As Rannie said, Deacon John can be found in the files on the web site. About the wife of John Bent -- as far as I can tell, her maiden name is completely unknown. I believe the guess at "Blanchard" was purely the result of a misunderstanding, and has persisted only because there is no information on her origins. Needless to say, it is far more likely that her name was "Smith". The basis for the misunderstanding is the well-known fact that John Bent was indeed the brother-in-law of immigrant Thomas Blanchard -- because Thomas married John's sister Agnes (2nd marriage for each). However, the Bents and Blanchards were not close. John Chandler