Joseph Swope (1751 - 1819)

Born 11 Aug 1751 in Swope Depot, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Sullivan) Swope — married 3 Apr 1774 in Monroe County, Virginia

Husband of Margaret (Miller) Swope — married 14 Feb 1806 in Monroe, Virginia

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1819 at age 67 in Monroe County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Joseph Swope has German Roots.

John Joseph Swope, son of German immigrant Hans Ulrich "Joseph" Swope and and Mary (Beckett) Swope, was born 11 August 1751 in Swope Depot, Augusta County, Virginia. As with many early German Americans, he was known most often by his middle name. According to a memorial plaque at Broad Run Cemetery in Wolfcreek, West Virginia, Joseph's father - also known as Joseph - was one of the first settlers in what is now Monroe County, West Virginia.^[1]

It is also reported on the plaque and other historical records that Joseph, the subject of this profile, was taken by Shawnee Indians when only five years old. The story relates also that he was captive for nine years.

Joseph reportedly was married twice, first to Catherine Sullivan on 3 April 1774. With her, he had three children born between 1776 and 1788 : George P. Swope born in 1776; Jonathan Arthur Swope born in 1783; and Eleanor Swope born in 1788 and married to John Burdett or Burdette.

Joseph next married Margaret "Peggy" Miller on 14 February 1806.^[2] However, the couple reportedly had two children before their marriage : Mary Swope, born in 1784 and married to Fielding Lowe, and James Parker Swope, born in 1797.

Joseph Swope lived out his days in Wolfcreek and passed away on 2 March 1819. His gravestone describes him as "one of the first Setlers of this Country after having been for 9 years a Prisoner with the Shawnee Nation". In this case, as was the custom in that day, the word "country" was sometimes used to mean simply a particular stretch of land. Indeed, the first definition listed by Merriam-Webster is "an indefinite usually extended expanse of land". The inscription on Joseph's gravestone apparently was intended to mean either Monroe County or merely Wolfcreek. His remains lie at rest at Broad Run Cemetery in Wolfcreek.^[3]

Birth

7 August or 11 August 1751

Augusta County, Virginia, United States

Address: Swope Depot^[4][5]

Marriage

3 April 1774

Monroe County, [now West] Virginia, United States^[6]

Death

2 Mar Mar 1819

Monroe County, [now West] Virginia, United States^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79303118/hans-ulrich_schwab-swope: accessed 9 October 2022), memorial page for Hans Ulrich Schwab “Joseph” Swope (1 Oct 1707–1780), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79303118, citing Broad Run Cemetery, Wolfcreek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Walter Pack Family (contributor 47557175)
2. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11370867&Type=Marriage : 1806 Marriage of Joseph Swope and Peggy Miller
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5455527/joseph-swope: accessed 9 October 2022), memorial page for Joseph Swope (11 Aug 1751–2 Mar 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5455527, citing Broad Run Cemetery, Wolfcreek, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Douglas Glenn Rohde (contributor 47488079)
4. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: downloaded 18 Dec 2010 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE downloaded 18 Dec 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S48 Page: Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. Data: Text: Record for Joseph Swope
6. ↑ Source: #S48 Page: Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. Data: Text: Record for Joseph Swope
7. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: citing microfilm 446318, reference number 27140, downloaded 18 Dec 2010 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE citing microfilm 446318, reference number 27140, downloaded 18 Dec 2010

See Also

1. Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002) Page: citing microfilm 446318, reference number 27140, downloaded 18 Dec 2010 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE citing microfilm 446318, reference number 27140, downloaded 18 Dec 2010

2. Title: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;) Page: Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Database online. Source number: 47.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JW1. Data: Text: Record for Joseph Swope

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Dana Jones for starting this profile.
• Thank you to Danelle Freed for creating WikiTree profile Swope-110 through the import of new.ged on Apr 4, 2013.