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David Bent was born on 03 Apr1756 in Rutland/Worcester/MA, the son of David Bent (1730-1798) and Lucy Moore (1733-1783), and grandson of David Bent (1691-1730) and Mary Drury (1694-1752). David Bent (born 1756) married Phebe Whittemore (1756-1848, daughter of Lieutenant John Whittemore and Elizabeth Earle) 26 April 1775. David and Phebe's fourteen children were: (Molly born 1775, married Pierce), (Peter Bent born 1777-died 1833, married Hannah Farwell), (Relief (Lephe) born 1779, married Dr. Guernsey), (David born 1780, married Lydia Stiles), (Phebe born 1782, married Clark), twins born 1784 (Betsy married Darius Green) and (Patty married Samuel Walker, died 1857), (Tamar born 1786, died 1874, married Daniel Shaw), (Sally born 1788), (George W. born 1790, died 1829), (Earl Frances born 1792), (Silas Proctor born 1794), (Clarissa born 1796, died 1879, married Jedediah Hammond), and (Thomas W. born 1798). David Bent (born 1756) died 01 January 1832 at age 75 in Mount Holly/Rutland/VT, where he was buried. During the Revolutionary War, David Bent (1756-1832) served in Captain John Spoor's Company of Colonel John Ashley's Regiment that marched to Stillwater. David Bent (1756-1832) and his family moved abt 1776 from Rutland to Templeton/MA. He moved again about 1786 from MA with his brother-in-law to Mount Holly/VT where he was one of the first settlers. Mount Holly/VT incorporated in 1792. David Bent (1756-1832) served as town clerk 1797. Mount Holly/VT sits in a depression of the Green Mountains about fifteen miles southeast of Rutland/VT. Mount Holly was on the old stage road from Boston to Rutland. This biography was provided by Jay Steinke.
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