Family:William Vinson and Rachel Varney (4)

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William Vinson
b. Abt 1610
d. 17 Sep 1690
Parents: William Varney and Bridget Deverell
Rachel Varney
b. Abt 1631
d. 15 Feb 1707/08 Gloucester, , Massachusetts, United States
m. 10 Oct 1661 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 10 Oct 1661 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Thomas Vinson
1 Apr 1662 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
31 Dec 1675 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
2.
Abigail Vinson
28 May 1668 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Bef Nov 1743 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Rachel Varney was the widow of Thomas Cooke who married and divorced Joseph Langton, apparently reverting to the name Cooke on her divorce. Both Bridget Varney's will and William Vinson's will confirm that the Rachel Cooke who married William Vinson was Rachel Varney Cooke.

References
  1. ↑ Early vital records of Essex County, Massachusetts to about 1850. (Wheat Ridge).

    Gloucester Marriages
    Vincen, William [Vinson Ct.R) & Rachell Cooke, 10 June 1661 [11:8m:1660 Ct.R]
    Salem Marriages
    VINSON (Vincent)
    William    , and Rachell Cooke, of Gloucester, 11: 8m: 1660.

    The date recorded for Salem (and apparently used by Clemens) is in error, since Rachel did not receive her divorce from Joseph Langton until 22 May 1661.

  2.   Babson, John J. History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann: including the town of Rockport. (Gloucester Mass.: Procter Bros., 1860)
    pub. 1860.

    p. 173 - Bridget Varney's will mentions sons Humphrey and Thomas, son Jeffrey Parsons, daughter Rachel Vincion, and son-in-law William Vincion.
    p. 174 - William Vinson's wife Sarah died Feb. 4, 1660. He next married, June 10, 1661, Rachel Cooke. Children: Thomas, 1662; Abigail, 1668.

  3.   Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: Sidney Perley, 1924-1928).

    The History of Salem, Vol. I, by Sidney Perley
    p. 434 - William Vincent and wife Sarah . . .Sarah d. 4 Feb 1660
    m2 Rachel Cooke (widow) 10 June 1661. Children:
    Thomas b. 1 April 1661, d. 31 Dec 1675
    Abigail, b. 1668, d. 17 Sept. 1690

  4.   American Marriages Before 1699, William Montgomery Clemens, ed. & comp., 1926; FHL #1293952, in Clemens, William M. American Marriage Records Before 1699. (Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926).

    p. 221 - Vinson, William and Rachel Cook, 17 Oct 1660, Gloucester, MA

    The date recorded for Salem (and apparently used by Clemens) is in error, since Rachel did not receive her divorce from Joseph Langton until 22 May 1661.

  5.   Barber, Kathleen Canney, and Janet Ireland Delorey. William Varney of Ipswich and Gloucester, Massachusetts. The American Genealogist. (Jul 2006).
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