Rebecca (Clark) Sweetland (abt. 1665 - 1748)

Born about 1665 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Sweetland — married 4 Aug 1684 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1748 at about age 83 in Arnold Mills, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Rebecca (Clark) Sweetland was born cir. 1665, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was baptized at the First Church of Salem on 06 Aug 1669. Rebecca’s father was Matthew Clark and her mother was Abigail (Maverick) Clarke Balch.

Marriage

Rebecca married John Sweetland, on 04 Aug 1684, in Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Children

1. William Sweetland, b. 1685; d. 1785.

2. John Sweetland, b. 1687; d. 1776.

3. Sampson Sweetland, b. 1689.

4. Abigail Sweetland, b. 1691.

5. Ruth Sweetland Cummings, b. 1694.

6. Margery Sweetland Gould, b. 1697.

7. James Sweetland, b. 1699.

8. Benjamin Sweetland, b. 1703; d. 1797.

9. Deborah Sweetland Peck, b. 1708; d. 1749.

10. Samuel Sweetland, b. 1711; d. 1811.

Siblings

1. Abigail Clarke, b. 1656; d. 1669.

2. Samuel Clarke, b. 1665; d. 1737.

3. William Clarke, b. 1669.

4. Mary Clarke Stasey, b. 1671; d. 1720.

5. Ruth Clarke, b. 1677.

6. Mary Clarke

Death and Burial

Rebecca died on 22 Sep 1748, in Arnold Mills, Providence County, Rhode Island.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH81-2MC : 3 November 2017), John Sweatland and Rebecca Clark, 04 Aug 1684; citing Marriage, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011151.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2019), memorial page for Rebekah Clark Sweetland (1665–22 Sep 1748), Find A Grave: Memorial #23595037, citing Peck Cemetery, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States .

• Vinton, John. The Richardson Memorial, Comprising a Full History and Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson (Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, Maine, 1876).
• ”Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988”. Marriages registered in the town of Marblehead, County of Essex, G. Broughton, Registrar (https://ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40143_268598_0001-00008/16415429).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Allen Woods for creating WikiTree profile Clark-13213 through the import of Woods Family Tree_2009-03-29.ged on Jul 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Allen and others.