Fear Nye Swift 1774 – 1853

Fear Nye Swift Headstone
Chloe L (granddaughter), Fear & Ward, Jr Swift Headstones
Chloe L (granddaughter), Fear & Ward, Jr Swift Headstones

 

 

Ancestry:  Samuel Nye, Jr., Rev War;  Benjamin Nye, lll;  Benjamin Nye

Born: November 2, 1774 in Falmouth Ma. (twin)

  • Father: Samuel Nye, Jr., Rev War; (1746 – 1814) (Benjamin Nye, lll & Mary Swift)
  • Mother: Deborah Crowell; (1749 – 1825) (Stephen Crowell & Hannah Nye)

Died: September 29, 1853 at 79 yrs.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A

Married: January 13, 1799 in Falmouth Ma. by Henry Lincoln

  • To: Ward Swift, Jr.; (1771 – 1805) (Ward Swift, Capt., Rev War & Remember Tobey)

Children: 3

  •  1. Charles B. Swift; (October 13, 1799 – November 3, 1874); Married Zebiah K. Hewins (1806 – 1893) (Amasa Hewins & Esther Kollock); They had 2 children; Charles & Zebiah are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. John Freeman Swift; (October 27, 1802 – June 12, 1867); Married Chloe Price (1803 – 1884) (Paul Price & Patience Davis) in Falmouth Ma. on January 10, 1828; They had 4 children (Nye Genealogy, pg. 251); “went west” (Swift Genealogy, pg. 86); John & Chloe are buried in Riverside Cemetery in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
  • 3. Roland G. Swift; (April 7, 1804 – July 3, 1873); Married (1) Elmina C. Howard (1812 – 1850) (Calvin Howard & Chloe Fuller) in Sandwich Ma. on int. October 17, 1832; They had 6 children; One daughter, Chloe L. Swift, is buried with her grandparents Ward, Jr. & Fear Swift in Cataumet Cemetery; Roland married (2) Martha S. Kallock (1822 – 1888) (Ebenezer Kallock & Mary/Ruby (–)) in Mansfield Ma. on December 10, 1851; Roland & Martha are buried in Spring Brook Cemetery in Mansfield Ma.; Elmina is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Easton Ma..