Amos of Dryden

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Private Amos Sweet, of Attleborough

Amos of Milford

Amos Sweet b.1784-1863 of Milford
Married Patience Eldred

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Looking for our Amos Sweet - 2019

We have spent years looking for our Amos Sweet, husband to Dorcas (possibly Mary Dorcas with unknown last name).  They are the parents of Sarah Grace Sweet, who married Daniel Wood.  *See right hand notes for more known details.

Our Amos - husband of Mary Dorcas (possibly just Dorcas) unknown surname, unknown parentage
      Amos Sweet - b. (ca. 1768-1773)
      Dorcas or Mary Dorcas ____ - b. (ca. 1771-1775)
           Amos Sweet - b. about 1791
           Elias Sweet - b. 1784  d. 1832
           Sarah Grace Sweet - b. 1799  d. 1863
           Lydia Sweet - b. about 1802, d. 1885

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Amos Sweet - husband of Mercy Carpenter and son of Amos Sweet and Elizabeth Straight
In the process, we have been able to discover this Amos is not our ancestor.  This couple is having children at the same time as our Amos and Dorcas, and this Amos becomes Amos from Canada.  The early research shows Canada Amos' dates on our ancestor.  We have been able to prove that those dates belong to Canada's Amos and not ours.
    Amos Sweet - b. 5 Mar 1766 Kingston, RI, d. 10 May 1838 Dunham, Quebec, Canada
    Mercy Carpenter - b. ca 1768 d. 14 Nov 1828, Dunham, Quebec, Canada
          Benjamin abt 1788 d. bef 1863

          StephenVanrensselaer - b. 1792

          Phoebe Sweet - b. abt 1793; d. 30 Jul 1858

          Amos Sweet - b. 19 Aug 1797; d. 29 Oct 1872

          Elizabeth (Betsy) b. 1799

          Temperance b. 1 Jan 1800 d. 8 Sep 1858

          Joseph Carpenter - b. Apr 1805; d. 29 Dec 1887

          Mercy Sweet - b. Oct 1808; d. 3 Sep 1890

          Hannah - b. 1810

   

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Amos Sweet - son of David Sweet and Mercy Sweet of Beekman, Dutchess, NY
I believed for some time that this Amos was 'our Amos'.  However upon finding a school record listing his children, I no longer believe this man is ours.  Amos undoubtedly lived for a time in Rensselaer County, New York, and then moved, as did his father David to Beekman, Dutchess, New York.
      Amos Sweet - b. 26 Dec 1755 East Greenwich, RI  d. of Beekman, Cayuga, New York
      married ?
          children:  (from a school record Amos of Beekman Noxon's school Nov 1795-1796, gender and counts fitting well with 1790 census)
            Rufus
            Mary
            David
            Amos Jr.
            George

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Amos Sweet - son of Amos Sweet and Hannah Richardson, husband of Sally Sweet
This Amos appears to have been born and died in Attleboro, Bristol,  MA.
      Amos Sweet - b. 30 Jun 1766 Attleboro, MA  d.
      Sally Sweet - b.       mar. - 16 Jun 1796
            Clarrissa - b. 3 Oct 1796
            Summer - b. 27 May 1800
            Margareet - b. 14 Feb 1802
            Amos - b. 3 Dec 1804
            Hannah - b. 19 Feb 1810
            Hannah - b.24 Aug 1810
            Joabert - b. 3 Jan 1812
            Joabert - b. 1 Oct 1818

By reason of well documented wife and children, born in Attleboro, MA, we can safely rule this man out as 'our Amos'.  Although I believed Amos and Hannah lived in Attleboro their entire lives a theory that he spent some time



Albany County Farm Maps (no dates given) have 3 maps.
Albany County Courthouse
16 Eagle St. Rm 128
Albany NY 12207
   $6 each map, include large envelpe with postage.


Dear Sir,
    I called you today about looking up three maps for me.  I am looking for Amos Sweet, which are listed in the screen clipping below.  They include:
  Amos Sweet   Book #2, Map #34, Old Folder #A-1  Card #4340
  Amos Sweet   Book #4, Map #34, Old Folder D,  Card #4341
  Amos Sweet   Book #5, Map #30, Old Folder E-F, Card #4342
These maps were found online in New York Land Records, 1630-1975, Albany County, Category:  Land Records, and then as "Farm map index no date A-Z.

Thank you for your assistance.  I have included the requested $18 for printing and mailing a little something to buy a donut while you search.  Thank you for your help.

The Amos Sweet I am looking for is estimated to have been born about 1765, and lived in Stephentown, Rensslaer when it was still Albany County, New York.  Thank you.

Research 2019

Albany, New York, Land Records,

Not in 1-4 books of early deeds Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Resselaerswyck

No Sweets in Census of the counties of Orange, Dutches & Albany 1702, 1714, 1720


Albany County Farm Maps Index lists 3 Amos Sweets.  I ordered them 4.9.19.


STEPHENTOWN

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• United States, New York, Rensselaer, Stephentown - Cemeteries ( 3 )
  1. Cemetery records, Stephentown, New York, 1760-1890

     Author:	Cooke, Rollin H. (Rollin Hillyer), 1843-1904

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  2. Cemetery records, Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA

     Author:	Radz, Don; Radz, Clare

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  3. Stephentown, N.Y. Baptist Cemetery

     Author:	Gardner, John H, Mrs

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• United States, New York, Rensselaer, Stephentown - Church history ( 1 )
  1. Some descendants of four pioneer families : who came from Rhode Island and Connecticut to Stephentown, New York and Hancock, Massachusetts in the third quarter of the eighteenth century

     Author:	Lewis, Eleanor R; Lewis, Walter W (Walter Wallace), 1881-; Dodd, S. T.

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• United States, New York, Rensselaer, Stephentown - Church records ( 4 )
  1. Marriages performed by Elder William Satterlee, elder of the Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Little Hoosac, New York : Little Hoosac comprises Stephentown, Berlin, and Petersburgh, New York

     Author:	Satterlee, William; Hall, Leone; Daughters of the American Revolution (New York)

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  2. Presbyterian Church records, Stephentown, New York, 1794-1825

     Author:	Presbyterian Church (Stephentown, New York)

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  3. Records, Stephentown Baptist Church, 1795-1816 : Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York

     Author:	Niles, Susan A.; Keen, Dorothy; Baptist Church (Stephentown, New York); First Baptist Church (Stephentown, New York)

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  4. The Sessions book of the Presbyterian Church in Stephentown, New York, 1794-1825

     Author:	Presbyterian Church (Stephentown, New York)

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• United States, New York, Rensselaer, Stephentown - History ( 2 )
  1. Some descendants of four pioneer families : who came from Rhode Island and Connecticut to Stephentown, New York and Hancock, Massachusetts in the third quarter of the eighteenth century

     Author:	Lewis, Eleanor R; Lewis, Walter W (Walter Wallace), 1881-; Dodd, S. T.

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  2. Valley tales : historical stories of the Lebanon and Taconic Valleys

     Author:	Smith, Ernest Dale

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• United States, New York, Rensselaer, Stephentown - Taxation ( 1 )
  1. Tax records of Stephentown, New York for 1789, 1790 and 1791

     Author:	Jones, James

Beekman Deeds

Summary of deeds, (1726-1816) and mortgages (1755-1819) of original Beekman Precinct, Dutchess County, New York

930125LDS FHL US Film Item 2

Sweet:

Benjamin 418

Dodge 412

Dorcus 910  (wife of Stephen)

Elnathan 51,79, 282,351, 412, 537, 659, 721, 1043

Jonathan 324, 333, 396, 404, 412, 435, 900, 921 1326

John  1167

Nehamiah   1167

Samuel  316, 324, 394, 412, 437, 537

Sarah 537

Siles  entry 1167

Stephen 910, 1167

Thomas 576

Hints from Sarah Sweet Warren Wood

Parents lived in the Mohawk Valley:  (this includes Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Herkimer, Oneida.)

However, when researching the Sweets, they did not live in the Mohawk Valley.  Not likely they lived there.
I believe they were in the Hudsen Valley, according to Sarah Graces birth from Family Group Records, and tick on the 1790 census

New clue for research:

Lydia Sweet, 1802-1885, sister of Sarah Grace Sweet, married Elijah Jones 1797-1876
information in her daughter's death record:
Sarah E. Jones Whitman death 3 Apr 1880 in Hancock, MA.
    birthplace Stephentown, NY est 1830
    Mother:  Lydia Sweet born in Petersburg, NY
Petersburg is 9 miles south of Hoosick, nearer Grafton
Petersburg is about 25 miles north of Hancock, MA and slightly west.

Research suggestions:  The families of Petersburgh, New York, 1791-1991  #1697841 Item 12
Petersburgh Genealogy in Rensselaer, New York  LDS Genealogy
   Petersburgh has a Sweet Cemetery
Amanda Sweet Babcock 1824 - 1854  (Grafton tie?)
Anthony Babcock 1823-1854
Amos B (Babcock) . Sweet d. 5 Jan 1847 - 
Amos B. Sweet b. 1843 d. 7 May 1864
Caleb Sweet d. 6 Apr 1856 son of Amos Babcock Sweet and Lucy Martin
Clarissa Covey Sweet 1807-1899
Clarissa Sweet d. Dec 17 1857
Daniel N
Eliphalet
Ephraim
Frank E
Henry R
Jacob Porter 
James
JamesHarvey
Jane M
John
Laura
Lucy Martin - wife of Amos Babcock Sweet
Luther Jr
Luther
Marinda Louisa
Napoleon Bonapart
Noyes P
Phebe Maria
Sarah Sweet Sweet b. Jan 26 1783 d. 27 Jan 1850
Sarah Sweet
Sarah Ann
Silas L
Susan M

Cemetery notes and/or description:
The Luther Sweet family created this cemetery, it appears on the 1876 plat map of Rensselaer County across the road from the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Luther Sweet cemetery was established in about 1847 as a small, private burial ground for the Luther Sweet (the older) family.

The cemetery plot is located on private property near the "Pointed Window" house on the NE side of NY Highway 2, about 0.6 miles west of NY Highway 22 near Petersburgh, Rensselaer county, New York.  Ask permission.

Print 1876 plat mpa of Rensselaer County from historic map

Hoosick

Sarah Grace Sweet's descendents say that she was born in Hoosick.

In 1779, Samuel Sweet is the only Sweet in the Hoosick Taxlists, Albany County.

Too many Amos'. Who's line is it anyway?

This is the old information that was submitted to the Church, but also to all descendents of Amos Jr. and Mary Dorcas.

The problem is that the information on Amos is incorrect.

There are multiple Amos' born in 1766.

Amos and Hannah Richardson Sweet
had Amos 30 Jun 1766 in Attleboro.  He is not our ancestor.

Our Amos did not marry two women:  1.  Mercy Carpenter and 2. Mary Dorcas.  They were having children at the same time, and Mercy's husband was in Canada.

Mercy's husband Amos was the son of Amos and Elizabeth Straight Sweet.  He was born 5 Mar 1766, and died 10 May 1838.  He is not our ancestor.

I have a birth date of 5 Feb 1766.  I cannot find proof to whom it belongs.
I have a death date of 1832.  I have not found whom that date belongs to either.
     These may be the dates of our Amos.

David's Amos was born 26 Dec 1755.  I have not found his wifes name but Amos receives the land at his father's death.  Land records may include her name.

Beekman Amos is thought to have been born about 1754.  (This is David's Amos:  born 26 Dec 1755)

Amos of Milford was born 15 Mar 1784 and died 28 Jan 1823.  This makes him too young to be the parents of the children listed above.

Ulysses Amos is a bit hard to read in 1800.  He has too many children in the household but he is the correct age.  He deserves more research.

OLD IGI RECORDS SHOW:
  Dorcas as the most common name of Amos' wife, mother of Sarah Grace.
  Marriage 1783, by two seperate submissions.
  Amos birth 1766 in Hoosick, Rensselaer, NY,  Death 1848.
  Mercy's husbands birth and death - which are incorrect.

Amos Sweet 1766 - 1848 of Hoosick, New York
Mary Dorcas// 1768 - 
  Married 1783
    Children:  Amos 1791-  (Aunt Betty Wood had 1784)
                    Elias 1795 -   ( Aunt Betty Wood had 1791)
                    Sarah Grace - 1799  (This information is from her children) in Hoosick, Ren, NY
                    Lydia - 1802
                 

Dorcus Joanna Casey Sweet

Dorcas Joanna Casey Sweet

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Birth:  1749 Rhode Island, USA Death:  Nov., 1835 Dutchess County New York, USA PARENTS: Thomas & Alice Casey of Rhode Island HUSBAND: Stephen Sweet DAUGHTER: Sarah Sweet Ferriss Some additional information-Dorcas Casey Sweet was the wife of Stephen Sweet b. 30 May 1745 Kingston, Washington,RI;d. 1794 North Kingstown,Washington,RI;married Dorcas Joanna Casey 1773 in RI. Their children were: Thomas Sweet 1774- ,Mary Sweet 1777- ,Stephen Sweet 1779-1826, John Sweet 1782- , Nehemiah Sweet 1785- ,"Phoebe" Sarah Sweet 1787-1867, Ann Sweet 1790- , Silas Sweet 1792- . Dorcas Casey Sweet (a.k.a.Dorcas Joanna Casey) was the niece of the famous Colonial silversmith Samuel Casey of Kingston,RI. Inscription: 86y   Burial: Quaker Cemetery Pawling Dutchess County New York, USA Created by: Terry Akin Record added: Aug 18, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29115050

Census Records for Amos

 See the tabs at the top of the page - Amos Collections

Hoosick 1776

Turned.  Expecting that north was up previously, north is now to the right, with west up.

Earl Albany Map

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Insight into the home of Sarah Grace Sweet's ancestors

 "French and Indian" raid and burning of Hoosick in August 1754. North American forces fought with each other over the next two years although war was not declared until 1756. Although for the most part, fighting ended in North America following the fall of Quebec in 1759, this conflict was not concluded officially until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Benoni Sweet

:  Benoni Sweet was born 28 July 1755 in Rhode Island, and died in New York on 16 March 1848.  Info from Sons of the AR Membership Applications.
Benoni served in the fourth Regiment of the Lino under Col James Homes.  He helped to build Fort Putnam at West Point and was under Ethan Allan at the capture of Ft. Trconderoga.  Was on duty at Tappan when Maj Andre was hung.

Benoni married Jerusha Halstead born 1777 and died 1853.  They were married in 1805.
Children:  Halstead Sweet.

ANOTHER
Benoni Sweet event Mar 17 1748.  Image

Hint: Another Amos (Shows Steven) married a Dorcas Casey from Rhode Island

Thomas Casey and Alice Tripp family:
    Thomas Casey 1741-1823
    Sarah Casey 1742-
    Miss Casey 1744
    John Casey 1746
    Gidion Casey 1748
    Dorcas Joanna Casey:  *b. 16 Jun 1749 in Exeter, Washington, RI   d. 1835
          mar. Stephen Sweet 1745-1794 of North Kingston, on 1773
          son of Stephen Sylvester Sweet and Ann Baker
                Thomas Sweet 1774- mar Margaret Chessman
                Mary Sweet 1777 - mar Meade
                Stephen Sweet 1780, mar Margaret Titus
                John Sweet 1782. mar Betsey Wilcox
                Nehemiah Sweet 1785-1856, mar Mariam Titus in 1809
                Sarah Sweet 1787 mar Peleg Ferriss in 1813-1838, d. 1867
                Ann Sweet 1790
                Silas Sweet 1792, married Elizabeth
   Sarah Casey 1750-1822        
   Mary Casey:  *b. 6 April 1751 in Exeter, Washington, RI
     died before 1764


John Casey 1722-Dec 1794 of North Kingstown, Rhode Island
  Will made 29 Jun 1792, pr 29 Dec 1794 shows sons Samuel, John and Abel, daughters Marcy Benson, Sarah Rathun, Mary Casey and Dorcas Naird.  West Greenwich will Vol 3, p 76-77.
   mar Mercy/Marcy Babcock 1724-1792
 
    Sarah Casey *1745-*1752
    Mary Casey *1747-*1752
    Sameul Casey *1750
    Mercy Casey *1752-1836
    John Casey *1754-1836
    Sarah Casey *1755-1813
    Mary Casey *1758 (trees shows 1849)
    Abel Casey *1760-1794
    Dorcas Casey *1769
   


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#243 Sweet in land records

Tenus Sweet from Albany 1630-1975 #364 image is on page 320, 397, 
167 (image 366), 189, 

David Swet 234 (image 367), 

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New York Land Records, 1630-1975 

Dutchess 

Mortgagee index 1754-1855 P-Z /  

This record shows that the first mortgagee was listed as 1793 for the first Sweet.

• New York Land Records, 1630-1975 
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• Grantee index 1718-1950 Smi-Sz, copy #314 Sweets start
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• New York Land Records, 1630-1975 
• Rensselaer 
• Grantor index 1791-1895 S-V 

• New York Land Records, 1630-1975 
• Rensselaer 
• Grantee index 1791-1895 P-T page $457.
•      Amos B. Sweet Jan 11, 1859 105 360.  Amos B. Dec 14 1859, Book 109 428.  Amos B Sep 28 1862 118 342.  David and David Jr. Aug 13, 1863, 121 143, and 144.                                          
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Amos Sweet - Revolutionary Soldier

Name:	Amos Sweet
Residence Date:	1776
Residence Place:	Dutchess, New York, United States
Comments:	Fifth Regiment Source Citation: New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. I - Extracts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Publisher: J. B. Lyon Co.; Publication Year: 1904; Page Number: 143. Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: For individual sources please see the source information listed with each record. Many of the source documents are available in the Genealogical Research Library collection or at the Family History Library.

Possible Ancestor: Dorcas Sweet

First sighting of a Docas

East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island BMD

Samuel and Lydia Sweet family:
    George, b. 2 Oct 1753
    Samuel, b. 20 Jul 1756
    William, b. 14 May 1758
    Abigail, b. 22 Nov 1761
    Silas, b. 12 Sep 1762
    Benjamin [Benoni] (from FS FT) , b-d 13 Jul 1765
    Dorcas b. 17 Apr 1768

Family was submitted to FamilySearch Family Tree by  23 May 2014 by ROGERROYLANCE

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 .  All day and months were added after finding this record.
Later entry: (in FamilySearch as a new person.)
   Lydia, of Samuel (alias Rice), and Lydia (Weeden), b. 28 Nov 1770
   Samuel, b. 29 Oct 1772
   James, b. 11 Oct 1777
   John, b. 12 Dec 1779

The above family was already in FamilySearch Family Tree.  All work has been done for them.

Amos Sweet, son of David

Amos Sweet, son of David Sweet and Mercy , was born 26 Dec 1755 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA.  Image

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 forAmos Sweet
Sweet, John, of David and Mercy, June 20, 1753
   "     ,  Amos,          Dec. 26, 1755
   "     ,  Mercy,         Sept. 29, 1760

.....same page:  Dorcas,  (assumed of Samuel and Lydia Sweet), born 17  Apr 1768

Attleborough Births Abstracts

Source:  Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988  image 250 etc of 744
SWEET:

 Amos and Hannah Richardson
    Amos - son, b. 30 Jun 1766
    Asel - son, b. 2 May 1774
    Asel - son, b. 11 Oct 1776
    Elias - son, b. 31 Dec 1768
    Elizabeth - daughter, b. 5 Sep 1771
    Hannah - daughter, b. 22 Jan 1764
    John Coy - son, b. 29 Nov 1778
    Nancy - daughter, b. 22 Aug 1785
    Only - son, b. 14 Mar 1783
    Polly - daughter, b. 4 Dec 1788
    Stephen - son, b. 6 Mar 1781

Amos and Sally Sweet
    Amos - son, b.  3 Dec 1804
    Clarrissa - daughter, b. 9 Jun 1798
    Hannah - daughter, b. 19 Feb 1810
    Hannah - daughter b. 25 Aug 1814
    Joabert - son, b. 3 Jan 1812
    Joabert - son, b. 1 Oct 1818
    Margareet - daughter, b. 14 Feb 1802
    Sally - daughter, b. 3 Oct 1796 
    Summer - daughter, b. 27, May 1800

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 forAmos Sweet, 
    Sally - daughter, b. 3 Oct 1796    
    Clarrissa - daughter, b. 9 Jun 1798
    Summer - daughter, b. 27, May 1800
    Margareet - daughter, b. 14 Feb 1802
    Amos - son, b.  3 Dec 1804
    Hannah - daughter, b. 19 Feb 1810 d. Jan 18 1814
    Joabert - son, b. 3 Jan 1812  d. Jan 14, 1814
    Hannah - daughter b. 25 Aug 1814
    Joabert - son, b. 1 Oct 1818
     
John and Sarah Maclaflen
    Amos - son, b. 9 Mar 1734-5
    Benjamin - son, b. 3 Sep 1738
    Ebenezer - son, b. 18 Jan 1743-4
    Hannah - daughter b. 2 Apr 1732
    Nathaniel - son, b. 16 Mar 1745-6
    Nehemiah - son, b. 26 Apr 1741
    Sarah - daughter, b. 4 Sep 1733
    Sarah - daughter, b. 3 Jan 1736-7