Elizabeth Ogden

~”It is said that Elizabeth, the Swaines’ seventeen year old eldest daughter, was the first to land on the Newark shore, having been merrily handed up the bank by her gallant fiancé, Josiah Ward, in his ambition to secure for her the mark of priority.”~

Elizabeth Swaine

• Birth: Apr 24 1654 - Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Death: Jan 6 1706 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
• Parents: Capt. Samuel Swaine, Johannah Swaine
• Husband: Josiah Ward, David Ogden
• Children: Capt. David Ogden, Swaine Ogden, Col. Josiah Ogden, Capt. John Ogden, Thomas Ogden, Phebe Williams

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From HISTORY of THE COLONY OF NEW HAVEN To its absorption into CONNECTICUT by Edward E. Atwater

Children of Samuel Swaine and Joanna ____.

• 1. Elizabeth, b. 1647; m. Josiah Ward; m. 2d, David Ogden.

The tradition is that Elizabeth Swaine, daughter of Samuel, was the first to land on the shore of Newark, having been handed up by her lover, Josiah Ward, who hastened to secure this distinction for her.

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• Residence: Allerton - 1715
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 13 2022, 23:10:41 UTC
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