Henry Sword Descendants
In an attempt to make sense out of all my information, I have compiled the following information and thoughts on "Henry Sword" and his descendants.Can anyone support/reject or futher document the following proposed line?
1. HENRY SWORD, b.?????d., abt. 1776/77 in Washington Co., VA.(This Henry Sword is believed to be the founder of Sword's Creek, VA a tributary to the Clinch River in present day Russell county.Tradition has it that Sword's Creek was founded by "longhunters" Henry and Michael Sword in the middle 1700's, relationship unknown, which could be this Henry and his son Johann Michael below.Circumstantial evidence suggests that the following could be Henry's children.There are records for each of the following "children", and because they seem to be the only ones in the records and because of their ages it is possible they are related.
1. HENRY SWORD, b.?????d., abt. 1776/77 in Washington Co., VA.(This Henry Sword is believed to be the founder of Sword's Creek, VA a tributary to the Clinch River in present day Russell county.Tradition has it that Sword's Creek was founded by "longhunters" Henry and Michael Sword in the middle 1700's, relationship unknown, which could be this Henry and his son Johann Michael below.Circumstantial evidence suggests that the following could be Henry's children.There are records for each of the following "children", and because they seem to be the only ones in the records and because of their ages it is possible they are related.
ch. Johann Michael Sword, b. 30 May 1756 (York Co., PA), d. 7 April 1846 in Russell Co., VA, 1st m. Hannah "Mutter" Richardson, b. 12 Sep 1756, Beerta Gronigen, NE or b. abt. 1764 (Washington Co., VA?), on 12 Aug.1785,and d. 18 Jan 1794 in Russell Co., VA.She was the d/o Johann Moder and Amite Jansson (Hannah may have married a previous time to "Morgan" Richardson).Michael and Hannah's children were as follows:Virginia Nancy (Phoebe) Sword (b abt 1785 in Washington Co., VA?); Henry Sword (b abt 1787 in Washington Co., VA?) (buried in Pikeland Cemetery in Pike Co., KY), m. Mary "Polly" (May) Taylor, b. 27 November 1783 (Franklin Co., PA) on 26 June 1806 in Wythe Co., VA - Mary's parents were Samuel Taylor and Rebecca Patterson (Mary died on1 February 1881 in Pike Co., KY); Polly Sword (b. 1793 in Washington Co., VA and m. William Taylor on 26 December 1808 in Wythe Co., VA)
ch. Johann Michael Sword, b. 30 May 1756 (York Co., PA), d. 7 April 1846 in Russell Co., VA, 1st m. Hannah "Mutter" Richardson, b. 12 Sep 1756, Beerta Gronigen, NE or b. abt. 1764 (Washington Co., VA?), on 12 Aug.1785,and d. 18 Jan 1794 in Russell Co., VA.She was the d/o Johann Moder and Amite Jansson (Hannah may have married a previous time to "Morgan" Richardson).Michael and Hannah's children were as follows:Virginia Nancy (Phoebe) Sword (b abt 1785 in Washington Co., VA?); Henry Sword (b abt 1787 in Washington Co., VA?) (buried in Pikeland Cemetery in Pike Co., KY), m. Mary "Polly" (May) Taylor, b. 27 November 1783 (Franklin Co., PA) on 26 June 1806 in Wythe Co., VA - Mary's parents were Samuel Taylor and Rebecca Patterson (Mary died on1 February 1881 in Pike Co., KY); Polly Sword (b. 1793 in Washington Co., VA and m. William Taylor on 26 December 1808 in Wythe Co., VA)
(The following appear to be Henry Sword's (b. abt 1787) children from the1820 Russell Co., VA Census)
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(Johann Michael Sword may have been married a 2nd time to Susannah Bischoff/Bishop (Fry) in 1807 (no marriage record) - she was b. 10 May 1785,d. 18 April 1832 in Russell Co., VA and they had the following additional children).There is a land record noting of Michael Sword & wife Susanna buying/selling with George Bishop)
(Johann Michael Sword may have been married a 2nd time to Susannah Bischoff/Bishop (Fry) in 1807 (no marriage record) - she was b. 10 May 1785,d. 18 April 1832 in Russell Co., VA and they had the following additional children).There is a land record noting of Michael Sword & wife Susanna buying/selling with George Bishop)........ch.Nathan Sword
........ch.Jeremiah Sword(I have abt. 1809)
........ch.Susannah Sword(I have abt. 1811)
........ch.Michael Sword, b abt. 1811/13, m. Jensed "Jane" Price and had the following children:Henry Sword (1834); Susan "Sally" Sword (1836); Richard Sword (1840); Polly Sword (1842); Fanny Sword (1846), m. ?? Taylor;Michael Sword (1847).
