I have the Stephen KENT family of colonial MA and NJ in my ancestry, but have been unable to identify the parents of a Mary KENT. William CUTTER was born 1721 Woodbridge NJ to Richard and Marcy (Kelsey) Cutter. He married Mary KENT before 1745 in NJ. I don't know Mary's parents, birth or death dates/locations. The KENT family had children born in the Woodbridge NJ area. Monnette's collection of "First Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge, NJ Genealogy" gives a brief synopsis of the first two generations of the family there - listing: 1. Stephen Kent Sr. m. 1) Marjory _____, 2) Ann _____, 3) Ellinor (_____) Scadlock (widow). Children: i. Mary Kent m. Robert Ford ii. Elizabeth Kent b. 1 Mar 1643, d 27 Feb 1652 iii. Hannah Kent, b. 20 Mar 1644, d. 10 Dec 1688, m. Isaac Toppan 29 Sep 1669. +2 iv. Stephen Kent, b 6 Mar 1649, see below. v. Rebecca Kent b 3 Aug 1650, m. John Farnhum. vi. Elizabeth Kent, b 4 Dec 1653 m. John Adams 1 Jun 1671. vii. David Kent, b. 26 May 1657, perhaps dead in 1679. 2. Stephen Kent, b 6 Mar 1649, m. 1) Jane Scott 25 Dec 1683, 2) Mary ____, living 1696, 3) Abigail named in 1716 will, proved 25 Mar 1719. i. Susannah Kent, b 21 Dec 1684 ii. David Kent b 30 Jun 1685 iii. John Kent iv. Stephen Kent v. Hannah Kent vi. Abigail Kent. I estimate that my Mary Kent was born about 1715-1730, and my guess is that she is the daughter of either David, John or Stephen Kent in the third generation listed above. Does anyone have data for the families of these KENT fellows? The KENT genealogy books I've found so far are very inadequate for these NJ families. Can anyone help me solve this puzzle? Randy Seaver rjseaver@electriciti.com