SWAIN ANNEX
George Holmes Swain Pedigree
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Origin of
the surname “Swain:”
Generation
10
9 Richard Swain
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1601. Died 14 April
1682. At about age 34 immigrated to
America in 1635 aboard the Truelove.
Settled at Rowley. Not well
educated. Employed as a laborer. One of the original proprietors of Nantucket
Island, Massachusetts.
2. Wife #1: Elizabeth
(?)
a. Biographical notes:
b. Children:
(1. William Swain: Born in England. Immigrated to America abouard the Rebecca.
(2. Francis Swain: Born in England. Immigrated to America aboard the Rebecca.
(3. Elizabeth Swain: Born in England. Immigrated to America aboard the Susan and
Ellen.
3. Wife #2: Jane/Jean
(?)
a. Biographical notes:
Born . Died
31 October 1662 (1st death recorded at Nantucket). Married Richard Swain in England.
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(1. John Swain: See generation 8, below.
(2. Richard Swain: Born at Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts. Administrator of his
father's estate. Perhaps moved to New
Jersey.
8 John Swain
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1661 at Martha's Vinyard, Massachusetts. Died 1739.
2. Wife: Mary Wyer
Born 1664, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (?) Wyer. Died 1739.
Married John Swain before he moved to Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Mary Swain: Married Joseph Nason.
b. John Swain, Jr.: See generation 7,
below.
c. Stephen Swain: Born 21 November 1666.
d. Sarah Swain: Born 13 July 1670. Married Joseph Norton.
e. Joseph Swain: Born 17 July 1673. Married Marah Sibley of Salem, Massachusetts
and had the following children:
(1. Peter Swain: Born 22 June 1697. Married Elizabeth Ellis on 10 January 1719.
(2. Richard Swain: Born 16 August 1698. Married Elizabeth Gardner on 12 October 1722.
(3. Caleb Swain: Born about 1700. Married Margaret Paddack, daughter of Joseph
and Sarah (?) Paddack, on 7 December 1726/27.
f. Elizabeth Swain: Born 17 May 1676. Married Joshua Sevolle.
g. Benjamin Swain: Born 5 July 1679. Died ; will probated 2 September 1757. Married Mary Taylor on 10 May 1705 and had
the following children:
(1. Jethro Swain: Married Dorcas Rider on 24 July
1734.
(2. Peleg Swain: Married Mary Hussey, daughter of
Bachelor and Abigail (?) Hussey, on 7 May 1730.
(3. Patience Swain: Married Jonathan Russell on 10
September 1738.
(4. Christopher Swain.
(5. Nathaniel Swain: Died before 1757. Married Jane Smith on 27 February 1738/39 and
had at least the following children:
(a. Lydia Swain.
(b. Abigail Swain.
h. Hannah Swain: Born Joseph Tallman.
i. Patience Swain: Married Samuel Gardner, son of
James Gardner, on 27 October 1713/14.
7 John Swain, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1 September 1664 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts (1st white
male born on Nantucket Island). Died 29
November 1738; will dated 22 June 1738 and probated 2 March 1739. Employed as a farmer at Polpis.
2. Wife: Experience
Folger
Born about 1661 at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, daughter of Peter
Folger. Died 6 April 1739.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. William Swain: See generation 6, below.
b. John Swain, III: Born about 1689. Died 28 February 1743/44; will dated 4 July
1736, but probated 2 July 1744. Married
Mary Swett (b. 2 Feb 1688/89, d. abt 1764), daughter of Moses and Mary (Hussey)
Swett, on 6 January 1711/12 and had the following children:
(1. Elijah Swain: Married Susanna Cathcart on 23
July 1735.
(2. Seth Swain: Born 22 August 1729 on Nantucket
Island, Massachusetts. Died 25 October
1795. Married Abigail Coffin, daughter
of Richard and Ruth (?) Coffin, on 8 November/September 1750 and had 2
children.
(3. Francis Swain: Perhaps died December 1783; will
dated 13 August 1783 and probated 2 January 1784. Married Mary Paddock (d. 26 Apr 1775),
daughter of Nathaniel and Ann (?) Paddock, on 31 November 1736/37 and had 8
children.
(4. Tristram Swain: Married (1st) Phoebe Coffin (b.
