John
William
Swiger
Sr.
Born in Loudoun, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John William Swiger
and Mary (Duval) Swiger
Brother of
Everson Swiger, Christopher Columbus Swiger, Mary (Swiger) Backus [half], Eve (Swiger) Allen, Elizabeth (Swiger) Kelly, Luvinia (Swiger) Ash, Jacob Swiger Sr. and Mary Ann (Swiger) McCamie
Husband of
Elizabeth (Tetrick) Swiger
— married
13 May 1794 in Harrison County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
George L Swiger, Katherine Swiger, Thomas Swiger, Jacob Swiger, Lavina (Swiger) Miller, Elizabeth (Swiger) Hughes, Abel Swiger, Rebecca (Swiger) Cunningham, Sarah Swiger, John Swiger Jr and Henry S Swiger
Died
at age 85
in Harrison, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2014
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Biography
John was born April 25, 1759 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was a son of John William Swiger and Mary Swiger.
According to his pension records, John served in the Continental Army. He was drafted in March 1777 while living in what is now Fayette County, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he served as both a soldier and for three months as an "Indian Spies."[1][2]
John Swiger married Elizabeth Tetrick on May 1, 1794 in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia).[3]
He passed away in 1844.
Sources
- ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 5
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
- First-hand information as remembered by James Swiger, Thursday, November 13, 2014.
- Year: 1810; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 925; Image: 00181; Family History Library Film: 018142
- 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Page: 109; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 123
- 1830; Census Place: Eastern District, Harrison, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 190; Page: 337; Family History Library Film: 0029669
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: 562; Page: 50; Family History Library Film: 0029687
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- James Swiger
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-BY176448, FTDNA kit #740882 - James Swiger :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup I-BY176448, FTDNA kit #740882
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~1.95%
Laurie Fenrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QM5817155 [compare], Ancestry member Laurie_Fenrick
-
~1.95%
Lloyd Swiger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lafenrick
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Julie (Carr) Starkey :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Ivan Ash :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Jan Allen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A604941 [compare], Ancestry member 32yearsplus
-
~1.56%
Vivian (Swiger) Williams :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Jeffrey McGrew :
23andMe, GEDmatch T644420 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A262647 [compare], Ancestry member mcgruzoo
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T644420 [compare], FTDNA kit #B8311
+
MyHeritage DNA
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Mark Sikes :
23andMe, GEDmatch M512190 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A419457 [compare], Ancestry member markasikes
-
~0.78%
George Woodward :
23andMe, GEDmatch M152818 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Grant Rommel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A654155 [compare], Ancestry member grommel
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