17th Sep 17871,2,3 - 18th Oct 18544
Life History
17th Sep 1787 |
Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.1,2,3 |
7th Jan 1812 |
Married Sarah BOSTIC in Rutherford County, North Carolina.7,10 |
27th Aug 1817 |
Birth of son Hugh Kerr MCSWAIN in North Carolina.11,12,13,14 |
about 1818 |
Birth of daughter Lucinda A MCSWAIN in North Carolina.8,9 |
30th Jun 1828 |
Birth of son Berry Hicks MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.15,5 |
about 1838 |
Birth of daughter Susan MCSWAIN in North Carolina.2 |
1839 |
Death of Rachel RIGGINS in Cleveland County, North Carolina.16 |
about 1841 |
Married Susannah HOPPER in North Carolina |
25th Feb 1842 |
Birth of son James MCSWAIN in North Carolina.5,1 |
about 1844 |
Birth of son John Twitty Miller MCSWAIN.17 |
about 1847 |
Birth of daughter Cynthia Rebecca MCSWAIN.17 |
Dec 1847 |
Death of Susannah HOPPER.5 |
18th Oct 1854 |
Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.4 |
Other facts
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Married Rachel RIGGINS |
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Buried in Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina.1 |
Notes
- "Mary McSwain was born march 16th Day of 1782 / Hannah McSwain was born may 11 Day of 1785 / Sarah McSwain was born the 17th Day of september 1786 / James McSwain was Born September 17 Day 1787 / Rebeccah McSwain was Born may the 20 Day of 1789" / Elizabeth McSwain was Born may the 21 Day 1791"
-- Moore Family Bible, courtesy of Virginia Owens Long, accessed 1 Feb 2016 on the Owens-Burns genealogy, Ancestry.com
Note that the birth date in the family Bible is in the year 1787, but on his grave the year is 1789. His age in the 1850 census matches the year 1787.
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 148 (scan 296), Hse/Fam #470
James McSwain 63 M Farmer $400 Real Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1787]
Sarah McSwain 63 F born North Carolina [b abt 1787]
Susan McSwain 12 F born North Carolina [b abt 1838]
Thomas Green 16 M Farmer [No real estate value] born North Carolina [b abt 1834]
Thomas Green is James McSwain's nephew, the son of his sister Judith Moore McSwain and John Elias Green.
Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 27 August, page 296 (scan 148), Hse/Fam #470
- 3. Moore Family Bible
- 4. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=*v133t0575&id=I1176&ftm=1
- 5. RootsWeb Trees
- 6. Will of William David McSwain
- Rutherford County, NC, #489 written February 3, 1833
- 7. North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
- 8. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967
- 9. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 10 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 71, page 15 (576), Hse #143, Fam #144
- 10. RootsWeb ID: I374 -- John Elias Green
- Location: No longer Online;
- 11. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 21 June, Township 3, page 24, Hse/Fam #238
- 12. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 1 August, page 51 (scan 430), Hse/Fam #363
- 13. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 8 July, Township 3, P O Stices Shoals, page 7 (scan 112), Hse #45, Fam #51
- 14. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #32257002, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32257002
- 15. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 1 August, page 50, Hse/Fam #361
- 16. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #31702463, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31702463
- 17. 1790 Federal Census, Prince George's County, Maryland
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