Mary Sweet

Family

• parents: John GREENE b: 9 FEB 1597 in Gillingham, Bowridge Hall, Dorset, England & Joanne TATTERSALL b: ABT 1599 in Gillingham, Dorset, England

Married

1. ABT 1654 in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island to James SWEET b: 18 JUN 1622. He was the son of John Swete b abt 1579 & Mary Wescott? b abt 1581.

10 children, born in Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, include

1. Phillip b: 15 JUL 1655 in North Kington. Married Elizabeth Allen.
2. James b: 28 MAY 1657 in North Kingston. Married 1) Hannah Atchman 2) Mary Pierce.
3. Mary b: 2 FEB 1660 in North Kingston. Married 1) Enoch Place 2) Samuel Wickham.
4. Benoni b: 28 MAR 1663 in North Kingston. Married 1) Elizabeth Manchester 2) Sarah Youlding.
5. Valentine b: 14 FEB 1665 in Prudence Island. Married Eleanor.
6. Martha b: 1666 in Prudence Island. Married William Allin. Died 18 April 1748 in North Kingston.
7. Samuel b: 1 NOV 1667 in Prudence Island. Married 1) Bridget 2) Sarah Godfrey.
8. Jeremiah b: 6 JAN 1669 in Prudence Island. Married Ruth Niles.
9. Renewed b: 16 JUL 1671 in Prudence Island. Married James Hill.
10. Sylvester b: 1 MAR 1674 in Prudence Island. Married Sarah Tew.

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• http://www.clancywrightgenealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I735&tr...

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GEDCOM Note

<u><b>Mary Greene</b></u> 19 May 1633 – 1686 • M2LM-CCT ​

<b>Sex</b> Female

<b>Christening</b> 19 May 1633
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
<b>Death</b> 1686
North Kingston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
<b>Burial</b> Sweet-Austin Lot - North Kingston

<u><b>Family Members
</u>Spouse</b> James Sweet 1622-1698 • MGZM-Z8M ​
<b>Marriage:</b> about 1653
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

<b>Children</b> Philip Sweet 1655-1710 • LVS4-GTF ​
James Sweet 1657-1689 • L2D4-29Z ​
Mary Sweet 1660-1752 • LV37-Z9R ​
Benoni Sweet 1662-1751 • L69Q-VWV ​
Valentine Sweet 1665-Deceased • LV37-Z7V ​
Samuel Sweet 1667-1728 • LV37-ZWN ​
Jeremiah Sweet 1669-Deceased • LV37-Z4Y ​
Renewed Sweet 1671-Deceased • LV37-ZCG ​
Sylvester Sweet 1674-1763 • LZKN-CZ3 ​

<b>Parents</b> Dr. John Greene 1591-1659 • L4BD-9X9 ​
Joane Tatarsole 1598-1635 • LCMX-VZC ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 4 November 1619
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

<b>Siblings</b> Major John Greene Jr. 1620-1708 • LZGX-VLX ​
Peter Greene 1621-1677 • MMNP-KWK ​
Richard Greene 1624-1625 • LCVR-B1H ​
James Greene 1626-1698 • LHK2-2D3 ​
James Greene 1626-1698 • LKDV-DP3 ​
Thomas Greene 1628-1717 • KFTN-D9Q ​
Joan Greene 1630-1659 • LVW3-YV7 ​
Mary Greene 1633-1686 • M2LM-CCT ​

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Mary (Greene) Sweet (1633 - abt. 1686)

Mary Sweet formerly Greene
Born 19 May 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Daughter of John Greene and Joane (Tattershall) Greene
Sister of John Greene, Peter Greene, Richard Greene, James Greene, Thomas Greene and Jone (Greene) Hade
Wife of James Sweet — married about 1655 in Warwick, Providence Plantationsmap [uncertain]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Phillip Sweet, James Sweet, Mary (Sweet) Wickham, Benoni Sweet, Valentine Sweet, Samuel Sweet, Jeremiah Sweet, Renewed Sweet and Sylvester Sweet
Died about 6 Nov 1686 at about age 53 in Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsmap [uncertain]
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Mary (Greene) Sweet migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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1 Biography
1.1 Family
1.2 Death and Estate
2 Sources
Biography

Mary (Greene) Sweet immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
MARY GREENE the daughter of John Greene ...and mother Joanna Tattershall ...was baptized (as were all the children of John Greene, surgeon) at St. Thomas's Church, Salisbury, England, May 19, 1633. [1] She came to New England with her parents in 1635.[2]

