Monday, March 3, 2008

The Elusive Mary Kent (1726-????, married William Cutter)

It's National Women's History month, so I thought I would post some of my most elusive women ancestors in hopes that someone will Google their name and find my post. Ideally, they will provide me with more information about my elusive female ancestor's ancestry. Realistically, they will commiserate with me about the lack of records and wonder why no researcher has figured the problem out yet.

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Mary Kent was born about 1726 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ, and died in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. She married William Cutter before 1744 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ, son of Richard Cutter and Mercy Kelsey. He was born about 1722 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ, and died 14 February 1780 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.

Notes for Mary Kent:

Mary Kent's parents are unknown. It is possible that she was the daughter of Stephen Kent, and the granddaughter of another Stephen Kent who resided in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.


It is possible that she was the daughter or sister of William Kent, who witnessed the will of Richard Cutter, her husband's father, in 1757.

However, there are no records to prove these suppositions.

Notes for William Cutter:

The data provided below is taken entirely from "History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr. Benjamin Cutter, published Boston, 1871.

William Cutter was known as "Deacon". He was appointed "surveyor of roads" in Woodbridge, New Jersey on 9 March 1773.

His gravestone in Presbyterian Cemetery in Woodbridge reads: "In memory of Deacon William Cutter, who departed this life Feby 14, 1780 in the 58th year of his age."

Children of Mary Kent and William Cutter are:


2 ... i. Stephen Cutter, born 10 February 1744/45 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 21 June 1823 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. He married Tabitha Randolph about 1769 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; born before 06 September 1761 in Elizabeth, Union County, NJ (baptism); died 26 November 1841 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.
3 ... ii. Richard Cutter, born about 1746 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 20 August 1770 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. He married Catherine Laing.
4 ... iii. Sarah Cutter, born about 1748 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. She married John Brown; born about 1734; died 23 April 1797 in NJ.

5 ... iv. Mary Cutter, born about 1750 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.
6 ... v. Hannah Cutter, born about 1753 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. She married William Bloodgood.
7 ... vi. Kelsey Cutter, born about 1756 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 07 March 1798 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. He married Hannah Marsh before 1778 in probably Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; born about 1759 in Middlesex County, NJ; died 08 January 1830 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.

8 ... vii. Samuel Cutter, born about 1761 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 01 May 1805 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. He married Sarah Bloomfield before 1791 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; born 02 December 1769 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 02 January 1852 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.
9 ... viii. Keturah Cutter, born about 1765 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 13 September 1794 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. She married Joshua Rockhow; born about 1760 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died 14 February 1801 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ.

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My own ancestry is through Stephen Cutter.

If anyone has additions or corrections to this family data, please email me at rjseaverATcox.net. If nothing else, we can discuss the identity of the mother of William Cutter - I believe it is Mercy Kelsey (second wife of Richard Cutter), everybody else thinks it was Mary Pike (first wife of Richard Cutter). I have real good reasons to think this...

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