Joan
PURCHASE
Born
25 March 1578
,
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died
26 March 1653
,
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: 25 March 1578 in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Father:
Oliver PURCHASE
Mother:
Thomasine HARRIS
Joan was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1630.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joan married Bernard CAPEN 3 May 1596 in Dorchester, Dorset, England . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Bernard CAPEN was born abt. 1562 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington). Bernard died 18 November 1638 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset).
Joan PURCHASE died 26 March 1653 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony .
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Spouse & Children of Joan PURCHASE
Joan PURCHASE married 
Bernard CAPEN
Marriage date: 3 May 1596
Marriage place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Bernard CAPENMarriage date: 3 May 1596
Marriage place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Children of Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE
Bernard CAPEN James CAPEN Ruth CAPEN Dorothy CAPENBorn: abt. 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 18 September 1675, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 18 September 1675, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Nicholas UPSALL 17 January 1630 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Susannah CAPENBorn: 11 April 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 13 November 1666, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Died: 13 November 1666, Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Married: William ROCKWELL 14 April 1624 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Married: Matthew GRANT 29 May 1645 Place: Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Hannah CAPENMarried: Robert GIFFORD 4 August 1629 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
John CAPENBorn: 26 January 1613, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 4 April 1692, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 April 1692, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Redegon CLAPP 20 October 1637 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Married: Mary BASS 20 September 1647 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Honor CAPENBorn: abt. 1616, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 1 December 1680, Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1 December 1680, Westfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: William HANNUM 1634 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Elizabeth CAPENBorn: 29 October 1616, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died: 29 January 1677, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 January 1677, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Thomas SWIFT 18 October 1630 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
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Birth — 157825 March 1578
Dorchester, Dorset, England
 Thomas
Authors Mark Everett Thomas, Helen Lucille Chapman Thomas
Publisher M.E. Thomas, 1983
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jan 18, 2008
Length 616 pages
Page 319){kind=small}
Title Thomas ancestors: a history of a Thomas family : being the ancestors of the children of the Honorable Mark Thomas, Jr. and Marjolie Maude (Foster) Thomas
Authors Mark Everett Thomas, Helen Lucille Chapman Thomas
Publisher M.E. Thomas, 1983
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jan 18, 2008
Length 616 pages
Page 319
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume 3
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts
Editors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Publisher Lewis historical publishing company, 1910
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 1, 2008
Page 1587
1596 Marriage / PartnerJoan PURCHASE and Bernard CAPEN 3 May 1596, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
She was 18 years old.
1600 Birth of ChildRuth CAPEN was born 7 August 1600, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Joan was 22 years old.
1602 Birth of ChildSusannah CAPEN was born 11 April 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Joan was 24 years old.
1613 Birth of ChildJohn CAPEN was born 26 January 1613, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Joan was 34 years old.
1616 Birth of ChildElizabeth CAPEN was born 29 October 1616, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Joan was 38 years old.
1624 Marriage of ChildSusannah CAPEN married 14 April 1624, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington) to William ROCKWELL
1628 Death of ChildJames CAPEN died 8 September 1628, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Joan was 50 years old.
1629 Marriage of ChildHannah CAPEN married 4 August 1629, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington) to Robert GIFFORD
1630 Marriage of ChildDorothy CAPEN married 17 January 1630, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington) to Nicholas UPSALL
1630 Marriage of ChildElizabeth CAPEN married 18 October 1630, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington) to Thomas SWIFT
1637 Marriage of ChildJohn CAPEN married 20 October 1637, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset) to Redegon CLAPP
1638 Death of Spouse/PartnerBernard CAPEN died 18 November 1638, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
1645 Marriage of ChildSusannah CAPEN married 29 May 1645, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Matthew GRANT
1646 Death of ChildRuth CAPEN died 26 March 1646, , England (United Kingdom)
Joan was 68 years old.
1646 Death of ChildBernard CAPEN died 20 April 1646, , England (United Kingdom)
Joan was 68 years old.
1647 Marriage of ChildJohn CAPEN married 20 September 1647, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Mary BASS
Grave
Capen, Joan
Date: 1653/ 3/ 26
Cemetery: Dorchester North
Location: DN/ B147
Source: cityofboston.gov
findagrave.com
Death — 165326 March 1653
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
She died at the age of 75.
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