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ID: I29823
Name: Richard Swan , Sr 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: BEF 23 DEC 1607 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Death: 14 MAY 1678 in Rowley, Essex County, MA
Military Service: King Philip's War and expedition to Canada
Christening: 23 DEC 1607 Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Burial: 15 MAY 1678 Rowley, Essex County, MA
Event: Elected or appointed 1666 member of the Massachusetts General Court from Rowley, Essex County, MA
Reference Number: 30064

Note:
Estate of Richard Swan of Rowley Essex Probate Docket # 26893
The Last will & Testament of Richard Swan of Rowley In the County of Essex in New England I Richard Swan being weak of body, but of perfect Memory & understanding doe make & appoynt this my Last will as followeth: Imprs. my Soul I Comitt Into the hands of the Almighty God my Maker in & through the Lord Jesus Christ whome I trust hath redeemed it, & my body to decent Burial in hope of a comfortable Resurection, through the death & Resurection of the Lord Jeses Christ. As to my outward Estate that God of his goodness hath graciously Lent, & bestowed upon mee, I leaue Give & bestow it as Followeth:Imprs. To my dearly Beloved wife Ann Swan I give, and freely Bestow upon her dureing her Natural Life: what I Contracted wth her to have upon our agreement before mariage vizt. my now dwelling house, orchard, Barne, & out houses & yards wth the pviledges thereof upon the Comon: & plow ground behind the Barne; and the English pasture Ground Joyneing upon the house Lott, and the pasture Ground lying betweene the English Grass pasture, & pollipod Lotts: & Three Acers of Salt Marsh, Joyneing upon the Ox pasture at the East end of the Towne: Further not exprest in our contract before mariage, I bestow upon her dureing her naturall Life, prouided she live in the house: The Rest of my Meadow joyneing to that which is before exprest: & the pviledg of keeping two cows yearly in the East end Ox pasture. Further I acknowledg the Twenty five pounds to be her due according to our Contract before mariage, & hereby confirme it to her, to be paid in in houshold stuff, & in what she shal desire of my other estate except lands. Further I Give my wife Ten Bushl of Indian & English corne that may be for her use, till she Can provide Corne for her self after my decease & a Third part of what other provission I Leave, vizt, pork, Beff, & Bacon, &c. Item. I give to my Son Robert Swan as Followeth: Imprs. I hereby Confirme to him my Village Lands which is about Two hundred Acers: and my Right in an Acer & half Lott that was Thomas Lilfords Joyneing upon my owne Land in Rowley, & the pviledges that belonged to my Right in that Lott: also I give him my now dwelling house Barne Orchard, yards, & house Lott. & pasture ground Joyneing thereto all but Two Acers: which I have added after in my will to what I have given Joseph Boynton my Son in Law already from of yt pasture Land: This will all the pviledges thereto belonging I give him the sd Robert, to be at his dispose, & for his vseafter the decease of Ann my wife, provided he pay or cause to be payed, vnto the Three Children of my Son in Law & daughter Stickney namely, Elizabeth, Samuell, & Sarah Each five pounds when they shall come to be of the age of Twenty one years: and Fifteene pounds to my Grandchild Richard Sutton at the Age of Twenty one yeares: Item. I Give vnto my Grandchild Son of Robert swan. Richard Swan. Three Acers of meadow after my wives decease, and the pviledg of two Cow Gates in the East end ox pasture after her decease which she hath given for the Tearme of her Life If she dwell her life time in the House: also I five to my sd Grad child, a sorrel mare colt one year old: & If my son Robertdoe bestow upon the sd Richard my Gradchild (as sometime he told me he
would) what Estate I give to him my son Robert in Rowley Towne which will fall to him after my wives decease then the legacies before given of Thirty pounds to my four Grand children. Samuell, Elizabeth, Sarah & Richard, & to be by him paid out of what I Gave him in thereby & hereby remitted, which then shall be paid by my Executor. If they live to ye age aforesaid: & then I give Richard More Twon Acers; & half of land that lies (of my Land) next the ox pasture Land at Gate. Item. I Give vnto my four daughter. vizt Jane Wilson, Francis Quilter, Doprothy Chapman & Mercy Warner Each Ten pounds. Item. I Give unto my Son in Law Joseph Boynton & Sarah his wife with what children of theirs that shall live to the Age of Twenty One years. Two Acers of from that part of pasture Land given to my wife for her life; which shall be layd out Joyneing to his owne I formerly gave him, & pollipod Lotts, & David Ben[net] also I give him & them my Land in the Leild Cled Symons feild: & the Remaynder of that my Land not given to Richard swan in the Littlefeild by the ox pasture Gate in the East end of Rowley: also my salt marsh in the marsh farme Joyneing upon the pond & Cassway: also my Lnads in the Ry plaine (soe cald ten acers more or Less. also my meadow Comonly Caled Crane Meadow, also a Comonage in Towne of Rowley that belongs not to my House I live in but fell to mee by Gates wth what devission or devissions may hereafter bee upon Rowley Comon that belongs to Fate Land & Rate Land. Item. I Give vnto Joseph Boynton all the Rest of my Lands & moveables, & estate what ever not mentioned before to the parties. And give the Lands mentioned to them & theirs: to him & his wife dureing heir naturall life, wthout they or either of them, that survive the other before their death dispose of it to them before. Item I apount & Constitute my Son in Law Joseph Boynton my Executor ot this my Last will: who I appoynt hereby to pay all my debts, & legacies & disburstments whatever may be for my Burial; which debts Legacies, & disburstments I apoynt be paid out of what moveable Estate, I have left him, or I shall leave, which sd estate It it reach not to ye value to pay debts &c: I hereby Give him leave to sell any part of what is before given him, & his wife, & children, for to pay withall and hee is hereby Empoowred to Give deed or deeds of Conveyance of the same. Further my will is that I any person or persons that I have given
Legacies or Legacies vnto (upon the Sight of my will:) will not promise by Executor (or whome he shall after his decease appoynt in his stead) upon theri demaund of what I have given them, to Give him &c. before sufficient wittnesses a full dischardg from any further demaund or any further claime to any part more of my estate, then what I have in this my will given them, then my Executor or any he shall leave in his Roome after decease, shal be at liberty whether he or they will pay any such :legacy or Legacies as I have given in my will to any: My desire is & I Intreat my Respected Teacher mr Samuell Phulleps, and my loveing freind Nehemiah Jewet to be Overseers of this my Last Will For full confirmation of the premises, I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Twenty Fifth of Aprill Anno. Dom. one Thousand Sis hundred & Seaventy & eight: the peice of coloth I leave for cloathes for my wife, & Richard & mary Richard Swan (SEAL)
Witness: Abell langlay
Nehemiah Jewett

