Benjamin Capron

Notes:

"NEW HAMPSHIRE" by Ezra Stearns. 974.2 5799 Vol. 3, p 1219 and 1220.
"He was a mason by trade, and also a weaver, and for some years resided in Bellingham, MA, where he is recorded as having served as a grand juror. His death occurred in Cumberland, Rhode Island, August 16, 1752. For his first wife, he mard Hanna Jenckes, daughter of Nathaniel Jenckes, Esq., of Pawtucket, RI, and she died in1738. His intention to marry Sarah Brown of Attleboro, his second wife, was published in Bellingham, February 2, 1744. his first wife was the mother of all of his children, whose names were: Nathaniel, Charles, Philip, Benjamin, Jonathan, Hannah, Betsey, Lydia, Oliver, Leah, Sarah and Elizabeth."

TRANSCRIPT OF THE WILL OF BANFIELD CAPRON FROM CUMBERLAND, RI PROBATE RECORDS: VOL 4 PAGE 169:
At a town Council meeting held at Cumberland in the county of Providence by adjoinment on Tuesday, the 29th day of August A.D. 1758.
Sarah Capron, widow and Charles Capron, Yeoman, who are joynt Executors to the last will and testament of Mr. Banfield Capron, late of said Cumberland, Deceased. Exhibited to said Council the will of the said deceased which is as followeth.
In the name of God amen, the Tenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Five, I, Banfield Capron of Cumberland in the county of Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island in the New England domain. Being y weak in body but of a perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the morality of my body that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament (that is to say) principally and first I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the discrition of my executor and touching such worldly estate wherewith it please God to Bless me in this life. I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Item I give and bequeath to Sarah my well beloved wife whom I likewise constitute make and Ordain my Executrix together with my beloved son Charles Capron of Cumberland aforesaid, they to sole executors of this my last will and testam. I give to my said wife the third part of my real estate that is the thirds of the income of my lands and buildings the term of her natural life together with the third part of my stock, chattels, and sheep and my moveable goods as aforesaid furthermore I freely give to my dear wife all the right, title, estate interest and demand I have or ought to have in all the movable estate that she brought with her to me that was her former husbands Benjamin Brown to be at her disposal forever.
Item.....I give to my son Charles the aforsaid Executor in the following manner. Forty Pounds old tenor money to be paid after the following manner in the next particular.
Item.....I give to my Beloved son Oliver Capron ( ) about nineteen years old next July when he shall become twenty one years old and to his heirs and assigns forever all my lands and buildings together with his mother's thirds after her decease with eight cow common rights in the imindid land belonging to the Bellingham property together with all my (armor ?) and husbandry tools and implements, viz cart and wheels, plows, chanse, narrows, axes and all other ( ) belonging to husbandry and also one mair colt commin three years old, and also my wearing appareil all these said perticulars I give to the said Oliver ( ) that the said Oliver is or his heirs to pay the aforementioned legacy to his aforesaid Brother of Charles when he, the said Oliver shall become Twenty Two years of age.
Item.....As to my other moveable or personal estate, stock in chattels, sheep and every other moveable after my just debts and funneral charges are paid to be divided equally between my two daughters Sarah and Elizabeth and aforesaid son Oliver ( ) that Elizabeth and my grand daughter Leah Scott have one silver spoon apiece Sarah having had one already more that the rest and if the said lives to be 18 years old to have out of the aforesaid shares Ten pounds old tenor money.
Item.....I give to my wifes daughter Mary Brown one bed, it being the bed that she lieth on and the furniture thereunto belonging which said is not to be reckoned with the rest of the movables. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke etc etc Ralph Freeman.
signed

Banfield married Hannah Jenckes about 1710 in Bristol Co, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Nathaniel Jenckes, Esq.) was born on 8 Oct 1690 in Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died in 1738 in Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1674, Devonshire (probably), England
• Immigration: 1674, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

m (2) Elizabeth Blackington Abt. 1733
May 20, 1735 Elizabeth died.
December 16, 1735 m (3) Sarah Daggett. nee Norton widow of Deacon John Daggett
January 20, 1706/07 death of John Callendar

FIRST GENERATION:--- BANFIELD CAPRON, a stowaway from England, supposedly from Chester. but no Caprons have been found there. There are numerous Caprons in Devon and several in Somerset. There are several Callenders in Devon, including an Elizabeth born 1661, daughter of John. Have not made positive ID on this Elizabeth. Believe the Holden book to be wrong in assuming Banfield to have been from Chester. (From DE SILVA)

