***DIRECT MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT (See notes below)***
Silas Swift was the 3rd son of Jireh Swift Jr. and Deborah Hathaway Swift, born 15 Mar 1743, at Acushnet, Mass.
According to "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Silas Swift was a Private in Captain Thomas Crandon's Company, Col. John Hathaway's Regiment. Silas entered service 2 Aug. 1780 and was discharged 8 Aug. 8 1780. He served 6 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.
In 1766 Silas Swift married Deborah Tobey, of Sandwich, Mass. who was the daughter of Dr. Elisha Tobey, and they eventually settled in Cheshire, Mass., where he died 12 Jan 1803, just one month after the death of his wife, Deborah. He was a miller and did the best work. According to church records (Second Baptist Church of Cheshire Massachusetts) Silas died in a grist mill accident.
Their children were:
1. Lemuel, b. 28 Apr 1767, went to Maine
2. Susan, b. 17 Sep 1768, Married ---Duncan.
3. Jireh, b. 1 Oct 1770, went to Maine.
4. Elisha, b. 31 Jul 1772, went to Maine.
5. Desire, b. 15 Sep 1774, d. 9 Oct 1802, Married Hezekia Wilber, 20 Nov 1794
6. Patience, b. 6 Aug 1776, d 19 Aug 1847, married Elisha Clapp, 5 Nov 1797
7. Bathsheba, b. 7 Sep 1778, married Stephen Peckham, 1803. He died 6 May 1853 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
8. Rebecca, b. 6 Jan 1780, married 1st, Lemuel Martin, 2nd Emerson Brown. "He died 13 May 1850" [Emerson died 13 May 1847; Rebecca died 16 May 1850] [Peterboro, NY]
9. Lois, b. 3 Dec 1783, married James Weston, 3 Sep 1805. He died Jan. 9, 1863.
10. Abigail, b. 12 Aug 1785, d. 17 Jan 1858, married Winchester Mathewson, 7 Nov 1804 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
11. Lucinda, b. 22 Aug 1787, d. 1796, age 9 years
12. Ruth, b. 2 Dec 1788, d. 22 Aug 1867 (?), married 1st, Benjamin Freeman, 2nd, Aaron Burr.
*Genealogy information from pages 64 & 65 from "William Swift and Descendants to the Sixth Generation" by Eben Swift published 1924 by C. W. SWIFT in Yarmouthport, Mass.
NOTE: Information added in brackets "[]" is in addition to Eben Swift genealogy.
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Silas Swift was a direct descendant of 3 Mayflower passengers: John Cooke and his father Francis Cooke and Richard Warren.
Silas was descended from Richard Warren (his 3rd great grandfather) through 2 of his lines. John Cooke was Silas' 2nd great grandfather and Francis Cook was Silas' 3rd great grandfather.
Silas's wife, Deborah Tobey Swift is a direct descendant of 4 of the Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley and her parents, John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were taken from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey. Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
Silas Swift was the 3rd son of Jireh Swift Jr. and Deborah Hathaway Swift, born 15 Mar 1743, at Acushnet, Mass.
According to "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Silas Swift was a Private in Captain Thomas Crandon's Company, Col. John Hathaway's Regiment. Silas entered service 2 Aug. 1780 and was discharged 8 Aug. 8 1780. He served 6 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.
In 1766 Silas Swift married Deborah Tobey, of Sandwich, Mass. who was the daughter of Dr. Elisha Tobey, and they eventually settled in Cheshire, Mass., where he died 12 Jan 1803, just one month after the death of his wife, Deborah. He was a miller and did the best work. According to church records (Second Baptist Church of Cheshire Massachusetts) Silas died in a grist mill accident.
