John Sweet and his siblings, JAMES and Meribah, came with their parents to America around 1630. Some authors indicate that they were born in Wales and came via England, but there is no confirmation of this.
He was recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick, RI on June 5, 1648, took the oath of a freeman in 1655, appointed commissioner in 1660, and in 1662 he was paid five pease at eight per penny, for killing a wolf.
On April 17, 1663, he sold his dwelling place and lot that he had bought from Henry Townsend for 45 pounds to Francis Darby of Warwick.
On May 20, 1671, he took the oath of allegiance.
His grist mill at Potowomut was burned by the Indians during King Philip's War.
On March 7, 1676, the Council at Hartford, voted that he and Samuel Eldred could haul ten bushels of Indian corn each to their distressed families.
In 1677, his will was made in Newport naming his wife, Elizabeth and children: John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjam, William, Jeremiah and a daughter.
On Sept. 18, 1684, Elizabeth Wilson, who had married Samuel Wilson after John's death, aged 55 yrs. or thereabouts, deposed that "her first husband John Sweet, being a Warwick man, first built his dwelling house on Potowomut Neck and procured leave of the Narragansett sachems to set down his mill and dam in Potowomut River. She and her husband kept possession peaceably of said house and land and mill for several years until forced off by the late Indian war, and after the war was over she and her chldren returned and kept possession of the same place." (from Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island)
The children of John & Elizabeth Sweet (from "A Sweet Family History, p. 32):
1. John Albert Sweet b. 1653
2. Daniel Sweet b. 1657
3. James Sweet b. May 8, 1658
4. Henry Sweet b. March 7, 1662
5. Richard Sweet b. 1665
6. Benjamin Sweet b. 1668
7. William Sweet b. abt. 1668
8. Jeremiah Sweet b. 1672
9. Elizabeth Sweet∼Eldest son of John & Mary (____) Sweet, born say 1628. (His demonstrably younger brother, James,was born say 1630). Moved to Rhode Island with his widowed mother in about 1638. Was granted his own lot before the first now-known map of lot assignments was drawn in Providence. Married Elizabeth ____ by about 1655. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins, p. 1790.
He was recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick, RI on June 5, 1648, took the oath of a freeman in 1655, appointed commissioner in 1660, and in 1662 he was paid five pease at eight per penny, for killing a wolf.
On April 17, 1663, he sold his dwelling place and lot that he had bought from Henry Townsend for 45 pounds to Francis Darby of Warwick.
On May 20, 1671, he took the oath of allegiance.
His grist mill at Potowomut was burned by the Indians during King Philip's War.
On March 7, 1676, the Council at Hartford, voted that he and Samuel Eldred could haul ten bushels of Indian corn each to their distressed families.
In 1677, his will was made in Newport naming his wife, Elizabeth and children: John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjam, William, Jeremiah and a daughter.
On Sept. 18, 1684, Elizabeth Wilson, who had married Samuel Wilson after John's death, aged 55 yrs. or thereabouts, deposed that "her first husband John Sweet, being a Warwick man, first built his dwelling house on Potowomut Neck and procured leave of the Narragansett sachems to set down his mill and dam in Potowomut River. She and her husband kept possession peaceably of said house and land and mill for several years until forced off by the late Indian war, and after the war was over she and her chldren returned and kept possession of the same place." (from Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island)
The children of John & Elizabeth Sweet (from "A Sweet Family History, p. 32):
1. John Albert Sweet b. 1653
2. Daniel Sweet b. 1657
3. James Sweet b. May 8, 1658
4. Henry Sweet b. March 7, 1662
5. Richard Sweet b. 1665
6. Benjamin Sweet b. 1668
7. William Sweet b. abt. 1668
8. Jeremiah Sweet b. 1672
9. Elizabeth Sweet∼Eldest son of John & Mary (____) Sweet, born say 1628. (His demonstrably younger brother, James,was born say 1630). Moved to Rhode Island with his widowed mother in about 1638. Was granted his own lot before the first now-known map of lot assignments was drawn in Providence. Married Elizabeth ____ by about 1655. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins, p. 1790.
