Olle Svensson1

M, #1697, b. 1640, d. between 7 May 1692 and 18 August 1692
Last Edited: 16 Jul 2009

Parents:

Father: Sven Gunnarsson1 d. bt Nov 1677 - 13 Mar 1678/79
Mother: (?) Unknown1 d. a 1644

Family:

Lydia Ashman b. Apr 1647, d. 1730

Children:

John Swanson5 b. 1667, d. 1736
Peter Swanson5 b. 1668, d. 1737
Maria Swanson5 b. c 1676, d. "in her youth"
Brigitta Swanson5 b. 1678, d. a 1747
Lydia Swanson5 b. c 1680
Swan Swanson5 b. c 1682, d. 1712
Catharina Swanson5 b. c 1686
Judith Swanson+ 5 b. 1688, d. a 1754

Notes

  • Note*: Listed in the 1671 census, at Wicaco: "Olof Svensson (#4), born at sea on the Kalmar Nyckel in 1640, married Lydia Ashman, daughter of Robert Ashman (#10). Their family in 1671 included small sons Johan and Peter. Olof Svensson died at Wicaco in 1692 survived by his wife, three sons (Johan, Peter and Swan Swanson) and five daughters (Maria, Brigitta, Lydia, Catharina, and Judith)."2
  • Note: Will abstract: "Wooley Swanson, late of County of Philadelphia. 11th of 3d month, 1692. Executors - Swan Swanson, Neils Johnson & Jno. Stilley (who refused to administer). Administration granted to widow Swanson, 18th of 6th mo., 1692."6
  • Note: Another will abstract:
    "SWANSON, WOLLEY. Wiecacoe, Phila. Co. Yeoman.
    March 11, 1692. June 13, 1692. A. 549.
    Estate to wife whose name is not given, and oldest son, John, sons
    Peter and Swan, and daughters Mary, Brithtey, Lydia, Katherine and
    Juday. He held an estate in Gloster Co., West Jersey.
    Executors: Brother Swan Swanson, kinsman Nels Jonson and friend John Stitley.
    Witnesses: Lasse Cock, Charles Pickering."7
  • Note: Stewart recounts a deed for the court house lot at Woodbury. "...who exchanged land with Wolla Swanson,...Thomas quit-claimed at the request of Swanson's widow, the land to the estate of Swanson, June 11, 1700. Swanson's children, Peter, John, Swan, Mary, Bridget, Lydia, Catharine and Judith inherited by his will the said tract and they divided it. John Swanson sold 100 acres to Thomas Wilkins, blacksmith, June 3, 1734, who sold the same to Nixon Chattin. ..."8
  • Note: He served as a justice on the Upland Court, 1673-1680.5

Citations

  1. [S104] Craig, Peter Stebbins, The 1693 Census of the Swedes of the Delaware; Family Histories of the Swedish Lutheran Church Members Residing in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West New Jersey & Cecil County, Md. 1638-1693 (Winter Park, Florida: Studies in Swedish American Genealogy 3; SAG Publications, 1993), p. 33-4.   Craig-P--1693-Census.pdf
  2. [S100] Craig, Dr. Peter S., 1671 Census of the Delaware (Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Monograph Series no. 4., 1999), p. 14.   Craig-P--1671-Census.pdf
  3. [S104] Craig, Peter Stebbins, 1693 Census, p. 34.   Craig-P--1693-Census.pdf
  4. [S138] 'Early Swedish Records - Extracts from parish records of Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia'. No author named. Reprinted in book Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol 1, p. 10-15. Originally publ. The Penn. Magazine of History and Biography, 2 (1878): 224-228, 341, 342-343. p. 12, 'Lydia -----'.   Early-Swedish-Records-Gloria-Dei.pdf   PMHB--02-224--Early-Swedish-Records.pdf
  5. [S479] "Sven Gunnarsson and his Swanson Family", Swedish Colonial News Vol 1, No. 18, Fall 1998. (Downloaded 17 May 2007) (2023 URL: https://colonialswedes.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/…).   Craig-P--Swedish-Colonial-News.pdf
  6. [S539] "Wills Proved at Philadelphia, 1682 - 1692". no author on title page. Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania [PGM] Vol 1, #2, July 1896, p. 45-89.
  7. [S543] Wills: Abstracts: Philadelphia Co., USGenWeb Archives web site; contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera, Jack Bowman, and Judy, online http://usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills.html.
  8. [S469] Stewart, Frank H., Notes On Old Gloucester County New Jersey. volumes I, II & III. Originally publ. Camden & Woodbury JN, Vol I 1917, Vol II 1934, Vol III 1937 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977), 3:109.   Stewart--Notes.pdf