Elder William Wentworth, (Hero of the Cocheco Massacre)^{[1, 2]}

Bef 1615 - Bef 1696  (< 81 years)

• Name	William Wentworth
  Prefix	Elder
  Suffix	(Hero of the Cocheco Massacre)
  Born	Bef 15 Mar 1615	Alford, Lincolnshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	15 Mar 1615	Alford, Lincolnshire, England
  	Age: About 0
  Occupation	Emigrated to America in1636. Was in America in 1639. Signed the Exeter, New Hampshire, Combination for Government. Was a saw mill proprietor and church elder.
  Residence	Address: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States
  Record ID Number	MH:I504654
  _UID	5d81149a511081e99a6de442a6e98a21
  Died	Bef 15 Mar 1696	Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
  Buried	15 Mar 1696	Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
  Person ID	I504654	Gilby main
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William Wentworth,   b. 18 Aug 1592, London, England ,   d. 1635, London, England  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Susanna Carter,   b. Abt 1592, Wells, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 5 Jan 1620, Alford, Lincolnshire, UK  (Age 28 years)
  Record ID Number	MH:F501395
  _UID	5d81149a874961e99a6de442a6e98a21
  Family ID	F501395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Kenney,   b. Abt 1619, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Abt 1672, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, America  (Age 53 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1639	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
  Record ID Number	MH:F501397
  _UID	5d81149c1cd821e99a6de442a6e98a21
  Children	1. Samuel Wentworth, WIP,   b. Abt 1640, Cochecho (Dover), New Hampshire ,   d. 25 Mar 1690, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire  (Age 50 years)   2. John Wentworth, WIP,   b. Abt 1647, Wells, York County, Maine, Colonial America ,   d. 6 Oct 1716, Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America  (Age 69 years)   3. Gershom Wentworth, WIP,   b. Abt 1649,   d. 2 Mar 1731, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 82 years)   4. Ezekiel Wentworth, WIP,   b. Abt 1651, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 6 May 1712, Dover, New Hampshire, United States  (Age 61 years)   5. Elizabeth Wentworth, WIP,   b. Abt 1653, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1704, Berwick, York, Maine, USA  (Age 51 years)   6. Paul Wentworth, WIP,   b. 1657, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1750, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F501397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Knight,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Record ID Number	MH:F501408
  _UID	5d8114a59a4c51e99a6de442a6e98a21
  Children	1. Benjamin Wentworth,   b. 1670, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire ,   d. 25 Jul 1728, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F501408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/history/the-cochecho-massacre.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2002374_556274421_556274421/elder-william-wentworth-hero-of-the-cocheco-massacre (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match [S500020] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-102195422/william-wentworth-elder-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). William Wentworth, Elder&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Residence: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 15 1616 - Alford, Lincolnshire, England&lt;br&gt;Baptism: Mar 15 1615 - Alford, Lincolnshire, England&lt;br&gt;Occupation: came to Amer. in1636, was in the US in 1639, signed the Exeter, NH Combination for Government, saw miller propricetor, church elder, founderof the family in 1636, on the mayflower, atlantic ocean, Sawmill proprietor&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Wentworth (born Knight) - Circa 1644&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 15 1697 - Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire&lt;br&gt;Burial: Mar 15 1696 - Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>William Wentworth, I</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Susanna Wentworth (born Carter)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wives: <a>Elizabeth Wentworth (born Kenny)</a>, <a>Elizabeth Wentworth (born Knight)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Gershom Wentworth</a>, <a>Benjamin Wentworth</a>, <a>Ezekiel Wentworth</a>, <a>John Wentworth</a>, <a>Elizabeth Tozier (born Wentworth)</a>, <a>Timothy Wentworth</a>, <a>Paul Wentworth</a>, <a>Sylvanus Wentworth</a>, <a>Ephraim Wentworth</a>, <a>Samuel Wentworth</a>, <a>Sarah Winch (born Wentworth)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Edward Wentworth</a>, <a>Christopher Wentworth</a>