David Kentfield

1752 - 1834  (81 years)

• Name	David Kentfield  [1]
  Birth	12 Sep 1752	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	David Kentfield was born on Sept. 12, 1752 in Belchertown, Mass., twin brother of Jonathan. David was a gunner in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Thomas Waite Foster's Company, Colonel Richard Gridley's Regiment (Artillery); muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 2, 1775; service 3 mos. 7 days; returned to Company probably Oct. 1775; also private in Capt. Elijah Dwight's Company, Elisha Porter's (Hampshire County) Regiment; service 5 days; Company ordered out on an alarm at Bennington, Vermont, Aug. 17, 1777, discharged Aug. 1777. David married Mary Smith on Dec. 5, 1776, she was the daughter of Caleb Smith of Sunderland, Mass. Mary died on July 27, 1802 in childbed at the age of 44. -Doolittle Sketches Congregational Church Belchertown -Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution -Belchertown Congregational Church Records -Old Belchertown Town Records -D. A. R. Patriot Index
  Death	17 Feb 1834	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2302	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William Kentfield,   b. 1727, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 22 Aug 1791, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Green,   b. 16 Mar 1723/24, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, -USA d. 10 May 1790, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1749/50	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Family ID	F643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Smith,   b. 1758, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 27 Jul 1802, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1776	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Children	> 1. Jonathan Kentfield,   b. 14 Oct 1777, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 1873, Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, -USA (Age 95 years) > 2. William Kentfield,   b. 18 Jun 1779, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 15 Jan 1845, Masonville, Delaware, New York, -USA (Age 65 years) > 3. Rebecca Kentfield,   b. 23 Mar 1781, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 19 Dec 1867, Debham, Hancock, Maine, -USA (Age 86 years) > 4. Samuel Kentfield,   b. 23 Mar 1781, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 26 Jun 1826, Chicopee Falls, Hampden, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 45 years)   5. Ester Kentfield,   b. 29 Jun 1785, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 15 Jul 1785, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 0 years)   6. Rhoda Kentfield,   b. 30 Jul 1786, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1787 1880)   7. Rufus Kentfield,   b. 18 Dec 1788, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1789 1878)   8. Tryphena Kentfield,   b. 14 Dec 1790, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1791 1884)   9. Tryphosa Kentfield,   b. 14 Dec 1790, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 2 Oct 1811, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 20 years) > 10. Smith Kentfield,   b. 27 Jan 1793, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1826 1884)   11. Sally Kentfield,   b. 31 Dec 1794, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1795 1888)   12. Heman Kentfield,   b. 20 Jan 1797, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1798 1887)   13. Lavina Kentfield,   b. 15 Jan 1799, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. 24 Apr 1829 (Age 30 years)   14. George Kentfield,   b. 18 Jul 1802, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA d. (WFT Est. 1803 1892)
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Dorcas Hide,   b. (WFT Est. 1752 1786)   d. (WFT Est. 1809 1874)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1803	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Children	1. Marie Kentfield,   b. 24 Jan 1804   d. (WFT Est. 1805 1898)   2. Henry Kentfield,   b. 1806   d. (WFT Est. 1807 1896)
  Family ID	F640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed.