Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Joseph Bent (2735) & Elizabeth Bourne (2881)

9483. Joseph Bent. Born on 11 Oct 1667 in Marshfield, MA.20 Joseph died bef 1686.

9484. Experience Bent. Born ca 1669 in Marshfield, MA. Experience died ca 1754 in Middleboro, MA. Occupation: carpenter, yeoman.

From Allen H. Bent’s article “The Bent Family”:124
    “Experience Bent was of Sudbury in 1690, bought house and land in Plymouth in 1701, sold it in 1708, when he was of Middleboro, and in 1712 bought land in Plympton adjoining his Middleboro property. As a young man he is alluded to as a house carpenter, but later in life as a yeoman.”

On 26 Aug 1703 Experience married Abigail Sampson, daughter of George Sampson (ca 1655-26 Jul 1739) & Elizabeth Sprague (ca 1657-27 May 1727), in Plymouth, MA. Born on 22 Jan 1680/1 in Plymouth, MA.211 Abigail died in Middleboro, MA, on 15 Oct 1726; she was 45.

Their children include:
21708 i. Joseph Bent (ca 1704-13 Jan 1782)
21709 ii. Elizabeth Bent (ca 1706-11 Aug 1743)
21710 iii. Rachel Bent (ca 1708-)
21711 iv. Alice Bent (2 May 1710-)

9485. Elizabeth Bent. Born in 1673 in Sudbury, MA.80 Elizabeth died bef 1719.

On 31 Oct 1701 Elizabeth married Thomas Joyce (16401) , son of Walter Joyce (ca 1645/1650-ca 1713) & Elizabeth Low (6183) (ca 1652/1659-), in Marshfield, MA.20 “Thomas Joyce and Elizabeth Bent were Married October the 31 : 1701 by Mr Edward Tompson”. Born on 19 Apr 1679 in Marshfield, MA.20 At the age of 19, Thomas was baptized in Marshfield, MA, on 21 Aug 1698. Thomas died aft Jan 1755 in Marshfield, MA.

Will: Will written 26 Sep 1744, gives equal cash and movable estate to "my three dau. Abigail Lapham, Lydia Joyce & Naomy Joyce"; while Lydia and Naomy unmarried, to have use of westerly end of dwelling house, use of "sellar", apples from trees, a cow and a swine; with that reservation, all housing and lands in Marshfield to sole excr, son John. Wit. James, Hannah, James Jr. Sprague. Probated Jan.25, 1755. Settlement to Joseph Lapham Jr. and Abigail, Timothy and Lydia Silvester, Naomi Joyce from excr. John Joyce on Mar. 24, 1755; estate 130 pds.

Their children include:
21712 i. John Joyce (2 Oct 1702-29 Nov 1762)
21713 ii. Abigail Joyce (2 Aug 1705-9 Apr 1789)
21714 iii. Lydia Joyce (Twin) (20 Aug 1712-)
21715 iv. Naomi Joyce (Twin) (20 Aug 1712-aft 26 Sep 1744)

9486. Joseph Bent. Born on 5 Mar 1674/5 in Sudbury, MA.80 Joseph died in Milton, MA, on 31 Mar 1728; he was 53.124 Buried in Old Cemetery, Milton. Occupation: blacksmith.

Joseph was brought up in Marshfield, first by his grandfather John bourne, and afterward by John Man, who was appointed his guardian in 1686. Later he resided at Milton.124

On 27 Oct 1698 when Joseph was 23, he married Rachel Fuller, daughter of Jonathan Fuller (15 Jun 1643-6 May 1724) & Mary [Fuller], in Milton, MA.124 Born on 3 Dec 1673 in Dedham, MA. Rachel died in Milton, MA, on 5 Jul 1725; she was 51.124 Buried in Old Cemetery, Milton.

Their children include:
21716 i. Mary Bent (21 Jan 1700-20 Jul 1768)
21717 ii. Joseph Bent (26 Sep 1701-7 Dec 1755)
21718 iii. John Bent (15 Oct 1703-)
21719 iv. Rachel Bent (21 Aug 1705-6 Jun 1764)
21720 v. Elizabeth Bent (13 Jan 1708-)
21721 vi. Sarah Bent (13 Apr 1710-5 Apr 1802)
21722 vii. Ebenezer Bent (23 Apr 1712-14 Feb 1786)
21723 viii. Experience Bent (Died soon) (12 Oct 1714-23 Oct 1714)
21724 ix. Thankful Bent (5 Jul 1716-)

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