Thomas Swearingen

Abt 1665 - 1710  (~ 45 years)

• Name	Thomas Swearingen
  Born	Abt 1665	St. Mary's City, St. Mary, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  AFN	3Z9D-RM
  Died	1710	, Prince George, Maryland
  Person ID	I29814	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2000

  
  

  Father	Garrett Van Swearingen,   b. 4 Feb 1636, Reenstwerdam, Holland ,   d. 4 Feb 1698, St. Mary's City, St. Mary, Maryland  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Barbara De Barrette,   b. Abt 1640, Valenciennes, Nord, France ,   d. Abt 1670, St. Mary's City, St. Mary, Maryland  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	Jan 1659	New Castle, New Castle, Delaware
  Family ID	F11025	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Doyne,   b. 1660, , Somerset, Maryland ,   d. 1 Jun 1716, , Prince George, Maryland  (Age 56 years)
  Married	Mar 1687	, Somerset, Maryland
  Children	1. Jane Swearingen,   b. 1680/1686, St. Mary'S Par., Prince George, Maryland + 2. Thomas Swearingen, Jr.,   b. 1688, , Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 12 Apr 1726, Of Shepherdstown, (Will), Virginia  (Age 38 years)   3. Van Swearingen,   b. Abt 1690, St. Mary's, Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 1785, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland  (Age ~ 95 years) + 4. Samuel Swearingen,   b. 1692, St. Mary's, Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 25 Nov 1782, , Montgomery, North Carolina  (Age 90 years) + 5. John Swearingen,   b. 1696, St. Mary's County, Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 1767, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F11026	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Swearingen
  Family ID	F13002	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1665 - St. Mary's City, St. Mary, Maryland  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• 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" ---------- 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.