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Isaac Swafford

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Greenville, SC, United States
Death: circa 1860 (81-90)
Clay, KY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. Peter James "Surgeon" Swafford and Irene "Rennie" Swafford
Husband of Mary "Polly" Swafford
Father of Rhoda "Rhody" Smith; James Madison Swofford; John S SWOFFORD; William Riley SWAFFORD; Anna Jane SWOFFORD and 1 other
Brother of Jacob Swafford; John C. Swafford; Abraham Swafford; Aaron Swafford, Sr.; Paul Swafford and 3 others

Managed by: Glenn Edward Malone
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About Isaac Swafford

  1. Name: Isaac SWAFFORD
  2. Given Name: Isaac
  3. Surname: Swafford
  4. Sex: M
  5. Birth: 1774 in ,,North Carolina
  6. Death: 1860 in ,Clay Co.,Kentucky
  7. Note:
   !He relocated from Bledsoe Co. Tennessee to Clay Co. Kentucky and is said to be there on the 1810 census, but may have been in Lawrence Co., Tennessee at the time of the 1820 census. Isaac and Polly are said by descendants to have had at least 9 children, based on the early census records which don't list the names of the children.

!By one account, he died in Clay Co., Kentucky. He has been reported to be the father of Anna Swafford, but we have not located him on a census.
!Also in the 1850 Clay Co. census was a household for an Isaac "Swaford," age 45 born North Carolina, and son Isaac age 11 born Kentucky. Also in the household was Joshua Hall age 60 born North Carolina. There was also an Isaac Swafford age 25, and wife Julia age 23.
# Change Date: 16 JUN 2002 at 01:00:00

Father: Peter James SWAFFORD b: 1725 in Belfast,Ulster,Ireland

Mother: Rennie HOWARD b: ABT 1730 in Belfast,Ulster,Ireland

Marriage 1 Mary SMITH b: 1783

Children

  1. Has Children William Riley SWAFFORD b: ABT 1802 in ,,North Carolina

2. Has No Children Rhoda SWAFFORD b: 1804 in ,,North Carolina
3. Has No Children John S. SWAFFORD b: 15 JUN 1821 in Jasper,Marion Co.,Tennessee
4. Has No Children James M. SWAFFORD b: 15 JUN 1822 in ,,Kentucky
5. Has Children Anna Jane SWAFFORD b: 1824/1826 in ,,Tennessee


GEDCOM Note

<p>1860 Clay Co., KY Census:</p><p>Wm R Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 56 1803 North Carolina Male</p><p>Elizabeth Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 55 1804 Tennessee Female</p>Isaac Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 80 1779 North Carolina Male *****

GEDCOM Note

Isaac Swafford was born 1774 in Greenville Co. NC. He is one of the 8 sons of Peter James Swafford and Rennie Howard. He married Polly (Mary) Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith and Unice. Isaac and Pollywere among the origional settlers of Clay Co. Ky. in 1810. In 1818 in the Pickens Census they were in Lawrence Co. Tn. The 1820 census list 8 children in the household in Lawrence Co. And we know that John, James and Anna were born after 1820.

GEDCOM Note

<p>1860 Clay Co., KY Census:</p><p><p>Wm R Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 56 1803 North Carolina Male</p></p><p><p>Elizabeth Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 55 1804 Tennessee Female</p></p><p>Isaac Swarford Not Stated, Clay, KY 80 1779 North Carolina Male *****</p>

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Isaac Swafford's Timeline

1774
1774
Greenville, SC, United States
1795
1795
1802
1802
North Carolina
1804
1804
North Carolina
1821
June 15, 1821
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee
1822
June 15, 1822
Tennessee, United States
1826
1826
Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 86
Clay, KY, United States