Elizabeth Reynolds Vincent

• BIRTH 1699 Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
• DEATH 1791 (aged 91–92) Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Cemetery has not been located
• MEMORIAL ID 80932230

Biography

Elizabeth Reynolds Vincent was the daughter of John Reynolds of North Kingston, Rhode Island.[1][2] John Reynolds was the second husband of Jemima Vincent, Nicholas’ father William Vincent’s second wife. Thus, Nicholas married his step-sister.[2]

Elizabeth Reynolds, born in 1699 and died in 1791, age 93, married Nicholas Vincent in probably 1721.[2] Nicholas passed away in 1749.[1][2] The Wills of both Nicholas and Elizabeth are recorded in The descendants of Thomas Vincent of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.[2]

Both sources, Wheeler and Thomas, give the family structure as follows: [1][2]

WILLIAM VINCENT, the emigrant ancestor, came to New England and married at Providence, R. I., Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of William and his wife, Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, on May 31, 1670. William Vincent died in 1695.[1][2]

She was a daughter of Francis & his second wife Elizabeth Berry Reynolds. She was married to Nicholas Vincent in 1721 in Westerly, Washington Co., R.I. where they settled down & lived. The location of her burial is yet unknown. He husband, William Vincent, the emigrant ancestor, came to New England and married at Providence, RI, Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of William and his wife, Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, on May 31, 1670. William Vincent died in 1695. Thomas and William Vincent remained in Providence, but Nicholas Vincent removed to Westerly, R. I. The three brothers were cordwainers. Nicholas Vincent. [3]

Notes

Elizabeth, wife of Nicolas Vincent may have been Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of John Reynolds, or Elizabeth Dix, daughter of Leonard Dix. At one time she was believed to be the daughter of John or Robert John Reynolds. We could not find solid proof of this altho it is listed in others genealogy.[9]

As to the debate as who her mother was it listed Francis Reynolds & first wife having 4 children Francis, Peter,James,& Jabez. It listed Francis & second wife Elizabeth Berry Reynolds as haveing 4 children. Elizabeth (B: 1699) Mary, Susannah & Debrorah. Another listed Francis B: Oct 1662) married first Elizabeth Greene & second Elizabeth Berry...[10] Their daughter Elizabeth fits the time frame the best but you will have to draw your own conclusions on this until better proof is found.

Spouse
William
Nicholas Vincent I 1690–1749

Children
Elizabeth Vincent 1721- m. Oliver Lewis
Nicholas Vincent Jr. 1723- m. Mary Earle
Jemima Vincent 1724- m. William Clark
Hannah Vincent 1725- m. Elijah Hinckley
Joshua Vincent 1727- died young
Dr William Vincent 1729–1807 m. Zeruiah Rudd
Mercy/Molly Vincent Freeman 1730 m. Elisha Freeman
Mary Vincent Hinckley 1731/4–1806 m. 1st Ephraim Bacon Feb. 25, 1754, 2nd, Samuel Hinckley
Joseph Vincent 1737–1823 m. Anna Dunbar
Deborah Vincent Gardiner 1740–1813 m. Nicholas Gardiner Jr.
Hannah Vincent Hinckley 1745–1818

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reynolds-10956

2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80932230/elizabeth_vincent Burial unknown. She was dau. of Francis Reynolds and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Berry

3. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 624 <

4. https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs01whee/page/624/mode/2u... Archive.Org] >

5. Wheeler, Richard Anson, b. 1817; History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut, from its frist settlement in 1649 to 1900; New London, Conn., Press of the Day publishing company; 1900. page 624: Nicholas Vincent married Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of John Reynolds, and died in 1749. Names 10 Children.

6. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Copy at American Ancestors; page 1572. Torrey sources; 1) Wethersfield 2:303; 2) Foreman Anc. 155: 3) Hartford Prob. 2: 58, 302.

7. Farman, Elbert E. (Elbert Eli), 1831-1911; Foreman-Farman-Forman genealogy; descendants of William Foreman, who came from London, England, in 1675, and settled near Annapolis, Maryland, supplemented by single lines of the families of the ancestors of the writer's paternal great-grandmother, his own mother and the descendants of Edward Frisbie, an original settler of Branford, Conn.; New York; Tobias A. Wright; Printer and Publisher; 1911. page 155; Elizabeth Dix, daughter of Leonard Dix, was born at Wethersford Connecticut and married ____ Vincent.

8. Manwaring, Charles William, 1829-1905; A digest of the early Connecticut probate records, Vol II; Hartford, Conn.; R. S. Peck & Co., Printers; 1904 page 58; Elizabeth Vincent heir.

9. "The Greene Family of Rhode Island, 1903 with Historical Records of English Ancestory (1534-1902) By Louise Brownell Clarke.

10. "Ancestral Lines Revisited"

11. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reynolds-10956

Additional Data

Children of William and Priscilla (Carpenter) Vincent:

1. ) THOMAS, b. .
2. ) NICHOLAS VINCENT; b. ____; married Elizabeth, daughter of John Reynolds. Died in 1749
3. ) WILLIAM; b. ____;