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Shubael Wentworth (d. 1759)

Shubael Wentworth (son of John Wentworth) died 1759 in Stoughton, Massachussetts.

Notes for Shubael Wentworth:
This family lived in Stoughton, MA where Shubael was a farmer and a blacksmith. He bought land on 18 Jan. 1725 adjacent to that of his brother-in-law, John Kenney. He and his brothers, John and Charles, bought land from the residents of Punkapaug, an Indian plantation in the town of Dorchester, MA. Shubael was the clerk ofthe Precinct of Stoughton.

Shubael and his wife Damaris (Hawes) Wentworth had eleven children, all born in Stoughton, MA:

David, b. 13 Jan. 1718; bpt. 19 Jan. 1718.
Hannah, b. 12 Aug. 1719; m. George Talbot, Jr.
Catherine, b. 18 May 1721; m. John Nixon.
Ezekiel, b. 26 March 1723; m. Mary Gibbons.
Sion, b. 31 March 1725; m. Hannah Pettengill.
James, b. 13 April 1727; m. Letitia Tilden.
Bathsheba, b. 15 Nov. 1728; m. Francis Moore.
Amy, b. 26 Feb. 1732; m. Andrew Kennedy.
Lemuel, b. 20 Feb. 1732/3.
Benjamin, b. ca. 1734.
Sylvanus, b. 8 Nov. 1737.