Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Joseph Bent (4520) & Elizabeth Bourne (4531)
13256. Joseph Bent. Born on 11 Oct 1667 in Marshfield, MA.60 Joseph died bef 1686.
13257. Experience Bent. Born ca 1669 in Marshfield, MA. Experience died in Middleborough, MA ca 1754. Occupation: carpenter, yeoman.

From Allen H. Bent’s article “The Bent Family”:179
    “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 22 Jan 1680/1 in Plymouth, MA.265 Abigail died in Middleborough, MA on 15 Oct 1726.
Their children include:
30495i.
Joseph Bent (ca 1704-13 Jan 1782)
30496ii.
Elizabeth Bent (ca 1706-11 Aug 1743)
30497iii.
Rachel Bent (ca 1708-)
30498iv.
Alice Bent (2 May 1710-)
13258. Elizabeth Bent. Born in 1673 in Sudbury, MA.70 Elizabeth died bef 1719.
On 31 Oct 1701 Elizabeth married Thomas Joyce (11862) , son of Walter Joyce (ca 1645-ca 1713) & Elizabeth Low (4007) (ca 1655-), in Marshfield, MA.60 “Thomas Joyce and Elizabeth Bent were Married October the 31 : 1701 by Mr Edward Tompson”. Born on 19 Apr 1679 in Marshfield, MA.60 At the age of 19, Thomas was baptized in Marshfield, MA, on 21 Aug 1698. Thomas died in Marshfield, MA in Jan 1755.

From the Marshfield Vital Records,343 page 28.
    John the son of Thomas Joyce and Elizabeth his wife was borne October the 2 : 1702.
    Abigaile the Daughter of Thomas Joyce and Elizabeth his wife was born August the 2 : 1705

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:
28355i.
John Joyce (2 Oct 1702-29 Nov 1762)
28356ii.
Abigail Joyce (2 Aug 1705-9 Apr 1789)
28357iii.
Lydia Joyce (Twin) (20 Aug 1712-bef Nov 1770)
28358iv.
Naomi Joyce (Twin, died unmarried) (20 Aug 1712-17 Dec 1770)
13259. Joseph Bent. Born 5 Mar 1674/5 in Sudbury, MA.70 Joseph died in Milton, MA on 31 Mar 1728.179 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.179
On 27 Oct 1698 Joseph married Rachel Fuller, daughter of Jonathan Fuller (15 Jun 1643-6 May 1724) & Mary, in Milton, MA.179 Born on 3 Dec 1673 in Dedham, MA.190 Rachell, the Daughter of Jonathan & Mary Fuller, borne 3 of 10 mo., 1673. Rachel died in Milton, MA, on 5 Jul 1725; she was 51.179 Buried in Old Cemetery, Milton.
Their children include:
30499i.
Mary Bent (21 Jan 1700-20 Jul 1768)
30500ii.
Joseph Bent (26 Sep 1701-7 Dec 1755)
30501iii.
John Bent (15 Oct 1703-)
30502iv.
Rachel Bent (21 Aug 1705-6 Jun 1764)
30503v.
Elizabeth Bent (13 Jan 1708-)
30504vi.
Sarah Bent (13 Apr 1710-5 Apr 1802)
30505vii.
Ebenezer Bent (23 Apr 1712-14 Feb 1786)
30506viii.
Experience Bent (Died soon) (12 Oct 1714-23 Oct 1714)
30507ix.
Thankful Bent (5 Jul 1716-)
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