Dr. William Thomas Swan

From "History of Passaic and Its Environs ...: Historical-biographical, Volume 2" By William Winfield Scott page 1048

(I) Henry Swan, American ancestor, was a proprietor of Charlestown in 1638 and of the town of Salem in 1639. He was admitted a freeman, May 22, 1639. He died December 23, 1651. Issue: Thomas, of whom further; Eliza.
(II) Thomas Swan, son of Henry Swan, was baptized in Salem, Massachusetts, February 26, 1642, and died in Roxbury, February 16, 1688. He settled in Roxbury and his house there was burned, July 11, 1681. A negro girl, Maria, servant of Joshua Lamb, was convicted of setting the fire in September following, and sentenced by Governor Bradstreet to be burned, and accordingly was publicly executed. Thomas Swan married Mary Lamb, daughter of Thomas Lamb. Issue, born in Boston: Henry; Thomas, died young; Thomas, of whom further; Dorothy; Peter, died young; Dorothy; Henry, died young; Henry; Mary; Peter; Ebenezer.

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From http://feindholloway.com/rutke/index.html

Son Thomas was about aged 7 or 8 when his father Thomas [SIC: Henry] Swanne died. He was afterwards raised by Joanna's parents in Roxbury MA.

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From "The Pioneers Of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From Records Of The Colonies, Towns And Churches And Other Contemporaneous Documents". 2017. Archive.Org. Accessed April 15 2017. page 442 SWAIN, SWAYNE, SWAINE, [SWAN,]

Henry, Charlestown, propr. 1638. Salem, propr. 1639; frm. May 22, 1639. Ch. Thomas bapt. 26 (12) 1642, Eliza bapt. 8 (12) 1645. He d. before 23 (10) 1651, when Sarah, child of Henry, dec. and Joan d. in Boston. [See Halsey.]

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• Name Thomas Swan
• Gender Male
• Christening Date 26 Feb 1642
• Christening Place SALEM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS
• Father's Name Henry Swan

Citation

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQDQ-TMS : 4 December 2014), Henry Swan in entry for Thomas Swan, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 874,031, 874,032, 874,033.

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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg526...

Thomas SWAN 1 was born 1642 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He died 8 Dec 1687 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Thomas married Mary LAMB on 1664 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Mary LAMB [Parents] 1, 2 was christened 29 Sep 1644 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 1702 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Thomas SWAN on 1664 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Other marriages: BAILEY, James

Source: Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995-), 2:1155, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 A549.

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 14 2017, 23:22:18 UTC
• Clarence A. Torrey, compiler, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (CD version) (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001). "SWAN, Thomas (-1688) & Mary [LAMB] (1644-1717), m/2 Rev. James BAILEY; by 1665; Boston/Roxbury/Cambridge {Sibley's Harv. Grad. 3:440, 4:295, 410; Charlestown 918; Bailey (1932) (ms) 13; Sv. 3:48}"

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 15 2017, 0:32:56 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 15 2017, 0:53:41 UTC

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• Reference: TNG Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 16 2017, 1:19:43 UTC