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Mary Ransom 1737–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1737

Birth Location: Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT

Death Date: 24 Aug 1807

Death Location: Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Col Ransom

Mother: Bethiah Lewis

Spouse(s): Elisha Swift

Children(s): Mary Johnson, Severus Swift, Leman Swift, Roxalana SWIFT, Julius Swift, Rockeland Swift, Alice Swift, Herman Swift, Rockeelane Swift, John Swift, Philetus Swift, Phile Swift, Jabez Swift, Severus Swift, Lewis Swift, Elisha Swift

The story of Mary Ransom began in 1737 in Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT. Mary Ransom married Elisha Swift, and had children including Alice Swift, Elisha Swift, Herman Swift, Jabez Swift, John Swift, Julius Swift, Leman Swift, Lewis Swift, Mary B Johnson, Phile Swift, Philetus Swift, Rockeelane Swift, Rockeland Swift, Roxalana Swift, Severus Swift. Mary Ransom passed away in 1807 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ransom began in 1737 in Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT.
  • Mary Ransom married Elisha Swift, and had children including Alice Swift, Elisha Swift, Herman Swift, Jabez Swift, John Swift, Julius Swift, Leman Swift, Lewis Swift, Mary B Johnson, Phile Swift, Philetus Swift, Rockeelane Swift, Rockeland Swift, Roxalana Swift, Severus Swift.
  • Mary Ransom passed away in 1807 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Ransom
1709–1797
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Bethiah Lewis
1709–1771
Birth Location: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elisha Swift
1731–1777
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
ES

Children(s)

Mary Johnson
–1895
Birth Location: –
MJ
Severus Swift
1773–1823
Birth Location: Kent-Litchfield County, Connecticut
SS
Leman Swift
1757–
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
LS
Roxalana SWIFT
1759–1761
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
RS
Julius Swift
1708–
Birth Location: New York, United States
JS
Rockeland Swift
1759–1761
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
RS
Alice Swift
1765–1813
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
AS
Herman Swift
1757–1813
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
HS
Rockeelane Swift
1766–1768
Birth Location: –
RS
John Swift
1761–1814
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
JS
Philetus Swift
1763–1828
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
PS
Phile Swift
1767–1813
Birth Location: –
PS
Jabez Swift
1769–1795
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
JS
Severus Swift
1773–1793
Birth Location: –
SS
Lewis Swift
1774–1813
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
LS
Elisha Swift
1777–1813
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
ES

Mary Ransom's Ancestors

Self
Mary Ransom
1737–1807
Birth Place: Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT
Parents
Col John Ransom
1709–1797
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Bethiah (Bertha) Lewis
1709–1771
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1695–1777
Wexford, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Alice Newton
1686–1779
Colchester, New London, CT, USA
Benjamin Lewis
1674–1752
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Hinkley
1675–1732
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Capt.
1654–1739
Martha Hubbell
1661–1710
Thomas Lewis
1629–1709
Hannah Baker
1638–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Newton
1631–1683
Joan Smith
1627–1664

