Samuel Swinton is the son of John Swinton, 26th of that Ilk and Mary Semple.2 He married Félicité Jeanne le Fébre, daughter of unknown le Fébre.1 Proprietor of Le Courier de l'Europe.1 He was Captain Royal Navy.1 Children of Samuel Swinton and Félicité Jeanne le Fébre Archibald Swinton2 John Swinton2 d. 1825 Richard Swinton2 d. 1828 Félicité Jean Swinton2 Charlotte Swinton2 Samuel Swinton+2 b. 2 Aug 1773, d. 1839
A little known fact concerning Captain Samuel Swinton, husband of Fâelicitâe Jean le Febre. Baroness Orczy, when she wrote "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in 1905 loosely based the story of the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, on the life Samuel in France during the French Revolution where, with his wife they assisted in the escape by some of the noblility who were in danger of going to the guillotine. [1]
