Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

74 RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH.
45. Exeter Probate records show that there was a Benjamin Gambling of Portsmouth, who made his will in 1744,
and left all his property to his mother Mary Gambling.
There is on file a will made April 2nd, 1764, from Mary
Gambling, which was proved Sept. 26th, 1764, which proves
her to have been the M. Gambling referred to on the
waiter. She wills property to sister Elizabeth Toppan and
her son; sisters Deborah Knight and Susanna Winkley;
cousins Samuel Penhallow, John Penhallow, William Knight,
Temple Knight, Mary Knight; children of cousin Henry
Coleman, children of brother Samuel, deceased; to Benjamin Gambling, Carter land in Leicester, Mass.; to Mr.
Eaton, present minister of Leicester, Mass., land in Leicester. Her estate was very large, and the Exeter records
show nothing of her husband. She probably once lived in
Leicester, Mass.
In 1738, John Rindge was appointed Councillor in place
of Benjamin Gambling deceased. There was a Benjamin
Gambling who was Register of the Council in 1681.
46. John Downing, died 1766, aged 82.
He was supposed to be son of John Downing, No. 7,.
He was of Newington and wills to grandsons John, Samuel
and Jonathan, who were sons of his son John deceased;
to grandsons Samuel and Josiah Shackford who were sons
of his daughter Susannah S. deceased; to grandsons Nicholas, John and James who were sons of his daughter Mary
Pickering, deceased; to his sons Richard and Harrison
Downing.
47. His Excellency Benning Wentworth was son of Lt.
Gov. John, who was son of Samuel, whose grave stone is
still legible at "the Point of Graves; and the fourth in
descent from Elder William Wentworth of Dover, N. H.
He was born July 24th, 1696. He married (1st) Dec. 31st,
1719, Abigail, daughter of John Ruck of Boston. He had
had three sons, John, Benning and Foster, who died single