Individual Details
William VINCENT
(Bef 1755 - Aft 1808)
Ancestry has this:
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Name: Wm Vincent
Year: 1772
Town or Ward: Lancaster
County: Lancaster
Archive Rollname: 327
William was listed as a Freeman - so he was single. May very well be this man.
This was in Estherton (or Esthertown), Paxtang Twp., which is now in Dauphin County. Have shown marriagel to an unknown woman after 1772, based on this tax list.
Pennsylvania Archives Series V Vol VII, pg. 339, shows William Vincent on return of Capt. James Murray's company of Associators of the 4th Battalion of Lancaster county, commanded by James Burd, Esq.. The company, with others, went into service in November or December, 1775, and were present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
"State and supply transcripts of the county of Cumberland for the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1785", Google e-book, has 3 years of tax info:
1778, Tyrone Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 2 horses and 2 cows, no real estate
1781, West Pennsbro' Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; Wm Vincent, s. [still?], 2 horses and 1 cow, no real estate
1785, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, s., no horses or cows, nno real estate, no tax.
FHL film No. 21091 has 4 years of tax info:
1786, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, one still, no horse, no real estate
1787, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, 1 still, no real estate
1788, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, 1 still, no real estate
1789, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, no real estate
1799 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 198 acres, 1 horse and 1 cow.
1800, Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, Wm. Vincent, head:
1 m 45 and up (bef 1755)
2 m 16-25 (1774-1784)
1 f 16-25
1 m under 10 (1790-1800)
1802 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; Wm Vincent: 200 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow.
1805 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 200 acres land, 98 (?) acres "in Racoon", 1 cow.
John Vincent listed immediately below him as "John Vincent trade Hatter. No land, horses or cows.
1808 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 190 acres of land & distillery; 1 horse 2 cows.
John Vincent again listed immediately following him, with no land, horses or cows.
It is not proven that William Vincent is John's father. However, the deed when John bought land said it was adjacent to land of William Vincent, among others; in 1800, the only Vincent family in Cumberland was that of William and he had two males of the age appropriate for John. In 1820, when John was head, there was an older male in the household.
Some possible information:
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Willm Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 2128
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, Willm
Annotation: About 6,000 names from treasury records in the Public Record Office, London. Much information on each passenger. Reprinted from Fothergill's own articles in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vols. 62-65. Also in no. 9151, Tepper, Passe
Source Bibliography: FOTHERGILL, GERALD. Emigrants from England, 1773-1776. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1913. 206 p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1965. Repr. 1987.
Page: 144
1772 Tax List for Estherton in Paxtang Township, Lancaster Co., PA, has Wm. Vincent, a Freeman, with tax of £15.00. That is now an unincorporated area in Dauphin County, and is near Harrisburg. That would definitely make sense to be the same William.
Also, Pennsylvania Archives has some information that could very well be the same man. Series V Vol. VII, pg. 339-340, lists Captain James Murray's Company, Lancaster County, that went into service in November or December, 1776, and were present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Among the Privates is listed one William Vincent. That information is duplicated in Series 2 Vol. XIII, pg. 310-311.
In Series 2 Vol. XV pg. 389-390, The Roll of Capt. Charles Baltzel's Company, German Regiment, Commanded by Lt. Col. Weltner, Sept. 9, 1778, lists as a Private one William Vincent with date May 20, 1778. Note that there are a number of men with obvious Scots-Irish names, as well as mostly Germans - Fitzpatrick, McKay, McGrough, etc.. There is also one Daniel Bailor. That information is duplicated in Series 5 Vol. III pgs 795-796.
In Series V Vol VI, Pg. 132, Associators and Militia, Class Roll of Second Company, Second Battalion, Cumberland Co., 20 Sept. 1780, lists as 3d Class one William Vincent.
The following website has a Vincent marriage in Lancaster, PA:
http://www.ourfamilyhistories.com/hsdurbin/lancast/Lancastmarr4.html
Samuel Robinson to Jane Vincent 24 Jul 1764
There were no male Vincent marriages listed. They are on 4 different pages, alphabetical by male surname.
Possible immigration at ancestry.com:
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: William Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 1219.7
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, William
Annotation: Date bound and intended destination; some are date and place of first mention of residence in the New World or date and place of death. Data was extracted from several sources. Dates prior to 1752 were rendered according to the modern calendar.
Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1751-1776. A comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or non-conformity; and of those who were sold to labour in the new colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. 349p.
Page: 259
ALSO
Name: William Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 1220.25
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, William
Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from registers T 47/9-12, located at the Public Record Office in Kew, Surrey, England. Name of ship, country of origin, occupation and other historical information may also be provided.
Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988. 182p.
Page: 107
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Name: Wm Vincent
Year: 1772
Town or Ward: Lancaster
County: Lancaster
Archive Rollname: 327
William was listed as a Freeman - so he was single. May very well be this man.
This was in Estherton (or Esthertown), Paxtang Twp., which is now in Dauphin County. Have shown marriagel to an unknown woman after 1772, based on this tax list.
