Notes
Ref#253:
I. Adriaen Vincent immigrated 1634 to New Amsterdam from London on the
Mary & John. In 1646, he was listed as a former New Amsterdam company
soldier from Aecken, near Ghent in present-day Belgium. He was licensed
to sell brandy and strong liquor in 1654; earlier that year, the court
had describe Adriaen as an "old burgher and inhabitant" of New
Amsterdam. In 1659, he sued for slander after being accused of having
another wife with four children in Holland; the defendents had lost a
default judgment to Adriaen in the month prior, the court directed them
to document their charges, and no further action appears in Dutch
records. In 1667, English Gov. Richard Nichols granted land to Adriaen
on Prince Street, NYC. Children: Jean/John; Francis m. Anne Guerry;
Madaleine m. John Pelletreau.
II. Jean/John Vincent (- May/Dec 1705) married Susanne Newkirk in New
York City. She may be his second wife; a 1684 deed, recorded two years
later identifies his wife as Ann Vincent. Ann may have died by 1687;
another deed related to the first does not list any wife of Jean/John
Vincent. Susanne's name first appears with the 1690 baptism of daughter
Susanne Vincent. New Amsterdam records lists Jean/John variously as a
merchant and a leather dresser. He sold property on Prince Street in
1684 and bought land on the west side of Broadway in 1686 and on Maiden
Lane, Queens in April 1705. He worshiped at the NY French Protestant
Church; at least his children were all baptized there. Children: Levi;
Jean (1682-14 Aug 1690); Susanne (30 May 1690-); Elizabet (27 Dec 1693-);
and Marie Anne (6 Dec 1696-).
III. Levi Vincent (10 Apr 1676-26 Nov 1764) was born in New York City
and lived there until at least 1705, according to his father's will. He
married Hester DeVeaux (8 May 1680-4 Aug 1758), according to some Speer
family bible records. Levi and Hester moved to Newark, NJ by 1709, when
fourth child, John, was born on the family's Newark farm. Levi first
appears in Newark town records in 1733, although both Levi and Hester
appear on a 1726 membership list of the Acquackanonk Dutch Reformed
Church, the nearest reformed church to Newark. Levi reportedly died on
his Newark farm. Children: Esther (5 May 1703-); Susannah (30 Jun
1703-died young); Susannah (2 Oct 1706-died young); John; Susannah (3 Feb
1711-13 Dec 1797); Mary Ann (19 Jul 1713); Rachel (20 Nov 1715-19 Jan
1737); Levi (19 Mar 1718-); and Frederick (2 Feb 1726).
IV. John Vincent (26 Jan 1709-24 Feb 1801) was born in Newark and
married 1 Dec 1733 Elizabeth Doremus (13 Jul 1711-11 Feb 1788) in
Newark. They joined the Acquackanonk church 20 April 1739 by
confession. They baptized their children at the Second River
(Belleville) Reformed Dutch Church. However, John's name appears in some
Orange, NJ business records 1744-58. John moved his family to
Pennsylvania in 1770 or 1772. He played a local, but noteworthy, role in
two of the great issues of the period--land conflict between the colonies
and the Revolutionary War. John and Elizabeth both died near Milton,
PA. Children:
Esther Vincent (22 Jul 1734-) m. Hendrick Joralemon;
Ancestor Cornelius Vincent;
Rachel Vincent (24 Feb 1739-);
Elizabeth Vincent (27 May 1741-c1742);
Elizabeth Vincent (17 Sep 1743);
Jane Vincent (28 Feb 1746-);
Mary Vincent (5 Mar 1748-);
Benjamin Vincent (10 Mar 1751-);
Peter Vincent (18 Jan 1754-) m. Sarah Quimby--he was a professional
hunter in the Sussquahanna area; and Annatje (1 Jan 1757-). John's
sons-in-law, Timothy Williams and Samuel Gould, later moved to near
Cayuga Lake, Cayuga Co, NY
V. Cornelius Vincent (15 Apr 1737-16 Jul 1812) was born in present-day
Bloomfield and married November 1756 Phebe Ward (8 Apr 1740-25 Feb
1809). He brought his family to Pennsylvania with his father. Like his
father, Cornelius played a noteworthy role in the two great issues of the
period. Reportedly, from his three-year imprisonment during the
Revolution, he carried ankle and wrist scars from English shackles.
Cornelius and Phebe may have returned to New Jersey after the war; they
witnessed a Bloomfield, NJ deed in 1798 and sold land in Newark 1800 and
in Acquackanonk 1802--Phebe signed both deeds with an X. They both
returned to Milton and lived at their daughter, Mary Vincent Derickson’s,
farm, where they both died. They are buried at the Warrior Run church
cemetery.
Phebe Ward (8 Apr 1740-25 Feb 1809) was born in Essex County, New Jersey
and there married November 1756 Cornelius Vincent (15 Apr 1737-16 Jul
1812). They moved to Pennsylvania, where she became a recognized veteran
of the Revolutionary War. Her ancestry has not yet been established,
although she is probably a great-granddaughter of either Sgt. John Ward
or John Ward turner, both of whom helped found Newark, New Jersey.
Children:
Isaac Vincent (20 Jun 1757-21 Jul 1779);
Daniel Vincent (17 Jan 1760-26 Jan 1826) eventually owned 400 acres
along Warrior Run creek, where he built a saw mill in 1790. He married
Angelica Huffe, with whom he was captured at Fort Freeman; he remained
imprisioned until the end of the Revolution. Children: Phoebe; Isaac;
John; and Elizabeth.
Bethuel Vincent (3 Jun 1762-1 Apr 1837)--he married four times;
Sarah Vincent;
Benjamin Vincent (5 Oct 1768-23 Jul 1819);
John Vincent (4 Feb 1772-18 Feb 1860) was a Northumberton County
justice in 1832;
Elizabeth Vincent (4 Jun 1774-2 Sep 1844) m. Richard Peters;
Rebecca Vincent (27 Oct 1776-Jun 1862);
Mary Vincent (10 Feb 1779-14 Mar 1864) m. David Derickson.
VI. Sarah "Sally" Vincent (25 Jul 1765-28 Mar 1845) was born in Newark
and went with her family to Pennsylvania. She was with her family at
Fort Freeland. She evidently returned to New Jersey, where she married
1786 Moses Harrison 2. They were Flavel R. Harrison's parents.
SOURCES: Gardner Card Collection; Records of New Amsterdam Vols I-VII
(1897); 55 Geneal. Mag. of NJ 65-70 (1980).
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