Esther Swift, dau. of William Swift and his second wife Joan, the former widow Dimbleby, bapt. of record Mar. 28, 1629 at St. Mary Magdalen, in Bermondsey, formerly part of county Surrey. With reorganization of the City of London south of the Thames River, Bermondsey is now part of South London's Borough of Southwark.

Esther emigrated from greater London to America with her parents settling in the Town of Sandwich in the Plymouth Colony. By early 1646 Esther (eldest child Jedediah b. Jan. 3, 1646/7) married Ralph Allen, Jr., further identified as the mason. Three children were born at Sandwich to "Ralfe" Allen, the mason: sons Jedediah and Ephraim, and daughter Experience. A child named Esther b. of record at Sandwich in 1648 has traditionally been claimed as the fourth child. However, contrary to the published literature regarding the Swift and very confused Allen families of Sandwich, the claim that this Esther was the child of Ralph Allen the mason is problematic.

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8/5/2016∼Esther Swift, the daughter of William & Joan (Dimbleby) Swift, was baptized at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 28 May 1629.
She married first, Ralph Allen who died in 1659.
Then, in Sandwich 14 Feb 1664, she became the second wife of Henry Bull (1610-1694/4, whose 1st wife was Elizabeth ____ & whose 3rd wife was Ann (Clayton) Easton). There were no children recorded of her second marriage.
Esther (Swift) Allen Bull died in Newport RI, 26 Mar 1676.

Esther Swift, dau. of William Swift and his second wife Joan, the former widow Dimbleby, bapt. of record Mar. 28, 1629 at St. Mary Magdalen, in Bermondsey, formerly part of county Surrey. With reorganization of the City of London south of the Thames River, Bermondsey is now part of South London's Borough of Southwark.

Esther emigrated from greater London to America with her parents settling in the Town of Sandwich in the Plymouth Colony. By early 1646 Esther (eldest child Jedediah b. Jan. 3, 1646/7) married Ralph Allen, Jr., further identified as the mason. Three children were born at Sandwich to "Ralfe" Allen, the mason: sons Jedediah and Ephraim, and daughter Experience. A child named Esther b. of record at Sandwich in 1648 has traditionally been claimed as the fourth child. However, contrary to the published literature regarding the Swift and very confused Allen families of Sandwich, the claim that this Esther was the child of Ralph Allen the mason is problematic.

More later...

8/5/2016∼Esther Swift, the daughter of William & Joan (Dimbleby) Swift, was baptized at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 28 May 1629.
She married first, Ralph Allen who died in 1659.
Then, in Sandwich 14 Feb 1664, she became the second wife of Henry Bull (1610-1694/4, whose 1st wife was Elizabeth ____ & whose 3rd wife was Ann (Clayton) Easton). There were no children recorded of her second marriage.
Esther (Swift) Allen Bull died in Newport RI, 26 Mar 1676.