James Sutton1

b. 10 September 1770, d. 2 June 1821
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Reverend James Sutton2,1
Mother*Hannah Cox2,1
Birth*10 September 1770James Sutton was born on 10 September 1770 in that part of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, that would later be set off to create Washington County.2 
Marriage*25 August 1801He married first Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Nathaniel Bell and Mary Timmons, on 25 August 1801 in Hamilton County, Ohio.2 
(Husband) DeathJames became a widower when Elizabeth (Bell) Sutton died leaving him with their six young children: Jacob, Isaac, Jane, Rhodah, Elizabeth and James.2 
Marriage*21 June 1812He married second, as her first husband, Nancy Heaton, daughter of Ebenezer Heaton and Joannah Sutton, on 21 June 1812 in Butler County, Ohio.1,2 
Children*Nancy and James had three more children together: Hannah, Ebenezer Heaton, and Daniel.2,1 
Death*2 June 1821He probably died on 2 June 1821 in Ohio or Indiana at age 503,4 
Burial* and his buried was thought to be around Macy, Miami County, Ohio.2 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Bell

Family 2

 Nancy Heaton b. 1790, d. 1865

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 10, page 381. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Sutton, Memorial# 9257487. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Sutton, Memorial# 9257487, noting his death on 2 June 1821 at either Butler County, Ohio or Miami County, Indiana.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, page 381, noting his death on 9 October 1826 in Indiana.

Reverend James Sutton1

Family
Marriage*He married Hannah Cox.1,2 

Family

 Hannah Cox
Child 1.James Sutton1,2 b. 10 Sep 1770, d. 2 Jun 1821

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Sutton, Memorial# 9257487. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 10, page 381. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Joannah Sutton1

b. 21 May 1761, d. April 1837
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Abraham Sutton1
Mother*Mary Chenowith1
Birth*21 May 1761Joannah Sutton was born on 21 May 1761 near what later became Somerset County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*between 1777 and 1778She married Ebenezer Heaton, son of Daniel Heaton and Ruth Wadsworth, between 1777 and 1778.1 
Census US 1810*1810Joannah was likely enumerated on the 1810 census in the household of her husband Ebenezer Heaton in East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The household consisted of 5 people, 1 free white male aged 45 and over, 1 free white female aged 26 thru 44, 2 free white males under 10, and 1 free white female aged 10 thru 15.2 
(Wife) Death12 January 1837Joannah became a widow when Ebenezer Heaton died on 12 January 1837.3 
Death*April 1837She died three months later in April 1837 in Waterloo Township at age 751 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in a remote cemetery in Waterloo Township. The cemetery still existed in 1999 and was reported to be "very over run and unkept". No grave markers remained for Eben and Joannah.1 

Family

 Ebenezer Heaton b. 18 Jun 1750, d. 12 Jan 1837
Children 1.Abraham Heaton1 b. 12 May 1779, d. 12 Sep 1849
 2.Daniel Heaton1 b. 27 Aug 1780, d. 14 Jan 1863
 3.Mary Heaton4 b. 24 Jan 1782, d. 18 Aug 1858
 4.Ebenezer Heaton Jr.1 b. 30 May 1787, d. 15 Apr 1868
 5.Nancy Heaton1 b. 1790, d. 1865
 6.David Fox Heaton1 b. 30 Jun 1792, d. 3 Nov 1871
 7.Eli Heaton1 b. 18 Nov 1794, d. 22 Apr 1870
 8.Asa Heaton1 b. 17 Mar 1797, d. 16 Mar 1857
 9.John Heaton1 b. 1800
 10.Joseph W. Heaton1 b. 6 Jun 1806, d. 25 May 1872
 11.Hannah Heaton1 b. 18 Jan 1808, d. 7 Mar 1884

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 10, page 380. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ebenezer Heaton, East Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: 57; Page: 88; Image: 00094; Family History Library Film: 0193683. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 4, pages 122-123.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, pages 380-381.

John Sutton1

Family

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Sutton+1 b. 1662

Citations

  1. [S1250] George S. Mann, Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America : genealogy of the descendants of Richard Mann of Scituate, Mass., preceded by English family records, and an account of the Wrentham, Rehoboth, Boston, Lexington, Virginia and other branches of the Manns who settled in this country, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1884), Richard Man and his Descendants, pages 63-65. Hereinafter cited as Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America.

