John Sweet

Not a known son of Robert Sweet of London & Johanna Sweet

John Sweet married Mary who married Ezekiel Holliman 2nd. Probably came to America about 1632. lived in Salem, MA. In 1637 he received a grant of land near Providence, RI moved there and died the same year.

The “Judge Stanford” house at North Kingston RI was on the site of and was said to be a shed of John Sweet’s. Henry Ford bought both the original home of John Sweet and that of his son James as historic sites.

Mary ultimately remarried and returned to Salem.

Their children:

Children:

1. John b say 168 d 1677 Newport RI. Married Elizabeth.
2. James b say 1630 d 1698 Warwick RI. Married Mary Greene. She was the daughter of John Greene; her brother James was the great-grandfather of General Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary war fame.
3. Meribah, b say 1632; later called Renewed; d 1681 RI. Married John Gereardy.

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Emigrated to America with his wife, Mary, and three children, John, James, and Meribah, probably in the ship "Mary and John.".

1632- Resided in Salem, MA.

1637, June 6- He is fined for killing a wolf dog of Governor Endicott's in the yard of the latter.

1637- He was granted land in Providence, RI.

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sweet-104

Parents: A previous version of this profile was connected to "parents" Robert Sweet and Joanna Rainham. There is a Sweet family of Modbury, Devonshire, England, but no evidence has been found to support any relationship between them and John the emigrant. Robert Charles Anderson of the Great Migration Begins states that John's origin is unknown.

Wife: The surname of John's Sweet's wife is unknown. She has been identifed in some family trees and publications as a sister of Stukeley Westcott, but no reliable evidence confirms the relationship. According to Anderson and others, her birth surname is unknown.

References

1. Genealogical and Family History of Central New York: A Record of ..., Volume 1  By William Richard Cutter. Page 420

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/1789/23896148. Page 1789.

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GEDCOM Note

<u><b>John Sweet</b></u> January 1579 – 15 May 1637 • KN81-SX3 ​

<b>Sex</b> Male
<b>Birth</b> January 1579
Traine, Modbury, Devon, England
<b>Death</b> 15 May 1637
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
<b>Burial</b> 1637

<b>Custom Fact</b> Alternate Death - 15 May 1637 in Salem, MA

<b>Custom Event</b> 1632
emigration to America and settled in Salem, Massachusetts

<u><b>Family Members
</u>Spouse</b> Margaret Mary Periam 1590-1681 • LVJN-BKV ​
<b>Marriage:</b> about 1619
Modbury, Devonshire, England

<b>Children</b> John Sweet 1620-1677 • LH1H-KKJ ​
James Isaac Sweet 1622-1698 • 9C37-HCP ​
Abigail Sweet 1630-1656 • LKDT-86V ​

<b>Alternate Spouses</b> ​ Mary Greene 1633-1659 • 9CWB-414 ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 1619
London, London, England

Mary Ann Periam 1591-1681 • M572-QY7 ​

Mary Periam 1581-1681 • LZLJ-PWC ​

<b>Parents</b> Robert Isaac Sweet 1552-1578 • L4Q5-J54 ​
Johanna Rainham 1554-1583 • 9VR1-G1G ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 7 May 1578
Essex, England, United Kingdom

<b>Siblings</b> Elizabeth Sweets 1576-1625 • LJPH-QFF ​
John Sweet 1579-1637 • KN81-SX3 ​
John Isaac Sweet 1579-1637 • MYC7-8CM ​
John SWEET Sr. 1579-Deceased • L69Y-XT2 ​
James Sweet 1581-Deceased • 2CNB-886 ​
Adrian Sweet 1581-1647 • L6LV-GNT ​
Thomas Sweet 1583-Deceased • 2CNB-8D4 ​

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<b>John Sweet, of Salem

</b>Birth: circa 1579
Modbury, Devon, England

Death: 1637 (58)
Newport, Newport , Rhode Island

Immediate Family:
Son of Robert Sweet of London and Johanna Sweet

Husband of Mary Holliman

Father of John Sweet, of Newport; Renewed (Meribah) Gereardy and James "Bonesetter" Sweet

Brother of Adrian Sweet

Added by: Susi Pentico on July 2, 2007
Managed by: Michael Augustus Tyo and 31 others
Curated by: Ben Angel
John Sweet

