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Samuel Kent
Samuel married Frances Woodall and she bore him 4 children. The children of Samuel and Frances were as follows:
| Order | Name | Birth | Notes |
| Samuel Kent | England | married Frances Woodall, at Gloucester on Jan 17, 1653/4. He died a freeman @ Springfield on February 2, 1690/1. | |
| wife | Frances Woodall | died at Suffield on August 10, 1683. | |
| 1 | Sara Kent | Aug 14, 1657 @ Gloucester | Sep of 1686. Sara was in Suffield according to a court record. |
| 2 | Mary | Dec 19, 1658 @ Gloucester | |
| 3 | Samuel, Jr. | Oct 26, 1661 @Gloucester | died May 31, 1740, his will dated 1737, named 5 surviving sons & 3 daughters. He had a grant of land in Suffield in 1679. He was very active in the affairs of the town. |
| 4 | John | Apr 27, 1664 @ Gloucester | He settled in Suffield in 1686 and had 12 children, all born @ Suffield. Captain John Kent served as Representative of Suffield in the General Court for many years. |
Note: Samuel was the younger brother of Thomas and was more active in the affairs of Quaboag Plantation.
Source: "Quaboag Plantation Alias Brookefeild" by Louis E. Roy, M. D., 1965, West Brookfield, MA., The Heffernan Press, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts.