Hopestill Bent was born 17 January 1672 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States to Peter Bent (1629-1678) and Elizabeth Agnes Barnes (1628-1704) and died 18 August 1725 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Brown (1677-1750) 27 November 1700 in Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
Hopestill BENT (Peter2, John1), of Sudbury, married Nov. 27, 1701, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Brown of Sudbury, and died Aug, 18, 1725, aged 53.
1690 King William's War
He saw service in the disastrous Canadian Campaign of 1690, in the first of the French and Indian wars, and on his tombstone in the old burial ground in what is now the town of Wayland is called an ensign.
Marriage and Family
- Malborough births: BENT, Hopstill, s. Petter and Elizabeth, Jan. 17, 1672.
- Sudbury marriages: BENT, Hopstill and Elizabeth Brown, Nov. 27, 170[torn].
- Wayland deaths: BENT, Hopestill, Ens., Aug. 18, 1725, in 55th y. GR1
Children of Hopestill and Elizabeth:
- MARTHA, b. Sept. 15, 1701; d. Dec. 22, 1722.
- PETER, b. May 17, 1703.
- THOMAS, b. July 29, 1706.
- HOPESTILL, b. Nov. 4, 1708.
- SARAH, b. April 22, 1711; m. July 10, 1729, Jeremiah Wesson of Sudbury.
- ELIJAH, b. Aug. 15, 1713.
- MICAH, b. April 39, 1716.
- ELIZABETH, b. June 14, 1720.
(NEHGR, July, 1894)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Bent (1701-1722) | |||
| Peter Bent (1703-1761) | |||
| Thomas Bent (1706-1775) | |||
| Hopestill Bent (1708-1772) | 4 November 1708 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1772 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Beulah Rice (1716-) Anna Bemis (1714-1793) |
| Sarah Bent (1711-1789) | |||
| Elijah Bent (1713-1797) | 15 August 1713 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 2 May 1797 Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Susannah Stone (1720-1801) |
| Micah Bent (1716-1760) | |||
| Elizabeth Bent (1720-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Peter Bent (1653-1717) | 15 October 1653 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 3 March 1717 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Abigail Barnes (1683-1768) |
| Martha Bent (1655-) | |||
| Elizabeth Bent (1658-1683) | |||
| Agnes Bent (1661-1729) | |||
| John Bent (1663-1676) | 8 January 1663 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 20 April 1676 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
| Zacheus Bent (1667-1690) | |||
| Patience Bent (1670-) | |||
| Hopestill Bent (1672-1725) | 17 January 1672 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 18 August 1725 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Brown (1677-1750) |
Vital Records
North Wayland Cemetery
- Gravestone Location: North Wayland Cemetery at Wayland, Massachusetts
- Gravestone Inscription :
HERE LIES BURIED ye BODY OF ENSIGN HOPESTILL BENT WHO DIED AUGU. 18 1725 IN ye 55 YEAR
References
- Hopestill Bent at Find A Grave *52117553
Residences