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John Swearingen (abt. 1720 - 1784)

John Swearingen
Born about in Ringgold, Washington, Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 15 Sep 1748 in Somerset, Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 64 in Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Swearingen was born in 1721 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was the son of Van Swearingen and Elizabeth (Walker) Swearingen. A Bible record has John's death as August 13, 1784, age 62 years 9 months, which would make his birth in November/December 1721[1][2] He married Catherine Mary Stull in 1748 in Maryland. He passed away in 1784 in Springhill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1]

His birth has also been recorded in Daughters of American Revolution records as 2-15-1720 [3][4]

He is named in his father's will[5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #151304518
  2. Source: #S-2093087684
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Nov 2018), "Record of John Swearingen", Ancestor # A111704.
  4. Swearingen Family Web Page
  5. "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMX-65B?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-168%3A146536101%2C150054801 : 20 May 2014), Washington > Wills 1777-1801 vol A > image 84 of 270; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
  • History of Swearigen Family
  • Source: S-2093087684 Repository: #R-2142550101 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library.




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Swearingen-1440 and Swearingen-189 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, same/imilar dates
posted by Robin Lee
John Swearingen is a proved DAR Patriot, his Patriot # is A111704.

http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A111704

posted by Sandra Scarborough

Rejected matches › John Swearingen (1717-)

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