Capt
Benjamin
Sweet
Born in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Sweet
and Mary (Andrews) Sweet
Brother of
John Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Jane Sweet [half], Mary Sweet, Johannah (Sweet) Vaughn, William Sweet, Ruth (Sweet) Matteson, Alis Eala (Sweet) Matteson, Elizabeth (Sweet) Matteson [half], Mary Elizabeth Sweet [half], Susanna Sweet, Griffin Sweet and Hannah (Sweet) Matteson
Husband of
Susannah (Spencer) Sweet
— married
10 Mar 1716 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Sweet, Ruth Sweet, Benjamin Sweet, Henry Sweet, Francis Sweet, Susannah Sweet, Theodosia (Sweet) Briggs, Susannah (Sweet) Bennett, Amey (Sweet) Sprague, Welthian (Sweet) Briggs, Hannah Sweet and David Sweet
Died
at age 87
in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island OR Beekmn, Dutchess County, NY, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2008
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Biography
Descendant of Arthur Plantagenet, 6th Viscount Lisle Benjamin was supposedly descended from the famous Arthur Plantagenet, died 1542, the illegitimate son of King Edward IV. This descent is through Frances Plantagenet, daughter of Arthur and his famous wife, Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Lisle..
Birth
Death
- Date: 09 APR 1777
- Place: Gloucester,Providence,Rhode Island,USA
Residence
- Place: Rhode Island, USA
- Date: 1777
- Place: Kent County, RI
Marriage
- Husband: Benjamin Sweet
- Wife: Susannah Spencer
- Child: Robert Sweet
- Child: Ruth Sweet
- Child: Benjamin Sweet
- Child: Henry Sweet
- Child: Francis Sweet
- Child: Susannah Sweet
- Child: Theodosia Sweet
- Child: Susannah Sweet
- Child: Welthian Sweet
- Child: Hannah Sweet
- Child: David Sweet
- Marriage:
- Date: 1733
- Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S342 Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Sweet Object: @M1929@
- ↑ Source: #S335 Data: Text: Record for Benjamin Sweet
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107465734/benjamin-sweet
- Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;
- Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;
- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-188362852-1-3932/benjamin-sweet-in-myheritage-family-trees
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
Joan (Stone) Jakubowski
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Patricia Davis :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #534681
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~0.39%
Jo (Guiler) Kusie :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A694860 [compare], Ancestry member jkusie
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~0.39%
Barbara (Sweet) Schaad :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Bill Polmanteer :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Larry Mckay :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Randall Spencer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FA3721393 [compare], yourDNAportal RAN5085aefb, Ancestry member pineapplebed55
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FA3721393 [compare], yourDNAportal RAN5085aefb, FTDNA kit #995935
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~0.39%
Susan (Ross) Michaelis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AW7798275 [compare], Ancestry member mdmsjr
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch AW7798275 [compare]
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~0.39%
Cindy (Russell) Draper :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Margi (Cook) Underwood :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N91027
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Sweet-2 and Sweet-1397 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same death. Please merge. Thanks.
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Vic Watt
Sweet-1397 and Sweet-1342 are not ready to be merged because: Another merge needs to be complete first.
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Vic Watt
Sweet-1397 and Sweet-1342 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same death. Please merge. Thanks.
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Dale Berry
Sweet-1342 and Sweet-2 appear to represent the same person because: Appears to be the same person?
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G (Volk) V
Sweet-2 and Sweet-1872 appear to represent the same person because: same birth, same children
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