John Phinney

  General Notes:

"The Finney Family of Lenton, Nottinghamshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts", from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 148, October 1994, pp. 215-227 ¹³²⁹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁶⁰⁸
John Phinney (also spelled Finney) was in Plymouth, Massachusetts as early as 1630 with his mother, his brother Robert and his sister Catherine. Tradition has it that his father died while crossing the sea. John Phinney's mother, who is referred to only as "mother Phinney," died in Plymouth, 22 Apr 1650, "aged upwards of 80 years."

John Phinney probably lived in Plymouth for several years. His two sons by his first wife, Christina, were born there. This was John, born 24 Dec 1638 and Thomas, born 1648. He next moved to Barnstable, Massachusetts, where the seven sons by his 3rd wife were born. He eventually ended up in Britsol, Rhode Island.

~Finney-Phinney families in America, p. 1

His eldest son, John Jr., settled in Barnstable and found what is known as the Barnstable branch of the family. John Jr.'s descendants have usually spelled their surname as Phinney instead of Finney, which other branches of the family used.

• Background Information. ¹³²⁹
John Finney was baptized at Lenton on 15 Mar 1603/4. He was living at Bristol, MA (now Rhode Island) as late as 7 Feb 1682/3, when he deeded his house and lands there to his son Jonathan. John married, first, at Lenton on 22 Nov 1636, Christian Patten. Christian was baptized 23 Nov 1608 in the parish of Sneinton, immediately east of the city of Nottingham and three miles from Lenton, a daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Trinder) Patten. Christian died at Plymouth, Massachusetts 9 Sep 1649. John married, a second, at Barnstable, Massa chusetts 9 Jul 1650 Abigail (Bishop) Coggin, the widow of Henry Coggin, and daughter of Thomas and Avis (Abbot) Bishop of Bridport, Dorsetshire. They had no children. Abigail was buried at Barnstable on 6 May 1653. John married, third, at Barnstable on 26 Jun 1654, Elizabeth Bayley.

"The Finney Family of Lenton, Nottinghamshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts," NEHGR, Vol. 148, pp. 323-5

John married Christian Patten, daughter of Edward Patten and Elizabeth Tinder, on 22 Nov 1636 in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England ⁶⁰⁸.^,1329 (Christian Patten was born Shortly before 23 Nov 1608 in Sneiton Parish, Nottinghamshire, England ¹³²⁹, baptized on 23 Sep 1608,¹³²⁹ died on 9 Sep 1649 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, British American Colonies ¹³²⁹ and was buried Shortly after 9 Sep 1649 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, British American Colonies ¹³²⁹.)