Elizabeth (Greene) Swan (1683 - aft. 1727)

Born 27 Jun 1683 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of John Foster — married 15 Feb 1703 in Prince George, Province of Maryland

Wife of John Swan — married 24 Jan 1720 in Saint Barnabas Church, in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's county, Maryland

Descendants

Died after 3 May 1727 after age 43 in Queen Anne, Province of Maryland

Biography

Elizabeth Green was born June 27, 1683 and christened at Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel county, Maryland, the daughter of John and Judy Green. ^[1]

On February 15, 1703, at Saint Barnabas church, in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's county, Maryland, Elizabeth married John Foster. ^[2] The couple had the following children:

• John Foster, born 24 Jan 1709, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

• Richard Foster, born 14 Aug 1710, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland; died before 1717, at less than six years of age.

• Thomas Foster, born 14 Feb 1711, of St Stephen Parish, Cecil County, Maryland; died in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

• Hugh Foster, born 07 Jul 1715, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

• Richard Foster, born 04 Jul 1717, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland.

On January 24, 1720, at the Saint Barnabas Church, in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's county, Maryland, John Swan married Elizabeth Green(e), as her second husband. ^[3] Elizabeth's first husband, John Foster had died, leaving four sons: John, Richard, Thomas and Hugh Foster. John died about 1727. ^[4]

Elizabeth and John are the parents of two more children:

• John Swan, born May 1721, married Elizabeth Lucas and established Jefferson Township in what would become Greene county, Pennsylvania ^[5]

• Comfort Swan, born July 5, 1725, in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's county, Maryland, married Arthur Thompson ^[6]

Elizabeth Green Foster died on May 3, 1727

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZP-4VF : 12 December 2014), Elizabeth, 27 Jun 1683; citing ; FHL microfilm 13,279
2. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-QM8 : 12 December 2014), John Foster and Eliza. Green, 15 Feb 1703; citing Saint Barnabas Church,Queen Anne Parish,Prince Georges,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 14,304
3. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-QMZ : 12 December 2014), John Swan and Eliza. Foster, 24 Jan 1720; citing Saint Barnabas Church,Queen Anne Parish,Prince Georges,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 14,304
4. ↑ The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: A Genealogical History of the Upper Monogahela Valley by Howard L. Leckey, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009, page 169
5. ↑ NSSAR Ancestor #: A111525
6. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48W-2T1 : 12 December 2014), Comfort Swan, 05 Jul 1725; citing SAINT BARNABAS CHURCH,QUEEN ANNE PARISH,PRINCE GEORGES,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 14,304

• Prather Genealogy, online database, http://prathergenealogy.com/defaultmain.htm

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Sandy Harris for creating WikiTree profile Green-6573 through the import of Clark Goudy Odenbaugh Price Family Tree_2013-02-04.ged on Feb 4, 2013