The birthdate was incorrect on Silas Sweet, Jr. He was actually born 1776-1777. I was off by 100 years. Sorry for the oversight. Marianne in CA ---------------------------------- Corrected Posting... Hello Sweet listers, I am new to the list, and hope that someone out there might have a puzzle piece for me... I am researching Silas Sweet, Jr., b. abt. 1776-7. His father was Silas, b. 1745. The older Silas was the subject of the book "Silas Sweet, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Bradford, Vermont, and his Descendants" by Charles Sweet Johnson, LL.B. In the above book, I can find no information on the family of Silas Sweet, Jr. I am hoping someone might have further info on him and his family. I think the family below is the family of Silas Sweet, Jr.: Mercy (unknown maiden name) Sweet, b. abt. 1792-3 in MA children (that I know of) of Mercy: Emeline (Sweet) Tatch, b. 22Nov1820 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT (my 3rd g-grandmother) Lafayette Sweet, b. 27Apr1825 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT Maria Sweet, b. 1827-8 in VT Benjamin F. Sweet, b. 1831-2 in MA Andrew A. Sweet, b. abt. 1833 in MA or VT --------------------------- I did find a land record for Silas & Mercy Sweet in Bristol county (Fairhaven) for the year 1833. In 1850, I found this family in Madison County Illinois - without Silas, Jr. I would surely like to find out if the above Mercy and her children belong to Silas, Jr. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. Marianne in CA

There is a Silas Sweet in the 1840 census in Taylors, Green Co., IL, between 50 to 60 years old. Males: 2- 5 < 10; 1-10 < 15; 1- 50 <60 ( Silas born between 1780 and 1790 ) Females: 2- 5 < 10; 1- 15 < 20; 1- 30 < 40. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: HHMACHSHOP@aol.com [mailto:HHMACHSHOP@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:24 AM To: SWEET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Silas Sweet, Jr. of Bradford, VT & MA (Correction of Birthdate) The birthdate was incorrect on Silas Sweet, Jr. He was actually born 1776-1777. I was off by 100 years. Sorry for the oversight. Marianne in CA ---------------------------------- Corrected Posting... Hello Sweet listers, I am new to the list, and hope that someone out there might have a puzzle piece for me... I am researching Silas Sweet, Jr., b. abt. 1776-7. His father was Silas, b. 1745. The older Silas was the subject of the book "Silas Sweet, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Bradford, Vermont, and his Descendants" by Charles Sweet Johnson, LL.B. In the above book, I can find no information on the family of Silas Sweet, Jr. I am hoping someone might have further info on him and his family. I think the family below is the family of Silas Sweet, Jr.: Mercy (unknown maiden name) Sweet, b. abt. 1792-3 in MA children (that I know of) of Mercy: Emeline (Sweet) Tatch, b. 22Nov1820 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT (my 3rd g-grandmother) Lafayette Sweet, b. 27Apr1825 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT Maria Sweet, b. 1827-8 in VT Benjamin F. Sweet, b. 1831-2 in MA Andrew A. Sweet, b. abt. 1833 in MA or VT --------------------------- I did find a land record for Silas & Mercy Sweet in Bristol county (Fairhaven) for the year 1833. In 1850, I found this family in Madison County Illinois - without Silas, Jr. I would surely like to find out if the above Mercy and her children belong to Silas, Jr. Thanks in advance for any help or ideas. Marianne in CA ==== SWEET Mailing List ==== Visit Daisy's Sweet Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/sweet.htm

Marianne wrote: > I am researching Silas Sweet, Jr., b. abt. 1776-7. His father was Silas, > b. 1745. The older Silas was the subject of the book "Silas Sweet, of New > Bedford, Massachusetts, and Bradford, Vermont, and his Descendants" by Charles > Sweet Johnson, LL.B. > ... > I think the family below is the family of Silas Sweet, Jr.: > > Mercy (unknown maiden name) Sweet, b. abt. 1792-3 in MA > children (that I know of) of Mercy: > Emeline (Sweet) Tatch, b. 22Nov1820 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT (my 3rd > g-grandmother) > Lafayette Sweet, b. 27Apr1825 in Bradford, Orange Co., VT > Maria Sweet, b. 1827-8 in VT > Benjamin F. Sweet, b. 1831-2 in MA > Andrew A. Sweet, b. abt. 1833 in MA or VT If you can locate Sweets who descend from Lafayette, Benjamin, or Andrew, we could investigate the ancestry of Silas by testing the DNA of these descendants. There has been speculation that Silas Sr was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Sweet (daughter of Jeremiah of North Kingstown and Exeter, RI), but I believe this speculation is based only on a fragment of a page from the (nearly destroyed) North Kingstown vital records, on which a whole family is entered, but only part of the information can be read -- the name of the mother is Elizabeth Sweet, and one of the children is Silas. The fact that the father's name is missing does not mean it was missing from the original records. There is, of course, no proof that this page refers to the same Silas anyhow, but Silas' location in New Bedford suggests that he is related to one of the Sweet families in the area, and those include the extended kin of Jeremiah as well as the Sweets of Attleborough, MA. Both of these families are already represented in the Sweet family DNA project, and so the chances are good that Silas could be placed by testing one of his descendants. See the DNA study at http://www.fairleafarm.harvard.ma.us/dnasweet.htm John Chandler