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William was born in 1619 in England.1   William's father was William Swift and his mother was Joan Sisson.  His paternal grandparents were William Swift and Janet Elizabeth Wilson. He had two sisters named Hannah and Esther.  He was the oldest of the three children.  He died in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA.2 


William's family with Ruth Tobey

‌William and Ruth were married in a religious ceremony about 1645 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA.3   They had five sons and five daughters, named William, Ephraim, Samuel, Jirah, Josiah, Mary, Hester, Temperance, Dinah and Hannah.

1 Ancestors of Thomas Gibbs of Sandwich, Mass. (1615-1693)  CD #171
2 Will of William Swift
3 Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700; 1600-1700;  (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985); p. 724
4 Mayflower Births & Deaths by Susan E. RoserSandwich, MA Vital Records
5 Mayflower Births & Deaths by Susan E. Roser
6 Sandwich, MA Vital Records
7 "Ezra Perry of Sandwich, MA," NEHGS Register," Vol 115, pg. 90 & "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New En
8 "Genealogical Dictionary of the Early Settlers of New England," James Savage, 1860-1862 & "Mayflower Increasings," 2nd. e
9 "Mayflower Increasings," 2nd ed., 1996, Susan E. Roser.
10 Barclay, Mrs. John E, "Hannah (Swift) Tobey, Daughter of William(2) Swift and the family of Ambrose(2) Fish of Sandwich M
11 Ancestors of Thomas Gibbs of Sandwich, Mass. (1615-1693)  CD #171Will of William Swift
12 Will of William SwiftThe Rev. Richard Richard Bourne of Sandwich, MA (1610-1682) by Linda B.( Phinney)  Brownson, FTM
13 The Rev. Richard Richard Bourne of Sandwich, MA (1610-1682) by Linda B.( Phinney)  Brownson, FTM CD #171
14 Will of William Swift"The Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & his wife Emma Arabella Bosworth," N.G. Parke, & D.L. Jacobus, 19
15 "William Swyft of Sandwich," George H. Swift, 1900

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