20 Jan 1722/23, d. 9 Apr 1754), daughter of Richard and Ruth (?) Coffin, on 6
August 1743 at Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Married (2nd) Anna (Worth) Macy, daughter of Joseph and Lydia (?) Worth,
on 16 October 1755.
(5. Christian Swain: Married (1st) Peter Folger, son
of Nathan and Sarh (?) Folger, on 23 April 1731. Married (2nd) Peter Jenkins, son of Matthew
and Mary (?) Jenkins, on 28 February 1770.
(6. Ruth Swain: Perhaps married William Russell on 9
March 1737/38.
(7. Priscilla Swain: Married Hezekiah Gardner, son
of Jethro and Kezia (?) Gardner, on 12 November 1743.
(8. Anna Swain: Married Jethro Folger, son of Jethro
and Mary (?) Folger, on 1 December 1768.
(9. Eunice Swain: Married William Coleman, son of
Elihu and Jemima (?) Coleman, on 26 February 1756.
Following John Swain, III's death, Mary (Swett)
Swain married (2nd) Samuel Gardner, son of James and Mary (?) Gardner, on 31
August 1748.
c. Eliakim Swain: Born about 1691. Died 5 June 1750. Employed as a merchant. Married (1st) Elizabeth Arthur (d. 29 Nov
1741 from complications of a throat ailment), daughter of John Arthur, on 18
April 1717 and had the following children:
(1. Charles Swain: Born 2 April 1719. Married Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of Nathan
and Lydia (?) Coffin, on 6 November 1740.
(2. Zaccheus Swain: Born 18 March 1721.
(3. Priscilla Swain: Born 9 November 1723. Married Barnabas Long on 22 February 1749.
(4. Hannah Swain: Born 10 June 1726. Probably died young.
(5. Rachel Swain: Born 12 May 1729. Married John Ramsdell on 3 January 1750.
(6. Lydia Swain: Born 9 February 1731/32. Perhaps married Reuben Coleman on 13 December
1750.
(7. Timothy Swain: Born 16 October 1734. Perhaps married Dinah Gardner on 27 October
1774.
Following Elizabeth's death, Eliakim Swain married
(2nd) Abigail Woodbury (also seen: m. (2nd) Abigail Coffin (b. 12 Feb 1700/01
on Nantucket, MA, d. 7 Jul 1782, daughter of Jethro and Mary (Gardner) Coffin)
on 27 October 1742 and had the following daughter:
(8. Hannah Swain: Born 6 June 1743. Died 16 May 1819.
d. Katharine Swain: Born 1694. Died 1783.
Married Robert Wyer (b. 20 Jul 1696, d. 1 Jun 1761), son of Robert and
Ruth (Johnson) Wyer, on 5 Jul 1720 and had the following children:
(1. Ruth Wyer.
(2. Mary Wyer.
(3. Elizabeth Wyer.
(4. Hepsibeth Wyer.
(5. Phebe Wyer.
(6. William Wyer.
(7. Zachariah Wyer.
(8. Robert Wyer.
e. Ruth Swain: Born 1695. Died 8 February 1775. Married (1st) George Coffin (b. 22 Feb
1692/93, d. Aug 1727). Married (2nd)
Jonathan Upham.
f. Hannah Swain: Born about 1697. Died 12 may 1779. Married Thomas Gardner (b. 21 May 1701, d. 14
Apr 1784) on 30 November 1724.
g. Priscilla Swain: Born about 1699. Died 12 September 1737. Married Daniel Bunker (d. 5 Nov 1746) on 14
November 1717.
h. Stephen Swain: Born 1702. Died 14 February 1785. Married (1st) Eleanor Ellis (b. abt 1704, d.
abt 1732) on 24 November 1723 and had the following son:
(1. Reuben Swain: Married (1st) Elizabeth (?) (d. 11
Mar 1755), perhaps in 1744 and had 5 children.
Married (2nd) Hannah Macy, daughter of Zaccheus and Hephzibah (?) Macy,
on 30 August 1756 and had 8 children.
Stephen Swain married (2nd) Catherine Heath from
France.
i. George Swain: Born about 1703. Died 8 December 1797 on Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts, at the time the oldest man on Nantucket Island. Married Love Paddock (d. 28 Jul 1792),
daughter of Nathaniel and Ann (?) Paddock, on 5 December 1729 and had the
following children:
(1. Daniel Swain: Born 1 September 1731/29 (Twp
records say Daniel b. 1 Jul 1731).
