Person:Sylvester Sweet (2)

Watchers
  • F.  James Sweet (add)
  • M.  Hannah (add)
  1. Hannah Sweet1723 -
  2. Sylvester Sweet1725 - Bef 1806
  3. Sarah Sweet1727 -
  4. Freelove Sweet1729 -
  5. Samuel Sweet1736 -
  6. James Sweet
  • HSylvester Sweet1725 - Bef 1806
  • W.  Waite Brown (add)
m. 7 Oct 1748
  1. Lydia Sweet1749 -
  2. Amey Sweet1751 -
  3. James Sweet1753 - 1844
  • HSylvester Sweet1725 - Bef 1806
  • W.  Mary Johnson (add)
m. 14 Aug 1757
  1. Waite Sweet1758 -
  2. Samuel Sweet1761 -
  3. Sylvester Sweet1762 - Bef 1804
  4. Thomas Sweet1764 - Bef 1830
  5. Sarah Sweet1766 -
  6. Susannah Sweet1768 -
  7. Elisha Sweet1775 -
  8. Mary SweetBet 1776 & 1785 -
m. 22 May 1783
  1. Tabitha Sweet1786 -
Facts and Events
Name Sylvester Sweet
Gender Male
Birth[2] 5 Jan 1725 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 7 Oct 1748 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesto Waite Brown (add)
Marriage 14 Aug 1757 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United Statesto Mary Johnson (add)
Marriage 22 May 1783 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United Statesto Dorcas Wightman
Will[1] 7 Mar 1804 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Death[1] Bef 25 Jan 1806 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United StatesWill proved
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Abstracts of East Greenwich Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
    2:29.

    Sylvester Sweet, yeoman, advanced in life. Will dated 7 Mar 1804, proved 25 Jan 1806, pps. 76-79.
    Wife Dorcas who received furniture she brought at time of marriage.
    Sons: James, Samuel, Thomas, Sylvester deceased, and Elisha.
    Daughters: Tabitha Sweet, Lydia Johnson wife of John Johnson, Almy Vaughn wife of Amos Vaughn, Wait Wightman wife of George Wightman, Mary Tillinghast wife of Charles Tillinghast, Sarah Sleid wife of William Sleid and Susannah Sleid wife of Charles Sleid.
    Grandson Luther Sweet son of Sylvester Sweet deceased.

  2. Portsmouth Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    100.

    SWEET, Sylvester, of James, and Hannah, [born] Jan. 5, 1725.