Dorothy Swan

1637 - 1710  (73 years)

• Name	Dorothy Swan
  	Father: Richard Swan Mother: Ann ______ [2, 3, 8, 13]
  Birth	1637	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 9]
  First Marriage	13 Jul 1655 (18 years)	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 8, 13, 14]
  She married first Thomas Abbott, the son of George Abbott. They lived in Rowley, and had no children. He wrote his will on 5 September 1659 in Rowley. The date on the will was recorded as 5 (7) 1659. He bequited to wife, Dorothy; father-in-law, Richard Swan; brothers, George, Nehemiah and Thomas Abbot. The will was probated 27 September 1659. He died 7 September 1659 in Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  Second Marriage	Aft 10 Jun 1658 (21 years)  [2, 3, 9, 14]
  She married second Edward Chapman, his first wife, Mary Symonds, having died 10 June 1658. He wrote his will 9 April 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died 18 April 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  Legal	22 May 1679 (42 years)  [2, 8, 14]
  "She deposed "aged forty-three years."
  History	17 Oct 1691 (54 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Death	27 Oct 1710	Rowley, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6, 8, 9]
  Burial	Aft 27 Oct 1710	Rowley Burial Ground, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Rowley Burial Ground, Rowley, Massachusetts   [6]
  	Gravestone of Dorothy Woodman MRS DOROTHY WOODMAN Gravestone carved by John Hartshorne. This is a foot stone in the place of headstone broken or lost.
  Person ID, Branch	I26182
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lt. Archelaus Woodman,   c. 23 Jan 1613/14, St. Bartholomew's Church, Corsham, Wiltshire, England St. Bartholomew's Church,  Corsham, Wiltshire, England d. 7 Oct 1702, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 88 years)  Other Partners: Elizabeth ______  m. Before 1637
  Marriage	13 Nov 1678	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 41 years and 11 months - He : 64 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F9685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 1637 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony First Marriage - 13 Jul 1655 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 13 Nov 1678 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 27 Oct 1710 - Rowley, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 27 Oct 1710 - Rowley Burial Ground, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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