Pennsylvania Archives Series V Vol VII, pg. 339, shows William Vincent on return of Capt. James Murray's company of Associators of the 4th Battalion of Lancaster county, commanded by James Burd, Esq.. The company, with others, went into service in November or December, 1775, and were present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
"State and supply transcripts of the county of Cumberland for the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1785", Google e-book, has 3 years of tax info:
1778, Tyrone Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 2 horses and 2 cows, no real estate
1781, West Pennsbro' Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; Wm Vincent, s. [still?], 2 horses and 1 cow, no real estate
1785, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, s., no horses or cows, nno real estate, no tax.
FHL film No. 21091 has 4 years of tax info:
1786, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, one still, no horse, no real estate
1787, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, 1 still, no real estate
1788, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, 1 still, no real estate
1789, Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., PA; William Vincent, 1 horse, no real estate
1799 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 198 acres, 1 horse and 1 cow.
1800, Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, Wm. Vincent, head:
1 m 45 and up (bef 1755)
2 m 16-25 (1774-1784)
1 f 16-25
1 m under 10 (1790-1800)
1802 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; Wm Vincent: 200 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow.
1805 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 200 acres land, 98 (?) acres "in Racoon", 1 cow.
John Vincent listed immediately below him as "John Vincent trade Hatter. No land, horses or cows.
1808 Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., PA, tax list; William Vincent: 190 acres of land & distillery; 1 horse 2 cows.
John Vincent again listed immediately following him, with no land, horses or cows.
It is not proven that William Vincent is John's father. However, the deed when John bought land said it was adjacent to land of William Vincent, among others; in 1800, the only Vincent family in Cumberland was that of William and he had two males of the age appropriate for John. In 1820, when John was head, there was an older male in the household.
Some possible information:
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Willm Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 2128
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, Willm
Annotation: About 6,000 names from treasury records in the Public Record Office, London. Much information on each passenger. Reprinted from Fothergill's own articles in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vols. 62-65. Also in no. 9151, Tepper, Passe
Source Bibliography: FOTHERGILL, GERALD. Emigrants from England, 1773-1776. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1913. 206 p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1965. Repr. 1987.
Page: 144
1772 Tax List for Estherton in Paxtang Township, Lancaster Co., PA, has Wm. Vincent, a Freeman, with tax of £15.00. That is now an unincorporated area in Dauphin County, and is near Harrisburg. That would definitely make sense to be the same William.
Also, Pennsylvania Archives has some information that could very well be the same man. Series V Vol. VII, pg. 339-340, lists Captain James Murray's Company, Lancaster County, that went into service in November or December, 1776, and were present at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Among the Privates is listed one William Vincent. That information is duplicated in Series 2 Vol. XIII, pg. 310-311.
In Series 2 Vol. XV pg. 389-390, The Roll of Capt. Charles Baltzel's Company, German Regiment, Commanded by Lt. Col. Weltner, Sept. 9, 1778, lists as a Private one William Vincent with date May 20, 1778. Note that there are a number of men with obvious Scots-Irish names, as well as mostly Germans - Fitzpatrick, McKay, McGrough, etc.. There is also one Daniel Bailor. That information is duplicated in Series 5 Vol. III pgs 795-796.
In Series V Vol VI, Pg. 132, Associators and Militia, Class Roll of Second Company, Second Battalion, Cumberland Co., 20 Sept. 1780, lists as 3d Class one William Vincent.
The following website has a Vincent marriage in Lancaster, PA:
http://www.ourfamilyhistories.com/hsdurbin/lancast/Lancastmarr4.html
Samuel Robinson to Jane Vincent 24 Jul 1764
There were no male Vincent marriages listed. They are on 4 different pages, alphabetical by male surname.
Possible immigration at ancestry.com:
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: William Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 1219.7
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, William
Annotation: Date bound and intended destination; some are date and place of first mention of residence in the New World or date and place of death. Data was extracted from several sources. Dates prior to 1752 were rendered according to the modern calendar.
Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1751-1776. A comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or non-conformity; and of those who were sold to labour in the new colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. 349p.
Page: 259
ALSO
Name: William Vincent
Year: 1775
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1750
Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 1220.25
Primary Immigrant: Vincent, William
Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from registers T 47/9-12, located at the Public Record Office in Kew, Surrey, England. Name of ship, country of origin, occupation and other historical information may also be provided.
Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988. 182p.
Page: 107
Events
| Birth | Bef 1755 | ||||
| Tax List | 1772 | (now Dauphin) - Esther town, Paxtang Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Marriage | Aft 1772 | ||||
| Military | 13 Mar 1776 | Capt. James Murray's company of Associators of the 4th Battalion - Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1778 | Tyrone Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Military | 20 May 1778 | Enlisted in Geman Battalion, Continental troops, Capt. Charles Baltzel's Co. - Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1779 | West Pennsborough Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Tax List | 1780 | West Pennsborough Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Tax List | 1781 | West Pennsborough Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1785 | Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1786 | Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1787 | Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1788 | Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1789 | Fermanagh Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1799 | Juniata Twp. - Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1800 | Juniata Twp., Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Tax List | 1802 | Juniata Twp. - Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Tax List | 1805 | Juniata Twp. - Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Tax List | 1808 | Juniata Twp. - Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | Aft 1808 |
Families
| Child | John VINCENT (1777 - 1843) |
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