Thomas Willett, John Myles, John Allen, James Brown, Nicholas Tanner, Hugh Cole, Benjamin Alby, John Browne, Samuel Wheaton, Thomas Barnes, Thomas Estabrooke, Richard Sharpe, William Ingraham, Thomas Manning, William Cahoone, George Aldrich, Nathaniel Lewis, John Thurber, Jona Bosworth, Joseph Lewis, William Hayward, Jonathan Thurber 2nd, Gerard Ingraham, Zach. Eddy, Hezekiah Luther, John Paddock, Samuel Luther, Caleb Eddy, John Myles, Jr., Thomas Lewis, Joseph Carpenter, Robert Jones, Eldad Kingsley, John Martin, John Cole, Joseph Wheaton, Nathaniel Paine, Stephen Brace, Gideon Allen, John Dickse, Wm. Bartram, Joseph Kent, Samuel Woodbury, Nehemiah Allen, Sampson Mason, Job Winslow, Obadiah Bowen, Jr., Richard Burgess, Jno. Butterworth, John West, Thos. Elliott, Timothy Brooks, Nathaniel Toogood, Jeremiah Child, Obadiah Brown, Sr.
Some rules for future citizens of Swansea
The above-named gentlemen laid down the following rules for all citizens wishing to be admitted to the town: (1.) They must not deny the Deity or sinless Humanity of Christ or the Holy Trinity. They must not deny the magistrates power to punish those who do evil, as well as those who do not. They must not deny the first day of the week to be observed by Divine institution as the Lord's day, or Christian Sabbath, they must bow to authority, etc. etc. (2.) No man of any evill behaviour might be admitted. (3.) The minister or ministers of the town might take their liberty to baptise infants or grown persons, as the Lord shall persuade their consciences.
How they governed in Swansea in 1670
This being said, the town gave to each inhabitant land on which to build their home. The citizens were divided into three "ranks". The first rank received 3 acres of land, second rank two and third rank one acre. My ancestor, Samuel Luther, was chosen as a selectman and received three acres. He was also chosen as minister for the town. These rules were laid down and enforced by the Puritans.
On the 19th of May, 1670, a lottery for $25,000 pounds, taking 10% of each draw for the maintenance of Miles Bridge, due to loss or tax revenue when boundary lines were drawn between Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Partial List of Surnames of Citizens in the Revolutionary War Muster Rolls*
(*Anyone wanting to know the given names of citizens may e-mail me below.)
Allen, Anthony, Arms, Arnold, Atkinson, Babbitt, Baker, Barney, Bates, Bentelle, Blake, Borden, Bosworth, Boen, Booffenton, Born, Bourne, Bowers, Bowman, Brayton, Brown, Bryant, Burden, Cahoun, Cane, Carpenter, Carr, Carter, Cartwright, Case, Chaffee, Chase, Cilton, Cobb, Cole, Counel, Cornal, Cornell, Cotton, Cummings, Daggett, Davis, Day, Demas, Dexter, Drown, Dyer, Eddy, Edminster, Esterbrooks, Findley, Fisk, Fish, Fitch, Fowler, French, Fuller, Gardner, Garrettson, Gage, Gibbs, Gibs, Goss, Gray, Griffith, Hail, Hale, Hall, Handy, Harding, Hastings, Haskins, Hathaway, Hearder, Higgins, Hill, Hills, Hix, Hoar, Holland, Hood, Horswell, Horton, Howard, Howland, Hughes, Hunt, Ide, Johnson, Jones, Kindsman, King, Kingsley, Law, Lawson, Lawton, Lee, Lemenshaw, Lewin, Lewis, Lincoln, Lintall, Luce, Luther, Lowen, Mackhoon, Manchester, Martin, Marvel, Mason, Marten, Medbury, Merret, Merry, Millard, Miller, Molton, Morril, Morry, Morse, Munroe, Newman, Newton, Nichols, Nicholson, Norton, O'Brien, Ormsbe, Packard, Parce, Parish, Parsons, Pearce, Peck, Peckham, Perry, Pettis, Pinch, Pullin, Quare, Robinson, Ralph, Randolph, Read, Rioden, Robertson, Robinson, Rodgers, Round, Sanders, Schobel, Shariff, Sherman, Shearman, Shorey, Short, Simmons, Sisson, Slead, Smith, Snell, Sprague, Starkey, Stearns, Stephenson, Stokes, Streeter, Stearns, Talbot
These notes were taken from, "History of Swansea, Massachusetts 1667-1917", which was published by the town of Swansea.
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