Their children were:
1. Lemuel, b. 28 Apr 1767, went to Maine
2. Susan, b. 17 Sep 1768, Married ---Duncan.
3. Jireh, b. 1 Oct 1770, went to Maine.
4. Elisha, b. 31 Jul 1772, went to Maine.
5. Desire, b. 15 Sep 1774, d. 9 Oct 1802, Married Hezekia Wilber, 20 Nov 1794
6. Patience, b. 6 Aug 1776, d 19 Aug 1847, married Elisha Clapp, 5 Nov 1797
7. Bathsheba, b. 7 Sep 1778, married Stephen Peckham, 1803. He died 6 May 1853 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
8. Rebecca, b. 6 Jan 1780, married 1st, Lemuel Martin, 2nd Emerson Brown. "He died 13 May 1850" [Emerson died 13 May 1847; Rebecca died 16 May 1850] [Peterboro, NY]
9. Lois, b. 3 Dec 1783, married James Weston, 3 Sep 1805. He died Jan. 9, 1863.
10. Abigail, b. 12 Aug 1785, d. 17 Jan 1858, married Winchester Mathewson, 7 Nov 1804 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
11. Lucinda, b. 22 Aug 1787, d. 1796, age 9 years
12. Ruth, b. 2 Dec 1788, d. 22 Aug 1867 (?), married 1st, Benjamin Freeman, 2nd, Aaron Burr.
*Genealogy information from pages 64 & 65 from "William Swift and Descendants to the Sixth Generation" by Eben Swift published 1924 by C. W. SWIFT in Yarmouthport, Mass.
NOTE: Information added in brackets "[]" is in addition to Eben Swift genealogy.
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Silas Swift was a direct descendant of 3 Mayflower passengers: John Cooke and his father Francis Cooke and Richard Warren.
Silas was descended from Richard Warren (his 3rd great grandfather) through 2 of his lines. John Cooke was Silas' 2nd great grandfather and Francis Cook was Silas' 3rd great grandfather.
Silas's wife, Deborah Tobey Swift is a direct descendant of 4 of the Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley and her parents, John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were taken from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey. Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
***DIRECT MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT (See notes below)***
Silas Swift was the 3rd son of Jireh Swift Jr. and Deborah Hathaway Swift, born 15 Mar 1743, at Acushnet, Mass.
According to "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Silas Swift was a Private in Captain Thomas Crandon's Company, Col. John Hathaway's Regiment. Silas entered service 2 Aug. 1780 and was discharged 8 Aug. 8 1780. He served 6 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.
In 1766 Silas Swift married Deborah Tobey, of Sandwich, Mass. who was the daughter of Dr. Elisha Tobey, and they eventually settled in Cheshire, Mass., where he died 12 Jan 1803, just one month after the death of his wife, Deborah. He was a miller and did the best work. According to church records (Second Baptist Church of Cheshire Massachusetts) Silas died in a grist mill accident.
Their children were:
1. Lemuel, b. 28 Apr 1767, went to Maine
2. Susan, b. 17 Sep 1768, Married ---Duncan.
3. Jireh, b. 1 Oct 1770, went to Maine.
4. Elisha, b. 31 Jul 1772, went to Maine.
5. Desire, b. 15 Sep 1774, d. 9 Oct 1802, Married Hezekia Wilber, 20 Nov 1794
6. Patience, b. 6 Aug 1776, d 19 Aug 1847, married Elisha Clapp, 5 Nov 1797
7. Bathsheba, b. 7 Sep 1778, married Stephen Peckham, 1803. He died 6 May 1853 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
8. Rebecca, b. 6 Jan 1780, married 1st, Lemuel Martin, 2nd Emerson Brown. "He died 13 May 1850" [Emerson died 13 May 1847; Rebecca died 16 May 1850] [Peterboro, NY]
9. Lois, b. 3 Dec 1783, married James Weston, 3 Sep 1805. He died Jan. 9, 1863.
10. Abigail, b. 12 Aug 1785, d. 17 Jan 1858, married Winchester Mathewson, 7 Nov 1804 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
11. Lucinda, b. 22 Aug 1787, d. 1796, age 9 years
12. Ruth, b. 2 Dec 1788, d. 22 Aug 1867 (?), married 1st, Benjamin Freeman, 2nd, Aaron Burr.
*Genealogy information from pages 64 & 65 from "William Swift and Descendants to the Sixth Generation" by Eben Swift published 1924 by C. W. SWIFT in Yarmouthport, Mass.
NOTE: Information added in brackets "[]" is in addition to Eben Swift genealogy.
