The wars between alliances of catholic and protestant states that had been a constant since the 1532 creation of the church of england by britains king henry viii had stopped. In january of 1749 new hampshire governor benning wentworth chartered bennington, the first town grant in vermont. Mary wentworth historical records and family trees. Benning wentworth was later the first directly appointed royal governor of new hampshire. John wentworth 17191781, a grandson of lieutenant governor john wentworth, and cousin to the colonial governor of the same name, the 1st baronet wentworth. Descendants of reginald wentworth 101066 familypedia. He was appointed counsellor, by queen anne, 14 february 171112, in place of winthrop hilton, deceased. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Genealogy profile for benning wentworth, royal colonial governor of hew hampshire benning wentworth, governor 1696 1770 genealogy genealogy for benning wentworth, governor 1696 1770 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The origin of the name poultney is not known, though it has been suggested that it was derived. Historical person search search search results results benning wentworth jenness 1806 1879 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. On october 12, 1693 wentworth married sara hunking.
Internet archive is a nonprofit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. Wentworth genealogy in grafton county, nh usa 1,060,369 new hampshire 7,638 grafton county 776 wentworth 9. Research genealogy for benning wentworth of milton, strafford, new hampshire, usa, as well as other members of the wentworth family, on ancestry. English and american ebook written by john wentworth. John wentworth 17191781, a grandson of lieutenant governor. Benning wentworth held the post of colonial governor from 1741 to 1767, the longest tenure of any royal governor in any of the colonies. Bennington, bennington county, vermont genealogy genealogy. He was a judge, a colonel in the colonial militia, and. John wentworth elder william wentworth was living at exeter, new hampshire, by 1639, and at wells, maine, from 1642. Wentworth moved to dover cochecho and was first taxed there in 1650.
The wentworth genealogy, comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants by wentworth, john, 18151888. The vampire benning wentworth and the end of times. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. The wentworth genealogy comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants. Benning wentworth, governor of new hampshire, granted the charter of clarendon to caleb williams and others on september 5, 1761, dividing the town into seventy shares, containing 23,600 acres. Please consider donating further information, history, biographies. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this. Comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants, volume 2 john wentworth. However, earlier dated pages of this book of records are missing, and thus the date of the organization of the. Mary wentworth historical records and family trees myheritage. Wentworth name meaning, family history, family crest. The first of this name is william wentworth, one of the first settlers in exeter.
Alfred wentworth, jane wentworth and 3 other siblings. The anglosaxon name wentworth comes from when the family resided in either of the places called wentworth in cambridgeshire or the west riding of yorkshire. In june, 1761, the first settlers, about twenty people, came from massachusetts. Jericho and corinth are the only towns in the new hampshire grants not to succumb to benning wentworth s relentless efforts to impress the wealthy and politically powerful. Research genealogy for benning wentworth jenness of deerfield, new hampshire, as well as other members of the jenness family, on ancestry. We collect and match historical records that ancestry. Jericho and corinth are the only towns in the new hampshire grants not to succumb to benning wentworths relentless efforts to impress the wealthy and politically. Bennington was the first settlement in vermont, west of the green mountains. Given in memory of stafford and margaret wentworth by his daughters, anne wentworth morss, margaret wentworth whiting, and constance wentworth dodge 1960. Windsor county vermont history and genealogy vtgenweb. John wentworth lieutenant governor, born 1671 wikipedia. Wentworth was a greatgrandfather of jane seymour, third wife of king henry viii, and was beheaded at middleham, yorkshire. Poultney was chartered by benning wentworth on september 21, 1761, and contained an area of 23,040 acres.
The surname wentworth belongs to the large category of anglosaxon habitation names, which are derived from preexisting names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Benning was born and died in portsmouth, new hampshire. The surface is diversified with hills, mountains and valleys, and several considerable streams drain the town. Elder william wentworth was living at exeter, new hampshire, by 1639, and at wells, maine, from 16421649. While classical and biblical names were popular in other colonies, wentworth opted to name towns for the peerage and the english towns in which they lived. Benning wentworth 24 july 1696 14 october 1770 was the colonial governor of new. Poultney, rutland county, vermont genealogy genealogy. Michael wentworth of little harbor, new hampshire wouldnt this be somebody new for garys book. The couple had thirteen children, three of whom samuel, benning, and mark hunking wentworth would become prominent themselves. The wentworth genealogy and family tree page welcome to the wentworth family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. He was on hand for the exposure of the misdoings of benning wentworth.
