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Ruth Swift 1628–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America

Death Date: 26 Dec 1706

Death Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts

Father: Edward Dillingham

Mother: Ursula Carter

Spouse(s): William Swift

Children(s): Hannah Swift, Hester Swift, William Swift, Jirah Swift, Josiah Swift, Thomas Swift, Temperance Swift, Ephraim Swift, Mary Swift, Ruth Swift, Samuel Swift, Dinah Swift

Ruth Swift was born in 1628 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Edward A Dillingham And Ursula Druscilla Carter. Ruth Swift married William Tobey Swift, and had children including Dinah Swift, Ephraim Swift, Hannah Swift, Hester Swift, Jirah Swift, Josiah Swift, Mary Mara Swift, Ruth Swift, Samuel Swift, Temperance Swift, Thomas Swift, William Swift. Ruth Swift passed away in 1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Ruth Swift was born in 1628 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Edward A Dillingham And Ursula Druscilla Carter.
  • Ruth Swift married William Tobey Swift, and had children including Dinah Swift, Ephraim Swift, Hannah Swift, Hester Swift, Jirah Swift, Josiah Swift, Mary Mara Swift, Ruth Swift, Samuel Swift, Temperance Swift, Thomas Swift, William Swift.
  • Ruth Swift passed away in 1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Swift's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Swift
1628–1706
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Parents
Edward A Dillingham
1595–1666
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
Ursula (Druscilla) Carter
1590–1656
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Reverend (Henry Bartley Dillingham Jones Rector of) Cotesbach
1568–1625
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (Oseth) Demming-Dillingham
1568–1609
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dillingham
1538–1603
Lady Marston
1541–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Marston
1520–1576
Maria Turuile
1522–1570

Ruth Swift's Descendants

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Ruth Swift (1628–26 Dec 1706) m. William (Tobey) Swift (25 Apr 1627–26 Dec 1705)
  1. 1. Hannah Swift 1651–1721 m. Ambrose Fish 1650–1691
    1. 1. Seth Fish 1682–1758 m. Mary ((Maude)) Turner 1679–1750
      1. 1. Mary Fish 1708–1779 m. Elisha Holmes 1698–1779 m. Nathaniel Ellis 1703–1731
        1. 1. Bartlett Holmes 1744–1808 m. Lucy Bartlett 1744–1805
        2. 2. Samuel Holmes 1722–1915
        3. 3. Sarah Holmes 1724–1794
        4. 4. Susanna Holmes 1726–1779
        5. 5. Betty Holmes 1735–1779
        6. 6. Jerusha Holmes 1740–1769
        7. 7. Mary Holmes 1741–1741
        8. 8. Ellis Holmes 1747–1825
        9. 9. Mary Holmes 1742–
        10. 10. Nathaniel Ellis 1731–1770
      2. 2. Pegleg Fish 1703–1779
      3. 3. Hannah Fish 1706–1746
      4. 4. Seth Fish 1709–1720
      5. 5. Ambrose Fish 1710–1779
      6. 6. Abiah Fish 1715–1755
      7. 7. Jirah Fish 1720–
      8. 8. Benjamin Fish 1722–1750
      9. 9. Mehitable Fish 1727–
      10. 10. Ephraim Fish 1730–1750
      11. 11. Mehitable Fish 1716–
    2. 2. Mehetabel Fish 1674–1720
    3. 3. Ephraim Fish 1676–1677
    4. 4. Abia Fish 1678–1737
    5. 5. Joanna Fish 1689–1760
    6. 6. John Fish 1682–1737
    7. 7. George Fish 1691–
    8. 8. Joanna Fish 1689–1707
  2. 2. Hester Swift 1668–1737
  3. 3. William Swift 1654–1700
  4. 4. Jirah Swift 1665–1749
  5. 5. Josiah Swift 1675–1718
  6. 6. Thomas Swift 1659–1682
  7. 7. Temperance Swift 1668–1746
  8. 8. Ephraim Swift 1656–1741
  9. 9. Mary ((Mara)) Swift 1659–1682
  10. 10. Ruth Swift 1652–1652
  11. 11. Samuel Swift 1662–1730
  12. 12. Dinah Swift 1670–1688

Ruth Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of Ruth Swift in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1706
26 Dec 1706
Age 78
Death of Ruth Swift in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1706
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts

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