Samuel Sweet

Samuel Sweet

Birth: Nov. 1, 1667, at Prudence Island, Colony of Rhode Island

Death: Nov. 26, 1728. North Kingston, Colony of Rhode Island

Father: James Sweet, b.18 JUN 1622, Modbury, South Hams District, Devon, England; d.Jun. 18, 1698, South Kingstown, Colony of RI

Mother: Mary Greene, b. 19 MAY 1633, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; d. Nov. 6, 1686, Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of RI

Siblings:

• Phillip Sweet, b. July 15, 1655, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; d. 1710
• James Sweet, b. May 28, 1657
• Mary Sweet, b. Feb 2, 1660
• Benoni Sweet, b. Mar 28, 1663; d. 1751
• Valentine Sweet, b. b. Feb 14, 1665; d. 1725
• Jeremiah Sweet, b. Jan 6, 1669
• Renewed Sweet, b. Jul 16, 1671
• Sylvester Sweet, b. Mar 1, 1674

Samuel SWEET m. Bridget . m. 2nd. Sarah (GODFREY), a widow. Children, born after 1711 were children of 2nd. marriage.

Marriage 1) Bridget ______

Children of Samuel and Bridget:

1. Sylvester, b. abt 1690, North Kingstown, R.I. ; d.15 May 1763 Newport R. I.
2. Martha b. abt 1692; m. 1718, John PEARCE, b. abt.1691, d. 22 Jun 1744, son of Daniel PEARCE
3. Ann, b. abt 1698; m. 12 Feb 1729, John WIGHTMAN
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 25 FEB 1703, East Greenwich, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island; m. 18 Mar 1720, Benoni SWEET Jr.
5. Bridget, b. abt 1706, m. 5 Sep 1734, James WIGHTMAN, son of John WIGHTMAN and Mary BENTLEY.
6. Stephen, b. abt 1710, Newport, Newport Co., Colony Of Rhode Island; m. 16 Dec 1738, Ann BAKER widow of Daniel AUSTIN; dau of Thomas and Mary BAKER of North Kingstown, RI.

Marriage 2) Sarah GODFREY

Children of Samuel and Sarah:

1. Godfrey SWEET b: ABT 1712; d. 18 MAR 1740, At Sea; m. ABT 1729, Henrietta WILKEY
2. William SWEET b: ABT 1715; m. 19 APR 1742 in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island, Mary DUNBAR
3. John SWEET b: ABT 1717; m. 5 FEB 1743 in Exeter, King’s Co., Rhode Island, Eliza Carr ELDRED
4. James SWEET b: ABT 1716; m. 6 JUL 1734, Ann WEEDEN
5. Samuel SWEET b: ABT 1720

Burial:

Samuel is buried in the field of the old home of Benoni and James Sweet:

Sweet - Austin Lot, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

Inscription on the stone says: Here lyeth interred ye body of Samuel Sweet, died ye 26 Nov 1728

Sources:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sbckr1&id...

Newport Historical Society; Town Council Records Vol. iv pg.119. Will of Sarah Godfrey dated 1726, mentions children of her first marriage to John Cranston. Town Council Book iv pg. 105. Will of Samuel Sweet inv. dated 6 Jan 1728 mentions wife Sarah, his second wife, and their children. The only record of his wife Bridget is in deed dated 1697.

Periodical: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island, Author: John Osborn Austin, Publication: Baltimore,MD, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1969, Page: p 194

Web Site, Author: Wills, Title: Newport Historical Society; Town Council Records Vol. 4, Page: 119

A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, By James Savage, Volume #4, Sutliffe - Swift, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk4/sutliffe-sw...

Links

• http://www.clancywrightgenealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I1004&t...
• Samuel Sweet memorial, created by: Nareen, et al - https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37968287

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Samuel Sweet (1667 - 1728)

Samuel Sweet
Born 1 Nov 1667 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of James Sweet and Mary (Greene) Sweet
Brother of Phillip Sweet, James Sweet Jr., Mary (Sweet) Wickham, Benoni Sweet, Valentine Sweet, Jeremiah Sweet, Renewed Sweet and Sylvester Sweet
Husband of Sarah Godfrey — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Bridget (Unknown) Sweet — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Ann (Sweet) Wightman, Bridget (Sweet) Wightman and Godfrey Sweet
Died 26 Nov 1728 at age 61 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
2.1 Facts with no date
2.2 Sources with no fact or date
2.3 Other marriages
3 Sources
Biography

Samuel Sweet was born on 1 Nov 1667 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, son of James Sweet (~1622 - 1698) and Mary (Greene) Sweet (1633 - ~1686).

