Mother provided by Kevin Avery 1/10/2024.
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Additional information from the book, "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his Descendants" pg 6 provided by FAG contributor #47419841:
"Jireh, fourth son of William and Ruth Swift born 1665, married Abigail Gibbs of Sandwich, Nov. 26, 1697 and had by her twelve children. After her death he married Mary Besse, of Wareham, Nov. 19, 1741, who survived him and is named, with all his children and Catherine "Curby", probably a daughter of his niece, Sarah Kirby, in his will dated March 29, 1744 and presented at Court May 1, 1749. Jireh died after a busy and prominent life at Wareham in April, 1749 aged 84."
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Inscription courtesy of A. Griffith, http://www.warehamhistory.com/AgawamCemetery/SectionC/SwiftJirehDea.htm
6th great grandfather of singer Taylor Swift
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Additional information from the book, "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his Descendants" pg 6 provided by FAG contributor #47419841:
"Jireh, fourth son of William and Ruth Swift born 1665, married Abigail Gibbs of Sandwich, Nov. 26, 1697 and had by her twelve children. After her death he married Mary Besse, of Wareham, Nov. 19, 1741, who survived him and is named, with all his children and Catherine "Curby", probably a daughter of his niece, Sarah Kirby, in his will dated March 29, 1744 and presented at Court May 1, 1749. Jireh died after a busy and prominent life at Wareham in April, 1749 aged 84."
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Inscription courtesy of A. Griffith, http://www.warehamhistory.com/AgawamCemetery/SectionC/SwiftJirehDea.htm
6th great grandfather of singer Taylor Swift
Mother provided by Kevin Avery 1/10/2024.
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Additional information from the book, "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his Descendants" pg 6 provided by FAG contributor #47419841:
"Jireh, fourth son of William and Ruth Swift born 1665, married Abigail Gibbs of Sandwich, Nov. 26, 1697 and had by her twelve children. After her death he married Mary Besse, of Wareham, Nov. 19, 1741, who survived him and is named, with all his children and Catherine "Curby", probably a daughter of his niece, Sarah Kirby, in his will dated March 29, 1744 and presented at Court May 1, 1749. Jireh died after a busy and prominent life at Wareham in April, 1749 aged 84."
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Inscription courtesy of A. Griffith, http://www.warehamhistory.com/AgawamCemetery/SectionC/SwiftJirehDea.htm
6th great grandfather of singer Taylor Swift
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Additional information from the book, "William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his Descendants" pg 6 provided by FAG contributor #47419841:
"Jireh, fourth son of William and Ruth Swift born 1665, married Abigail Gibbs of Sandwich, Nov. 26, 1697 and had by her twelve children. After her death he married Mary Besse, of Wareham, Nov. 19, 1741, who survived him and is named, with all his children and Catherine "Curby", probably a daughter of his niece, Sarah Kirby, in his will dated March 29, 1744 and presented at Court May 1, 1749. Jireh died after a busy and prominent life at Wareham in April, 1749 aged 84."
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Inscription courtesy of A. Griffith, http://www.warehamhistory.com/AgawamCemetery/SectionC/SwiftJirehDea.htm
6th great grandfather of singer Taylor Swift
Inscription
Here lies buried
Deacn Jirah Swift
who dec April
ye 17 1749 In
ye 77 year of
his Age
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