Deacon Sylvester Sweet
1725 - 1805 (79 years)1. Deacon Sylvester Sweet was born 5 Jan 1724/25, Portsmouth, RI (son of James Sweet and Sarah Stephenson); died 1805, East Greenwich, RI. Sylvester married Avis Luther 26 Sep 1746, Swansea, MA. Avis was born 17 Dec 1726; died 3 Sep 1747. [Group Sheet]
Sylvester married Waite Brown 7 Oct 1748, Portsmouth, RI. Waite (daughter of Joseph Brown and Abigail Unknown) was born 7 Oct 1730, Scituate, RI; died 21 Mar 1757. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Lydia Sweet was born 16 Nov 1749, Portsmouth, RI.
- Almy Sweet was born 8 Oct 1751, Portsmouth, RI.
- James Sweet was born 7 Apr 1753, Portsmouth, RI.
Sylvester married Mary Johnson 14 Aug 1757, East Greenwich, RI. Mary (daughter of Elisha JOHNSON and Mary GREENE) was born Abt 1736; died Nov 1780. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Waite Sweet was born 29 Aug 1758, East Greenwich, RI; died 25 Nov 1821, North Kingstown, RI.
- Samuel Sweet was born 9 Jan 1761, East Greenwich, RI.
- Sylvester Sweet was born 7 Oct 1762, East Greenwich, RI; died Bef 7 Mar 1804.
- Thomas Sweet was born 2 Sep 1764, East Greenwich, RI; died Abt Dec 1830.
- Sarah Sweet was born 17 Oct 1766, East Greenwich, RI.
- Susannah Sweet was born 20 Jul 1768, East Greenwich, RI.
- Mary Sweet was born 2 Oct 1770; died 18 Aug 1854, West Greenwich, RI; was buried , Plain Meeting House Cemetery, West Greenwich, RI.
- Elisha Sweet was born 26 Jan 1775, East Greenwich, RI.
Sylvester married Dorcas Whitman 22 May 1783, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Tabitha Sweet was born 2 Nov 1786, East Greenwich, RI.
2. James Sweet was born Abt 1695 (son of James Sweet and Hannah Unknown). James married Sarah Stephenson 1722. Sarah was born Abt 1700. [Group Sheet]
3. Sarah Stephenson was born Abt 1700. Children:
- Hannah Sweet was born 22 Sep 1723, Portsmouth, RI.
- 1. Sylvester Sweet was born 5 Jan 1724/25, Portsmouth, RI; died 1805, East Greenwich, RI.
- Sarah Sweet was born 10 May 1727, Portsmouth, RI.
- Freelove Sweet was born 13 Jul 1729, Portsmouth, RI.
- Samuel Sweet was born 22 Nov 1736, Portsmouth, RI.
Generation: 3
4. James Sweet was born 8 May 1657 (son of James Sweet and Mary Greene); died 1725. James — Hannah Unknown. Hannah was born Abt 1655. [Group Sheet]
5. Hannah Unknown was born Abt 1655. Children:
- Thomas Sweet
- Samuel Sweet
- Martha Sweet was born Abt 1670.
- 2. James Sweet was born Abt 1695.
Generation: 4
8. James Sweet was born 1622, Wales (son of John Sweet and Mary Unknown); died 18 Jun 1698, Kingstowne, RI. James married Mary Greene Abt 1654, RI. Mary (daughter of Dr. John GREENE and Joan TATTERSHALL) was born 19 May 1633, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet]
9. Mary Greene was born 19 May 1633, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (daughter of Dr. John GREENE and Joan TATTERSHALL). Children:
- Philip Sweet, I was born 15 Jul 1655, Warwick, RI; died Abt Dec 1710, Warwick, RI.
- 4. James Sweet was born 8 May 1657; died 1725.
- Mary Sweet was born 2 Feb 1659/60, Warwick, RI; died Abt Jan 1745/46, South Kingstown, RI.
- Benoni Sweet was born 28 Mar 1663, Warwick, RI; died 19 Jul 1751, North Kingstown, RI.
- Valentine Sweet was born 14 Feb 1664/65; died Abt Jan 1725/26, Newport, RI.
- Samuel Sweet was born 1 Nov 1667; died 26 Nov 1728.
- Jeremiah Sweet was born 6 Jan 1668/69.
- Renewed Sweet was born 16 Jul 1671.
- Sylvester Sweet was born 1 Mar 1673/74; died 1763, Newport, RI.