Joshua Swaim (1772 - 1855)

Born 5 Apr 1772 in Randolph Co., NC

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Elliot) Swaim — married about 1792 in Randolph County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1855 at age 83 in Randolph Co., NC

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Biography

Joshua was born in 1772. Joshua Swaim ... He passed away in 1855. ^[1]

"Joshua, born April 5, 1772; married Sarah Elliot."^[2]

"(Most of the above Swaim genealogy was supplied to me by the late Mrs. Jessie Owens Shaw of Washington D.C, and the reader will find a good deal more old Swaim family names listed in her book, "The Johnsons of Randolph and Their Kin," a copy of which is in the High Point Library.)"^[3]

Notes of Lloyd B. Swaim

• John Swaim, son of Johannes Swaim and Charity Teague was born on 26 Apr 1748 in Virginia. He died on 06 Jan 1827 in Randolph Cty, N. C.. He married Elizabeth Vickrey on 19 May 1767 in Randolph Cty, N. C.. Elizabeth Vickrey was born on 11 May 1750 in Augusta Cty, VA. She died on 23 Sep 1833 in Randolph Cty, N. C..
• Notes for John Swaim:
  • Family found on 1790 census for Randolph County, NC.
  • The connection of this John to Johannes and Charity is based on research of John Clarke and is not consistent with views of other researchers.

Elizabeth Vickrey and John Swaim had the following children:

1. Massah Swaim was born on 15 Jul 1768. She died on 23 Mar 1846. She married Daniel Robbins on 01 Dec 1790.
2. William G. Swaim was born on 15 Mar 1770 in Randolph Cty, NC. He died on 01 Jun 1850 in Randolph Cty, NC. He married Elizabeth Sherwood on 11 Dec 1789 in Randolph Cty, NC. She was born on 08 Nov 1773. She died on 14 Aug 1835 in Randolph Cty, NC. He married Christianna Stone on 19 Dec 1836.
   • Notes for Christianna Stone:
     • Christian Stone Swaim was widow of Michael Swaim, William's cousin.
3. Joshua Swaim was born on 05 Apr 1772 in Guilford Cty, NC. He died on 23 Dec 1855 in Randolph Cty, NC. He married Sarah Elliott on 23 Apr 1796 in NC. She was born about 1778 in Randolph Cty, NC. She died before 1850.
4. Christopher Columbus Swaim was born on 24 Dec 1774 in Randolph Cty, NC. He died on 03 Jul 1851 in Warren, Huntington Cty, Ind. He married Sarah Hines on 27 Sep 1794 in Randolph Cty, N. C.. She was born about 1776 in NC. He married Nancy Rebecca Wright on 14 Dec 1816 in Stokes Cty, N.C..
5. John Swaim was born on 15 Mar 1777 in Randolph Cty, NC. He died on 19 Oct 1841. He married Mary Laughlin on 12 Apr 1804 in Randolph Cty, NC. She was born on 24 Feb 1778.
6. Elizabeth Swaim was born on 27 Aug 1779. She died on 16 Oct 1863. She married George Swearingen on 20 Jul 1801.
7. Ashley Swaim was born on 25 Feb 1782 in Randolph County, N.C.. He died on 21 May 1856 in Abbott's Creek, Davidson County, N.C.. He married Sarah Walton on 12 Aug 1802 in Davidson County, N. C.. She was born in 1784 in NC. She died in 1874 in N.C..
8. Marmaduke Swaim was born on 23 Feb 1784. He died on 26 Dec 1822 in Timber Ridge ,Randolph Cty, NC. He married Jeanette Laurence on 04 Feb 1806. She died in Grant Cty, Ind.
   • Notes for Marmaduke Swaim:
     • War of 1812 Soldier
9. Charity Swaim was born on 01 Aug 1786 in Randolph Cty, NC. She died on 25 Apr 1865. She married James Laughlin on 16 Jan 1806 in Randolph Cty, NC. He was born on 16 Dec 1783. He died on 13 Apr 1864.
10. Moses Swaim was born on 31 Dec 1788 in Randolph Cty, NC. He died on 25 Apr 1870 in Randolph Cty, NC. He married Ada Swindell on 13 Feb 1812 in Randolph Co., NC. She was born on 17 Apr 1791 in Hyde Co., NC. She died on 02 May 1886 in St.Joseph Co., IN.
    • Notes for Moses Swaim:
      • Lawyer and farmer, President of Manumission Society before Civil War.
11. Michael Swaim was born on 10 Feb 1791 in Randolph Cty, NC. He died on 17 Dec 1878 in Ind. He married Susannah Hinshaw on 01 Dec 1811 in Randolph Cty, NC.

Swaim Family Bible p1

Swaim Family Bible p2

Swaim Family Bible p3

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Hubert Hall, Wednesday, September 18, 2013.
2. ↑ From p. 211 of "The Descendants of Silas Peace."
3. ↑ From the bottom margin of p. 211 of "The Descendants of Silas Peace."

See Also:

• Peace, Richard Raymond. "Some Swaim Family History." In The Descendants of Silas Peace, 1775 to 1968: Including the following Families Related to the Peace Family Either by Blood or by Marriage: Johnson, Burton, Hedgecock, Payne, Newton, English, Swaim, Pope, McKaughan, edited by Barbara-Anne Steegmuller Johnson, P.210-p.220. [Rev. ed. Greensboro, N.C.: Arnold Copy Centers, 1978.

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 14 March 2015), Joshua Swaim, Randolph county, part of, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing family 695, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgments

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