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Richard Swain, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male Abt 1595 - 1682  (~ 87 years)


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  • Name Richard Swain 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1595  [4, 6] 
    • He was supposedly age 34 when he migrated, but probably a couple years older than that.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 26 Sep 1595  Binfield, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Migration 19 Sep 1635  From London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    To Boston
    aboard Truelove 
    • The ship arrived in late November 1635.
    • Role: Passenger
    Property 2 Jul 1659  Nantucket, Nieuw Nederland Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21, 22, 23] 
    a deed was given by Thomas Mayhew confirming the sale of the island to nine purchasers.
    the purchase of Nantucket

    • Copy of Deed of Nantucket to Nine Purchasers
       (dated July 2, 1659).

      Recorded for Mr Coffin and Mr Macy aforesd ye Day and Year aforesd.
      Be it known unto all Men by these Presents that I, Thomas Mayhew of Martha's Vineyard, Merchant, doe hereby acknowledge that I have sould unto Tristram Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swayne, Thomas Bernard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleafe, John Swayne and William Pike that Right and Interest I have in ye Land of Nantuckett by Patent; ye wch Right I bought of James Fforrett, Gent. and Steward to ye Lord Sterling and of Richard Vines, sometimes of Sacho, Gent., Steward-Genrll unto Sir Georges Knight as by Conveyances under their Hands and Seales doe appeare, ffor them ye aforesaid to Injoy, and their Heyres and Assignes forever wth all the Privileges thereunto belonging, for in consideration of ye Sume of Thirty Pounds of Current Pay unto whomsoever I ye said Thomas Mayhew, mine Heyres or Assignes shall appoint.
      And also two Beaver Hatts one for myself and one for my wife.
      And further this is to declare that I the said Thomas Mayhew have received to myself that Neck upon Nantucket called Masquetuck or that Neck of Land called Nashayte the Neck (but one) northerly of Masquetuck, ye aforesaid Sayle in anywise notwithstanding. And further, I ye said Thomas Mayhew am to beare my Part of the Charge of ye said Purchase above named, and to hold one twentieth Part of all Lands purchased already, or shall be hereafter purchased, upon ye said Island by ye aforesd Purchasrs or Heyres and Assignes forever.
      Briefly: It is thus: That I really sold all my Patent to ye aforesaid nine Men and they are to pay mee or whomsoever I shall appoint them, ye sume of Thirty Pounds in good Marchantable Pay in ye Massachusetts, under wch Governmt they now Inhabit, and 2 Beaver Hatts, and I am to beare a 20th Part of ye Charge of ye Purchase, and to have a 20th Part of all Lands and Priviledges; and to have wch of ye Necks aforsd that I will myselfe, paying for it; only ye Purchasers are to pay what ye Sachem is to have for Masquetuck, although I have ye other Neck.
      And in witness hereof I have hereunto sett my Hand and Scale this second Day of July sixteen hundred and fifty-nine—(1659).
      Per me
      Tho. Mayhew.
      Witness John Smith
      Edwaed Seaele
    • Role: Buyer
    Death 14 Apr 1682  Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 24] 
    Person ID I14349  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2020 

    Family    [5, 25] 
    Marriage BY Abt 1619  [4, 5] 
    Children 
    +1. William Swain,   b. Abt 1619   d. 20 Oct 1657 (Age ~ 38 years)
     2. John Swain,   b. 1634   d. 1717 (Age 83 years)
     3. Francis Swain,   b. Abt 1620/1
    Family ID F5009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 26 Sep 1595 - Binfield, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Boston,aboard Truelove  - 19 Sep 1635 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - a deed was given by Thomas Mayhew confirming the sale of the island to nine purchasers.,the purchase of Nantucket - 2 Jul 1659 - Nantucket, Nieuw Nederland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Apr 1682 - Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 726, 00218.

    2.  2.  [S590] Descendants of Thomas Farr, 311, 00155.

    3.  3.  [S936] Lane Memorial Library, biog/nathanielweares.htm, 00931.

    4.  4.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 669, 00218.

    5.  5.  [S576] TGMSP, Richard Swain, 00516.

    6.  6.  [S1448] Early Settlers of Nantucket, 65, 01171.

    7.  7.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 7:261, 00390.

    8.  8.  [S1253] NYGBR, 17:8, 01097.

    9.  9.  [S1282] Fifty Great Migration Colonists To New England & Their Origins, 77, 01124.

    10.  10.  [S388] Ships to America, spls/635ne018.htm#Truelove, 00478.

    11.  11.  [S30] The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 57, 00540.

    12.  12.  [S867] TAG, 56:100, 00863.

    13.  13.  [S1137] Planters of the Commonwealth, 171-173, 00988.

    14.  14.  [S576] TGMSP, Ralph Tompkins, 00516.

    15.  15.  [S867] TAG, 68:21, 00863.

    16.  16.  [S576] TGMSP, Richard Brackett, 00516.

    17.  17.  [S1410] Hotten, 131, 00299.

    18.  18.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Blower, 00516.

    19.  19.  [S867] TAG, 52:74, 00863.

    20.  20.  [S1448] Early Settlers of Nantucket, 4, 01171.

    21.  21.  [S1108] TEG, 8:32, 00961.

    22.  22.  [S576] TGMSP, Christopher Hussey, 00516.

    23.  23.  [S1449] Nantucket Lands and Landowners, 7, 01172.

    24.  24.  [S1448] Early Settlers of Nantucket, 66, 01171.

    25.  25.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 668, 00218.