Proved in Ipswich court May 23 1678 by the witnesses, before Samuell
Symonds, Esq., dep Gov., and Maj. Gen. Dennison, Esq.

Inventory taken 22 May 1678, by John Johnson, John Pearson, Sr. and Nehemiah Jewett: cloathes for himself & Linnen £11; 2s; Mony & Books, £2; 3s; Corne, Wheat, Ry & Indian, £6; 5s; Armes & Coslet, £3; Barrels in ye Cellar & meat & Tubs in ye chamber & a chest with corne in it £1; 7s; Meat, hops, oyle, Runlet, measure & 1 Ridle, 19s; 3 old Baggs, a Peak pease, 2 wheels & 1 Runlet, 10s; 1 pr sheep sheers, 4 sithes, peuter & Tim ware, Tramil, &C. £1; Bedding, £9; 10s; peuter, Brass & Tubs, £1; 5s 6d; warmeing pan, Forme, Tramil, Andirons, Tongs, 16s; pott & hooks, ketle, skillet, frying pan & Brass ketle, £1; kneading trow, 2 sives & 3 cheirs, 8s 6d; wood and
Earthen ware & 1 Glass, 12s 3d; 1 spitt, morter of Brass & pestle, 1 glass & earthen ware, 6s; 5 chairs, 2 Tables, an old Cubboard, ol
Cushins, 18s 6d; Hemp, unpilld & pilld & Calf skin, 2s; 3 Axes, 4 wedges, betle, frow, 2 hoes, plow & plow sled, £1; 5s; 2 Augers, drawing
knife, saw & old Iron, 6s; Hoops & Boxes, pins, bolt & shackls, £1; 10s; yoaks with Irons & Bows, 8s; 1 sled & some 5 Holed posts, 9s; 1 draught cheine & hors Tacklin, 10s; Spade, shovel, forks, Hay Hooks & drag, 6s; an old Sadle & Bridle, 10s; yarne, Basket, old beadstead, old box & Lumber, 10s; Houshold stuff, total £46; 19s 9d; 3 pr oxen, 6 cows, Three 3 yr olds, 1 2 yr old, 2 year olds, 1 Calf, £64; 10s; 2 Hourses, 2 mares, 1 Colt, 17 sheep, 10 lambs, £18; swine, £5; 10s; Cattle, total £88. House & pviledges on Comon belonging to it, yards, Orchard, Lnds, pasture & plow ground Joyneing to he Homestead, £120; Village land 200 Acers, £40; his right in Acer & half Lott that was Lilfords wth pviledges that belonged to it, £50; Six acers Meadow in Ox pasture & 7 Acer upland by ye ox pasture gate, £61; 3 ox gates in East end Ox pasture, 2 acer meadow at Crane meadow, £24; 8 acer at Symonds feild & 8 acer at Ry plaine, £20; 3 Acers marsh at Casway, 4 Cow Gates, £27; A Frehold belonging to Gates & pvildeges on Comon to Rates & Gates, 10£; Lands, total, £352; Total estate, £486; 19s 9d

