| 2. | Thomas Sweetnam, 1820 Settler was born in 1774 in Warbleton, Sussex. England (son of Thomas Sweetnam and Mary Kemp); died on 19 Oct 1857 in Zuiwerfontein, Post Retief, Winterberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 22 Oct 1857 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
- 1820 Lineage: Yes
- Settler ID: 744
- Name: Thomas Sweetnam 1820
- Occupation: a Wheelwright
- Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Notes:
SWEETNAM in AE Makin and SWEETMAN in MD Nash
THOMAS AND JANET (JAN E ) SWEETNAM AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
THOMAS SWEETNAM, wheelwright, aged 46, end his wife JANE, aged 39, were residents of Deal, Kent, when they signed up to come to South Africa with William Menzies* Party in 1820. This Kent Party of 51 was also known as the Dover Party because their leader William Menzies end his wife Mary were from Dover.
The ship "Weymouth" left Portsmouth in January, 1820, and arrived in Algoa Bay during May, 1820.
Thomas and Jane were accompanied by their four children, MARY born 1803, who came out as Mrs. George Hayward, JAMES born 1812, HANNAH born 1815 and RUTH born 1817. Their fifth child, RICHARD, was born during the voyage on the 7th April, 1820.
Menzies' Party was located on the upper Kareiga River, next to John Parkin's Party of thirty from Devonshire.
In 1821, soon after the party arrived in the Kareiga valley, William Menzies died at "Devonshire Farm", aged 29, leaving his young wife Mary, a widow. (On the 4th February, 1822, at Grahamstown, Mary Menzies née Whitnall, was married to Benjamin Patrick, widower, of Salem.)
After the death of William Menzies, Thomas Sweetnam took charge of the party. The area is known as "Sweetnams Post".
Thomas Sweetnam was born in Warbleton, Sussex, in 1773 or 1774, son of Thomas Sweetnam and Mary Kemp. During the Napoleonic Wars, 1802-1615, Thomas served in the Royal Navy. He was a Warrant Qfficer on H.M.S. Orion at the battle of Trafalgar, 21.10.1805, and also fought at Copenhagen, Cape St. Vincent and The Nile.
While temporarily released from the Royal Navy during the Peace of Amiens, he married, on the 26th December, 1802, JANET (JANE) BARTDN, daughter of Thomas Barton and Mary Barton of Wartllng, Sussex. Jane was born 12th April, 1780, and christened on 8th June, 1781, at Wartling, Sussex.
Two more children were born to Thomas and Jane Sweetnam, both at Sweetnam's Post on the Kareiga River. THOMAS, born on 15th August, 1822, and BENJAMIN, born on 19th March, 1826,
About 1832-1833, Thomas Sweetnam and family left the Kareiga and settled at Post Retief in the Winterberg, Fort Beaufort district. The name of their farm was "Zuiwerfontein".
Thomas Sweetnam died in October, 1857. His widow, Jane Sweetnam died in September, 1867. A tombstone marks their grave In the Church-yard at Post Retief.
Extracts "8uriels Register", of St. John the Evangelist Church, Post Retief, Parish of Winterberg, Division off Fort Beaufort : Thomas Sweetnam, of Zuiwerfontein, Winterberg, buried 22nd October, 1857, 82 years, died 19th October, 1857. Jane Sweetnam, of Zuiwerfontoin, buried 21st September, 1867, 8B years 5 months.
Fort Beaufort, is an important And progressive centre. The town is surrounded by the Kat and Brak Rivers, situated south of the Winterberg. The old Fort, built in 1822 and still preserved, was an important military centre in the Kaffir Wars of 1837 and 1846.
Post Retief, a farming area in the Winterberg, north of Fort Beaufort, surrounded by mountains, and named after Piet Retief the Voortrekker Leader who was murdered by the Zulu King, Dlngaan, on the 6th February, 1838. Post Retief was an important military post during the kaffir wars - some of the buildings and walls of the Post are still standing today.
SWEETNAM in AE Makin and SWEETMAN in MD Nash
THOMAS AND JANET (JAN E ) SWEETNAM AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
THOMAS SWEETNAM, wheelwright, aged 46, end his wife JANE, aged 39, were residents of Deal, Kent, when they signed up to come to South Africa with William Menzies* Party in 1820. This Kent Party of 51 was also known as the Dover Party because their leader William Menzies end his wife Mary were from Dover.
The ship "Weymouth" left Portsmouth in January, 1820, and arrived in Algoa Bay during May, 1820.
Thomas and Jane were accompanied by their four children, MARY born 1803, who came out as Mrs. George Hayward, JAMES born 1812, HANNAH born 1815 and RUTH born 1817. Their fifth child, RICHARD, was born during the voyage on the 7th April, 1820.
Menzies' Party was located on the upper Kareiga River, next to John Parkin's Party of thirty from Devonshire.
In 1821, soon after the party arrived in the Kareiga valley, William Menzies died at "Devonshire Farm", aged 29, leaving his young wife Mary, a widow. (On the 4th February, 1822, at Grahamstown, Mary Menzies née Whitnall, was married to Benjamin Patrick, widower, of Salem.)
After the death of William Menzies, Thomas Sweetnam took charge of the party. The area is known as "Sweetnams Post".
Thomas Sweetnam was born in Warbleton, Sussex, in 1773 or 1774, son of Thomas Sweetnam and Mary Kemp. During the Napoleonic Wars, 1802-1615, Thomas served in the Royal Navy. He was a Warrant Qfficer on H.M.S. Orion at the battle of Trafalgar, 21.10.1805, and also fought at Copenhagen, Cape St. Vincent and The Nile.
While temporarily released from the Royal Navy during the Peace of Amiens, he married, on the 26th December, 1802, JANET (JANE) BARTDN, daughter of Thomas Barton and Mary Barton of Wartllng, Sussex. Jane was born 12th April, 1780, and christened on 8th June, 1781, at Wartling, Sussex.
Two more children were born to Thomas and Jane Sweetnam, both at Sweetnam's Post on the Kareiga River. THOMAS, born on 15th August, 1822, and BENJAMIN, born on 19th March, 1826,
About 1832-1833, Thomas Sweetnam and family left the Kareiga and settled at Post Retief in the Winterberg, Fort Beaufort district. The name of their farm was "Zuiwerfontein".
Thomas Sweetnam died in October, 1857. His widow, Jane Sweetnam died in September, 1867. A tombstone marks their grave In the Church-yard at Post Retief.
Extracts "8uriels Register", of St. John the Evangelist Church, Post Retief, Parish of Winterberg, Division off Fort Beaufort : Thomas Sweetnam, of Zuiwerfontein, Winterberg, buried 22nd October, 1857, 82 years, died 19th October, 1857. Jane Sweetnam, of Zuiwerfontoin, buried 21st September, 1867, 8B years 5 months.
Fort Beaufort, is an important And progressive centre. The town is surrounded by the Kat and Brak Rivers, situated south of the Winterberg. The old Fort, built in 1822 and still preserved, was an important military centre in the Kaffir Wars of 1837 and 1846.
Post Retief, a farming area in the Winterberg, north of Fort Beaufort, surrounded by mountains, and named after Piet Retief the Voortrekker Leader who was murdered by the Zulu King, Dlngaan, on the 6th February, 1838. Post Retief was an important military post during the kaffir wars - some of the buildings and walls of the Post are still standing today.
There are records of other possible children of Thomas Sweetman and Jane:
Thomas b 1 Jul 1803 in Burwash, Sussex
Jane b 3 Apr 1806 in Burwash, Sussex
William b 7. Apr 1808 in Burwash, Sussex
Settler:
Menezes' party on the Weymouth
Thomas married Jane Barton, 1820 Settler on 20 Dec 1802 in Wartling Parish Church,Wartling, Sussex, England. Jane (daughter of Thomas Barton and Mary, - wife of Thomas Barton) was born on 12 Apr 1780 in Wartling, Sussex, England; was christened on 8 Jun 1781 in Wartling, Sussex, England; died in Sep 1867; was buried on 21 Sep 1867 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1815 - 1849 (34 years)
Jane Barton, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Apr 1780 in Wartling, Sussex, England; was christened on 8 Jun 1781 in Wartling, Sussex, England (daughter of Thomas Barton and Mary, - wife of Thomas Barton); died in Sep 1867; was buried on 21 Sep 1867 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa. 
