WENTWORTH, Gershom
1649 - 1731 (82 years)1. WENTWORTH, Gershom was born in 1649 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Mar 1731 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: Abt 1649
Gershom married FRENCH, Hannah on 2 Jul 1690 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah was born on 8 Mar 1664 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Mar 1729 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. WENTWORTH, Mary was born on 14 May 1697 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died before 1737 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 3. WENTWORTH, Gershom was born on 4 Apr 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in New Hampshire, USA.
- 4. WENTWORTH, Ezekiel was born on 4 Feb 1702 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1762 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 5. WENTWORTH, Samuel was born on 5 Dec 1699 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1758 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 6. WENTWORTH, John was born on 4 Feb 1702 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Jun 1746 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 7. WENTWORTH, Thomas was born in 1707 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1758 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
Generation: 2
2. WENTWORTH, Mary (1.Gershom1) was born on 14 May 1697 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died before 1737 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Died:
died of throat distemper, along with her 5 childrenFamily/Spouse: WENTWORTH, William. William (son of WENTWORTH, Benjamin and ALLEN, Sarah) was born on 14 Aug 1698 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1779 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. WENTWORTH, William was born in Aug 1725; was christened on 22 Aug 1725; died before 1737.
- 9. WENTWORTH, Hannah was born in May 1728; was christened on 12 May 1728; died before 1737.
- 10. WENTWORTH, Mary was born about Apr 1731; was christened on 25 Apr 1731; died before 1737.
- 11. WENTWORTH, Unknown died before 1737.
3. WENTWORTH, Gershom (1.Gershom1) was born on 4 Apr 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in New Hampshire, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Probate: 2 Aug 1758, New Hampshire, USA
4. WENTWORTH, Ezekiel (1.Gershom1) was born on 4 Feb 1702 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1762 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Family/Spouse: NOCK, Sarah. Sarah was born on 11 Jul 1721 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1802 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. WENTWORTH, Drisco was born on 15 Jun 1756 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Oct 1810 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 13. WENTWORTH, Jonathan was born on 25 May 1752 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 19 Feb 1816 in Effingham, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA.
- 14. WENTWORTH, Ezekiel Jr was born in 1743 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA; died in 1811 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA.
Ezekiel married in 1741 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. WENTWORTH, Samuel (1.Gershom1) was born on 5 Dec 1699 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1758 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Family/Spouse: WILLIAMS, Sarah. Sarah was born in 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. WENTWORTH, Henry was born on 8 Oct 1747; died on 24 Jan 1820 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
- 16. Living
- 17. Living
- 18. WENTWORTH, James died in 1811.
6. WENTWORTH, John (1.Gershom1) was born on 4 Feb 1702 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Jun 1746 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: killed by indians
Notes:
His father gave him the 46th Lot in that town on or about 08 Jan 1729. Provided by Belknap in (History of N.H.) 27 June 1746: "A party of Indians came down to Rochester within twenty miles of Portsmouth. Five men were at work in a field, having their arms at hand. The Indians concealed themselves. One of them fired. With a view to induce the men to discharge their pieces, which they did. The enemy then rushed upon them before they could load again. They retreated to a small deserted house and fastened the door. The Indians tore off the roof and with their guns and tomahawks dispatched Joseph Heard, Joseph Richards, John Wentworth, and Gersham Downs."
Died:
Killed by indiansJohn married RICHARDS, Jane in 1734. Jane was born in 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. WENTWORTH, Abigail was born on 15 Aug 1738 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 2 Nov 1815 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
- 20. WENTWORTH, Hannah Ellen was born in 1735; died in 1812.
- 21. WENTWORTH, Gershom was born on 10 May 1744 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Apr 1825 in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine, USA.
- 22. WENTWORTH, James was born on 25 Dec 1741 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died on 2 Jun 1778 in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
7. WENTWORTH, Thomas (1.Gershom1) was born in 1707 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1758 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
Generation: 3
8. WENTWORTH, William (2.Mary2, 1.Gershom1) was born in Aug 1725; was christened on 22 Aug 1725; died before 1737. 9. WENTWORTH, Hannah (2.Mary2, 1.Gershom1) was born in May 1728; was christened on 12 May 1728; died before 1737. 10. WENTWORTH, Mary (2.Mary2, 1.Gershom1) was born about Apr 1731; was christened on 25 Apr 1731; died before 1737. 11. WENTWORTH, Unknown (2.Mary2, 1.Gershom1) died before 1737. 12. WENTWORTH, Drisco (4.Ezekiel2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 15 Jun 1756 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Oct 1810 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. 13. WENTWORTH, Jonathan (4.Ezekiel2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 25 May 1752 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 19 Feb 1816 in Effingham, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA. 14. WENTWORTH, Ezekiel Jr (4.Ezekiel2, 1.Gershom1) was born in 1743 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA; died in 1811 in Berwick, York, Maine, USA. 15. WENTWORTH, Henry (5.Samuel2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 8 Oct 1747; died on 24 Jan 1820 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. 16. Living (5.Samuel2, 1.Gershom1) 17. Living (5.Samuel2, 1.Gershom1) 18. WENTWORTH, James (5.Samuel2, 1.Gershom1) died in 1811. 19. WENTWORTH, Abigail (6.John2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 15 Aug 1738 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 2 Nov 1815 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA. Abigail married KELSEY, William on 4 Jan 1765. William died in aged 28. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. WENTWORTH, Hannah Ellen (6.John2, 1.Gershom1) was born in 1735; died in 1812. 21. WENTWORTH, Gershom (6.John2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 10 May 1744 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Apr 1825 in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine, USA. 22. WENTWORTH, James (6.John2, 1.Gershom1) was born on 25 Dec 1741 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died on 2 Jun 1778 in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, USA.