Taylor Family Genealogy
John SWEARINGEN
Abt 1697 - 1800 (~ 103 years)-
Name John SWEARINGEN [1] Born Abt 1697 [1] Gender Male Died 1800 Frederick Co., Md. 
Person ID I1272 Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree Last Modified 1 Nov 2019
Father Thomas SWEARINGEN, b. Abt 1665, St. Mary's County, Md. , d. 9 Mar 1711, Prince George's Co. Md. (Age ~ 46 years) Relationship natural Mother Jane Doyle HYDE, b. Abt 1669, d. 1 Jun 1716, Anson County, N.C. (Age ~ 47 years) Relationship natural Married 1687 Somerset Co. Md. [1] Family ID F497 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary RAY, b. Abt 1699, d. 1800, Frederick Co., Md. (Age ~ 101 years) Married 9 Feb 1715 Prince George's Co. Md. [1, 2] Children 1. Mary SWEARINGEN, b. 29 Oct 1720, Prince George's Co. Md. [natural]2. Lydia SWEARINGEN, b. 7 Sep 1726, Prince George's Co. Md. [natural]3. Thomas SWEARINGEN, b. 23 Nov 1728, Prince George's Co. Md. [natural]4. John SWEARINGEN, Jr, b. 6 Aug 1735, Prince George's Co. Md. [natural]5. Ann SWEARINGEN, b. 1736, Rock Creek, Frederick County (now Montgomery Co.), Maryland , d. Bath County, Virginia? [natural]6. Kezia SWEARINGEN, b. UNKNOWN [natural] Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - "John Swearingen was 18 years old, and Mary Ray was 16 when they were married in 1715. They lived together as man and wife for 84 years; one lived to be 100, and the other, 102. They had 15 children and raised 12 to adulthood. Our ancestor, Ann Swearingen was one of these children, who scattered over the country.
"John and Mary settled on Rock Creek not far from the present Washington County, Maryland. John received thirty pounds [sterling] from his father's estate. He was a prosperous planter and owned considerable land." -- Bond, Marian Saunders. Some Ancestors. p. 11
- "John Swearingen was 18 years old, and Mary Ray was 16 when they were married in 1715. They lived together as man and wife for 84 years; one lived to be 100, and the other, 102. They had 15 children and raised 12 to adulthood. Our ancestor, Ann Swearingen was one of these children, who scattered over the country.
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