Mary Sutton1

b. 18 October 1878, d. February 1971
Family
Father*Albert E. Sutton2,3 b. 1 Jan 1844, d. 6 Apr 1925
Mother*Alvira Ralston2,3 b. 1844, d. 12 Aug 1883
Birth*18 October 1878Mary Sutton was born on 18 October 1878 in Canton, Jackson County, Iowa.1,2 
Marriage*23 February 1902She married Arthur D. Mackrill, son of Joel Zane Mackrill and Caroline Holt, on 23 February 1902 in Onslow, Jones County, Iowa.2 
Census US 1940*29 April 1940Mary and Arthur D. Mackrill were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 29 April 1940 at 412 16th Street, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Arthur was 59 years of age and managed the apartment house the couple owned and lived in. It was valued at $1,000, and Arthur had worked 50 hours the week before the census was taken, and 50 weeks in 1939. Mary was 60 years of age and did their home housework. They each had completed their educations through the 8th grade of elementary school, had income from other sources, and had lived in the same place on 1 April 1935.4 
Residence*1942Arthur D. Mackrill and his wife, Mary, were listed at 414 16th Street in the City Directories of Sioux City , Iowa for the years of 1942 and 1943. In the listing for 1942, Arthur's occupation was reported as District Supervisor for the Monumental Sales and Manufacturing Company of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Builders of Sunburst Memorials.5,6 
(Wife) Death2 August 1943Mary became a widow when Arthur D. Mackrill died on 2 August 1943 at age 63.7 
Residence1944For the years of 1944 through 1948, Mary B. Mackrill was listed as the widow of Arthur D., usually at 414 16th Street, in the City Directories of Sioux City , Iowa. In the directories published for 1945 and 1947, her residence address was reported as 412 and 414 16th Street, and we believe she owned both apartment houses. In the directory for 1948, her residence was published as 412 16th and then, beginning with the census of 1950, she again resided at 414 16th Street.8,9,10,11,12 
Census US 1950*20 April 1950Mary was enumerated as the head of her household, with Jessie Welsh as her lodger, on the 1950 census taken on 20 April 1950 at 414 16th Street, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. Mary was a widow, 72 years of age, had lived in the same house the previous year, and was keeping house. She had completed her education through the 8th grade of Junior High, had no occupation, and in 1949 had received $3,000 from interest, dividends, pensions, rents or other income aside from employment earnings. Her lodger, Jessie Welsh, was 45 years of age, divorced, and worked as a waitress in a coffee shop. She had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken.13,12 
Residence1950 From 1950 through 1958, the last year we have of the publications, she was listed as Mary B. Mackrill, widow of Arthur, her residence consistently at 414 16th Street in the City Directories for Sioux City, Iowa.14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 
Death*February 1971She died in February 1971 at age 92.1 

Family

 Arthur D. Mackrill b. 6 May 1880, d. 2 Aug 1943

Citations

  1. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Mary Mackrill, last address in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA, born on 18 October 1878 and died in February 1971. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  2. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Arthur D Mackrill, age 22, his first marriage, born in Onslow, Iowa, son of J Z Mackrill and Carrie Holt, married Mary Sutton, age 23, her first marriage, born in Canton, Iowa, daughter of Albert Sutton and Alvia Ralston, on 23 February 1902 in Jones, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947.
  3. [S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Albert E. and Elvira Sutton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 348; Page: 378C; Enumeration District: 332. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur D. and Mary Mackrill, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01215; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 97-60C. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Arthur D. Mackrill (Mary), District Supervisor for Monumental Sales and Manufacturing Company of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Builders of Sunburst Memorials, 414 16th, Telephone 8-6987, residence also at 414 16th , Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1942. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
  6. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Arthur D. Mackrill (Mary), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1943.
  7. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Daily Times, (Davenport, Iowa), Friday, 6 August 1943, page 4, under headline, "Dillon Mackrill Rites Are Held in Onslow", reporting his death at age 63 on Monday, 2 August 1943 at his home in Sioux City, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Mackrill, husband of Mary Sutton who survives, married in 1903. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  8. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1944.
  9. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 412-414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1945.
  10. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 412-414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1947.
  11. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Dillon), home at 412 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1948.
  12. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary B. Mackrill, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 2313; Sheet Number: 28; Enumeration District: 103-56. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Jessie Welsh as a lodger in the household of Mary B. Mackrill, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 2313; Sheet Number: 28; Enumeration District: 103-56.
  14. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of A. D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1950.
  15. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1952.
  16. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1953.
  17. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1954.
  18. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1955.
  19. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of A. D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1956.
  20. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1957.
  21. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mary B. Mackrill (widow of Arthur D.), home at 414 16th, Sioux City, Iowa, USA in the Sioux City, Iowa, City Directory, 1958.

Matilda Sutton1

b. 1870
Family
Father*Daniel Sutton1 b. 1821
Mother*Susan Ann Coghill1 b. 28 Mar 1840, d. 20 Jun 1919
Birth*1870Matilda Sutton was born about 1870 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188029 June 1880Matilda was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 29 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Marion, Lawrence County, Indiana. She was 10 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel and Susan Sutton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: 292; Page: 429C; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Susan M. Sutton1

b. 1875
Family
Father*Daniel Sutton1 b. 1821
Mother*Susan Ann Coghill1 b. 28 Mar 1840, d. 20 Jun 1919
Birth*1875Susan M. Sutton was born about 1875 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 188029 June 1880Susan M. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 29 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Marion, Lawrence County, Indiana. She was 5 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel and Susan Sutton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: 292; Page: 429C; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Thomas B. Sutton1

b. 1878
Family
Father*Daniel Sutton1 b. 1821
Mother*Susan Ann Coghill1 b. 28 Mar 1840, d. 20 Jun 1919
Birth*1878Thomas B. Sutton was born about 1878 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 188029 June 1880Thomas B. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 29 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Marion, Lawrence County, Indiana. He was 2 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel and Susan Sutton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Lawrence, Indiana; Roll: 292; Page: 429C; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Elna Svendsen1

Family
Marriage*11 April 1908She married Martin Hansen on 11 April 1908 in Hamilton County, Nebraska. They were married by a Danish Lutheran Minister.1,2 

Family

 Martin Hansen
Child 1.Verna M. Hansen1 b. 28 Jul 1913, d. 7 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Verna M. (Hansen) Andersen, Memorial# 80803235. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 April 1908 in Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA, of Martin Hansen of Marquette, Hamilton County, age 28, born about 1880 in Denmark, son of Hans Oleson and Christina Anderson, and Miss Elna Svendsen of Hamilton County, age 22, born about 1886 in Denmark, daughter of Nels Johannes Svendsen and Serena Jensen, recorded in Hamilton County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.

Mary Swalden1

Family
Marriage*She married James Puffer.1 

Family

 James Puffer
Child 1.Richard Puffer+1 b. 14 Mar 1657, d. b 21 Feb 1724

Citations

  1. [S621] Edward Franklin Everett, Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: privately printed, 1902), First Generation, pages 9-20. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham.

J. N. Swallow1

Family
Marriage*He married, as her second husband, Elizabeth (Lindsey) Heaton.1 
Relocation*Elizabeth and J. N. moved to Ohio.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Lindsey b. 6 Feb 1801

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 286-287. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Major James Swan1

Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__.1 
(Husband) Will1783Major James Swan's wife, Elizabeth Swan, was a beneficiary in the will of William Dennie. The will was probated in 1783 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), and Mrs. Swan received a large part of Mr. Dennie's property.1 

Family

 Elizabeth __?__

Citations

  1. [S932] Harold Milton Ellis Ph. D., "Joseph Dennie and His Circle: a Study in American Literature from 1792 to 1812", Bulletin of the University of Texas 40 (15 Jul 1915): Chapter I, pages 9-16. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Dennie and His Circle."

James Mosley Swaney1

b. 11 June 1846, d. 12 January 1917
Family
Birth*11 June 1846James Mosley Swaney was born on 11 June 1846 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Catherine McCarty, daughter of Charles McCarty and Ellen Sullivan.1,2 
Death*12 January 1917He died on 12 January 1917 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, at age 701 
Burial* and was buried in Section 1, Lot 8 of St. James Cemetery, Crossingville, Crawford County.1 

Family

 Catherine McCarty b. 2 Apr 1850, d. 27 Mar 1923

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Mosley Swaney, Memorial# 29879032. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (McCarty) Swaney, Memorial# 29879017.

