Capt. Benjamin Swett

1710 - 1762  (52 years)

• Name	Benjamin Swett
  Birth	2 May 1710	Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Married	20 Jul 1732 (22 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  Elizabeth Norton, the widow of _____ Jenness; and the daughter of Bonus and Mary (Goodhue) Norton. She died 25 March 1759 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and she was buried in Hampton Falls Cemetery, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Issue: 1. Sarah Swett (1736-____) 2. Moses Swett (1738-____) 3. Lydia Swett (1740-1757) 4. Elizabeth Swett (1742-1769)
  Married	say 1760 (49 years)  [3]
  Mary Green, the widow of Jonathan Hilliard.
  Will	1762 (51 years)  [2]
  Death	6 Jun 1762	Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [3]
  Burial	Hampton Falls Cemetery, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. There are several cemeteries in Hampton Falls., which one remains to be dertermened.   [3]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Lydia Swett,   b. 22 Mar 1704, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   2. Hannah Swett,   b. 23 May 1708, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 1748  (Age 39 years)   3. Capt. Benjamin Swett,   b. 2 May 1710, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 6 Jun 1762, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 52 years) + 4. Capt. Jonathan Swett,   b. 17 Nov 1712, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 1767, Ames, Athens County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 54 years) ▻ Deborah Tilton,  m. 19 Jul 1733 ;   Jane Rowe,  m. 26 Oct 1738 ;   Mary Wiggin,  m. 1752   5. David Swett,   b. 12 Dec 1716, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. Abt 1749  (Age 32 years)   6. Moses Swett,   b. 13 Dec 1716, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 4 half sisters (family of Joseph Swett and Hanah Ward)
  1. Hannah Swett,   b. 13 Sep 1682, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   2. Lt. Joseph Swett,   b. 25 Aug 1689, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 2 Aug 1776, York, York County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)   3. Esther Swett,   b. 9 Jun 1690, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. Before 1720, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 29 years)   4. Margaret Swett,   b. 2 Jul 1690, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 27 Mar 1761, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years)   5. Abigail Swett,   b. 29 Mar 1692, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 30 Aug 1784  (Age 92 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Swett,   b. 1580, Devonshire, England d. 13 Jun 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Martha Baker  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12656
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Capt. Joseph Swett,   b. 21 Jan 1658/59, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Andrews
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Benjamin Swett(1710 – 1762) 2Capt. Joseph Swett(21 Jan 1658/59 – ) 4Capt. Benjamin Swett(1624 – 1677) 8John Swett(1580 – 1651) 9Sarah( – 1650) 5Hesther Weare(Abt 1632 – 1718) 10Hon. Nathaniel Weare 11 3Sarah Andrews 6Thomas Andrews 12 13 7Martha Baker 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 May 1710 - Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Death - 6 Jun 1762 - Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Burial - - Hampton Falls Cemetery, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, 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

  [S642] Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 , (Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press and Publishing Company, 1894). [S643] Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972). [S639] Stackpole, Everett S. Swett Genealogy - Descendants of John Swett of Newbury, Mass, (Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Print Shop, 1913).