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John Sweet

Married Mary Westcott who married Ezekiel Holliman 2nd.
Probably came to America about 1620; lived in Salem, MA.
In 1637 he received a grant of land near Providence, RI moved there and died the same year.
The “Judge Stanford” house at North Kingston RI was on the site of and was said to be a shed of John Sweet’s. Henry Ford bought both the original home of John Sweet and that of his son James as historic sites.
Mary ultimately remarried and returned to Salem.
Their children:
JAMES, b. 1622 d. 1698 m. 1654 to Mary Greene b. 5/19/1633. She was the daughter of John Greene; her brother James was the great-grandfather of General Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary war fame.
MERIBAH b. 1625 d. 1681 renamed Renewed by her mother’s second husband. m. John Gereardy

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<b>Genealogical and Family History of Central NewYork: A Record of ..., Volume 1

</b> By William Richard Cutter
page 420 - 421
SWEET
<u><b>John Sweet</b></u>, the immigrant ancestor, was doubtless ofWelsh origin, and he was the progenitor of the Sweets of Warwick andKings Town. He came to this country as early as I632, according tothe records, and in 1637 had a grant of land in Providence, althoughbefore then he had lived in Salem, Massachusetts, and after his deathin I637 his widow returned and had a grant of land there. His widowMary married (second) Ezekiel Holliman. Children: John, mentionedbelow; James, of Warwick and Kings Town; Meribah, whose name waschanged to Renewed by Mr. Holliman after his marriage to Mrs. Sweet.
<u><b>(II) John (2), son of John (1) Sweet</b></u>, lived inWarwick in I648, and in I655 was a freeman there. In 1660 he wascommissioner. In I675 his grist mill at Potowomut was burned by theIndians, and in I677 he was in Newport, where he died that year. Hemarried Elizabeth -i—-. Children: John, Daniel, James, Henry,mentioned below; Richard, Benjamin, William, mentioned below;Jeremiah and a daughter.
<u><b>(III) William, son of John (2) Sweet</b></u>. lived in WestGreenwich, where he settled after he married Thankful Hamilton. Bytrade he was a carpenter, and was very successful in his work.Children: Dorcas, born January 4, 1709; Elizabeth, November I4. I713;William, February 14, 1715; Priscilla, April I2, 1718; Rachel, May29, 1720; Alice. February I8, 1722; Caleb, April 17, I724; Mary,October 23, 1726.
<u><b>(III) Henry, son of John (2) Sweet</b></u>, was born inWarwick, Rhode Island. He married Mary . Children, born in EastGreenwich: Henry, March 11, I682; John, March 24, 1684; Joseph, March7, 1687; Benjamin, March 29, 1690; Mary, February 10, 1692; Johanna,February 13, I695; William, August 1, 1698; Wals (Alice ?), July Io,1700; Elizabeth, February 25, 1704; Susanna, May I7, I 706 ; Griffin,mentioned below; Hannah, February 8, I711-12.
<u><b>(IV) Grifiin, son of Henry Sweet</b></u>, was born at EastGreenwich, September 15, 1709. He married, October 24, 1736,Priscilla Sweet, mentioned above. Children, born at East Greenwich:Henry, June 25, 1737; William, December 30, I738; Ruth, November 17,1740; Griffin, September I7, 1742, was‘ living in Stephentown,Albany county, New York, in 1790, and had one son under sixteen andone female in his family; Caleb, mentioned below; Ebenezer, JanuaryII, 1746-47; Mercy, December 21, 1748; Jesse, August 22, I750; Mary,April 29, 1752; Asa, August 18, 1754; Thankful. April I8, 1757.
<u><b>(V) Dr. Caleb Sweet, son of Griffin Sweet</b></u>. was bornat East Greenwich, Rhode Island, February 7, 1743. He was a surgeonin the revolution, in the regiment of Colonel Goose Van Schaick(First New York), I779-81. In 1790 there were three of this name inNew York, according to the first federal census. At Cambridge, Albanycounty, a Caleb Sweet had two sons under sixteen and one female: aCaleb Sweet at Stephentown in the same county had two females and nosons, and a Caleb Sweet of Canajoharie, in the Mohawk Valley, hadfour sons under sixteen and one female. The latter was probably Dr.Sweet of this sketch. According to family records, he was a surgeonunder Washington.