George Washington Swartzlander1

Family
Marriage*He married Catherine Snyder, daughter of John Snyder and Hannah Catherine Jacoby.1 

Family

 Catherine Snyder b. 6 Aug 1817

Citations

  1. [S2089] Henry Sylvester Jacoby, The Jacoby family genealogy : a record of the descendants of the pioneer, Peter Jacoby, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Press, 1930), Chapter VIII. The Fourth Generation, #115. Hannah Catherine Jacoby, pages 196-197. Hereinafter cited as The Jacoby family genealogy : a record of the descendants of the pioneer, Peter Jacoby, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Francis Swayne1

d. 30 November 1721
Family
Birth*Francis Swayne was born in Binfield, Berkshire, England.1,2,3 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Milton in England.4 
Religion*1704Elizabeth and Francis Swayne, with their son William Swayne, became Quakers about the year 1704.4 
Relocation*The family moved from Bienfield to East Hampstead Park, Berkshire, for a few years, before immigrating to America.4 
Immigration*Elizabeth and Francis Swayne, with all of their five younger children, immigrated to America about a year and a half after their eldest son William, in 1708, had immigrated to Pennsylvania. The family landed on the Delaware River at New Castle, Pennsylvania.4 
Residence*12 September 1711The family was reunited with William in Pennsylvania, and they went to what would become the township of East Marlborough, Chester County, where, by a deed of conveyance to Francis Swayne dated 12 September 1711, the family settled on about 425 acres of uncultivated wilderness land.4 
Religion*Francis and his son William were both prominent and active members of the Society of Friends.4 
Land Transfer*8 November 1717Francis conveyed to his son William, by deed dated 8 November 1717, 195 acres of his original purchase at East Marlborough.5 
Death*30 November 1721He died on 30 November 1721 at East Marlborough.6 

Family

 Elizabeth Milton
Child 1.William Swayne+1 b. 30 Mar 1689, d. 1735

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 189-190. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1454] Norman Walton Swayne, compiler, The Descendants of Francis Swayne and others, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1921), page 44. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Francis Swayne.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Swayne, pages 731-734. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "9th mo. 8, 1717" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  6. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "1721, 9th mo. 30th" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.

Samuel Swayne1

b. 13 February 1730/31
Family
Father*William Swayne1 b. 30 Mar 1689, d. 1735
Mother*Elizabeth Dell1 b. 1 Aug 1697, d. 1743
Birth*13 February 1730/31Samuel Swayne was born on 13 February 1730/31 at East Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2 
(Grandson) Will31 October 1749Samuel was named in the will of his grandfather, Thomas Dell Sr., dated 31 October 1749 in Ridley. In the will, he bequeathed his dwelling house and outbuildings with the land around them, where he lived, and about 108 acres to his wife, during her life, after which his grandsons, Thomas Swayne and Samuel Swayne, were to have the use of them for 25 years, and at the expiration of that term, they were to be divided between the two daughters, Sarah Dell and Mary Dell, of his son Thomas, deceased.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Swayne, pages 731-735. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "12, 13, 1730" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December, of 1730/31.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 158-160. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 189-190.

Thomas Swayne1

b. 19 November 1726
Family
Father*William Swayne1 b. 30 Mar 1689, d. 1735
Mother*Elizabeth Dell1 b. 1 Aug 1697, d. 1743
Birth*19 November 1726Thomas Swayne was born on 19 November 1726 at East Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2 
Marriage*18 May 1749He married Mary Sharpless of Ridley, daughter of John Sharpless and Elizabeth Ashbridge, on 18 May 1749 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.3 
Residence*Mary and Thomas Swayne lived at East Marlborough, Chester County.4 
Religion*They were Quakers and attended New Garden Monthly Meeting at New Garden, Chester County.4 
(Grandson) Will31 October 1749Thomas was named in the will of his grandfather, Thomas Dell Sr., dated 31 October 1749 in Ridley. In the will, he bequeathed his dwelling house and outbuildings with the land around them, where he lived, and about 108 acres to his wife, during her life, after which his grandsons, Thomas Swayne and Samuel Swayne, were to have the use of them for 25 years, and at the expiration of that term, they were to be divided between the two daughters, Sarah Dell and Mary Dell, of his son Thomas, deceased.5,4 
Relocation*24 November 1750 On 24 November 1750, three months after his grandfather's death and while his grandmother was still alive, Thomas Swayne transferred his and his wife's membership from New Garden Monthly Meeting to Chester Monthly Meeting.6 
(Cousin) Dispute24 February 1755Mention was made in the minutes of Chester Monthly Meeting on 24 February 1755 that a difference existed between Isaac Weaver and William Pennell Jr., husbands of Sarah (Dell) Weaver and Mary (Dell) Pennell, Thomas' 1st cousins, on the one part, and Thomas Swayne on the other part, that Chester Meeting had been unable to resolve. Although Thomas did not want to refer the matter to arbitrators, it was decided on 28 April 1755 to allow him two more weeks to do so. "But if Thomas Swayne refuse or neglect to appoint men and enter into Bonds, longer than two weeks, Then this meeting gives liberty to William Pennell and Isaac Weaver to proceed to the tryal of the case by Law, as they may be advised, But withall requires the friends so concerned to behave towards each other as friends, and in the moderation becoming Brethren proceed in the case to the last."4 
Relocation23 March 1759Thomas received a certificate to transfer his membership, and the membership of his wife and three children, from Chester Monthly Meeting to New Garden Monthly Meeting on 23 March 1759.4 
Relocation2 April 1763Thomas transferred his family's membership again, for himself, his wife and three children, on 2 April 1763, from New Garden Monthly Meeting back to Chester Monthly Meeting.4 
(Husband) Deathbetween 1763 and 1770Thomas became a widower when Mary (Sharpless) Swayne died between 1763 and 1770.4 
Religion*25 July 1768Thomas Swayne was appointed overseer of Springfield Meeting, Chester County, on 25 July 17684 
Relocation*25 May 1772 and he received a certificate to transfer to Darby Monthly Meeting, Chester County, on 25 May 1772.4 

Family

 Mary Sharpless b. 17 Apr 1730, d. bt 1763 - 1770

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Swayne, pages 731-735. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "9, 19, 1726" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "3, 18, 1749" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 189-190. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 158-160.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 189-190, the date written as "9 mo. 24, 1750" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.

William Swayne1

b. 30 March 1689, d. 1735
Family
Father*Francis Swayne2 d. 30 Nov 1721
Mother*Elizabeth Milton3
Birth*30 March 1689William Swayne was born on 30 March 1689 in the Binfield, Berkshire, England.4,5 
(Son) Religion1704William and his parents became Quakers about the year 1704.3 
(Son) RelocationHe moved with his parents and siblings from Bienfield to East Hampstead Park, Berkshire, for a few years, before his family immigrated to America.3 
Immigration*15 November 1708William immigrated to America, before his parents, sailing from Bristol on the ship Saulsbury and, about five weeks later, landing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 15 November 1708.6,7 
(Son) ImmigrationWilliam's parents, with his five younger siblings, immigrated to America about a year and a half after his own immigration to Pennsylvania. His family landed on the Delaware River at New Castle, Pennsylvania.3 
(Son) Residence12 September 1711William was reunited with his parents and siblings in Pennsylvania. The family went to what became the township of East Marlborough, Chester County, where, by a deed of conveyance to his father dated 12 September 1711, they settled on about 425 acres of uncultivated wilderness land.3 
Religion*William and his father Francis were both prominent and active members of the Society of Friends.3 
Land Transfer*8 November 1717William received from his father, by a deed of conveyance dated 8 November 1717, 195 acres of his original purchase at East Marlborough.8 
Marriage*29 September 1720He married Elizabeth Dell of Ridley, daughter of Thomas Dell and Mary Eldershaw, on 29 September 1720, probably in Chester County, Pennsylvania.9,10 
Death*1735He died in 1735 in Chester County at the age of 47.3 

Family

 Elizabeth Dell b. 1 Aug 1697, d. 1743
Children 1.Thomas Swayne3 b. 19 Nov 1726
 2.Samuel Swayne3 b. 13 Feb 1730/31

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Dell, page 518. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 189-190. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 189-190, the date written as "1 mo. 30, 1689" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "30th of 1st mo., 1689" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 189-190, the date written as "9 mo. 15, 1708" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  7. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "15th of the 9th mo., 1708" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  8. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Swayne, pages 731-735, the date written as "9th mo. 8, 1717" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  9. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Dell, page 518, the date written as "7, 29, 1720" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was September, not July.
  10. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 158-160.

