Susannah (Ledford) Swaim (1784 - 1861)

Born 16 Jan 1784 in Davidson or Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Swaim — married 14 Oct 1806 in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1861 at age 77 in Broadbay, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Susannah Ledford was born on Jan. 16, 1784 in Davidson/Stokes area of North Carolina. She was the daughter of John Ledford and Grizzella Mckaughan. She was married to Moses Swaim on Oct. 14, 1806 in Stokes County, North Carolina. In the 1860 Census Susannah was living with her son Sanford Swaim in the Broadbay area of Forsyth County, N.C. Her age is listed as 76 years old. Her death was on April 27, 1861. Her grave list her age as 77 years, 3 months and 11 days. Her burial was at Waughtown Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. This would have been in the Broadbay area at that time.

Name

Name: Susannah /Ledford

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 JAN 1784

Place: Davidson, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Death

Death: Age: 77

Date: 27 APR 1861

Place: Broadbay, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Burial

Burial: Waughtown Cemetery

Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Broadbay, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Marriage

Event:

Type: Unspecified

Date: 14 OCT 1806

Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Research Note

• Although this FamilySearch Profile connects to some good valid Primary Sources, there are also several blatant mistakes based on speculation and the conflation of 2 different Moses'. This Moses and Susanna did not have a son named Moses Jr. that migrated to Alabama, that was Moses Sr. who married Anna Catherina Hein. That Moses also migrated to Alabama where he died in Jackson.

Sources

• United States Census 1790

• 1790 Census - John A Ledford - Residence: Randolph County, North Carolina

Susannah Ledford - [1 - Female - Age 6]

• 1800 Census - John A Ledford - Residence: Salisbury, Stokes County, North Carolina

Susannah Ledford - [1 - Female - Ages (16 to 25)] - Age 16

1860 Census-North Carolina-Forsyth-Broadbay. Page 2 of 28, family 14. Name listed as Susan Swaim living with Sanford Swaim, Age 76.

Marriage Bond Date-Oct 14 1806 Bond #000141961, Image 004716, County Stokes, Record # 02 304. North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, N.C.

Find-A-Grave Memorial #40484790

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Roy Ledford for starting this profile.