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Adam Swift 1641–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAR 1641

Birth Location: Greencastle,County Down,Ireland

Death Date: 26 May 1704

Death Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Thomas Swift

Mother: Frances Dryden

Spouse(s): Margery Cottrell

Children(s): Ann Swift

The story of Adam Swift began in 1641 in Greencastle,County Down,Ireland. Adam Swift married Margery Ann Cottrell, and had children including Ann Swift. Adam Swift passed away in 1704 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Swift began in 1641 in Greencastle,County Down,Ireland.
  • Adam Swift married Margery Ann Cottrell, and had children including Ann Swift.
  • Adam Swift passed away in 1704 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Swift
1595–1658
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, , England
TS
Frances Dryden
1597–1658
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
FD

Spouses(s)

Margery Cottrell
1641–1675
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
MC

Children(s)

Ann Swift
1671–1753
Birth Location: Greencastle, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Adam Swift's Ancestors

Self
Adam Swift
1641–1704
Birth Place: Greencastle,County Down,Ireland
Parents
Thomas Swift
1595–1658
Canterbury, Kent, , England
Frances (Elizabeth) Dryden
1597–1658
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
William (Swift) (Rev)
1566–1624
Harbledown, Kent, England
Marye Philpott
1572–1626
Elmsted, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Erasmus) Dryden
1553–1632
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
LADY (FRANCES) WILKES
1557–1630
Hodnell, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev Swifte
1535–1592
Margaret Godwin
1548–1609
Robert Philpott
1546–1609
Alice Taylor
1546–1623
Sarah Ireland
1535–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Swyft
1509–1534
Elizabeth Swift
1513–1535
Thomas Wells
1517–1590
Isabel Purefoy
1525–1579
Julian Taylor
1517–1551
William Philpott
1510–1555
John Winchester)
1516–1555
Juliane Taylor
1517–1551
Thomas Ireland
1503–1545
Margaret Bold
1507–1545

Adam Swift's Descendants

1.
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Adam Swift (21 MAR 1641–26 May 1704) m. Margery (Ann) Cottrell (1641–9 Nov 1675)
  1. 1. Ann Swift 1671–1753 m. James Perry 1669–1756
    1. 1. Joseph PERRY 1725–1785 m. Isabella CHARLTON 1725–1791
      1. 1. Martha (Mariah) Perry 1742–1777 m. Daniel McCoy 1734–1788
        1. 1. Martha McCoy 1757–1841 m. James Ingles 1750–1843

Adam Swift's Timeline

3 Records

1641
21 MAR 1641
Birth of Adam Swift in Greencastle,County Down,Ireland
Greencastle,County Down,Ireland
1668
12 Aug 1668
Age 27
Adam Swift was married
None
1704
26 May 1704
Age 63
Death of Adam Swift in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1641
    Event Place: Greencastle,County Down,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1668

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1704
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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