Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Bent family (35)
341. Robert Bent. Born ca Sep 1566 in Weyhill, Hampshire. Robert was baptized in Weyhill, Hampshire, on 29 Sep 1566. Robert died in Jul 1631 in Pentron Grafton, Weyhill, Hampshire. Buried on 29 Jul 1631 in Weyhill, Hampshire.17
Will: The following notes about Robert Bent’s will come from Ralph Dean Clark’s website “Ancestry of Abigail Joyce” dated 28 Jul 2002 at http://ralphinla.rootsweb.com/joycea.htm
Harold N. Bent, in The Bents of Wisconsin, quoted his will. Although the present author's
copy of the page bearing the will is missing the leftmost four characters of each line, it
was thought best to attempt to reproduce it imperfectly. Mr. Felton's abstract (NEHGR
V.49) left out all mention of the ewes, and suppressed the testator's apparent distrust
of foreign money. Doubtful words are enclosed in <>.
"In the name of God Amen I Robert Bent of Penton Grafton in the parish of Wayhill
being sick in body but of perfect memry doe make my last will and Testament and
thereby I doe commend my <????t> vnto God, and doe bequeath vnto the Church a
noble, and vnto the poore tenne groats "and I bequeath vnto my Sonne Robert Bent
fortie shillings, and to my Sonne John Bent fortie shillings to his sonne Robert I giue
a young cowe, and to William Bent the sonne of the said John Bent two yewes and to
Peter Bent the sonne of the said John Bent two yewes and to Anis Bent the daughter
of the said John, I giue two yewes. "I giue to William Baker my sonn in lawe & my
Daughter Dennys his wife twenty pounds of good and lawfull money of England and
to Elizabeth Baker the daughter of the said William I giue nine pounds, and to
Obadiah Baker the sonne of the said William Baker I giue nine pounds of good and
lawfull money of England, and if either of them die I leave it to the disposing of their
mother my Daughter Dennys. "And vnto my Daughter Annis Barnes I giue pounds of
good and lawfull money of England and to her sonne young Richard Barnes I give
<????e (probably 'tenne')> pounds of good & lawfull money of England. "And I giue
vnto my Daughter Jane the wife of Robert Plimpton tenne pounds of good & lawfull
money of England; and to Robert Plimpton their sonne I giue two yewes; and to
Thomas Plimpton their Sonne I giue two yewes, and to William Plimpton their
sonne two yewes And to Jane Plimpton their Daughter I giue two yewes And to
Elizabeth Plimpton the Daughter of the said Robert Plimpton I giue fiue pounds of
good & lawful money of England. "And to my Aunte Drew I give one bushell of
wheate "And to my sister Annis I giue one bushell of wheate "And vnto Joanne Noyse
my sister the wife of William Noyse I one bushell of wheate "And the rest of my goods
I bequesthe vnto my wife whome I make my Execuetor of this my last will &
Testament." Harold Bent notes at the end of the will, "Beginning at 'my will is' the
remainder is in different hand writing." That would be at this point: "my will is that
the legaceases giuen vnto my sonne William Baker and his wife to be paid vnto them
twelfe months after my deses. and the tenn pound vnto my daughter Joanne to be
paid vnto hir the 23 day of march nixt; and ye fife pound I giuen vnto my Cussen
Elezabeth Plemton to be paid vnto hir hir day of maridge. "And I desier newbores
Peter Noyes and Henry Tuncks to be overseers of this my will: and I giue them for
paines xij d. a peece. "I giue unto Annes Bent ye daughter of Richard; 2 ewes and I do
giue unto Bent ye daughter of Richard Bent 2 ewes. "I witnesse whereof wee have set
to our hand, Tarrant minister of weyhill, Peter Noyes, Henry Tunks his mark K. "<>
Probate Acct. Consistory Court of Winton. "Inventory dated Aug. 30, 1631. Some is
107 li. j s. ij d."
On 13 Oct 1589 Robert married Agnes Gosling in Weyhill, Hampshire.17 Agnes died in Jun 1639.
Agnes died on the ship Jonathan in the Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Her estate was probated 7 Nov 1648 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
Their children include:
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