Ensign
Stephen
Swain
Born in Bertie, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of John Swain
and Mary (Unknown) Swain
Brother of
Joanna (Swain) Mackey, Jeremiah Swain, John Swain, Elizabeth Mary (Swain) Hooker, Susanna (Swain) Rhodes, James Franklin Swain, William Swain, Rosanna (Swain) Spruill and Martha Swain
Husband of
Ann Elizabeth (Spruill) Swain
— married
26 May 1760 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 57
in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2015
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Biography
Ensign Stephen Swain served with 8th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Stephen Swain is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A111479.
Stephen Swain served as Ensign in the 8th North Carolina. He tool the Oath of Allegiance to make land entry Tyrrell County in 1779. Wife is Ann Elizabeth Spruill. Son Canneth who m. Rebecca Johnson. [1]
Marriage: 26 May 1770 [2]
Other children: Stephen, and Sherrod.
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Stephen Swain", Ancestor # A111479.
- ↑ Marriage: Marriage Bonds of Tyrrell County, North Carolina http://www.ncgenweb.us/tyrrell/TYRMABSP.HTM
- Vital dates, spouse, children, and military service: Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, p 163 http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/6bc259d0-8efe-4659-99fc-e393f814db64/89002478/46586305175
- Swains of Nantucket: Tales and Trails, Richard Henry Swain, 1990
- Swain, Carl E. "Stephen Swain of Georgia." Swain Family Genealogy, Apr 2000. Bedgood-33 has this report and will email a copy on request..
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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~0.78%
TJ Harrell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch BJ6958201 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jon Stansell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member TheTiftonFlash
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~0.78%
Doug Leeper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BY9955635 [compare], Ancestry member leeper56
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~0.78%
Anne (Swain) Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #267508
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Doug Leeper :
23andMe, GEDmatch GA4566788 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TV9428358 [compare], Ancestry member leeper56
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FM3773759 [compare], FTDNA kit #969449
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch RD7488102 [compare]
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~0.39%
John Wesley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A198886 [compare], Ancestry member flametamer16
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