John
Vinal
aka Vinall
Born before in Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Vinal
and Anna (UNKNOWN) Vinal
Brother of
Martha (Vynall) Chittenden and Stephen (Vynall) Vinal
Husband of
Elizabeth (Baker) Vinal
— married
2 Feb 1664 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
after age 64
in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
John Vinal immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
This profile is part of the Vinal Name Study.
John Vinal was born in Kent, England, in about 1634. He was baptized in Biddenden, Kent, on 30 March 1634.[1]
John Vinal(l) married Elizabeth Baker in Scituate, Plymouth Colony (later Massachusetts) on 2 February 1664/65. [2][3][4]
John died in Scituate on 21 August 1698. He is buried in the Men of Kent Cemetery in Scituate.
Probate
His will is dated 6 April 1698 and proved on 26 September 1698 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Mary, his two sons, John (eldest son), Jacob, his cousin Mary Vinal, and his brother Stephen. His inventory was taken on 2 September 1698 and recorded at Plymouth.[5]
On 6 February 1702/3, his sons, John and Jacob signed a distribution agreement.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Miessner, Betty, "Early Families of Scituate," Scituate Historical Society. Accessed 17 Jun 2023.
- ↑ The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, vol. 19 (1865), p. 220
- ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. p. 767.
- ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.18
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-J8Y9 : 22 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 155-156 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6S5D : 23 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 31 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
- Miessner, Betty, "Early Families of Scituate," Scituate Historical Society. Accessed 17 Jun 2023.
- Text: Stephen Vinal, possibly from Kent, England, appears to have been in Scituate around 1636/7 when, according to the Lothropp notes, “Goodman” Vinal acquired the house built by Henry Cobb. Stephen was proposed as a freeman, 1638/39 and possibly died around that time as no one by this name is shown on the 1643 ATBA list of men from Scituate between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Anna (nee Vridge?) Vinal was possibly his wife. Records of St. George’s Church. Benenden, Kent, include the baptisms of Martha, daughter of Stephen Vyneall, 10 Aug 1627, and Steven, son of Steven Vynall 28 Nov 1630. and John Vinall, son of Stephen baptized in the neighbouring parish of Biddenden 30 Mar 1634.
Unsourced Information
John Vinal on Find A Grave: Memorial #8650712 retrieved 5/25/1029 The memorial to John Vinal on the Find-A-Grave website states:
- John Vinal MAY have been born about 1636 in Biddenton, Kent, England, but his brother Stephen made an acccount of their arrival in Scituate. "Martha was the oldest, Stephen was born in the middle of December of 1630, and John was two or three years younger". This information came directly from Ann to Stephen.
- John is the son of Stephen and the "Widow Ann Vinal". His father, either passing just before or on voyage over, left Ann and her 3 children coming to the New World alone in 1636. She was one of the few women who were land holders soon after arrival, so the family may have been with some financial means. She was the only woman to be considered a founder of Scituate, Plymouth Colony. Her first home was built in 1637, which Stephen later resided at upon Ann's passing in 1664,
- The family name can be found spelled "Vinall" in records, and it varies even within this branch of the family.
- On February 2, 1664, John married Elizabeth Baker, of Hingham, MA. Their children:
- John Vinal, Esquire 1665 - 1728, married Mary Woodworth, POSSIBLY April 5, 1704
- Elizabeth Vinal/ll 1667 - ____, married Joseph White, Sr., POSSIBLY 1699
- Hannah Vinal Sept 30, 1669 - ____
- Jacob Vinal Sept 2, 1670 - _____, Married Mary Cudworth
- Grace Vinal 1672 - 1758, married Ebenezer Mott, Feb 19, 1700 in Scituate, MA.
- He lived on the corner of Kent Street and Meeting House Lane. He was freeman in 1658; worked as constable and hi-way surveyor
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