Jonathan Sweet (1739 - abt. 1820)

Born 9 Aug 1739 in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ede (Wilcox) Sweet — married 13 Nov 1760 in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 1820 at about age 80 in New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Jonathan Sweet was born 1739 in Rhode Island the second son of Samuel Sweet and mother, Sarah. He served in the NY Militia during the post French and Indian War with his older brother, Samuel. He lived in Pittsford, Vermont from 1776 to at least 1790. He lived on a farm in Whipple Hollow where he surveyed roads and signed a Petition to create a new church parish. He was married twice. First to Ede Wilcox, b. Rhode Island, then to a second wife about 1776, currently unidentified, but likely Mary who may have gone by "Betsey", whose last name has been suggested as Bowery, or possibly Brower, but unproven. His death date and place is unknown, but likely New York around 1820. Template:Under research

Sources

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QF-K7C : 17 December 2019), Jonathan Sweet, 1739.

"Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1932", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VQ-LJF : Mon Dec 04 19:53:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Jonathan Sweet and Ede Wilcox, 13 Nov 1760.

Washington County USGenweb Project (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/QL1J-GQ6) Will of Samuel Sweet dated 24 March 1761 mentions Samuel Sweet as first son and Jonatha Sweet as second son, as well as other children and wife, Sarah.

Vermont State Archive https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/S1DF-PXB A petition of land holders of Whipple Hollow, Rutland, Vermont to form a new parish to be called Orange Society, citing the difficulty of traveling around the mountain ridge to go to church in Pittsford, to establish a local church. Signed by Jonathan Sweet and neighbors.

Vermont State Archive https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/S1DF-XDC Land Deed - Jonathan Sweet of Pittsford, County of Rutland, Vermont sells land bounding Samuel Waters property to John Sweet for Thirteen Pounds, Sixteen Schillings. Deed is witnessed by Robert W. Sweet and Ruth Sweet (with her mark).

"United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-58S : Fri Oct 06 15:35:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Jonathan Sweet, 1790.

"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L949-JNZ), 91-Vermont (jacket 67-119) > image 654 of 789; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).

Sources

• Two different cousins that live in different states have given me this information. The one distant cousin lived in the area in Ohio where the Sweets lived and a relative gave her a family tree that confirms Barton's father.

Jonathan Sweet had land in Whipple Hollow, Pittsford, Vt. He had sons Robert W. born about 1768 and Barton born 1778. Possiblity of other children. This Sweet family appears to have moved from Vermont before 1800.