Leonard Vincent Sr (abt. 1690 - aft. 1773)

Born about 1690 in Lower Yonkers, New York

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Died after 3 Mar 1773 after about age 83 in Eastchester, Westchester, New York

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Biography

Leonard Vincent was born about 1690 at Lower Yonkers, New York. He was the son of Charles Vincent and Elizabeth Dix. Leonard lived at Eastchester, New York and died there. He died sometime after 3 March 1773 when in a deed Leonard Vincent, Jr. granted to his brother Richard Vincent half the land Leonard Vincent, Sr. had granted him several months before, since both had undertaken to share equally in the support and maintenance of their parents.^[1][2]

The Vincent family was living in Fordham, New York in 1698.^[3]

Inhabitants of Fordham and Adjacent Places, 1698

"Chearles uinson and his wife Elesabeth and foor children: Chearles, lenard, Susanna, bettie."

The following information is from The Vincent Family, Descendants of Charles Vincent of Yonkers and Descendants of Adriaen Vincent of New Amsterdam,' Sheridan E. Vincent, Sr. Editor:^[1]

"The parents of Leonard Vincent are proven by a deed (Westchester Deeds, Book E, page 337) written on 19 December 1713 - "Know all ye that I, Charles Vincent Jr. of ye Yonkers Plantation in Westchester Co. for and in consideration of ye satisfaction to me given and made before me ... by Leonard Vincent of ye same place ... I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied ... do exonerate, acquit, and discharge ye said Leonard Vincent ... by these presence with consent of Charles Vincent, Senior, my father and Elizabeth Vincent, my Mother, given ... unto ye said Leonard Vincent ... land situate in ... Yonkers containing 20 acres ... bounded by Musceeto to Tippets Brook ... to ye line of Frederick Philips ... southward adjoining to ye land of Jacobus Cortlandt ... also my right and title of six acres of land in Yonkers bounded ... on west side to Musceeto Tippets Brook ... running by ye line which went by ye name of John Hadien, until meet with land of John Barrett."

Leonard Vincent witnessed the will of Thomas Oakley of the Borough Town of Westchester on 28 April 1730.^[4]

In a will written 1 December 1745, Michael Halstead of the Borough Town of Westchester mentioned that he had a mortgage from Leonard Vincent for lands and meadows in Westchester and Eastchester.^[5]

In a deed written 7 December 1772,^[6] deed between Leonard Vincent, Senior, of Eastchester, Westchester Co., NY, farmer, and Leonard Vincent, Jr. of Dutchess Co., NY...”that the said Leonard Vincent Sen’r by and with the advice and consent of Hannah, his wife....for natural love and affection he has bearth to his son, the said Leonard Vincent, Jun’r... grants... unto the said Leonard Vincent, Jun’r all that certain parcel of land situated and being in Eastchester”.

In a second deed written 3 March 1773^[2] Leonard Vincent, Jun’r “of the land within mentioned in consideration of my undertaking the support and maintain my father and mother....and whereas my brother Richard Vincent hath undertaken by bond to be at equal charge in maintaining our said father and mother, I Leonard Vincent...grant to the said Richard Vincent half part of the parcel mentioned to be granted to me.”

Leonard married about 1710 Hannah Michielsen, also known as Hannah Van Kortryk, who was born about 1691. She was the daughter of Reyer Michielszen and Jacomynite Tibout.^[1][7] Hannah was mentioned in her father's will dated July 7, 1733 as one of his daughters and "wife of Leonard Vincent, (deceased?).^[8]

Children of Leonard Vincent and Hannah Van Kortryk

Leonard and Hannah had the following children:^[1]

1. John Vincent, married; born circa 1707
2. Charles Vincent, married
3. Ambrose Vincent, born circa 1720 in New York; married Dorothy Hunt
4. Michael Vincent; born circa 13 January 1720 in New York; married Ruth Hunt 2 September 1744 First Reformed Church, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York; died 5 August 1808 Verbank, Dutchess Co., New York
5. Leonard Vincent, married Elizabeth Williams; born 1725 in New York
6. Richard Vincent, married Rachel Mabee; born 1725 Eastchester, New York
7. Elizabeth Vincent; baptized 1745 Sleepy Hollow; married Robert Crawford
8. Philip Vincent
9. Hannah Vincent, married Ephriam Ferguson
10. Jemima Vincent; born New York; married ~ Oakley; died before 15 June 1801

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Sheridan E. Vincent, Sr. Editor Valerie (Vincent) McKenzie Roger G. Melin Gerald R. Vincent Robert J. Vincent Dr. Thomas B. Vincent Dr. William F. Vincent Clifford M. Buck, Editor Emeritus. The Vincent Family, Descendants of Charles Vincent of Yonkers and Descendants of Adriaen Vincent of New Amsterdam, Third Edition. 1998.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Westchester Deeds: Book H, page 421
3. ↑ Inhabitants of Fordham and Adjacent Places, 1698 NYGBS "Record," Volume 38 (July 1907), page 218.
4. ↑ Thomas Oakley, Borough Town of Westchester written 28 April 1730. in Unrecorded Wills, (NY Historical Society Collection, 1902) page 104.
5. ↑ Will Codecil of Michael Halstead of the Buroughtown of Westchester written 27 December 1745. in Early New York Wills,Vol. 15 (New York: New York Historical Society, ) page 500.
6. ↑ Westchester Deeds: Book H, page 419
7. ↑ The Courtright (Kortright) family : descendants of Bastian Van Kortryk, a native of Belgium who emigrated to Holland about 1615. pp. 32-3
8. ↑ Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. vol. 3. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. p. 133-134.

• NJGS. "Vincent, Leonard" njgsbc.org. Accessed 25 Dec 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• Judy Vincent Barnes. Descendants of Charles Vincent of Yonkers, New York Leonard Vincent : Rootsweb : accessed 13 Oct 2018

Acknowledgments

• Researched by Sara V Mosher
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