Swain | Swaine | Swayne

Swain Lineage
James Swayne 1420-Unknown, William Swayne 1444-1500, father of William Arthur Swaine 1461-1514, father of Robert Swayne 1480-1557, father of William Swayne 1530-1610, father of William Swayne 1557-1630, father of Richard Swain 1595-1682, father of John Swain Sr 1633-1717, father of John Swain Jr 1664-1738, father of John Swain 1690-1750, father of Francis Swain 1716-1783, father of Deborah Swain 1739-1771.

John Swain Jr  1664-1738 is also the father of William Swain Sr 1688-1770, father of Hephzibah Swain 1727-1785.

William Swain Sr 1688-1770 is the brother of John Swain 1690-1750, and the uncle of Francis Swain 1716-1783 making them first cousins 1x removed because John Swain Sr 1633-1717 is the great-grandfather of Francis Swain and the grandfather of William Swain. They share the same paternal ancestors of John Swain Sr 1633-1717.

Swain Migration 
Easthampstead, Bracknell Forest Borough, Berkshire, England > Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 

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Deborah Swain, 5th Great-Grandmother
30 January 1739 - 16 July 1771
b. Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Parents:
Francis Swain 1716-1783
Mary Paddack 1718-1775

Maternal Lineage:
Sarah Hopcott, mother of Mary Macy, mother of Ann Bunker, mother of Mary Paddock, mother of Deborah Swain

Spouse:   Thomas Worth 1737-1823
Married:   3 Mar 1757
Children:  3

1. David Worth 1765-1783
2. Lydia Worth 1765-1841
3. Barzillai Worth 1767-1832

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Hephzibah Swain, 5th Great-Grandmother
18 December 1727 - 28 may 1785
b. Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Parents:

William Swain Sr 1688-1770

Jemima Coffin 1695-1766

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Starbuck, mother of Elizabeth Starbuck, mother of Jemima Coffin, Hephziba Swain

Spouse:   Benjamin Pinkham 1724-1768

[3rd Cousins, both sharing 2nd Great Grandparents Tristram Coffin (1609-1681) and Dionis Stevens (1610-1684)]

Married:   3 Nov 1744

Children:  10

1. Hezekiah Pinkham 1746-1770
2. Charles Pinkham 1748-1801
3. Benjamin Pinkham 1751-1780
4. Abishai Pinkham 1751-1839
5. Hepsabeth Pinkham 1756-1785
6. Abigail Pinkham 1758-1814
7. Obed Pinkham 1760-1818
8. Abial Pinkham 1762-1837
9. Shubael Pinkham 1764-1811
10. Mary Pinkham 1768-1830

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Francis Swain, 6th Great-Grandmother

1 Oct 1716 - 19 Aug 1783 
b. Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts

d. Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Parents:

John Swain 1690-1749

Mary Swett 1689-1764

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Swett 1689-1764, mother of Francis Swain

Spouse:   Mary Paddack 1718-1775

Married:   21 nov 1736

Children:  8

1. Deborah Swain 1739-1771
2. Ruth Swain 1741-1829
3. Francis Swain 1746-1814
4. Barnabas Swain 1749-1837
5. Barzillai Swain 1752-1777
6. Shubael Swain 1755-1781
7. Mary Swain 1757-1815
8. Set Swain 1759-1760

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William Swain Sr, 6th Great-Grandfather
2 October 1688 - 1 March 1770 
b. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:

John Swain Jr 1664-1738

Experience Folger 1663-1739

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Morrill, mother of Experience Folger, mother of William Swain Sr

Spouse:   Jemima Coffin 1695-1766

Married:   29 Mar 1727

Children:  3

1. Hephzibah Swain 1727-1785
2. John Sain 1729-1772
3. William Swain Jr 1729-1773
4. John Swain 1731-1772

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John Swain, 7th Great-Grandfather
1690-1750
b. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:

John Swain Jr 1664-1738

Experience Folger 1663-1739

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Morrill, mother of Experience Folger, mother of John Swain

Spouse:   Mary Swett 1689-1764

Married:   6 Jan 1711

Children:  10

1. Anna Swain 1711-1801
2. Elijah Swain 1712-1789
3. Christian Swain 1712-1790
4. Hannah Swain 1713-17 62
5. Francis Swain 1716-1783
6. Tristram Swain 1720-1796
7. Ruth Swain 1720-1738
8. Seth Swain 1729-1757
9. Eunice Swain 1731-1816
10. Jemima Swain 1733-1822

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John Swain Jr, 7th & 8th Great-Grandfather
(7th as father of William Swain 1688-1770 and 8th as father of John 1690-1750)
1 September 1664 - 1738
b. Dukes County, Massachusetts
d. Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:

John Swain Sr 1633-1717
Mary Weare 1633-1714

Maternal Lineage:

Mary Weare 1633-1714

Spouse: Experience Folger 1663-1739
Married: 1687
Children:

1. William Swain Sr 1688-1770
2. John Swain 1690-1750
3. Stephen Swain 1703-1785

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John Swain Sr, 8th & 9th Great-Grandfather
6 October 1633 - 9 February 1717

b. Easthampstead, Bracknell Forest Borough, Berkshire, England
d. Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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Parents:
Richard Swain 1595-1683
Bassell Saunders 1597-1657

Maternal Lineage:

Bassell Saunders 1597-1657

Spouse: Mary Weare 1633-1714
Married: 1660
Children: 9

1. Mary Swain 1661-1714
2. John Swain Jr 1664-1738
3. Stephen Swain 1666-1713
4. Sarah Swain 1670-1728
5. Joseph Swain 1673-1766
6. Elizabeth Swain 1676-1760
7. Benjamin Swain 1679-1757
8. Hannah Swain 1681-1765
9. Patience Swain 1685-1747

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Sarah Swayne, 9th & 10th Great-Grandmother
1606-1682
b. England
d. Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Spouse: Nathaniel Weare 1602-680
Married: 1629
Children: 

1. Hester Weare 1629-1718
2. Nathaniel Weare 1631-1718
3. Mary Weare 1633-1714

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Richard Swain, 9th & 10th Great-Grandfather
1595-1682

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Spouse 1: Bassell Saunders 1597-1657
Married: 1617

Children: 

1. William Swain 1618-1657
2. Grace Swain 1627-1693
3. Richard Swain 1630-1633
4. John Swain Sr Swain 1633-1717
5. Elizabeth Swain 1638-1712

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William Swayne, 10th & 11th Great-Grandfather
1567-1630

Nickname: The Younger

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William Swayne, 11th & 12th Great-Grandfather

1530-1610

Nickname: The Elder

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Robert Swayne, 12th & 13th Great-Grandfather
1480-1557

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William Arthur Swaine, 13th & 14th Great-Grandfather

1461-1514

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William Swayne, 14th & 15th Great-Grandfather

1444-1500

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James Swayne, 15th & 16th Great-Grandfather
1420-

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Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 17 September 2025

Most recently updated: 1 October 2025

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