Mary Sweargeger1

Family
Marriage*She married Jacob Burton.1 

Family

 Jacob Burton
Child 1.Thomas Burton1 b. 13 Apr 1798, d. 18 Apr 1841

Citations

  1. [S1583] Anonymous, Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana : containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each, a condensed history of the state of Indiana, portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Tippecanoe County, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of Tippecanoe County, and its cities and villages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes index. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1888; a 1972 Unigraphic reprint of the original), Van S. Burton, pages 696-697. Hereinafter cited as Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Maria E. Sweasy1

b. 1830
Family
Birth*1830Maria E. Sweasy was born about 1830 in Kentucky.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Maria Elizabeth Sweasy.2,1 
Marriage*26 December 1849She married, as his second wife, Thomas Coghill, son of John Coghill and Hannah Beasley, on 26 December 1849 in Anderson County, Kentucky.1 
Census US 1850*11 September 1850Maria Elizabeth and Thomas Coghill were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 11 September 1850 in District 2, Nelson County, Kentucky. Thomas was 30 years of age, was unable to read and write, and worked as a cooper, and Marie Elizabeth was 20 years of age. They were enumerated with the three children from Thomas's first marriage. Susan, John D., and Louisiana were ages 10, 8, and 5 years, respectively.2 
(Wife) Death25 October 1852Maria Elizabeth became a widow when Thomas Coghill died on 25 October 1852 as the result of an accident, at about age 32. His death left his widow with five young children, three from his first marriage. His death left her with five young children, three from his first marriage.3 
Marriage*18 March 1858She married second Amos S. Hagerman on 18 March 1858 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky.4,5 
Census US 1860*1 June 1860Maria and Amos S. Hagerman were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 1 June 1860 in Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky. Amos was 38 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $500, and a personal estate valued at $50. He was not able to read or write; and Maria was 30 years of age. They were enumerated with three children. William and Thomas B. Coghill, sons from Maria's first marriage, were enumerated with the surname Hagerman and were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively; and the baby, Sallie A., the first child from the couple's marriage, was ten months old.

We note that Maria's three stepchildren, Susan Ann Coghill, John D. Coghill and Louisiana Coghill, the children of Thomas Coghill, Maria's first husband with his first wife, Eliza Huffman, were not enumerated in the Hagerman household in 1860. Susan had married John Lankford in 1856 and was enumerated with him in the household of his parents; and we have been unable to locate John or Louisiana, who would have been about 18 and 15 years old, respectively, in 1860.6 

Family 1

 Thomas Coghill b. 1820, d. 25 Oct 1852
Children 1.William Coghill6 b. 1851
 2.Thomas B. Coghill7 b. 16 Oct 1852

Family 2

 Amos S. Hagerman
Child 1.Sallie A. Hagerman6 b. 1859

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 December 1849 in Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, of Thomas Coghill and Maria E. Sweasy, citing FHL Film# 000259310. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and M. Elizabeth Coghill, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: 215; Page: 375a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Thomas Coghill result of accident on 25 October 1852 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, married, farmer, born about 1820 in Nelson County to John Coghill and Hannah Coghill, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  4. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 March 1858 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, of Amos L. Hagerman and Mariah Coghill, citing FHL Film# 001929414.
  5. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 March 1858 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, of Maria Coghill and Amos S. Hagerman, citing FHL Film# 001929414.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Amos S. and Maria Hagerman, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky; Roll: M653_390; Page: 589; Family History Library Film: 803390. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1687] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Thomas B. Coghill on 16 October 1852 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, son of Thomas Coghill and Maria Sweasy, referencing Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910). Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911.

John Sweeny1

Deed Memorial*14 January 1828A memorial of an indented deed of reconveyance dated 14 January 1828 was made between John Sweeny of the city of Dublin, gentleman and Sarah Atkinson of said city, widow, acting executrix of the last will and testament of her husband Robert Atkinson, late of the said city, gentleman, deceased of the one part, and Thomas Atkinson of said city of Dublin, merchant, of the other part.

Reciting that by deed of mortgage bearing date the 7th day of August 1810, the said Thomas Atkinson in order to secure to the said John Sweeny and Robert Atkinson the payment of the sum of £600 of the then Irish currency with interest, did grant, assign and make over unto the said john Sweeny and Robert Atkinson the premises therein particularly described and granted, and by said deed now memorializing reassigned and herein after particularly set forth to hold same for the residue of the respective terms of years for which said Thomas Atkinson then held the same by virtue of the indenture of lease in said deed or mortgage recited, subject to the rents and covenants in said leases reserved and mentioned and also subject to the proviso or condition of redemption in same mortgage contained.

And reciting that the said Robert Atkinson, in or about the month of April 1826, had died, having first made and published his last will and testament in writing and thereof appointed his wife, the said Sarah Atkinson executrix, and Robert Owen executor. And that said Sarah Atkinson duly proved said will and obtained probate thereof.

And reciting that principal sum of £600 and all interest which had accrued due therein had been fully paid off and discharged.

