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Subject: Re: [LDR] Re: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D Digest V00 #147
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 13:34:59 -0000


Dear Liz:
The only guess I can hazard about western Maryland connection
with Somerset would be either they migrated "to the western country" as they
used to say, or quite possibly it is due to the lands that were awarded as
bounties for serving in the Revolution. Those who enlisted for certain
periods of time were given as an incentive land lying to the west of
Cumberland which is about in the area you are rummaging about in at present.
<<<Neil>>>
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Date: Friday, March 31, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: [LDR] Re: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D Digest V00 #147


>I would like input on whether people here think there is a connection
between
>this Swan family and the Robert Swans who mysteriously appear in various
>Horsey probate records - no Swans appear in any census info for Somerset.
>What could the Garret Cty Md (formerly I think Frederick) area have to do
>with Somerset - ?? (reminder: The name Robert Swan cropped up in the Md.
>Archives as someone who owed interest to the state in the 1740's - 1750's.
>Then his name showed up in a will for John Horsey in 1741 (not John
Coleman
>Horsey) as a representative of John Johnson. and Then we have this from
Md.
>Marriages 1792-1832
>Swan Robert m. Schoolfield Margaret 30May1810
>Swan Robert W. m. Horsey Anne 02Sep1823
>(n.b. Margaret Schoolfield was Nancy Schoolfield Horsey's sister. Nancy
>married John Coleman Horsey when he was about 17 and just before his father
>died. Robert Swan was appointed his guardian. Nancy is a nickname for
Ann.
> John Coleman Horsey died at age 30 in 18232/3 and in his will mentions
his
>wife Nancy and bro. in law Robert Swan. That's the background and here is
the
>story:
> This is from a book called Hoye's Pioneer Families of Garrett County, by
>Charles E. Hoye, compiled by the Garrett County Historical Society" 1988.
>This was I believe Frederick Cty at the time. "In his time, General John
>Swan was the largest speculator in the lands of what is now Garrett Co.MD.
>(n.b. Garret County established in 1872 - location - n.w. Maryland,
Frederick
>Cty area ). In 1798, Swan was assessed with over 35,000acres, and later he
>owned 50,000 acres. John came to America as the heir of his uncle, Robert,
>who died, unmarried,in Annapolis, 5/4/1764.(This is the Robert maybe who is
>listed in the MD archives as owing interest to the state and whose place of
>residence was Anne Arundel Cty) John soon moved to Frederick County and
later
>to Baltimore. John died 8/21/1824. Buried in a vault in Westminister
>Presbyterian Church, Baltimore. (with wife, and son James). 1777 Captain
of
>the Third Continental Dragoons, promoted to major in 1780.Served until end
of
>Revolutionary War. Then made General of the Maryland
>Militia. Personal friend of Washington and Lafayette. Owned enormous
tracts
>of land in MD and VA. Swan bought many of the lots awarded to soldiers of
>the Maryland line in1788, as many of them never lived on these military
lots.
> John Swan m. 7/12/1787, Elizabeth, daughter of George Maxwell. Children:
>Robert b. 1788, John b. 1790, George M. 1791, James 1792. John and Robert
>lived for a while in Garrett County. John Jr. in Gortner, Garrett Co.
>Robert lived at "Swan's Meadows" southeast of Gortner.
>George lived in Georges Creek Valley, Allegany County, MD
>James remained in Baltimore. James m. Elizabeth Donnell."
>
>I would be curious about everyone's input - I am a total amateur so I don't
>like to make assumptions without support!! Thanks in advance. Liz
>
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