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Henry Sweet 1662–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1662

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1749

Death Location: West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: John Sweet

Mother: Elizabeth Jeffreys

Spouse(s): Mary Griffin

Children(s): Johannah Sweet, John Sweet*, GRIFFIN SWEET, Susannah Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Benjamin Sweet, Henry Sweet, Ruth Sweet, Hannah Sweet, Mary Sweet, Elizabeth Hunt, John Sweet, Eala SWEET, William Sweet

In 1662, Henry Sweet entered the world in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, born to John Isaac Sweet And Elizabeth Scott Jeffreys. Henry Sweet married Elizabeth Walker, Mary Margaret Griffin, and had children including Benjamin Sweet, Eala Alice Sweet, Elizabeth Hunt, Griffin Sweet, Hannah Sweet, Henry Jr Sweet, Johannah Sweet, John Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Mary Sweet, Ruth Sweet, Susannah Sweet, William Sweet. Henry Sweet passed away in 1749 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1662, Henry Sweet entered the world in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, born to John Isaac Sweet And Elizabeth Scott Jeffreys.
  • Henry Sweet married Elizabeth Walker, Mary Margaret Griffin, and had children including Benjamin Sweet, Eala Alice Sweet, Elizabeth Hunt, Griffin Sweet, Hannah Sweet, Henry Jr Sweet, Johannah Sweet, John Sweet, Joseph Sweet, Mary Sweet, Ruth Sweet, Susannah Sweet, William Sweet.
  • Henry Sweet passed away in 1749 in West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Sweet's Ancestors

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Henry Sweet
1662–1749
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
John Isaac Sweet
1620–1677
Modbury, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Scott) Jeffreys
1629–1684
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Capt. (Dr. Robert Jeoffreys Jefferies Jeffreys Jeoffrey) Jeffrey
1597–1659
Eng, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Physician orCharlestown, Suffolk, England or ma
Marie Gaunt**
1608–1677
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gaunt\Gent
1574–1655
Ellen Jackson
1582–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Sweet's Descendants

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Henry Sweet (7 Mar 1662–1749) m. Mary (Margaret) Griffin (1663–2 May 1752)
  1. 1. Johannah Sweet 1695–1757 m. Robert Vaughn 1691–1734 m. Robert Vaughn 1691–1757 m. James Sweet 1688–1759
    1. 1. MARGARET VAUGHN 1734–1800 m. PELEG BRIGGS 1729–1807
      1. 1. Johanna Briggs 1756–1826 m. George Bates 1754–1829
        1. 1. Hannah Bates 1808–1832 m. Nathan (W.) Rounds 1805–1866
        2. 2. Mercy Bates 1781–1850
        3. 3. Peleg Bates 1785–1859
        4. 4. Lucy Bates 1783–1869
        5. 5. Anna Bates 1808–1832
        6. 6. David Bates –1795
        7. 7. George BATES 1774–1780
        8. 8. Mary Bates 1799–1845
      2. 2. Sarah Briggs 1760–1840
      3. 3. Francis Briggs 1764–1850
      4. 4. Peleg (Briggs) Jr 1765–1837
      5. 5. Mary Briggs 1766–1833
      6. 6. Francis Briggs 1754–1850
    2. 2. Daniel Vaughn 1722–1790
    3. 3. Caleb Vaughn 1720–1803
    4. 4. Sarah Vaughn 1726–1760
    5. 5. David Vaughn 1722–1804
    6. 6. John Vaughn 1719–
    7. 7. Robert Vaughn 1732–1811
    8. 8. Susanna Vaughn 1726–1760
    9. 9. Benjamin Vaughn 1730–1752
    10. 10. Caleb Sweet 1718–1795
  2. 2. John Sweet* 1684–1731
  3. 3. GRIFFIN SWEET 1709–1736
  4. 4. Susannah Sweet 1706–1798
  5. 5. Joseph Sweet 1687–1757
  6. 6. Benjamin Sweet 1690–1777
  7. 7. Henry (Jr.) Sweet 1682–1800
  8. 8. Ruth Sweet 1700–1789
  9. 9. Hannah Sweet 1711–1784
  10. 10. Mary Sweet 1692–1753
  11. 11. Elizabeth Hunt 1704–1789
  12. 12. John Sweet 1695–1754
  13. 13. Eala (Alice) SWEET 1692–1727
  14. 14. William Sweet 1698–1763

Henry Sweet's Timeline

2 Records

1662
7 Mar 1662
Birth of Henry Sweet in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1749
1749
Age 87
Death of Henry Sweet in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Colony
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1662
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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