He was a merchant who built ships in Bridgetown and later in Saint John (after 1843).[1][2] Listed in the 1838 Bridgetown census.[3] The Bent House still exists in Saint John at 78 Orange Street, not far from King's Square.[4]
The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 13.
Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QV77-4HY : accessed 23 December 2021), entry for Gilbert Bent, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.
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