Heman Swift (October 14, 1733 – November 12, 1814) was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, known as General Washington's Colonel.
Conn History records him as having married four wives, one of which, as Mrs. Sarah Jay) was the grandmother of Ruth Robinson Calhoun, while his daughter, Dennis Swift, by another wife, became the mother of Hon.
In relation to General Swift we find the following beautiful tribute to his memory, on pp.
406 and 407, third volume of "Travels in New England and New York," by Timothy Dwight, S. T. D., LL.D., late president of Yale College, 1822: "Cornwall is particularly distinguished for being the residence of Hon.
He was distinguished for native strength of mind, regularly directed to practical and useful objects, and he solicitously sought improvement from the sources which were within his reach.
In this manner he acquired extensively that knowledge which fits a man to be serviceable to his fellowmen.
As a councillor, he was wise, he was humble, sincere, upright, generous, charitable, and eminently pious.