Person:John Swearingen (2)
John A Swearingen, II
b.6 Aug 1735 Prince George's, Maryland, United States
d.8 Oct 1807 Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Feb 1714/15
  1. Mary Swearingen1720 -
  2. Elizabeth Swearingen1724 -
  3. Lydia Swearingen1726 -
  4. Samuell Swearingen1732 -
  5. Catherine Swearingen1734 -
  6. John A Swearingen, II1735 - 1807
  7. Anne Swearingen1736 -
  8. Keziah Swearingen1738 -
  9. Van Swearingen1746 - 1829
Spouse and Children
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m. 1774
  1. George SwearingenAbt 1779 - Abt 1858
  2. John SwearingenAbt 1780 - 1851
  3. Myrack SwaringenAbt 1783 - Bef 1840
  4. William SwaringenAbt 1785 - Bet 1860 & 1861
  5. Rebecca SwaringenEst 1792 -
  6. Zealpha (Alpha) Swaringen1794 - 1854
  7. Samuel Swaringen1797 - 1880
  8. Green Hill Swaringen1799 - 1859
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Facts and Events
Name John A Swearingen, II
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Aug 1735 Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Alt Birth? 6 Aug 1735 Kentucky, United States
Marriage 1774 Pennsylvaniato Elizabeth Shankle
Marriage to Eleanor Dennis
Property[2] 30 Oct 1778 Anson, North Carolina, United Statestook oath of allegiance to make land entry
Alt Death? 7 Oct 1807 Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Death[2] 8 Oct 1807 Montgomery, Maryland, United States

John II moved to PA where he served in the Revolutionary War. After the war he received a land grant near Jacob's Creek near the Shankle's farm in Albemarle NC. They moved to Montgomery County, now Stanly County, NC.

The 1784-87 census and 1784 tax list show John II.

He is in the 1800 NC census.

References
  1. ↑ 64 JOHN SWEARINGEN, in Whyte, Karel L. Swearingen/Vansweringen and Related Families: A Compilation of data on the Swearingen Families in America. (Aiken, South Carolina: Whyte, Karel, 1999)
    16, 72-73, 1999.

    John Swearingen, born 6 Aug 1735, Prince Georges Co, MD.
    John Swearingen of Montgomery Co, NC, died there on 7 Oct 1807.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Land Entry for John Swearingen, in Abstracts of Land Entries, Anson Co., NC 1778-1795 by Pruitt
    37, 30 Oct 1778.
  3.   SWEARINGEN, JOHN Ancestor #: A050436, in United States. DAR Descendants Database. (Washington, DC: Daughters of the American Revolution).

    SWEARINGEN, JOHN Ancestor #: A050436
    Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
    Birth: ANTE 1755
    Death: 10-7-1807 MONTGOMERY CO NORTH CAROLINA
    Service Source: PRUITT, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRYS, ANSON CO, NC, 1778-1795, P 37
    Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND ENTRY, ANSON COUNTY, 30 OCT 1778

  4.   .

    Notes for John A. Swearingen:
    Appears on the muster roll of Maryland Capitan Joseph Chapline for July 1757. After the French & Indian war he moved to PA. where he apparently met Elizabeth Shankle, whom he married in 1774. They then moved to NC.

    More About John A. Swearingen:
    1790: John Swaringen Sr., John Sworngance.
    Burial: 1807, Stanly Co N.C..
    Christening: August 06, 1735, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George, MD.
    Military service 1: Abt. 1780, Revolutionary war from NC.
    Military service 2: July 1757, French Indian war, Capt J. Chapline Co, MD.
    Property: Bet. 1778 - 1795, Land on south west side of Pee Dee River on Jacobs Creek.
    Residence 1: 1780, Montgomery Co. N.C..
    Residence 2: Move first from MD to PA then NC.

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