........ch.Jeremiah Sword(I have abt. 1809)
........ch.Susannah Sword(I have abt. 1811)
........ch.Michael Sword, b abt. 1811/13, m. Jensed "Jane" Price and had the following children:Henry Sword (1834); Susan "Sally" Sword (1836); Richard Sword (1840); Polly Sword (1842); Fanny Sword (1846), m. ?? Taylor;Michael Sword (1847).
(The following are Fanny's, b. 1846 children): Henry Sword Taylor; LuAnn Sword m. Camel Waldon; Maggie Sword, m. S. A. Jessee; Mary Sword, m. Silas Wyatt; Richard Sword, m. Emma Hubbard;
(The following are Fanny's, b. 1846 children): Henry Sword Taylor; LuAnn Sword m. Camel Waldon; Maggie Sword, m. S. A. Jessee; Mary Sword, m. Silas Wyatt; Richard Sword, m. Emma Hubbard;in the 1860 Russell Co., VA Census Michael Sword (b. abt 1811) is shown with the following additional children: Nathan (6 years); James (4 years); Margaret (2 years); William (1 month) - his wife is no longer in the household.The younger children starting with Nathan (6 years) may be the children of one of his children.
in the 1860 Russell Co., VA Census Michael Sword (b. abt 1811) is shown with the following additional children: Nathan (6 years); James (4 years); Margaret (2 years); William (1 month) - his wife is no longer in the household.The younger children starting with Nathan (6 years) may be the children of one of his children.ch.Philip Sword, b. 1768 in Washington Co., TN, d.???, m. Elizabeth Kelly/Riley in Green Co., Tn on 16 Oct 1788 (source: TN Marriages from USGENWEB at http://members,tripod.com/~rosters/index.html).He resided in Russell Co., VA until about 1806 when he moved to Grainger, TN.Circumstantual evidence suggests his children included the following.
ch.Philip Sword, b. 1768 in Washington Co., TN, d.???, m. Elizabeth Kelly/Riley in Green Co., Tn on 16 Oct 1788 (source: TN Marriages from USGENWEB at http://members,tripod.com/~rosters/index.html).He resided in Russell Co., VA until about 1806 when he moved to Grainger, TN.Circumstantual evidence suggests his children included the following..........ch.Henry Sword/Soard, b. abt 1810 in TN (see, census records), d. abt 1865 in Claiborne Co., TN,1st m.,_____________, 2nd m., ____________, 3rd m., Rebecca Hollingsworth-Hacker (she was previously married to George Hacker)
.........ch.Henry Sword/Soard, b. abt 1810 in TN (see, census records), d. abt 1865 in Claiborne Co., TN,1st m.,_____________, 2nd m., ____________, 3rd m., Rebecca Hollingsworth-Hacker (she was previously married to George Hacker)ch SARAH "Sallie" SWORD, b. 1772,d. 13 Sep 1832,1st m. Francis Browning,2nd m. Jacob Syck.
ch SARAH "Sallie" SWORD, b. 1772,d. 13 Sep 1832,1st m. Francis Browning,2nd m. Jacob Syck. SPECULATION is that Johann Michael Sword (b. 1756 and Rev. War Soldier), Philip Sword (b. 1768) andSarah Sword (b. 1772 and wife of Francis Browning) were all children of Henry (d. abt 1776/7)More Replies:
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