John SWAIM
Internet IGI (May 2006)
Pedigree Resource File
PROBABLY BORN IN EITHER SURRY OR ROWAN COUNTY
Probably born in VA or Guilford Co. NC .
Baptist minister in Randolph Co along with brother Ashley Swaim. After parents died many of the Swaim families moved west to IN, MO, KS.
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Census: 1850 Forsyth Co., NC (FHL film #444,643). Dwelling 111. He was a pastor of the Baptist Church. Sources: 1- 1800 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina, p. 344 (Online Census Images @ Ancestry.com). 2- 1810 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina, p. 181 (Online Census Images @ Ancestry.com). 3- Abstracts of Deeds, Guilford County, North Carolina, Books 10, 11, 12, & 13, pp. 190 & 192 (FHL 975.662, R2p).
He married Elizabeth Vickery 19 May 1767 at North Carolina . Elizabeth Vickery was born at Augusta, Virginia 11 May 1750 daughter of Marmaduke Vickery and Elizabeth Nation .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Massah Swaim
born 15 Jul 1768.
William G. Swaim
born 10 Mar 1770.
Joshua Swaim
born 15 Apr 1772.
Christopher Columbus Swaim
born 24 Dec 1774.
John Swaim
born 15 May 1777.
Elizabeth Swaim
born 27 Aug 1779.
Ashley Swaim
born 23 Feb 1782.
Marmaduke Swaim
born 23 Feb 1784.
Charity Swaim
born 1 Aug 1786.
Moses Swaim
born 31 Dec 1788.
Michael Swaim
born 10 Feb 1791.
John Swaim died 16 Jan 1827 at Randolph, North Carolina .
Elizabeth Vickery died 3 Sep 1833 at Randolph, North Carolina .