Art by Betmatrho in
this Red-Thread Genealogy section for the
'Lost Tribes of Israel'
may
be freely used for personal use.
Origin: English
Coat of Arms: Blue, a gold lion passant guardant, and an ermine chief.
Crest: An erminois lion's head with a blue collar.
Descendants of Nathaniel Kent born at sea
Coat of Arms: Blue, a gold lion passant guardant, and an ermine chief.
Crest: An erminois lion's head with a blue collar.
Descendants of Nathaniel Kent born at sea
Origin: English
Spelling variations include: Kent,
Kents,
Kentish and others.
First found in Berkshire where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
Some
of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were:
Humphrey Kent and his wife Joane settled in Virginia in 1619; Richard
and Stephen Kent who settled in Newbury Port in Massachusetts in 1634;
Edward settled in New England in 1630.
![sample coat of arms [full]](http://the-red-thread.net/genealogy/bailey-stationary.jpeg "The Red Thread Coat of Arms")
Sample Coat of Arms - Full
http://genforum.genealogy.com/kent
