Richard
Brent
Born about in Admington, Gloucestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Brent Esq.
and Elizabeth (Reade) Brent
Brother of
Fulke Brent, Mary Brent, Giles Brent Sr., William Brent, Margaret Brent, Edward Brent, George Brent, Catherine Brent, Elizabeth Brent, Anne Brent, Eleanor Brent and Jane (Brent) Cassy
Husband of
Margaret (Pershall) Brent
— married
1622 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Brent and Margaret (Brent) Bartlett
Died before
before about age 82
in Lark Stoke, Gloucestershire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2015
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Biography
Richard Brent, an elder son of Richard Brent (d. 1652) by his wife Elizabeth (Reade) Brent,[1] married in 1622 Margaret Peshall, daughter of Sir John Peshall. 1st Bt.[2]
Richard Brent of Lark Stoke, Gloucestershire, made his last will and testament on 22 July 1676, naming his daughter Margaret wife of Thomas Bartlet, apothecary of Evesham; his sisters Katherine (Christina) Brent and Eleanor (Helena) Brent; and making his son and heir Robert Brent his residual beneficiary and sole executor. The will with a codicil dated 27 October 1678 was proved by Robert Brent in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London on 10 May 1679.[3]
Research Notes
The death date of 20 June 1666 originally on this profile cannot be correct in view of the date of his will and probate.
Sources
- ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. I, pages 305-306 BRENT 17
- ↑ Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland by Messrs. John an John Bernard Burke, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p.406.
- ↑ "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 359
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5111 #955007 (accessed 21 February 2024)
Will of Richard Brent, granted probate on 10 May 1679. Died about 1679 in Stoke, Gloucestershire, England.
- VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE (1906), p. 96
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Brent-454 and Brent-350 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, no sources for data on Brent-454
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