An American Family History

John Vincent and Sarah Johnson married December 6, 1778.

Nancy Vincent Simpson was born on November 1, 1779 in Pennsylvania.

Rebecca (Becky, Rebecky) Vincent Brownlee was born on September 12, 1782.

John Vincent appeared on the 1782 Hampshire County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List. He had 2 horses and 7 heads of cattle.

Catherine (Caty) Vincent Gaines was born on June 22, 1785

Elizabeth Vincent Wilson was born on October 29, 1787. She married Isaac Wilson.

John Vincent was born on February 9, 1789.

Polly Vincent Wilson was born on August 18, 1792.

William Vincent was born on October 8, 1795.

In 1796, they moved to Tennessee, and settled on a military grant where they built a cabin and cleared a few acres. Unfortunately they could not enter the land.

They moved on to Kentucky where they had the same experience.

Their next home was near Harrison, Ohio, where they learned several years later that they had settled on a part of the Symnes purchase.

Jeremiah Vincent as born on May 20, 1798.

Samuel Vincent was born on September 15, 1800 in Fayette County, Indiana.

About 1804, John traveled up the White Water in Indiana to find a new home site.

John Vincent followed an Indian trail for a mile west of the White Water Forks. The Indians said, "Over there Indian Land, here white man live." He was as far as he could go. Selecting a site for a cabin, he went home.

John returned in the fall with his son, John and they built a log cabin for the family to live in.

After that the entire family moved to Indian with all their possessions on two horses. In 1806 they were able to enter their land in Indiana.

Sarah Vincent Martin Stoops was born on June 11, 1808 in Fayette County, Indiana. On June 12,1808 their seven year old son, Samuel died from a rattlesnake bite.

In 1810 they became members of the Baptist church. In 1811, the West Fork White Water Baptist Society was formed and some meetings were held in the Vincent home.

Polly married John Wilson on June 27, 1811 in Franklin County, Indiana.

On December 10, 1811 William Willson (NE corner) and John Vincent (SE corner) bought Section 11 Township 13 North, Range 12 East in Jackson Township, Fayette County.

At the time of the 1820 census, John was in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana.

Sarah died on May 16, 1822.

John died on January 26, 1837 when he was 87 years old. John and Sarah were buried on their land.