Capt. Joseph Swett

1659 -

• Name	Joseph Swett
  Birth	21 Jan 1658/59	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Offices Held	1686 (26 years)  [8]
  He was appointed a constable.
  Offices Held	1693 (33 years)	Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [8]
  Capt. Joseph Swett was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1698, 1712, and 1717.
  Offices Held	1693 (33 years)  [7, 8]
  He was elected a State Representative. He served again in 1698-1701.
  Will	29 Sep 1720 (61 years)	Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 8]
  Drake (1852) gives the date of his will as 27 September 1720
  Probate/Proved	4 Feb 1722 (63 years)	Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 8]
  Siblings	4 brothers, 6 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. Hesther Swett,   b. 7 Jun 1648, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Sarah Swett,   b. 7 Nov 1650, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1717, Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   3. Mary Swett,   b. 7 Jan 1651/52, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. > 4. Mary Swett,   b. 2 May 1654, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Jul 1718, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Richard Waterhouse,  m. 3 Dec 1701   5. Benjamin Swett,   b. 5 Aug 1656, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Dec 1719, New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) + 6. Capt. Joseph Swett,   b. 21 Jan 1658/59, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Hanah Ward,  m. say 1679 ;   Sarah Andrews,  m. 20 Nov 1701   7. Moses Swett,   b. 16 Sep 1661, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Hannah Swett,   b. 16 May 1665, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 16 Nov 1696  (Age 31 years)   9. Elizabeth Swett,   b. 2 Jul 1667, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   10. Lt. John Swett,   b. 17 May 1670, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 3 Sep 1753, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   11. Stephen Swett,   b. 13 Jul 1672, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   12. baby Swett
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Swett,   b. 1580, Devonshire, England d. 13 Jun 1651, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)  (Grandfather)  Hesther Weare,   b. Abt 1632   d. 16 Jan 1718, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1649	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Capt. Benjamin Swett,   c. 12 May 1624, Wymondham, Norfolk, England d. 29 Jun 1677, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hesther Weare,   b. Abt 1632   d. 16 Jan 1718, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Hanah Ward   d. 14 Aug 1701, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
  Marriage	say 1679  [1, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 4 daughters
  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.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Abigail Swett,   b. 29 Mar 1692, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 30 Aug 1784 (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2016

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah Andrews  Other Partners: Charles Treadwell  m. 15 Jan 1722/23
  Marriage	20 Nov 1701  [1, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 42 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Lydia Swett,   b. 22 Mar 1704, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Hannah Swett,   b. 23 May 1708, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. d. 1748 (Age 39 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Moses Swett,   b. 13 Dec 1716, Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2016

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Joseph Swett(21 Jan 1658/59 – ) 2Capt. Benjamin Swett(1624 – 1677) 4John Swett(1580 – 1651) 5Sarah( – 1650) 3Hesther Weare(Abt 1632 – 1718) 6Hon. Nathaniel Weare 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Jan 1658/59 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1693 - Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Will - 29 Sep 1720 - Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 4 Feb 1722 - 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

  [S635] Annett, Albert and Alice E. E. Lehtinen. The Generations of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, (Jaffrey, New Hampshire: The Town of Jaffrey, 1934). [S636] Drake, Samuel G. "The Swett Family", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volumeVI, 1852). [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). [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).