Bethuel Vincent (1762 - 1837)

Born 3 Jun 1762 in Bloomfield Township, Essex, New Jersey

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Died 1 May 1837 at age 74 in Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Bethuel Vincent was born on June 3, 1762, in Bloomfield, New Jersey to Cornelius Vincent and Phebe Ward. He married Martha Himrod and they had nine children together. He then married Margaret Hayes on January 26, 1808. He died on May 1, 1837, in Milton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74, and was buried in Warrior Run Church Cemetery in Delaware, Pennsylvania.

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Bethuel, third son of Cornelius and Phoebe (Ward) Vincent, was born in New Jersey, June 3, 1762, died May 1, 1837. He accompanied his father to Pennsylvania and was one of the prisoners delivered to the Indians at the surrender of Freeland's Fort and with his father and brothers, Daniel and Benjamin, carried away to Canada. He was held a prisoner for a long time but at last was released and returned to his home in Milton, Pennsylvania, where he resided until death. He was postmaster of the village and a man of prominence. He married in January, 1788, Martha Himrod, born in Bedminster, New Jersey, October, 1764, died August 10, 1806, daughter of Simon Himrod, (see Himrod) ; children: 1. Sarah, born December 13, 1788, died October 30, 1839, married Colonel John B. Hogan, U. S. A. 2. William, of whom further. 3. Daniel, born January 17, 1792, died October 6, 1858. 4. Mary, born March 14, 1794, died November 15, 1830, married William T. Brown. 5. Captain Benjamin, born June 6, 1796, died October 30, 1839. 6. John Himrod, born April 20, 1798, died August 13, 1873. 7. Phoebe, born 1800, died in infancy. 8. Phoebe (2), born March 23, 1803, married (first) Moore B. Bradley. M.D.. (second) William Himrod.

Born

• Bethuel Vincent was born on June 3, 1762, in Bloomfield, New Jersey, to Phebe Ward, age 23, and Cornelius Vincent, age 26.^[1]

Marriage

• Bethuel Vincent married (1) Martha Himrod in Pennsylvania on January 1, 1788, when he was 25 years old.^[1]
• Bethuel Vincent married (2d) Margaret Hayes on January 26, 1808, when he was 45 years old.^[1]

Death

• Bethuel Vincent died on May 1, 1837, in Milton, Pennsylvania, when he was 74 years old.^[1]

Burial

• Bethuel is buried in Warrior Run Church Cemetery in Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Military

• Bethuel served the Colonies during the Revolutioary War in the Northumberland, PA Militia. Captured at Ft Freeland by the British and held prisoner in Canada for three years.^[3]

Research Note

• There are 16 pages for his pension record at https://www.fold3.com/image/19379136?terms=hepburn,war,us,revolutionary,162109,148838,rel

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Vincent, Boyd Our family of Vincents : a history, genealogy, and biographical notices Stewart Kidd Co.; Cincinnati, OH.; 1924. Printed for private circulation. Page 47. https://archive.org/details/ourfamilyofvince00vinc/mode/1up
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26578920/bethuel-vincent: accessed 11 February 2023), memorial page for Bethuel Vincent (3 Jun 1761–1 May 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26578920, citing Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Dawn Gary Dickens (contributor 48208125).
3. ↑ Military: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916"
   Pennsylvania State Archives; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File; Series Number: 13.50
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62200 #734395 (accessed 11 February 2023)
   Name: Bethual Vincent [Bethuel Vincent]; Residence Place: Northumberland; Enlistment Date: 1775-1783; Enlistment Place: Pennsylvania, USA; Regiment: Militia.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #26578920
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1525-1528, 1541-1544)
• DAR Patriot Index A118855 https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm
• Military: "U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60514 #42163 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Rank: Private; Age: 72; Birth Year: abt 1759; Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831; Residence Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; Service Description: Penn. militia.
• Tax Record: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
  Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 332
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1150036 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Year: 1786; Town or Ward: Turbot; County: Northumberland; Archive Rollname: 332.
• 1811 Legal Record: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants, 1733-1987"
  Index of Early Pennsylvania Land Warrants, 1733-1987, from the Pennsylvania State Archives. Stevens, Pennsylvania: Ken McCrea, 2010
  Ancestry Record 2409 #134928 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Acreage: 38.119; Warrant Date: 17 Apr 1811; Warrant Location: Northumberland.
• 1811 Legal Record: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants, 1733-1987"
  Index of Early Pennsylvania Land Warrants, 1733-1987, from the Pennsylvania State Archives. Stevens, Pennsylvania: Ken McCrea, 2010
  Ancestry Record 2409 #134929 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Acreage: 25.35; Warrant Date: 18 Jun 1811; Warrant Location: Northumberland.
• Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
  The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 7
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #18894 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Year range: 1831-1848; Pension Office Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
  Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #61264 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Pension Year: 1833; Application State: Pennsylvania; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 2460; Total Pages in Packet: 18.
• 1811 Legal Record: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952"
  Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2350 #160083 (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Name: Bethuel Vincent; Warrant Date: 17 Apr 1811; Warrant Place: Turbot, Northumberland.