Married Elizabeth Wyer and had 4 children.
(2. Phebe Swain: Born 12 January 1734 (Twp records
say Phebe b. 12 Aug 1733). Died 8
January 1794. Married Stephen Barnard,
son of Ebenezer and Mary (?) Barnard, on 25 February 1754.
(3. Anna Swain: Born 16 October 1739. Died 1 March 1741.
(4. Love Swain: Born 16 October 1739 (Twp records
say Love b. 16 Aug 1739). Married
Timothy Barnard, son of Timothy and Mary (?) Barnard, on 8 February 1759.
(5. George Swain: Born 25 September 1744 (Twp
records say George b. 23 Jul 1744). Died
September 1766.
6 William Swain
1. Biographical notes:
Born 2 October 1688 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Died there 1/4 March 1770.
2. Wife: Jemima Coffin
Born 1695 at Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth
(?) Coffin. Died 6 April 1766. Married William Swain on 29 January 1727.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Hephzibah Swain: Born 18 October 1727. Died 27 May 1785. Married Benjamin Pinkham, son of Shubael and
Abigail (?) Pinkham, on 3 November 1744.
b. William Swain, Jr.: See generation 5,
below.
c. John Swain: Born (perhaps) 1731. Perhaps married Lydia Bunker on 19 January
1750.
5 William Swain, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born 21 January 1729/30 (also seen: b. 1725) on Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts. Died there 1/4 March
1773.
2. Wife #1: Lydia
Gorham
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1730; daughter of Stephen (b. 23 Jun 1683) and Elisabeth
(Gardner) Gorham (d. 1763). Died 1765.
Married William Swain, Jr. in 1750.
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(1. Elizabeth Swain: Born Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts. Married Joseph Chambers
and had the following children:
(a. Elisa Chambers.
(b. Mary Chambers.
(c. Lydia Chambers.
(d. William Chambers.
(2. Abner Swain: See generation 4, below.
(3. John Swain: Born Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts. Died 9 January 1767 at
Nantucket, Massachusetts.
(4. Hepzibah Swain: Born Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts.
(5. Lydia Swain: Born 1752 at Nantucket,
Massachusetts. Died 1798 in Albany
County, New York. Married James Wood (b.
1774) and had the following children:
(a. George E. Wood.
(b. Lydia Wood.
(c. Nancy Wood.
(d. James Wood.
(e. Mary Wood.
(f. William Wood.
3. Wife #2: widow Mary
(Pollard) Gardner
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1725; daughter of Philip
and Mehitable (?)(Gardner)
Pollard. Died 1803.
Married William Swain, Jr. in 1767.
b. Child:
(1. Mary Swain: Born 1760.
4 Abner Swain
1. Biographical notes:
Born on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Died 1842 at Morristown, St. Lawrence County,
New York. Before 1820 moved from
Nantucket, Massachusetts to Springfield Township, Otsego County, New York. Subsequently moved to Brier Hill in
Morristown Township, New York (across the St. Lawrence River from Brockville,
Canada). Operated a hotel and toll gate
at Morristown.
1800 US Census: Abner Swaine was heading a household
in Springfield Township, Otsego County, New York. The household included 3 males less than 10
years old; 2 males and 1 female age 10 to 16; and 1 male and 1 female age 26 to
45.
1810 US Census: A. Swain was heading a household in
Springfield Township, Otsego County, New York.
The household included 2 males and 2 females less than 10 years old; 2
males age 10 to 16; 1 male and 1 female age 16 to 26; 1 female age 26 to 45;
and 1 male more than 45 years old.
1820 US Census: Abner Swain was heading a household
in Hague Township, St. Lawrence County (now Warren Co.), New York. The household included 1 male less than 10
years old; 1 male and 1 female age 10 to 16 years old; 1 male and 1 female age
16 to 26; 3 males age 26 to 45; and 1 male and 1 female more than 45 years old.
Six were engaged in agriculture.
1830 US Census: Abner Swain was heading a household
in Rossie Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included 1 female less than 5
years old; 1 male age 5 to 10; 1 female age 30 to 40; and 1 male age 40 to 50.
