John Phinney, II

Phinney aka Finney

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.

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Finney-533

John "Christian John" Phinney II [uncertain] formerly Finney

Born 24 Dec 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Son of John Finney Sr. and Christian (Patten) Finney

Brother of Margaret Finney, Jonathan (Finney) Phinney [half], Robert Phinney [half], Hannah (Phinney) Morton [half], Elizabeth Phinney [half], Josiah Finney [half], Jeremiah Finney [half] and Joshua Phinney [half]

Husband of Mary (Rogers) Phinney — married 10 Aug 1664 (to before 9 Mar 1719) in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Father of John Phinney, Melatiah Phinney, Joseph Phinney, Thomas Phinney, Ebenezer Phinney, Samuel Phinney, Mary (Phinney) Bryant, Mercy (Phinney) Crocker, Reliance (Phinney) Morton, Benjamin Phinney, Jonathan Phinney and Hannah Phinney

Died before 9 Mar 1719 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 27 Jul 2019 | Created 2 Feb 2015

Biography

John Finney is referred to as "Christian John" in this source:[1]

John Phinney was born on 24 December 1638 at Plymouth.[2] He was the son of John Phinney and Christian Patten. John Phinney married Mary Rogers, daughter of Joseph Rogers and Hannah, on 10 August 1664 at Barnstable.[3][4] John Phinney died 19 Apr 1718-09 Mar 1718/19 at Barnstable.

John Finney changed his name to Phinney.[1] His descendants generally used the spelling, Phinney.[5]

He died before 9 March 1718/9, the date his estate was inventoried. John Phiney of Barnstable, weaver, made his will, dated 19 April 1718 and proved 18 June 1719, in which he desired that after the decease of his wife, his best bed & linens were to be given to daughter Mary Eastland, the rest of his moveable estate to be divided equally between his three daughters Mary Eastland, Mercy Crocker and Reliance Morton. After the decease of his wife, the money due to him from son Ebenezer to be equally divided between his seven sons: John, Joseph, Thomas, Ebenezer, Samuel, Benjamin & Jonathan Phiney. Son John Phiney to be his sole executor. Witnesses were Moody & Martha Russel, James Paine. The inventory of his estate was taken 9 March 1718/9, totalling approximately £116, of which £90 was due on a bond, the rest in household goods.[6]

Known children of John and Mary (Rogers) Phinney, all recorded in Barnstable, Massachusetts were:[7][4][8][9]

Deacon John, b May 5, 1665 Malatiah, b Oct 1666; d Nov 1667 Joseph, b Jan 26, 1667 (prob. 1667/8) Thomas, b Jan 1671 Ebenezer, b Feb 18, 1673 Samuel, b Nov 4, 1676 Mary, b Sept 3, 1678; m John Eastland Mercy, b July 10, 1679; m Eleazar Crocker Jan 26, 1715 Reliance, b Aug 27, 1681 Benjamin, b June 18, 1682 Jonathan, b July 30, 1684 Hannah, b Mar 28, 1687; d Feb 10, 1689 Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Finney, James Albert The name and family of Finney and a genealogical record of his direct line down to 1952, published 1952. Reference page 15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-HP2?cc=2061550&wc... : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 246 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records Vol. 1:377. John ye Eldest Son of John Phinny born at Plymouoth 24 of Decem 1638. ↑ Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 2 (Google eBook), page 225 ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-HP2?cc=2061550&wc... : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 246 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records Vol. 1:377. John Phinney Jur and Mary Rogers Married 10 of August 1664. ↑ "The Finney Family" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) Reference Volume 148 (1994), page 325 ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records Vol. 3:595 Will of John Phiney of Barnstable. ↑ Finney, Howard Finney-Phinney families in America : descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, R.I., of Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa., published 1957. Reference page 2 ↑ Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), p. 12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-HP2?cc=2061550&wc... : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 246 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records Vol. 1:377. Phinney, Mary Allen Phinney genealogy; a brief history of Ebenezer Phinney, of Cape Cod, and his descendants, from 1637 to 1947, published 1948. Thomas Rogers Society, URL: http://www.thomasrogerssociety.com/p1.htm#i23, http://www.thomasrogerssociety.com/p3.htm#i62 New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. II, p. 1183. FINNEY, John Jr. (1638-1719) & mary ROGERS (1644-1718+); 10 Aug 1664, 16 Aug; Barnstable {Phinney 6, 15; Hills: Mayflower Planters 154; Barnstable Co. Prob. 5:49; MD 11:30, 20:143 (probably wrong); Pilgrim Notes 4:70; Plymouth (Davis) 347; Morse (#1) 65, 67, 68; Williams (#18) 38} Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, database, FamilySearch, John Phinny and Mary Rogers, 10 Aug 1664; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 947,061. Morse, William Inglis, Genealogiae; or, Data concerning the families of Morse, Chipman, Phinney, Ensign and Whiting, published 1925. Reference pages 68-71 http://hiattfamily.org/gen/lda-2014-10-03/aqwn14521.htm Barnstable Town Record (Eben Lennart Johnson, 2007) Vol. 1, Part C, Page 377