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Richard Sweet 1653 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 November 1653

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 9 June 1744

Death Location: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: John Sweet

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Mehetable Larkin, Priscilla Carpenter

Children(s): William Sweet

Richard Sweet was born in 1653 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of John Sweet and Elizabeth. In 1673, Richard Sweet resided in Stonington. Richard Sweet married Mehetable Larkin, Priscilla Carpenter, and had children including William Sweet. Richard Sweet passed away in 1744 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Sweet was born in 1653 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of John Sweet and Elizabeth.
  • In 1673, Richard Sweet resided in Stonington.
  • Richard Sweet married Mehetable Larkin, Priscilla Carpenter, and had children including William Sweet.
  • Richard Sweet passed away in 1744 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sweet
1620 – 1677
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Elizabeth None
1629 – 1684
Birth Location: RI
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Spouses(s)

Mehetable Larkin
1650 –
Birth Location: –
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Priscilla Carpenter
1661 – 1739
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

William Sweet
1688 – 1744
Birth Location: –
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Richard Sweet's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sweet
1653 – 1744
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
John Sweet
1620 – 1677
Devon, England
Elizabeth
1629 – 1684
RI
Grandparents
John Sweet
1603 – 1637
Traine Manor, Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Maryanne
Capt. (Dr. Robert Jeoffreys Jefferies Jeffreys Jeoffrey) Jeffrey
1605 – 1646
Eng, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Physician orCharlestown, Suffolk, England or ma
Marie Gaunt**
1608 – 1677
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sweet
1552 – 1578
Joanna Rainham
1554 – 1583
William Jeffries
1569 – 1641
Lydia Fryswith
1569 – 1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sweet
Mary* Sweet
1535 – 1552
John ***
1529 – 1603
Margaret Holme
1531 – 1554
Sir Jeffries
1539 – 1603
Agnees Croij
1540 – 1618

Richard Sweet's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Burton Sweet m. Rachel Matteson (1751 – 10 Jul 1830)
        1. 1. William Sweet (1784 – 1843) m. Sally ((Polly)) Andrews (1794 – 27 November 1842)

Richard Sweet's Timeline

3 Records

1653
4 November 1653
Birth of Richard Sweet in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1673
Abt 1673
Age 20
Richard Sweet resided here in Stonington
Stonington
1744
9 June 1744
Age 91
Death of Richard Sweet in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1653
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1673
    Event Place: Stonington
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1744
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
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