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Richard Swain 1698–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1698

Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 August 1744

Death Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Swain

Mother: Mary Sibley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gardner

Children(s): Anna Swain, Christopher Swain, Mary Swain, Hephzibah Swain, Joseph Swain, David Swain, Lydia Swain, Richard Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Mary Swain, Jonathan Swain

The story of Richard Swain began in 1698 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Richard Swain married Elizabeth Gardner, and had children including Anna Swain, Christopher Swain, David Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Hephzibah Swain, Jonathan Swain, Joseph Swain, Lydia Swain, Mary Swain, Richard Gardner Swain. Richard Swain passed away in 1744 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Swain began in 1698 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Richard Swain married Elizabeth Gardner, and had children including Anna Swain, Christopher Swain, David Swain, Elizabeth Swain, Hephzibah Swain, Jonathan Swain, Joseph Swain, Lydia Swain, Mary Swain, Richard Gardner Swain.
  • Richard Swain passed away in 1744 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Swain
1673–1766
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Sibley
1671–1766
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gardner
1705–1795
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Swain
1723–1780
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Christopher Swain
1735–1807
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Swain
1738–1768
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Hephzibah Swain
1743–1820
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Swain
1722–1767
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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David Swain
1729–1782
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Swain
1734–1772
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard Swain
1730–1807
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Swain
1740–1815
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Swain
1741–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Swain
1728–1803
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard Swain's Ancestors

Self
Richard Swain
1698–1744
Birth Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Swain
1673–1766
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Sibley
1671–1766
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Swain
1633–1708
Binfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary ((Weare Wyer Wier) Swain,) Jr.
1636–1714
Probably, England, United Kingdom
Richard Sibley
1632–1676
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Swayne
1595–1682
Elizabeth Basely
1598–1657
Nathaniel Weare
1602–1680
Sarah Weare
1605–1682
Eleanor Edwards
1545–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swaine
1560–1630
Elizabeth Waterton
1570–1606
William Basely
1575–1657
Mary Dunlop
1581–1635
Peter Weare
1576–1653
Sarah
1584–
Richard Swayne
1595–1682
Jane Bunker
1589–1662

Richard Swain's Descendants

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Richard Swain (16 August 1698–8 August 1744) m. Elizabeth Gardner (1705–22 December 1795)
  1. 1. Anna Swain 1723–1780 m. Thomas Bunker 1719–1785
    1. 1. Deborah Bunker 1742–1793 m. Eliphalet Smith 1746–1790
      1. 1. Benjamin Smith 1769–
      2. 2. Reuben Smith 1771–
      3. 3. Eliphalet Smith 1780–1838
      4. 4. Lydia Smith 1773–1862
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bunker 1764–1855 m. Peleg West 1766–1853
      1. 1. Judith West 1790–1871
      2. 2. Anna West 1794–1877
    3. 3. Thomas Bunker 1742–1748
    4. 4. Richard Bunker 1745–1788 m. Eunice Mitchell 1749–1825
      1. 1. Isaiah Bunker 1781–
      2. 2. David (R) Bunker 1785–1848
      3. 3. Eunice Bunker 1788–1841
      4. 4. Laban Bunker 1783–1844
      5. 5. Lydia Bunker 1771–1846
      6. 6. Abraham Bunker 1770–1770
      7. 7. Laban Bunker 1778–1782
      8. 8. Richard Bunker 1773–1800
      9. 9. Anna Bunker 1769–1769
      10. 10. Jethro Bunker 1776–1846
    5. 5. Isaiah Bunker 1756–1759
  2. 2. Christopher Swain 1735–1807
  3. 3. Mary Swain 1738–1768
  4. 4. Hephzibah Swain 1743–1820
  5. 5. Joseph Swain 1722–1767
  6. 6. David Swain 1729–1782
  7. 7. Lydia Swain 1734–1772
  8. 8. Richard (Gardner) Swain 1730–1807
  9. 9. Elizabeth Swain 1740–1815
  10. 10. Mary Swain 1741–
  11. 11. Jonathan Swain 1728–1803

Richard Swain's Timeline

2 Records

1698
16 August 1698
Birth of Richard Swain in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1744
8 August 1744
Age 46
Death of Richard Swain in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1698
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1744
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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