Bette, Sorry for taking so long to answer -- I've gone to the Quaker list asking about the Quaker side to this and so far have gotten more confused and more unsure about the materials I thought were good with good sources. So until I feel more confident about what I'm being told, please consider the marriage of Jane to her second husband Richard Swaine (b. 1595) as one normal to the time, particularly as I understand, but have not proved that Jane's husband died as a result of drowning. In the estate materials she is shown with 5 children under 21 - a big task back then. Dates too could have been corrupted due to Old Style as opposed to New Style dating. At 03:14 PM 9/21/2002 -0700, Bette Richards wrote: ><snip> >With this marriage date it would be a good assumption that he was born in >1575. If he is the same one that married Jane Godfrey Bunker in 1658 or >later, he would have been over 80 years old. This may have been Richard >Swain's father who was also named Richard. Another Richard (see below) was >born in 1601 and he allegedly married Jane Godfrey Bunker. A birthdate of >1601 makes more sense for Jane's husband but then George Bunker was born in >1621. There could have been still another generation of Swains here. > > >Married: 15 SEP 1658 in Hampton, Rockingham Co, NH > >This is interesting. I wonder if this (15 Sep 1658) is the date and place >that Richard married Jane Godfrey Bunker as George Bunker died 26 May 1658. >Quick marriage especially as Jane was not a poor widow needing someone to >support her children. And it does not appear that Richard Swain needed to >marry her for her money either. > > >Children > > Richard Swaine b: 13 JAN 1659/60 in Hampton,, NH > >I would hope this is 1660 or this child was conceived before George died. **I'm not sure what dating style this was -- do you? <snip> Any way, there have been very good responses on this mail list and they've been interesting on the Quaker mail list as well. We'll see what shakes out <G> as a friend reminded me. Thanks for all your help and your good ideas, K. McGee