Elizabeth Sweet was born 14 November 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Colony of Rhode Island, to parents William SweetThankful Hamilton.[1][2]
Elizabeth Sweet "of William" and Peter Wells were married in East Greenwich 11 December 1733 by Peter Mawney, Justice.[3]
Seven children, births recorded at West Greenwich.
Sources
↑Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. Kent County - V1, Part 2 (East Greenwich), page 2-157. Subscription.
↑ Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914[1]
The following Elizabeth Sweet and Peter Wells are NOT the subject of this profile and her husband Peter Wells. This information is included to avoid conflating the two sets of Sweet/Wells. Elizabeth Sweet, dau. of Richard Sweet of West Greenwich, RI, m. 2 July 1746
Peter Wells, son of Jonathan Wells of East Greenwich. This Elizabeth and Peter both died September 1757, as did their second daughter, Sarah, all at East Greenwich.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth: