Abraham Titcomb Sweatt
Corporal, Revolutionary War
Born: March 18, 1760 Newbury, Massachusetts
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Married: November 05, 1781, Boscowen, New Hampshire
Died: May 25, 1850, Bradford, New Hampshire
Father: Benjamin Swett b.1727
Mother: Rebecca Pierce b.1728
Wife: Priscilla Eastman b.1763
Children:
Samuel P. Sweat b.1784
Silas Sweat b.1786
Hannah Sweat b.1790
Judith Sweatt b. 1792
Sarah Sweat b.1795
Rebecca Sweat b. 1797
Enoch Sweat 1801
Notes:
-Served as a Corporal in the US Army during the Revolutionary War. He served from 1777 through 1780, and he was at Valley Forge under George Washington.
-Suffering with Rheumatism in his later years, Abraham applied for a US Pension. His property consisted of: 60 acres of farmland, 1 small house, 1 barn worth 500 dollars. 2 cows, 25 hens, 5 sheep, 2 pigs, 1 old chest of drawers, 2 old tables, 7 old chairs, 1 pot, 2 tea kettles, crockery, and an old plow worth $113.16.
-In 1823 he was getting $96 a year pension allowance.
-Full Revolutionary Pension Records: BIG FILE - 5 Mb - Abraham Sweatt
Sources:
-Birth Source: NH Birth and Death Records, "Sweatt Genealogy"
-Marriage Source: "Swett Genealogy"
-Death Source: NH Death Certificate, "Sweatt Genealogy"
-1830 US Census,
-1840 US Census
-1850 US Census, living with son Enoch and his family.