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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Hannah Whitcomb is named first in her father's will, suggesting she is the oldest surviving daughter, which places her before Mercy, at a minimum. Source:Briggs, L. Vernon. Genealogies of the Different Families Bearing the Name of Kent in the United States, Together with Their Possible English Ancestry, p. 22, estimates Hannah b. as 1707, but this is squeezed between Abigail in 12 Oct 1706 and Mercy 31 Jul 1708, so it hardly fits. Such an estimate also leaves a nearly 3 year gap between marriage and first child, so it seems far more likely that Hannah's birth would be about 1704, making her the first daughter, which would be expected for one named after her mother.
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