The Swift, Winter & Peckham Lines
WESTPORT HARBOR AT SUNSET
MATERNAL LINEMaternal great-grandmother
Rachael Winter Swift→Charles Franklin Perry→Francis Swift Perry→Carol Perry→John, Perry & Patrick Long
Rachael Winter Swift is your maternal great-grandmother. Connects you to deep Cape Cod and Rhode Island colonial roots.
Your maternal great-grandmother Rachael Winter Swift (1896–1984, PID: 9JGN-43B) connects you to deep Cape Cod and Rhode Islandcolonial roots. Her father was Le Roy Warren Swift (1869–1919), and her mother was Fanny Harrison Winter (1869–1914).
The Swift Family: Cape Cod
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Rachael Winter Swift | 1896 | 9JGN-43B | Maternal great-grandmother via the Swift line |
| ●Le Roy Warren Swift | 1869 | LW29-V4G | 2nd great-grandfather via the Swift line |
| ●Fanny Harrison Winter | 1869 | — | 2nd great-grandmother via the Swift line (Winter branch) |
| ●Leroy E. Swift | 7 Jun 1836 | L1VB-5P9 | 3rd great-grandfather via the Swift line |
| ●Solomon Swift | 26 Aug 1804 | MYBT-VP3 | 4th great-grandfather via the Swift line |
| ●Capt. Nathaniel Swift | 19 Jun 1776 | MF8H-YW2 | 5th great-grandfather via the Swift line |
| ●Solomon Swift | 15 Oct 1745 | KH2D-K3J | 6th great-grandfather via the Swift line — Falmouth |
Solomon Swift’s Revolutionary War Lineage
Solomon Swift (1745–1807) of Falmouth served in the Revolutionary War in September 1779. His line runs through five generations of Cape Cod mariners and soldiers to your great-grandmother Rachael Winter Swift. This lineage qualifies for SAR/DAR membership. See the Cincinnati page for eligibility analysis.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●William Swift V | 11 Apr 1719 | LWJP-78R | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line — Falmouth; m. Dorcas Hatch |
| ●Solomon Swift | 15 Oct 1745 | KH2D-K3J | 6th great-grandfather via the Swift line — Falmouth; Rev War Sep 1779, m. Susannah Childs (Apr 8 1769) |
| ●Capt. Nathaniel Swift | 19 Jun 1775 | MF8H-YW2 | 5th great-grandfather via the Swift line — m. Thankful Jenkins; buried Waquoit Cemetery |
| ●Solomon Crowell Swift | ~1804 | MYBT-VP3 | 4th great-grandfather via the Swift line |
| ●Leroy E. Swift | 7 Jun 1836 | L1VB-5P9 | 3rd great-grandfather via the Swift line — Navy Captain, Civil War |
| ●Le Roy Warren Swift | 1869 | LW29-V4G | 2nd great-grandfather via the Swift line — 'Papa' |
| ●Rachael Winter Swift | 1896 | 9JGN-43B | Maternal great-grandmother via the Swift line |
Warren-Winter Collection: Capt. Nathaniel Swift family, Waquoit Cemetery marker
Warren-Winter Collection: Leroy E. Swift, Navy Captain — Civil War era portrait
Warren-Winter Collection: Le Roy Warren Swift ('Papa') — family portrait, circa 1900
Barnstable County: The Families Around the Swifts
The Swift family married into virtually every established family on Cape Cod. Through the Hatch, Childs, Hinckley, Jenkins, Cobb, Lovell, and Marchant families of Barnstable and Falmouth, the line reaches back to the earliest English settlements of the region. All verified through FamilySearch PIDs.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●William Swift V | 1719 | LWJP-78R | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line — Plymouth |
| ●William Swift IV | 24 Jan 1679 | LZG2-8LM | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line — Sandwich → Falmouth; carpenter; m. Lydia Weeks 1707 Yarmouth |
| ●Eunice Hatch | 1721 | L2KQ-R2V | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Hatch branch) — Falmouth |
| ●Dorcas Hatch | 1723 | MFD8-MKD | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Hatch branch) — Falmouth |
| ●Joseph Childs | 1724 | KZXY-3TN | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Childs branch) — Falmouth |
| ●Susannah Childs | 1746 | K8BV-PBN | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Childs branch) — Falmouth |
| ●Abner Hinckley | 1747 | KHK5-PKX | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Hinckley branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Edmond Hinkley | 1719 | K2JG-W1X | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Hinckley branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Sarah Howland | 1722 | LCVR-NJS | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Howland branch) — Barnstable |
