Amos Sweet and Dorcus are presumably the parents of Sarah Grace Sweet.
After years of researching I have never found a primary source that states this and the oldest source we have is from Nora Wood Carter (1878-1960), a daughter of Wellington, who was the son of Sarah.
Sarah's parents were Amos Sweet and Dorcas and that they were living in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York at the time of her birth. |
| Source: Bobcats World "Wood Family", also published at FamilySearch with Sarah Grace Sweet. |
This information is the reason I research the two names Amos Sweet and Dorcas.
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Name
Early records only show her as Dorcas, including the 1930's LDS proxy ordinances. Then pedigree charts date back to before 1975, where she was just referred to as Dorcus as well.
Sarah Graces Initiatory and Endowment was completed live on 30 May 1856 in the Endowment House. Research from that ordinance may possibly give us as close as we can get with a primary source showing her parents.
Research Results: _________
Proxy records of the Salt Lake Temple Records dated 19 April 1930 show Dorcas' birth 1770 of Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York. She is the fifth entry down "Sweet, Mrs. Dorcas".
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LDS FHL Film #183531 Salt Lake 19 April 1930 Baptisms Proxy was Dottie L. Nelson, unknown to me
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Later the name Mary was added resulting in Mary Dorcas. No source to this change can be found. However, Sarah Grace Sweet, Dorcas and Amos' daughter, had a daughter they named "Mary Dorcas Sweet" (1833-1855) presumably after her grandmothers Mary Jenkins Warren and Dorcas _______ Sweet.
I believe the subject here and grandmother to Mary Dorcas was simply Dorcas.
Another proxy Salt Lake Temple record, dated 22 May 1930, shows Dorcas' Initiatory and Endowment with the name "Sweet, Mrs. Dorcas" although the informant would have the same information as when the baptism was done.
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| LDS FHL Film #184191 Salt Lake Female Endowments |
Location
In the 1790 census Dorcas is just a tally mark. Results of Amos' are color coordinated to match other pages on this blog. Our family is purple.
| Source: Allyson Wood's Extracts of the U.S. 1790 Census |
Amos is the male, Dorcas a female with one other female in the family. Who is she? One of their mothers or a daughter?
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| Source: Previous Research from Research Report by Allyson Wood on this blog |
The 1800 U.S. Census shows: only 3 Amos Sweets.
#2 Amos Sweet Sr. 1730-1793 (husband of Elizabeth Straight) is deceased,
#3 Amos Sweet Jr., 5 Mar 1766-10 May 1838 in Berlin. (husband of Mercy Carpenter) Betty Hamilton, a FamilySearch submitter states that Jr died about 1795 in S NY (assumed Stephentown). His sons Isaiah and Amos moved with their mother, Eliz Straight Sweet into Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. (Source from Amos Sweet Jrs. Custom Fact by Betty Hamilton 29 July 2022)
#4, Amos Sweet Sr. son of David is living in Beekman, Dutchess, New York.
#5 Amos (Elias) Sweet of Attleboro not show on this census but a child Sumner Sweet, male, is born to Amos Sweet and Sally Sweet there on 27 May 1800.
#7 Amos Sweet had 10 people living with him in 1800: 4 w males under 10 = , 2 w males 10-15, 1 w male 26-44, 1 w female under 10, 1 w female 10-15, 1 w female 26-44, under 16 = 8) It has been suggested that this is the father of Amos of Attleboro.
#8 Amos Sweet is living in 1800 near Jonathan, Francis, Joseph, Eliazer, and Samuel Sweets
#10 Amos Sweet, 1784-1863, husband of Patience Eldred and son of Jonathan Sweet and Margaret Elizabeth Jones, does not have children listed in Family Search until after their marriage about 1804 in Berlin. He is not a head of household in 1800. His father Jonathan is living, but his mother is deceased. Research Note: There are 5 Jonathan Sweets in Rensselaer in1800: Jonathan J in Stephentown; Jonathan in Burlington; Jonathan in Stephentown; Jonathan Jr in Stephentown; Jonathan in Hoosick.
His son Amos Sweet Jr. 1811-1871 is buried in Milford, Otsego, New York where he was shown to be born.
Research clue: Check out the Family Bible donated to DUP in Springville Presentedb Abbie Ashcraft from her Great Great Grandmother Sarah Sweet, who received it from her mother. It cam over with some of the first Pilgrims that came from England.
Fun Research Hint: Sarah Grace has a Bible that was donated to the Springville DUP Museum, seen in an image in FamilySearch Memories for Sarah Grace of Teresa Ricketts holding it. She states that "it was so tight, we couldn't even see a date in it, flagging through it careful it was a bible, but couldn't see anything written in it." There is lots of information about the Warren Family at this museum.
Research Results: _________
(Space added for editing purposes on my phone.)
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