Attested 23 May 1678 by Joseph Boynton, executor
Debt and legacies due from the estate to person following: to his widdow, £25; & Corne & provision, £2; 6s; Land to his son Robert Swan, £210; to his grandchild Richard, son of Robert £25; 6s, 8d; his grandchild Richard a conditional Legacie, £40; his four daughters, £40; merchant Wainewright, £10; Doctor Bennet, £2; 2s; Mr Dole, Doctor ------; Mr Jno. Rogers, per phisick, -----; Nehemiah Jewett 5s; Jno Pearson, Senr. 8s; Ed Herd, shoemaker, _____; Richard Leighton, 14s 8d; Sugar & wine at Funeral, 1£; Joseph Kilburne & Caleb Hopkinson, 5 s; the Hatter for Richards hat, 7s.

Acquittance of Robert Swan of Haverhill only son of Richard Swan of Rowley, to his brother in law Joseph Boynton, executor of the estate of
his father Swan, he having received full satisfaction by a deed of lands, to all his right in the estate of the said Richard Swan, except what is expressed in the agreement.
Signed and sealed 20 May 1678.
Witness:
Daniell Wicom
John Pickard, Sr.

Acknowledged 20 June 1678 by Robert Swan.
Robert Swan,sr. of Haverhill, acknowledged the receipt of what was given him by his father, Richard Swan of Rowley, in his last will, namely his dwelling house, barn, orchard, pasture lands and priviledges thereunto belonging, and release Joseph Boynton of Rowley executor to the will, of all further demands upon the estate.
Signed 31 July 1678.
Witness:
Samuell Phillips
Isaac Coulby

Acknowledged in Ipswich court 1 April 1679 by Isaac Coulby and 31:1m:1681 by Mr Samuell Phillips, before Nath. Saltonstall and Barthol. Gedney. Ipswich Deeds, 4:176,383

Source: Printed "Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts; 1635 - 1681," In three volumes,The Essex Institute; Salem, MA; 1916
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Event: Will prove 23 MAY 1678 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts 6

Father: Robert Swan b: BEF 19 NOV 1564 in Owstroppe, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Juliana wife of Robert Swan b: ABT 1567 in England probably

Marriage 1 Anna Spofford b: 1604 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Married: 24 FEB 1621/22 in South Cave, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Children
Richard Swan , Jr b: ABT 1624 in England probably
Frances Swan b: ABT 1626 in England probably
Robert Swan , Sr b: BEF 22 FEB 1625/26 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Jonathan Swan b: ABT 1630 in England probably
Susan Swan b: ABT 1632 in England probably
John Swan b: ABT 1634 in England or Massachusetts

Marriage 2 Ann 2nd wife of Richard Swan , Sr b: ABT 1630
Married: 1 MAR 1657/58 in Rowley, Essex County, MA


