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About Thomas Van Swearingen
Thomas Swearingen, son of Gerret and Barbara, was born at St. Mary's, Maryland, 1665. [SIC: after May 1669]. He married Jane Doyne. He left four sons Thomas, Van, Samuel and John, named in this order in his will. He died in 1710.
The son, Van Swearingen, born 1692 at St. Mary's moved to Washington county, Maryland and married Elizabeth Walker. The land he occupied was near Hagerstown, Maryland and conflicting titles with the Ringgold Manor kept him a renter for many years. It seems that the King of England issued a royal charter for Maryland to Lord Calvert. He in turn granted large tracks of land called manors. George Talbot was given 32,000 acres for bringing 100 Irish colonist to America in 1680. The owner of the manor was allowed to collect taxes, hold court and assess fines.
Van and several of his sons were active in the French and Indian War. Two daughters Ruth and Druscilla, married brothers Tom Jr. and David Cresap, sons of Tom Cresap. Much has been written of this family. Van and Elizabeth had a large family, Joseph, John, Samuel, Van, Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth, (married Simmons), Sarah, (married her first cousin, Van Swearingen), Ruth, Drusilla, (married Thomas Cresap), Rebecca (married Tomlinson), Mary (married Phipps). Van lived to be 109 years old, having lived in three centuries.
Thomas Swearingen
- Birth: ABT 1665 in probably New Amstel, DE
- Death: 9 MAR 1710/11 in Prince George's County, Maryland - Probate
Thomas Van Swearingen anglicized his family name by dropping the 'Van' and adding an 'a' to it. He lived with his wife Jane in Prince George's County, Maryland during their married life.
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From Patricia Annease Swearingen Nov 2015:
Thomas Swearingen was born in Maryland. He is the only child of Garrett and Barbara that was not in the naturalization papers of the family. They became British citizens in order to allow them to own land. Thomas was born British.
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3. THOMAS3 VAN SWEARINGEN (GARRETT2 VAN SWERINGEN, DAVID JANSE1 SWIERINGH) was born 1665 in St. Mary's, Somerset, Maryland, or Dutch Colony of New Amstel, Deleware, and died Abt. March 19, 1709/10 in Somerset County or" Prince George's" County, Maryland. He married JANE HYDE DOYNE March 11, 1685/86 in St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland, daughter of JOSHUA DOYNE and JANE SANDERS. She was born 1660 in Somerset County, Maryland or Deleware, and died June 01, 1716 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Notes for THOMAS VAN SWEARINGEN:
Thomas Swearingen left a will which was written on July 29, 1708 and probated on March 9, 1711. He mentioned:
1) To eldest son Thomas and heird, plantation, 100 acres,_______,where he now lives' 2) To son Van and heirs, 100 acres,_______,redidue of said tract' 3) To son Samuel and heirs, dwelling plantaion and land at decease of his mother' 4) In event of death of either son Samuel or Van aforesaid, deceased's portion to pass to their youngest brother John; otherwise he to have personalty at majority 5) To wife Jane, executrix, all personal estate'
Source: Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2',1983, Donald B. Reagan, page 208. 'Family register of Garret Van Swearingen and descendandts', H.H. Swearingen 1894, page 5
Will Probated 3-9-1711
Will Written 7-29-1708
Source Ancestors of Paula French (Internet) #1304
Children of THOMAS VAN SWEARINGEN and JANE DOYNE are:
- 8. i. JOHN4 SWEARINGEN, b. Bet. 1696 - 1698, St. Mary's," Somerset County" orPrince George's County, Maryland; d. 1767, Rockville or Rock Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland.
- 9. ii. THOMAS SWEARINGEN, b. 1688, Prince George's or Sommerset County, Maryland; d. Abt. April 12, 1726, Shepherdstown, Mill, Virginia, or Prince George County, Maryland.
- 10. iii. SAMUEL SWEARINGEN, b. Bet. 1692 - 1694, St. Mary's City, St. Mary County or Somerset County, Maryland; d. Bet. November 25 1782 - 1785, Montgomery or " Anson" County, North Carolina.
- iv. JANE SWEARINGEN, b. 1680, ST. Mary's Parish, Prince George, Maryland; m. RICHARD JONES.
- v. LURANNAH SWEARINGEN, b. 1704, Maryland.
- 11. vi. VAN SWEARINGEN, b. 1692, Prince George's or Sommerset County, Maryland; d. Bet. June 01 1790 - 1801, Hagerstown, "Washington County, Maryland" or Ringgold, Alexanderia County, Maryland.
Thomas is the first Swearingen known to have Americanized his surname by dropping the "van" and adding an "a" to it. He married, in 1686, Jane Doyne. It is believed that she too was born in Maryland (Somerset County) about 1668 or 1669. What is known about this couple is that they spent their married life in Prince George's County, Maryland.
The best available information on Thomas Swearingen comes from a will that he left, and which was probated March 9, 1711. The will had been written July 29, 1708.
