Barb wrote: > Hi John, Is this "lineup" correct? Did any of > George S. Sweet's brothers have a James that > might have been mine? If so, dates please. Also > how about his grandchildren? Not sure if this was meant for me, but I'll take a shot at it. It's not entirely clear whether George S. Sweet had brothers. His 1801 marriage record says he was the son of Samuel and was of North Kingstown, but it doesn't say that Samuel was also of N.K. If he was, then he could be the Samuel who had a wife Ann and a number of children, of which the first two names cannot be read (remember, this was North Kingstown, where the vital records were half-destroyed by fire). There is no James on record in the extended family. Another possibility is a Samuel of East Greenwich who married Catherine Aylesworth of North Kingstown in 1781. However, the only child on record for that Samuel is a son Johnson Sweet born in 1782. Also, I see no James in the extended family of George S. > According to cards sent me by Violet Kettle, ancestors of > Geo. Smith Sweet are as follows, starting with > 1st gen. in America: > John > James > Benoni > James > James Jr. > Samuel There were lots of Jameses, but I don't have any documentation of this Benoni having a son James. (By the way, there were surprisingly many Benonis, too.) John Chandler