Eleventh Generation

1224. John* VINTON²⁰⁶⁶ was born in 1620.²⁰⁶⁷ He died on 3 Aug 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. May have originally come from France and were perhaps Huguenots. They may have briefly lived in Salem before they settled in Lynn, MA Abt. 1643/1648. They were residents of Lynn for 20 years. County Court papers in Salem state, "At a Quarterly Court held at Salem...[Sept.] 1649, John Vinton and his wife were presented for scolding and opprobrious words to their neighbours; fined 5 shillings." The family removed to Malden Abt. 1676.

The author of the 1858 Vinton Memorial writes that he spoke with Mr. Alonzo Lewis, a Lynn historian. in July 1853 and that there was at that time a hill in Lynn that was referred to as Vinton’s Hill.

John was employed at the Ironworks as a 'finer.' He worked at Hammersmith and is believed to have been in charge of the fineries there. He was among a number of men who worked at the Hammersmith & Braintree Ironworks who settled with their families in New Haven, CT.

1225. Ann*.¹⁶⁸³Children were:

	i.	Eleanor VINTON was born in May 1648 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.2068
612	ii.	John* VINTON.
	iii.	William VINTON2068 was born in Apr 1652 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.
	iv.	Blaise VINTON was born on 22 Apr 1654 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA. He died after 1690 in Braintree?, , MA.2069 Employed at the Rowley Village bloomery, also known as Bromingum Forge.
	v.	Ann VINTON was born on 4 Apr 1656 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.2068
	vi.	Elizabeth VINTON was born in Jan 1657/58 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.2068 She died on 8 Apr 1728 in Concord, , MA.980
	vii.	Sarah VINTON was born on 16 Sep 1662 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.2068