This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WRIGHT CLANCY MILLER SWEET CANNON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HBRBAIB/1006.1007.1.1.3.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: John Sweet b ca 1620 m Elizabeth Jeoffries b ca 1629 had 9 children including Henry b 7 Mar 1662. Henry SWEET (7), b, 7 Mar. 1662, in Warwick, Rhode Island. Son of John (2) and Elizabeth (JEFFERY). Henry m. Mary (ANDREWS) abt 1680/81, In West Greenwich, Rhode Island. she b. abt 1662, the dau. of John (ANDREWS) and Mary (GRIFFlN). They had thirteen children all born in .East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Mary Andrews SWEET d. 3 May 1752 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in her 89th year. John 2, John 1 Children of Henry (7) and Mary (ANDREWS) i. Henry, (31) b. 11 Mar. 1682 admitted freeman at General, Assembly in Newport, Rhode Island. 4 May 1714. m. Mary ----------. Henry and Mary had two children, Griffin b. 15 Sep 1709, and Hannah, b. 8 Feb 1711, she m. James (MATTESON) * ii. John (32), b. 4 Mar. 1684 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. m. Catherine a "widow" * iii. Joseph (33), b. 7 Mar. 1687, m. Rachel (EDMUNDS), 26 May 1709. * iv. Benjamin (34), b. 29 Mar. 1690, m. Susannah (SPENCER), 26 Mar 1709. She was the dau. of James (GREENE). v. Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1692. * vi. Joannah, b. 13 Feb. 1695, m. Roger (VAUGHN), 18 Feb. 1718 * vii. William (35), b. 1 Aug. 1698. m. Elizabeth (PIERCE), 1 Feb 1727. viii. Alice, (twin), b. 10 Jul. 1701, m. Jonathan (MATTESON) 31 Jan 1722/3 East Greenwich, Rhode Island. ix. Ruth, (twin), b. 10 Jul. 1701, m. Henry (MATTESON), 15 Dec.1720, at East Greenwich Rhode Island. x. Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb. 1703, xi. Susannah b. 17 May 1706. *xii. Griffin (36) b. 15 Sep. 1709, m. 24 Oct 1736 Priscilla (SWEET), dau. of William (SWEET) (10) and wife, Thankful (HAMILTON), xiii. Hannah, b. 8 Feb. 1711/12. John SWEET (32), b. 24 Mar. 1684, son of Henry (7) and Mary (ANDREWS). John (23), m. Catherine who was probably the widow of Nicholas (WHITFORD) abt 1715. All their children were born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Henry 7, John 2, John 1 Children John (32) and Catherine i. David,(80) b. 1716 m. Mercy (SWEET) d. 1805 Beekman, N.Y. ii. Jonathan,(81) b. 23 Jul 1719, d. 1806 iii. Mary, b. 1723 iv. Catherine, b. 27 Feb 1725. m. Ezekiel (WHITFORD) 27 Ma y 1744. * v. Elnathan,(82) b. 14 Feb 1727. m. 1786 Abiah (JENKINS). From: <JDiller683@aol.com> Subject: Benjamin Sweet answer Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 10:45:49 -0400 Benjamin SWEET, born 29 March 1690, in East Greenwich, was son of Henry Sweet, born @ 1658, at Warwick, R.I. He was last known alive in 1728 when he made a deed to his son William. Henry married circa 1681 to Mary ANDREW, born @ 1663, and she died 2 May 1752, age 89, at the home of her son Benjamin in West Greenwich, R.I. Her father was John ANDREW aka MacANDREW. See TAG 52:18-20 for more on ANDREW.