Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 24 June 1712.
Place of Burial: Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, Wales. (St Idloes).
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Philip Swancott.
Mother: Bridget Norris.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Ann Mills.
Richard is named in the will of Ann Mill’s father, John Mills. Philip and Jonathan’s mother is recorded as Ann in their baptism records.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Bridget Swancott married Andrew Breeze 27 May 1683 in Llanidloes.
Philip Swancott (baptized 19 February 1663 in Llanwyddelan, Montgomeryshire - buried 13 September 1715 in Llanidloes) married Elizabeth.
Jonathan Swancott (baptized 9 February 1665 in Llanwyddelan, Montgomeryshire - buried 19 September 1729 in Llanidloes) married Jane.
Samuel Swancott (baptized 18 May 1668 in Llanidloes - buried 20 June 1670 in Llanidloes).
Samuel Swancott (baptized 6 April 1671 in Llanidloes).
Ann Swancott (baptized 29 August 1673 in Llanidloes - buried 8 September 1673 in Llanidloes).
Benjamin Swancott (baptized 17 November 1675 in Llanidloes).
Anne Swancott (baptized 28 April 1678 in Llanidloes) married (1) someone surnamed Jones; married (2) John Humphreys 27 August 1714 in Llanidloes.
William Swancott (baptized 28 April 1678 in Llanidloes) married Bridget.
Commentary
Richard’s parentage:
Richard was buried in Llanidloes and most of his children were baptized there. Baptisms for a Richard Swancott do not appear in indexes of the registers in the area in the period, but there seem to have been two Richard Swancotts active at the right time – one in Trefeglwys and one in Llandiloes. Both had children baptized in the 1660s and both are named in their fathers’ wills.
Clearly it makes sense to assume that the Richard named as a son in the1673 will of Richard Swancott of Trefeglwys was the Richard who lived in Trefeglwys 1660s and 1670s, and the Richard named as a son in the 1672 will of Phillip Swancott of Llanidloes was the Richard who lived in Llandiloes in the 1660s and 1670s.
There is an additional reason to prefer Philip as the father of the Richard of this page. Phillip’s wife was named Bridget, and the Richard of this page had a daughter named Bridget.
Phillip’s wife Bridget is named in the 1643 will of Ellis Norris of Tregynon as “my daughter Bridget Swancott”. (The brother-in-law Richard Wilson named in Phillip’s will was the husband of his sister.)
References
Montgomeryshire Baptisms. A transcription by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. Digital copy on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 24 December 2017.
Montgomeryshire Burials. A transcription by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. Digital copy on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed on 24 December 2017.
Will of Ellis Norris, gentleman of Tregynon, Montgomeryshire. Proved 1645 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of John Mills, yeoman of Llandinam, Montgomeryshire. Proved 1671 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
Will of Philip Swancott, proved 1672, Diocese of Bangor.Digital copy at the National Library of Wales: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/269061