"NEW HAMPSHIRE" by Ezra Stone, 974.2 S799 Vol. 3, pages 1219-1220 in the Los Angeles Library:--No information has thus far been gathered relative to the origin and history of the Capron Family prior to its establishment in America. The numerous families of this name in New England are all descendants from one common ancestor, and the story of his secret flight across the ocean, briefly narrated in the succeeding paragraph, will serve to show that the stowaway passenger on the trans-Atlantic steamships of the present day is not entirely a modern innovation.
In 1674, Banfield Capron, born in Chester, England in 1660, conceived an ardent desire to seek his fortune in America, but the funds with which to pay his passage, as well as the necessary permit to leave the country, were beyond the reach ofe venturesome youth. He was determined, however, to cross the sea, and, in company with three other impecunious youths secreted himself in the hold of an emigrant ship about to sail for New England. When the vessel was well out to sea, the quartette of adventurers discovered themselves to the astonished captain and crew, but the master was unwilling to disobey the stringent law against transporting passengers who had failed to procure the required license, and would have turned back had not the mate and crew interceded in behalf of the stowaways with such earnestness as to cause him to relent and proceed westward. Soon after young Capron reached Boston, a family named Callender, whom he had known in England, arrived there, and going with them to Rehoboth, MA, remained in their family for a number of years, eventually marrying one of the daughters. He subsequently removed to Attleboro, where his first wife, whose parents, the Callenders, were in affluent circumstances, made him wealthy. He resided in Attleboro for the remainder of his life, which terminated August 20, 1752, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. His second wife was Elizabeth Blackington, of Attleboro, who died May 20, 1735, and his third wife, whom he married December 16 of the latter year, was Mrs. Sarah Daggett, (nee Norton) widow of Deacon John Daggett, of Attleboro. To each of his surviving children he gave a farm of about two hundred acres.

His 12 children, all of whom were of his first union, were all born in Bristol, MA.

The following items are from Philip De Silva, 802 Enderby Drive, Alexandria, VA, 22302: "ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PAWTUCKET" by GRIEVE describes him as "being of medium height, strongly built, of light complexion with blue eyes and light hair with a reddish tinge."

"BRISTOL CO., MA WILLS, Vol. 13, p 258: Will of Banfield Capron of Attleboro Co., Bristol, Provience MA. Bay in N.E. "To Sarah well-beloved wife one fireroom in dwelling home; brass kettle and irons during her natural life and the reason y I give my wife no more is because we did agree ( ) before marriage. Son of Jonathan Capron who is also executor, real estate in Attleboro, land and tenement where ( ) dwells etc, etc, Son Banfield Capron; Son Joseph Capron; Dau Elizabeth Brown; Dau Rebeeka wife of son Jonathan; son John Capron's children 20 pounds each.; son Edward Capron; Dau Hannah Aldrich; Children of dau Margaret Arnold; g.s. Benjamin Capron son of son Jonathan.
Signed by Banfield Capron . Probated 13-Oct-1752. Witnessed by Thomas Wilmarth, Eliphalet Wilmarth, Rebecca Wilmarth.

Found in the PROPIETORS' RECORDS OF BRISTOL CO.:-- The Bounds of the Lands of Jn Calender and Banfield Capron. Impr. fourty five acres of land Be it more Lest. Being their first and part of their second Lotts Lying by Ould Thomas Coopers Land Beyond Jn Lanes the first corner is a black oake in said Coopers Line thence North one Hundred Rod to a White Oake markt thence North Nor West Eighty Rod to a Toa (sic) black oake markt for a Corner thence West fourty rod to a white oake markt for a corner thence South South East Eighty Rod to a white oake markt thence South a hundred Rod to White oake markt for a Corner thence East to said Coopers corner being an ash tree then by said Coopers Line to the first corner. Impr Likewise the Remaining part of theire Second Lotts being five acres be it more or less four acres whereof Lyeth by Jn Calenders ould Lott Bounded South theire own Land East the Bay Rhoad North Jn Martains Land thence South from the South West corner of said Martains Land to there own Land. Impr. Likewise one acre lying on the East sid of the bay Rhoad over against the sd Calender ould house for Conveniency of Building a house.

BRISTOL COUNTY DEED BOOK 4:508---- Bristol Mar. 3rd 1697/8. John Callender of Attleborough, Bristol County. Mass., for the Sum of forty six Pounds currt silver - - payd by Banfield Capron of the town - - - aforesaid - - - sell- - - the one half of a whole share of upland Swamp & Medow ground in the lands called Rehoboth north Purchase Lands on the Bungee river and also other piece of land.
22-Nov-1706 Winesses, Nicholas Ide, Daniel Smith

ATTLEBORO, MA VITAL RECORDS-----Death of Elizabeth Callendar Capron

5466 Descendants as of 27-Jan-901

John Callendar, father of Elizabeth, d 20-Jan-1706/7 in MA
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Archive Record (Family Group Sheet) Salt Lake City, Utah

Genealogy of the Descendants of Banfield Capron, from A.D. 1660 to
A.D. 1859 by Frederic A. Holden Boston: Printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery 1859

Buried: Pecks Burying Ground, Attleboro, Bristol, Mass.

Banfield* married Elizabeth* "Betsy" Callendar, (immigrant) in Dec 1680 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth* (daughter of John* Callendar, (immigrant)) was born in 1661 in Devonshire (probably), England; died on 10 May 1732 in Attleboro, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: Aft 1674, Devonshire, England
• Immigration: Aft 1674, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: Aft 1674, Devonshire, England