Family

Mary and James Sweet were married before 1655, likely at Warwick in the Providence Plantation. [2] Their children (named in James' will) were: [3][4]

Phillip b 15 Jul 1655; m Elizabeth ___
James b 28 May 1657; m Mary Pearce, widow of Robert Hill
Mary b 2 Feb 1659/60; m Enoch Place
Benoni b 28 Mar 1662; m Elizabeth ___
Valentine b 14 Feb 1665
Samuel b 1 Nov 1667
Jeremiah b 6 Jan 1669
Renewed b 16 Jul 1671; m John Gereardy
Sylvester b 1 Mar 1673; m Sarah Tew
Death and Estate

[citation needed]

Sources

↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7D7-55S : 20 March 2020), Mary Greene, 1633.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Subscription Link $: Page 145.
↑ Porter, Harold F. "James Sweet of Warwick, Rhode Island. The American Genealogist, Volume 67. New Haven, CT: 1992. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009-.) Subscription Link $. Pages 177-183.
↑ Greene, George Sears. The Greenes of Rhode Island, with Historical Records of English Ancestry, 1534-1902. New York, NY: Self-Published, 1903. Page 69.

<u><b>Mary Sweet (Greene)

</u>Birth:</b> circa May 19, 1633
Aukley Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire , England

<b>Death:</b> November 8, 1686 (53)
Warwick, (Present Kent County), Providence Plantation (Present Rhode Island)

<b>Place of Burial</b>: Sweet - Austin Lot , North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

<u><b>Immediate Family:
</u>Daughter</b> of John Greene and Joanne Greene

<b>Wife</b> of James "Bonesetter" Sweet

<b>Mother</b> of Philip Sweet;
James Sweet, Jr.;
Mary Place;
Capt. Benoni "Bonesetter" Sweet;
Valentine Sweet;
Martha Allen;
Samuel Sweet;
Jeremiah Sweet;
Renewed Geready
and Sylvester Sweet

<b>Sister</b> of Major John Greene;
Peter Greene;
Richard Greene;
James "of Potowomut" Greene;
Thomas Greene of Stone Castle;
Rachel Greene;
Jone Hade
and William Greene

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Mary Sweet

<b>Mary (Greene) Sweet (1633 - 1686)

Born</b> May 19, 1633 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

<b>Daughter</b> of John Greene Sr.
and Joanne (Tattershall) Greene

<b>Sister</b> of John Greene,
Peter Greene,
Richard Greene,
James E. Greene Sr.,
Thomas (Greene) Green,
Jone (Greene) Hade,
Content (Greene) Clark
and William Benjamin Greene

<b>Wife</b> of James Sweet — married June 17, 1654 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

<b>Mother</b> of Phillip Sweet,
James Sweet,
Mary Sweet,
Benoni Sweet,
Valentine Sweet,
Martha Sweet,
Samuel Sweet,
Jeremiah Sweet,
Renewed Sweet
and Sylvester Sweet

<b>Died</b> November 6, 1686 in Warwick, Providence (nka Kent) County, Rhode Island

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<b>Biography
</b> MARY GREENE of father John Greene ...and mother Joanna Tattershall ...was baptized (as were all the children of John Greene, surgeon) at St. Thomas's Church, Salisbury, England, May 19, 1633. [1]
She came to New England with her parents in 1635.
MARY GREEN & JAMES SWEET were married on January 17, 1654 in Providence, RI.[2]
Mary died 6 (other sources say 8) NOV 1686 in North Kingston, Naragannset (nka Washington) County, Rhode Island, English Colony (now USA).
She was buried 10 NOV 1686 in Washington County, Rhode Island Colony.
She was the beginning of the line of the "bone-setting" Sweets, using techniques that she learned from her father who was a surgeon, a line which continued for several generations.[3]
Death: 8 NOV 1686 in Warwick, Providence (nka Kent) County, RI.
Burial: 9 NOV 1686 Greene Graveyard (private), Warwick, Providence (now Kent) County, RI.
Note :1877 Dr. Henry E. Turner, MD, claims MARY married JOHN SWEET and is the progenetrix of 'the well known race of bonesetters'.
Married: 1648 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island USA [4]

<b>Sources
</b> [1] ↑ England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906. Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Collection: St Thomas... Ancestry.com, index record only. Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah.Salt Lake City, Utah Edition: British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition FILM 1279310.
[2] ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985, Page 723
[3] ↑ <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37966277>
[4] ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irisheyes...

<b>Children by First Marriage
</b> Philip Sweet, of Coweset and Providence, born July 15, 1655. His father, November 8, 1686, deeded to his "eldest son Philip of Prudence Island, all right of lands in Providence, as my father John Sweet deceased, was one of the first purchasers thereof." Philip married Elizabeth __. They gave by deed, April 8, 1693, one half of farm at Coweset to Thomas Remington of Prudence.

James Sweet, born May 8, 1657, of Prudence Island. He married Mary Pearce of Portsmouth. She was widow of Robert Hill and had no children by second marriage. James received, November 8, 1686, deed of land in Mashantatuck from his father.

Mary Sweet, born February 2, 1660, married Enoch Place, son of Enoch and Sarah Place of Kingstown. He died 1703; his wife, 1746. Had daughter, Mary, born October 16, 1697.

(Captain) Benoni Sweet of Kingstown, bom March 28, 1662, also received deed of land in Mashantatuck from his father, November 8, 1686. He married Elizabeth __. He died at N. Kingstown, July 19, 1751, in his ninetieth year.

Valentine Sweet, born February 14, 1665, of Kingstown, also received land from his father in Mashantatuck, November 8, 1686.

Samuel Sweet, born November i, 1667, of Prudence Island.

Jeremiah Sweet, born January 6, 1669. p,

Renewed Sweet, born July 16, 1671, married John Gereardy of Warwick, who was of Dutch parentage. They had daughters, Mary and Phillis, who married Jeremiah and John Smith of Kingstown, R. I.; and a son, John, who married (2) Deliverance Corp, widow of John Corp.

Sylvester Sweet, born March i, 1674, of Prudence Island, married Sarah Tew, daughter of Deputy-Governor Henry Tew. They had a son, Sylvester, born 1719, who married Mary Johnson. (From Family Records.)

See Also
o New England Historical & Genealogical Register. ?Image 738 of 1022 citing Sweet, James (?1622, ?1615-1695+) & Mary [Greene] (1633-); 1655; Warwick, RI/Providence.
o Genealogical Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England by James Savage, Vol.4 pg 75
o U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com, index record only, marriage date 1653.
o The Greenes of Rhode Island, Page 52,56,58
o Colonial Families of the United States of America v1 p210, George Norbury MacKenzie, ed. Boston, MA: The Grafton Press, 1907.
o England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Collection: St Thomas Church; Index record only at Ancestry.com, FHL Film Number: 279310, Reference ID: 2:1Q0DHQB
o Prominent Families of the United States of America Editor: Arthur Meredyth Burke Publication: Sackville Press, 32 George St, Hanover Square W, London Edition: Reprint Publication: Genelogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore 1991 Repository: Chula Vista Public Library, 365 F St, Chula Vista, CA 91910 DATV 10 Oct 2010
o Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5 Repository: Salt Lake City, Utah, Microfilm #037237 Author: Text: John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, MA.. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, R.I.. 1637 the lot where the old state house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1937, records in Salem, MA. His name is in first short-hand book of Salem
o John Osborne Austin, 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
o Sweet, Toomey, French and Sibbald <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com DATV 2008 CNTC mark@markdionne.com Source Detail: Home url: http://markdionne.com/ged/
o "Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700" by Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991, pg.57.

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Greene-306

<b>Individual Report for Mary GREENE (I735)

Name:</b> Mary GREENE [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
<b>Gender:</b> Female
<b>Born:</b> Abt 1633
<b>Place:</b> Auldley Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire Co., England
Christened: Place:
<b>Baptism:</b> 19 May 1633
<b>Place:</b> St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
<b>Died:</b> 8 Nov 1686
<b>Place:</b> Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Buried: Place:
Father?: Alonzo SHELMEDINE (5 Oct 1829 - 22 Aug 1912)
Mother?: Margaret Hannah DECKER ( - )
<b>Father:</b> John GREENE (9 Feb 1590 - Bef 7 Jan 1658) [3, 4]
<b>Mother:</b> Joanne TATTERSALL (1598 - 6 Apr 1635) [3, 4]
<b>Spouse:</b> James SWEET (18 Jun 1622 - 18 Jun 1698) [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
<b>Married:</b> 1654
<b>Place:</b> Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
<b>Children:
</b>1 Phillip SWEET (15 Jul 1655 - 26 Dec 1710)
2 James SWEET (8 May 1657 - 8 Nov 1725)
3 Mary SWEET (2 Feb 1659 - 2 May 1752)
4 Capt. Dr. Benoni SWEET (28 Mar 1663 - 19 Jul 1751)
5 Valentine SWEET (14 Feb 1664 - 8 Nov 1686)
6 Martha SWEET (1666 - 18 Apr 1748)
7 Samuel SWEET (1 Nov 1667 - 26 Nov 1728)
8 Jeremiah SWEET (6 Jan 1669 - Abt Jun 1760)
9 Renewed SWEET (16 Jul 1671 - )
10 Sylvester SWEET (1 Mar 1674 - 1763)

<b>Sources
</b>[1] [S39] Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5.
John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, MA.. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, R.I.. 1637 the lot where the old state
house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1937, records in Salem, MA. His name
is in first short-hand book of Salem

[2] [S45] (Boston, MA: The Grafton Press, 1907).

[3] [S43] Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island, John Osborne Austin, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1969), pg 195.

[4] [S66] Sweet, Toomey, French and Sibbald.

[5] [S133] England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database on-line].

[6] [S147] (Genelogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore 1991), page 42.

[7] [S49] Paragraphs on Early Prudence Island, Charles Mayturn.

[8] [S43] Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island, John Osborne Austin, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1969).

[9] [S91] New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the
founding of a nation, William Richard Cutter, (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1915).

[10] [S110] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900-.

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ID: I687
Name: <u><b>Mary GREENE</b></u> (1 2 3)
<b>Sex:</b> F
<b>Birth:</b> 19 MAY 1633
in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (4)

<b>Death:</b> ABT 1695
in Prudence Island, R. I. (5)

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

<b>Father:</b> John GREENE
b: 9 FEB 1597
in Gillingham, Bowridge Hall, Dorset, England

<b>Mother:</b> Joanne TATTERSALL
b: ABT 1599
in Gillingham, Dorset, England

<b>Marriage</b> 1 James SWEET
b: 18 JUN 1622
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island

<b>Married:</b> ABT 1654
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island

<b>Children

</b> Phillip SWEET
b: 15 JUL 1655
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island
James SWEET
b: 28 MAY 1657
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island
Mary SWEET
b: 2 FEB 1660
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island
Benoni SWEET
b: 28 MAR 1663
in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island
Valentine SWEET
b: 14 FEB 1665
in Prudence Island, R. I.
Samuel SWEET
b: 1 NOV 1667
in Prudence Island, R. I.
Jeremiah SWEET
b: 6 JAN 1669
in Prudence Island, R. I.
Renewed SWEET
b: 16 JUL 1671
in Prudence Island, R. I.
Sylvester SWEET
b: 1 MAR 1674
in Prudence Island, R. I.

<b>Sources:

</b>1. Type: Web Site
Title: Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5
Media: S. L. #037237
Text: John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, MA.. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, R.I.. 1637 the lot where the old state house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1937, records in Salem, MA. His name is in first short-hand book of Salem

2. Type: Book
Periodical: Colonial Families of_the, United States of America
Publication: Boston, MA: The Grafton Press, 1907

3. Type: Book
Author: John Osborn Austin
Periodical: The Genealogical Dictionary of RI
Publication: Baltimore,MD, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1969
Page: p 194
Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island
Location: Waco-Mcclennan County Library, Waco, Texas &DAR Library, Washington, DC
Page: pg 195

4. Type: Web Site
Author: Submitted by Bob Ellsworth
Title: Swete/Sweet Family of England
URL: http://genealogy.com/users/h/o/l/Rose-Sweet-Holladay/index.html
Date: 6 sep 1998 viewed 20 Nov 2000
Text: The following text describes evidence of the SWETE family in England and some of the early SWETEs who moved to America. The material was kindly supplied by John Sweet of New Hampshire. John is descended by John(1) Swete who arrived in America in 1630 through John(1)'s son John(2). He would like to acknowledge the wonderful work of Trella Hall and her associates in the compilation of the Trella Hall Manuscript Collection, which is located at the New England Historical Genealogical Society. This collection is viewable by members only.
jsweet@seacoast.com in England.

