John Phinney
- Born: 5 May 1665, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies 606,607,1328
- Marriage: Sara Lombard on 30 May 1689 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies 606,607
- Died: 27 Nov 1746, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies at age 81 606
- Buried: 1746, Phinney's Lane Cemetary, Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies
Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information. 608,1328 Deacon John Phinney was born 5 May 1665 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, died there in 27 Nov 1746, and married Sarah Lombard there, 20 May 1689. Sarah Lombard was born in Dec 1666 and died 5 May 1753. She was the daughter of Thomas Lombard and Elizabeth Doty, and granddaughter of Bernard Lombard.
Children of John and Sarah, all born in Barnstable:
• Elizabeth, b. 11 Apr 1690 • Mary, b. 20 Jan 1692; d. Jan 1694 • John, b. 8 Apr 1696 • Thomas, b. 25 May 1697 • Hannah, b. 8 Apr 170; Sarah, b. 8 Oct 1702 • Patience, b. 12 Sep 1704 • Martha, b. 12 Jul 1706 • Jabez, b. 16 Jul 1708
~Finney-Phinney Families in America, p. 4 ~Barnstable, MA: Vital Records 1625-1903, p. 56
• Will, 29 Nov 1735, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies. 608 John Phinney left a will on 29 November 1735; John's bequests were as follows:
To "Wife Sarah ye Profitts or Improvement of all my Land and marsh the great Room In my house where I now Dwell my best bed and furniture belonging to it two Cows and half the fruit of ye Orchard During the time of her Living my Widdow and In case she should marry again my will is that on my son Jabez paying her twenty pounds she shall quit all her Itight to all my Real Estate."
To "my Son John Pliinney the bed and bolster he hath already Received, my Cane and One third part of my Wearing Cloaths having Given him his part of my Lands Allready by Deed Executed."
To "my Son Thomas Phinney all my Coopers Tools and one third part of my Wearing Cloths lie also having had allready part of my Land."
To "my Son Jabez Phinney and to his heirs forever all my Land with the building thereon Reserving to my Wife as above said both Land and Meadow Wherever it my Lye I also give and bequeath unto my Said Son Jabez One third part of my Wearing Cloths my arms and all my husbandry Tools and Implements Whatsoever Provided he pay to his Mother fifty pounds for her Support if She Shall Call for it while she Lives my Widow."
"my Land at Sandy Neck Shall be held by my three sons Equally to them and their Heirs forever."
"I Give unto my five Daughters Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Patience and Martha all my Quick Stock not yet Disposed of and all my household stuff as my wife can spare it She to have the Improvement of it as she Shall need it whitst she Lives my Widow and What She Shall Leave at her Death to be Equally divided amongst my Daughters Reconing what each one hath already had."
"I appoint my Loving Wife Sarah to be Executrix and my Son Jabez to be Executor to this my Last Will."
The witnesses were Ebenezer Lewis, George Lewis Jr. and Sarah Lewis.
• Grave Stone: From Barnstable Centerville Ancient Cemetery. HERE LYES THE BODY OF DEACON JOHN PHINNEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOV'br Ye 27th 1746 IN Ye 82d YEAR OF HIS AGE
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Deacon John Phinney - Ancient Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts
John married Sara Lombard, daughter of Thomas Lombard and Elizabeth Derby, on 30 May 1689 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies 606.,607 (Sara Lombard was born in Dec 1666 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies,606,608,1328 died on 5 May 1753 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British American Colonies 606 and was buried in 1753 in Ancient Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts.)
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