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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wentworth , John 1815 -1888 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wentworth , William 1615 -1697 (search)
Wentworth, William 1615-1697
Colonist; born in Alford, England, in 1615; accompanied the Rev. John Wheelwright to Massachusetts in 1636 and was associated with him during his troubles with the Massachusetts government owing to his Antinomian beliefs.
Later he settled in Dover, N. H., and afterwards preached in the church there.
He was instrumental in rescuing a garrison from massacre by the Indians in 1689.
It is said that all the Wentworths in the United States are his descendants.
He died in Dover, N. H., March 16, 1697.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), William and Mary , Fort (search)