1840 US Census: Abner Swain could be the 70 to 80
year-old male enumerated with his son, Iva Swain, in Morristown Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York (see below).
2. Wife #1: Eliza (?)
"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897" and "Michigan Deaths and
Burials, 1800-1995" both list Eliza Swain/Swaine, wife of Abner
Swain/Swaine, as the mother of Charles Swain/Swaine, who died 30 July 1874 in
Michigan.
3. Wife #2: Lucinda
Folger
a.
Biographical notes:
Born 1775 in Massachusetts. Died .
b.
Children: no
4. Wife #3: Lurana/Lurania/Lorainea
Folger
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1760 at Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of
Nathan (b. 29 Jan 1735, d. 1813) and Elizabeth (Worth) Folger (b. 1745, d.
1784). Died . Related to Governor Folger and Benjamin Franklin's
wife.
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(1. Charles Swain: Born about 1793 in New York
State. Died 30 July 1874, age 81 and
widowed, in Buchanan Township, Berrian County, Michigan. Employed as a farmer. Resided in Morristown Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York.
1820 US Census: Charles Swain was heading a
household in Hague Township, St. Lawrence County (now Warren Co.), New
York. The household included 2 males and
1 female less than 10 years old; 1 male and 1 female age 16 to 26; and 2 males
age 26 to 45. Three were engaged in
agriculture.
Charles Swain married Nancy Waldo (b. 1796, d. 1840)
and had the following children:
(a. William P. Swain: Born 1817.
(b. Lois Swain: Born 1818. Died 1873.
(c. Phebe Swain: Born 1819.
(d. Nathan Swain: Born 1820. Died 1895.
(e. Lucretia Swain: Born 1822.
(f. Lafayette Swain: Born 1822. Died 1903.
(g. Olive Swain: Born 1824.
(h. Pamella Sophia Swain: Born 1828. Died 1871.
(i. Angeline Swain: Born 1829. Died 1923.
(j. Harriet Swain: Born 1831. Died 1856.
(k. Nancy Swain: Born 1833.
(2. Iva/Ivie C. Swain: (male) Born 1794. Died 1872.
Resided at Thornville, Metamora Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.
1840 US Census: Ivie C. Swain was heading a
household in Morristown Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included 1 male and 1 female
less than 5 years old; 1 female age 5 to 10; 1 female age 20 to 30; 1 male age
40 to 50; and 1 male age 70 to 80 [perhaps Ivie's father, Abner Swain].
Iva C. Swain married Lavinia Westcott (b. 1812, d.
1880) and had the following children:
(a. Charles Swain: Born 1835. Died 1912.
(b. Luraina Swain: Born 1840. Died 1914.
(c. Gorham Swain: Born 1843. Died 1896.
(d. John Alexander Swain: Born 1849. Died 1906.
(e. Abner C. Swain: Born 15 August 1849 in
Morristown Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married (1st) Almeda Lusinda Kile (b. 1861,
d. 1922). Married (2nd) Emma Frances (b.
1860) and had children.
(f. Phebe A. Swain: Born 1854. Died 1869.
(g. Horace Swain: Born 1854. Died 1910.
(3. Alexander Swain: Born 1800/01 in New York. Died 4 April 1886, age 85, in Addison
Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
Employed as a farmer. Resided at
Lakeville, Michigan. Married Abigail (?)
and had the following children:
(a. Lydia Ann Swain: Born 1831. Died 1851.
(b. James A. Swain: Born 1832.
(c. Olive Swain: Born 1832.
(d. Louise Swain: Born 1834. Died 1857.
(e. Eliza Swain: Born 1843.
(4. Nathan Folger Swain: See generation 3,
below.
(5. William Swain: Born about 1785. Died before 1864.
1820 US Census: William Swain was heading a
household in Hague Township, St. Lawrence County (now Warren Co.), New
York. The household included 2 males and
1 female less than 10 years old; 1 female age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45;
and 1 male more than 45 years old. Two
were engaged in agriculture.
1840 US Census: Wm Swain was heading a household in
Morristown Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included 1 male age 10 to 15 years
old; 1 male age 15 to 20; 1 female age 40 to 50; and 1 male age 50 to 60.
1850 US Census: William Swain, age 65 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, resided in the household headed by Cornelius Swain, age
31, at Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included Cornelius's
presumed wife, Sarah Swain, age 30 (b. NYS); and their presumed son, Samuel P.
Swain, age 2. Of interest, Hiram Swain,
age 34 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household next
door. That household also included (his
presumed wife) Solan Swain, age 31; Mona/Mana Swain, age 9; Lucy Swain, age 7;
Mary Swain, age 4; and Harriet Swain, age 2.
(6. Robert Swain: Born 11 August 1799 in St.
Lawrence County, New York. Died 4
November 1885 at Addison, Lenawee County, Michigan. Resided at Thornville, Metamora Township,
Lapeer County, Michigan.
1840 US Census: Robt Swain was heading a household
in Morristown Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household included 1 male and 1 female
between 30 and 40 years old.
1850 US Census: Robert Swain, age 45 (b. NYS) and
employed as a laborer, resided in the household headed by Asa Barbar, age 35
(b. NYS and employed as a farmer) in Hammond Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York. The household also included John
Swain, age 47 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer; James Swain, age 10 (b. NYS);
Amanda Barber, age 38; Charles Barbar, age 7; Polly Barbar, age 5; and Sarah
Ann Barbar, age 14.
Robert Swain married Mercy Cooper (b. 1816 in NJ, d.
14 Feb 1888 in Oakland Twp, Oakland Co., MI) and had the following son:
(a. James Swain: Died 1885.
(7. John Swain: Born 1803. Resided at Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New
York.
1850 US Census: See Robert Swain, above.
(8. James Henry Swain: Born 1811. Died 1898.
Resided at Lakeville, Michigan.
Married Betsey Lee (b. 1817, d. 1867) and had the following children:
(1. Orson Swain: Born 1835.
(2. Artemissa Swain: Born 1840.
(3. Adelia Swain: Born 1841.
(4. Lydnia Swain: Born 1843.
(5. S. C. Swain: Born 1845. Died 1926.
(6. Jenness S. Swain: Born 1851. Died 1934.
(7. Willie H. Swain: Born 1862. Died 1862.
(8. Del B. Swain: Born 1863. Died 1864.
(9. Lydia Swain: (more
info) Died ; will dated 2 August
1863; executors Isaiah Wiley and Nathan F. Swain. Resided with Eliza Ann Clow from
childhood. Married James Hutchinson and
resided last on a farm between North Hammond and Briar Hill, Hammond Township,
St. Lawrence County, New York.
1850 US Census: Isaiah Hutchinson, age 50 (b.
Canada) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household (res # 257) in
Hammond Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included Hepsybuth Wiley,
age 18 (b. NYS); James G. Wiley, age 16 (b. NYS); Mary Wiley, age 14 (b. NYS);
Marshall Wiley, age 10 (b. NYS); William P. Swain, age 32 (b. NYS);
Clarissa/Claipa Swain, age 27 (b. NYS); Clinton Swain, age 7 (b. NYS); Theodore
Swain, age 5 (b. NYS); and Augusta Swain, age 0 (b. NYS).
1850 US Census: James Hutchinson, age 81 (b. VT?)
and not employed, was heading a household (res # 213) in Hammond Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York next door to the residence of John Swain (perhaps
Lydia's brother), age 47; and Robert Swain (perhaps Lydia's brother) and James
Swain (perhaps Robert Swain's son). The
Hutchinson household also included James' wife, Lydia Hutchinson, age 50; Mary
Wiley, age 13; and Eliza Ann Wiley, age 4.
(10. Daughter.
(11. Daughter.
(12. Daughter.
3 Nathan Folger Swain (more info)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1806 in Otsego County, New York.
Died 23 August 1895 at home in Edenton, DePeyster Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York. Moved to DePeyster
about 1850.
1840 US Census: N. F. Swain was heading a household
in Oswegatchie Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
1850 US Census: No record found in St. Lawrence
County, New York.
1860 US Census: N. F. Swain, age 53 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in DePeyster Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
also included his wife, Eliza Swain, age 49 (b. NYS); daughter, Eliza A. Swain,
age 18 (b. NYS); daughter, Sarah C. Swain, age 16 (b. NYS); son, Alex J. Swain,
age 14 (b. NYS); Carlton G. Hutchinson, age 50 and employed as a domestic
[servant]; and N. F. Swain, Jr., age 11 (b. NYS). [of interest, a few
residences away, daughter Susannah Swain resided in the household headed by B.
F. Pattridge.
1870 US Census: Nathan Swain, age 64 and employed as
a farmer, was heading a household in DePeyster Township, St. Lawrence County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Eliza Swain, age 61; Nathan Swain, age 21 and employed as a farm
laborer; Catherine Wallace, age 25; and John Dishaw.
1880 US Census: Nathan Swain, age 72 (b. NYS;
parents b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in DePeyster
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Elizabeth Swain, age 70 (b. NYS,
parents b. VT) and keeping house; son, John Swain, age 47 (b. NYS, father b.
MA, mother b. VT [appears to be an error]) and employed working on farm; son,
Nathan Swain, Jr., age 30 (b. NYS, father b. MA, mother b. VT [appears to be an
error]) and employed working on farm; and daughter-in-law, Rosalthe Swain, age
33 (b. NYS, parents b. VT) and keeping house.
Their next door neighbor was George Swain, age 45 (see gen. 2, below).
2. Wife: Elizabeth
"Eliza" Hutchinson (more info)
Born about 1808. Died 1 November
1883 at DePeyster, St. Lawrence County, New York from complications of
"dropsy of the heart" (edema/swelling and fluid retention caused by
heart failure). Married Nathan Folger
Swain on 3 May 1832.
1830 US Census: An Eliza Hutchinson (relation to
this Eliza unknown) was heading a household at Canton, St. Lawrence County, New
York. Other Hutchinsons heading
households in St. Lawrence County at that time: Joseph Hutchinson at Canton;
William Hutchinson at Canton; Joseph Hutchinson at Oswegatchie.
1850 US Census: Of interest, James Hutchinson, age
81 and not employed, was heading a household in Hammond Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York next door to the
residence of John Swain, age 47; Robert Swain, age 45; and Robert's presumed
son, James Swain, age 10. The household
also included Lydia Hutchinson, age 50 (perhaps the sister John and Robert
Swain); Mary Wiley, age 13; and Eliza Ann Wiley, age 4.
3. Children: (7 total; order uncertain)
a. George Washington Swain: See generation
2, below.
b. John G. Swain: In 1895 resided at Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, New York.
c. Susanna Swain: Born about 1838 in St. Lawrence
County, New York.
1860 US Census: Susanna Swain, age 22 and employed
as a domestic [servant], resided in the household headed by B. F. Pattridge,
age 56 and employed as a farmer, in De Peyster Township, St. Lawrence County,
New York.
Married (?) Lobdell and in 1883 resided at Madrid
Springs, St. Lawrence County, New York.
In 1895 resided at Potsdam, St. Lawrence County.
d. Eliza A. Swain: Born about 1842.
e. Sarah C. Swain: born about 1844.
f. Alex J. Swain: Born about 1846 in St. Lawrence
County, New York.
g. Nathan Folger Swain, Jr.: (more info) Born 8 November 1848 in DePeyster Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. In 1895 still
resided in DePeyster Township, St. Lawrence County.
1880 US Census: Nathan Swain, age , was heading a
household in DePeyster Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included his wife,
Rosalthe Swain, age ; father, Nathan Swain, age ; and mother, Elizabeth Swain,
age .
Nathan Folger Swain, Jr. married Roselthe Meservey
of Canton, St. Lawrence County on 25 February 1880 at Canton.
2 George Washington Swain (photos) (more info)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 22 February 1835 in Canada.
Died 11 February 1920; interred Sunnyside Cemetery, Great Bend, Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
Resided at Great Bend.
1860 US Census: George Swain,
Sr., age 25 and b. Canada, was employed as a farm hand in the household of
Emmer Gardner and his family in LeRay Township, New York.
1870 US Census: George Swain, age
34 and employed as a carpenter, was heading a household in DePeyster Township,
St. Lawrence County, New York. The
household also included his wife, Electa Swain, age 21; and Daniel Swain, who was employed as a farm laborer.
1880 US Census: George Swain, age
45 (b. NYS, father b. MA [appears to be an error], mother b. NYS) and employed
as a farmer, was heading a household in DePeyster Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Electa Swain, age 32 (b. NYS, parents b. VT) and keeping
house; daughter, Laurana Swain, age 9 (b. NYS, as were her parents); and
daughter, Luwella Swain, age 1 (b. NYS, as were her parents). Their next door neighbor was Nathan Swain,
age 72 (see gen 3, above).
1900 U.S. Census: George W.
Swain, age 63 (b. Feb 1837 in NYS) was heading a household in Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York. He
was married to Electa (?) Swain, age 50 (b. Aug 1849 in NYS). The household also included their daughter,
Luella, age 20 (b. Oct 1879 in NYS), son, George H. Swain, age 11 (b. Aug 1888
in NYS), and Ira [Hiram Henry] Holmes, age 8 (b. Feb 1892) (no relation given,
but undoubtedly related to Electa (Holmes) Swain.)
1920 US Census: George W. Swain, age 84, was heading a household
next door to the household headed by (perhaps) his grandson, George Swain (age
32) on the Champion to Great Bend Road, Champion Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
his wife, Electa Swain (age 72).
2. Wife: Electa Shaw Holmes (photos) (more info)
Born August 1849/48 in Stockholm Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York; daughter of Hiram and Mary
Ann (May) Holmes of Stockholm. Died Friday, 24 March 1933, age 85, at the
home of her son, George Swain at Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Lurana Swain: (more info) Born 27 August 1870/71 in Depeyster Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York.
1900 US Census: George J. Soults, age 40 (b. Mar
1860 in NYS; parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in the Village of West Carthage, Champion Township, Jefferson County,
New York. The household also included
his wife of 9 years, Lurana Soults, age 29 (b. Aug 1871 in NYS; parents b.
NYS), who had had 1 child, still alive; and daughter, Edith M. Soults, age 8
(b. May 1892 in NYS).
1910 US Census: George J. Soults, age 50 (b. NYS;
parents b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife of 18 years, Lurana Soults, age 39
(b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who had had 2 children, both still alive; daughter,
Edith Soults, age 17 (b. NYS); and daughter, Bertha Soults, age 7 (b. NYS).
Lurana Swain married George J. Soults (b. Mar 1860, d. 28/30 Jan 1930 at home in West
Carthage; interred Sunnyside Cem., Great Bend), son of German immigrants, on 15
April 1891/90 at her parents' home near Great Bend, Jefferson County, New York
and had the following children:
(1. Edith M. Soults: Born May 1892 in New York.
1930 US Census: Wesley B. Graves, age 40 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a salesman for a monument company, was heading
a household at 49 N. Main Street in the Village of West Carthage, Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York. He
married 1st at age 27. His residence was
valued at $5,000. The household also
included his wife, Edith M. Graves, age 37 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who
married 1st at age 24; Donald G. Graves, age 10 (b. NYS); and son, John W.
Graves, age 7 (b. NYS).
1940 US Census: Wesley B. Graves, age 50 (b. NYS)
and employed as Deputy Commissioner of County Welfare, was heading a household
at 49 N. Main Street in the Village of West Carthage, Champion Township,
Jefferson County, New York. He had
completed 4 years of high school, and he resided in the same house on 1 April
1935. The household also included his
wife, Edith Graves, age 47 (b. NYS), who had completed 4 years of high school;
son, John Graves, age 17 (b. NYS) and single, who had completed 4 years of high
school; and lodger, Alexie Stout, age 22 (b.
NYS), single and employed as a public school teacher, who had completed
4 years of college.
Edith Soults married Wesley B. (Bruce?) Graves (b. ; d. ; interred Hillside Cem., West
Carthage), son of Selvester and Philetta (Bedille) Graves, on 18 September 1916
and resided at 49 N. Main Street, West Carthage, Champion Township, Jefferson
County, New York and had the following children:
(a. Donald G. Graves: Born about
1920 in New York.
(b. John "Jack" Wesley
Graves: Born 1923 in New York. Married Helen Middleton and
had at least one son:
(1) Bruce Graves.
(2. Bertha Rosanna Soults: Born about 1903 in New
York.
1930 US Census: Arthur F. Bailey, age 28 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a radio salesman, was heading a household at 1212
Madison Avenue in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. He was married 1st at age 24, and his
residence was valued at $10,000. The
household also included his wife, Bertha S. Bailey, age 27 (b. NYS) and
employed as a public school teacher, who was married 1st at age 22.
1940 US Census: Arthur F. Bailey, age 38 (b. NYS)
and employed as manager of a retail electric store, was heading a household at
249 Chestnut Street in the City of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. He had completed 4 years of high school, and
he resided in the same house on 1 April 1935.
