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1 Daniel SWAYNE1,2 (1627-1691) [1833]. Born 5 Aug 1627, Higham-By-Nayland, Suffolk, England.2,3 Marr Dorcas ROSE 6 Jul 1653.1,4 Died 1691, Branford, New Haven Co., CT.3
From: Family Histories and Genealogies, 1892 by Edward Elbridge Salisbury and Ebelyn McCurdy Salis.
"Daniel Swayne younger son of William, born in England, was one of the founders of the town of Branford in 1644, and remained there. He was Representative from 1673-77. He married, in 1651, Dorcas daughter of Robert Rose of Stratford, Conn. Of his family only his son John, who died in Branford in 1694, and his daughter Deborah, and Dorcas who married a Taintor and afterwards. a Wheeler, left children.".
2 William SWAYNE1,2,3 (1585-1664) [1834]. Born 1585, London, Middlesex, England.3 Died 1664, Branford, New Haven, Co., CT.3
From: Family Histories and Genealogies, 1892 by Edward Elbridge Salisbury and Ebelyn McCurdy Salis.
"For the settlement of Branford a tract of land was sold to "Mr. William Swayne" and others. He removed there in 1644, and had laid out to him 435 acres of land. He probably died there not long after, as his name, previously so prominent, seems to have disappeared from the records. His children of whom we have farther knowledge were Samuel and Daniel, who removed with him to Branford in 1644, and Mary who is said to have gone to New Haven. Daniel Swayne younger son of William, born in England, was one of the founders of the town of Branford in 1644, and remained there. He was Representative from 1673-77. He married, in 1651, Dorcas daughter of Robert Rose of Stratford, Conn. Of his family only his son John, who died in Branford in 1694, and his daughter Deborah, and Dorcas who married a Taintor and afterwards. a Wheeler, left children.".
| 1 | Compiled by Ruth Ellsworth Richardson, 1974, "Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth; Some Descendents". |
| 2 | Edward Salisbury and Ebelyn McCurdy Salis, 1892, "Family Histories and Genealogies". |
| 3 | "Ancestry.com World Family Tree". |
| 4 | Henry R. Stiles, 1904, "The History of Ancient Wethersfield Connecticut". |