Francis Swanson (abt. 1779 - abt. 1852)

Born about 1779 in Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

Francis was born in 1779. He was the son of William Swanson and Nancy Graves. He passed away in 1852. ^[1]

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Francis was born about 1785.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Stephanie Sanchez, Sunday, November 17, 2013.

• Hopkins, Walter Lee. Hopkins of Virginia and related families. Richmond, Va.: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1931[1][2]

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 12, p. 317; 11 October 1828, William Swanson and Francis Swanson, executors of William Swanson, decd, of Pittsylvania Co. to Henry L. Muse, $4005, 784 acres on both sides of Chestnut Creek, beginning at pointers on Swanson’s line, with his line N66E 100 poles to corner in an old road, Along road N52E 90 poles crossing Chestnut Creek to pointers, down the Creek meanders N41W 6 poles, N60E 20 poles, N85E 21 poles, N43E 7 poles crossing Creek to poplar in said line, with said line N43W 202 poles to poplar near Pigg River, S26E 67 poles down meanders S25E 41 poles, S15E 16 poles to mouth of Chestnut Creek, up the same S46W 30 poles, S60W 40 poles, S54W 9 poles crossing Creek to beach on bank of Creek, with the patent line N85E 186 poles to white oak, N85E 270 poles crossing branch to white oak by a road, S52E 28 poles to 2 spanish oaks, S23W 186 poles crossing 2 branches to sorrel, S32W 323 poles to chestnut oak on side of a mountain, N20W 80 poles to poplar on branch, N82W 40 poles crossing branch to white oak, N45W 22 poles to white oak, N54E 78 poles to chestnut oak, N7E 90 poles to poplar, N34W 140 poles to beginning.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stephanie Sanchez for creating Swanson-815 on 17 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stephanie and others.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MWZH-LLW : accessed 12 June 2018), entry for Frances Chattin MUSE (1DTM-W6X); submitted by jamuse2501552 [identity withheld for privacy].

• See also: https://archive.org/stream/hopkinsofvirgini00hopk/hopkinsofvirgini00hopk_djvu.txt