Rebecca Gale

Daughter of Stephen Swett and Rebecca Smith

1669 February 27: Rebecca Swett was born in Newbury daughter of Stephen Swett and Rebecca Smith. [Newbury VR] She married Daniel Gale in Newbury 9 December 1700. They had four children: Stephen about 1710, Mary about 1712, Benjamin 1706, and Jacob 1708. He died in Bradford, Mass, 30 June 1742. She died 6 May 1760. [Compiled from Stackpole and LDS Ancestral Files]

1669 March 1: Rebecca Smith, second wife of Stephen Swett, died at Newbury two days after the birth of her last child. [Newbury VR] At this time his family consisted of: John (20), Hannah (18), Stephen (16), Elizabeth (14), Joseph (12), Benjamin (5), and Rebecca (newborn)

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(father) Stephen Swett (John1), born in England about 1620, married

(1) 24 May 1647, Hannah Merrill, dau. of John and Elizabeth, of Newbury, who died 4 April 1662; 

(2) 4 Aug. 1663, Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Smith. She was born 25 Feb. 1641 and died 1 March 1669-70. He kept an "ordinary" in 1670, afterwards known as the "Blue Anchor Tavern." This house, built by him, is still standing and occupied, on the west side of High Street, Newburyport, near the head of Marlborough Street. It has recently been purchased by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. He sold this place 16 Nov. 1691, and he is mentioned as "deceased" 9 Jan. 1693-4. Children recorded in Newbury: 6. John b. 20 Oct. 1648; m. Mary Plummer.  Stephen b. 20 Aug. 1650; d. prob. 24 Sept. 1650.  Hannah b. 7 Oct. 1651; m. John Badger, 23 Feb. 1670-1; d. 1691.  [ ] Stephen b. 28 Jan. 1653; soldier in the Narragansett War, 1675.  Elizabeth b. 17 Jan. 1655; m. prob. Edward Poor.  7. Joseph b. 28 Nov. 1657; m. Mrs. Hannah Knott.  Mary b. 25 April 1660; d. 17 March 1662.  Rebecca b. 4 Dec. 1665; d. 31 May 1667.  Rebecca b. 27 Feb. 1669; m. Nov. 1700 Daniel Gale of Salem, Mass.