Henry Sweeting (1689 - 1758)

Born 7 Mar 1689 in Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Brown) Sweeting — married 5 Dec 1708 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1758 at age 69 in Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

When Henry Sweeting was born^{[1] [2]} on March 7, 1688, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, his father, Henry, was 25 and his mother, Martha, was 25. He married Esther Brown on December 5, 1708, in his hometown.^[3] They had four children in 18 years. He died on October 14, 1756,^[4][5] in Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 68, and was buried there in the North Burial Ground.^[6]

The will of Henry Sweeting of Providence, is dated 14 July 1753; it was proved 19 December 1759.^[7] It names

• wife Ester Sweeting
• sons Job Sweeting and Nathaniel Sweeting
• daughters Susanah Wright, Esther Dunwell, Penelopy Dilebore, Martha Munroe, Sarah Taft, and Mary Magill
• grandsons John Sweeting and Henry Sweeting, sons of Henry Sweeting deceased

Executor/executrix were son Job and wife Esther. Witnesses were William Pearce, David Harris, and Richard Waterman.

Research

There is a discrepancy in the death date on the headstone as well as the Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index which both show as 24 Nov 1758. But the vital records of Providence and the date of probate being 28 Oct 1756 seem to support the 14 Oct 1756 date as the correct date. In addition to the death date there seems to be a conflict between sources for the birth date of a year. ('68/69) I have changed it to 1669 due to '68 being too soon after his sisters birth.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Henry Sweeting, pp.750 Rehoboth Vital Record Transcripts
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC7V-4H3 : 4 December 2014), Martha in entry for Henry Sweeting, 07 Mar 1688; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850" Marriage to Esther Brown on 5 Dec 1708 Rehoboth, Mass. repository, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0562559.
4. ↑ "Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"; for Henry Sweeting, Vol. 02: Providence County: Deaths; Vol 2, p.275
5. ↑ "Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932"; Wills and Index, Vol 5-6, 1754-1785
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21816646
7. ↑ Providence, R.I. wills vol. 5 pages 245–7

Footnotes

• "Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850" Marriage to Esther Brown on 5 Dec 1708 Rehoboth, Mass. repository, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0562559.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [1] : 4 December 2014), Martha in entry for Henry Sweeting, 07 Mar 1688; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
• "Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008" Date of death, 24 Nov 1758, NORTH BURIAL GROUND, Cemetery Number, PV001, Section AB
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC72-MZP : 15 January 2020), Henry Sweeting in entry for Nathaniel Sweeting, 1720.

Acknowledgment

Greg Rose, Thursday, March 13, 2014.