Dorothy Swan

F, (circa 1636 - 21 October 1710)
Father-Biological*Richard Swan1
Mother-Biological*Ann ______ d. 4 Apr 1658
Last Edited=29 Jul 2026
     Dorothy Swan was born circa 1636 at England.2 She was the daughter of Richard Swan and Ann ______.1 As of 13 July 1655,her married name was Abbott.3

Dorothy married first on 31 July 1655 at Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Thomas Abbott, son of George Abbott. They lived in Rowley, and had no children. Thomas Abbott left a will on 5 September 1659 at Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The date on the will was recorded as 5 (7) 1659. He bequited to wife, Dorothy; father-in-law, Richard Swan; brothers, George, Nehemiah and Thomas Abbot. He died on Sunday, 7 September 1659 at Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His estate was probated on 27 September 1659 the date was recorded as 27 (7) 1659.3,1,2,4,5

Dorothy married second after 10 June 1658 Edward Chapman of Ipswich. His first wife, Mary Symonds, having died 10 June 1658. Edward Chapman left a will on 9 April 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died on Monday, 18 April 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,6,4,7,2 As of after 10 June 1658,her married name was Chapman. As of 13 November 1678,her married name was Woodman.

Dorothy Swan married Lt. Archelaus Woodman, age 64 , son of Edward Woodman and Edith Edwards, on 13 November 1678 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.8,9,10,11,12,7,2,4 Dorothy Swan died on 21 October 1710 at Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,2 Her estate was probated on 4 December 1710 at Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.13

Citations

  1. Abbott, Lemuel Abijah. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Massachusetts. volume 1. N.p.: by the author, 1906).
  2. Linzee, John William. The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles. Boston: privately published, 1913.
  3. Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. volume III. Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1916.
  4. Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration. VII. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
  5. Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts. Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900.
  6. Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. volume1. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1860.
  7. Chapman, Jacob. A Genealogy of Edward Chapman and His Descendants. Concord, Massachusetts: Republican Press Association, 1893.
  8. Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts. volume I. Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897.
  9. Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845.
  10. Moriarty, G. Andrews. "Genealogical Research in England - The Woodman Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XCVII (1943).
  11. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  12. Essex Institute. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Volume II Marriages and Deaths. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911.
  13. Massachusetts. Probate Courts. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.