William Swan (abt. 1724 - abt. 1759)

Born about 25 May 1724 in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Husband of Mary (Russell) Adams — married 26 Feb 1750 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts

Died about 22 Oct 1759 at about age 35 in Albany, Albany, New York Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Capt. William Swan served during the French and Indian War.

"Swan, William was the son of John Swan, one of the pioneers of the town. Birth about 1721 and was married when he enlisted. His first service was in Nova Scotia. Enlisted May 31, 1754 in Capt. William Pierce's Co., of Col. Winslow's Regiment. From 14 Oct to 16 Oct he was in the hospital at Albany, New York. After his death his widow married again to Moses Adams and returned to Dublin where they had nine children".

When William was 25 he married Mary Russell on 26 February 1750 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. The couple had one child: Elizabeth Swan.^[1]

William served in the Franch and Indian War, enlisting first in Nova Scotia in 1754 for four and a half months, and again March 27th 1759 with Captain Aaron Willard's company. He ended up in the hospital in Albany after this from October 14th, 1759 to October 16th, 1759, thereafter he disappears from the record. ^[2] Assumed to have died from his wounds, as his wife re-married shortly after.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Ancestry Record 2495 #10752401 (accessed 25 August 2020)
2. ↑ The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. (1902). United States: J.N. McClintock.p.116

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-K7D4 : 19 April 2021), William and Mary Russell, 26 Feb 1750; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011128.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TV7P : 10 November 2020), William Swan, 26 Feb 1750; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLQ-8Y2 : 28 July 2021), William Swan, 1750.