Jacob Vinal (1670 - bef. 1736)

Born 2 Sep 1670 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cudworth) Vinal — married 12 Feb 1696 (to before 1 Nov 1736) in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 1 Nov 1736 before age 66 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Jacob Vinal was born on September 2, 1670 in Scituate. He was son of John and Elizabeth (Baker) Vinal.

Jacob married Mary Cudworth in Scituate on February 12, 1695/6. Mary and Jacob resided in Scituate where all of their children were born. They had eleven (11) children, two of whom were their namesakes: Mary b. 3 Jan 1696/7; Israell b. 21 Sep 1698; Jacob b. Sep 1700; Nicholas b. 28 Feb 1703/4; John b. 1705; Jonathan Feb 1707/8; Joanna b. 15 Jan 1711/2; Job b. 6 Apr 1713; Elizabeth b. 1 Nov 1715; Ignatious b. 30 Oct 1717; and Seth b. 11 Mar 1719.

Jacob executed his Will on 26 Apr 1733. He passed away before 1 Nov 1736, the date probate was initiated regarding his estate. Widow Mary and son Jacob Jr. were named in Jacob's Will as his co-executors. His brother John Vinal Jr. provided testimony on 1 Nov 1736 to the Court of his witness to his brother's signing and sealing his Will.

Jacob's Will named his wife Mary and several children as his heirs: sons Jacob Jr., Israel, John, Job, Jonathan, and Seth; and daughters Mary Elmes and Elizabeth Vinal ( noted as "unmarried" in the Will, which was executed on April 26, 1733). As above mentioned, his wife Mary and son Jacob Jr. were named as co-executors. His inventory was taken on 8 October 1736 in Scituate.^[1]

In 1736, his sons Seth and Ignatius Vinal between the age of 14 and 21 years, made the choice of Mr. Israel Vinall of Scituate to be his guardian.^[1]

In 1745, an account of his estate is recorded.^[2]

Research Notes

1) For information regarding five (5) Jacob Vinal/s who were living around the same time in Scituate, see Research Notes in profile of Jacob Vinal

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-D2LT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 131-134 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-JKNW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 217 of 583; State Archives, Boston.

• Birth listed, as Jacob Vinall, in Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850: Volume I--Births, Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, Boston, Mass., 1909, page 394[1]

• Marriage date from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal: Volume 18, January 1, 1864, page 286[2]

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7FMQ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-449%3A353350201%2C353448301%2C353448302 : 13 July 2016), Plymouth > Scituate > Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1801 > image 81 of 264; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. (births of Jacob and Mary's children--original registry)

• Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; 1700-1850; Scituate; "Scituate Births," pp. 384-395. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (database on-line, frames #384 thru 395 of 909. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original Data: Birth, marriage, and death records from the state of Massachusetts that took place between the years of 1700 and 1850.] (Vinal family births)

• Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; 1700-1850; Scituate; "Scituate Marriages," pp. 309-315. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (database on-line, frames #745 thru 751 of 909. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original Data: Birth, marriage, and death records from the state of Massachusetts that took place between the years of 1700 and 1850.] (Vinal family marriages)

• Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; 1700-1850; Scituate; "Scituate deaths," pp. 458-463. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (database on-line, frames #894 thru 899 of 909. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original Data: Birth, marriage, and death records from the state of Massachusetts that took place between the years of 1700 and 1850.] (Vinal family deaths)

• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations, 1300-Current; Memorial ID 140363059; Accessed by Rosa Lane on May 8, 2020; Created on 22 Dec 2014 by L Evans and maintained by same, contributor 47540766: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140363059

• Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991; Plymouth, Probate Estate File No. 21605: "Jacob Vinal, Scituate, 1736." [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (database on-line, frames #115 thru 124 of 514). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.] (Will and probate records)

• Litchfield, W. L. (comp.), Litchfield Family in America (Part One): Lawrence Litchfield and His Descendants, October 1903, p. 208-211 (see footnote/s): https://archive.org/stream/litchfieldfamily13sout#page/208/mode/2up/search/jacob+vinal

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