“46 Acres, 5 Hogs and a Family” written by G R Vincent in 1986 was a treasure trove of family information! It turns out our Vincent family was a complicated blend of Loyalists and Patriots.
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According to the book, my direct line led by Charles Vincent of 1741 was born in New York, and lived in Fishkill. He went to war leaving behind his wife, children and what property they had. He joined the British as soon as they landed in 1776 at New Rochelle and volunteered for the Queen’s Rangers. He went to Philadelphia where became ill and could not leave with the unit so once he recovered, he joined Delancey’s Regiment as a private.
He mustered out in Nova Scotia with others but discovered he had lost all his property and petitioned for compensation for his loss: 46 acres, 40 bushels of wheat, 70 bushels of buckwheat, 4 acres of corn, 5 hogs and household goods; the land was gifted to him before the war by his wealthy uncle Capt Michael Vincent (who remained a Patriot and was tormented because of his relation to Charles).
Charles did receive land in Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia and settled there with his wife and son George……and so begins the Nova Scotian line of Vincents, but what of his family history?
The first Vincent in our line is reported to be Charles of about 1650 who first appeared in Yonkers as a minor creditor in the estate of George Tibbets and was involved in several early land transactions in Westchester Co, New York. Charles Sr is reported to have married an Elizabeth Dix.
Based on the work of G R Vincent, two theories exist for the origin of Charles Sr. One that he stems from Adrian Vincent out of Amsterdam (and resided in New Amsterdam in New York); the other that he might be an immigrant out of Maryland who landed about 1663 (perhaps English).
I am too early in my research to delve into that discussion, but there you have it – based on my family lore, where’s the Irish?
Hi Christine, Sounds like we are cousins! My line is thru Leonard and Hannah's oldest son John, and his son Capt. Jeremiah. All patriots.
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ReplyDeleteHave done some research of Charles Vincent Sr. There was a Charles Vincent indentured servant who worked on a plantation "Mattaponomi" sp. in St. Mary's County, MD near Hollywood, MD. After several years Charles earned his freedom and with another man was given 200 acres in Baltimore Co. (now Cecil County) on Twin Branches. Charles had a distant cousin Charles Revel, a lawyer in Balt. who prosecuted Charles V. for some crime (tobacco smuggling?). Charles disappears in MD and one Charles Vincent shows up in Wethersford CT. then on to Westchester. Fairly close to where the man, Hermann Augustus, who gains his MD land is from.
Hermann went with Resolvent Waldron to settle border disputes between the southern Dutch Colony and Maryland. He stayed and drew this beautiful map of the Chesapeake and in payment received the land at Twin Branches. Small world.
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DeleteHello! Are you saying our Charles was the indentured or there was another fella named Charles in MD that is related to our line? I am very interested in the MD Vincents for a couple of reasons. Could you contact me via email at chvvictoria@gmail.com? Christine
ReplyDeleteC, I do not know. I have been meaning to go to Baltimore and look up the court records and see what Charles was charged with.
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