The line below is currently for the progenitor of the United State branch of this family line.
The immigrant, Robert Finney, came to the United States in 1630.
The English branch is not presently included.
Generation One:
Robert Finney- b. abt 1568; m. abt 1595 Unknown Finney Nee Unknown; d. abt. 1630, aged 70 years.
Their Children:
1. Catherine b. abt 1596; m. Gabriel Fallowell; d. abt. 5 June 1676 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 80 years.
2. Joyce b. bef. 9 April 1599
3. Anne b. bef. 25 March 1602
4. John b. bef. 15 March 1604;
5. Robert b. bef. 16 February 1608; m. 1 September 1641 Phebe Ripley
at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 7 January 1688 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 79 years.
6. Anne b. bef. 4 August 1611; m. bef. 1648 Samuel King at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 4 May 1688 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 76 years.
It is thought that Robert died on the passage to the new world.
Generation Two:
John Finney- b. bef 15 march 1604; m(1) 22 November 1636 Christian Patten; m(2) 10 June 1650 Abigail Bishop; m(3) 26 June 1654 Elizabeth Bailey
M(1) Children:
1. Margaret b. bef 20 July 1637 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. John b. 29 December 1638 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 10 August 1664 Mary Rogers
3. Thomas b. abt 1640; d. 1653
M(3) Children:
4. Jonathan b. 14 August 1655 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m. 18 October 1682 Joanna Kinnicut at Bristol, Bristol, RI; d. November 1728 at Swansea, Bristol, MA, aged 73 years.
5. Robert b. 13 August 1656 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; d. abt 1690in the French and Indian War enroute to Canada, ages 33 years
6. Hannah b. 2 September 1657 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m. 1677 Ephraim Morton; d. bef 3 August 1730. aged 72 years.
7. Elizabeth b. 15 March 1659 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m. 19 December 1673 Hail Barton at Warren, Bristol, RI
7. Josiah b. 11 January 1661 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
8. Jeremiah b. 15 August 1662 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m. 7 January 1684 Esther Lewis at Bristol, Bristol, RI; d. 18 February 1748 at Bristol, Bristol, RI, aged 85 years.
9. Joshua b. 31 December 1665 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m. 31 May 1688 at Bristol, Bristol, RI; d. 7 September 1714 at Swansea, Bristol, MA, aged 48 years.
The Plymouth records first find John Finney there in 1630, with his mother, brother- Robert, and sister- Catherine. The story is that his father died while crossing the sea. The family is believed to be from Wales. His mother was known in the colony as "Mother Finney" but no other address.
John lived first in Plymouth where his two sons by his first wife were born. Next he moved to Barnstable, Barnstable, MA and the next seven of his children were born there. Later he moved to Bristol, Bristol, RI.
Generation Three:
Josiah Finney- b. 11 January 1661 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; m(1) 19 January 1687 Elizabeth Warren; m(2) 14 September 1727 Mercy Thomas;
M(1) Children:
1. Josiah b. 29 January 1688 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 19 September 1696 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 8 years.
2. Elizabeth b. 8 February 1690 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 18 November 1712 William Bradford; d. abt 15 July 1778 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 88 years.
3. Robert b. 21 October 1693 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
4. Priscilla b. 9 March 1694 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; 23 May 1717 Samuel Marshall at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA;
5. Josiah b. 9 October 1698 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 13 December 1722 Abigail Bryant of Plympton, Plymouth, MA; d. 7 September 1783, aged 84 years.
6. John b. 13 December 1701 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 25 April 1739 Susanna Doty; 3 18 1791 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA aged 89 years.
7. Phebe b. 1 February 1705 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 9 September 1726 Jonathan Barnes; d. 23 May 1753 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 49 years.
8. Joshua b. 20 July 1708 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 28 September 1727 Hannah Curtis; d. 18 March 1791 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 36 years.
Generation Four:
Robert Finney- b. 21 October 1693 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 15 November 1716 Ann Morton at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1 June 1764 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 70 years.
Their Children:
1. Lydia b. 10 March 1718 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Robert b. 30 May 1720 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1720 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
3. Rebecca b. 27 September 1721 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 31 March 1739 David Morton at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA;
4. Elizabeth b. 14 July 1724 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 25 October 1741 William Wood
5. Jerusha b. 19 April 1728 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 4 January 1749 Isaac Harlow at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Other Connected Families
Sources:
1. Finney-Phinney Families in America- Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth, 1957.
2. Plymouth Vital Records