Apr 14, 2010 the wentworth genealogy comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants. Would you like to volunteer to assist with this windsor county, vermont site. Clarendon, rutland county, vermont genealogy genealogy. The new england historical and genealogical register, volume 42, 1888 paul r.
Under his fathers leadership, the wentworths had become one of. Biographical sketches of loyalists of the american revolution includes edward and benning wentworth source. William wentworth, the founding american ancestor, immigrated to exeter, new hampshire is 1638. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Mary wentworth was born circa 1847, at birth place, to henry wentworth and elizabeth wentworth. In 1712 he was appointed by queen anne a councillor for new hampshire. Rupert, bennington county, vermont genealogy familysearch. Sudbury, rutland county, vermont genealogy familysearch. There are many additional tools for bennings genealogy below. William wentworth 1616 alford, lincolnshire, england. Clarendon is almost purely an agricultural district. John3 14, known as lieutenantgovernor john, son of samuel2 and mary benning wentworth, born 16 january 1671, resided at portsmouth.
Benning wentworth 24 july 1696 14 october 1770 was the colonial governor of new hampshire from 1741 to 1766. Page history in new hampshire by james bilodeau march 07, 2004 at 07. Wentworth family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more. Benning wentworth 16961770, first independent colonial governor of new hampshire who was not also governor of massachusetts. Page history in new hampshire the first three page families of new england page this is an important name in. After the breaking up of the wheelwright compact in 1642, he removed to dover, and became the ruling elder in the church there. Grafton, windham county, vermont genealogy familysearch. Vermont genealogy library vtgenlib online book search. Early history of rupert, vt, naomi sheldon guibord family history library has film of book. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. An original land grant charter, with names of some 64 individuals, and directives. Benning wentworth 16961770, first independent colonial governor of new.
The original dover comprised of the current city plish the towns of durham, madbury, lee, somersworth, and rollinsford. Book also available on microfilm form the family history library. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the wentworth genealogy. The wentworth family has been in new hampshire since the 1630s and fred wesley wentworths family had been a part of the new hampshire history for generations and a fixture in southern new england. Jericho, chittenden county, vermont genealogy genealogy. After the breaking up of the wheelwright compact in 1642, he removed to dover, and became the ruling. All of these towns were granted during the year 1761 by governor benning wentworth of new hampshire. Genealogy profile for benning wentworth, royal colonial governor of hew hampshire benning wentworth, governor 1696 1770 genealogy genealogy for benning wentworth, governor. Marks son in his turn would also become the last royal governor, john.
Comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants, volume 2 john wentworth press of a. The eldest child of lieutenant governor john wentworth, he was a greatgrandson of elder william wentworth. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the wentworth surname. The wentworth family has been in new hampshire since the 1630s and fred wesley wentworths family had been a part of the new hampshire history for generations and a fixture in southern new england when he was born. In 1689, he was the means of saving heards garrison dover. The names of the grantees of land grants new hampshire. New hampshire governors benning wentworth and sir john wentworth are also descendants, as were judge john wentworth and his son john wentworth jr. Page 14 research wentworth in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. Governor benning wentworth when benning wentworth graduated from harvard college class of 1715, europe was at the start of a unique 25year period of peace in europe. Rupert was chartered by governor benning wentworth on aug. In 1649, he moved to dover, new hampshire, where he lived most of the rest of his life.
The wentworth genealogy, comprising the origin of the name, the family in england, and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants by wentworth. Douglas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May 05, 2017 genealogy profile for benning wentworth, royal colonial governor of hew hampshire benning wentworth, governor 1696 1770 genealogy genealogy for benning wentworth, governor 1696 1770 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Jan 16, 2019 the wentworth genealogy comprising the origin of the name, the family in england and a particular account of elder william wentworth, the emigrant and of his descendants. Philip was a son of roger wentworth died 24 october 1462 of north elmsall, yorkshire. The wentworth genealogy, comprising the origin of the name. Cochecho is now the central city of dover and in the early times of the settlement cochecho was the trading post section. How and why benning wentworth became new hampshires first. The origin of the name poultney is not known, though it has been suggested that it was derived from an english lord of that name, who was a friend of benning wentworth. Mark hunking wentworth 17091785 wikitree free family tree. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical.