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Benjamin Gibbs

M, #12876, b. December 1673

Parents

Father	John Gibbs (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Mother	Jane Blackwell (b. about 1650, d. Aft 1711, bef 1716)

Biography

Benjamin Gibbs was born in December 1673.

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7 December 2009

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Barnabus Gibbs

M, #12877, b. 24 June 1684

Parents

Father	John Gibbs (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Mother	Jane Blackwell (b. about 1650, d. Aft 1711, bef 1716)

Biography

Barnabus Gibbs was born on 24 June 1684.

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7 December 2009

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Caleb Gibbs

M, #12878, b. August 1681

Parents

Father	John Gibbs (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Mother	Jane Blackwell (b. about 1650, d. Aft 1711, bef 1716)

Biography

Caleb Gibbs was born in August 1681.

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7 December 2009

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Joshua Gibbs

M, #12879, b. April 1679

Parents

Father	John Gibbs (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Mother	Jane Blackwell (b. about 1650, d. Aft 1711, bef 1716)

Biography

Joshua Gibbs was born in April 1679.

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7 December 2009

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Job Gibbs

M, #12880, b. 27 April 1676

Parents

Father	John Gibbs (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Mother	Jane Blackwell (b. about 1650, d. Aft 1711, bef 1716)

Biography

Job Gibbs was born on 27 April 1676.

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7 December 2009

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Thomas Gibbs

M, #12881, b. 1615, d. before 27 March 1693

Parents

Father

Thomas Gibbs

Family: Isabel Wilson

Son	John Gibbs+ (b. 12 September 1644, d. 30 April 1725)
Son	Thomas Gibbs+ (b. 23 March 1646, d. 7 January 1732)
Son	Samuel Gibbs (b. 23 June 1649)
Daughter	Sarah Gibbs+ (b. 11 April 1652)
Son	Job Gibbs (b. 15 April 1655, d. 26 March 1675)
Daughter	Bethia Gibbs (b. 15 April 1655)
Daughter	Mary Gibbs (b. 12 August 1657)

Biography

Thomas Gibbs was born in 1615 in England. He and Isabel Wilson were married about 1642. He died before 27 March 1693 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

He was of Sandwich in 1643. Check Ancestors of Thomas Gibbs of Sandwich, MA 1615-1693 on an FTM CD. He is listed as an adult in Sandwich, 1643, 1657. In 1654 he pledged money to build a mill. He was on a grand jury in 1659, again in 1667, and was surveyer of highways for Sandwich in 1669. He was town constable in March 1673/74.

See NEHGR 123:54, 129, 205, 266; 124:70; 128:305 for more about the Gibbs family. Thomas Gibbs had person sources.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S300] NEHGS Register, Vol. 123, pp. 54-56

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William Swift

M, #12882, b. before 25 April 1627, d. 7 January 1705/06

Parents

Father	William Swift (b. 15 April 1589, d. before 29 January 1642/43)
Mother	Joan\Jane Dimbleby (b. about 1586, d. 26 November 1663)

Family: Ruth Tobey (b. about 1628, d. after 1705)

Son	Josiah Swift+
Daughter	Hannah Swift (b. 11 March 1651)
Daughter	Ruth Swift (b. 1652)
Son	William Swift+ (b. 28 August 1654, d. about April 1701)
Son	Ephraim Swift+ (b. 7 June 1656)
Daughter	Mary Swift (b. 7 April 1659)
Son	Samuel Swift+ (b. 10 August 1662, d. 25 May 1733)
Son	Jireh Swift+ (b. 1665, d. April 1749)
Daughter	Temperance Swift+ (b. about 1667)
Daughter	Hester Swift+ (b. 1668, d. October 1736)
Daughter	Dinah Swift+ (b. 1672)

Biography

William Swift was born before 25 April 1627 in England. He died on 7 January 1705/06 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was buried in January 1706 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay.

He inherited his mother's estate, per her will probated 3 Mar 1661/62. William Swift had person sources.¹

Last Edited

9 March 2020

Citations

[S1098] George H. Swift, William Swyft of Sandwitch and Some of His Descendants, p. 3

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Ruth Tobey

F, #12883, b. about 1628, d. after 1705

Parents

Father

Francis Tobey (b. 1602, d. 1635)

Family: William Swift (b. before 25 April 1627, d. 7 January 1705/06)

Son	Josiah Swift+
Daughter	Hannah Swift (b. 11 March 1651)
Daughter	Ruth Swift (b. 1652)
Son	William Swift+ (b. 28 August 1654, d. about April 1701)
Son	Ephraim Swift+ (b. 7 June 1656)
Daughter	Mary Swift (b. 7 April 1659)
Son	Samuel Swift+ (b. 10 August 1662, d. 25 May 1733)
Son	Jireh Swift+ (b. 1665, d. April 1749)
Daughter	Temperance Swift+ (b. about 1667)
Daughter	Hester Swift+ (b. 1668, d. October 1736)
Daughter	Dinah Swift+ (b. 1672)

Biography

Ruth Tobey was born about 1628 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She died after 1705 in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Aka Ellingham?

