John Phinney Jr. was the son of John Sr. and Christina Phinney. This John, Sr, with his brother Robert, sister Catherine and mother arrived from England prior to 1639.

John Jr. was the founder of the Barnstable line.

Through Mary (Rogers) Phinney, wife of John Jr. all the descendants of this marriage of Susannah and Ebenezer Phinney are also descended from Thomas Rogers who came to this country on the Mayflower. Thomas's son Joseph Rogers was the father of Mary Rogers.

will

John Phinney left a will on 19 April 1718 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; bequests were as follows: After The Decease of my wife I Give to my Daughter Mary Eastland my best feather Bed and Coverlid and bolster and one pillow. All the Rest of my movable Estate I Give Equally to my Three Daughters vis: To Mary Eastland, Mercy Crocker and Reliance Morton. The Remainder of the Money Due To me from my son Ebenezer Phinney after my wife's Decease I Give Equally To my Seven sons vs: John Phinney, Joseph, Thomas, Ebenezer, Samuel, Benjamin and Jonathan Phinney. I Do Constitute . . . son John Phinney my onely and sole Executor. The signature was recorded as "John Phinney". The witnesses were: Moodey Russell, Martha Russell, James Paine. 

Links

• http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL1h.htm
• http://www.phinneysplace.com/genealogy/p2222.htm#i235 Last Edited 30 Jan 2004

Citations:

1. Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings.
2. Westgate / Reeves, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Family of Thomas Rogers.
3. Clifford L Stott, "The Finney Family of Lenton, Nottinghamshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts", 148, 315.
4. Howard Finney, Finney-Phinney Families in America; Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, of Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa.
5. Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Dunkle, Robert J. (Transcriber), The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 2001.