Benjamin Carpenter of Cranston, yeoman. Will dated 29 Oct 1765, proved ca 28 Mar 1767, pps. 250-252. Wife Prudence. Sons: Oliver, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Elisha, Nathan and Job. Daughters: Barbary Sprague and Mary Sprague. Witnesses: Anna Yeats, Edward Thurber, Russell Mason.
No birth record found for sons Nathan and Job, the last 2 sons named in father's will. Was their mother Mercy or Prudence?