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Biography
The existence of Elizabeth Vincent, daughter of John Vincent, relies completely on a partially destroyed marriage record which has been interpreted to support the marriage of an Elizabeth Vincent to a Thomas Dexter.[1] 8 Nov 1648,[2] What is legible in the record is:
The marriage at Sanwich of "[blank] [blank]" to Mary Vincent on 8 November 1648.
There is no mention of Thomas Dexter, or Elizabeth.
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Research Notes
Torrey Sources: DEXTER, Thomas Jr. (-1686) & Elizabeth VINCENT (-1714); 8 Nov 1648; Sandwich {MD 3:176 Inventory and Division of Thomas Dexter, 14:109 birth of Dexter children; Barnstable Fam. 323 "Thomas Dexter married Mary or Elizabeth Vincent"; Dexter 10 (married Elizabeth Vincent), 17; Hamlin 125 "Mary or Elizabeth Vincent"; Fulton Anc. 160 "Elizabeth _______"; Gen. Adv. 3:35 (birth of daughter Elizabeth Dexter); Gen. Bulletin 1:117 [Query]; Barnstable Co. Prob. 1:14+, 4:172}
↑ Amos Otis, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families (Barnstable, MA: F.B & F., 1888-90) (republished Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1979), p. 323 Internet Archive. "Ensign Thomas Dexter married, Nov. 8, 1648, Mary or Elizabeth Vincent. The record of the marriage is mutilated, but this seems to be its true reading. (In early times Mary and Elizabeth were considered synonymous or interchangeable. I have found several similar cases ; but am unabled to give reason.)"
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Reliable and recent sources (Great Migration, Anderson's Winthop Fleet) show the wife of Thomas Dexter as Elizabeth _______. The marriage record referred to here actually names Mary Vincent and the groom's name is not legible. Is there any other evidence that John Vincent had a daughter Elizabeth? It appears that there are not any probate records for parents?
PGM: Did John Vincent have a daughter Elizabeth? Did she marry Thomas Dexter? Sandwich, Plymouth Colony 1648