ninigret under Major Simon Willard in October 1654.
  History	1656 (~ 59 years)  [1]
  In 1656, he was one of the signers of a petition to the Massachusetts General Court to form the Town of Marlborough.
  Death	27 Sep 1672	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Margery Bent,   c. 28 Mar 1590, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England   2. Richard Bent,   c. 7 May 1592, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England + 3. John Bent,   c. 20 Nov 1596, Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England d. 27 Sep 1672, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ Martha,  m. say 1623   4. Maria Bent,   c. 24 Sep 1598, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England bur. 2 Feb 1599, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Dennis Bent,   c. 10 Dec 1599, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England   6. Agnes Bent,   c. 16 Jul 1602, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England d. 1639, at sea  (Age ~ 36 years)   7. Jane Bent
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Bent   (Grandfather)  Agnes Gosling   d. at sea   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I66	Roy Line
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Robert Bent,   c. 29 Sep 1566, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England bur. 29 Jul 1631, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Agnes Gosling   d. at sea
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Martha   d. 15 May 1679, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	say 1623
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Robert Bent,   c. 10 Jun 1624, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England d. 30 Jan 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 23 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. William Bent,   c. 24 Oct 1626, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Peter Bent,   c. 14 Apr 1629, Wayhill, Wiltshire, England d. 1678 (Age ~ 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Agnes Bent,   b. Abt 1630, England d. 4 Jun 1713, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. John Bent,   c. 24 Jan 1635, Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England d. 15 Sep 1717, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 82 years) ▻ Hannah Stone  m. 1 Jul 1658;   Martha Rice     6. Joseph Bent,   b. 16 May 1641, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Martha Bent,   b. Abt 1673   d. 29 Aug 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Bent(1596 – 1672) 2Robert Bent(1566 – 1631) 4John Bent 5Edith 3Agnes Gosling 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 20 Nov 1596 - Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England Passenger List - 24 Apr 1638 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Land/House - 1639 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Sep 1672 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1212] Felton, E. C. "The English Ancestors of John Bent, of Sudbury", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XLIX, January 1895). [S1213] Stevens, Henry. "Passengers for New England, 1638" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume II, 1848). [S981] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863).