Josiah Kent

1705 - Bef 1748

• Name	Josiah Kent
  Born	09 Sep 1705	Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Probate	17 May 1737
  	Josiah Kent of Barrington, yeoman, was appointed adm. of the est. of his father Samuel Kent of Barrington. The widow refused to be administratrix. The inventory was dated 21 May 1737
  Census	1747	Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  	Josiah Kent is listed in Warren in the 1747 Colonial Census Index (on page 047).
  Will	09 May 1748	Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   [2]
  	Kent, Josiah, of Warren, mulyter (occupation?). Mentions: My aged Mother; wife Alatheah Kent; sons Samuel under 21 and 2 other unnamed sons both under 21. 5 unnamed daughters all under 18. Witn: Edward Luther, David Turner, Prisiller West.
  Died	Bef 01 Aug 1748	Bristol Co, Rhode Island
  	Will proved.
  Person ID	I44209	Bryant
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Samuel Kent,   b. Abt 1667, New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island ,   d. 15 May 1737, Barrington, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Mother	Desire Cushman,   b. 09 Feb 1672/73, Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts ,   d. 08 Feb 1762, Barrington, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Married	Abt 1699	Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   [3]
  	He was the son of Joseph Kent, who was ensign in Swansea Militia, 1697, and was a deputy from Swansea to the general court of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1697.
  Family ID	F2977	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Althea Bullock,   b. 14 Apr 1712, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
  Married	04 Sep 1730	Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  	Josiah Kent of Barrington and Alethea Bullock of Rehoboth, married by Rev. David Turner Sept.. 4, 1730. Int. July 25, 1730.
  Children	1. Susanna Kent,   b. 04 May 1732, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island ,   d. 23 Jun 1825   2. Samuel Kent,   b. 19 Jan 1733/34, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   3. Hannah Kent,   b. 13 May 1737, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island ,   d. 05 Oct 1799   4. Alathea Kent,   b. 1739, Rhode Island ,   d. 10 Sep 1802, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   5. Josiah Kent,   b. 08 Apr 1741, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   6. Anies Kent,   b. 26 Jun 1743, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island   7. Anna(r) Kent,   b. 17 Apr 1745, Barrington, Bristol Co, Rhode Island ,   d. Aft 1840
  Family ID	F2967	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 09 Sep 1705 - Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts Married - 04 Sep 1730 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts Census - 1747 - Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Will - 09 May 1748 - Warren, Bristol Co, Rhode Island Died - Bef 01 Aug 1748 - Bristol Co, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S356] Descendants of Robert Cushman, Cushman, Henry Wyles, (Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1855). [S362] Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Editor: Beaman, Nellie M. C., (Rhode Island Families Association, Princeton, Massachusetts, 1993), Oct 1980; p. 142. [S11] New England Families, Cutter, William Richard, (Clearfield Company, Baltimore, MD, 1913), Vol 3: 1915. [S60] MASS, Vital Rec., Rehoboth 2:151.