Good evening Paul, I have this SWEET line in my research. I have Benjamin as having two wives........Elizabeth Hill m. 1742 and Phebe m. 1761. Oliver and John were one of the 8 children on Benjamin and Elizabeth........if you are interested in this information you may e-mail me at triplet3@telus.net regards Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: <pksweet@juno.com> To: <SWEET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:57 AM Subject: Re: john sweet > I would appreciate some further clarification re. John Sweet, which I > trust will clear up some confusion for me. This same John Sweet is often > said to have been the son of Benjamin Sweet and Elizabeth Hill, based > primarily on the dates of East Greenwich birth records. I have also read > information discrediting this including Benjamin Sweet's will dated ca. > 1788, in which he speaks of a son John, under the age of 21 (perhaps born > to Benjamin's second marriage??). Is it possible that he had two sons > named John, the first having been disowned by his father when he ran away > to sea? I would appreciate it if anyone can help me clear up my > confusion. > > Futhermore, in my search for information, I would like to know if anyone > on the list actually has copies of these documents in their possession. > The first is Benjamin's will, which I have read the abstract but never > the actual text. The second is the pension file for John Sweet, again > referred to but never offered in its full context. I would like to > actually read the documents in question, if at all possible. > > Thanks, > > Paul Sweet > A descendent of the Oliver Sweet, who I believe to have been the son of > Benjamin Sweet and Elizabeth Hill. > > > ==== SWEET Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >