John Bent

1596 - 1672  (~ 75 years)

• Name	John Bent
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	20 Nov 1596	Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Passenger List	24 Apr 1638	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	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He received more land in the second division of 1640.
  Military	Oct 1654  [1]
  He may have been one of the soldiers in the expedition against the Ninigret under Major Simon Willard in October 1654.
  History	1656  [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   [1, 3]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  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  (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
  Person ID	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
  Marriage	13 Oct 1589	Wayhill, Wiltshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 20 Nov 1596 - Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England Child - Robert Bent - 10 Jun 1624 - Wayhill, Wiltshire, England Child - William Bent - 24 Oct 1626 - Wayhill, Wiltshire, England Child - Peter Bent - 14 Apr 1629 - Wayhill, Wiltshire, England Child - Agnes Bent - Abt 1630 - England Child - John Bent - 24 Jan 1635 - Penton Grafton, Hampshire, England Passenger List - 24 Apr 1638 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Land/House - 1639 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Joseph Bent - 16 May 1641 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 27 Sep 1672 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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).