Moses Swett (1661 - bef. 1731)

Born 16 Apr 1661 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hussey) Swett — married 12 May 1687 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died before 19 Jan 1731 before age 69 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Moses Swett, son of Captain Benjamin, was born in Hampton, New Hampshire on Sept 16, 1661. ^{[1] [2]}

Moses married Mary, daughter of John Hussey on 23 May 1687, in Hampton^[3]

The Hussey family were Quakers, and Moses also became a Quaker.^[1] Together Moses and Mary had ^[4][5]

1. Elizabeth (1688), married Nathaniel Hall ^[5]
2. Mary (1689), married John Swain ^[6]
3. Esther (1690) ^[7], married Benjamin Hoag
4. Benjamin (ca. 1692), married Mary Davol ^[5]
5. Deliverance (1693) ^[8], married Solomon Coleman ^[9]
6. Theodate (1695), married John Purington ^[10]
7. Stephen (ca. 1699), married Mary Hoag ^[11]
8. Phebe (ca. 1701), married Elisha Purington ^[12]
9. Huldah (ca. 1702), married Benjamin Coleman ^[13]
10. Patience (ca. 1703), married John Dow ^[14]
11. Daniel (ca. 1706), married Hannah Cass ^[15]

Moses wrote his will on 15th April 1729, when he was "weak of body but sound of mind".^[16] He names his son Benjamin as the executor.

He died in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1731. [Day and Month not listed]

SWETT

Moses, husband Mary (Hussey), son Benjamin and Hester (Weare), [died] 1731." ^[17] His will was probated 19 January 1731.

Research Notes

There are several Benjamin Swetts in this time period: son of John and Mary (Wheeler), son of Samuel and Jane (Gerrish), son of Stephen and Mary (Kent). I have not found records that I can unequivocally tie to the Benjamin, son of Moses.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "HIstory of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire, From Its Settlement in 1683, To The Autumn of 1892", Volume II, by Joseph Dow. Edited and Published by his daughter. Salem, Mass., 1893 (Page: 987-988) (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofh02dowj)
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-W6BB : 29 November 2018), Moses Swett, 16 Sep 1661; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724.
3. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 7, page 127; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11688/127/245373822
4. ↑ Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) Vol. 6, Page 57; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21070/57/1426612685
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Vol. 5", Libby, Charles T., on Family Search: (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/281315/?offset=&return=1#page=72&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0)
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ7-H26 : 28 July 2021), Mary Swett in entry for John Swain, 1711.
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNJ-49K : 18 January 2020), Easter Swett, 1690.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDZ-7VS : 15 January 2020), Deliverance Swett, 1693.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZW-HQR : 28 July 2021), Deliverance Swett in entry for Solomon Coleman, 1718.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZSV-Z6PZ : 19 April 2021), Theodat Purinton in entry for James Purington, 22 Jan 1723; citing Birth, Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQQ-656 : 28 July 2021), Stephen Swett, 1723.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZSV-Z6PZ : 19 April 2021), Theodat Purinton in entry for James Purington, 22 Jan 1723; citing Birth, Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZW-9M1 : 28 July 2021), Huldah Swet in entry for Benjamin Coleman, 1726.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ3-T3Y : 28 July 2021), Patience Swett in entry for John Dow, 1731.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQQ-3VW : 28 July 2021), Daniel Swett, 1730.
16. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 [database on-line]; New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers; Author: Henry Harrison Metcalf; Volume 32-34; pages 360-362; (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8996/images/007636323_00204?pId=119048)
17. ↑ Nantucket - Deaths - here Massachusetts Vital Records Project Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter.

See also:

• FamilySearch FamilyTrees ID: LZJZ-R39
• Bodge, George. Soldiers in King Philip's War Being a Critical Account of that War (Boston, Mass., 1906) Page 342
• Hinchman, Lydia S., Early Settlers of Nantucket: Their Associates and Descendants (Ferris & Leach, Philadelphia, 1901) Page 213.