John Swain Jr. (1719 - bef. 1798)

Born 27 Nov 1719 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Died before 4 Oct 1798 before age 78 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire

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Biography

John Swain (Jr.) was born 27 September 1719 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire to parents John and Martha Swain. ^[1]

By family tradition, his first wife was a woman named Judith Page and they had their children while residing at Hampton Falls:^[2]

• Dorothy, b. 9 Dec 1751 (Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 gives Dorothy's mother's name as "Judith." Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)
• Mehetabel, b. 6 Jun 1755 (Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 gives Mehitabel's mother's name as "Judith." Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)
• Theophilus, b. 7 Dec 1758 (Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 gives Theophilus' mother's name as "Judith." Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)
• Stephen (Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 gives Steven's mother's name as "Judith." Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)
• John III, b. 11 Feb 1764 (Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 gives John's mother's name as "Judith." Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)

John Swain married 2nd Eunice Swett. Children by Eunice:

• Levi Swain, b. 14 Nov 1777, Hampton Falls, Rockingham, NH ^{[3] [4]} See also Hampton Falls town records, vol. 1, p. 357 which gives Levi's mother's name as Eunice Swett, the married name of Eunice Rogers. Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-8FX)

At the age of 66 years John Swain bought land in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in a transaction dated 24 Feb. 1785. (ref__)

In the U.S. Federal Census of 1790 John Swain Jr. and his son John Swain III are both recorded as head of their family residing in Gilmantown, Strafford County, New Hampshire.

John Swain died in Gilmanton before 4 Oct 1798. The widow Eunice was granted administration of his estate and she rendered an account on it 21 Feb 1801.

Research Notes

John Swain's wives include:

Judith Page (Boston Transcript article)

Eunice Swett (Boston Transcript article. NB: This was actually Eunice Rogers - see below - and only reflects her taking the name of her previous husband, Moses Swett.)

Eunice Rogers (this profile's original version)

Sources

1. ↑ Source title New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904; NH Birth Records, early to 1900; NH Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire. Online data record reprint by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository FHL Film No. 1001038. Accessed 19 jul 2019.
2. ↑ Source title: Gen. Column of the 'Boston Transcript'; 1906-1941; 16 Nov 1908, 1084. Image record from the original newspaper article originally printed in 'The Boston Transcript', a regularly issued column addressing genealogy topics; Image record posted in the public domain for Swain family history use. As this newspaper article is an important credible record for this family line the image copy has been attached to this Wikitree profile.
3. ↑ Source: ibid
4. ↑ Source title: State of New Hampshire Vital Records; Hampton Falls, Rockingham; Frank H. Lord transcript certification dated 4 Dec 1906. Reprinted in scanned electronic image and record placed in the public domain for Swain family genealogy. See attached image.