William Sweat II, Cheraw, Westron Indian Community

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William Sweat

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Peedee River, Cheraw District, South Carolina Colony now, USA
Death: July 23, 1783 (46-55)
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: 282 Hunts Bluff Road, Kelly, Bladen County, NC, 28448, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Sweat / Pamunkey and Martha Cawze / Old Cheraw
Husband of Lucy Lucia Turbeville and Lucy Sweat
Father of Nathan Sweat; Morris Maurice Murphy; John Sweat; Matthew Murphy; Morris Murphy and 12 others
Brother of Abraham Sweatt and Samuel Swett/Sweet
Half brother of Robert Sweat

Occupation: Revolutionary War Soldier
Managed by: Nancy Mae Splitstone
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About William Sweat II, Cheraw, Westron Indian Community

Not the father of Ephraim Sweat, SR


http://freeafricanamericans.com/Nash_Peters.htm

Heinegg on William and Lucy (same citation as above): "12. William6 Sweat, born about 1732, was baptized in Prince Frederick Winyaw Parish in South Carolina on 11 December 1735. He purchased land by deed recorded in South Carolina between 1757 and 1758 and sold this land by deed recorded during the same period [Lucas, Index to Deeds of South Carolina, S-S:343, 346]. He married Lucy Turbeville before 23 July 1763 when he was named as executor and son-in-law of John Turbeville who named his daughter Lucy Sweat and grandson Nathan Sweat in his Craven County, South Carolina will (which was proved 3 August the same year) [WB RR:55]. "


William Sweat, born about 1732, was baptized in Prince Frederick Winyaw Parish in South Carolina on 11 December 1735. He purchased land by deed recorded in South Carolina between 1757 and 1758 and sold this land by deed recorded during the same period [Lucas, Index to Deeds of South Carolina, S-S:343, 346]. He married Lucy Turbeville before 23 July 1763 when he was named as executor and son-in-law of John Turbeville who mentioned his daughter Lucy Sweat and grandson Nathan Sweat in his Craven County, South Carolina will (which was proved 3 August the same year) [WB RR:55]. According to the Rev. Alexander Gregg, Rector of St. David's Church in Cheraw, South Carolina, William was the father of Nathan, James and William Sweat [Gregg, History of the Old Cheraws, 101, 311, 312].

Patriot in Rev. War. Prior to that, a Westroner of the "Westron" is what native community census states at the top of the census. Westroner, a military term for those on the side of the Brits in the Colonial Wars on the West side of the Elizabeth River, a pan NA group. William Sweat was mentioned in the NC Session of the 2013 General Assembly's commemoration of Free People of Color's contributions to the Rev. War. https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H113v1.pdf General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2013 Page 2 H113 [Edition 1]

Married Lucy Tuberville from Holden's Beach Hodges Ferry, native censused community, mentioned in will of his father-in-law, John Turbeville: WILL:23 Jul 1763 Craven Co., SC John Turbeville; Wife of John named, Elizabeth ; Son of John, named Charles; dau of John, Judith; dau Jemima, dau of John Jemima (Turbevil)Walley / Old Cheraw ;dau of John, named Lucy Sweat; gr-son Morris Murphy & Matthew Murphy his brother ;gr-son George Turbevil (under 21) & Solomon his brother; gr-son Nathan Sweat Nathan Sweat William Sweat; William Sweat, born about 1732, was baptized in Prince Frederick Winyaw Parish in South Carolina on 11 December 1735. He purchased land by deed recorded in South Carolina between 1757 and 1758 and sold this land by deed recorded during the same period [Lucas, Index to Deeds of South Carolina, S-S:343, 346]. He married Lucy Turbeville before 23 July 1763 when he was named as executor and son-in-law of John Turbeville who mentioned his daughter Lucy Sweat and grandson Nathan Sweat in his Craven County, South Carolina will (which was proved 3 August the same year) [WB RR:55]. According to the Rev. Alexander Gregg, Rector of St. David's Church in Cheraw, South Carolina, William was the father of Nathan, James and William Sweat [Gregg, History of the Old Cheraws, 101, 311, 312]. Which James Sweat is the question. It would need to be the James in this Free Person of Color community.


Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irisheyes... http://www.redbirdacres.net/sweat.html http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Stringer-Talbot.htm granted administration of the Isle of Wight County estate of Cornish Sweat on 6 August 1767

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irisheyes...
http://www.redbirdacres.net/sweat.html http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Stringer-Talbot.htm



William Sweat is NAMED in will of his father-in-law, John Turbeville: WILL:23 Jul 1763 Craven Co., SC John Turbeville; Wife of John named, Elizabeth ; Son of John, named Charles; dau of John, Judith; dau Jemima, dau of John Jemima (Turbevil)Walley / Old Cheraw ;dau of John, named Lucy Sweat; gr-son Morris Murphy & Matthew Murphy his brother ;gr-son George Turbevil (under 21) & Solomon his brother; gr-son Nathan Sweat Nathan Sweat William Sweat;

http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/familydata/grpf6535.html http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irisheyes...

http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/familydata/grpf6535.html http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irisheyes... (note: Gadi, William K, and Aaron are sons of Benjamin, grandsons of William 1755.)

People of same name in same area, same time.

  • John "of Hunt's Bluff" Sweat: Birth: 1754 in Peedee River, Cheraw District, South Carolina Colony (now USA). Death: BET 1800 AND 1850 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
  • William "of St. Peter's" Sweat: Birth: ABT 1755 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Death: BET 1800 AND 1808 in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Nathaniel "Nathan R. S." Sweat: Birth: 1760 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Death: 26 MAR 1834 in Emanuel (fka Effingham, Screven, Bulloch) County, Georgia
  • James Theopolis "Rev. R. S." Sweat: Birth: 14 NOV 1764 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Death: 24 JUL 1823 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia buried Allendale County, South Carolina
  • Allen Sweat: Birth: ABT 1765 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Death: BET 1783 AND 1865 in Beech Branch, Beaufort County, South Carolina
  • Thomas Jefferson Sweat: Birth: ABT 1768 in Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Death: BET 1816 AND 1850 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina (note: Gadi, William K, and Aaron are sons of Benjamin, grandsons of William 1755.) William of St Peter's, John Sweat(1754), Nathaniel Sweat(1760), James Sweat (the Free Person of Color James), Allen Sweat(1765) & Thomas Jefferson Sweat(1768).and Alley Sweat , a known daughter due to her spouse mentioned in her grandfather's will.
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William Sweat II, Cheraw, Westron Indian Community's Timeline

1732
1732
Peedee River, Cheraw District, South Carolina Colony now, USA
1740
August 28, 1740
South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, USA
1754
1754
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1754
1755
1755
1757
1757
South Carolina, USA
1758
1758
Hunt's Bluff, Cheraw District, Chesterfield, South Carolina
1760
1760
Granville County, South Carolina