His siblings were:

Phillip Sweet (1655 - 1710)
James Sweet (1657 - 1725)
Mary (Sweet) Wickham (1660 - 1752)
Benoni Sweet (1663 - 1751)
Valentine Sweet (1664 - 1725)
Jeremiah Sweet (1669 - ~1760)
Renewed (Sweet) Anonymous (1671 - )
Sylvester Sweet (1674 - 1763)
Samuel married Sarah Godfrey (~1670 - ~1760). Their son was Godfrey Sweet (1712 - ~1740).

Samuel married Bridget Unknown (1667 - ~1777). Their children were:

Ann (Sweet) Wightman (1698 - 1796)
Bridget (Sweet) Wightman (1710 - ).
On 6 September 1687, Samuel Sweet is cited on Gov. Andros' tax roll at Rochester (renamed later to Kingstown), Rhode Island owing a “pole” (poll) tax of 1s, but zero property tax, which places him as non-landowning, adult male resident of Kingstown, RI on this date. [1] This tax roll identifies a sum total of 136 heads of house living in the roughly 22.5 square mile area associated with Kingstown, RI on this date in 1687; one consequence of this sparse population is that he would have been well acquainted with many, if not all, of the individuals identified on this list. Therefore, this tax list is a defacto definition of the people who were available to be his friends, neighbors, and allies; it would be essential to cultivate strong working relationships with these neighbors in order to survive on this frontier landscape. This cross reference tool provides hot links to peruse most of the 136 Wikitree families identified in this tax roll; families who were very frequently interconnected, or became interconnected, by marriage, over the course of their lives and throughout the ensuing generations, further binding a network of neighbors into extended families. [2] HIs brother James Jr., and first cousins John Jr., Ben, and Henry are also listed on this tax roll.

Samuel died on 26 Nov 1728 in North Kingston aged 61.

Research Notes

Facts with no date

Samuel was born on an unknown date. He was the son of James Sweet and Mary (Greene) Sweet. Samuel was born in 1667[3] [4]

Sources with no fact or date

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.[5]

Other marriages

Generated by WikiTree AGC. These marriages look like marriages of other people. Usually these are parent marriages.

James Sweet married Mary Greene in 1654 in Warwick, Kent, Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations. The couple had 10 children: Phillip Sweet, James Sweet, Mary Sweet, Benoni Sweet, Valentine Sweet, Martha Sweet, Samuel Sweet, Jeremiah Sweet, Renewed Sweet and Sylvester Sweet.[6][7]

Sources

↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II, Niles - Wilson; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1989. RI Taxes under Gov. Andros pages 592- 594.
↑ Randolph Beebe; Cross Reference: Gov. Andros 1687 Rochester RI Tax Register to Wikitree profile; Wikitree Free Space Profiles, 2024.
↑ Birth: "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F877-W5P : 6 December 2014), Samuel Sweet, 01 Nov 1667; citing WARWICK,KENT,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,269. (accessed before 22 August 2011)
↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37968287/samuel-sweet: accessed 08 February 2023), memorial page for Samuel Sweet (1 Nov 1667-26 Nov 1728), Find A Grave: Memorial #37968287, citing Sweet-Austin Lot, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
↑ Unclassified: Type: Book Author: John Osborne Austin Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1969 Repository: Chula Vista Public Library Source Locality: 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Edition: Reprint. Citing: Page: pg 195 (accessed before 22 August 2011)
↑ Marriage of other person: Type: Web Site Owner: Mark Dionne Title: Sweet, Toomey, French and Sibbald URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com DATV 2008 CNTC mark markdionne.com Source Detail: Home url: http://markdionne.com/ged/. (accessed before 22 August 2011)
↑ Marriage of other person: Type: Web Site Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900- Compiler: Yates Publishing. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Quality or Certainty of Data: Secondary source URL: Ancestry.com Date: 2004 DATV 24 Jul 2010.
See also:

Harold MacLeod, "The Loyalist Comptons of Prince Edward Island" page 3