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• Last Edited: 16 December 2014

Abigail Swift

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Biography

• Birth: Abigail Swift was born on 8 December 1781 in Vermont, United States.¹

• Person Source: Abigail Swift had sources that helped establish her name.¹
• Witness: She appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Three males under the age of 16 [Herman, age 10, Charles, age 4, Jackson, age 3]; one male over the age of 16 [most likely Charles]; three females [one would be Johanna, Abigail, age 9 and Rachel age 6].²

• Last Edited: 20 December 2014

Citations

1. [S807] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 2332, roll S; record for Charles Swift, state of Connecticut, pension no. W 16,431, private, company commanded by Captain Cleft of the regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; letter dated 21 July 1837, second page
2. [S808] 1790 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M637, roll 12, assuming Samuel and Lorain Swift are deceased, Wallingford; p. 261 [penned]; second column; Charles Swift; 21 December 2014

Lorain Swift

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lorain Swift was born on 10 October 1783 in Vermont, United States.¹

• Person Source: Lorain Swift had sources that helped establish her name.¹

• Last Edited: 20 December 2014

Citations

1. [S807] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 2332, roll S; record for Charles Swift, state of Connecticut, pension no. W 16,431, private, company commanded by Captain Cleft of the regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; letter dated 21 July 1837, second page

Rachel Swift

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Rachel Swift was born on 17 January 1784 in Vermont, United States.¹

• Person Source: Rachel Swift had sources that helped establish her name.¹
• Witness: She appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Three males under the age of 16 [Herman, age 10, Charles, age 4, Jackson, age 3]; one male over the age of 16 [most likely Charles]; three females [one would be Johanna, Abigail, age 9 and Rachel age 6].²
• Witness: Rachel Swift appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1800 in Cazenovia, Chenango [now Madison] County, New York, United States. Two free white males under the age of 10 [Porter and Harry], two free white males between the ages of 10 through 15 [Charles Jr and Jackson], one free white male between the ages of 16 and through 25 [Heman], and one free white male over the age of 45 [Charles Sr]; three free white females under the age of 10 [Amanda, Clarcy, and Lorain], one free white female between the age of 10 and through 15 [Rachel], one free white female over the age of 45 [Johanna].³

• Last Edited: 20 December 2014

Citations

1. [S807] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 2332, roll S; record for Charles Swift, state of Connecticut, pension no. W 16,431, private, company commanded by Captain Cleft of the regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; letter dated 21 July 1837, second page
2. [S808] 1790 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M637, roll 12, assuming Samuel and Lorain Swift are deceased, Wallingford; p. 261 [penned]; second column; Charles Swift; 21 December 2014
3. [S812] 1800 U. S. Census, Chenango County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M32, roll 28, Cazenovia; p. 938 [penned]; last name in column; Charles Swift; 23 December 2014

Charles Swift

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Biography

• Birth: Charles Swift was born on 5 January 1786 in Vermont, United States.^1,2
• Marriage: He and Electa Butterfield were married in Allegany County, New York, United States.^3,4
• Death: Charles Swift died on 3 November 1856 at age 70.
• Burial: He was buried at Garwood Cemetery in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

• Person Source: Charles Swift had sources that helped establish his name.¹
• Witness: He appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Three males under the age of 16 [Herman, age 10, Charles, age 4, Jackson, age 3]; one male over the age of 16 [most likely Charles]; three females [one would be Johanna, Abigail, age 9 and Rachel age 6].⁵
• Witness: Charles Swift appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1800 in Cazenovia, Chenango [now Madison] County, New York, United States. Two free white males under the age of 10 [Porter and Harry], two free white males between the ages of 10 through 15 [Charles Jr and Jackson], one free white male between the ages of 16 and through 25 [Heman], and one free white male over the age of 45 [Charles Sr]; three free white females under the age of 10 [Amanda, Clarcy, and Lorain], one free white female between the age of 10 and through 15 [Rachel], one free white female over the age of 45 [Johanna].⁶
• Census: Charles Swift appeared in the census on 1 June 1820 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. one free white male, age 10 through 15, one free white male, age 16 through 18, four free white males, age 16 through 25 [one is brother Van Rensalor], one free white male, age 26 through 44 [most likely Charles, about age 34]; one free white female, under age 10, two free white females age 10 through 15 [possibly Lorena, about age 16], one free white female, age 16 through 25 [most likely sister Betsy, age 19], one free white female age 45 and over⁷
• Property: He owned township five, second range, lot number fifty on 13 October 1829 in Allegany County, New York, United States. for the sum of sixty-five dollars⁸
• Census: He appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1830 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. one free white male under the age of 5 [most likely Charles M Swift, born 1827], one free white male between the years of 15 through 19 [unknown], one free white male between the ages of 20 through 29 [unknown], one free white male between the ages of 40 and 49 [most likely Charles, born 1786]; one free white female under age 5 [unknown], one free white female between the ages of 5 through 9 [unknown], one free white female between the ages of 10 through 14 [unknown], one free white female between the ages of 30 through 39 [most likely Electa (Butterfield) Swift, born 1798], one free white female between the ages of 60 through 69 [most likely Johanna (Jackson) Swift, born 1764].⁹
• Residence (fam): He and Electa Butterfield lived in Pennsylvania, United States, in 1847.³
• Census: Charles Swift appeared in the census on 1 June 1850 in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. Charles is a farmer with real estate valued at $1000²