The said deed, of which this was a memorial, witnessed that the said John Sweeny and Sarah Atkinson, for and in consideration of the premises and of 5 shillings to them then paid by the said Thomas Atkinson, did grant, reassign and make over to the said Thomas Atkinson all that house or tenements situate on the north side of Mark's Alley containing in front to said alley 15 feet, 6 inches, and from front to rear 39 feet, 6 inches, and in breadth in the rear 19 feet, 6 inches, be the same more or less, bounded on the west with Joseph Prestley's holding, and on the east with Spitalfields, on the north with a lot of ground marked No. 11, and on the south with Mark's Alley. And also all that lot of ground marked No. 11 Spitalfields containing in front to said street 21 feet, and from front to rear 47 feet 5 inches, and in breadth in the rear 21 feet be the same more or less, bounded on the east with said street, on the west with Mr. McCormick's holding, on the north with the lot No. 12 and on the south with the aforesaid tenements in Mark's Alley and Prestley's holding. And also all that and those the dwelling house, messuages or tenements in the city and county of Dublin called or known by No. 14 together with the yard, a backside behind the same, and also the new stable and necessary built by Thomas Plunkett on front of said yard or backside in as full and ample manner as same were held and enjoyed by Thomas Plunkett, and afterwards by the said Thomas Atkinson.

To hold same with the appurtenances unto said Thomas Atkinson, his executors, administrators and assigns from thenceforth for and during the residue and remainder then unexpired of the respective terms of 65 years and 60 years for which said premises were held by virtue of the respective indentures of lease thereof, subject to the rents and covenants in said leases reserved and mentioned, but freed and discharged from said deed of mortgage and mortgage debt.

The deed and memorial were witnessed by William James Bradley and George Atkinson of the city of Dublin, gentlemen, who saw both documents duly executed, signed and sealed. The memorial was registered on 21 January 1828.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1828; Film number 468428; Volume 831; Pages 287-288; Deed number 558823 images 186-187. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Absolom Sweeton1

b. 20 February 1822, d. 10 May 1897
Family
Birth*20 February 1822Absolom Sweeton was born on 20 February 1822 in Kentucky.1,2 
Marriage*He married Dicy Elizabeth Wheat.1,2,3 
Death*10 May 1897He died on 10 May 1897 in Missouri at age 752 
Burial*13 May 1897 and was buried on 13 May 1897 in New Hope Cemetery, Ava, Douglas County, Missouri.2 

Family

 Dicy Elizabeth Wheat b. 3 Feb 1831, d. 25 May 1911
Child 1.Calistine Sweeton+1,2 b. 27 Dec 1866, d. 28 Oct 1898

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Absolom and Elizaeth D. Sweeton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: 685; Page: 539B; Enumeration District: 030. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Absolom Sweeten, Memorial# 5070258. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dicy Elizabeth (Wheat) Sweeton, Memorial# 35398930.

Calistine Sweeton1

b. 27 December 1866, d. 28 October 1898
Family
Father*Absolom Sweeton2,3 b. 20 Feb 1822, d. 10 May 1897
Mother*Dicy Elizabeth Wheat2,4 b. 3 Feb 1831, d. 25 May 1911
Birth*27 December 1866Calistine Sweeton was born on 27 December 1866 in Missouri.5,2 
Marriage*4 June 1888She married, as his first wife, Charles N. Nelson on 4 June 1888 in Douglas County, Missouri. They were married at the bride's residence.1,5,6 
Death*28 October 1898She died at age 31 on 28 October 1898, leaving her widowed husband and one young daughter7,8,5 
Burial* and was buried in Tedrick Cemetery, Buckhart, Douglas County, Missouri.5 

Family

 Charles N. Nelson b. 11 Feb 1859, d. 14 Aug 1914
Child 1.Ada Nelson8 b. Aug 1891

Citations

  1. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 June 1888 at the bride's residence in Douglas County, Missouri, USA, of Charles N Nelson, over the age of 21 years, and "Callistine" Sweeton, over the age of 18 years, both of Douglas County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Absolom and Elizaeth D. Sweeton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: 685; Page: 539B; Enumeration District: 030. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Absolom Sweeten, Memorial# 5070258. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dicy Elizabeth (Wheat) Sweeton, Memorial# 35398930.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Calistine (Sweeton) Nelson, Memorial# 34984429.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Newton Nelson, Memorial# 51006610.
  7. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued to Charles A. Nelson and Susie E. Chapman, both of Buckhart, Douglas County, Missouri in March 1900, referencing The Douglas County Herald, published on 15 March 1900 in Ava, Missouri, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/491843289/,0.44776466,0.9479741,0.53039926&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charley and Susie E. Nelson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brush Creek, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: 853; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240853. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth Sweetser1

