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John Sweet 1603 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1603

Birth Location: Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Robert Sweet

Mother: Joanna Rainham

Spouse(s): Maryanne None, Mary Periam

Children(s): John Sweet, Benjamin Swett, Meribah Gereardy, William Sweet

John Sweet was born in 1603 in Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Issac Sweet and Joanna Rainham. John Sweet married Maryanne, Mary Westcott Periam, and had children including John Sweet, Benjamin Swett, Meribah "Renewed" Gereardy, William Sweet. John Sweet passed away in 1637 in Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • John Sweet was born in 1603 in Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Issac Sweet and Joanna Rainham.
  • John Sweet married Maryanne, Mary Westcott Periam, and had children including John Sweet, Benjamin Swett, Meribah "Renewed" Gereardy, William Sweet.
  • John Sweet passed away in 1637 in Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sweet's Ancestors

Self
John Sweet
1603 – 1637
Birth Place: Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Issac Sweet
1552 – 1578
London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Joanna Rainham
1554 – 1583
Essex, England
Grandparents
John Sweet
Mary* (Westcott or Wilmot) Sweet
1535 – 1552
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England, or Braunton, Devon, England
John (Perham Rainham) ***
1529 – 1603
Rainham, Essex, England
Margaret Holme
1531 – 1554
Rainham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1450 – 1512
Margaret Nutt
1455 – 1520
John Periam
1510 – 1573
Margaret Periam
1512 – 1573
John Townsend
1510 – 1539
Lady Hone
1512 – 1554
Robert Hone
1500 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Swete
1425 – 1487
Curry Rivel
1423 – 1500
Lord Holme-England
1439 – 1503

John Sweet's Descendants

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John Sweet (About 1603 – 1637) m. Maryanne m. Mary (Westcott) Periam (1581 – 31 Jul 1681)
  1. 1. John Sweet (1620 – 16 July 1677) m. Elizabeth (1629 – 1684)
    1. 1. Richard Sweet (4 November 1653 – 9 June 1744) m. Mehetable Larkin (1650-1659 – ) m. Priscilla Carpenter (24 Jul 1661 – 18 Apr 1739)
      1. 1. William Sweet (1688 – 1744)
        1. 1. William Sweet (1715 – 1796)
    2. 2. John Sweet (1655 – 1717)
    3. 3. Daniel Sweet (1657 – 10 Nov 1728) m. Ethalenah Sweet m. Ellen Sweet m. Ethalanah Carpenter (1685 – 27 Dec 1774)
      1. 1. Timothy Sweet (27 May 1713 – ) m. Anne Eddy (27 Dec 1708 – 3 Jan 1802)
        1. 1. Jeremiah Sweet (5 February 1757 – 6 January 1845) m. Dorcas Sweet (7 December 1758 – 16 September 1852)
  2. 2. Benjamin Swett (Abt 1624 – )
  3. 3. Meribah ("Renewed") Gereardy (1630 – 31 July 1681)
  4. 4. William Sweet

John Sweet's Timeline

3 Records

1603
About 1603
Birth of John Sweet in Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1637
1637
Age 34
Death of John Sweet in Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA
1642
1642
Age 39
John Sweet resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1603
    Event Place: Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Annals of our colonial ancestors and their descendants, or, Our Quaker forefathers and their posterity

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Providence, County of Providence Plantations, Colony of Rhod, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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