<u><b>(VI) Charles N., son of Dr. Caleb Sweet</b></u>. was bornMarch I4, 1789. He came from the Mohawk Valley to Clay, New York, ofwhich he was one of the pioneers. He was a farmer and also a generalmerchant. Afterward he came to the town of Schroeppel, settling inthat portion which is now Phoenix, where he started the first generalstore. In politics he was a Democrat, and he was a candidate for theassembly twice, nominated by his party. He married Jemima Rogers,daughter of Jonathan Rogers. Children: Charles S., born January 7,1810; Delia S., November 7, 1811; Ann DeWitt, February 11, 1814; VanRensselaer, December 10, 1815; Addison Rogers, November 14, 1817;Caroline, December 20, 1819; Gouverneur M., August 7, 1822; Mary R.,February 6, 1825; Anthony Wayne, of whom further; Gerritge Eliza,August 3, 1829; Angeline Minerva, May 3, 1831.
<u><b>(VII) Anthony Wayne, son of Charles N. Sweet</b></u>, wasborn in Clay, New York, May 22, 1827. He came with his parents toPhoenix when a boy and was educated there in the public schools. Hehad a general store and a heading and stave mill. He alsomanufactured furniture, coffins and caskets, and in later yearsmanufactured paper. ' He was a very successful and enterprising man,an upright, able and useful citizen. In politics he was a Republican,in religion a Universalist. He died January 24, 1905. He marriedSarah Elizabeth Campbell, born February 12, 1844, daughter of Jamesand Sally Ann Campbell. Children: Kirk N., of whom further; s0n,bornDecember 16, 1866, died in infancy; Leah M., born February 1, 1868;Jemima R., September 25, 1870; Thaddeus C., of whom further,
<u><b>(VIII) Hon. Thaddeus C. Sweet, son of Anthony Wayne Sweet</b></u>,was born at Phoenix, New York, November 16, 1872. He attended thepublic schools of his native town. At the age of eighteen years hebecame a clerk in the clothing store of H. D. Merriam & Brother,at Phoenix. Afterward he was for two years a traveling salesman forAlbert H. Thompson, dealer in hats and caps, at Syracuse. In 1895, inpartnership with his brother, Kirk N. Sweet, he engaged in businessas a paper manufacturer, under the name of Sweet Brothers PaperManufacturing Company. The business has prospered and grown to largeproportions. The companv makes a specialty of tissue paper, producingmore than thirty shades of colored tissue, and controls the specialprocess by which the paper is colored. Mr. Sweet is well known andhighly respected in the business world. He has also been active inpublic life. For four years he was town clerk of Schroeppel, andmember of the town board by virtue of this office. He has representedhis party as delegate to various county, state and other nominatingconventions. In 1910 he was elected from his district to the stateassembly, and since then has represented his district in thelegislature with ability and fidelity. In the first year he was amember of the committees on insurance, canals, labor and industry; inthe second year, canals, labor and industry; in the third year,chairman of committees on canals and member of committees oninsurance and labor and industry. He is a director of the OswegoCounty Independent Telephone Company, and treasurer of the PhoenixVVater Power Owners‘ Association. He is a member of CallimachusLodge, No. 369, Free Masons, of Phoenix; Oswego River Chapter, Royal.\rch Masons, No. 270, of Phoenix; Ontario Commandery, KnightsTemplar, of Oswego; Media Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Watertown, NewYork. In religion he is a Baptist. He married, December 5, 1894, LenaM., daughter of John and Mary Hannah (Parker) McCarthy. Children:Richard W., born October 25, 1895: Vera M., August 25, 1897; Ruth E.,August 5. 1900: Barton -Wayne, September 6, 1909.
<u><b>(VIII) Kirk N., brother of Thaddeus C. Sweet</b></u>, wasborn in Phoenix, New York, September 6, 1865. He was educated in thepublic schools of his native town. As stated above, he is a papermanufacturer in partnership with his brother, under the firm name ofSweet Brothers Paper Manufacturing Company. He is a member ofCallimachus Lodge, No. 369, Free Masons; Oswego River Chapter, No.270, Royal Arch Masons; Ontario Commandery, Knights Templar, ofOswego; Media Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Watertown, New York. Inpolitics he is a Republican. He married M. Elmina, born September 10,1863. daughter of William and Katherine Hess. Children: Homer Kirk,born February 28. 1891; Gladys E., October 31, 1893.

