Brief Life History of Alice Wadsworth
When Alice Wadsworth Kent was born about 1688, in North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Absalom Kent, was 11 and her mother, Rebecca Kent, was 17. She had at least 2 sons and 6 daughters with Ralph Wilson Jr.. She died in 1725, in Maryland, British Colonial America, at the age of 38.
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- Alice in entry for Mary Wilson, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Alice in entry for Elizabeth Wilson, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Alice in entry for Jane Wilson, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
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World Events (2)
1711 · The Tuscarora War
The British, Dutch, and German settlers fought with the Tuscarora Native Americans, from September 22, 1711- February 11, 1715, in North Carolina.
1718
North Carolina is the location of Cape Hatteras, sometimes called the Graveyard of the Atlantic- many shipwrecks have occurred nearby.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: habitational name from the county of Kent. The surname is also established in Ireland, where English bearers of this name settled in Meath, in the 13th century. The name has been Gaelicized as Ceannt.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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history Wilson, Thomas,Prince George's Co.,30th March, 1744; 1st May, 1744. To son Thomas, “Knaves Dispute” and 133 A. “Ridges.” To son Joseph, 150 A. “St. Thomas.” To son Wadsworth, part of a warrant …
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