WIFE, First

- Bef 1653

 Set As Default Person

• Name	WIFE, First
  Gender	Female
  Death	Bef 1653
  Person ID	I3565	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	WENTWORTH, Elder William,   b. 15 Mar 1613, Alford, Lincolnshire, England d. 15 Mar 1697, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1640
  Children	+ 1. WENTWORTH, Samuel,   b. 1641, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Mar 1690, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. WENTWORTH, John,   b. Abt 1647   d. 25 Mar 1690, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. WENTWORTH, Gershom,   b. 1649, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Mar 1731, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. WENTWORTH, Ezekiel,   b. Abt 1651, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 May 1712, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. WENTWORTH, Elizabeth,   b. 1653   d. 16 Apr 1704, Berwick, York, Maine, USA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

• External Links

  WikiTree: William Wentworth (1613-1697) William likely arrived Boston in 1636 or 1637, perhaps traveling with John Wheelwright's group. The first evidence of his presence in New England was his signature on a petition for "Combination" for a government in Exeter, New Hampshire on 4 October 1639. He resided at Wells, Maine until about 1649, when he removed to Dover where he spent the rest of his life.  William had two wives and we are descended from him on the Wright (Tucker) line through both. The first wife's name is unknown and we are descended through their son Ezekiel. Through his second wife, Elizabeth Kenney, we are descended through their son Benjamin. Wentworth is notable for the large number of his descendants who reached great prominence in the American colonies and in the United States. His grandson John Wentworth was the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire at a time when the governor was also the governor of Massachusetts. New Hampshire governors Benning Wentworth and Sir John Wentworth are also descendants, as were Judge John Wentworth and his son John Wentworth Jr., a New Hampshire representative to the Continental Congress.[