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Esther Greenleaf (Weare)

Also Known As: "Hester Swett"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England
Death: January 16, 1717 (83-92)
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathaniel Weare and Sara Weare
Wife of Capt. Benjamin Swett, Indian Fighter and Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, Sr.
Mother of Esther Green; Sarah Hobbs (Swett); Mary Swett; Mary Waterhouse, #2; Benjamin Swett and 6 others
Sister of Edward Wyer; Robert Weare; Nathaniel Weare; John Weare; Mary Swain and 3 others

Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About Esther Greenleaf

After the brutal death of her husband, she married secondly Ensign Steven Greenleaf of Newbury on 3/31/1678. The family probably moved to Newbury upon their mother's remarriage.



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Profile last modified 11 Feb 2020 | Created 10 Feb 2011

Esther "Hester" Greenleaf formerly Weare aka Swett

Born about 1629 in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Daughter of Nathaniel Weare Sr and Sarah (Swain) Weare

Sister of Daniel Weare, John Weare, Peter Weare, Robert Weare, Nathaniel Weare and Mary (Weare) Swain

Wife of Benjamin Swett Sr — married 1 Nov 1647 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Stephen Greenleaf Sr — married 31 Mar 1679 [location unknown]

Mother of Esther (Swett) Green, Sarah (Swett) Hobbs, Mary Swett, Benjamin Swett, Joseph Swett, Moses Swett, Hanna (Swett) Rust, John Swett and Stephen Swett Sr.

Died 16 Jan 1718 in Hampton, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Name

Hesther Weare[1] Birth

1629 Exact Birthplace unknown, possible England or Nantucket Ma. Marriage

01 NOV 1647 Maine, USA[2][3][4] Husband: Benjamin Swett Child: John Swett Child: Esther Swett 31 MAR 1679[5] Husband: Steven Greenleaf Death

16 JAN 1717/18 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire[6] Notes

Esther (3) (or Hester) ; b. 1629 (?); m. 1st, Benjamin SWETT, 1 Nov 1647, and had by him 11 children; m. 2d, Steven Greenleaf[7] Hester m 1st Capt Benjamin Swett (1), m. 2nd 31 Mar 1678-9 Ens Stephen Greenleaf of Newb. d at Hampton 16 Jan 1718-9, age 89.[8] Sources

Stackpole, "Swett Genealogy" Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21920874&pid... Sargent, William M. The WEARE Family of Hampton, New Hampshire and North Yarmouth, Maine (Old Times Office; Yarmouth, Maine; 1879) Noyes, Sybil., Libby, Charles Thorton., Davis, Walter Goodwin. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Genealogical Publishing Inc; Baltimore, MD, USA; 1971) World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present Marston. Lane Memorial Library - Hampton, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire Location: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb/~marston/Hampton;; Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 964 ↑ Marston ↑ Noyes ↑ World Family Tree ↑ Sargent ↑ Noyes ↑ World Family Tree ↑ Sargent: p. 2 ↑ Noyes: p. 726


GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree  http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=105394700&pi...

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::122247587

GEDCOM Source

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Find A Grave 1,60525::0 1,60525::122247587

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Esther Greenleaf's Timeline

1629
1629
Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England
1648
June 7, 1648
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
1650
November 7, 1650
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1651
January 21, 1651
Hampton, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1654
1654
1656
March 25, 1656
Hampton, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts
1658
January 21, 1658
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1661
September 16, 1661
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1664
May 16, 1664
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire