Ancestry: Joseph Foster; John Foster, Dea.
Born: September 1, 1697 in Sandwich Ma.
- Father: Joseph Foster; (Abt. 1674 – 1750) (John Foster, Dea. & Mary Chillingsworth)
- Mother: Rachel Bassett; (1679 – 1744) (William Bassett & Rachel Willasson)
Died: December 9, 1788 in her 94th yr.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A
Married: December 24, 1719 in Sandwich Ma.
- To: Mofes Swift ; (1699 – 1791) (Ephraim Swift & Sarah Perry)
Children: 9
- 1. Ruth Swift Nye Waterman; (October 10, 1720 – November 29, 1790); Married (1) Melatiah Nye, Jr., (1719 – 1777) (Melatiah Nye & Sarah Wing) on December 18, 1740 & married (2) Perez Waterman (1713 – 1793) (John Waterman & Lydia Cushman) in int. November 8, 1784; Perez married (1) Abigail Bryant (1716 – 1782) (Jonathan Bryant & Margaret West); Ruth & Melatiah, Jr. are buried in Cataumet Cemetery; Perez & Abigail are buried in Jennings Hill Cemetery in Bridgewater Ma..
- 2. Bathsheba Swift Lewis; (March 8, 1722 – January 29, 1805); Married George Lewis (1719 – 1796) (Nathan Lewis & Sarah Arey) on July 12, 1744; Bathsheba & George are buried in Portland Ct..
- 3. Sarah Swift Crowell; (October 17, 1723 – May 10, 1810); Married David Crowell (1720 – 1813) (Joseph Crowell & Barsheba Hall) on March 21, 1744; They had 10 children; Sarah & David are buried in Falmouth Old Burying Ground.
- 4. Hannah Swift Fearing Thacher; (May 7, 1725 – June 29, 1774); Married (1) Israel Fearing, Jr. (1723 – 1753) (Israel Fearing & Martha Gibbs) in Wareham Ma. on November 13, 1746 & married (2) Rowland Thacher, Rev. (1710 – 1775) (John Thacher & Desire Sturgis/Dimmock) in Wareham Ma. on int. July 20, 1754; Rowland married (1) Abigail Crocker (1721 – 1753) (Timothy Crocker & Melatiah (Crocker)) in Barnstable Ma. on October 24, 1740; Hannah, Israel, Jr., & Rowland are buried in Centre Cemetery in Wareham Ma..
- 5. Elizabeth Swift Eldred; (January 10, 1728 – October 11, 1810); Married Jehosephat Eldred, Jr. (1716 – 1801) (Jehosephat Eldred & Thankful Rider) on December 17, 1747; They had 11 children; Elizabeth & Jehosephat, Jr. are buried in Old Warren Cemetery in Warren Ct..
- 6. Dorcas Swift Fearing; (March 10, 1731 – April 18, 1820); Married John Fearing (1725 – 1788) (Israel Fearing & Martha Gibbs) on March 23, 1758; Dorcas & John are buried in Centre Cemetery in Wareham Ma..
- 7. Samuel Swift; (March 6, 1734 – ?)
- 8. Ward Swift, Capt., Rev. War; (December 1, 1735 – August 11, 1821); Married Remember Tobey (1735 – 1813) (Samuel Tobey, Jr. & Experience Ellis) in Sandwich Ma. on January 9, 1755; They had 9 children; Ward & Remember are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
- 9. Content Swift; (May 15, 1743 – ?); Content died at 47 yrs; She is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.