Sources:
1.     Title: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts
Abbrev: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts
Author: Compiler: Blodgette, George Brainard
Publication: Reprinted by Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA., 1933
Page: 398
2.     Title: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts
Abbrev: Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts
Author: Compiler: Blodgette, George Brainard
Publication: Reprinted by Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA., 1933
Page: 371
3.     Title: Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849
(CD-ROM: 1998 Search & ReSearch Publishing Corp.), Volume: Volume I
Abbrev: Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts, Volume I
Author: Compiler: The Essex Institute
Publication: The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1928
Page: 526
4.     Title: Rowley, Massachusetts "Mr. Ezechi Rogerts Plantation" 1639-1850
Abbrev: Rowley, Massachusetts
Author: Jewet Amos Everett and Emily Mabel Adams Jewett
Publication: The Jewett Family of America, Rowley, Massachusetts, 1946
Page: 117
6.     Title: The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol. III 1635-1664
(CD-ROM: 1998), Volume: Volume III
Abbrev: The Probate Records of Essex County
Author: Editor: Dow, George Francis
Publication: Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916
Page: 225-228
7.     Title: The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol. III 1635-1664
(CD-ROM: 1998), Volume: Volume III
Abbrev: The Probate Records of Essex County
Author: Editor: Dow, George Francis
Publication: Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916
Page: 228
8.      Title: History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900
Author: Richard Anson Wheeler
Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900
Note: None
Note: Excellent
Repository:
Note: Chesebro' Reference Material
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: page 609
9.      Title: Swan Family Records
Author: Jim Swan
Publication: February 25, 1999
Note: jswan@@ckls.org
Note: Good
Repository:
Note: http://www.ckls.org/~jswan/swandesc3.htm
Call Number:
Media: Electronic


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From Savage, 4:235:  "RICHARD, Rowley 1639, came in the Truelove, 1635 aged 34, or rather more, emb. at London, 17 Sept. hav. in Apr. sent, perhaps his w. Eliz. in the Planter, s. William, and Francis, in the Rebecca; and d. Eliz. in the Susan and Ellen, under care of various friends, freem. 13 Mar. 1639, had liberty the yr. bef. to plant, with others, at Hampton, ..."

The source for birth dates and places of Richard Swan and his children are from Mrs. Mary Cole [cdgg47a@@prodigy.com] of Kentfield, California, who examined the parish records of Eastrington.

Richard Swan was admitted to the first church of Boston in 1638, but only remained there a short time, being dismissed 24 Nov 1639 to "ye gathering of a Church at Rowley." He was made a freeman at Rowley 13 May 1640. He served on the trial jury 1651, 1659, 1664; and on the grand jury 1653, 1654, 1655 and 1662.  Richard was presented in Court 18 Oct 1650 for breach of the peace in striking "Ezekiel Northen" in the face with a Staff or goad. He was fined 3 shillings. From the smallness of the fine, the court must have thought he had some provocation.  On 16 Mar 1654/1655, Richard Swan was owed by the estate of Henry Sewall "for twelve weekes tendans and wood, washing and provision 16li, 14s; for writing, hellping make up accounts and prizing goods, 9s.6d."  On 31 Mar 1657 he deposed that he bought a couple of oxen of Mr. Dummer about two years after Mr. Nelson went to England and they were Mr. Nelsons oxen. He made an error in some testimony before the court of Assistants, but he acknowledged the mistake, and the court restored him to jury duty.  In 1668 Richard Swan sued John Morgan for taking away John Huttson, servant of said Swan. He won the case and the boy was to be returned to him. Goodwife Lambert of Rowley had sold her indentured servant, John Hudson, to Richard Swan of Rowley for L14 to be paid in wheat and barley. (She sold his time as a servant.) Charles Brown deposed he heard John Hudson say that Richard Swan was to buy him and he rejoiced much at it. The indenture was dated 1 Dec 1664, John Hudson, son of John Hudson of Bristol, England, aged about 12, withconsent of Mr. William Woodcocke of Salem, to whom he was committed in trust, bound himself to John Hutchinson of Salem fr 8-1/2 years. On 17 Dec John Hutchinson of Salem made over the boy to Richard Swan of Rowley with full consent of John Hudson of Rowley. John Morgan, commander of the Bristow (Bristol?) ship, lying in Marblehead harbor had taken Hudson, who was his cousin, and given him to Oliver Purchase.  On 10 Mar 1669-1670 Richard Swan of Rowley, with the consent of his wife Ann, sold their portion in the Hogg Island mash to son John Hobkinson.