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Male 1682 - 1748  (65 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Bearse 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 21 Jun 1682  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14, 16
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 16 Dec 1688  [17
    Alternate Name Benjamin Bears  [14]
    Occupation fisherman  [18]
    Will 26 Mar 1748  [11, 19
    • He named his sons Augustine, Benjamin, Joseph, Samuel, Peter and Stephen; his daughters Martha Lewis, Priscilla Lewis, Sarah Nickerson and Thankful Nickerson, and his wife Anna, to whom he gave all the household goods she brought with her, and the improvement of one-third of all his real and personal estate. To Augustine he gave land bounded S.E. and N. by the heirs of Jonathan Lewis, deceased; to Joseph and Samuel his house and orchard; to Peter a house and one acre of land on the north side of the road; to Stephan and Benjamin all his lands in Gorham town; to Joseph, Peter and Samuel all the rest of his real and personal estate, they paying debts, legacies, and allowing Augustine a convenient way to the landing "where I make oysters," and a place to land and dry fish; to Benjamin, Martha and Priscilla £12 old tenor each, and to Sarah and Thankful £2 each, a bed and other articles to be divided equally. His personal estate was appraised at £431, 16s., 6p., and his real estate at £910, and his mulatto boy Tom at £60 - all I presume in old tenor currency, corn being appraised at £1 per bushel.
    Death 15 May 1748  Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18
    Probate 7 Jul 1748  [11, 19
    Burial Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Cemetery:
    South Street Cemetery
    Person ID I9281  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2020 

    Father Joseph Bearse,   b. 25 Jan 1651/2, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Martha Taylor,   b. 18 Dec 1650, Yarmouth, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1727/8, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 3 Dec 1676  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
    Family ID F3586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Cobb,   b. 20 Aug 1681, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1742, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 28, 29
    Marriage 4 Feb 1701/2  Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 30
    Children 
     1. Martha Bearse,   b. 9 Nov 1702, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1773, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Augustine Bearse,   b. 3 Jun 1704, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1751, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     3. Elizabeth Bearse,   b. 3 May 1707, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. young, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Bearse,   b. 30 Oct 1708, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1751, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    +5. Benjamin Bearse, Jr.,   b. 26 Mar 1710, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1755, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     6. Jesse Bearse,   b. 22 Oct 1712, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. young, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Priscilla Bearse,   b. 5 Jun 1713, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1759, West Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     8. Stephen Bearse,   b. Abt 1714, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. David Bearse,   b. 27 Mar 1716, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1716, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     10. Peter Bearse,   b. 25 Oct 1718, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1790, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     11. Samuel Bearse,   b. 9 Dec 1720, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1751, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     12. Sarah Bearse,   b. 5 Jul 1722, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1787, South Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     13. Thankful Bearse,   b. 4 Feb 1723/4, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Anna Atwood,   b. Jan 1687/8, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1764 (Age ~ 76 years)  [11, 13, 15, 16
    Marriage 25 Aug 1747  Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 11, 13, 15, 16
    Family ID F4212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jun 1682 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Feb 1701/2 - Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1747 - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 May 1748 - Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    South Street Cemetery - - Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Sources 
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    2.  2.  [S253] The History of Cape Cod, Vol. 2, 297, 00522.

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