Capen in Massachusetts

1600s

Capens appearing in Savage:

CAPEN, BERNARD, Dorchester, came, perhaps after his s. for he was adm. freem. not until 16 May 1636, and d. 8 Nov. 1638, aged 70, and his wid. d. of Oliver Purchis, m. on the Monday of Whitsun week, 1596, d. 26 Mar. 1653, aged 75, acc. the gr.stone inscript. thot. to be the earliest in N. E.  His will of 9 Oct. preced. his d. was not pro. bef. Nov. 1652.  Abstr. of it is in Geneal. Reg. V. 240.  Only three ch. are kn. Ruth, b. 7 Aug. 1600; Susanna, 11 Apr. 1602; and John, 26 Jan. 1613. Susanna d. 13 Nov. 1666.  He was from Dorchester, in O. E. as appears from nuncup. will of Henry Russell, wh. left him a legacy there.  BERNARD, Dorchester, s. of John, m. 2 June 1675, Sarah, d. of Thomas Trott, had Bernard, b. 26 Mar. 1676; John, 18 Feb. 1678, d. in few hours; Sarah, 5 Jan. 1679; Joseph, 28 Nov. 1681, d. at 13 yrs.; James, 8 Apr. 1684, d. in few hours; and John, again, 16 July 1685.  The f. d. of smallpox, 3 May 1691, and his wid. d. 2 June 1724, aged 70.  CHARLES, Dorchester, a soldier, Dec. 1675, in the comp. of brave capt. Johnson.  JAMES, Charlestown, by w. Hannah, prob.  d. of John Lawrence of C., had James, bapt. 16 Sept. 1683; and Hannah,  b. 13 Oct. 1686. * JOHN, Dorchester, only s. of the first Bernard, came bef. his f. as is thot. was freem. 14 May 1634, m. 20 Oct. 1637, Redigon or Radigan Clap, had Joanna, b. 3 Oct. 1638, d. soon; John, 21 Oct. 1639; and his w. d. 10 Dec. 1645.  Next, by w. Mary, d. of Samuel  Bass of Braintree, m. 20 Sept. 1647, he had Samuel, b. at B. 29 July 1648; Bernard, 24 Mar. 1650; a d. 6 July 1652; ano. ch. 17 Nov. 1654; Preserved, 4 Mar. 1657; Joseph, 20 Dec. 1658, bapt. 2 Jan. foll. H. C. 1677; Hannah, 1 Oct. 1662; and Elizabeth 29, bapt. 30 Dec. 1666, wh. d. at 13 yrs.  He was of ar. co. 1646, deac. 1656, a capt. rep. 1671, 3-8, and d. 6 Apr. 1692.  All of this name in our country, it is said, descend. from him.  His wid. d. 29 June 1704, aged 72; and her d. Mary m. 22 Sept. 1674, James Foster.  JOHN, Dorchester,  s. of the preced. freem. 1666, m. 19 Nov. 1662, Susanna, d. of William Barsham of Watertown, had Susanna, b. 16 Sept. 1664; John, wh. d. 7 Aug. 1681; Samuel, 23 Oct. 1667; Thankful, 22 Apr. 334 1669; Sarah 9 Dec. 1670; Dorothy, 13 Oct. 1672, d. next mo.; Dorothy, again, 16 Sept. 1673; Purchase, 14 Nov. 1675; Nathaniel, 1 Oct. 1677, d. at 5 yrs. Elizabeth 17 Apr. 1680; Elizabeth again, 21 Mar. 1682; and Hannah, 21, bapt. 26 Oct. 1684.  JOSEPH, Topsfield, br. of the preced. ord. 11 June 1684, m. Priscilla, d. of John Appleton of Ipswich, had Priscilla, and sev. more ch. and d. 30 June 1725, the w. and sev. ds. surv.  PRESERVED, Dorchester, br. of the preced. m. 16 May 1682, Mary, d. of Edward Payson, had Mary, b. 28 Mar. 1683; Preserved, 10 Apr. 1686; Elizabeth 1 Mar. 1690; Ann, 12 Nov. 1692, d. soon; John, 16 Oct. 1694; Ebenezer, 6 Sept. 1698, d. soon; Ebenezer, again, 8 Jan. 1700; and Ann, again, 9 May 1703; and his w. d. 20 Oct. 1708, wh. is the date, also. of his own d.  SAMUEL, Dorchester, br. of the preced. m. 9 Apr. 1673, Susanna, d. of Edward Payson, had Samuel, b. 1 Feb. 1674, d. at 4 mos.; Samuel, again, 4 Nov. 1675, d. at 2 mos.; Hopestill, 13 Oct. 1677; Mary, 23 Sept. 1679; Ebenezer, 30 Apr. 1682, d. at 6 mos.; Edward, 24 Sept. 1683; Samuel, again, 1 Mar. 1686; Susanna, 10 Nov. 1688; Jabesh, 3 Mar. 1690, d. soon; Jonathan, 17 Mar. 1691; Susanna, again, 5 Sept. 1693; John, 19 June 1696; and Elizabeth 28 Sept. 1698.  He was freem. 1674, and d. 19 May 1733, at ripe age (tho. something short of that his gr.stone boasts); and his wid. d. 3 Feb. 1738, aged 82.  Six pages of Thayer's Genealog. are giv. to this fam. of wh. in 1844, eight had been gr. at Harv. and none at Yale or Dart.