ID: I29820
Name: Robert Swan , Sr 1 2 3
Sex: M
Birth: BEF 22 FEB 1625/26 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Death: 11 FEB 1697/98 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Military Service: A soldier in the great swamp fight, King Philip's War, serving with Lieut. Benjamin Swetts company.
Christening: 22 FEB 1625/26 Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Reference Number: 30061
Father: Richard Swan , Sr b: BEF 23 DEC 1607 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Anna Spofford b: 1604 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Acye b: 24 OCT 1632 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England
Married: 1650 in Rowley, Essex County, MA
Note: 1. Robert and Elizabeth removed from Rowley to Andover and then, as early as 1650, Haverhill, located in that part of the town subsequently set off and incorporated as Methuen.
Children
Elizabeth Swan b: 30 SEP 1653 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Sarah Swan b: 10 AUG 1655 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Robert Swan , Jr b: 30 MAY 1657 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Ann Swan b: 3 MAR 1657/58 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Richard Swan b: 24 FEB 1659/60 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Timothy Swan b: 12 MAR 1662/63 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Dorothy Swan b: 8 NOV 1666 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
John Swan , Sr b: 1 AUG 1668 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Samuel Swan b: 11 APR 1670 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Samuel Swan b: 24 OCT 1672 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Joshua Swan b: 13 SEP 1674 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Caleb Swan b: 18 JUN 1676 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Marriage 2 Hannah Russ b: UNKNOWN
Married: 1 APR 1690 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Sources:
1. 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: pages 609 and 610
2. 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
3. Title: Pedigree Resource File (PRF)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: FamilySearch™, © 1999-2003 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
Note: None
Note: Good unless otherwise noted
Repository:
Note: Subject Surname Source File
Call Number:
Media: Church Record
Text: Compact Disc #22, Pin #6946; Submission Search 1001078-0831100150952; Matthew R. McCormack, 3172 Edgewood Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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ID: I29820
Name: Robert Swan , Sr 1 2 3
Sex: M
Birth: BEF 22 FEB 1625/26 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Death: 11 FEB 1697/98 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Military Service: A soldier in the great swamp fight, King Philip's War, serving with Lieut. Benjamin Swetts company.
Christening: 22 FEB 1625/26 Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Reference Number: 30061
Father: Richard Swan , Sr b: BEF 23 DEC 1607 in Gilberdyke, Eastrington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Anna Spofford b: 1604 in East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Acye b: 24 OCT 1632 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England
Married: 1650 in Rowley, Essex County, MA
Note: 1. Robert and Elizabeth removed from Rowley to Andover and then, as early as 1650, Haverhill, located in that part of the town subsequently set off and incorporated as Methuen.
Children
Elizabeth Swan b: 30 SEP 1653 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Sarah Swan b: 10 AUG 1655 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Robert Swan , Jr b: 30 MAY 1657 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Ann Swan b: 3 MAR 1657/58 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Richard Swan b: 24 FEB 1659/60 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Timothy Swan b: 12 MAR 1662/63 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Dorothy Swan b: 8 NOV 1666 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
John Swan , Sr b: 1 AUG 1668 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Samuel Swan b: 11 APR 1670 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Samuel Swan b: 24 OCT 1672 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Joshua Swan b: 13 SEP 1674 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Caleb Swan b: 18 JUN 1676 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Marriage 2 Hannah Russ b: UNKNOWN
Married: 1 APR 1690 in Haverhill, later Methuen, Essex County, MA
Sources:
1. 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: pages 609 and 610
2. 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
3. Title: Pedigree Resource File (PRF)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: FamilySearch™, © 1999-2003 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
Note: None
Note: Good unless otherwise noted
Repository:
Note: Subject Surname Source File
Call Number:
Media: Church Record
Text: Compact Disc #22, Pin #6946; Submission Search 1001078-0831100150952; Matthew R. McCormack, 3172 Edgewood Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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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.
Robert came to Boston with his father by 1638, thence to Rowley, MA. Robert lived a short time in Andover, but by 1650 had settled in Haverhill. He lived in that part of Haverhill which later became Methuen, and family records of many of Robert's descendants are recorded there. He served in the King Philip War having participated in the Great Swamp Fight in Rhode Island.