As to Philip Vincent

So let's talk about the Philip who did not marry Catherine Halleck

'Our' Philip as I refer to the father of Charles who settled in Nova Scotia was born abt 1715 in New York.  But his story is an incomplete story and solely based on GR Vincent’s book, “46 Acres, 5 Hogs and a Family”.  

So far, no marriage records have been found so Philip’s wife goes unnamed but Philip was the son of Leonard Vincent, abt 1690 and Hannah Van Kortryk and was born in Westchester Co, New York.  Philip was named in Michael Vincent’s will and the rest of his family were located through land taxes in Beekman.

He did not find any military or conspiracy stories surrounding Philip, or tax records.  

GR concluded that the reason there were so few records for our Philip was perhaps due to the fact that he did not own land; unlike other family members, he was not a farmer but a skilled trades person – specifically a blacksmith.

He based this on military records he found for Charles which indicated he was a blacksmith before the American Revolution, yet too young to own his own shop; therefore, Charles learned the skill from his father.

courtesy of Robert Smith

Along with the lack of records, GR writes that Philip must of died young.  It's a shame there isn't more about him.

Perhaps he was one of the unmarked graves moved with his brother Michael’s remains to the Methodist Ground in LaGrange, New York.