SWEET information extracted from the Reunion and History of Pompey pub 1875; which I found in the library today Mary, Sweet, widow of Isaac, came to Salem, MA in 1631 with her three children, John James and Meribah. Moved to RI in 1636 and had land granted to her in 1637. For a second husband she married Ezekiel Holliman, the first minister of the colony under Roger Williams. John, son of the above, born in England, followed the fortunes of his mother. Settled 3.5 miles se of Greenwich village, on Warwick Neck. Built a mill on the Kingston side of the stream. Received land of Roger WIlliams in 1638, became a comissioner of Warwick in 1653, a Freeman in 1655, had permission to buy land of the Indians in 1663. In 1675 his mill was burnt by Indians and descendants say the stones still remain. His children were John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjamin, William, Jeremiah and a daughter. His wife was named Eliza. James, son of Mary was born in ENgland, settled in Warwick, near his brother. Was commissioner of Warwick in 1653, purchased land from the Indians in 1662, was commissioner of Providence in 1657, and was called General in 1658. Married Mary Green, the daughter of the 1st John Green. Their children were Phillip, James, Mary, Benoni, Valentine, Samuel, Jereiah, Renewed and Sylvester. From sone one of of these seventeen Sweet families that exsted in 1690, the Sweets of Pompey claim to be descendants. Joseph Sweet, the son of Henry and MAry was born March 7, 1687. He married Rachel. His eldest son Henry born Aug 9, 1710 and 2nd son Timothy May 27, 1713; he married Alice, teh daughter of William and Thnakful Sweety. She was born Feb 18 1721. Her first husband was Thomas Mitchell, married November 20, 1739; and children, George, Dorcas and Deborah; married Timothy, about 1750, children: Charles, who was killed in the Revolution, Timothy and Oliver. He moved to Virginia, on the forks of the Potomac, was killed by Indians, when Alice returned to Rhode ISland, with her two children, on horseback, Oliver unborn, a nine days journey in 1757. For her third husband she married Sherwood, and had one son Seth, who was an early settler in Wyoming county. She died in Pompey, May 6, 1814, aged 93 years three months. Timothy Sweet was born in East Greenwich, RI, Oct 24, 1753. Of his early life we know nothing, but at the dawn of the revolution, he enlisted under Col Seth Warren, and was at the taking of Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point. In the autumn of 1775, he was captured at the cedars in the expedition against St. Johns, Canada and was taken to Halifax, and afterwards to New York, and placed in the Sugar House Prison. Here he lay for years, and in the fear of death from the inhumanity of his keepers, he enlisted into the British army as a servant to Captain Miles. As sonn as health and strength permitted, he escaped from Long ISland to the Connecticut shore, but not daring to join the Continental army for fear of a recapture, he visited Salisbury, CT; where in Sept 1780, he married Eunice Woodworth. They emigrated to Saratoga, were within the sound of the great battle, and Eunice personally saw the surrender of Burgoyne. They emigrated to Pompey in 1794, reaching what is now the Old Homestead, on the 28th day of January, where within eight days, Kneeland was born. My husband descends from Timothy's daughter Aurel who married John Sprague. Denise GoBlue@toast.net SURNAMES: Bussler, Crouder, DeLine/DeLyne, Devereaux, Dyer, Ebert, Ellerauger, Freys, Friz/Fritz; Gage; Getz, Hoenen, Hoy, Inslee, Kazz, Kemmer/Kemmerer, Kern, Kloding, Klotz; Kruger/Krueger, Kuntz, Kurz/Kurtz, Lasher, Leffler/Lo"ffler; Marvin, Mill, Muhlhauser, Muller, Oetinger/Ontinger, Orlofski/Orlowski, Pfeffer, Pike, Rieck, Riegel, Sager/Saeger, Schafer/Schaefer, Scharadin, Schrickel, Sprague, Stockbridge, Sweet, Thom, Trine/Trein, Warner, Webber, Weed, Werner, Wiegand, Wittlinger, Woodworth.