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Benjamin Pierce Capt 1657–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 3 May 1730

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Michael Capt

Mother: Persis Ames

Spouse(s): Martha Adams, Elizabeth Perry

Children(s): Jerusha Pierce, Benjamin Jr, Martha Pierce, Lydia Pierce, Elisha Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Ebenezer Pierce, Caleb Pierce, Jeremiah Pierce, Adams Pierce, Persis Eames, Caleb Pierce, Deacon Pierce, Martha Pierce, Adams Pierce

Benjamin Pierce Capt was born in 1657 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Michael J Pierce Capt And Persis Millicent Eames Ames. Benjamin Pierce Capt married Elizabeth Perry, Martha Jane Adams, and had children including Adams Pierce, Benjamin Pierce Jr, Caleb Pierce, Deacon Elisha Pierce, Ebenezer Pierce, Elisha Pierce, Jeremiah Pierce, Jerusha Adams Pierce, Lydia Pierce, Martha Pierce, Persis Pierce Eames, Thomas Pierce. Benjamin Pierce Capt passed away in 1730 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Pierce Capt was born in 1657 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Michael J Pierce Capt And Persis Millicent Eames Ames.
  • Benjamin Pierce Capt married Elizabeth Perry, Martha Jane Adams, and had children including Adams Pierce, Benjamin Pierce Jr, Caleb Pierce, Deacon Elisha Pierce, Ebenezer Pierce, Elisha Pierce, Jeremiah Pierce, Jerusha Adams Pierce, Lydia Pierce, Martha Pierce, Persis Pierce Eames, Thomas Pierce.
  • Benjamin Pierce Capt passed away in 1730 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Capt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Capt
1657–1730
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Michael J Pierce Capt
1615–1676
St George, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Persis (Millicent Eames) Ames
1621–1662
Fordington, St. George Parish, Dorset, England or Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Martha Jacobs
1585–1665
Panington, Gloucestershire, England
Anthony Eames
1592–1686
Fordington, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Margery (Margerie) (Marjorie)
1595–1662
Fordington, St. George Parish, Dorset, or Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Martje Jacob
1573–1597
Elizabeth Jenkins
1575–1596
Thomas II
1545–1618
**Millicent (Eames)
1552–1614
John 12ggf
1571–1643
Elizabeth 11ggm
1575–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Plowden
1540–1635
William II
1530–1601
Ann Horsey
1530–1600
Sir Jenkins
1558–1601

Benjamin Capt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Pierce) Capt (1657–3 May 1730) m. Martha (Jane) Adams (1656–1728) m. Elizabeth Perry (1660–)
  1. 1. Jerusha (Adams) Pierce 1681–1758 m. Joseph Baylie 1679–1747
    1. 1. Deacon (Joseph Bailey) Jr. 1704–1782 m. Elizabeth ('Eliza') White 1710–1789
      1. 1. Joseph (Bailey) III 1743–1815 m. Lucy Sylvester 1744–1826
        1. 1. Thirsza (Theresa) Bailey 1787–1862 m. Barzealiel (Moffatt) Jr 1784–1859
        2. 2. Nathaniel Bailey 1775–1776
        3. 3. Sophia Bailey 1794–1821
        4. 4. Mary (Polly) Bailey 1781–1856
        5. 5. Ansel (Edwin) Bailey 1781–1853
        6. 6. Lucy Bailey 1779–
        7. 7. Nathaniel Bailey 1777–1803
        8. 8. Elizabeth Bailey 1772–1827
        9. 9. Joseph (Silvester) Bailey 1771–1823
        10. 10. Anselm Bailey 1781–1853
        11. 11. Minerva Bailey 1791–1792
      2. 2. Caleb Bailey 1738–1786
    2. 2. Joshua Bailey 1727–1727
    3. 3. Ebenezer Bailey 1714–1772
    4. 4. Ruth (Bailey) Edson 1709–1743
    5. 5. Seth Bailey 1717–1746
    6. 6. Adams Bailey 1722–1798
    7. 7. Caleb Bailey 1738–1786
    8. 8. Jerusha Bailey 1725–1725
    9. 9. Benjamin (Pierce) Bailey 1712–1770
    10. 10. Joshua Bailey 1725–1726
    11. 11. Martha Bailey 1707–1717
  2. 2. Benjamin (Pierce) Jr 1683–1772
  3. 3. Martha Pierce 1679–1730
  4. 4. Lydia Pierce 1683–1764
  5. 5. Elisha Pierce 1699–1770
  6. 6. Thomas Pierce 1692–1775
  7. 7. Ebenezer Pierce 1686–1772
  8. 8. Caleb Pierce 1690–1730
  9. 9. Jeremiah Pierce 1697–1780
  10. 10. Adams Pierce 1695–1730
  11. 11. Persis (Pierce) Eames 1688–1730
  12. 12. Caleb Pierce 1690–1769
  13. 13. Deacon (Elisha) Pierce 1699–1770
  14. 14. Martha Pierce 1711–1795
  15. 15. Adams Pierce 1694–1714

Benjamin Capt's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Benjamin Pierce Capt in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1730
3 May 1730
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Pierce Capt in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1730
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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