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Penelope Swift 1605–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jan 1605

Birth Location: Rothenham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jun 1676

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Swift

Mother: Ursula Barnham

Spouse(s): Willem Dumfries

Children(s): Elizabeth Crichton

The story of Penelope Swift began in 1605 in Rothenham, Yorkshire, England. Penelope Swift married Willem Ii Crichton Earl Van Dumfries, and had children including Elizabeth Crichton. Penelope Swift passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Penelope Swift began in 1605 in Rothenham, Yorkshire, England.
  • Penelope Swift married Willem Ii Crichton Earl Van Dumfries, and had children including Elizabeth Crichton.
  • Penelope Swift passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Swift
1549–1625
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England
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Ursula Barnham
1582–1632
Birth Location: St Clement Eastcheap, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Willem Dumfries
1600–1691
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Crichton
1630–1690
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Penelope Swift's Ancestors

Self
Penelope Swift
1605–1676
Birth Place: Rothenham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert de Swyft Swift
1549–1625
Bocking, Essex, England
Ursula (Boughton) Barnham
1582–1632
St Clement Eastcheap, London, England
Grandparents
John (William Swyft of) Rotherham
1520–1568
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Wyrall
1522–1569
Loversall, Yorkshire, England
Stephen Barnham
1549–1608
Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Lady (Anne de) Patrick
1561–1592
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Rotherham
1476–1561
Lady Rotherham
1476–1539
Ann Knotsforth
1500–1560
Sir Barnham
1516–1576
Lady Brodbridge
1523–1586
Richard Patrick
1540–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Penelope Swift's Descendants

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Penelope Swift (03 Jan 1605–7 Jun 1676) m. Willem (II Crichton Earl van) Dumfries (1600–1691)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Crichton 1630–1690 m. William (Sinclair of) Dunbeath 1628–1690
    1. 1. David Sinclair 1646–1700 m. Isabel Lumsden 1652–1728
      1. 1. William Sinclair 1674– m. Mary Rennolds 1687–
        1. 1. Mary Sinclair 1711–1779 m. Patrick (Joseph) McMullan 1710–1779

Penelope Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1605
03 Jan 1605
Birth of Penelope Swift in Rothenham, Yorkshire, England
Rothenham, Yorkshire, England
1676
7 Jun 1676
Age 71
Death of Penelope Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1605
    Event Place: Rothenham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1676
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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