John Swett

1648 - 1718  (69 years)

• Name	John Swett
  Birth	20 Oct 1648	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Miscellaneous	25 May 1669 (20 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 7]
  John took the Oath of Fidelity.
  Miscellaneous	1678 (29 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  John took the Oath of Allegiance.
  Offices Held	31 Mar 1679 (30 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was appointed a Fence Viewer.
  Offices Held	22 Mar 1686 (37 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was appointed a Tithing Man.
  Will	1717 (68 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  His son Joseph is mentioned in the will.
  Death	17 Mar 1717/18	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 8]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. John Swett,   b. 20 Oct 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Mar 1717/18, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Mary Plummer,  m. 6 Dec 1670 ;   Esther French,  m. 12 Jan 1713/14   2. Stephen Swett,   b. 20 Aug 1650, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Sep 1650, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years) + 3. Hannah Swett,   b. 7 Oct 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Mar 1691, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 39 years) ▻ John Badger,  m. 23 Feb 1670/71   4. Stephen Swett,   b. 28 Jan 1653/54, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Elizabeth Swett,   b. 17 Jan 1655/56, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Joseph Swett,   b. 28 Nov 1657, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Mary Swett,   b. 25 Apr 1660, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Mar 1662, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Stephen Swett and Rebecca Smith)
  1. Benajmin Swett,   b. 20 May 1664, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Rebecca Swett,   b. 4 Dec 1665, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 May 1666, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   3. Rebecca Swett,   b. 27 Feb 1669/70, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Swett,   b. 1580, Devonshire, England d. 13 Jun 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth,   b. England d. 14 Jul 1682, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I902	Roy Line
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Stephen Swett,   c. 18 Apr 1620, Wymondham, Norfolk, England d. Before 9 Jan 1693, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Merrill,   b. 1622, England d. 4 Apr 1662, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Plummer,   b. 08 Feb 1649/50, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	6 Dec 1670	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 8]
  Stackpole (1903) gives their marriage date as 7 December 1670.
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 20 years and 10 months.
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Mary Swett,   b. 10 Apr 1672, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Nov 1734, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Hannah Swett,   b. 15 Jun 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 25 Apr 1749, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 74 years) ▻ Deacon Archelaus Woodman  m. 1695     3. John Swett,   b. 28 Feb 1676/77, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Nov 1725, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Samuel Swett,   b. 10 Sep 1680, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1738, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Stephen Swett,   b. 27 Jan 1683/84, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Joseph Swett,   b. 2 Feb 1686/87, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Benjamin Swett,   b. 11 Apr 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Esther French
  Marriage	12 Jan 1713/14	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Swett(1648 – 17 Mar 1717/18) 2Stephen Swett(1620 – 1693) 4John Swett(1580 – 1651) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Sarah( – 1650) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Hannah Merrill(1622 – 1662) 6John Merrill(1599 – 1673) 12Nathaniel Merrill( – 17 Mar 1626/27) 24John Merrill 25Prudence( – 1609) 13Mary Blacksoll( – 1624) 26 27 7Elizabeth( – 1682) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Oct 1648 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Miscellaneous - 25 May 1669 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 6 Dec 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Miscellaneous - 1678 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 31 Mar 1679 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 22 Mar 1686 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 12 Jan 1713/14 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 1717 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 17 Mar 1717/18 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S809] Merrill, Samuel, A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928). [S637] Swett, Ben H. John Swett of Newbury, (manuscript, 15 February 1999). [s638] Coffin, Joshua, A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845). [S639] Stackpole, Everett S. Swett Genealogy - Descendants of John Swett of Newbury, Mass, (Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Print Shop, 1913). [S640] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume I, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S817] Quint, Alonzo Hall. "Oaths of Freeman, Allegiance &c. in Old Norfolk County", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VI 1852). [S641] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 volume II, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911).