5. Type: Web Site
Author: Charles Mayturn
Title: Paragraphs on Early Prudence Island
Page: 109-110

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<u><b>Mary GREENE
</b></u>Female Abt 1633 - 1686 (~ 53 years)

<b>Name</b> Mary GREENE [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
<b>Born</b> Abt 1633
Auldley Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire Co., England
<b>Gender</b> Female
<b>Baptism</b> 19 May 1633
St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
<b>Died</b> 8 Nov 1686
Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Person ID I735 Clancy Ancestors
Last Modified 4 Sep 2015

<b>Father</b> Alonzo SHELMEDINE,
b. 5 Oct 1829, Schoharie, Schoharie Co., Colony Of New York
d. 22 Aug 1912 (Age 82 years)
<b>Mother</b> Margaret Hannah DECKER

Family ID F746 Group Sheet

<b>Father</b> John GREENE,
b. 9 Feb 1590,
Bowridge Hall, Gillingham, Dorset, England
d. Bef 7 Jan 1658,
Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age < 67 years)
<b>Mother</b> Joanne TATTERSALL,
b. 1598,
Gillingham, Dorset, England
d. 6 Apr 1635,
At Sea (Age 37 years)
<b>Married</b> 4 Nov 1619
St Thomas Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [4]

Family ID F420 Group Sheet

<u><b>Family</b></u>
<b>Spouse</b> James SWEET,
b. 18 Jun 1622,
Hackney, Middlesex, London, Eng. (Wales Island Of Great Britain
d. 18 Jun 1698,
Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 76 years)
<b>Married</b> 1654
Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations [4, 7]

<b>Children</b>
1. Phillip SWEET,
b. 15 Jul 1655, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 26 Dec 1710, Warwick, Kent Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 55 years)
2. James SWEET,
b. 8 May 1657, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 8 Nov 1725, Portsmouth, Aquednok Island, North Kingstown, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 68 years)
3. Mary SWEET,
b. 2 Feb 1659, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 2 May 1752, South Kingston, Washington Co., N Y (Age 93 years)
4. Capt. Dr. Benoni SWEET,
b. 28 Mar 1663, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 19 Jul 1751, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 88 years)
5. Valentine SWEET,
b. 14 Feb 1664, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 8 Nov 1686 (Age 22 years)
6. Martha SWEET,
b. 1666, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations
d. 18 Apr 1748, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations (Age 82 years)
7. Samuel SWEET,
b. 1 Nov 1667, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 26 Nov 1728, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 61 years)
8. Jeremiah SWEET,
b. 6 Jan 1669, North Kingston, Washington Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. Abt Jun 1760, Exeter, Washington Co., Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 91 years)
9. Renewed SWEET,
b. 16 Jul 1671, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
10. Sylvester SWEET,
b. 1 Mar 1674, Potowomut, Prudence Island, Providence Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d. 1763, Newport, Aquednok Island, Newport Co., Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Age 88 years)

Last Modified 4 Sep 2015
Family ID F323 Group Sheet

Notes

<b>Sources</b>
1. [S39] Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5.

2. [S45] (Boston, MA: The Grafton Press, 1907).

3. [S43] Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode island, John Osborne Austin, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1969), pg 195.

4. [S66] Sweet, Toomey, French and Sibbald.

5. [S133] England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database on-line].

6. [S147] (Genelogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore 1991), page 42.

7. [S110] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900-.

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! BIRTH:
974 D2s Vol.2 pg 301 Genealogical Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England by Savage. 974 B2ne Vol.4 New England Historical & Genealogical Register. 974 V2t New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

!MARRIAGE: 974 V2t New England Marriages Prior to 1700. 974 D2s Vol.2 pg 301 Genealogical Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England by Savage. 974 B2ne Vol.4 pg 75 New England Historical & Genealogical Register.

! BAPTISM; ENDOWED: IGI, dates found doing TEMPLE READY February 1999. ! SEALED PARENTS: IGI, date found doing TEMPLE READY Feebruary 1999. ! RELATIONSHIP: H. Reed Black is 9th G G Nephew

!Source: This is continued research after a book written by L. Don Berchtold, "History of Don Merlin Grover and Jennette Morris Grover, Ancestors and Descendants, FHL Call No. US and Canada, Book Area 929.273, G919Bδ. See Ancestral File Number (AFN) in the ID box of the individual screen where most of this data was obtained. Husband was James Sweet (AFN: 2Z53-PL).

