Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of George McCall
and Anne (Yeates) McCall
Sister of
Jasper McCall, Catharine (McCall) Inglis, Ann McCall, Samuel McCall Jr., William McCall, Mary (McCall) Plumsted, Archibald Alexander McCall, Margaret McCall, Eleanor (McCall) Elliot, William McCall, Jane McCall and William McCall
Wife of
Joseph Swift I
— married
3 Feb 1759 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Eleanor Swift, John White Swift, Anne Swift, George Swift, Joseph Swift, John White Swift, Margaret McCall Swift, Martha Swift, Samuel Swift and Anne Swift
Died
at age 73
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2014
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Biography
Margaret McCall was born April 6, 1731 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of George McCall and Anne Yeates. On February 3, 1759, she married Joseph Swift (1731–1806); they had fourteen known children. Margaret died December 19, 1804 and was buried at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Children of Margaret and Joseph Swift all born in Philadelphia:
- Eleanor Swift b. 1-6-1760: d. unm. 9-19-1787
- John White Swift b. 3-12-1761; d. 11-19-1761 d/y 8 mos.
- Anne Swift b.7-19-1762; d. 12-30-1764 d/y 2 yrs.
- Mary McCall Swift b. 8-7-1763; d. 12-9-1855
- George Swift b. 1764; d. 9-9-1794; received BA from University of the State of Pennsylvania in 1781; m. and had issue
- Joseph Swift b. 12-14-1765
- John White Swift (first child with this name died); b. 3-5-1767; d. 5-15-1852
- Margaret McCall Swift b. 3-20-1768; d. 5-9-1822; m. John Shippen 5-19-1831
- Martha Swift b. 10-30-1769
- Samuel Swift b. 1-12-1771; d. 11-28-1847 Germantown, Philadelphia County Pa.; received a BA in Arts from the University of the State of Pennsylvania in 1786; m. 2-11-1795 Mary Shippen (1773-1809). They were buried in one tomb in Trinity Oxford Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia.
- Elizabeth Swift b. 4-1-1772; d. 1-24-1857
- Ann Swift b. Nov. 1773; buried 4-5-1774
- Archibald Swift b.?; d. 12-5-1779
- William Swift
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11323185/margaret-swift: accessed 16 January 2024), memorial page for Margaret McCall Swift (1731–19 Dec 1804), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11323185, citing Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by DeLoss McKnight III (contributor 46605619).
- Personal family history in possession of Hunter-4624.
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Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
Katherine Hunter
McCall-997 and McCall-998 do not represent the same person because: These are two different children born to the same parents. One died in infancy. The other was given the same name after the death of the first.
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by Katherine Hunter
Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
McCall-997 and McCall-998 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate found in same family
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by Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
Rejected matches › Margaret McCall (1729-bef.1731)
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