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Sir Robert Swift 1563–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1563

Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1648

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Ovenden

Mother: Lady Grierson

Spouse(s): Bridget Hastings

Children(s): Mary Sumner

Sir Robert Swift was born in 1563 in Bocking, Essex, England, the child of William I Richard Swift De Ovenden And Lady Agnes Grierson. Sir Robert Swift married Bridget Hastings, and had children including Mary Swift West Sumner. Sir Robert Swift passed away in 1648 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Swift was born in 1563 in Bocking, Essex, England, the child of William I Richard Swift De Ovenden And Lady Agnes Grierson.
  • Sir Robert Swift married Bridget Hastings, and had children including Mary Swift West Sumner.
  • Sir Robert Swift passed away in 1648 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ovenden
1530–1601
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Grierson
1522–1569
Birth Location: Loversall, Yorkshire, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Bridget Hastings
1553–1649
Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Sumner
1606–1676
Birth Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
MS

Sir Swift's Ancestors

Self
Sir Swift
1563–1648
Birth Place: Bocking, Essex, England
Parents
William I Richard Swift de Ovenden
1530–1601
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Grierson
1522–1569
Loversall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Margaretha ((Swift\Mason)) Redenbaugh
1511–1531
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Willocke,
1480–1572
Lady (1485–1557)
1485–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Swift's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Swift (09 Sep 1563–19 Sep 1648) m. Bridget Hastings (1553–1649)
  1. 1. Mary (Swift-West) Sumner 1606–1676
    1. 1. Lt. (GEORGE SUMNER) (Deacon) 1634–1715 m. Mary (Baker) Sumner 1642–1719
      1. 1. Edward (A) Sumner 1675–1763 m. Elizabeth (Standish) Clapp 1679–1758

Sir Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1563
09 Sep 1563
Birth of Sir Robert Swift in Bocking, Essex, England
Bocking, Essex, England
1648
19 Sep 1648
Age 85
Death of Sir Robert Swift in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1563
    Event Place: Bocking, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1648
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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