Family
Marriage*17 November 1722She married of Medford Samuel Tufts, son of Jonathan Tufts and Rebecca Waite, on 17 November 1722 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2,3 

Family

 Samuel Tufts b. 29 Apr 1697

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Marriages, Volume 1, pages 299 and 312, date noted as "17 Nov (?27), 1722". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S1037] Charles Brooks and James M. Usher, History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Sources are not provided, and some of the information may not be correct, especially if it was obtained from descendants recalling from family stories and aging memories. (Boston, Massachusetts: Rand, Avery, & Company, The Franklin Press, 1886), Tufts, pages 561-573, date noted as 28 Mar 1723. Hereinafter cited as History of the town of Medford, 1630-1855.
  3. [S942] Charlestown, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, online at www.americanancestors.org, Marriages, Volume 2, Part II, page 464. Hereinafter cited as Charlestown Vital Records to 1850.

Henry Sweetser1

(Witness to Will) Will9 November 1776Samuel Reeves, James Wyman and Henry Sweetser witnessed the will of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), dated 9 November 1776.1  

Citations

  1. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Lydia Sweetser1

(Applicant) Religion29 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with eight others which included George Briggs Cox, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Lydia Sweetser, Sally Lovis, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer and Venus Sylvester, applied for membership in the Second Baptist Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at a Friday evening meeting on 29 March 1805. The applicants spoke "with regard to works of grace upon their souls and after a candid and full examination, they were unanimously received into the fellowship as Candidates for baptism."2 
(Member) Religion31 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with several others including Thomas Ditson, John Hayden, George Briggs Cox, Simeon Blanchard, Francis Green, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer, Venus Sylvester, Kezia Booth, Lydia Leeds, Botsey Jones, Versan Adams, Zebudah Hayden, Martha Farrar, Betsey Mirth Horton, Catherine Thayer, Lydia Sweetser and Sally Lovis, were baptized and became members of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, on Sunday, 31 March 1805. In the baptismal records, the men and women were listed separately.3,4,5 

Citations

  1. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
  2. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 114.
  3. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
  4. [S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
  5. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Nancy Swisher1

b. 1810
Family
Birth*1810Nancy Swisher was born about 1810 in Kentucky.2,3 
Marriage*She married Thomas Gaines.1 

Family

 Thomas Gaines
Child 1.Thomas H. Gaines+1,2,3 b. 20 Sep 1836

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Harrison Gaines, Memorial# 127384039. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Thomas H. Gaines on 1 January 1913 in Monroe County, Missouri, USA, born on 20 September 1836 in Missouri, son of Thomas Gaines, born Kentucky, and Nancy Swisher, born Kentucky, citing Certificate# 2055-A, online at https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/…. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nancy Gaines, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 59, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 407; Page: 152a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

John Wright Switzer1

Family
Occupation*1838He was the founder of Switzer's, the famous department store on Grafton Street, Dublin, which opened in 1838.1 

Family
Child 1.Julia Switzer1 b. 1836, d. 1899

Citations

  1. [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.

Julia Switzer1

b. 1836, d. 1899
Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Descendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*John Wright Switzer1
Birth*1836Julia Switzer was born about 1836 in Ireland.1 
Marriage*7 May 1868She married Frederic Potterton, son of Thomas Potterton and Eleanora Anne Hinds, on 7 May 1868 in St. Stephens, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin.1 
Death*1899She died in 1899 at age 63.1 
Burial*She was buried in Clonbrony, County Longford.1 

Family

 Frederic Potterton b. Aug 1826, d. 24 Aug 1912

Citations

  1. [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.

Cora Belle Swope1

b. 7 March 1871, d. 20 March 1895
Family
Birth*7 March 1871Cora Belle Swope was born on 7 March 1871.1 
Marriage*1887She married, as his first wife, James Grant Price about 1887.1,2 
Death*20 March 1895She died on 20 March 1895 at age 241 
Burial* and was buried in Foster Cemetery, New Hampton, Harrison County, Missouri.1 

Family

 James Grant Price b. 31 Oct 1865, d. 15 Oct 1966

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Cora Bell (Swope) Price, Memorial# 21329916. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Grant Price, Memorial# 59171701.