When William Vincent was born on 17 June 1638, in Wiltshire, England, his father, Nicholas Vincent, was 39 and his mother, Frideswith Carpenter, was 22. He married Priscilla Carpenter on 31 May 1670, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 3 March 1696, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 57.
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A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
English, French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Spanish: from the personal name Vincent, Latin Vincentius, a derivative of vincens, genitive vincentis, present participle of vincere ‘to conquer’. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Spanish martyr widely venerated in the Middle Ages and by a 5th-century monk and writer of Lérins, as well as various other early Christian saints.
Irish: the English surname (see 1 above) has been established in the south of Ireland since the 17th century, and has also been adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhinse ‘son of the dark man of the island’.
History: The surname Vincent of French origin (see 1 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesBased on the family tree you are viewing and historical records of Providence, here is a breakdown of William Vincent (1638–1696) and his life in colonial Rhode Island. 1. An Immigrant Settler Origins …
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