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ID: I688
Name: <b> John SWEET</b> (1 2 3 4)
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1579 in Trayne, Modbury, Devonshire, England
Death: AFT 15 MAR 1637 in Salem, Essex Co., MA
Death: ABT 1637 in Providence, Newport Co., R I
Note:
Sweet Genealogy and History

S.L. Film #037237, Sweets of Rhode Island. Vol. 1 Books 1-5. John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, Rhode Island. 1637 the lot where the old state house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1637, records in Salem, Mass. His name is in first short-hand book of Salem.

He married about 1619 Mary (WESCOTT) in England. The family came in ship "The Mary and John" which sailed from Plymouth, England, 20 Mar 1630 and was one of the (Winthrop Fleet). They arrived in Nantucket, Mass. on 31 May 1630. Not proven

John SWEET (1),Family ID # 175 the immigrant ancestor, was born about 1598 or before since his son, James (3), was recorded as being born in 1622. John Married Mary (WESCOTT). The records state that their children were born in Wales. They were doubtless of Welsh origin, and were the progenitors of the SWEETS of Warwick and Kings Town, Rhode Island. (Genealogies of Central New York, (Vol. 1, pg. 420.) In the book," Rhode Island Genealogies" pg. 911; it states that, John and James Sweet, brothers were of Welsh birth. It is well established that John SWEET (1), their father was a man of some years beyond youth when he arrived in America. John (1), is of record as of Salem, Massachusetts, as early as 1632 when his land there was referred to. He had a grant of land in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1637, in which year he died, and his widow then received a grant.
" Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island," pg. 195 reads; John SWEET was living 6 Jun. 1637, but died sometime during that year presumably before the land grant was official. Later in Salem’ Mary, is called "WIDOW SWEET" .It is possible that John SWEET never went to Providence, but died in Salem.
The following from a manuscript by CHAPLIN, (which is in the Historical Society of Rhode Island) states the land must have been granted to John SWEET (1) for his second son, James SWEET (3), in a deed dated 8 Nov. 1686 mention all right of land in Providence, as my father, John SWEET, was one of the first purchasers thereof. Mary (WESCOTT) SWEET, widow of John SWEET (1), and their three children moved to Providence, Rhode Island and upon her eldest son, John SWEET (2), only eighteen years of age and James (3), two years younger fell the responsibility of providing for the family.
Mary, widow of John (1) married a second time the Rev. Ezekiel (HOLLIMAN) and after their marriage, her new husband changed her daughter's name from Maribah to Renewed. After the death of HOLLIMAN, 17 Sep. 1659, Mary SWEET HOLLIMAN returned to Salem where she died 31 July 1681. The death of John SWEET (1) and the subsequent marriage to Ezekiel (HOLLIMAN) doubtless hastened their removal to Warwick, known at the time as Shawmuch.
The Sweet family of Rhode Island is for the most part descendants of these two brothers, John (2) and James (3). They were among a list of persons received as inhabitants of Warwick, Rhode Island previous to 5 Jun. 1648. (Austin's Genealogical Dictionary). They and their descendants spread through out the neighboring towns of East Greenwich, Coventry, Exeter, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Warwick, Portsmouth and Prudence Island, Rhode Island, and there are still many living in these towns in Rhode Island today.
SOURCE: Salt Lake Library Film #0037237 "Sweets of Rhode Island Descendants of John SWEET"

Father: Robert Issac SWEET A b: ABT 1552 in Hackney, London, Eng
Mother: Johanna RICHARDSON b: ABT 1554 in Rainham, Essex, England

Marriage 1 Mary WESTCOTT b: ABT 1605 in Modbury, Devonshire, England
Married: ABT 1619 in London, England
Children:
John SWEET b: 1620 in Wales
James SWEET b: 18 JUN 1622 in Warwick, Kent Co., Colony of Rhode Island
Thomas SWEET b: ABT 1624 in Modbury, Devon, Eng
Meribah Renewed SWEET b: ABT 1625