Mary Ransom's Descendants

1.
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Mary Ransom (4 December 1737–24 Aug 1807) m. Elisha Swift (May 16, 1731–July 2, 1777)
  1. 1. Mary (B) Johnson –1895
  2. 2. Severus Swift 1773–1823
  3. 3. Leman Swift 1757–
  4. 4. Roxalana SWIFT 1759–1761
  5. 5. Julius Swift 1708–
  6. 6. Rockeland Swift 1759–1761
  7. 7. Alice Swift 1765–1813 m. Zachariah Blackmon 1760–1851
    1. 1. Franklin Blackmon 1799–1884 m. Rebekah Blackman 1807– m. Rebecca (Swift) Eggleston 1807–1885
      1. 1. Orson (Swift) Blackmon 1829–1903 m. Sarah (Eliza) Genung 1838–1909
        1. 1. Lily Blackmon 1861–1881
        2. 2. Emily Blackmon 1863–1931
        3. 3. Carrie (Maude) Blackmon 1866–1958 m. Gustave (Edward) Metzgus 1863–1938
        4. 4. Frank Blackmon 1872– m. Elizabeth Gist 1886–
        5. 5. Dale Blackmon 1874–1957 m. Nora (Etta) Walker 1886–1947
      2. 2. Alice Blackmon 1832–1864 m. Corydon Holmes 1834–
        1. 1. Archer Holmes 1863–
        2. 2. William (Wilber) Holmes 1861–
        3. 3. Alice Holmes 1874–
        4. 4. Hosea (Hote) Holmes 1869–
      3. 3. Orpha Blackmon 1835–1836
      4. 4. Addella Blackmon 1838–1854
      5. 5. Alice BLACKMON 1838–1926
      6. 6. Jane Blackmon 1828–1890 m. Cicero (S.) Holmes 1823–1894
        1. 1. Albina (L.) Holmes 1860–1935 m. Harold Crooker 1843–1878
        2. 2. Frank (P) Holmes 1853–1931
        3. 3. Lillian Holmes 1855–1922 m. Buell (Edwin) Mann 1853–1931
        4. 4. Orton Holmes 1854–
        5. 5. Lavinia Holmes 1858–
        6. 6. Orson (Lavilo) Holmes 1858–1932 m. Mary 1865–1890
        7. 7. Josephine Holmes 1867–1925
        8. 8. Earl (W) Holmes 1868–1937 m. Nettie (Amelia) Bush 1881–1982 m. Maggie Clements 1875–1901
        9. 9. Blanche (Marian) Holmes 1864–1938 m. Albert (Benedict) Wright 1860–1942
    2. 2. Philetus (Swift) Blackmon 1785–1870 m. Nancy Perrin 1783–1877
      1. 1. Abigail (Hollister) Blackmon 1804–1880 m. Legrand Couch 1804–
        1. 1. Helen (Elisa) Couch 1832–
        2. 2. Henry (Wallace) Couch 1833–1911
        3. 3. Nancy (Blackmon) Couch 1838–
      2. 2. Ezra (Patterson) Blackmon 1813–
      3. 3. Mary (Ransom) Blackmon 1811–
      4. 4. Hyman (Hart) Blackmon 1806–
      5. 5. Diantha (Norton) Blackmon 1813–
    3. 3. James (Robinson) Blackmon 1806–1880 m. Perses Hayford 1807–1883
      1. 1. James (Albert) Blackmon 1843–1889
      2. 2. Horace (Sobisci) Blackmon 1833–1898
      3. 3. Louisa (Ann) Blackmon 1831–1844
      4. 4. James (Robinson) Blackmon 1806–1880
      5. 5. Ellen Blackman 1845–1890
      6. 6. Ann (Elizabeth) Blackmon 1826–1842
      7. 7. John (Hayford) Blackmon 1828–1892
    4. 4. Robert (Ransom) Blackmon 1787–1874 m. Phoebe Bateman 1793–1836
      1. 1. Adaline Blackmon 1817–
      2. 2. Emma Blackmon 1820–
      3. 3. Cordelia Blackmon 1829–
      4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Blackmon 1824–1893
      5. 5. Philetus (Swift) Blackmon 1826–1901
        1. 1. Fred (A) Blackmon 1861–1864
        2. 2. Frank (H) Blackmon 1856–1867
        3. 3. Agness (Lavann) Blackmon 1867– m. Vinnie (B) Wittenmeyer 1867–
      6. 6. Robert (Ransom) Blackmon 1822–1889
      7. 7. Emily (Agnes) Blackmon 1831–1859
    5. 5. Jabez (Swift) Blackmon 1790–1881 m. Susan Bateman 1792–1812 m. Olive (Nobles) Matthews 1791–1872
      1. 1. John (Blackmon) VII 1819–1828
      2. 2. Alice (Swift) Blackmon 1814–1814
      3. 3. Susan Blackmon 1817–1831
      4. 4. Alice (Swift) Blackmon 1815–1835
      5. 5. James Blackmon 1824–1899
      6. 6. John Blackmon 1819–1828
      7. 7. Mariette Blackmon 1831–1908 m. Baker (Leonard) Saxton 1825–1864
        1. 1. Florence (Evalina) Saxton 1856–1902
        2. 2. Henry (Blackmon) Saxton 1859–1891 m. Mary (Lauretta) Reynolds 1857–1906
    6. 6. Cyrenius (C.) Blackmon 1792–1821 m. Sabrina Denio 1777–1820
    7. 7. Elisha (Swift) Blackmon 1797–1870 m. Octavia Weekly\Weakly 1813–1870 m. Doris Wheeler 1778–1820
      1. 1. Charles (Ransom) Blackmon 1834–1891
      2. 2. Zachariah ("Zack") Blackmon 1843–1917
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Blackmon 1831–1892
      4. 4. Alice Blackmon 1829–1908
      5. 5. Marion (Clay) Blackmon 1845–1925
    8. 8. Gain (Robinson) Blackmon 1802–1887 m. Harriet Gillett 1803–1841 m. Phebe Gillette 1799–1878 m. Mariah Gillette 1806–1870
      1. 1. Oscar Blackmon 1827–1848
      2. 2. Delia Blackmon 1831–
      3. 3. Martin (Luther "Luke") Blackmon 1835–1915
      4. 4. George (W.) Blackmon 1829–1880
      5. 5. Sarah Blackmon 1831–
    9. 9. Abigail Blackmon 1783–1802 m. James Robinson 1778–1805
  8. 8. Herman Swift 1757–1813
  9. 9. Rockeelane Swift 1766–1768
  10. 10. John Swift 1761–1814
  11. 11. Philetus Swift 1763–1828
  12. 12. Phile Swift 1767–1813
  13. 13. Jabez Swift 1769–1795
  14. 14. Severus Swift 1773–1793
  15. 15. Lewis Swift 1774–1813
  16. 16. Elisha Swift 1777–1813

Mary Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1737
4 December 1737
Birth of Mary Ransom in Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT
Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT
1807
24 Aug 1807
Age 70
Death of Mary Ransom in Huntington Mills, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Huntington Mills, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 December 1737
    Event Place: Kent Twp., Litchfield Co., CT
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 336; SAR Membership Number: 67128
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 143 : 1918-1919
    [5] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1807
    Event Place: Huntington Mills, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 336; SAR Membership Number: 67128
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
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