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Samuel Swift

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: May 25, 1733 (70)
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of William Swift and Ruth Swift
Husband of Mary Swift
Father of Seth Swift, Sr.; Jemima Nye; Keturah Hatch; Zaccheus Swift; Temperance Swift and 3 others
Brother of Hannah Tobey; Ruth Swift; William Swift; Ephraim Swift; Mary Smith and 5 others

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About Samuel Swift

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LC1B-MTJ/samuel-swift-1662-1733

Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Swift was born on 10 August 1662, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Swift Jr, was 35 and his mother, Ruth Tobey, was 34. He married Mrs. Mary Swift about 1690, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 25 May 1733, in his hometown, at the age of 70.
Spouse

Samuel Swift
Male
1662–1733

Male

Mrs. Mary Swift
Female
1671–1733

Female

Marriage
about 1690
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (10)

Mary Swift
Female
1691–Deceased

Female

Seth Swift
Male
1693–1753

Male

Jemima Swift
Female
1695–1733

Female

Ebenezer Swift
Male
1698–1775

Male

Keturah Swift
Female
1700–1745

Female

Zacheus Swift
Male
1701–1770

Male

Temperance Swift
Female
1704–1730

Female

Ephraim Swift
Male
1706–1744

Male

Elizabeth Swift
Female
1708–1770

Female

Samuel Swift
Male
1710–Deceased

Male

Parents

William Swift Jr
Male
1627–1706

Male

Ruth Tobey
Female
1628–1705

Female

Siblings (11)

Hannah Swift
Female
1651–1721

Female

Ruth Swift
Female
1652–1652

Female

William Swift III
Male
1654–1700

Male

Ephraim Swift
Male
1656–1741

Male

Mara Swift
Female
1659–1683

Female

Samuel Swift
Male
1662–1733

Male

Jireh Swift Sr.
Male
1665–1749

Male

Esther Swift
Female
1668–1737

Female

Temperance Swift
Female
1669–1746

Female

Dinah Swift
Female
1670–1744

Female

Josiah Swift
Male
1675–1753

Male


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Profile last modified 7 Jul 2020 | Created 21 Sep 2010

Samuel Swift (1662 - bef. 1733)

Samuel Swift

Born 10 Aug 1662 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Son of William Swift and Ruth (Unknown) Swift

Brother of Hannah (Swift) Tobey, Ruth Swift, William Swift, Ephraim Swift, Mary (Swift) Smith, Jirah Swift, Hester (Swift) Gibbs, Temperance (Swift) Bourne, Josiah Swift and Dinah (Swift) Perry

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Swift — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Seth Swift, Ebenezer Swift, Zaccheus Swift and Elizabeth (Swift) Morey

Died before 6 Jun 1733 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Samuel Swift was born to William Swift August 10 1662 in Sandwich Mass.[1]

Samuel married Mary who survived him. According to George Swift's Geneology there is a will dated October 5 1730 and read June 6 1733. [2]

Samuel and Mary's children are:

Mary[3]
Seth[4] Jemmima[5] Ebenezer[6] Ketura[7] Zacheus[8] Temperance[9] Ephriam[10] Elizabeth[11] Samuel Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RPSJ : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift, 10 Aug 1662; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ Bowman, George E. "Sandwich, Mass., Vital Records, Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . Page 22. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/i/12864/22/24625167 ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWHN : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Mary Swift, 18 Mar 1690; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWZW : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Seth Swift, 17 Mar 1692; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWD7 : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Jemmima Swift, 12 Oct 1695; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RW6L : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Ebeneser Swift, 07 Jun 1698; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWX1 : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Ketura Swift, 30 Apr 1700; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWJ4 : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Zacheus Swift, 01 Feb 1701; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWVW : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Temperance Swift, 17 May 1704; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWKL : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Ephraim Swift, 17 Jun 1706; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-RWLQ : 3 November 2017), Samuel Swift in entry for Elizabeth Swift, 07 Apr 1708; citing Birth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836.

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Samuel Swift's Timeline

1662
August 10, 1662
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1692
March 17, 1692
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1695
October 12, 1695
Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
1700
April 30, 1700
1701
February 5, 1701
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1704
May 7, 1704
Colonial America
1706
June 17, 1706
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1708
April 7, 1708
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1733
May 25, 1733
Age 70
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America