General Notes

Margaret, wife of John Swasie was listed as dying19 Jan 1624 in St Mary's, Birdsport, England. That spring John and sons, Joseph & John arrived in Salem, Mass with a group of 400 immigrants ad 4 non-conformist clergymen.
In 1640 John had 4 acres of land in Salem, Mass allotted him on "Ye Mayne Road" (Essex Street). He moved with his son John to Setauket on Long Island after Gov Endicott expelled all except Puritan faith. John being of Quaker faith could not take the oath. John stayed there a short time before moving to Southold on the end of Long Island where he bought land recorded in Southampton, NY. By 1650 he had 12 acres of land on Southold. In 1655 John and several other men purchased land from the Indians that was to become the site of Brookhaven.
Joseph stayed in Salem.

Notes below from BOB SWEEZY
This is the original Immigrant, and appears to be the original ancestor to all the Swasey, Swezey, Swayze, etc. that currently live in the United States and Canada. This is a debatable subject, but from my research, all persons with a variation of this surname who were living in the US prior to 1860 (before the large Eastern European immigration), are an ancestor to John Swasie/Swasey (which is how the earliest records list the spelling).

One source says date of death is 1675. According to Chamber's book "Families of the German Valley, New Jersey", this person was born in Germany and moved to Massachusetts in 1629. This is the only source that I know of that says this person was NOT born in England.

Little is known of his early life, but the indications are that his ancestors crossed the English Channel from France or Germany. John came to America with two of his sons, Joseph and John Jr., as early as 1632, when Joseph took the Freemans Oath in Boston. They settled in Salem, Mass., where in 1640, John Sr., had four acres of land allotted to him on what is now Essex Street. As a strict Puritan in a Puritan Colony, Govenor Endicott expelled all Baptists, Episcopalians and Quakers. Being of the Quaker faith, John Sr. left Salem. He ended up in Southold on the extreme end of Long Island, where he bought land. He was later joined by his son John Jr.

John SWASEY, planter, probably born in England before 1600, died Southold, Long Island, about 1686. He wrote and spoke the English language. He was a Quaker who settled in Salem, MA, with two sons, John and Joseph. In 1640, he was allotted 4 acres of land. When banished from Salem due to religious beliefs, he sought refuge in New York. He settled first in Setauket, Long Island, Suffolk County and moved to Southold where he resided until his death. His son, John, joined him in Long Island. Joseph remained in Massachusetts and inherited his Salem estate.

According to one source, John sailed in the summer of 1629 to Salem, Mass on the "Talbot", with his sons Joseph and John Jr. And arrived on 29 June 1629.

I have seen sources that lists John's father as Christopher and also some that list a William Swasey as his father. Usually the William Swasey that is mentioned is the William from Dorsetshire, England, but he was born in 1496, much too early to be the father of John. I have not seen any "solid" evidence of John's parents.

I found a "Swayze Crest" on the Internet at the "Descendants of the Jersey Settlers of Adams County Mississippi". I have attached it as a photo, but I have no information on the authenticity of this "Coat of Arms".

The following is an excerpt of an article by Donald Bayles regarding the Swezey/Swazey family genealogy. It is the first that I have seen which mentions an Israel Swazey from Wales. Many other sources claim William from Normandy as an ancestor, but usually as a great-grandfather of John.
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