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Female Ruth Swain Click to view Ruth Swain in the family tree

Ruth was born about 1695 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma.1   Ruth's father was John Swain and her mother was Experience Folger.  Her paternal grandparents were John Swain and Mary Weare; her maternal grandparents were Peter Folger and Mary Morrill. She had five brothers and three sisters, named William, Stephen, Eliakim, George, John, Catharine, Hannah and Priscilla.  She died on February 8th, 1775 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma.2 

1 The History of Nantucket @ p. 814
2 The Coffin Family @ p. 185
Further source/citation:
New England Historic Genealogical Society Register @ 16:272 July 1862

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