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William Swift (1654 - 1700)

William Swift
Born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married before 1690 in Plymouth Colonymap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 45 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Disputed Wife

William Swift did not marry Elizabeth, the daughter of John and Mary Cook Tomson. "She married Thomas Swift of the Dorchester Swift Family."[1]

Biography

William m. Elizabeth _____ [1]

Children: sons William, Thomas, Josiah and Ebenezer are mentioned in their grandfather's will [2]

  1. William born 24 Jan 1679 married
  2. Benjamin b 1682 married Hannah Wing [3]
  3. Joseph b Nov 1684 married Mercy ---
  4. Samuel b Dec 1690
  5. Johanna b March 9 1692
  6. Thomas b Dec 169?
  7. Elizabeth b Jan 11 1696
  8. Thankful b Jan 11 1696 (Twin)
  9. Josiah
  10. Ebenezer

William died in Apr or May 1701 at Sandwich. Will of William dated 27 June 1700, presented at Court 12 May 1701 names wife Elizabeth, sons William, Benjamin and Joseph and "their brothers and sisters."

Research Notes

Smith, Leonard H., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy: A Facsimile Edition of 108 Pamphlets Published in the Early 20th Century, Volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1992 - History - 2052 pages

This is an interesting article and I have extracted only a small amount of information here. I do not know if the data is accurate. The following link will take you to the online book: http://goo.gl/vNj3GV Judith (Weeks) Ancell

Page 219 - 299 William Swift and Descendants to the Sixth Generation, Eben Swift Yarmouthport, MASS, C. W. Swift, Publisher and Printer, The "Register" Press, 1924

Page 18 (of this particular article)

  • 4 William, only son of William an Joan Swift (1), born in England and accompanying his father until he settled in Sandwich in the spring of 1637, married Ruth _____, and lived at Sandwich until his death in Jan. 1705-6. Their children were:
  • 5 Hannah, born March 11, 1651, married _____ Tobey.
  • 6 William, born Aug. 28, 1654, married Elizabeth _____.
  • Ruth, born 1652, died in infancy.
  • 7 Ephriam, born June 6, 1656, married Sarah _____.
  • 8 Mary, born April 7, 1659, married Shubael Smith of Sandwich, Feb. 6, 1677.
  • 9 Samuel, born August 10, 1652, married Mary _____ abt. 1688
  • 10 Jireh, born 1655, married Abigail Gibbs (Sandwich) Nov. 26, 1697.

Page 19 (of this particular article)

  • 11 Temperance, born ____, married Deacon Timothy Bourne.
  • 12 Esther, born ____, married John Gibbs.
  • 13 Dinah, born ____, married Ezra Perry, Jan. 11, 1704.
  • 14 Josiah, born ____, married Mary Bodfish April 19, 1706, married Experience Nye June 23, 1718.

Page 23 (of this particular article)

  • 6 William, eldest son of William and Ruth Swift, born Aug. 28, 1654, was a carpenter by trade, married Elizabeth _____, and died at Sandwich April or May 1701. His will dated June 17, 1700, and presented at court May 12, 1701, names his wife Elizabeth his sons William, Benjamin and Joseph "and their brothers and sisters." His sons William, Josiah, Thomas and Ebenezer are named in their grandfather's will. The children were:
  • 15 William, born Jan. 24, 1679, married Lydia Weeks (Falmouth) Oct. 9, 1707.
  • 16 Benjamin, born 1682, married Hannah Wing (Sandwich), Feb. 24, 1703-4.
  • 17 Joseph, born Nov. 1687, married 1st, Mercy Morton, Sandwich, married 2nd Mrs. Rebecca Clark Ellis Mar. 4, 1730-1
  • 18 Samuel, born Dec. 1690, married Abigail _____.
  • 19 Joanna, born Mar. 9, 1692, married Thomas Gibbs, (Sandwich) Oct. 22, 1714.

