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Jonathan Swain 1685–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1685

Birth Location: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1748

Death Location: Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Swain

Mother: Hannah Story

Spouse(s): Ruth Jacocks, Ruth Jacocks

Children(s): William Swain

The story of Jonathan Swain began in 1685 in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States. Jonathan Swain married Ruth Jacocks, and had children including William Levi Swain. Jonathan Swain passed away in 1748 in Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Swain began in 1685 in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Jonathan Swain married Ruth Jacocks, and had children including William Levi Swain.
  • Jonathan Swain passed away in 1748 in Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Swain
1660–1706
Birth Location: Nantucket Co, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Story
1662–1722
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Jacocks
1685–1785
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
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Ruth Jacocks
1685–1721
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
RJ

Children(s)

William Swain
1718–1778
Birth Location: Swaintown on the Jersey Cape
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Jonathan Swain's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Swain
1685–1748
Birth Place: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard Swain
1660–1706
Nantucket Co, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Story
1662–1722
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Richard Swain
1601–1682
England
Jane Bunker
–1662
William Story
1614–1702
Norwich, Norfolk, , England
Sarah Foster
1620–1681
Exeter, Devon, , England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Story
1595–1612
Sarah Brooke
1592–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brooke
1540–1599
Elizabeth Whatman
1543–1599

Jonathan Swain's Descendants

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Jonathan Swain (23 Dec 1685–31 Aug 1748) m. Ruth Jacocks (1685–1785) m. Ruth Jacocks (1685–1721)
  1. 1. William (Levi) Swain 1718–1778 m. Mary Hewett 1720–1758
    1. 1. William (Levi) Swain 1755–1808 m. Charity Hines 1761–1805
      1. 1. William Swain 1798–1860 m. Mary Cato 1802–1870
        1. 1. Thomas (Lewis) Swain 1839–1927 m. Frances ("Fannie") Hodge 1858–1936

Jonathan Swain's Timeline

2 Records

1685
23 Dec 1685
Birth of Jonathan Swain in Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
1748
31 Aug 1748
Age 63
Death of Jonathan Swain in Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1685
    Event Place: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1748
    Event Place: Lockwoods Folly, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
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