Wentworth, John (1719-1781)

Name:

Wentworth, John (1719-1781)

Title:

Representative, N.H. Congress, 1749
Elected to the Colonial Assembly, 1768-1775
Speaker of the House, 1770s (1774?)
Served in French and Indian War
Judge of Common Pleas
Justice, N.H. Supreme Court, starting 1776
Served on committees during American Revolution

Other Names:

"Colonel John"/ "Judge John"/ "Captain John"

Born:

03/30/1719

Birthplace:

Dover, NH (see Notes)

Died:

1781

Residence:

Somersworth, NH

Father:

Wentworth, Benjamin

Mother:

Wentworth, Elizabeth Leighton

Relations:

Great grandson: John Wentworth (Chicago)
Distant cousin of Royal Governor John Wentworth. Gov. John's great grandfather, Samuel Wentworth, was brother of Judge John Wentworth's grandfather, Ezekial Wentworth.

Spouse:

3 marriages, see Notes

Children:

4 children by Joanna Gilman:
Wentworth, Paul
Wentworth, John Jr. (1745-1787?; m. Margaret Frost; 5 children)
Wentworth, Benjamin (d. young)
Wentworth, Nicholas
8 children by Abigail Millet:
Wentworth, Thomas Millet (d. young)
Wentworth, Thomas Millet
Wentworth, Benjamin
Wentworth, Joanna
Wentworth, Gilman
Wentworth, Abagail
Wentworth, Andrew (d. 1813; m. Mary Rollins)
2 children by Elizabeth Wallingford Cole:
Wentworth, Afra
Wentworth, Samuel

Notes:

M1. Joanna Gilman (or Vilman)
M2. Abigail Millet
M3. Elizabeth (Wallingford) Cole
John Wentworth born in Dover, NH, in that part that became Somersworth, NH, in that part that became Rollinsford, NH.
John's father, Benjamin, died when John was 6 yrs. old. His uncle, Col. Paul Wentworth, took a deep interest and made John his chief heir.