| ●John Jenkins | 1709 | GQKC-28G | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Jenkins branch) — Falmouth |
| ●James Jenkins | 1735 | GWZX-1MP | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Jenkins branch) — Falmouth |
| ●Ebenezer Cobb | 1726 | LZN8-XWK | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Cobb branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Huldah Cobb | 1755 | LZN8-636 | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Cobb branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Jacob Lovell | 1724 | LRWJ-KC4 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Lovell branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Hannah Lovell | 1752 | KN74-T82 | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Lovell branch) — Barnstable |
| ●Hezekiah Marchant | 1713 | G83V-NWM | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Marchant branch) — Yarmouth |
| ●James Marchant | 1743 | LHZR-2ZR | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Marchant branch) — Yarmouth |
| ●Elizabeth Crowell | 1714 | GJXQ-6M2 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Crowell branch) — Yarmouth |
| ●Mercy Price | 1737 | 2MKR-21N | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Falmouth |
| ●Mehitabel Robinson | 1701 | MF86-RXB | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Falmouth |
| ●Hannah Fuller | 1711 | LZTR-GVV | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Barnstable |
| ●Elizabeth Jennings | 1701 | L41H-CZW | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Sandwich |
| ●Hannah Lumbert | 1726 | GHMX-PQ6 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Barnstable |
| ●Mary Smith | 1731 | LZN8-D1G | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Barnstable |
| ●Rebecca Green | 1710 | L7VM-LS4 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Green branch) — Boston |
Worcester County: The Winter & Aldrich Lines
Rachael Winter Swift’s mother was Fanny Harrison Winter. The Winter family lived in Uxbridge and Mendon in Worcester County, inland from the coast. Through the Aldrich and Chamberlain families, these lines connect to the earliest settlers of the Blackstone Valley.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●William Winter | 1757 | KHQ9-ZWY | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Winter branch) — Uxbridge |
| ●Christopher Winter | 1713 | L4Q3-VXN | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Winter branch) — Mendon |
| ●Ruth Aldrich | 1716 | L76G-5T2 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Aldrich branch) — Mendon |
| ●Anna Chamberlain | 1759 | K895-NBS | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Chamberlain branch) — Northbridge |
| ●John Chamberlain | 1720 | LCT7-JB4 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Chamberlain branch) — Roxbury |
| ●Mary Wood | 1727 | KLC5-RHJ | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Wood branch) — Hopkinton |
| ●John Wood | 1707 | G9C3-ZJ8 | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Wood branch) — Framingham |
| ●Mary Howe | 1709 | 2CS6-R3C | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Howe branch) — Framingham |
The Peckham Line: Rhode Island
The Peckhams were a prominent Rhode Island family. Through the Peckham line you connect to the Mayflower passengers, to the Barber family of Kingston, and to the earliest colonial settlements of Rhode Island.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Mary Peckham | 7 Aug 1792 | LR79-JWN | 4th great-grandmother via the Peckham line |
| ●Capt. Barber Peckham | ~1756 | M2WB-3BG | 5th great-grandfather via the Peckham line — S. Kingstown RI |
| ●Timothy Peckham | 6 Nov 1734 | LCPL-DY5 | 6th great-grandfather via the Peckham line |
| ●Reuben Peckham | 15 Jul 1709 | LZCG-9RK | 7th great-grandfather via the Peckham line — Dartmouth |
| ●Patience Hathaway | 1710 | LZCG-9RM | 9th great-grandmother via the Peckham line — Dartmouth |
| ●Timothy Peckham | 5 Aug 1681 | K89D-CF6 | 8th great-grandfather via the Peckham line |
| ●John Peckham II | Oct 1645 | KZGF-4D7 | 9th great-grandfather via the Peckham line |
Related research
Captain Benjamin Peckham — Revolutionary War officer, Olney’s Rhode Island Continental Battalion. Direct line extinct 1848. Collateral descent documented through Benoni Gardiner (MRCA).
