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Ensign Joseph Kent, Jr.

Male 1665 - 1735  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ensign Joseph Kent, Jr. was born 1665; died 30 Mar 1735, Rumford, RI.

    Notes:

    Joseph Kent was a representative from Swansea to the Massachusetts General Court for many years.

    I am not sure which of his wives was the mother of his children. The data in the Kent book is inconclusive.

    Joseph — Dorothy Brown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hezekiah Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Feb 1699/00.

    Joseph — Mary Unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hezekiah Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 6 Feb 1699/00.

    Notes:

    According to the Kent genealogy book, Hezekiah and his wife Ruth were both "of Rehoboth." They had seven children, including three sons named Hezekiah.

    Hezekiah married Ruth Cooper 4 Jan 1727/28. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Ruth Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1736/37, Rehoboth, MA; died 7 Jan 1787; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Ruth Kent Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 3 Mar 1736/37, Rehoboth, MA; died 7 Jan 1787; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI.

    Ruth married John Armington 11 Jan 1757, Rehoboth, MA. John (son of Joseph Armington, I and Hannah Chafee) was born 12 Jun 1735, Rehoboth, MA; died 9 Jun 1818, Waterford, VT; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Armington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1759, Rehoboth, MA; died 16 Oct 1832.
    2. 5. Ruth Armington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jun 1769, Rehoboth, MA; died 24 May 1857; was buried , Prince's Hill Burial Ground, County Rd., Barrington, RI.
    3. 6. Pruda Armington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1778, Rehoboth, MA; died 26 Jun 1872, Lyndon, VT; was buried , Lyndon, VT.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Joseph Armington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruth3, 2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 12 Feb 1759, Rehoboth, MA; died 16 Oct 1832.

    Joseph married Deborah Kent 23 Aug 1781, Rehoboth, MA. Deborah (daughter of Ezra Kent and Ruth Cushing) was born 11 Apr 1762. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ruth Armington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruth3, 2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 29 Jun 1769, Rehoboth, MA; died 24 May 1857; was buried , Prince's Hill Burial Ground, County Rd., Barrington, RI.

    Notes:

    BSR has her birth date as 29 June 1771.

    Ruth married Enoch Remington, II 5 Aug 1790, Barrington, RI. Enoch (son of Enoch Remington, I and Molly Watson) was born 20 Jul 1768, RI; died 1 Jan 1794, Prince's Hill Burial Ground, County Rd., Barrington, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Samuel Watson Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1791, Barrington, RI; died 25 Mar 1850, Warren, RI.
    2. 8. Enoch Remington, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1792, Barrington, RI; died 6 Aug 1864, Providence, RI; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
    3. 9. Ruth Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Dec 1793, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1870.

  3. 6.  Pruda Armington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruth3, 2.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born 14 Aug 1778, Rehoboth, MA; died 26 Jun 1872, Lyndon, VT; was buried , Lyndon, VT.

    Notes:

    Some genealogies have her name as Prudence, but the original records and the gravestone say Pruda.

    Pruda married Oliver Chafee 19 Nov 1798. Oliver (son of Jonathan Chafee and Mary Coomer) was born Feb 1771, Rehoboth, MA; died 15 Feb 1852, Lyndon, VT; was buried , Lyndon, VT. [Group Sheet]