Sources:
1.) Type: Book
Author: Iola S Young
Publication: privately published
Title: Old Tales of Our Bluenose Family
Repository: Chula Vista Public Library, 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910

2.) Type: Web Site
Title: Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5
Media: S. L. #037237
Text: John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, MA.. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, R.I.. 1637 the lot where the old state house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1937, records in Salem, MA. His name is in first short-hand book of Salem

3.) Type: Web Site
Title: Genealogies of Central New York, (vol. 1
Page: 420
Location: Rhode Island Genealogies, pg 911
Text: He married about 1619(discrepancy in date) Mary(Wescott) in England. The family came in the ship “The Mary and John” which sailed from Plymouth, England, 20 Mar 1630 and was one of the (Winthrop Fleet). They arrived in Nantucket, Mass. on 3 May 1630. John SWEET(1), the immigrant ancestor, was born about 1598 or before since his son, James(3), ws recorded as being born in 1622. John married Mary. The records state that their children were born in Wales. They were doubtless of Welsh origin, and were the progenitors of the SWEETS of Warwick and Kings Town, Rhode Island. (genealogies of Central N.Y., vol. 1, pg 420.) in the book,”Rhode Island Genealogies” pg 911, it states that, John and James Sweet, brothers were of Welsh birth.

4.) Type: Web Site
Author: Submitted by Bob Ellsworth
Title: Swete/Sweet Family of England
URL: http://genealogy.com/users/h/o/l/Rose-Sweet-Holladay/index.html
Date: 6 sep 1998 viewed 20 Nov 2000
Text: The following text describes evidence of the SWETE family in England and some of the early SWETEs who moved to America. The material was kindly supplied by John Sweet of New Hampshire. John is descended by John(1) Swete who arrived in America in 1630 through John(1)'s son John(2). He would like to acknowledge the wonderful work of Trella Hall and her associates in the compilation of the Trella Hall Manuscript Collection, which is located at the New England Historical Genealogical Society. This collection is viewable by members only.
jsweet@seacoast.com in England.

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<i>From:</i> Dean or Virgene Travis <travis@digisys.net>
<i>Subject:</i> JOHN SWEET info.
<i>Date:</i> Mon, 23 Sep 1996 00:41:08 -0700

The following info. was compiled by a cousin who sent me all of herresearch. I haven't found a connection to my Sweets, but maybe this will
help one of you. JOHN SWEET (of Salem, Mass and Providence, RI) b. c1585-90 England d.1637 RI; m. July 3, 1632 Mary d. 1681. (She m. 2nd 1638 Ezekiel Holliman). John's land in Salem is described as bounding Mr. Skelton's
land on the north, and near to Capt. Endicott's as of June 6, 1637. Hewas presented by the Grand Jury for shooting a wolf dog of Col.Endicott's in the yard of the latter, and was fined 5 pounds for theoffense; subsequently the fine was remitted. The name of "Sweet's Cove"was given to an inlet near his residence. In 1637 he obtained a grant of
land in Providence. This passed to Mary after his death. She returned toSalem and rec'd a land grant there the same year. After Mary m. EzekielHolliman, he changed the name of her dau. from Meribah to Renewed.JULY 1, 1639: Mrs. Holliman is alluded to in a letter from Rev. HughPeters of Salem, to the church at Dorchester. He says that she andcertain others had "the great censure passed upon them in this ourchurch," and that "they wholly refused to hear the church, denying it andall the churches in the Bay to be true churches."JULY 31, 1681: Ezekiel Holliman's will is proved. To son-in-law JohnGereardy and dau. Renewed, his wife, both formerly of Warwick, now ofPrudence [sic], all interest in house, lot, meadow and upland in Warwick.CHILDREN OF JOHN SWEET & MARY: JOHN SWEET, JR.(see below), JAMES SWEET(see below), RENEWED SWEET. Renewed b. c1625 Salem, Mass?; d. aft 1681.m. John Gereardy d. aft 1681. They had 3 children: Mary, John, Phillis.

