May 7, 1878 to present day; The first known of our SWEETs is as follows; (authority- Stanley ADAMS SWEET of NYC in "Burke's Landed Gentry") Robert SWEET married Johanna RAINHAM May7,1578 at Rainham, Essex of Hackney, Middlesex, England His sons- first immigrant to America- John SWEET b.1579 at Modbury?, Devonshire, England, married Mary PERRIAN daughter of John PERRIAN and Margaret HONE and grand-daughter of Robert HONE