'Swift02'
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Families covered: Swifte in Canterbury, Swift of Castle Rickard, Swift (Swifte) of Dublin, Swift of Lionsden, Swift of Lynn, Swift of Swifte's Heath, Dennis of Lynnbury
| Henry Swifte of Sheffield | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Swifte (d 1592, rector of St. Andrew's in Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Godwin (dau/heir of Thomas Godwin, Bishop of Bath & Wells) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Swifte (b 1566, rector of Herbaldown, later of St. Andrew's in Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.10.1592) Mary Philpott (d 05.03.1626) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Swift of Goodrich & Bridstow, Hereford (d 1658, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Dryden (dau of John Dryden, sister of Sir Erasmus, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Godwin Swift of Swifte's Heath (co. Kilkenny) & Ormond Quay (co. Dublin) (d 07.12.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Wheeler | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Swift of Dublin (dsp 1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Jervis (dau/coheir of Sir Humphrey Jervis of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Willoughby Swift of Hertford (d before 04.07.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Hannah Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.04.1714) Rev. Stafford Lightburne of Trim | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Honoria Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ferdinando Swanton | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Katherine Webster (bur 13.01.1672, dau of William Webster of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Godwin Swift of Dunbrow (co. Dublin) & Swifte's Heath (d 1739) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Swift (dau of William Swift) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Godwin Swift of Tidenton & Swifte's Heath (d 21.07.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Swift (dau of Deane Swift) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Godwin Swift of Swifte's Heath & Lionsden (d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maria Swift (dau of Deane Swift of Castle Rickard) @3@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Godwin Swift 'of Lionsden' (dvp) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Sophia Swift (dau of John (sb Richard?) Swift) @4@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Deane Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Seely (dau of James Seely) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Deane Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hayman of Youghal | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Godwin Swift had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Swift (dau of John Swift) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Michael Swift of co. Down (d 12.10.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Stewart | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Anne Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bayley | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Robert, Katherine, Elinor, Maria, Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | William Swift of co. Dublin (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bor (dau of Robert Bor of Big Buyter Lane) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - William, Michael | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Elizabeth Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Folliott Whiteway | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Jonathan of co. Dublin (d 1778), Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Robert Swift (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (05.1674) Hannah Deane (dau of Major Richard Deane) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Deane Swift of Castle Rickard, co. Meath (b 20.03.1676, d 1713) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Lenthall | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Theophilus Swift of Castle Rickard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charlotte Maria Pead | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Deane Swift of Castle Rickard | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bellew | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Maria Swift probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godwin Swift of Swifte's Heath & Lionsden (d 1815) @3@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | issue - Henry (dsp), Christopher | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Edmond Lenthall Swift had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Dalby (dau of Owen Dalby) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Atkins | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godwin Swift of Tidenton @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Joseph (bpt 07.08.1677), Hannah Maria (bpt 17.06.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m4. Elinor (m2. Very Rev. Theophilus Harrison) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Meade Swift of Lynn (b 29.06.1682) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary L'Estrange (dau of John L'Estrange of Keoltown) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Swanton | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Richard Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Swift (dau of Alexander Swift of Lynn) @5@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Benjamin Domville Swift had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.1805) Mary Vaughan (dau of Godfrey Vaughan of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Swift | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jane Sophia Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Godwin Swift of Lionsden @4@ above | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Comte Lepelletier de Molande | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Swift of Lynnbury (b 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Dennis (d c1803, dau of John Dennis of Kinsale (by Anne, dau of William Bullen of Southwaters & Teisassonbeg), sister/heir of James, Baron Tracton) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BIFR1976 (Dennis). | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Meade Swift, later Dennis of Lynnbury (b 03.03.1753, d 06.11.1837, rector) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1780) Delia Sophia Saunders (d 1829, dau of Morley Saunders of Saunders Grove) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Thomas Stratford Dennis of Fortgranite, co. Wicklow (b 12.06.1781, d 21.12.1870) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.01.1810) Katherine Martha Maria Saunders (d 15.07.1825, dau of Morley Saunders of Saunders Grove, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Meade Paul Dennis of Lynnbury & Esker Lodge (b 23.09.1787, d 05.04.1866) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1827) Mary Anne Coane (d 10.12.1866) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | James Aldborough Dennis (b 02.12.1789, dsp 1838) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1829) Caroline Wynne Topp (dau/coheir of Col. _ Topp of Stratford-upon-Avon) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | John Morley Dennis of Union Hill (b 04.04.1797, d c1839/40) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1830) Elizabeth Manders (dau of Howe Green Manders of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | George Morley Dennis (b 25.01.1800, d 24.12.1885, rector of Enniscoffey & Kilbride) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1832) Elizabeth Sophia McGwire (dau/coheir of Capt. Joseph McGwire) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Martha Sophia Dennis (b 30.04.1783, d unm after 1837) | ||||||||||||||
| (g) | Frances Maria Dennis (b 28.02.1785, d 08.09.1825) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.01.1817) William Harrison of Ennel Lodge (d 1832, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (h) | Anne Hannah Amelia Dennis (b 06.03.1792, dsp 01.12.1859) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1822) Thomas Heron | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | (Susanna) Louisa Dennis (b 05.06.1794) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1821) John Gibbs (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (j) | (Delia) Eliza Hannah O'Neal Dennis (b 26.08.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1825) Richard Cane (d 1849, son of Medlycote) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Swift, later Dennis (d 1830) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emily Hamilton (d 17.05.1850, dau of Robert Hamilton of Hill of Hills) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Frances Delgarno (dau of Rev. Alexander Delgarno of Moyh's Ker) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Alexander Swift of Lynn | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Pratt (dau of Benjamin Pratt of Agher) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Meade Swift of Lynn | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1773) Anne Levinge (dau of Sir Richard Levinge, 4th Bart of Knockdrin) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Richard Swift of Lynn (b 04.04.1782, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (11.08.1810) Sarah Perring (dsp 1813, sister (not dau) of Sir John Perring, 1st Bart of Membland) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (17.10.1813) Martha Bryan (dau of Jacob Bryan of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Alexander (b 1779, dsp 1811), 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jane Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Swift (son of John) @5@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Fanny Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.03.1771) David Jones of Clonmole | |||||||||||||||
| (9)+ | other issue - Thomas, Edward, William (bpt 18.11.1684), John (b 1691) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Swift (3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Davenant (dau of Sir William Davenant) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Swifte (b 1665, d 1752, rector of Pattenham) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | William Swift in Carlow, etc. (d before 11.03.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Frances King (dau of Rev. Ralph King) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Swift (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. Godwin Swifte of Dunbrow (d 1739) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Arrom (d 1716, dau of Capt. Ralph Arrom) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | William Swift of Dublin (d 1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Longfield (dau of William Longfield) possibly here?? | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Swift | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Jonathan Swift of Dublin (d 05.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Abigail Erick (d 27.04.1700) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jonathan Swift (b 30.11.1667, d unm 19.10.1745, Dean of St. Patrick's, author of 'Gulliver's Travels') | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Swift | ||||||||||||||
| e. | Adam Swift of Greencastle, co. Down (d before 26.05.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Cottrell | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1685) Elizabeth (widow of _ Naylor) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Perry of Perrymount | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Martha Swift | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.04.1707) Rev. Theophilus Harrison | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edward Whiteway of Dublin | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Dryden (dsp), 4 sons, 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Katherine Swifte | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Whitefierde | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Swifte | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Atkinson of London | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BIFR1976 (Swifte) with input as reported above
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