ROBERT (ENGLAND) VINING

Vining coat of arms

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  • - Robert St. Vining (In WFT: pedigree #193 v8, gives name as John) (son of John Vining?) b1610 Wincanton,Somerset,England (Dorothea Vining Barnes of Ontario, Canada, "The Vining Family," [1980, by The Beacon Herald Fine Printing Division of Stratford, Ontario, Canada]) - d1672 Wincanton,Somerset,England - mabt1635 Wincanton,Somerset,England Mary Reade b1604 Wincanton,Somerset,England (Ancestral Files) - d4/19/1672 Wincanton,Somerset,England (Bishop's Transcripts: Wincanton,Somerset, England; obtained by Stan Smith of Bountiful,Utah, 10/12/1969) - Burial: 4/19/1972 Wincanton,Somerset,England - Robert was owner of the White Horse Inn on High Street, Wincanton, England which was still in existance into the 1900's. Robert & Mary had 9 children, John, William, Abraham, Robert, William, James, Ellinor, George, & Sarah.
    
    The John Vining that ran the White Horse Inn was still operating the White Horse Inn after 1652, followed by his son John, apparently more than one John Vining at this time period.
    
    White Horse Inn History. On May 13, 1707, there was a great fire in Wincanton. As a result, a few years later many new houses of a better style were erected, among these the "Whte Horse" was built in 1733 (Date still above the door). In 1841, the feoffes put Peter Vining in charge of two fire engines, a position he retained for 23 years. The engines were kept in various places and at one time being at "The White Horse" yard for a few months. It is not known how the"White Horse" came by that name. In the vicinity of Wincanton on one of the chalk hills, there is a huge flat-sculptured white horse, visible for miles. George Sweetman, author of "History of Wincanton" says the name of "White Horse" first appeared in 1655 when John Vining was in possession, having succeeded his father, Robert Vining. Probably the last Vining to own the Inn was James Vining, who became one of the feoffes in 1725.
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    Vinings, as far as anyone can trace them back with any certainty, originate, according to Dorthea Vining Barnes' book, "The Vining Family" comes from a small village in the district of Somerset, called Wincanton. Most families today in the U.S. can trace their lineage to Robert Vining, of Wincanton, Somerset. Robert was the owner of the White Horse Inn, which is still in existance today. His son John, emigrated to the Weymouth Massachusetts in 1652 in Mr. Stratton's ship according to Sweetman's History. It is believed that John had a younger brother called William, who is probably the William listed in the Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, by Holmes, who emigrated at a later date.
    As research continues on the various lines of Vinings in the U.S. there are other originations being discovered. Recently a Vining family that lived in Bristol England and emigrated here has been discovered as a completely new line. So the story isn't finished on the Vining heritage.
    
    CHILDREN WITH MARY
       John Vining   chr. 17 April 1636   Wincanton, England   -   m. (1) 11 May 1657   Weymouth, MA   Margaret ["Mary"?] Reade;   (2) 22 January [1659 or 1660?]   Weymouth, MA   Mary Reed   -   d. February 1685   Weymouth, MA
       William Vining   b. 1641   -   d. probably young
       Abraham Vining   b. 1643
       Robert Vining   b. 1645   -   m. Julian?
       William Vining   b. 1645
       James Vining   b. 1648
       Ellinor Vining   b. 1650
       George Vining   b. 1655
       Sarah Vining   b. ca. 1669   -   m. Thomas Porter (of Weymouth)
    
    

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