Owners & Occupants of the Colonel Paul Wentworth House Over the Years
Colonel Paul Wentworth (c. 1678-1748)
With his wife, the former Abra Brown, Paul Wentworth lived here starting around 1701 until his death in 1748.
John Wentworth Sr. (1719-1781)
John Wentworth was Colonel Paul's nephew and was raised in his house after the death of his father, Benjamin Wentworth, in 1725. Governor Benning Wentworth appointed John Sr. as Chief Justice of New Hampshire's Superior Court.
Andrew Wentworth (1764-1813)
Andrew was the son of John Sr. and his wife, the former Abigail Millett. He inherited the house after his father's death in 1781.
John B. Wentworth (1791-1869) 
John B. was the eldest son on Andrew and his wife, the former Mary Rollins.
Statira Wentworth (1814-1880)
As John's widow Statira lived in the house until her death.
James E. Wentworth (1834-1924)
James was the last of the Wentworths to live in the house. He lived here from his birth until his death, eventually inheriting the house.
Luella A. Ham
She became the next owner but never lived here, keeping it for only three years.
Mae & Frederick Blodgett
Frederick Blodgett was a Wentworth descendant (through Mary L. Wentworth, daugher of John B.). Mae ran the house as a museum open to the public. In 1936 the Blodgetts had the house dismantled and moved to Dover Massachusetts. Mae and Frederick lived there until their deaths in 1980 and 1999 respectively.
Kenneth Rendell
Purchased the house and property in Dover MA. eventually donating the building to the town of Rollinsford.
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