Page 24 (of this particular article)

  • 20 Thomas, born Dec. 169__, married Thankful Morey (Plymouth) Jan. 23, 1718-19.
  • 21 Elizabeth, gem., born Jan. 11, 1696, married John Gibbs, Sandwich, Nov. 9, 1716.
  • 22 Thankful, gem., born Jan. 11, 1696, married Benj. Morey, Plymouth, Nov. 3, 1715.
  • 23 Josiah, born ____.
  • 24 Ebenezer, born ____, married Abigail Gibbs (S) Feb. 13, 1723-24.
The quotes above are nearly word for word what can be found in the George Swift Geneology [3]
Eldest Child cited with Brother[4]Shows the following born to William Swift:
Samuel Swift b August 10 1662 (brother not son)
Notice that William Swift is also the name of William (Swift-63) and Samuel's Father


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barclay, Mrs. John E. "Elizabeth2 Tomson Swift of Middleboro, Mass." The American Genealogist, Volume 36, New Haven, CT. 1960 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) By Subscription. Page 164.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RSY-Z3J?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-JW5%3A353349701%2C353349702%2C353357101 : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1682-1842 > image 38 of 181; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his descendants, 1637-1899." by Swift, George H. (George Henry), 1820-1908; 1900 Milbrook, N.Y. : Round Table Press; Microfilm copy 1974; https://archive.org/details/williamswyftofsa00swif/page/5 viewed May 2019 Birth only cited in George Swift Genealogy
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRSY-8Z8?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-JWP%3A353349701%2C353349702%2C353359201 : 13 July 2016), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1803-1842 > image 292 of 295; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.




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Weeks-1708 Judith (Weeks) Ancell
I am delighted to see that the Swift/Swyft family has been researched and included in the following series. I am sorry to have missed it until now.

[1] Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. Page 626-632


https://www.americanancestors.org/DB397/i/12124/626/23901706

posted by Judith (Weeks) Ancell
Honda-10 Steve Honda Jr.
In "The Swift family; historical notes" page one, by Katherine Swift (Publication date 1955), it states: "William Swift was born August 28, 1654 and was a carpenter by trade. He married Elizabeth Thomson, who was born in 1654. She was the daughter of Lieutenant John Thomson, who married Mary, daughter of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower.

https://archive.org/details/swiftfamilyhisto00swif/page/n13/mode/2up

posted by Steve Honda Jr.
Bill Pease
If anyone has sources for Elizabeth's last name, please add them. FamilySearch shows an Elizabeth Thompson from Barnstable born at the right time but no marriage record.
posted by Bill Pease
Schwartz-2715 Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz
After reading the comments below, I am somewhat confused by Elizabeth's surname of Thompson and why people feel that surname should be removed from her profile ? Has it been proven she is not at all a Thompson/Tompson ? When I read the notation in her bio, I understand that to mean that it has been proven she was not the daughter of a specific John Tomson, but I did not take that to mean she is not at all a 'Tompson', Was she a Tompson, but as to who her father was is not known ?
posted by Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz
Weeks-1708 Judith (Weeks) Ancell
A search for the SWIFT name produces a large number of pages in this book. As with all books it is important to use them as a guide for finding original documents.

Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families by J.H. Beers & Co Publication date 1912

[1]

posted by Judith (Weeks) Ancell
Weeks-1708 Judith (Weeks) Ancell
Additional reading material on the Swift/Swyft family.

Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families by J.H. Beers & Co Publication date 1912 This particular bio focus's mainly on William and Ruth and their New Bedford descendants. [1]

posted by Judith (Weeks) Ancell
Smith-102689 Weldon Smith
I second Judith's comment below. PM, please acknowledge these comments, either with your thoughts against this change, or by just making the change. Thanks.
posted by Weldon Smith
Weeks-1708 Judith (Weeks) Ancell
Should the surname of Thomson/Thompson be removed from this profile since this has been disproven? I am willing to do so but would appreciate any thoughts before I do.

Judith

posted by Judith (Weeks) Ancell

Rejected matches › William Lemuel Swift (abt.1847-1906)

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