Person:Caleb Swain (1)

Notes for Caleb Swain: Caleb Swain was the third born child of Joseph & Mary (Sibley) Swain, who lived and died on Nantucket. His wife was Margaret Paddack, whose ancestors were also from England. Her grandmother was Bethia Macy, daughter of Thomas Macy who came from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Although he was said to have been a Baptist preacher, Thomas Macy settled in Nantucket because of his persecution for "entertaining Quakers" by allowing them shelter on one stormy night . This was noted when he and Richard Swain were brought to court at the same time in 1659. The Macy line also appears in the next generation of Swains when Bethia Macy marries Nathaniel Swain in 1755. From "Swains of Nantucket" by Robert Swain.

1. ↑ Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1925-1928)
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   Caleb, h. Margaret, [died] 25th, 7 mo. 1785, C.R.4. [h. Margaret (d. Joseph Paddack and Sarah), s. Joseph and Mary Sibley, P.R.38.]