In it he mentioned:
1) "To my eldest son Thomas and heirs, plantation, 100 acres, ___, where he now lives."
2) To son Van and heirs, 100 acres, ___, residue of said tract"
3) To son Samuel and heirs, dwelling plantation and land at decease of his mother"
4) In event of death of either son Samuel or Van aforesaid, deceased's portion to pass to their youngest brother John; otherwise he to have personality at majority"
5) "To wife Jane, executrix, all personal 'estate"
Jane, his wife, passed away in 1727 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Along with the four sons listed in the will, Thomas & Jane had one daughter, also named Jane. She is known to have married Richard Jones and thus with her marriage in 1696, considered cared for in the eyes of her father.
His greatgrandson was Marmaduke Van Swearingen, the white man who was captured and adopted by the Shawnee Indians and became War Chief - Blue Jacket. Although he was a white man, he united almost all of the Indian Tribes east of the Mississippi, for the War of 1812.
Sources
- Family register of Gerret Van Sweringen and descendants 3rd ed. compiled by a member of the family. Published 1906 by [M. Swearingen] in Muncie, Ind . Written in English. Page 4
- Descendants of David Janse Swieringh
Links
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adalittle...
- Updated from Swearingen-34 WikiTree Genealogy via son Van Swearingen Sr. by SmartCopy: Jan 11 2015, 5:30:52 UTC
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84285927/thomas-van-swearingen: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for Thomas Van Swearingen (1665–1710), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84285927; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Simmons Family (contributor 47450990).
emigrated to Greenbriar county, VA. and later settled in Bath Co. VA.
When Thomas was one year old, his parents moved to Talbot County, Md, and then in 1667 they moved to St Mary's near the southern tip of Maryland. There he grew up and married Jane Doyne Hyde in 1687. Before the birth of their first son in 1688, Thomas and Jane moved to Somerset County, Maryland. All four of Thomas' sons and their families were members of the St Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Md. St Barnabas Church is a historic Episcopal church which has met ever since its establishment in 1704. It is located in a rural country setting about 20 miles east of downtown Washington DC in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The first building was erected in 1704; a new, larger house of worship was built in 1772; and it was restored to its original colonial configuration in 1974. There is an adjoining cemetery. Its address is 14111 Oak Grove Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772; phone 301-249-9671. Van married Elizabeth Walker and moved to Virginia where he became Deputy Lieutenant of Berkeley County prior to the Revolutionary War. Because of his title of King's Deputy, he became known as "King Van." He was the personal friend of Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Governor Harrison, and George Washington. George even asked Van to campaign for his against his own brother Thomas. Van also purchased a large tract of land in Washington County, Marylan near Hagerstown. After building a home, he found that the land had previously been patented as Ringgold's Manor to someone else. He therefore leased the lan for 89 years. he lived to be 109 and lived in three centuries. (Note: It is unclear whether "King Van" bought the Washington County land or whether there i confusion between he (#215) and his nephew (#219), the son of Thomas, "King Van's" brother.) The birth of five of Van and Elizabeth's children are also recorded in the St Barnabas Church records: Elizabeth, Rebecca, Mary, Samuel, and a child born in 1732 whose name is unreadable. Van is also the grandfather of Marmaduke Van Sweringen who became a famous war chief of the Shawnee Indians. As a youth of 17 years, he and his younger brother, Charles, were captured by the Shawnee one day while they were hunting. "Duke," having always had an interest in the Indian way of life, convinced the Shawnee to let his brother go if he went along quietly. Duke was taken to the Shawnee camp near Xenia, Ohio. He was later adopted by the Shawnee and named "Blue Jacket" because he had on a blue jacket when captured. At the age of 25, he became a chief and sat on the Shawnee council. He eventually became a great war chief, at one time capturing Daniel Boone and later releasing him. A book titled "Blue Jacket" was written by Allan W. Eckert, and an outdoor drama of th same name is enacted every summer near Xenia. Another son of Thomas, John, married Mary Ray, moved to Rock Creek in Montgomer County, Maryland and became the ancestral line of the Swearingen family of Bullitt County, Kentucky. Samuel married Elizabeth Farmer and moved to North Carolina. Their marriage is recorded in the St Barnabas Church records. In 1669 naturalization papers, Thomas' father, Garrett asked that his wife, Barbarah, and children, Elizabeth and Zachariah, be considered "as if they .... had been naturally borne within this our Province". Thomas' name did not appear in these papers because he was born in the province of Maryland (probably Talbo Co) and was already considered a citizen. From his father, Thomas was deeded 200 acres of land called "Clark's Purchase" and "Clark's Fancy" in St Mary's Co and he purchased land in Prince Georges Co in 1703. Thomas apparently dropped "Van" from their last name and was the first to apply the given name "Van". (Whyte) DEATH: He may have died in 1711 (LDS). WILL: DATE 29 JUL 1708 PLAC Prince Georges Co, Md Will of Thomas Swearingen, Prince Georges Co, MD, signed 29 Jul 1708, proved 19 Mar 1710. First and foremost I comitt my Soul to Allmighty God my heavenly Father that made it and to my Savior Jesus Christ to Redeem it with whom I hope shortly to be received and pardoned for all my sins. 2nd. I comitt my body to ye earth from where it Came and there to be buried in Christain like mannor my world Debts first being full Satisfied and paid. 3rd. I give and bequeath to my eldest son Tho's Swearingen that Plantation He now Lives on with an hundred acres of Land adjacent to it beginning at ye North Line the whole breadth of th Land to him and his heirs for ever Lawfully begotten of his body or to begotten 4th. I give unto my son Van ye other hundred Acres of Land in the same Track beginning att ye South Corner Tree so running as ye Deeds make mention to him and to his heirs for ever Lawfully begotten of his body or to be begotten. 