Daily AncestorTenty
Tenty was a nickname for Content in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Tenty is a short form of Content, a virtue name. The Connecticut State Library's list of nicknames used in the 18th and 19th centuries gives Tenty as a short form of Content.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Tenty as well as Content in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman.
As seen in a recordGravestone, 1844; her husband's will calls her Content
Tenty, wife of Amos Bostwick, died Sept. 2, 1844, aged 63 years
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Daily Ancestor. "Tenty." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/tenty. Last checked 2026-10-15.