JOHN SWEET, JR. b. c1620 Salem, Mass?; d. 1677; m. c1655 Elizabeth(probably Jeoffrey). She was very likely the dau. of Robert Jeoffrey ofNewport, RI, whose dau. Elizabeth was b. 1629. (If this is correct, shehad a sister, Mary Jeoffrey b. 1632 who m. Richard Carder. They had adau. Sarah who m. Benjamin Gorton.) Elizabeth testified in 1684 that shewas 55 yrs. old. She d. aft 1684; m. 2nd Samuel Wilson.JUNE 5, 1648: John Jr. was recorded as inhabitant of Warwick, RI; in 1655Freeman; in 1660 Commissioner; in 1662 he was paid 5 pounds in peage ateight per penny, for killing a wolf.APR 17, 1663: He sold Francis Darby, of Warwick, "my dwelling house, lot,etc., that I bought of Henry Townsend, for 45 pounds."MAY 20 1671: He took oath of alligiane (to king of England).1675: His grist mill, etc., at Potowomut, was burned by Indians.MAR 7, 1676: The council at Hartford, noted that he and Samuel Eldred"have liberty to transport ten bushels of Indian corn apiece for theirdistressed families."JUN 27, 1677: He is now living in Newport, naming his wife Elizabeth, andchildren John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjamin, William,Jeremiah, and a dau.SEP 18, 1684: Elizabeth Wilson, widow, aged 55 or thereabouts, deposedthat her first husband, John Sweet, being a Warwick man, first built hisdwelling house on Potowomut Neck and procured leave of the NarragansettSachems to set down his mill and dam in Potowomut River. Her husband andherself kept possession peaceably of said house and land and mill forseveral yars until forced off by the late Indian war, and after the waswas over she and her children returned and kept possession of the sameplace.
Children of John Sweet, Jr. and Elizabeth:
John
Daniel b. 1657
James
Henry m. Elizabeth ?. Their dau. Joanna m. Robert Vaughn b. Feb 13, 1695,d. Mar 22, 1757 East Greenwich, RI.
Richard
Benjamin
William
Jeremiah
a daughter

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JAMES SWEET b. 1622 Salem, Mass?; d. Jun 18, 1698 m. Mary Greene b. May19, 1633. (She was the dau. of John [Richard, Richard, Robert] who wasfrom Salisbury, Wilts Co., England. He was b. at Bowridge Hall,Gellingham, Dorset Co., where his father and grandfather resided. He wasa surgeon in Salisbury and m. (1) Nov 4, 1619 at St. Thomas' Church. Hisson John was baptised Aug 15, 1620. Other children followed:
Peter Mar 10, 1622
Richard Mar 25, 1623
James Jun 21, 1626
Thomas Jun 4 1628
Jone Oct 3, 1630
Mary May 19, 1633.
On Apr. 6, 1635, he sailed from Southampton, Eng. in the ship "James".
He m. (1) Joan Tattersall; (2) Alice Daniels, a widow. She m. (2) Mr.Phillips, and d. 1653. End of Greene info.)
JUN 5, 1648: James Sweet recorded as inhabitant of Warwick, RI;
1653-58-59 Commissioner; 1655 Freeman; 1656 Juryman.
SEP 30 1660: He sold to Thos. Greene, lot granted him by town of Warwick,and housing thereon, by consent of William Ward, and also a share ofmeadow.
MAR 7, 1682: Portsmuth (Prudence Island). He and son, Phillip sold land in Warwick to Thos. Greene.
NOV 8, 1686: King's Town, RI. He deeded to eldest son, Phillip, ofPurdence Island, all rights of land in Providence "as my father JohnSweet, deceased, was one of the first purchasers thereof."
Also on NOV 8, 1686: He and wife, Mary, deeded to son Benoni, land inMashantatack, at death of said James and wife. On the same date hedeeded also to son Samuel and dau. Mary "both remaining with me."
APR 4, 1695: he testified about some land, calling his age 73 years.
Children of James Sweet and his wife, Mary:
Phillip b. July 15, 1655 Warwick, Kent Co., RI; m. Elizabeth
James b. May 28, 1657
Mary b. Feb 2, 1660
Benoni b. Mar 28, 1663
Valentine b. Feb 14, 1665
Samuel b. Nov 1, 1667
Jeremiah b. Jan 6, 1669
Renewed b. Jul 16, 1671
Sylvester b. Mar 1, 1674

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