5th I give unto my Son Samuel this hundred acres of Land and plantation whereon I now Live with all apertinances thereunto belonging excepting Household goods an tobacco in houses on the said plantation to him and his heirs for ever lawfully begotten of his body or to be begotten and never to be Sold nor Changed nor Embecill'd away on any account but to Go from Heir During Life after his dear and Loving Mothers decease. 6th. I do hereby leave to my well and Dear beloved wife Jane all my movable Estate of what the Lord hath been pleas'd to bestow upon me to her and att her Disposall she being made my whole Exect'r so Long as it pleaseth Allmighty God. 7th. My will and Desire is thus if Either Van Swearingen or Sam Swearingen shou'd Dye before they come to age of one and Twenty then ye Land of ye Deceas'd falls to ye younger brother John Swearingen but if it be the will of allmighty God they both Live to Enjoy their Land which I hope may be Gods Leave my will and pleasure is that my Son Tho's is to give m son John ten pound Ster. when he Comes to be twenty years of age and my will an pleasure is likewise that my son Van Shou'd give to my son John Ten pound Sterling money of England and my will and pleasure is likewise that my son Sam Swearingen shall give to my son John Ten pounds Sterling money of England when he comes to be 21 years of age. Tho's Swearingen Sign'd Seal'd and Deliver'd in the presence of us Richard Butler: Ralph Wilson: Paul P. Bradford: On the back of the foregoing will was thus endorsed (Viz) March ye 19th Day 1710. Then Came Rich. But. Ralph Wilson and Paul Bradford an made oath upon the Holy Evangelists that they were present at ye time when the said Will was sign'd and Seal'd per Tho's Swearingen and that he own'd ye Said will to be his Last will and Testam't and at ye same time he was in perfect sence and Memory; sworn before me Benj' berry Dp Com's Geor' County. (Whyte) S3282 PAGE Prerogative Court, Will 13, p265-267 ABBR Whyte TITL Swearingen/Van Sweringen and Related Families AUTH Karel L. Whyte PUBL 1995
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 10 2016, 15:14:16 UTC
- Residence: Thomas Swearingen of Holland and Prince Georges co., MD - Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
- Residence: Thomas Swearingen, of Holland and Prince Georges Co, MD - Holland, Netherlands
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2023, 23:48:47 UTC
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2023, 23:48:47 UTC
Thomas, anglicized the Van Swerigen by dropping the Van and adding an "a", becoming Swearingen. Afterwards, Van was used as a first or middle name.
Gerret had numerous children from his two marriages, but the Swearingen family's significant branches, often referred to as "The Four Branches," trace their ancestry to Thomas's four sons: Thomas, Van, Samuel, and John. In 1734, Thomas's sons, Thomas and Van, made a pivotal move to Mecklenburg, also known as Pack Horse Ford (now Shepherdstown), situated in Berkeley County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). This locale became a convergence point for the Swearingen, Strode, Bedinger, Worthington, and Tiffin families, and it serves as the final resting place for multiple generations of Swearingens, Strodes, and Bedingers.
In 1755, Thomas established a ferry across the Potomac River, earning the area the designation of "Swearingham's Ferry" by George Washington. Notably, Thomas achieved recognition in 1757 for defeating Washington in the latter's initial bid for election to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Van, known as "King" Van due to his previous representation of King George III, assumed the role of Colonel during the Revolution. Appointed as County Lieutenant by Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, Van played a crucial role in coordinating troops and supplies for Virginia's government in its efforts against the King. He erected his residence, "Maple Shade," on his farm on Terrepin Neck, located in a loop of the Potomac north of Shepherdstown. This property is now the esteemed site of the National Conservation Training Center.
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Thomas Van Swearingen's Timeline
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1665
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Westover, Somerset County, Province of Maryland
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1681
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St Marys City, , Maryland, USA
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1685
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St Marys City, , Maryland, USA
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Prince George County, Province of Maryland
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St Marys City, , Maryland, USA
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1688
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Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
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1688
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St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland
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1692
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Prince George's County, Maryland
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1692
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St. Marys, Prince Georges, Maryland
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