Alice Wadsworth Kent

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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Family Time Line

Ralph Wilson Jr.
1686–1744
Alice Wadsworth Kent
1688–1725
Jane Wilson
1706–
Elizabeth Wilson
1709–
Ann Wilson
1712–1761
Mary Wilson
1715–1795
Elizabeth Wilson
1717–
Elizabeth Wilson
1718–1764
George Willson
1720–1776
William Wilson Jr.
1720–1787

Sources (22)

  • 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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Memorial

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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