The household also included his wife, Bertha S. Bailey, age 37 (b. NYS), who had completed 4
years of college; son, Ronald Bailey, age 4 (b. NYS); and housemaid, Joyce E.
Greene, age 26 (b. NYS) and single, who had completed 4 years of high school.
Bertha Soults married Arthur Fred Bailey (b. abt
1902 in NYS), son of George and Bertha (Green) Bailey, on 5 August 1925 at West
Carthage, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York and subsequently
resided at 1328 Sherman Street, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York. They had the following son:
(a. Ronald "Ron" Bailey:
Born about 1936 in New York. Resided at Monroe, New York.
b. Luwella M. Swain: Born October 1879 in New York.
1910 US Census: Charles B. Flint, age 33 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as a back tender in a papermill, was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included his wife of 9
years, Luwella M. Flint, age 31 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); no record of children
provided.
1920 US Census: Charlie Flint, age 43 (b. NYS) and
employed as foreman in a paper mill, was heading a household in Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Leulla Flint, age 41 (b. NYS).
1930 US Census: Charles Flint, age 53 (b. NYS;
parents b. NYS) and employed as yard foreman for a paper mill, was heading a
household on Champion Street in/near the Village of Great Bend, Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York. He
married 1st at age 23. The household
also included his wife, Luwella Flint, age 51 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), who
married 1st at age 21.
1940 US Census: Charles Flint, age 63 (b. NYS), with
no occupation recorded, was heading a household on Main Street in/near Great
Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson county, New York. The household also included his wife, Luwella
Flint, age 61 (b. NYS).
Luwella Swain married Charles B. Flint (b. abt 1877
in NYS), son of Egbert and Selinda (?) Flint, about 1901 and subsequently
resided at Great Bend, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. Apparently no children.
c. George Holmes Swain: See generation 1,
below.
1 George Holmes Swain:
Born 14 August 1887. Died 1967.
Married Emily Elizabeth McCallops, paragraph 4.d.(2.(a.(1) of the Almond Drake (9) page on 21 November 1908.
See Almond Drake
(9) Page for More Info
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Other, still unknown,
Swain names:
1. Pulaski G. Swain:
1910
US Census: Pulaski G. Swain, age 73 and married once, was heading a household
in Wilna Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife of 47 years, Delany Swain, age 72
(had had 5 children; 4 still alive); son, David Swain, age 50, married once;
daughter-in-law, Mary M. Swain, age 48 (had had 6 children, all still alive);
grandson, Edwin Swain, age 22 and single; granddaughter, Nellis Swain, age 21
and single; grandson, Fred Swain, age 19 and single; grandson, Morris Swain,
age 12; and grandson, Frank Swain, age 8.
2. Harriett Swain: Born
about 1832 in New York.
1850
US Census: Harriett Swain, age 18 (b. NYS) resided in the household headed by
Madison Burhans, age 36 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer in LeRay Township,
Jefferson County, New York. The
household also included Betsey Burhans, age 72; and David Burhans, age 16.
3. Maria Swain: Born about
1800 in New York.
1850
US Census: Maria Swain, age 50 (b. NYS), resided in the household headed by
Susan Ward, age 74 (b. NYS) in Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included Catharine W.
Ward, age 34 (b. NYS); and John W. Ward, age 8 (b. NYS).
4.
John Swain: Resided at Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Married Etta (?) (more info) of Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York; subsequently divorced.
5.
Francis Swain: (more
info) Resided in
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
Married Maggie LaRock of Watertown on 7 September 1885.
6.
Gorman Swain: (more
info) Born about
1848. Died 21 July 1896 near Attica,
Michigan; took his own life. Employed as
a farmer. Married (?) (d. abt spring
1895) and had the following children:
a.
Fred Swain: Born about 1877.
b.
Anna Swain: Born about 1879.
c.
Birdie Swain: Born about 1881.
d.
Frank Swain: Born about 1885. Died 21
July 1896 near Attica, Michigan; murdered by his father.
e. Lucy
Swain: Born about 1887. Died 21 July
1896 near Attica, Michigan; murdered by her father.
f.
James "Jimmie" Swain: Born about 1889. Died 21 July 1896 near Attica, Michigan;
murdered by his father.
7. Unidentified: (more info)
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