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Monday, November 9, 2020
Amos Sweet is a man I have tried to find for many years. He is the father of Sarah Grace Sweet Wood, who was my husband’s Great-great-grandmother. Very little is known of this family but there has been some research done which led me to scratch my head as I began looking for Amos’ parents.
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Early (about 1972) Family Group Sheet Information w/Errors
Amos Sweet
born:5 Mar 1766 in Hoosick, Albany, New York (goes with a different Amos)
died:10 May 1838 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York (goes with a different Amos)
married: about 1783 of Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York
Mary Dorcas
born: about 1765 in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York
died:14 Nov 1828 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada (Mercy Carpenters info)
Children: (had to go back to Mary and Aunt Betty Wood’s records)
Amos B. Sweet
Elias Sweet b. 1784 d. 1832
Sarah Grace Sweet b. 13 Jan 1799, d. 4 July 1863 born in Hoosick, Albany, New York
Lydia Sweet b. 30 July 1802, d. 23 Oct 1885
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The problem is that the records are not plentiful for that time frame and that area but with the 1790 census we find three Amos Sweet’s in Stephentown, Albany, New York. These families have had their marriages, children, and dates of events mixed up and shared almost to the point of total confusion. We would have to toss everything we found online in the PAF program and go back to older records to even find a place to start.
Starting with what we once had:
Nora Carter Wood (1878-1960), granddaughter of Sarah Grace put a wonderful history together of Sarah’s life story. As it is the earliest compilation of records we could find we looked very closely at the hints she gave us:
1. The mother of Wellington Wood was Sarah Sweet, daughter of Amos and Dorcas Sweet. She was born 13 January, 1799 in Hoosick, Rensselaer County (it was actually still Albany), New York. She grew to womanhood in New York State. She was a small woman with dark hair and dark brown eyes.
2. Ancestors John and Mary Sweet emigrated to America with Roger Williams. The were neighbors in Salem, Massachusetts, and went with Roger William when he settled Providence, Rhode Island in 1636. (Parents not listed)
3. The parents of Sarah Sweet lived in the Mohawk Valley.
4. Sarah Sweet married 4 March 1823 in Rensselaer County (via Nauvoo project 9/18/19)
(1) Zenos C. Warren and they were the parents of:
a. John W. Warren, b. Nov 1824 in New York
b. Charles Wesley Warren, b. 3 Jan 1826 in Pennfield, Monroe, New York
c. Amos Sweet, b. 10 Jun 1831, Harland, Niagara, New York
d. Mary Dorcas, b. 7 May 1833, Somerset, Niagara, New York.
The family moved to Oakland Count, Michigan and Zenos died 4 March 1936.
Sarah married (2) Daniel Wood 2 Apr 1937
a. Wellington Wood, b. 17 Aug 1841 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.
( Wellington was named after his fathers first wife Abby M. Wellington but he is the
son of second wife Sarah Sweet.)
Problems:
As this is the information written closest to the subject in relationship and time we must take this information very seriously. However, there are some things that we still do not understand.
1. Parents of Sarah Sweet lived in the Mohawk Valley. The Mohawk Valley includes Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, and Oneida which does not correspond to any locations of events we have. Hudson Valley is much more likely.
More Problems Creep In:
Research from the 1960's with the Four-Generation Program of the LDS Church:
In the library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are Four-generation sheets that members of the church submitted. On these charts Amos is given parents and a birth and death dates. This is where the serious problems begin.
1790 Federal Census:
There are 6 Amos Sweets in the United States in 1790 they are:
(1) Amos of Stephentown, NY 1.1.2 (suspected to be our Amos)
(2) Amos of Stephentown, NY 1.0.2 (father of Amos Jr., husband of Elizabeth Straight)
(3) Amos Jr. of Stephentown, NY 1.1.2 (Mercy's Amos, son of Amos and Elizabeth Straight)
(4) Amos of Beekman, Dutchess, NY 1.4.3 (David's son)
(5) Amos of Bristol, Attleboro, MA 3.4.2 (Hannah's son,
(6) Amos of Rutland, Pittsford, VA 1.1.2
1800 Federal Census:
There are __ Amos Sweets in the United States in 1790 they are:
(1) Amos of Stephentown, NY (suspected to be our Amos)
(2) Amos of Stephentown, NY (father of Amos Jr., wife of Elizabeth Straight)
(3) Amos Jr. of Stephentown, NY (Mercy's Amos, son of Amos and Elizabeth Straight)
(4) Amos of Beekman, Dutchess, NY 4.1.1.1.0 1.1.1.1.0 0.0 (David's son)
(5) Amos of Bristol, Attleboro, MA well documented descendants (Hannah's son,
(6) Amos of Rutland, Pittsford, VA
(7) Amos of Cayuga, Ulysses, NY 4.2.0.0.1 1.1.0.1.0 0.0
(8) Amos of Otsego, Burlington, NY 1.0.0.1.0 2.0.0.1.0. 0.0
(9) Amos of Nicholson, Luzerne, PA 0.0.4.0.1 1.1.0.0.1 0.0.
John Warren of Troy, Rensselaer, NY 2.1.1.2.1 3.1.1.1.0 0.0
(10) Amos of Milford, Otsego, NY CONTEMPORARY OF MY AMOS
FindaGrave: birth 15 Mar 1784 Rhode Island, death 13 Jan 1863 (78) Milford, Otsego, NY
son f Jonathan Sweet 1755-1836 and MaryAnn Brimmer 1768-1835
wife of Patience Eldred 1783-1857
Children: Amos Sweet ? - 1871
Mary Ann Sweet (Knapp) 1813-1896
John Sweet (1820-1890)
Jane Sweet (1826-1837)
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Early (about 1972) Family Group Sheet Information w/Errors
Amos Sweet
born:
died:
married: about 1783 of Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York
Mary Dorcas
born: about 1765 in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York
died:
Children: (had to go back to Mary and Aunt Betty Wood’s records)
Amos B. Sweet
Elias Sweet b. 1784 d. 1832
Sarah Grace Sweet b. 13 Jan 1799, d. 4 July 1863 born in Hoosick, Albany, New York
Lydia Sweet b. 30 July 1802, d. 23 Oct 1885
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The problem is that the records are not plentiful for that time frame and that area but with the 1790 census we find three Amos Sweet’s in Stephentown, Albany, New York. These families have had their marriages, children, and dates of events mixed up and shared almost to the point of total confusion. We would have to toss everything we found online in the PAF program and go back to older records to even find a place to start.
Starting with what we once had:
Nora Carter Wood (1878-1960), granddaughter of Sarah Grace put a wonderful history together of Sarah’s life story. As it is the earliest compilation of records we could find we looked very closely at the hints she gave us:
1. The mother of Wellington Wood was Sarah Sweet, daughter of Amos and Dorcas Sweet. She was born 13 January, 1799 in Hoosick, Rensselaer County (it was actually still Albany), New York. She grew to womanhood in New York State. She was a small woman with dark hair and dark brown eyes.
2. Ancestors John and Mary Sweet emigrated to America with Roger Williams. The were neighbors in Salem, Massachusetts, and went with Roger William when he settled Providence, Rhode Island in 1636. (Parents not listed)
3. The parents of Sarah Sweet lived in the Mohawk Valley.
4. Sarah Sweet married 4 March 1823 in Rensselaer County (via Nauvoo project 9/18/19)
(1) Zenos C. Warren and they were the parents of:
a. John W. Warren, b. Nov 1824 in New York
b. Charles Wesley Warren, b. 3 Jan 1826 in Pennfield, Monroe, New York
c. Amos Sweet, b. 10 Jun 1831, Harland, Niagara, New York
d. Mary Dorcas, b. 7 May 1833, Somerset, Niagara, New York.
The family moved to Oakland Count, Michigan and Zenos died 4 March 1936.
Sarah married (2) Daniel Wood 2 Apr 1937
a. Wellington Wood, b. 17 Aug 1841 in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.
( Wellington was named after his fathers first wife Abby M. Wellington but he is the
son of second wife Sarah Sweet.)
Problems:
As this is the information written closest to the subject in relationship and time we must take this information very seriously. However, there are some things that we still do not understand.
1. Parents of Sarah Sweet lived in the Mohawk Valley. The Mohawk Valley includes Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, and Oneida which does not correspond to any locations of events we have. Hudson Valley is much more likely.
More Problems Creep In:
Research from the 1960's with the Four-Generation Program of the LDS Church:
In the library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are Four-generation sheets that members of the church submitted. On these charts Amos is given parents and a birth and death dates. This is where the serious problems begin.
1790 Federal Census:
There are 6 Amos Sweets in the United States in 1790 they are:
(1) Amos of Stephentown, NY 1.1.2 (suspected to be our Amos)
(2) Amos of Stephentown, NY 1.0.2 (father of Amos Jr., husband of Elizabeth Straight)
(3) Amos Jr. of Stephentown, NY 1.1.2 (Mercy's Amos, son of Amos and Elizabeth Straight)
(4) Amos of Beekman, Dutchess, NY 1.4.3 (David's son)
(5) Amos of Bristol, Attleboro, MA 3.4.2 (Hannah's son,
(6) Amos of Rutland, Pittsford, VA 1.1.2
1800 Federal Census:
There are __ Amos Sweets in the United States in 1790 they are:
(1) Amos of Stephentown, NY (suspected to be our Amos)
(2) Amos of Stephentown, NY (father of Amos Jr., wife of Elizabeth Straight)
(3) Amos Jr. of Stephentown, NY (Mercy's Amos, son of Amos and Elizabeth Straight)
(4) Amos of Beekman, Dutchess, NY 4.1.1.1.0 1.1.1.1.0 0.0 (David's son)
(5) Amos of Bristol, Attleboro, MA well documented descendants (Hannah's son,
(6) Amos of Rutland, Pittsford, VA
(7) Amos of Cayuga, Ulysses, NY 4.2.0.0.1 1.1.0.1.0 0.0
(8) Amos of Otsego, Burlington, NY 1.0.0.1.0 2.0.0.1.0. 0.0
(9) Amos of Nicholson, Luzerne, PA 0.0.4.0.1 1.1.0.0.1 0.0.
John Warren of Troy, Rensselaer, NY 2.1.1.2.1 3.1.1.1.0 0.0
(10) Amos of Milford, Otsego, NY CONTEMPORARY OF MY AMOS
FindaGrave: birth 15 Mar 1784 Rhode Island, death 13 Jan 1863 (78) Milford, Otsego, NY
son f Jonathan Sweet 1755-1836 and MaryAnn Brimmer 1768-1835
wife of Patience Eldred 1783-1857
Children: Amos Sweet ? - 1871
Mary Ann Sweet (Knapp) 1813-1896
John Sweet (1820-1890)
Jane Sweet (1826-1837)
Published 9/18/2019, moved to the top 11/9/2020
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Tidbits from "History of the Towns of Rensselaer County"
Page 117:
... When the declaration of Independence was received...
Much deprivation and suffering were in every part of the county. Every able-bodied man was serving his country, either at home or abroad. The lands were neglected, families left in want, but all was with a willing heart for independence. The women did not withhold; they applied their hands to the tilling of the lands, etc., to keep a starving family alive, and a famishing soldier.
THE NAMES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS
Godfrey Brimmer is accorded the honor of being the first settler located on the territory now embraced within the boundaries of the town of Berlin. He is said to have made his home in the northern part of this portion of the manor of Rensselaerwyck as early as the year 1765. Reuben Bonesteel came shortly afterwards. In 1769 Peter Simmons, Jacob O. Cropsey and Joseph Green were numbered among the persons occupying farms in this part of the county. Col. Caleb Bentley took to farming in the northern and Thomas Sweet in the southern part about this time. Paul Braman, James and Daniel Dennison, Nathaniel Niles, Peleg Thomas and Joshua Whitford were also early settlers.
Nelson Hull in his reminiscensces thus refers to the tide of emigration in this vicinity:
After the revolution new settlers began to come in and enlarge the boundaries of cultivation. MEchanical arts began to increase. A saw miss was built near the year 1780 by Amos Sweet, in the hollow east of the Christian chapel. A blacksmith shop was opened by Thomas Sweet, on the east side of the road, a short distance north of Sweet's Corners. This was much earlier than the above date.
The early inhabitants of the country were generally quite healthy and athletic, but a doctor was fit to settle here, whether for weal or woe, near the year 1775 - Dr. John Forbes - at Sweet's Corners.
The first frame house in the present limits of the town of Berlin was built by Daniel Hull, near the close of the revolution, on the same ground where now resides Daniel J. Hull.
In 1813 an epidemic made its appearance in the valley of the Hoosick and swept through the country like a tornado. *** There was little or no exception as to age; the young and the athletic fell before the destroyer. Mourning was in almost every house; but few families escaped.
... When the declaration of Independence was received...
Much deprivation and suffering were in every part of the county. Every able-bodied man was serving his country, either at home or abroad. The lands were neglected, families left in want, but all was with a willing heart for independence. The women did not withhold; they applied their hands to the tilling of the lands, etc., to keep a starving family alive, and a famishing soldier.
THE NAMES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS
Godfrey Brimmer is accorded the honor of being the first settler located on the territory now embraced within the boundaries of the town of Berlin. He is said to have made his home in the northern part of this portion of the manor of Rensselaerwyck as early as the year 1765. Reuben Bonesteel came shortly afterwards. In 1769 Peter Simmons, Jacob O. Cropsey and Joseph Green were numbered among the persons occupying farms in this part of the county. Col. Caleb Bentley took to farming in the northern and Thomas Sweet in the southern part about this time. Paul Braman, James and Daniel Dennison, Nathaniel Niles, Peleg Thomas and Joshua Whitford were also early settlers.
Nelson Hull in his reminiscensces thus refers to the tide of emigration in this vicinity:
After the revolution new settlers began to come in and enlarge the boundaries of cultivation. MEchanical arts began to increase. A saw miss was built near the year 1780 by Amos Sweet, in the hollow east of the Christian chapel. A blacksmith shop was opened by Thomas Sweet, on the east side of the road, a short distance north of Sweet's Corners. This was much earlier than the above date.
The early inhabitants of the country were generally quite healthy and athletic, but a doctor was fit to settle here, whether for weal or woe, near the year 1775 - Dr. John Forbes - at Sweet's Corners.
The first frame house in the present limits of the town of Berlin was built by Daniel Hull, near the close of the revolution, on the same ground where now resides Daniel J. Hull.
In 1813 an epidemic made its appearance in the valley of the Hoosick and swept through the country like a tornado. *** There was little or no exception as to age; the young and the athletic fell before the destroyer. Mourning was in almost every house; but few families escaped.
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