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Deacon Jireh Swift, Sr.

Deacon Jireh Swift, Sr.

Male 1665 - 1749  (84 years)

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  • Name Jireh Swift 
    Title Deacon 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1665  Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Will 29 Mar 1744  [2
    Died Apr 1749  Wareham, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death Bef 1 May 1749  Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Probate 1 May 1749  [2
    Person ID I149475  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2015 

    Father William Swift,   b. 1620-1625, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1705, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Ruth (Tobey) Dellingham,   b. 1626, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1706, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1649-1650  Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F45440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail Gibbs,   b. 1677, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Nov 1741, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1697  Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Alice Swift,   b. 23 Jul 1698, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1783, Westchester Part, Colchester, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Susannah Swift,   b. 6 Oct 1699, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1745, Colchester, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     3. Jabez Swift,   b. 16 Mar 1700/1701, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1767, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Zephaniah Swift,   b. 6 Mar 1702/1703, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1781, Derby, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. William Swift,   b. 5 Jul 1704, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1748  (Age 43 years)
     6. Nathaniel Swift,   b. 14 Mar 1707/1708, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1790  (Age 81 years)
     7. Jireh Swift, Jr.,   b. 23 Nov 1709, Wareham, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1782, Acushnet, Bristol County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Job Swift,   b. 3 Oct 1711, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1801, Sharon, Norfolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     9. Silas Swift,   b. 2 Aug 1713, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1794, Lebanon, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Abigail Swift,   b. 26 Jul 1715, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Isaac Swift,   b. 3 May 1720, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1811, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     12. Rowland Swift,   b. 24 Mar 1721/1722, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1795, Lebanon, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F52179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Besse,   d. Aft 1744 
    Married 19 Nov 1741  Wareham, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F52180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Nov 1741 - Wareham, Plymouth County, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Apr 1749 - Wareham, Plymouth County, MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Will dated 29-Mar-1744 and probated 01-May-1749.

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.

    3. [S294] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, VOL. IV, 241.

    4. [S41] FamilySearch.com.

    5. [S453] American Marriage Records Before 1699, William Montgomery Clemens, 1926.