John (Captain) (Amos) (Amukete) Rodolphus Kent was born about 1790 p 290, 415.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 He and
Tiria (Amohia) were married. He died on 1 January 1837, at age ~47, in Kahawai, Manukau Harbour, Auckland, NZ.
15,10 Visited NZ in the Prince Regent 1820 in accompaniment of Dromedary and Coromandel
to NZ from Sydney 18 march 1833 on the Byron source SLOZ
note a J R KENT was the captain of the Prince Regent and visited Whangaroa NZ 1820.
Commander of HMS Mermaid and visited Otago Harbour jul 1823 PEEN
also travelled Hokianga to Sydney 1826 DNZB p 339
visited Ruapeke Island 1823 RR
captain of various ships: Mermaid, 1823; Elizabeth Henrietta wrecked Goulburne Island, Ruapuke 1824; Governor Macquarrie 1827. JLHK
settled Kawhia area RMP
"John the Gossip", involved in Maori skirmishes, Poverty Bay 1824 JAM
OLCHK 312 / 539 (by W YOUNG) 640 ac at Koutu, Mungero, or One Tree Hill. grant to G NIMMO, area not surveyed JLHK
wrote a journal HMO, PEEN
Visited Kawhia in the Elizabeth in the mid 20's VOM
Probably visited Wellington Harbour 1823 in the Elizabeth Henrietta and again in 1824 in the Mermaid. He named Wellington, Port Nicholson after his his freind the senior officer in Port Jackson. RHRY3
EJTA quotes: in 1822/23 a Captain T R KENT commissioned by NSW government to take the government brig, Mermaid to NZ to get flax. John (Captain) (Amos) (Amukete) Rodolphus Kent was in captain of Prince Regent in 1820.
16 He was a Ship captain, trader, Mermaid in 1823.
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