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John Vinson 1
b. date unknown m. date unknown to Mary, granddaughter of John Dobe of Surry County, VA. d. 1727 Johnston, North Carolina, United States Children: According to his 1727 will, his children were 1) Thomas, 2) Mary, 3) John, and 4) an unnamed child his wfe was expecting. NOTE 2 : In his book, First Families of North Carolina, John Anderson Brayton says that John who called himself a resident of Brunswick County but made his will in Prince George Co., Virginia, ... dated 4 Nov 1727. m. Mary __________ , the granddaughter of John Dobe, the testator of 1716/17, Surry Co., Virginia. Education: He was illiterate. He was not able to sign his name to his will but made "his marke." Career: Planter. Sources and Information 1- To view a copy of John Vinson's 1727 will CLICK HERE. For a transcript, CLICK HERE. 2- Order of First Families of North Carolina -- Registry of Ancestors Vol. 1 by John Anderson Brayton (self published in Memphis, TN, abt.1980), in Chapter Eleven, Page 494, footnote 4, which says: Surry Co, VA,
Wills, Etc, #7, p. 219. This tract was bounded by Thomas Minge's
branch, called the Parting Branch, the Miry Branch, and Timothy
Redding. Two pages later, on 13 July 1719, John Vinson and wife Mary
sold 30 acres of land in Southwarke (being part of a greater tract of
land belonging to John Vinson), bounded by the Miry Branch, and Timothy
Redding. The land was described as being on the north side of Joseph's
Swamp. John Vinson died testate in Prince George Co, VA, and his will
was signed 4 Nov 1727, a codicil added 6 Nov 1727, and finally recorded
9 Jan 1727, Prince George Co, VA, Wills & Deeds, 1713-1728. He made
bequests to sons John (land at Joseph's Swamp in Surry) and Thomas,
daughter Mary, child his wife Mary was big with, and named his brother
Peter joint executor with his wife and Thomas Eldridge. Brother Peter
Vinson is probably the intestate decedent of Surry Co, VA, whose estate
was administered by Sarah Vincent (his wife or sister-in-law?) on 3 Aug
1728, according to Surry Co, VA, Wills, Etc, #7, p. 851. NOTE: This quote from Mr. Brayton's book is confusing. It says "Brother Peter Vinson is the intestate decedent of Surry Co, VA, whose estate was administered by Sarah Vincent ... on 3 Aug. 1728." However, below is a quote from the same book showing Peter who died in 1728 was a child, not a brother of John Vinson who died in 1727. Also, what was the name of the child his wife was "bigg" with? Could there have been both a brother and a son named Peter and both died in 1728? More research is needed. 3- For an explanation of the dual-dating system, CLICK HERE. . |