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Sweet Family History
Sweet Genealogy & Family TreeSweet is an English name from Somerset, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English swete and referred to someone who was knowing for being gentle and kind. The earliest known ancestor--Wilmund Svote--was recorded in 1179.
Other spellings include "Swete," "Sweete," "Sweit," and "Sweett." Notable people with the surname include Samoan-Australian boxer Apollo Sweet, American illustrator Darrell K. Sweet (The Wheel of Time, Xanth, The Chronicles of Thomas the Unbeliever), and American musician Michael Sweet (Stryper). The first Sweet to come to America was Robert Sweet in Virginia in 1623.
Sweet Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Alice Sweet -- --, 1903 March 9, 1989 New York
- Catherine Sweet -- --, 1773 December 0, 1850 Virginia
- Hardy Sweet -- --, 1914 June 8, 1974 Missouri
- Lydia Sweet -- --, 1728 December 0, 1808 Rhode Island
- Mary Sweet -- --, 1720 April 19, 1762 Rhode Island
Sweet Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Joan EMPTYNUL Sweet -- --, 1550 England
- James EMPTYNUL Sweet -- --, 1687 July 19, 1751 Rhode Island
- Johnathan EMPTYNUL Sweet -- --, 1750 Rhode Island
- Peleg EMPTYNUL Sweet -- --, 1758 December 9, 1825 Emptynul
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Sweet -- --, 1685 December 0, 1699 Emptynul
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