Adam
Swift
Born in Greencastle, County Down, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Swift
and Elizabeth (Dryden) Swift
Brother of
Mary Swift, Godwin Swift Esq., Dryden Swift, Emily Swift, Elizabeth Swift, Thomas Swift, Abraham Swift, Sarah Swift, William Swift, Katherine Swift and Jonathan Swift
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Cottrell) Swift
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 63
in Greencastle, County Down, Ireland
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Biography
Adam Swift : Birth 1641 Greencastle,Down,,Ireland : Death 26 May 1704 Dublin, Ireland
Adam Swift of Greencastle, Co Down, will proved 26 May 1704.[1]
Will - Adam Swift, Greencastle, County down, England - will 1704 --- INDEX TO PREROGATIVE WILLS OF IRELAND 1536-1810, edited by Sir Arthur Vicaris, 1967
Adam married Miss Cotterell.
Children:
- Anne married James Perry of Perrymount, Co Down
- Martha married first 4 Apr 1707 to Rev Theophilus Harrison and married 2nd to Edward Whiteway of Dublin, they had a son
- William married May 1685 to Mrs Elizabeth Naylor, widow.
He died in 1704. [2]
Probate [3]
- Adam Swift of Green Castle in co Down Esq.
- Will is not dated, proved 26 May 1704
- [wishes] to be buried in St John's
- Wife's mother - Elizabeth Cotterell of Wexford.
- Son - William, £100 only, on account of his improper conduct.
- Daughter - Anne, wife of Perry, married against his consent
- Grandson - Adam Perry
- Godsons - Thomas and William Swift
- Daughter - Martha (only 14)
- Brother - William Swift
Sources
- ↑ "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland" by Bernard Burke p 433
- ↑ National archives
- ↑ FindmyPast - Betham Genealogical Abstracts, series 9-10 Miscellaneous collection
See also:
- OneWorldTree Ancestry.com
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