Lent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Lent surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Lent Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Thomas Lent, who landed in Maryland in 1674 2

Lent Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Peter Lent, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1762 2

Lent Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• W M Lent, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
• A Lent, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
• J A Lent, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
• Joseph Lent, who arrived in St Clair County, III in 1866 2
• Francis J Lent, who arrived in Arkansas in 1891 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lent Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. John Lent U.E. who settled in Parr Town, Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 3

• Norman Frederick Lent (1931-2012), American Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
• Francis J. Lent, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 11 aerial victories
• Norman Frederick Lent Jr. (1931-2012), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966, 7th District 1967-70) 4
• James Lent (1782-1833), American politician, Representative from New York 1st District, 1829-33 4
• Frank B. Lent, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 36th District, 1958 4
• B. Frank Lent, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Ithaca, New York, 1916-21 (acting, 1916); Candidate for New York State Assembly from Tompkins County, 1928 4
• Abraham F. Lent, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1911-12 4
• Abraham Lent, American politician, Member of New York State Senate 6th District, 1866-67 4
• Helmut Lent, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 110 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
• Lent Benham, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Hartland, 1820 5

Flight 191

• R E Lent (d. 1979), American passenger from Los Angeles, California, USA, who flew aboard American Airlines Flight 191 and died in the crash 6

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