Individual Details
Capt. Benjamin SWETT
(Bef 12 May 1624 - 29 Jun 1677)
Events
| Birth | Bef 12 May 1624 | ||||
| Baptism | 12 May 1624 | Wymondham, Norfolk, England |  | ||
| Marriage | Maybe Nov 1646 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Hester/Esthe WEARE |  | | |
| Marriage | 1 Nov 1647 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Hester/Esthe WEARE | | ||
| Death | 29 Jun 1677 | was killed - Black Point, District of Maine | |
Families
| Spouse | Hester/Esthe WEARE (1628 - 1717) |
| Father | John SWETT (1579 - 1651) |
| Mother | Phebe BENTON (1582 - 1665) |
| Sibling | Phebe SWETT (1604 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary SWETT (1606 - ) |
| Sibling | John SWETT (1603 - 1693) |
| Sibling | Sarah SWETT (1605 - 1681) |
| Sibling | Dorcas SWETT (1618 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen SWETT (1620 - 1693) |
| Sibling | Joseph SWETT (1621 - 1687) |
Notes
Marriage
Nehgr article says "Nov. 164-". I am simply guessing age 22 for the groom.Endnotes
1. Randy A. /West/, Robert Battle and Robert Charles Anderson, "The English Connection of Robert Keyes of Watertown and Newbury, Massachusetts, and John Swett of Newbury," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 176:1 (Winter 2022):pp. 5-17, specifically pp. 10-17, Genealogical Summary; online archives, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/nehgr-2022-1-winter-v2.pdf : accessed 11 May 2024).
2. "Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812," database index with page images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61045/: accessed 11 May 2024) > Norfolk > Wymondham > 1615-1953, image 25 of 113, (right-hand page, 1/3 of way down); ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61045/images/4034006_00316 ); citing Church of England Parish Registers. Norfolk Record Office, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
3. Randy A. /West/, Robert Battle and Robert Charles Anderson, "The English Connection of Robert Keyes of Watertown and Newbury, Massachusetts, and John Swett of Newbury," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 176:1 (Winter 2022):pp. 5-17, specifically pp. 10-17, Genealogical Summary; online archives, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/nehgr-2022-1-winter-v2.pdf : accessed 11 May 2024).
4. "American Marriages Before 1699," database index, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2081/: accessed 12 May 2024), Benjamin Swett, Hester Weare, m. 1 Nov 1647, Newbury; ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8451:2081 ); citing Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
5. Randy A. /West/, Robert Battle and Robert Charles Anderson, "The English Connection of Robert Keyes of Watertown and Newbury, Massachusetts, and John Swett of Newbury," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 176:1 (Winter 2022):pp. 5-17, specifically pp. 10-17, Genealogical Summary; online archives, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/nehgr-2022-1-winter-v2.pdf : accessed 11 May 2024).