John Sweet and his siblings, JAMES and Meribah, came with their parents to America around 1630. Some authors indicate that they were born in Wales and came via England, but there is no confirmation of this.
He was recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick, RI on June 5, 1648, took the oath of a freeman in 1655, appointed commissioner in 1660, and in 1662 he was paid five pease at eight per penny, for killing a wolf.
On April 17, 1663, he sold his dwelling place and lot that he had bought from Henry Townsend for 45 pounds to Francis Darby of Warwick.
On May 20, 1671, he took the oath of allegiance.
His grist mill at Potowomut was burned by the Indians during King Philip's War.
On March 7, 1676, the Council at Hartford, voted that he and Samuel Eldred could haul ten bushels of Indian corn each to their distressed families.
In 1677, his will was made in Newport naming his wife, Elizabeth and children: John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjam, William, Jeremiah and a daughter.
On Sept. 18, 1684, Elizabeth Wilson, who had married Samuel Wilson after John's death, aged 55 yrs. or thereabouts, deposed that "her first husband John Sweet, being a Warwick man, first built his dwelling house on Potowomut Neck and procured leave of the Narragansett sachems to set down his mill and dam in Potowomut River. She and her husband kept possession peaceably of said house and land and mill for several years until forced off by the late Indian war, and after the war was over she and her chldren returned and kept possession of the same place." (from Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island)
The children of John & Elizabeth Sweet (from "A Sweet Family History, p. 32):
1. John Albert Sweet b. 1653
2. Daniel Sweet b. 1657
3. James Sweet b. May 8, 1658
4. Henry Sweet b. March 7, 1662
5. Richard Sweet b. 1665
6. Benjamin Sweet b. 1668
7. William Sweet b. abt. 1668
8. Jeremiah Sweet b. 1672
9. Elizabeth Sweet∼Eldest son of John & Mary (____) Sweet, born say 1628. (His demonstrably younger brother, James,was born say 1630). Moved to Rhode Island with his widowed mother in about 1638. Was granted his own lot before the first now-known map of lot assignments was drawn in Providence. Married Elizabeth ____ by about 1655. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins, p. 1790.
He was recorded as an inhabitant of Warwick, RI on June 5, 1648, took the oath of a freeman in 1655, appointed commissioner in 1660, and in 1662 he was paid five pease at eight per penny, for killing a wolf.
On April 17, 1663, he sold his dwelling place and lot that he had bought from Henry Townsend for 45 pounds to Francis Darby of Warwick.
On May 20, 1671, he took the oath of allegiance.
His grist mill at Potowomut was burned by the Indians during King Philip's War.
On March 7, 1676, the Council at Hartford, voted that he and Samuel Eldred could haul ten bushels of Indian corn each to their distressed families.
In 1677, his will was made in Newport naming his wife, Elizabeth and children: John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjam, William, Jeremiah and a daughter.
On Sept. 18, 1684, Elizabeth Wilson, who had married Samuel Wilson after John's death, aged 55 yrs. or thereabouts, deposed that "her first husband John Sweet, being a Warwick man, first built his dwelling house on Potowomut Neck and procured leave of the Narragansett sachems to set down his mill and dam in Potowomut River. She and her husband kept possession peaceably of said house and land and mill for several years until forced off by the late Indian war, and after the war was over she and her chldren returned and kept possession of the same place." (from Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island)
The children of John & Elizabeth Sweet (from "A Sweet Family History, p. 32):
1. John Albert Sweet b. 1653
2. Daniel Sweet b. 1657
3. James Sweet b. May 8, 1658
4. Henry Sweet b. March 7, 1662
5. Richard Sweet b. 1665
6. Benjamin Sweet b. 1668
7. William Sweet b. abt. 1668
8. Jeremiah Sweet b. 1672
9. Elizabeth Sweet∼Eldest son of John & Mary (____) Sweet, born say 1628. (His demonstrably younger brother, James,was born say 1630). Moved to Rhode Island with his widowed mother in about 1638. Was granted his own lot before the first now-known map of lot assignments was drawn in Providence. Married Elizabeth ____ by about 1655. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins, p. 1790.
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