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- Banfield Capron, Jr. was a Mason and Weaver and Farmer. He left a will on 10 March 1755 at Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; 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 very 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 will 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 testament. 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 ellingham 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 diveded 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 Capron.6
Biographical Notes for Banfield Capron, Jr.: Banfield Capron, 2d, was born in the year 1682-3 , and died August 16, 1758, being about seventy years old. Some time before his death, a violent cancer broke out on his upper lip, which ate off a part of his face, and was the cause of his death. Before that time he was a capable man, and did an abundance of hard labor for a man of his age. He was of large stature, well built, very stout, bold, resolute, and persevering in all his business ; of light complexion, blue eyes, and reddish hair. He was a mason by trade, didmuch work at building chimneys in the neighboring towns in Providence, and was considered in his days to be one of the best of workmen. He was a weaver, also, and did considerable at that when was not employed in other business. In those days men did the greatest part of the weaving. He married Hannah Jencks, of Pawtucket, and was the granddaughter of Joseph Jencks, who was the first settler in that place. They had twelve children, - six sons and six daughters. Philip was informed by a number of old people, who were near neighbors to his grandfather (Banfield Jr.) and his family, that they were very smart, active and handsome, while living, but a great part of them, like the flowers of a garden, young, lovely, beautiful and gay in the morning, and before noon, wither, drop and die, Nathaniel Capron, when about twenty years old, went to sea, and has not been heard of since. About four years after, as I have been informed, which would be in the year 1738, the lung fever got into the family, and were all sick with it, excepting Charles, my father and Leah, and Oliver, who was about two years old ; he was taken from the family during the sickness, and taken care of by one of his aunts. In a short time, not more than two or three months after, six children, with their mother, were dead, viz, : Philip, Benjamin, Jonathan, Betsey, and Lydia. The fever was very violent, and seemed to sweep everything before it. I have been informed by a number of old people, who were neighbors and gave their assistance during the sickness, that the distresses of the family were very great indeed, and that 'my grandfather's fatigue and troubles were so great that he could scarcely retain his senses at times. At one time when the doctor came to see them , two of the family lay dead in the house, and he told the doctor that he 'did not know but he would kill all his family,' The physician was 'so grieved at being implicated as the means of their death, that he wept like a child. It was thought, however, that he used every means in his power to save their lives, according to his best skill and judgment. His name was Thayer, and he was called a very skillful physician. At a Town Meeting Banfield was chosen Grand Juror to attend at next Inferior Court to be holden at Providence on 3rd Tue this June From the Book Banfield Capron.
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