Husband of Abigail Rose - FIRST GENERATION 1. Silas SWETLAND was born on 1 Jun 1792. He died on 9 Apr 1865 in Swetland's Corners, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. They removed to Chautaugua County, New York and located in the south part of the town of Chautauqua at "Swetland's Corners." Inscription on Silas Swetland's tombstone in Sherman Cemetery, New York: "Silas Swetland, d. April 7, 1865, age 73 years, 10 months and 6 days. Abigail, wife of S. Swetland, d. Jun 17, 1856, aged 57 years, 2 months and 5 days." Verse on Abigail's tombstone: "Friends, no physician could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine it here When my Redeemer doth appear." SECOND GENERATION 2. Theophilus SWETLAND was born on 17 Jan 1757. He died on 17 May 1822 in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. He had nine children by Zilpha and nine children by Ann. He was married to Zilpha SPRAGUE on 8 May 1779. 3. Zilpha SPRAGUE died on 17 Aug 1799. Theophilus SWETLAND and Zilpha SPRAGUE had the following children: i. Ira SWETLAND was born on 20 Nov 1780. ii. Israel SWETLAND was born on 23 Mar 1783. He died in May 1785. iii. Alma SWETLAND was born on 5 Mar 1785. iv. Sally SWETLAND was born on 23 Jul 1787. v. Clarissa SWETLAND was born on 5 Jan 1790. 1 vi. Silas SWETLAND. vii. Polly SWETLAND was born on 2 Sep 1795. She died on 29 May 1796. viii. Sprague SWETLAND was born on 8 May 1796. He died on 17 Mar 1801. ix. Polly SWETLAND was born on 7 May 1798. THIRD GENERATION 4. Israel SWETLAND was born on 12 Jan 1736 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Revolutionary soldier and served in Colonel Canfield's regiment of militia at West Point in Sept. 1781. He was married to Dorcas DEWEY on 17 Jun 1738 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Married near Lebanon, Conn. 5. Dorcas DEWEY. Israel SWETLAND and Dorcas DEWEY had the following children: 2 i. Theophilus SWETLAND. ii. Mercy SWETLAND was born in 1761. She died on 16 Sep 1843 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. iii. Joseph SWETLAND. iv. Jacob SWETLAND was born in 1768.