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Capt. John Farrar Swain 1698–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1698

Birth Location: Reading, Massachusetts

Death Date: 12 Jan 1774

Death Location: Wakefield, Massachusetts

Father: Benjamin, SWAIN

Mother: Margaret Pierpont

Spouse(s): Mary Perkins, Mrs. Chever, Mary Stow

Children(s): Hannah Swain, Deacon Swain, Mary Swain, Benjamin Swain, Daniell Swain, Margaret Swain, Amos Swain, Mary Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Jonathan Swain, Mary Swain, John Jr., John Swaine, Rev. Sr., Hannah Swain

The story of Capt. John Farrar Swain began in 1698 in Reading, Massachusetts. Capt. John Farrar Swain married Mary Perkins, Mary Stow, Mrs Sarah Chever, and had children including Amos Swain, Benjamin Swain, Daniell Swain, Deacon Nathaniel Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Hannah Swain, John F Swain Jr, John Swaine, Jonathan Swain, Margaret Swain, Mary A Swain, Mary Swain, Rev Joseph Swain Sr. Capt. John Farrar Swain passed away in 1774 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Farrar Swain began in 1698 in Reading, Massachusetts.
  • Capt. John Farrar Swain married Mary Perkins, Mary Stow, Mrs Sarah Chever, and had children including Amos Swain, Benjamin Swain, Daniell Swain, Deacon Nathaniel Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Hannah Swain, John F Swain Jr, John Swaine, Jonathan Swain, Margaret Swain, Mary A Swain, Mary Swain, Rev Joseph Swain Sr.
  • Capt. John Farrar Swain passed away in 1774 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin, SWAIN
1669–1747
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Pierpont
1672–1713
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Perkins
1699–1737
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts,
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Mrs. Chever
1731–1753
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Stow
1707–1754
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Swain
1725–1793
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Deacon Swain
1740–1792
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Swain
1724–1724
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
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Benjamin Swain
1700–
Birth Location: –
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Daniell Swain
1726–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
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Margaret Swain
1736–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
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Amos Swain
1730–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
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Mary Swain
1728–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
MS
Elizabeth Swain
1734–1734
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
ES
Jonathan Swain
1732–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British America
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Mary Swain
1724–1724
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Jr.
1735–
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Swaine
1721–1805
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
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Rev. Sr.
1722–1792
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Swain
1725–1736
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States
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Capt. Swain's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Swain
1698–1774
Birth Place: Reading, Massachusetts
Parents
Benjamin, Major , Dr. SWAIN
1669–1747
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Pierpont
1672–1713
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Mary Swain
1648–1677
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Robert (Pierpont () Freeman)
1622–1694
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Captain Smith
1621–1706
Katherine Morrill
1630–1662
Margaret Nashe
1599–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Swain's Descendants

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Capt. (John Farrar) Swain (5 Aug 1698–12 Jan 1774) m. Mary Perkins (30 Mar 1699–12 Nov 1737) m. Mrs. (Sarah) Chever (28 Mar 1731–7 May 1753) m. Mary Stow (6 Sept. 1707–20 Nov. 1754)
  1. 1. Hannah Swain 1725–1793 m. Benjamin Brown 1725–1776
    1. 1. Abner (Brown) Sr 1753–1828 m. Naomi BRADBURY 1761–1827
      1. 1. Benjamin Brown 1781–1850 m. Rachael Brown 1787–
        1. 1. Thomas (W) Brown 1818–1867 m. Drusilla Perkins 1821–1901
    2. 2. Jane Brown 1755–1815
    3. 3. Benjamin Brown 1759–1823
    4. 4. Mary ("Molly") Brown 1757–1841 m. Capt (Samuel) Larrabee 1752–1844
      1. 1. Jane Larrabee 1786–1828
      2. 2. Benjamin Larrabee 1789–1816
      3. 3. Capt. (Samuel) Larrabee 1792–1828
    5. 5. Sarah Brown 1751–1779
    6. 6. Moses Brown 1761–
    7. 7. Joshua (BROWN Early Settler, Harmony; 1 of 7 Consecutive Brown Family Lots in Harmony, ME in 1820; 4 Doors from John Brown) 1830 1770–1840
    8. 8. John (II BROWN Next to Son Robert & 9 From Benjamin Sr & Peltiah, 1810; Not Found in Harmony, Somerset, Maine After) 1810 1765–1810
  2. 2. Deacon (Nathaniel) Swain 1740–1792
  3. 3. Mary Swain 1724–1724
  4. 4. Benjamin Swain 1700–
  5. 5. Daniell Swain 1726–1736
  6. 6. Margaret Swain 1736–1736
  7. 7. Amos Swain 1730–1736
  8. 8. Mary Swain 1728–1736
  9. 9. Elizabeth Swain 1734–1734
  10. 10. Jonathan Swain 1732–1736
  11. 11. Mary (A.) Swain 1724–1724
  12. 12. John (F. Swain) Jr. 1735–
  13. 13. John Swaine 1721–1805
  14. 14. Rev. (Joseph Swain) Sr. 1722–1792
  15. 15. Hannah Swain 1725–1736

Capt. Swain's Timeline

3 Records

1698
5 Aug 1698
Birth of Capt. John Farrar Swain in Reading, Massachusetts
Reading, Massachusetts
1720
1 Dec 1720
Age 22
Capt. John Farrar Swain was married in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts
1774
12 Jan 1774
Age 76
Death of Capt. John Farrar Swain in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1698
    Event Place: Reading, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1720
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1774
    Event Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts
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