!"The Greenes of Rhode Island, with historical records of English ancestry, 1534-1902" pages 68 & 69

8. MARY GREENE (John [1]%29 was baptized (aswere all the children of John Greene, surgeon) at St. Thomas Church, Salisbury, England, May 19, 1633. She came to New England with her parents in 1635. She married, about 1654, James Sweet, probably born in Wales, 1622, came to America about 1630 with his parents, was a resident of Portsmouth, 1681; Coweset, Warwick, 1683, and Kingstown, 1686. He was progenitor of the celebrated natural "bone-setters" who bore that name, and was the son of John and Mary Sweet, who, as "widow of John," who died at their home in Salem, Mass., in 1637, was assigned land in Providence, R.I., in 1637, she having removed there soon after her husband's death. In 1638 she married (2) Rev. Ezekiel Holliman of Warwick, R.I., one of the original purchasers. James Sweet was made freeman, 1655, and settled on Ridge Hill, N. Kingstown; he was commissioner from Warwick, 1653-58-59; juryman, 1656. In 1660 (September 30th), he sold the lot granted him in Waraick with the house thereon (afterwards known as "Stone Castle") to Thomas Greene [2] (John [1]). He was three times married, and died in 1695 in the seventy-third year of his age.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
40. PHILLIP SWEET, of Coweset and providence, born July 15, 1655. His father, November 8, 1686, deeded to his "eldest son Phillip of Prudence Island, all right of lands in Providence, as my father John Sweet deceased, was one of the first purchasers therof." Phillip married Elizabeth ____. They gave by deed, April 8, 1693, one half of farm at Coweset to Thomas Remington of Prudence.
41. JAMES SWEET, born May 8, 1657, of Prudence Island. He married Mary Pearce of Portsmouth. She was widow of Robert Hill and had no children by second marriage. James received, November 8, 1686, deed of land in Mashantatuck from his father.
42. MARY SWEET, born February 2, 1660, married Enoch Place, son of Enoch and Sarah Place of Kingstown. He died 1703; his wife 1746. Had daughter, Mary, born October 16, 1697.
43. (Captain) BENONI SWEET of kingstown, born March 28, 1662, also received deed of land in Mashantatuck from his father, November 8, 1686. He married Elizabeth ____. He died at N. Kingstown, July 19, 1751, in his ninetieth year.
44. VALENTINE SWEET, born February 14, 1665, of Kingstown, also received land from his father in Mashantatuck, November 8, 1686.
45. SAMUEL SWEET,born November 1, 1667, of Prudence Island.
46. JEREMIAH SWEET, born January 6, 1669.
47. RENEWED SWEET, born July 16, 1671, married John Gereardy of Warwick, who was of Dutch parentage. They had daughters, Mary and Phillis, who married Jeremiah and John Smith of Kingstown, R.I.; and a son, John, who married (2) Deliverance Corp, widow of John Corp.
48. SYLVESTER SWEET, born March 1, 1674, of Prudence Island, married Sarali Tew; daughter of Deputy-Governor Henry Tew. They had a son, Sylvester, born 1719, who married Mary Johnson. (From Family Records.)

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<u><b>Mary Greene
</b></u>was <b>born</b> in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
She was <b>christened</b> on 19 May 1633 in St Thomas Chapel, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
She <b>died</b> in 1674 in Warwick, Kent, RI.
She <b>married</b> Doctor James Sweet Sr about 1654 in Warwick, Kent, RI.

Other marriages: Holliman, Ezekial

They had the following <b>children:

</b> M i Phillip Sweet Sr
M ii James Sweet Jr
F iii Mary Sweet
M iv Doctor Benoni Sweet Sr
M v Valentine Sweet
M vi Samuel Sweet
M vii Jeremiah Sweet
F viii Renewed Sweet
M ix Sylvester Sweet Sr

Source:
"The Greenes of Rhode Island with Historical Records of England Ancestors" by Louise Brownell Clarke, Knickerbocker Press, New York, NY, 1903, p 68.
Genealogical Dictionary of RI, p 89;
R.I. COLONIAL HISTORY William Coddington in R.I. Colonial Affairs: an Historical Inquiry. (No. 4, R.I. Hist. Tracts). By Dr Henry E. Turner. 66p., paper. 1878. 1999;
"The Greene Family and Its Branches", by Lora S. La Mance, Mayflower Publishing Company, Floral Park, NY, 1904, p 71-72;
"The Greenes of Rhode Island with Historical Records of England Ancestors" by Louise Brownell Clarke, Knickerbocker Press, New York, NY, 1903;

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