BANCROFT, Joseph, s. Benja[min] and Anna [Marey. dup.], [died] Nov. 29, 1739 [sic, see comment].
[Note: The VRs contain the following records for Joseph:
Joseph born 5 Sep 1733
Joseph 2d born 1 Aug 1738
Joseph died 29 Nov 1739
Joseph died 2 Nov 1745
Obviously this makes no sense as it stands. No son Joseph is named in the will. Either a birth and a death were not recorded, meaning there were three sons named Joseph (requiring two errors) -OR- one date is recorded wrong and there were only two sons named Joseph (only one error). The original record says what the published record says here, so the error or errors lie in the original. No pertinent gravestone has been located. Because of the death of sister Mary in 1737, it seems most plausible that the first Joseph died in 1737 4 days after sister Mary (i.e., probably the same cause), in which case the dates then make sense.]
