Elizabeth Sweeney

Not the same as Elizabeth Eve

Biography

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor # A111749

Moses Sweeney was born near Belfast, Ireland. He came to America with his father, Charles (c. 1754¬ -1766), when he was about four years old. He married Elizabeth Johnson who was from Antrim, Ireland, or from New Jersey. Her family is said to be cousins of Richard M. Johnson, Vice President of the United States under President Martin Van Buren. There is some evidence that they settled in Virginia, and built a mill along the Slate River (now Buckingham Co, VA), had several children there and then relocated to what is now Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Extracted from Moses Sweeney – Early Settler of Lincoln County < link > BY KENTUCKY KINDRED GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Moses Sweeney, born in 1734, was 53 years old when he purchased the land from Bulger. Unfortunately, very little is known about the early life of Moses Sweeney except that he was born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to America at a young age. Moses, apparently living in Virginia, served as a private during the Revolutionary War ….

When he moved to Lincoln County, several of the younger children remained at home with Moses and his wife Elizabeth Johnson. Elizabeth was very likely related to Noiel Johnson who was an early settler along the Hanging Fork. Noiel’s gravestone at McCormack’s Church has the earliest recorded death date in the cemetery; having been born January 9, 1729, and died December 6, 1802. …

Moses and his wife had at least fourteen children whose descendants later spread out into the western frontier. The known children were Job, Shepherd, John, Charles, Joseph, Daniel, William H., Edmund, Harvey, Goldsby, Celah, Patsey, Tyre and Milly. …

Family

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104220314

Elizabeth Johnson who married Moses Sweeney is a diffrent Elizabeth Johnson who married George Eve. So many Elizabeth Johnsons in this area. So confusing.

1 Elizabeth Johnson b: 1738 in Amherst Co, Virginia d: October 27, 1832 in Mackville, Washington Co, Ky or +Moses Sweeney b: May 1734 in Belfast, County Antrim Ulster Province, Ireland d: June 27, 1813 in Lincoln Co, Kentucky b. August 26, 1736

...... 2 Joseph Moses Sweeney b: February 28, 1760 in New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia d: June 07, 1846 in Mackville, Washington, Kentucky .......... +Nancy Whitten b: May 1764 in Amherst Co, Virginia d: June 29, 1852 in Mercer Co, Kentucky

...... 2 Mary Sweeney b: February 28, 1760 in Amherst Co, Virginia d: 1835 +Tyre Slatten b: Abt. 1755 in Amherst Co, Virginia d: 1840 in Motgan Co, Illinois

...... 2 Henry Sweeney b: 1762 d: in report said killed by Indians before 1813 +Ann Martin

...... 2 [1] Nancy Sweeney b: Abt. 1764 in Amherst, Virginia d: 1835 in Garrard County, Kentucky +John R Belt b: Abt. 1773 ...... *2nd Husband of [1] Nancy Sweeney: +Goldsby Childers b: January 01, 1756

...... 2 [2] Charles Welby Sweeney b: August 26, 1766 in Amherst, Virginia d: October 23, 1853 in Casey Co, Kentucky +Unknown ...... *2nd Wife of [2] Charles Welby Sweeney: +Frances Shackleford b: October 19, 1776 in Albemarle County d: January 23, 1863 in Casey Co, Kentucky

...... 2 Edmund Sweeney b: August 29, 1768 in Amherst, Virginia d: November 20, 1820 in Warren County, Kentucky +Mary Johnson b: May 27, 1771 in Amherst County, Virginia d: March 05, 1824 in Warren County, Kentucky

...... 2 Shepherd Sweeney b: Abt. 1770 in Amherst, Virginia or Kentucky d: December 1844 in Boone County, Missouri +Lucy Thomas b: Abt. 1775

...... 2 Millicent Milly Sweeney b: December 22, 1774 in , Amherst Co., Va d: May 10, 1814 in Washington, Kentucky +Jesse Peter b: April 29, 1770 in Virginia d: January 14, 1848 in Washington, Kentucky

...... 2 Daniel Sweeney b: 1776 in Amherst, Virginia d: October 26, 1851 in Boone Co, Missouri +Elizabeth Jones b: Abt. 1778

...... 2 Job Sweeney b: Abt. 1778 in Amherst Co., Va d: April 06, 1871 in Macoupin County, Illinois +Sarah Allen b: Abt. 1780

...... 2 Celah Sweeney b: Abt. 1780 in Amherst, Virginia +Joseph Waters

...... 2 Patty Patsy Sweeney b: Abt. 1780 in , Amherst, Virginia d: Aft. 1850 in Lincoln County, Kentucky +Daniel Mccormack b: Abt. 1779

...... 2 Elizabeth Betsy Sweeney b: Abt. 1783 in Amherst, Virginia d: 1850 +William Graves b: 1781 in Virgina

...... 2 [3] John Sweeney b: September 15, 1785 in Amherst, Virginia d: January 09, 1851 in Mackville, Washington County, Kentucky +Polly McMurray ...... *2nd Wife of [3] John Sweeney: +Elizabeth Betsy Burnside b: October 10, 1792 ...... *3rd Wife of [3] John Sweeney: +Sarah Frances Sally Hall

..... 2 Unknown Sweeney +Unknown b: in Hord Belt

Name comments

DAR Ancestor #: A111749 for Moses Sweeney (1734-1813) names his wife as Elizabeth X (X for unknown). In their descendant search, they have for his son:

Search » The Said Chas W Sweeney was the child of Moses Sweeney born on - - 1747 at _______________ died at _______________ on p 27 - May - 1813 and his ( 1st ) wife Lizzie Johnson born on - - 1734 at _______________ died at _______________ on - - married on —