Stephen Swett

Male, #4067, (18 April 1620 - before 9 January 1693)
Stephen Swett|b. 18 Apr 1620\nd. b 9 Jan 1693|p4067.htm|John Swett|b. 1580\nd. 13 Jun 1651|p4069.htm|Sarah unknown|d. 11 Dec 1650|p41276.htm|||||||||||||
Blue Anchor Tavern - Newburyport
     Stephen Swett was baptized on 18 April 1620 in Wymondham, Norfolk County, England.4,2 He was the son of John Swett and Sarah unknown.1,2,3 On 24 May 1647 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Stephen married Hannah Merrill, daughter of John Merrill and Elizabeth unknown.5,6,4,2,3,7 Stephen Swett was an Anabaptist.2 From 1653 to 1668, he kept an ordinary later known as the Blue Anchor Tavern near the training green.4,2,3 On 4 August 1663 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, Stephen married Rebecca Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith and Rebecca unknown.2,6,3,7 Stephen Swett was a cordwainer after 1668 in Newbury.2,6 Stephen took the Oath of Allegiance in 1678 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.2 On 22 March 1687/88 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Stephen Swett was mentioned in the will of John Swett.2,3 Stephen Swett died before 9 January 1693 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, when he is mentioned as "deceased" in the records.2,3
Charts
Ancestry of Robert Roy

Children of Stephen Swett and Hannah Merrill

Children of Stephen Swett and Rebecca Smith

Citations

  1. Annett, Albert and Alice E. E. Lehtinen. The Generations of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Jaffrey, NH: The Town of Jaffrey, 1934.
  2. Swett, Ben H. John Swett of Newbury. N.p.: manuscript, 15 February 1999.
  3. Stackpole, Everett S. Swett Genealogy - Descendants of John Swett of Newbury, Mass. Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Print Shop.
  4. Merill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928.
  5. Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, Three Volumes and Supplement in One Volume. volume I (1897). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982).
  6. Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. 1845. Reprint Hampton, New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall, 1977.
  7. Essex Institute. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911, volume II.
  8. Essex Institute. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911, volume I.
  9. Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990.