Capt. William Swetland

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William Sweetland aka Swetland,Sweatlan

Born 1646 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of John Sweetland and Susanna (Unknown) Sweetland

Brother of William Swetland [half], Susanna Sweetland [half], Temperance Sweetland [half] and John Sweetland [half]

Husband of Agnes (Unknown) Sweetland — married 1 Aug 1676 [location unknown]

Father of Agnes (Swetland) Lovett, Benjamin Sweetland, Peeter Swetland, Grace Swetland, John Oliver Swetland and Joseph E Sweetland

Died 1703 at about age 57 in Salem, New London, Connecticut

Profile last modified 14 Jan 2022 | Created 14 Apr 2010

Biography

William Sweetland (Swetland, Sweatland) is a son of John Sweetland and Susanna (whose surname is unknown). His birth year is also unknown, some say 1646 other 1650, probably in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony (a place known today as Danvers).

William was born and died in Salem Village (known today as Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts.[1]

He married Agnes (surname unknown) 8 March 1675 in Salem, and they had 5 children (of whom we are more or less certain.[2]

AKA

Found multiple versions of NAME - Sweetland, Sweatland, Swetland. Plan to use William /Sweetland/.[3][4][5]

Research

Below are some data and relevant sources from "Family with Sources" at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCF4-93F

Title: William Swetland (and family), Ancestry and Descendants of Sylvanus Eaton (1900) Web page: http://archive.org/stream/ancestrydescenda00wigh#page/34/mode/2up Citation: Jane A Wight, _Ancestry and Descendants of Sylvanus Eaton, Jacob Swetland and Christopher Reynolds (1900) The Eddy Family Reunion at Providence (Two Hundred & Fiftieth Anniversary . . . _, 2d ed. (Boston: [J. S. Cushing], 1884); digital images _Internet Archive_ (accessed 2013), pp. 34-51, "Swetland or Sweatland Genealogy." Notes: Bibliographic note: This source was cited by Torrey for the William Swetland-Agnes marriage entry.

This authored work generally does not provide references. Introduction to the article cites "record furnished by Eli Swetland of Springfield, Mass."

The first generation of the article reports that William and Agnes Swetland "were probably born prior to 1650 and came from England or Sweden." Reports "they resided in Salem, Mass., in 1676 and in Salem, New London County, Conn. in 1703. Child list reports four children as (quoting below):

1. Peter^2 born July 1, 1676 No Family. [GJ note: July is struck through and Sept. Entered] 2. Grace^2 born March 8, 1679 [annotated to read 1679-80] 3. John^2 born July 1, 1681 [GJ note: July is struck through and Sept. entered] 4. Joseph^2 born November 5, 1683 [GJ note: November is struck through and Jan. is entered; year annotated to read 1683-4.]

Sidney Perley (1858-1928), _The History of Salem Massachusetts, 1626-[1716], 3 vols, 3 (1928): 102; digital images, _FamilySearch_ (accessed 2013 via the FamilySearch catalog), entry for William Swetland. Notes: Bibliographic note: This source is referenced Torrey for the marriage of Simon Lovitt and Agnes. Torrey treated this wife as though she was the widow of William Swetland. If William Swetland and Agnes were living at New London County, Conn. in 1703, as B. S. Swetland claimed, then his widow could not have been Simon's wife as children were reported born to this couple before that date. See _Partial Genealogy of the Swetland Family_ (1908)

Footnote entry about William Swetland, without further reference. Transcript follows.

“William Swetland, born about 1646, married Agnes

Douglas Patrick Sweetland, _A partial genealogy of the Swetland / Sweetland / Sweatland family in America, 1560-2003_ (2003); digital images, FamilySearch (accessed 2013 via the FamilySearch Catalog), pp. 1-3 for "William [(3a)] Swetland," xix-xxi, "Preface to the 2003 revision" and xxv-xxvii, "Preface, 1998." Notes: Bibliographic note: This is one of several descendant genealogies that have been prepared. In this version, the author and his collaborator acknowledge conflicts about the family of William Swetland and his ancestry. The basis for the "first section" (to p. 443) is said to be "Partial Genealogy" by B. S. Swetland (no date given), but new information is added to that material.

In this 2003 version, the wife of Simon Lovett is shown as the eldest child of William and Agnes (____) Swetland--Agnes, b. 1672 at Beverly, based on "…[convincing] data from Judith Leone Young-Thayer" (see para 4 p. xix").

Sources

↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33VV-N3K
↑ "Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700"; database, _AmericanAncestors.org_ (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 2013), William Swetland and Agnes ____ entry. Separately consulted are related supplemental schedules, "Key to References ...," version 1.1 (2011). Notes: NEHGS summary includes comment, "The work is so huge and so comprehensive (it is estimated that 99% of all marriages are included), that it has become one of the principal resources for seventeenth-century New England genealogy." William Swetland and Agnes ____; date as "by 1676," with reference to Salem and Salem CT.
↑ Source: #S566 Data: Text: Date of Import: 3 Dec 2002
↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for william sweetland
↑ Source: #S285 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Joseph Sweetland
See also:

FamilySearch record
Source: S285 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R32
Repository: R32 Name: www.ancestry.com
Source: S566 Title: Robison Master File 08JUN02.FBK.FTW NOTESource Medium: Other
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3a. William. (John (p. 1), Isaac) Born in 1646. Married Agnes on March 8, 1675, at Salem, MA. In 1703, William and Agnes resided at Salem, New London County, CT. WiIliam lived at.Salem and Beverly, MA. William was a tailor, and lived at Salem, MA, from 1676 to 1686. William bought a lot from John Lambert, Jr., of Salem, a mariner, on May 5, 1686. (This John Lambert, Jr., reportedly became a pirate and was executed for piracy at. Boston, MA, on June 30, 1704.) William moved from Salem, MA, to Salem, New London, Ct. William sold his house in .1702 and moved from Salem, MA, to Salem, CT. William died about 1703. After the death of William, it. appears that Agnes married Simon Lovett and had three children — William, Sarah and Grace Lovett. [NO]

Children of William and Agnes 4a. Benjamin, (p. 1)

• 4b. Sarah. Born about 1674. (p. 1)
• 4c. Peter. Born July 1, 1676. (p. 6)
• 4d. Grace. Born March 8, 1679. (p. 6)
• 4e. John. E<orn July 1, 1681. (p. 6)
• 4f. Joseph. Born November 5, 1683. (p.95)

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Agnes married William Swetland. William and Agnes Swetland were probably born prior t.o 1650, and came from England or Sweden. They resided in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1676, and in Salem, New London County, Connecticut, in 1703.[1] This source recorded four children:

1. Peter born September 1, 1676 - No family
2. Grace born March 8, 1679-80
3. John born September 1, 1681
4. Joseph born January 5, 1683

Agnes died in 1749 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Footnote entry about William Swetland, without further reference. Transcript follows.

“William Swetland, born about 1646, married Agnes. . she married, secondly, Simon Lovitt of Beverly, Oct 10, 1676: children 1. Peter, born Sept. 1, 1676, 2. Grace, born March 8, 1679-80, John, born Sept. 1, 1681; fisherman, lived in Marblehead in 1705; 34. Joseph, born Jan. 5, 1683-4. "

However, In this 2003 version, the wife of Simon Lovett is shown as the eldest child of William and Agnes (____) Swetland--Agnes, b. 1672 at Beverly, based on "…[convincing] data from Judith Leone Young-Thayer" (see para 4 p. xix").

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-2096