Rhode Island: The Barber, Westcott & Tefft Families
Through the Peckham line, the family connects to some of the earliest settlers of South Kingstown, Warwick, and Block Island. The Barber, Westcott, and Tefft families were among the founding generation of Rhode Island colony. Stukely Westcott(~1592–1677), one of the original thirteen settlers of Providence with Roger Williams, is the patriarch of the Westcott line.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Elizabeth Westcott | ~1760 | KNWZ-LNK | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Westcott branch) — Block Island |
| ●Caleb Westcott | 1716 | LCTK-QTJ | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Westcott branch) — Warwick |
| ●Hannah Gardiner | 1723 | LCJR-J7W | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Gardiner branch) — Kingston |
| ●Mary Barber | ~1736 | LHPC-TPD | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Barber branch) — S. Kingstown |
| ●Benjamin Barber | 1707 | KN8L-138 | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift line (Barber branch) — Kingston |
| ●Mary Tefft | 1708 | LCDH-V53 | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift line (Tefft branch) — Newport |
| ●Mary Hill | 1701 | G9PG-VQX | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift line — Westerly |
Additional Verified Ancestors
Surfaced from the archive CSV audit (April 2026). Each ancestor has two or more sourced records in FamilySearch and traces back through the Perry/Swift maternal line to Francis Swift Perry.
| Name | Born | PID | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Huldah Cobb Hinckley | 1808 | K6QR-BYQ | 3rd great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Margaret Bartoleny | 1815 | G9L4-NX2 | 3rd great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Marshal Hinckley | 1779 | LHB2-CGR | 4th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Eunice Marchant | 1779 | LZW3-DX8 | 4th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Sarah Howland | 1722 | LCVR-NJS | 6th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Jonathan Price | 1695 | LR51-WDP | 6th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Thomas Cobb | 1683 | LHTW-CB9 | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Hannah Fuller | 1711 | LZTR-GVV | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Isaac Howland Junior | 1689 | LZDV-9ZK | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Matthias Smith | 1697 | LZTR-GV5 | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Ann | ? | G4RN-4ZB | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Rachel Stone | 1687 | LHVH-L5D | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Seth Crowell | 1690 | L5FG-N4N | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Timothy Robinson | 1671 | LRCM-576 | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Deliverance Hamlin | 1698 | LC2Q-GMV | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joshua Lumbert | 1688 | L7CD-6K5 | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joseph Childs | 1699 | LC2Q-L1V | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lydia Weeks | 1687 | LZGK-8PL | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Experience Weeks | 1677 | MF86-RRT | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Thomas Hatch | 1685 | LKKM-6L8 | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Benjamin Hinckley | 1694 | LZLW-MPK | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mercy Nickerson | 1694 | MFZX-QG2 | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Abigail Whetstone | 1680 | MVRD-DJH | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Ebenezer Hatch | 1670 | MZN4-YZB | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mary Cathcart | 1690 | LKKM-6LZ | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Samuel Marchant | 1683 | LZZ3-8BD | 7th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joanna Gage | 1688 | LYSS-QY9 | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lydia Hatch | 1699 | MY75-K1B | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Hannah | 1690 | MFZV-4K5 | 7th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joseph Smith | 1667 | LYG3-TWY | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Deborah | 1652 | L64R-29B | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Jonathan Hatch Sr. | 1625 | L14W-D21 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Isaac John Jennings | 1677 | KNZG-WXT | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Sarah Rowley | 1625 | MVTY-M6G | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Anne Fuller | 1669 | LVXC-QP9 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Rose Goodspeed | 1680 | LH57-NYR | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lieut. John Fuller Jr. | 1689 | KNSS-DDC | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Thankful Gorham | 1690 | L7C9-1XN | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Anne Taylor | 1664 | GCVZ-BLW | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Samuel Cobb | 1654 | LTZ4-8PW | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Hopestill Bullock | 1659 | L1QK-FY1 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Isaac Howland | 1659 | LBY9-DS1 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Elizabeth | 1651 | GL7Z-4F5 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Thomas Hatch | 1650 | LZBP-J84 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joshua Lambert | 1660 | LDTH-V6C | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mercy 'Mary' Robinson | 1647 | LH8F-MG8 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●William Weeks Jr. | 1645 | LZ9C-MDB | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●John Robinson | 1640 | LJR8-GPH | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Rebecca Jones | 1641 | GKRJ-F7G | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Samuel Hatch | 1659 | LRQN-KJT | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Elizabeth Crocker | 1660 | L7H3-NSB | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Elizabeth Taylor | 1655 | GF5H-X9K | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●James Hamblen | 1669 | L5T3-J93 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Phebe Coleman | 1674 | LYBQ-711 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Richard Childs | 1649 | L2TZ-73V | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Benjamin Hinckley | 1666 | L7HR-TDD | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Sarah Cobb | 1666 | L66T-RVC | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Elizabeth Weeks | 1647 | MC92-82H | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Abigail Codman | 1654 | LCVM-Y44 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Ruth Lewes | 1660 | LH5T-L48 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Matthew Stone | 1660 | LHN3-NXF | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Rachel Pond | 1658 | LLH9-3D8 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mary Parker | 1658 | LZPW-H4W | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●John Whiston Jr | 1647 | L5JM-QV4 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Abishai Marchant | 1650 | LZ6T-9B2 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Hannah Lambert | 1663 | M4WM-R42 | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Elizabeth Lombard | 1663 | GC4S-8TB | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mary Bangs | 1671 | LBHQ-LQJ | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lydia Howland | 1670 | 9CJY-QYC | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lydia Young | 1672 | GVGQ-9ZH | 8th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Benjamin Gage | 1658 | L5RC-L8N | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Robert Gershom Cathcart | 1673 | 27HS-GH5 | 8th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mary Otis | 1653 | 9QZD-PJR | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Mary Wallen | 1628 | 9QJH-Q4N | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●John Gorham Jr | 1651 | LRSP-CGP | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Robert Parker | 1630 | LVSK-445 | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Thomas Jones | 1602 | 9W42-VLD | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●John Goodspeed Sr. | 1645 | L5FR-15R | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Experience Holley | 1644 | LCTF-QH7 | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●John Jennings | 1645 | MHKW-CSL | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Ruhama Turner | 1645 | L89L-Z5S | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Hannah Morton | 1659 | L3XJ-TZG | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Sarah James | 1636 | MN7W-53F | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Ruth | 1626 | LYXS-J5P | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Lord Thomas Cathcart | 1648 | LZGJ-ZJR | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●James Greene | 1610 | LZ4X-D24 | 9th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Margaret Haywood | 1610 | 9VMG-DCX | 9th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Joyce | 1600 | L2RJ-P8B | 10th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Alan Cathcart | 1628 | GCRW-V6R | 10th great-grandfather via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Marion Boswell | 1619 | GVRJ-KPW | 10th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |
| ●Jean Colquhoun | 1607 | LY3X-FPK | 11th great-grandmother via the Swift maternal line to John, Perry, and Patrick |