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7 December 2009

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William Swift

M, #12884, b. 15 April 1589, d. before 29 January 1642/43

Parents

Father	William Swift (b. 3 December 1561, d. after 1597)
Mother	Janet Elizabeth Wilson (b. about 1561, d. 1597)

Family 1: Sarah Lnu

Son	Edward Swift (b. about 1618)
Daughter	Hannah Swift+ (b. about 1620, d. 31 January 1664/65)

Family 2: JoanJane Dimbleby (b. about 1586, d. 26 November 1663)

Daughter	Esther Susannah Swift+ (b. 1622, d. 1691)
Son	William Swift+ (b. before 25 April 1627, d. 7 January 1705/06)
Daughter	Sarah Swift (b. before 7 August 1631, d. 1631)

Biography

William Swift was born on 15 April 1589 in Darrington, Yorkshire, England. He and Sarah Lnu were married about 1618. He and JoanJane Dimbleby were married on 3 January 1625/26 in Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. He died before 29 January 1642/43 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Or was he born in Bocking, Essex, England?

He was a leatherseller of London. Bermondsey was a part of metropolitan London south of the River Thames, its own civil registration district.

He and Sarah had two more children, John ad Mary, who died shortly after birth.

He did not come to America on the Winthrop fleet, but at some time after.

Did he die 7 March 1643 in Sandwich?

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6 May 2014

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Richard Swift

M, #12885, b. 1502, d. 1582

Family: Jean Wheelock (b. 1506)

Son	William Swift+ (b. 3 May 1530, d. 1604)

Biography

Richard Swift was born in 1502 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He and Jean Wheelock were married in 1529 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1582 at age ~80 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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7 December 2009

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William Swift

M, #12886, b. 3 December 1561, d. after 1597

Parents

Father	William Swift (b. 3 May 1530, d. 1604)
Mother	Elizabeth Mason (b. 1534, d. 1600)

Family: Janet Elizabeth Wilson (b. about 1561, d. 1597)

Son	William Swift+ (b. 15 April 1589, d. before 29 January 1642/43)

Biography

William Swift was born on 3 December 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He and Janet Elizabeth Wilson were married on 13 October 1582 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He died after 1597 in Darrington, Yorkshire, England.

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7 December 2009

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Janet Elizabeth Wilson

F, #12887, b. about 1561, d. 1597

Parents

Father	Robert Wilson (b. 1530, d. 1581)
Mother	Agnes Midgeley (b. 25 May 1541)

Family: William Swift (b. 3 December 1561, d. after 1597)

Son	William Swift+ (b. 15 April 1589, d. before 29 January 1642/43)

Biography

Janet Elizabeth Wilson was born about 1561 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. William Swift and she were married on 13 October 1582 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1597 at age ~36 in Darrington, Yorkshire, England.

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7 December 2009

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William Swift

M, #12888, b. 3 May 1530, d. 1604

Parents

Father	Richard Swift (b. 1502, d. 1582)
Mother	Jean Wheelock (b. 1506)

Family: Elizabeth Mason (b. 1534, d. 1600)

Son	William Swift+ (b. 3 December 1561, d. after 1597)

Biography

William Swift was born on 3 May 1530 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. He and Elizabeth Mason were married on 8 September 1560 in Bocking, Essex, England. He died in 1604 at age ~74 in Clayton, Essex, England.

William Swift had person sources.¹

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7 December 2009

Citations

[S234] RIchard Hart, Amherst, NH

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Elizabeth Mason

F, #12889, b. 1534, d. 1600

Family: William Swift (b. 3 May 1530, d. 1604)

Son	William Swift+ (b. 3 December 1561, d. after 1597)

Biography

Elizabeth Mason was born in 1534 in Wensley, Yorkshire, England. William Swift and she were married on 8 September 1560 in Bocking, Essex, England. She died in 1600 at age ~66 in Bocking, Essex, England.

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7 December 2009

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Robert Wilson

M, #12890, b. 1530, d. 1581

Family: Agnes Midgeley (b. 25 May 1541)

Daughter

Father	William Swift (b. 15 April 1589, d. before 29 January 1642/43)
Mother	Joan\Jane Dimbleby (b. about 1586, d. 26 November 1663)

Family: Ralph Allen (b. 1615, d. before 12 October 1662)

Son	Joseph Allen+ (b. 1 April 1642, d. September 1704)
Son	Jedediah Allen (b. 3 January 1646/47, d. 21 January 1711/12)
Daughter	Esther Allen (b. 8 December 1648, d. before 12 October 1662)
Son	Ebenezer Allen+ (b. 10 February 1650, d. 18 May 1725)
Daughter	Experience Allen (b. 14 March 1651/52)
Son	Ephraim Allen (b. 20 March 1656/57, d. before 12 October 1662)

Biography

Esther Susannah Swift was born in 1622 in Bocking, Essex, England. Ralph Allen and she were married about 1641 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She died in 1691 at age ~69 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Esther Susannah Swift was also known as Esther Susanna Swift. She came to America ca. 1634 with her parents. She had person sources.¹

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31 May 2014

Citations

[S1098] George H. Swift, William Swyft of Sandwitch and Some of His Descendants, p.2.