Descendants of Thomas Sweetman
Jenks Lineage
1. Thomas Sweetman born c.1610, England, married c.1643, in Cambridge, MA, Isabel (Isabella) Cutter, born 1604, New Castle on Tyne, England, (daughter of Samuel Cutter and Elizabeth Leatherhead) died Af Dec 12, 1709, Cambridge, MA. Thomas died Jan 8, 1682/83, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
Children:
+2. i Elizabeth Sweetman born Jan 6, 1647.
3. ii Rebecca Sweetman born Apr 7, 1649, married Dec 6, 1671, in Cambridge, MA, Michael Spencer. Rebecca died aft 1723.
Second Generation
2. Elizabeth Sweetman (1.Thomas1) born Jan 6, 1647, Boston MA (Irving-Cambridge MA), married Dec 7, 1671, in Watertown, MA, Benjamin Wellington, born c.1646, Watertown, MA, (son of Roger Wellington and Mary Palgrave) died Jan 8, 1710, Lexington, MA.
Children:
+4. i Elizabeth Wellington born Dec 29, 1673.
+5. ii Ruhannah (Ruhamah) Wellington born 1680/1.
+6. iii Mehitable Wellington.
Third Generation
4. Elizabeth Wellington (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) born Dec 29, 1673, Westborough MA, married Dec 1, 1690, John Fay, born Marlboro MA, died Westborough MA. Elizabeth died Mar 8, 1729.
Children:
7. i Dinah Fay born Sep 5, 1705, Westborough MA, married Nov 8, 1722, David Goodenow, born Feb 26, 1704, Marlboro MA, (son of Samuel Goodenow and Sarah Brigham) died Aug 16, 1778, Boylston MA. Dinah died Feb 16, 1782, Boylston, MA.
8. ii John Fay married Hannah Child.
5. Ruhannah (Ruhamah) Wellington (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) born 1680/1, Watertown MA, married Nov 15, 1699, in Watertown MA, Joseph Brown, born Dec 1, 1677, Marlborough, MA, (son of John Brown and Esther ( Hester) Makepeace) occupation cordwainer, constable, died Jan 11, 1764/6, Lexington MA. Ruhannah died July 1, 1772, Lexington, MA. Joseph: Called Deacon Brown
Children:
9. i Ruhamah Brown born Jul 15, 1701, Watertown, MA, married David Comey, born Jan 11, 1696/7.
10. ii Daniel Brown born Dec 21, 1703, Watertown MA, occupation Tithingman, Assessor, married (1) July 16, 1736, in Lexington, MA, Anna Bright, born Feb 27, 1715/6, Watertown, MA, (daughter of Nathaniel Bright and Anna Bowman) died Jan 18, 1780, Lunenberg MA, married (2) Eliot Poulter, died 1734. Daniel died Feb 26, 1796, Plymouth VT, buried: Plymouth Notch Cemetery.
11. iii John Brown born Jan 6, 1705/6, Watertown, MA.
12. iv Joseph Brown born Sep 2, 1708, Watertown, MA, married Hepzibah Lealand. Hepzibah: Possible Wife.
13. v Jonas Brown born May 3, 1711, Watertown, MA, married May 28, 1734, in Lexington, MA, Hannah Munroe, born Mar 9, 1712/3. Jonas died 1772, Lexington, MA.
14. vi James Brown born 1713, Lexington, MA, married Jan 21, 1732/3, in Lexington, MA, Jane Bowman, born 1713, died May 8, 1761. James died Jun 13, 1768, Lexington, MA.
15. vii Josiah Brown born 1715, MA, occupation Minister, married Nov 19, 1740, in Lancaster, MA, Prudence Prentice, born Nov 29, 1719, (daughter of John Prentice and Prudence (Frost) Foster) died Feb 24, 1795. Josiah died Feb 6, 1773, Lancaster, MA. Was graduated from Harvard College in 1735.
16. viii Benjamin Brown born Jun 30, 1720, Lexington, MA, married Dec 22, 1742, Sarah Reed, born Jan 3, 1724/5. Benjamin died Mar 4, 1802, Lexington, MA.
17. ix William Brown born 1723, Lexington, MA, married Mar 5, 1745/6, in Framingham, MA, Elizabeth Conant.
6. Mehitable Wellington (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Thomas1) married William Sherman.
Children:
18. i Roger Sherman.
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