On 22 Oct 1733 when Hopestill was 24, he first married
Beulah Rice, daughter of
Jonathan Rice (17 Sep 1678-) &
Lydia Pratt, in Sudbury, MA.
70 Born on 11 Dec 1716.359
Children of Hopestill and Beulah (Rice) Bent, born at Sudbury:70
i. Jonathan Bent, b. 24 Apr 1735, d. 25 Dec 1755;
ii. Lydia Bent, b. 15 Jun 1738;
iii. Elizabeth Bent, b. 25 Mar 1744, m. 11 Feb 1762 Micah Rice;
iv. Peter Bent, b. 18 Jul 1745, m. Lucy Stone (dau. of Samuel Stone of Framingham); and
v. Timothy Bent, b. 24 Mar 1747.179