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About James Sweet, of Newport
James Sweet
- Born 8 May 1658 in Warwick, Rhode Island
- Died 26 Jun 1719 at age 61 in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island
- Son of John Sweet Jr and Elizabeth (Unknown) Wilson
- Brother of Richard Sweet, John Sweet, Daniel Sweet, Benjamin Sweet, Henry Sweet, William Sweet, Mary Sweet, Jeremiah Sweet and Elizabeth Sweet
- Husband of Jane (Browning) Sweet — married 1680 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
- Father of Elizabeth (Sweet) Tripp, Sarah (Sweet) Angell, William Sweet, Mary Jane (Sweet) Bennett, Susannah Sweet, Daniel Sweet, Freelove Sweet, Nathaniel Sweet and Renewed Sweet
Biography
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Profile last modified 28 Jan 2024 | Created 6 Aug 2010
James Sweet (1658 - 1719)
Descendant
Descendant of Sir John Stourton, died 1438 James was supposedly descended from the famous John Stourton who held the manors of Preston Plucknett in Somerset, and who was seven times MP for Somerset..
Descendant
Descendant of Arthur Plantagenet, 6th Viscount Lisle James was supposedly descended from the famous Arthur Plantagenet, died 1542, the illegitimate son of King Edward IV. This descent is through Frances Plantagenet, daughter of Arthur and his famous wife, Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Lisle..
Name
Name: James /SWEET/[1][2][3]
Birth:
Date: 1652-05-28
Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Husband of Jane Browning — married 1680 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Children: [4]
Nathaniel
Daniel
William
Sarah
Elizabeth
Renewed
Freelove
Susannah
Death:
Date: 26 JUN 1719
His will is dated 10 February 1717/18 and proved on 18 July 1719 in Warwick, Rhode Island.[5]
His date of death, 26 June 1719 in Warwick is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 18 July 1719.[5]
Sources
↑ Source: #S53
↑ Source: #S41
↑ Source: #S54
↑ Porter, Harold F. "James Sweet of Warwick, Rhode Island. The American Genealogist, Volume 67. New Haven, CT: 1992. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009-.) Subscription Link $. Pages 177-183.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007650...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Wills, Vol 1, 1703-1745, image 88-89; Record of Wills, No 1, Warwick, 1703-1745, page 146-148. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image
Source: S41 Type: Archive Records Media: Microfilm #037237 Author: Sweets of Rhode Island, Vol.1 Books 1 -5 Repository: Salt Lake City, Utah Text: John (1) came in 1630 and settled in Salem, MA.. John was one of the first purchasers of land in Providence, R.I.. 1637 the lot where the old state house now stands. John, born 1579, proof in Hackery, Middlesex, England. He died sometime after Jun 6 1937, records in Salem, MA. His name is in first short-hand book of Salem
Source: S53 Type: Web Site Title: Descendants of James Sweet Media: Microfilm #0385003 Source Locality: Salt Lake City Author: Florence Wetzel Text: CONT #385000 refers to The James Sweet family, vols. 4-7 of Mrs. Wetzel's CONT notebooks.
Source: S54 Type: Web Site Author: John Sweet Title: Will Date: 2 Jun 1677 Text: The will of John Sweet mentions “my ancient mother Mary Holliman” his wife Elizabeth, his sons John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard,, Benjamin, William, and Jeremiah and refers to to female children, but does not names them.
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Acus was son of Benoni Tripp and Elizabeth Mosher who married on 21 Nov 1728 at Little Compton, Newport, RI. Benoni was probably born ca 1706, son of Job Tripp and a first wife who must have married prior to 1706. This wife apparently died and Job married second Elizabeth Sweet, daughter of James Sweet and Jane Browning. Job was the son of Peleg Tripp and Anne Sisson; Peleg the son of John Tripp and Mary Paine.
The children of Job and his first wife are:
1. Job Jr. b 1701
2. Isaac, b 1704, m Sarah Dow
3. Mehitable, bc 1705
4. Benoni, b 1706, m Elizabeth Mosher
5. Ann, bc 1707, m Robert John Moon 1729 Kingston
6. Mary, bc 1709, m John Dawley 1730
7. Phebe, bc 1710, m William Rice 1730
8. William, bc 1712, m Mary Wilcox and Mary Waite
9. Abigail, bc 1713, m Henry Greene and Benjamin Tanner
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L631-FLN/james-sweet-1658-1719
Brief Life History of James
When James Sweet was born on 8 May 1658, in Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Sweet, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 27. He married Jane Browning about 1676, in Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 26 June 1719, in Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 61, and was buried in Common Ground Cemetery, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
Family Members
Spouse
James Sweet
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1658–1719
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Jane Browning
Female
1655–1719
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Female
Marriage
about 1676
Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Children (10)
Elizabeth Sweet
Female
1675–1755
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Female
Daniel Sweet
Male
1677–Deceased
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Male
Mary Sweet
Female
1680–1753
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Female
William Sweet
Male
1680–Deceased
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Male
Mary Jane Sweet
Female
1687–Deceased
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Female
Susanna Sweet
Female
1689–Deceased
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Female
Sarah Sweet
Female
1690–Deceased
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Female
Freelove Sweet
Female
1693–Deceased
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Female
Renewed Sweet
Female
1695–Deceased
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Female
Nathaniel Sweet
Male
1700–1749
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Male
Spouse
James Sweet
Male
1658–1719
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Mary Pearce
Female
1666–1736
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Female
Marriage
before 17 September 1711
Parents
John Sweet
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1628–1677
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Elizabeth
Female
1632–1684
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Female
Siblings (8)
John Albert Sweet
Male
1652–1717
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Male
Richard Sweet
Male
1653–1744
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Male
Daniel Sweet
Male
1657–1732
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Male
James Sweet
Male
1658–1719
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Male
Henry O. Sweet
Male
1662–1749
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Male
William Sweet
Male
1663–1728
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Male
Benjamin Sweet
Male
1668–1687
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Male
Jeremiah Sweet
Male
1669–Deceased
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Male
References
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James Sweet, of Newport's Timeline
| 1652 |
May 28, 1652
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Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
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| 1675 |
1675
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Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, Colonial America
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October 10, 1677
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1685
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1687
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1689
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1692
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1693
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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1700
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Wickford, Washington, RI
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