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Most
information below is taken from Order of the First Families of North
Carolina (see Sources below). To avoid confusion between this
source and what I have personally written, I have indented and put in
italics all that comes from "First Families." ~Ron.V
John Vincent 1 b. unknown m1. date unknown name unknown. Whoever she is, she died by 1680. m2. date unknown Katherine ___________ , the widow of Francis Sowersby. She died testate in 1705, Surry Co., VA. John had no children by his second wife and no one appeared with him on the tithables (tax records) from 1695 onward. d.1698 Surry Co., Virginia Colony 2 Education: unknown Career: Tailor & Planter John and his first wife had 3 children 2 : Issue (VINSON): a. John, called himself a resident of Brunswick Co, but made his will in Prince George Co, VA, 1713-1728, dated 4 Nov 1727; married Mary ( - ) , the granddaughter of John Dobe, the testator of 1716/17, Surry Co, VA. b. Thomas, died 1716, Surry Co, VA, will lost; married Sarah (~). c. Peter, died 1728, Surry Co, VA. Researchers continue to show John or one of his sons married to a Corker. This is a mistake. It probably originates from the fact that John Vincent is mentioned in Corker's will given verbally to his family and recorded later in public records as follows, "... and he alsoe gave fivety Acres of Land to
JNo Vincent by this Will, & desire that it shoulde be Confirmed
accordingly." In the Introduction of Order of First Families of North Carolina 2 , Page xvi, is recorded the following: Chapter Eleven --
Thomas Vinson The ancestry of Thomas Vinson [son of John, see "b." above] has been one of the most compelling problems in this chapter. It was very tempting to think that the first Vinson [, in other words, John] had married an unnamed Corker daughter. I do not know what John Vinson's relationship to Capt. William Corker was. He may have been a very well thought of overseer on Corker's farm. Or was he adopted by the family and given a portion not mentioned in the will so as to avoid confusing the legal aspects of probate?... NOTE: As further research on this line is ongoing, some research may be found on separate pages. For example, a quick Google search of Surry County records for Colonial Virginia for any records pertaining to John Vincent (d.1698) mentioned above. Many examples were found on 29 July 2021. CLICK HERE to see what was found and to read some of what's been discovered since then. Sources: 1- John is mentioned in the Bledsoe-Kelly Collection, "Vincent Family", donated by Maude McLure Kelly (1887-1973), SC-829, Family Series, Special Collections, Samford University Library, Birmingham, Alabama. John Anderson Brayton wrote extensively about this early line in his book (pp. 509-515; Order of First Families of North Carolina -- Registry of Ancestors Vol. 1, compiled and copyrighted (1988, 2005) by John Anderson Brayton, Memphis, TN; pub. Cain Lithographers, Jackson, MS). A 24 page excerpt from the book giving details of the Vincent line is given here for research purposes only. You may view it by CLICKING HERE. Please observe copyright laws by not reproducing this. It is given here only to aid research on the Vincent Family. If the copyright owner objects, this will of course be removed immediately. 2- ibid, page 515 says: "John
Vinson, died 1698, Surry Co, VA married (1) (--) who died by 1680; (2)
Katherine (—) Sowersby, the widow of Francis Sowersby; she died testate
1705, Surry Co, VA. He had no children by his second marriage and no
one appeared with him on the tithables from 1695 onward."
3- Until 1752, a dual dating system was used in the British Colonies. CLICK HERE for an explanation. |