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Silas Swift was a direct descendant of 3 Mayflower passengers: John Cooke and his father Francis Cooke and Richard Warren.
Silas was descended from Richard Warren (his 3rd great grandfather) through 2 of his lines. John Cooke was Silas' 2nd great grandfather and Francis Cook was Silas' 3rd great grandfather.
Silas's wife, Deborah Tobey Swift is a direct descendant of 4 of the Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley and her parents, John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were taken from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey. Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
Silas Swift was the 3rd son of Jireh Swift Jr. and Deborah Hathaway Swift, born 15 Mar 1743, at Acushnet, Mass.
According to "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Silas Swift was a Private in Captain Thomas Crandon's Company, Col. John Hathaway's Regiment. Silas entered service 2 Aug. 1780 and was discharged 8 Aug. 8 1780. He served 6 days, on an alarm at Rhode Island.
In 1766 Silas Swift married Deborah Tobey, of Sandwich, Mass. who was the daughter of Dr. Elisha Tobey, and they eventually settled in Cheshire, Mass., where he died 12 Jan 1803, just one month after the death of his wife, Deborah. He was a miller and did the best work. According to church records (Second Baptist Church of Cheshire Massachusetts) Silas died in a grist mill accident.
Their children were:
1. Lemuel, b. 28 Apr 1767, went to Maine
2. Susan, b. 17 Sep 1768, Married ---Duncan.
3. Jireh, b. 1 Oct 1770, went to Maine.
4. Elisha, b. 31 Jul 1772, went to Maine.
5. Desire, b. 15 Sep 1774, d. 9 Oct 1802, Married Hezekia Wilber, 20 Nov 1794
6. Patience, b. 6 Aug 1776, d 19 Aug 1847, married Elisha Clapp, 5 Nov 1797
7. Bathsheba, b. 7 Sep 1778, married Stephen Peckham, 1803. He died 6 May 1853 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
8. Rebecca, b. 6 Jan 1780, married 1st, Lemuel Martin, 2nd Emerson Brown. "He died 13 May 1850" [Emerson died 13 May 1847; Rebecca died 16 May 1850] [Peterboro, NY]
9. Lois, b. 3 Dec 1783, married James Weston, 3 Sep 1805. He died Jan. 9, 1863.
10. Abigail, b. 12 Aug 1785, d. 17 Jan 1858, married Winchester Mathewson, 7 Nov 1804 [lived in Peterboro, NY]
11. Lucinda, b. 22 Aug 1787, d. 1796, age 9 years
12. Ruth, b. 2 Dec 1788, d. 22 Aug 1867 (?), married 1st, Benjamin Freeman, 2nd, Aaron Burr.
*Genealogy information from pages 64 & 65 from "William Swift and Descendants to the Sixth Generation" by Eben Swift published 1924 by C. W. SWIFT in Yarmouthport, Mass.
NOTE: Information added in brackets "[]" is in addition to Eben Swift genealogy.
********************************************************
Silas Swift was a direct descendant of 3 Mayflower passengers: John Cooke and his father Francis Cooke and Richard Warren.
Silas was descended from Richard Warren (his 3rd great grandfather) through 2 of his lines. John Cooke was Silas' 2nd great grandfather and Francis Cook was Silas' 3rd great grandfather.
Silas's wife, Deborah Tobey Swift is a direct descendant of 4 of the Mayflower passengers, John Howland, his wife Elizabeth Tilley and her parents, John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World
John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact.
Silas Swift=>Jireh Swift Jr=>Abigail Gibbs=>Alice Warren=>Nathanial Warren=>Richard Warren
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>John Cooke
John Cooke came over on the Mayflower with his father, Francis Cooke.
John Cooke was also married to Sarah Warren, daughter of Mayflower passenger, Richard Warren.
Silas Swift=>Deborah Hathaway=>Jonathan Hathaway=>Sarah Cooke=>Sarah Warren=>Richard Warren
NOTE: These lineages were taken from documents dated 16 Aug 2001 and 30 Nov 2006 from Barbara L. Gill, Archivist from the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts which contain Mayflower generation charts of Silas Swift and Deborah Tobey. Other reliable sources corroborate this information.
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