John - I have information regarding a line for an Eber Sweet born 1774 in Bedford, MA which indicates his father was Silas Sweet born 1745 in Acushnet. Silas is thought to be an illegitimate son of Elizabeth Sweet, daughter of Jeremiah Sweet and Ruth Albro. I do not have all the documentation but obtained this info from Louise Sweet, a certified genealogist in her 80s who relies on primary sources for her records (no computer). If this is the same Eber as listed on your website, it could explain why he shows up as a different DNA group. Robin in Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <john.chandler@alum.mit.edu> To: <SWEET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 12:18 AM Subject: Sweet/Swett DNA project > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: sweet swett sweat switt > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HBRBAIB/1301 > > Message Board Post: > > We have now identified at least six distinct Y DNA patterns, and possibly seven, among Sweets and Swetts. The latest addition, which can be traced back in modern times to Devon, has now been confirmed by high-resolution testing to be unrelated to the descendants of both John SWEET of Salem and John SWETT of Newbury. For more details, visit the web page: > > http://www.fairleafarm.harvard.ma.us/dnasweet.htm > > John Chandler > > > ==== SWEET Mailing List ==== > Visit Daisy's Sweet Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/sweet.htm > > >

Robin wrote: > If this is the same Eber as listed on your website, it could > explain why he shows up as a different DNA group. Thanks for the note. As it happens, the Eber listed on the DNA web site *does* match the DNA of John Sweet's descendants. The only problem is that Eber's ancestry is not known. In any case, I don't think it's the same Eber because of the age difference, among other things. > John - I have information regarding a line for an Eber Sweet born 1774 in > Bedford, MA which indicates his father was Silas Sweet born 1745 in > Acushnet. Are you sure that's BEDFORD, as opposed to NEW BEDFORD? The latter is in the same neighborhood as Acushnet. In fact, at the times in question, neither Acushnet nor New Bedford existed, except as a twinkle in the eye of the town of DARTMOUTH. John Chandler