Samuel Swearingen: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.
Samuel Swearingen (son of Thomas Swearingen).
Samuel — . [Group Sheet]
Children:

John Swearingen was born Abt 1762, Maryland.

Generation: 2

Thomas Swearingen was born Abt 1730 (son of John Swearingen and Mary Ray).

Notes:

Lived in Montgomery County. Children numbered upwards of twenty from two wives.
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Reference:
"Family Register of Garret van Sweringen and Descendants", H. H. Swearingen, 1894, p 39.

Children:

1. Samuel Swearingen

Generation: 3

John Swearingen was born 1696, St. Mary's County, Prince George, Maryland (son of Thomas Swearingen and Jane Doyne); died 1767, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.

Other Events:

AFN: 25LV-87

Notes:

Married at Queen'S Parish, Prince George Co., Maryland.

John Swearingen emigrated to Montgomery County and settled on Rock Creek not far from where Washington City now stands.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 208.
Married at Queen'S Parish, Prince George Co., Maryland
"Family Register of Garret van Sweringen and Descendants", H. H. Swearingen,
1894, p 39.

John married Mary Ray 9 Feb 1715, Queen'S Parish, Prince George Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ray

Other Events:

AFN: 25LV-9D

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 208.

Children:

2. Thomas Swearingen was born Abt 1730.
Samuel Swearingen was born Abt 1732.

Generation: 4

Thomas Swearingen was born Abt 1665, St. Mary's City, St. Mary, Maryland (son of Garrett Van Swearingen and Barbara De Barrette); died 1710, , Prince George, Maryland.

Other Events:

AFN: 3Z9D-RM

Notes:

Thomas Swearingen anglicized his family name by dropping the "Van" and adding an "a" to it. He lived with his wife Jane in Prince George's County, Maryland during their married life.

Thomas Swearingen left a will which was written on 29 July 1708 and probated on 9 March 1711. He mentioned:

1) "To eldest son Thomas and heirs, plantation, 100 acres, _______, where he now lives"
2) "To son Van and heirs, 100 acres, _______, residue of said tract"
3) "To son Samuel and heirs, dwelling plantation and land at decease of his mother"
4) "In event of death of either son Samuel or Van aforesaid, deceased's portion to pass to their youngest brother John; otherwise he to have personalty at majority"
5) "To wife Jane, executrix, all personal estate"
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 208.
"Family Register of Garret van Sweringen and Descendants", H. H. Swearingen, 1894, p 5.

Thomas married Jane Doyne Mar 1687, , Somerset, Maryland. Jane (daughter of Joshua Doyne and Jane Sanders) was born 1660, , Somerset, Maryland; died 1 Jun 1716, , Prince George, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Jane Doyne was born 1660, , Somerset, Maryland (daughter of Joshua Doyne and Jane Sanders); died 1 Jun 1716, , Prince George, Maryland.

Other Events:

AFN: 25M2-35

Notes:

Location of birth not confirmed.

Surname not confirmed.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 208.

Children:

Jane Swearingen was born 1680/1686, St. Mary'S Par., Prince George, Maryland.
Thomas Swearingen, Jr. was born 1688, , Prince George, Maryland; died 12 Apr 1726, Of Shepherdstown, (Will), Virginia.
Van Swearingen was born Abt 1690, St. Mary's, Prince George, Maryland; died 1785, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland.
Samuel Swearingen was born 1692, St. Mary's, Prince George, Maryland; died 25 Nov 1782, , Montgomery, North Carolina.
4. John Swearingen was born 1696, St. Mary's County, Prince George, Maryland; died 1767, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.