Descendants of Swaine

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILLIAM1 SWAINE1 was born Abt. 1580 in England1, and died Aft. 16571.

 

Notes for WILLIAM SWAINE:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 315.]

"At Hartford he was a member of the court which tried the first offender; enacted the first law, and declared war against the Pequots 1637. His name appears prominently in the purchase of the Plantation of Totoket, now Branford, where he settled in 1644, and held an estate of 435 acres."

Appointed: Bet. Mar 1635 - 1639, By Massachusetts, one of the Commissioners to govern Connecticut until the adoption of the new constitution1

Elected 1: May 1636, Member of the Court at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts1

Elected 2: Bet. Nov - Dec 1636, Member of the Court at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts1

Elected 3: 1637, Member of the Court at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut1

Elected 4: Bet. 1641 - 1643, Deputy from Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut to the General Court1

Elected 5: Bet. 1643 - 1644, Assistant or Magistrate1

Elected 6: Bet. 1654 - 1657, Deputy from Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut to the General Court on New Haven Colony1

Emigration: 1635, Came to the US from London, County Middlesex, England on the "Elizabeth and Ann"1

Known as: A Gentleman1

Property 1: Received a grant of 60 acres of land at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts1

Property 2: 1644, Held an estate of 435 acres in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut1

Residence: 1644, Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut1

       

Child of WILLIAM SWAINE is:

2.                i.    CAPTAIN SAMUEL2 SWAINE, b. WFT Est. 1600-1629, England; d. 1682, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  CAPTAIN SAMUEL2 SWAINE (WILLIAM1)2 was born WFT Est. 1600-1629 in England2,3, and died 1682 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey3.  He married (1) JOANNA4 WFT Est. 1626-16694.  She was born WFT Est. 1609-16324, and died WFT Est. 1654-17204.  He married (2) WHEELER4 Aft. 16514.  She died Unknown.

 

Notes for CAPTAIN SAMUEL SWAINE:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 316.]

"He was a friend and co-adjutor of Mr. Pierson in New Haven, and accompanied him to Newark. The tradition is that his daughter Elizabeth was the first to land on the shore of Newark. He died 1682 and left by his will all his estate to his 'beloved wife Joanna.'"

Appointed 1: 1653, As the chief military officer of Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut5

Appointed 2: 1673, Captain of the Newark Militia, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey5

Elected 1: 1653, To the Court of Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut5

Elected 2: Bet. 1653 - 1659, Deputy from Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut to the General Court of New Haven5

Elected 3: Bet. 1661 - 1664, Deputy from Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut to the General Court of New Haven5

Elected 4: 1665, Deputy to the Connecticut General Court5

Elected 5: 1668, Burgess from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey in the first General Assembly of New Jersey5

Residence 1: 1635, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts5

Residence 2: One of the founders of the church and town of Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut5

Residence 3: Aft. 1635, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut5

Will: Left all his estate to his "beloved wife Joanna"5

 

More About SAMUEL SWAINE and JOANNA:

Marriage: WFT Est. 1626-16696

 

More About WHEELER:

Individual Note: Second wife of Samuel Swaine6

 

More About SAMUEL SWAINE and WHEELER:

Marriage: Aft. 16516

       

Children of SAMUEL SWAINE and JOANNA are:

                   i.    ELIZABETH3 SWAINE7, d. Unknown.

Notes for ELIZABETH SWAINE:

[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 316.]

"The tradition is that his (Capt Samuel Swaine) daughter Elizabeth was the first to land on the shore of Newark."

3.               ii.    JOANNA SWAINE, b. Abt. 1651; d. 16 Sep 1720, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JOANNA3 SWAINE (SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1)8 was born Abt. 16518, and died 16 Sep 1720 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey8,9.  She married JASPER CRANE II10,11 Abt. 1685 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut12, son of JASPER CRANE and ALICE.  He was born 02 Apr 1650 in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut12,13, and died 06 Mar 1712 in Montclair, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey14,15.

 

More About JOANNA SWAINE:

Burial: Unknown, Presbyterian Churchyard, Broad Street, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey15

 

More About JASPER CRANE II:

Burial: Unknown, Presbyterian Churchyard, Broad Street, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey15

Elected: 1704, Member of Assembly and magistrate16

Property: 1684, Puchased property of Robert Lyman who returned to England16

Religion: Owned a seat in the 1st church in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey16

Residence: 1666, Removed with parents to Newark, Essex County, New Jersey16,17

 

More About JASPER CRANE and JOANNA SWAINE:

Marriage: Abt. 1685, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut18

       

Children of JOANNA SWAINE and JASPER CRANE are:

                   i.    JOSEPH4 CRANE, b. 1676; d. WFT Est. 1677-1766.

                  ii.    JONATHAN CRANE, b. 1678; d. WFT Est. 1679-1768.

                 iii.    SARAH CRANE, b. 1683; d. WFT Est. 1684-1773.

                 iv.    ELIHU CRANE, b. 1689; d. WFT Est. 1690-1779.

                  v.    HANNAH CRANE, b. 1691, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; d. 30 Oct 1726.

                 vi.    DAVID CRANE, b. 1693; d. WFT Est. 1694-1783.

Endnotes

 

1.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

2.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

3.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 316.

4.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

5.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 316.

6.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

7.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 316.

8.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

9.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

10.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

11.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

12.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

13.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

14.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

15.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

16.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

17.  Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD,  (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 315.

18.  Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.

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