Person:John Swindle (1)

From Ancestry.com post:

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1

1. John SWINDELL was born BET. 1746 - 1757, and died 20 AUG 1839. He was the son of 2. Timothy SWINDELL and 3. Rebecca CREES. He married Hannah WEAVER, daughter of Peter (Hans Deitrich) "Teter" WEAVER and Elizabeth HUFFMAN. She was born 1748, and died ABT. 1850.

Children of John SWINDELL and Hannah WEAVER are: i. Joseph SWINDLE. ii. Elizabeth SWINDLE. iii. Mary SWINDLE. iv. Solomon SWINDLE. v. Susannah SWINDLE. vi. John SWINDLE.

From Pension Application file^S2:
He served in the Virginia militia for 6 months, in 3 separate periods of about 2 months each, as follows:
..1778 - 2 months as Private under Captain Hill, Colonel Barbour's regiment
..1778 - 2 months as Private under Captain Jos. Wood, Colonel Barbour's regiment
..Summer 1781 - 2 months as Private under Captain W. Staunton, Colonel Alcock's regiment

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

   John Swindle, Sr

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} John and Hannah Swindle, in United States. Veterans Administration. Revolutionary war pension and bounty-land-warrant application files. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1969)
   W8774, 1832-1845.