Capt. Lewis BANE (BEAN) b. 28 Apr 1671 York, York, Maine, d. 24 Jun 1721 York, York, Maine,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1671 - 1721 (50 years)

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Name	Lewis BANE (BEAN) [1]
Prefix	Capt.
Birth	28 Apr 1671	York, York, Maine, [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	E179F95FC25B4A6AB7501386D1C0B472DA8D
Will	1721	York, York, Maine, [3]
(proved 21 Jul 1721)
Probate Office, 3, 75 In the Name of God Amen. I Lewis Bane of York in y^e County of York, in y^e Province of Main, in New : England, being Sick of Body, but of Sound under-standing and memory; Do make this my Last Will & Testament. First and above all. I would Commit my Spirit into y^e hands of God that gave it, as a faithfull Creator and Mercifull Father, as also into y^e hands of Christ, as an alsufficient and most Gracious Redeemer. Desiring to trust in his Righteous-ness, even in his only for Justification. In y^e next place I Commit my body to y^e Earth, Decently, to be buried, in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection. And as to that Worldly Estate which God has Graciously given me, I Dispose of it as followeth. Imp^rs I give and bequeath unto my faithfull Loving and Tender Wife my Dwelling house and barn and y^e one half of all my Movebles which Movables what my Said Wife does not spend in her lifetime to be given, among her Children at her Discretion at her Decease, and my Said Wife Shall have her thirds of y^e rest of my Estate and half the Lower Pasture during her Natural life. It^m I give and bequeath unto my Eldest Son Jonathan all the Land which I bought of M^r Gooch (Excepting the Land on which my barne Standeth & four roods the N E. and as many Roods to y^e SE. of S^d barn and So that full bredth. SW. down to y^e high way) I do also give unto my Said Son Jonathan the one half of my Lower pasture, and y^e whole of Said pasture at his Mothers Decease. And I do further give unto my Said Son a Third part of all my fresh meadows, that lie up in y^e Woods. It^m give and bequeath to my Son Lewis all my Lands at the place in this Town Called Scituate which I bought of Arthur Bragdon & Dodavah and Job Curtis, Together with y^e whole of y^e fresh meadow that I bought with y^e Said Lands at Scituate. I do also give unto my Said Second Son Lewis one third part of my fresh meadows aboves^d Lying in the Woods. Itm I give unto my third Son John That forty acres of Land which was my fathers on which my now Dwelling house Standeth taking in y^e Reserve or Exception mentioned in my Gift to Jonathan as above Expressed. as also my Dwelling House and barn at his mothers Decease as also one third part of y^e meadows Lying up in y^e Woods above mentioned. He y^e Said John paying to his youngest brother Ebenezar Twenty and five pounds money. Item My Youngest Son Ebenezar Shall be well brought up out of y^e Estate till he Shall come to be of y^e age of twenty & one years, and then besides y^e twenty and five pounds to be paid him by his Brother John he Shall be paid by my Executors out of my Estate Eighty pounds money as also one Cow and ten Sheep It^m I give unto my Eldest Davghter Mary Sayword twenty pounds to be paid by my Executors out of my Estate within one Year after my Decease. It^m I give and bequeath unto my Second Daughter Elinor forty pounds to be paid out of my Estate by my Executors within two years after my Decease It^m I give and bequeath unto my youngest Daughter Mehetabel Forty pounds. as also one Cow and ten Sheep to be paid to her Mother. & put into her Mothers hands within one year after my Decease. It^m As to y^e rest of my Land and other Estate that I have not Disposed of, I leave it in y^e hands of my Executors to pay my Just Debts & Funeral Charges & if anything Shall remain it Shall be Equally Divided among all my Children : But if Said Land & Estate Shall not be Sufficient what is wanting Shall be paid by my Children in an Equall proportion to what they do by this my Will and Testament, receive. Finally. I do make Constitute & appoint my beloved Wife and Eldest Son to be y^e Sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testam^t Signed Sealed Published Pronounced Lewis Bane (Seal) & Declared by Lewis Bane first within mentioned to be his Last Will & Testam^t In presence of us John Sedgley Note y^e word (her) between y^e 16^th & Job Banks 17^th lines in y^e first page, as also y^e Joseph Moodey words (as also) between y^e 37^th & 38^th lines in y^e Same page and y^e word (be) between y^e 3^d & 4^th line in y^e 2^d page ware all written before y^e Signing sealing or Pronouncing of y^e above written Testam^t Probated 21 July 1721. Inventory returned 2 Oct. 1721, at £1175: 15: 0, by Abra^m Preble, Samuel Came, and Jeremiah Moulton Jun^r, appraisers. Debts due the estate from John Sayward, and Nath^ll Donnill.
Death	24 Jun 1721	York, York, Maine, [2, 4]
Burial	York, York, Maine, United States [5]
Person ID	I1580	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	15 Dec 2023

Father	Lewis BANE (BEAN), b. Abt 1643, , , , Scotland d. 7 Apr 1677, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 34 years)
Mother	Mary MILLS, b. Abt 1647 d. Abt 1694, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 47 years)
Marriage	Abt 1668	York, York, Maine,
Family ID	F642	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary AUSTIN, b. Cal 1665 d. 25 Mar 1723 (Age ~ 58 years)

Marriage Bef 1692 York, York, Maine, [6]

Children

+	1. Capt. Jonathan BANE (BEAN), b. 14 Dec 1692, York, York, Maine, d. 6 Dec 1777, Buxton, York, Maine, United States (Age 84 years)

Family ID F477 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Aug 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Apr 1671 - York, York, Maine,
	Marriage - Bef 1692 - York, York, Maine,
	Will - (proved 21 Jul 1721) - 1721 - York, York, Maine,
	Death - 24 Jun 1721 - York, York, Maine,
	Burial - - York, York, Maine, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1580&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Capt. Lewis BANE (BEAN)."

Sources

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[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 Aug 2018); Capt Lewis Bane (1671-1721) Memorial #20765844; Old York Cemetery, York, ME.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 23 Oct 2021), Lewis (1671-) & Mary (Austin) [SEYWOOD/SEYWARD]; citing Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015) 1:116.