AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NameRichard Swaine 
Birth1595
Baptism21 Sep 1595, Binfield, Berkshire, England1405
FatherWilliam Swaine (1567-1630)
MotherElizabeth (possibly) (~1570-?)
Spouses
Marriage8 Sep 1617, Battersea, Surrey, England1406
Memoin childbirth. Earliest recorded death on the island. "The first recorded death on the island is that of Jane, wife of Richard Swain, who died Oct. 31, 1662. Tradition says she was buried by her husband under the door stone."
Birth6 Mar 1624
Marriage15 Sep 1658, Hampton, Rockingham, NH1409
ChildrenRichard (1659-<1706)
Notes for Richard Swaine
There were two Richards that have been confused (one Swaine, one Swan) in MA in the 1630's. This one is not the one who settled in Rowley (Richard Swan). 1410
Arrived with the Winthrop Fleet. He arrived on the TrueLove.1278 His sons William and Francis arrived on the Rebecca in April 1635.1218 (Families often sailed on separate ships because it was so dangerous)
The first evidence of Richard Swaine found to date in New England records is on 6 Sep- tember 1638, when the Massachusetts General Court granted the petition of the Rev. Stephen Bachiler of Newbury and others, including Richard Swaine, to es- tablish a plantation at Winnacunnet. Settlement of Winnacunnet was begun in October 1638. The name of the town was changed to Hampton [New Hampshire ] in 1639. Richard's settlement at Newbury was probably of short duration. He is not mentioned in the town records. Shortly before leaving for Winnacunnett, he had a daughter Elizabeth baptized at Newbury on 9 October 1638. The event was recorded in Hampton town records. On 13 March 1638/9, Richard Swaine and several other Hampton grantees were made freemen of the Massachusetts colony . 1218
Excerpt from a Family History by Eliza Starbuck on Richard Swain
“Richard Swain, the first one of this name of whom we have record, was born in England about 1595, according to a deposition he made September 10, 1662, in which he gave his age as 67. He was made a freeman on March 13, 1639. He then received 100 acres of land. At that time he was a member of the orthodox church, although we have record he became Quaker later. He was appointed commissioner to end small causes, or Justice of Peace in1639 and from time to time he served as “lot layer” (surveyor). We find land records in Exeter, New Hampshire ( two grants, one for 30 acres ), Hampton, New Hampshire. ...
Richard served as selectman in 1650, also on the jury. He was on a Grand Jury in 1653, showing that he was still in good standing in the church. In June of that year he asked to be freed from military training, perhaps on account of age (58) or possibly it was the first indication of his tendency toward Quaker beliefs. ...
Richard did not immediately make the transition to Nantucket because on November 12 1659 he was taken into court and was given the following sentence: “That Richard Swayne for his entertaining Quakers shall pay as a fine the sum of three-pounds and be disfranchised.” Soon after this he began to dispose of his Hampton, New Hampshire property....
Richard Swain was excommunicated by the Hampton Church in May 1668, evidently in absentia, for being a Quaker.1411
Arrived with the Winthrop Fleet. He arrived on the TrueLove.1278 His sons William and Francis arrived on the Rebecca in April 1635.1218 (Families often sailed on separate ships because it was so dangerous)
The first evidence of Richard Swaine found to date in New England records is on 6 Sep- tember 1638, when the Massachusetts General Court granted the petition of the Rev. Stephen Bachiler of Newbury and others, including Richard Swaine, to es- tablish a plantation at Winnacunnet. Settlement of Winnacunnet was begun in October 1638. The name of the town was changed to Hampton [New Hampshire ] in 1639. Richard's settlement at Newbury was probably of short duration. He is not mentioned in the town records. Shortly before leaving for Winnacunnett, he had a daughter Elizabeth baptized at Newbury on 9 October 1638. The event was recorded in Hampton town records. On 13 March 1638/9, Richard Swaine and several other Hampton grantees were made freemen of the Massachusetts colony . 1218
Excerpt from a Family History by Eliza Starbuck on Richard Swain
“Richard Swain, the first one of this name of whom we have record, was born in England about 1595, according to a deposition he made September 10, 1662, in which he gave his age as 67. He was made a freeman on March 13, 1639. He then received 100 acres of land. At that time he was a member of the orthodox church, although we have record he became Quaker later. He was appointed commissioner to end small causes, or Justice of Peace in1639 and from time to time he served as “lot layer” (surveyor). We find land records in Exeter, New Hampshire ( two grants, one for 30 acres ), Hampton, New Hampshire. ...
Richard served as selectman in 1650, also on the jury. He was on a Grand Jury in 1653, showing that he was still in good standing in the church. In June of that year he asked to be freed from military training, perhaps on account of age (58) or possibly it was the first indication of his tendency toward Quaker beliefs. ...
Richard did not immediately make the transition to Nantucket because on November 12 1659 he was taken into court and was given the following sentence: “That Richard Swayne for his entertaining Quakers shall pay as a fine the sum of three-pounds and be disfranchised.” Soon after this he began to dispose of his Hampton, New Hampshire property....
Richard Swain was excommunicated by the Hampton Church in May 1668, evidently in absentia, for being a Quaker.1411
Notes for Basill (Spouse 1)
There has been confusion about her name. It is unusual. Savage confused her with Elizabeth Swaine of the Winthrop Fleet. Some assume Bassill was her last name. But “one need only look at the baptism of Richard's son John i n Easthamstead Bishops' Transcripts . Although not stated in the parish register en- try, the Bishops' Transcripts confirm that John 's mother was Basill.”1218