Person:Stephen Kent (1)

From Savage: KENT, STEPHEN, Newbury, br. of the first Richard, came, says Coffin, 1635; but if so, he went home, and came again 1638, in the Confidence from Southampton, with w. Margery, and four or five serv. In his case is observa. how readily the officers of the custom-ho. acquiesc. in false statem. to avoid the arbitra. orders of the Lords of Traae and Planta. for his age is mark. 17, that of his w. 16, and George March, serv. 16; beside Hugh March, 20; Anthony Sadler, 9; Nicholas Wallington, a poor boy, without any yrs.; and Rebecca Kent, 16, call. serv. perhaps to increase the delus. He was older, prob. for he was sw. a freem. 22 May 1639; had Elizabeth b. 1 Mar. 1642, d. at 11 yrs.; Hannah, 20 Mar. 1644; Stephen, 6 Mar. 1648; Rebecca, 3 Aug. 1650; David, 26 May 1657; and Mary. He had three ws. Ann, the sec. d. 3 May 1660; and he m. 9 May 1662, Eleanor, wid. of William Scadlock of Saco; and rem. to Haverhill, thence to Woodbridge, N. J. Hannah m. 19 Sept. 1669, Isaac Toppan, and d. 10 Dec. 1688; Rebecca m. 12 Aug. 1667, John Farnham the first of Andover.