• Last Edited: 25 March 2016

Citations

1. [S807] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 2332, roll S; record for Charles Swift, state of Connecticut, pension no. W 16,431, private, company commanded by Captain Cleft of the regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; letter dated 21 July 1837, second page
2. [S976] 1850 U. S. Census, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 771, Sadsbury Township; p. [not numbered]; dwelling no. 123, family no. 123; Charles Swift; 7 February 2015
3. [S811] Helen Josephine White Gilbert, Rushford and Rushford People, p. 18
4. [S981] Rev. Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, Including Accounts of the Organization and Mettings of the Taylor Reunion Association of Hadley, Massachusetts, and the Genealogy of the Descendants of the Ancestor, p. 90, under "Minerva Butterfield Hall"
5. [S808] 1790 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M637, roll 12, assuming Samuel and Lorain Swift are deceased, Wallingford; p. 261 [penned]; second column; Charles Swift; 21 December 2014
6. [S812] 1800 U. S. Census, Chenango County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M32, roll 28, Cazenovia; p. 938 [penned]; last name in column; Charles Swift; 23 December 2014
7. [S814] 1820 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M33, roll 64, there might be more than one family in this household; Charles is not likely married yet, Rushford; p. 4 [penned]; Charles Swift; 25 December 2014
8. [S809] New York, "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ), ; Land and property records from the New York Land Office and county courthouses. The records include land grants, patents, deeds, and mortgages. Collection includes all counties except Franklin, Nassau and Queens, spelling of the various Dutch surnames are as best as I can decipher, 22 December 2014; Allegany county, Deeds 1827-1830, vol. F, p. 471; Charles Swift, grantee and Wilhelm Willaik, Walrame Van Heuhelow, Nicholeas Van Beftingh, Ian Van Ergham, Wilhelm Willaik junior and Guet Schemmelpenmnictz, Rutger Janson all of the city of Amsterdam in the Kingdom of the United Netherlands by their attorney, David E Evans, grantors
9. [S853] 1830 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M19, roll 84, Rushford; [not numbered] penned with 169 in upper left of page; counting, twenty-third line; Chs. Swift; 7 February 2015

Jackson Swift

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Biography

• Birth: Jackson Swift was born on 7 October 1787 in Vermont, United States.^1,2,3
• Marriage: He and Ruth Perry were married about 1813.
• Death: Jackson Swift died in 1868 at age ~81 in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.⁴
• Burial: He was buried at Oaklawn CemeteryG+, in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.⁴

• Person Source: Jackson Swift had sources that helped establish his name.¹
• Witness: He appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. Three males under the age of 16 [Herman, age 10, Charles, age 4, Jackson, age 3]; one male over the age of 16 [most likely Charles]; three females [one would be Johanna, Abigail, age 9 and Rachel age 6].⁵
• Witness: Jackson Swift appeared in the household of Charles Swift in the census on 1 June 1800 in Cazenovia, Chenango [now Madison] County, New York, United States. Two free white males under the age of 10 [Porter and Harry], two free white males between the ages of 10 through 15 [Charles Jr and Jackson], one free white male between the ages of 16 and through 25 [Heman], and one free white male over the age of 45 [Charles Sr]; three free white females under the age of 10 [Amanda, Clarcy, and Lorain], one free white female between the age of 10 and through 15 [Rachel], one free white female over the age of 45 [Johanna].⁶
• Census: Jackson Swift appeared in the census on 1 June 1820 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. Two free white males under age 10 [one is most likely son Josiah about age 2], one free white male age 16 through 25 [unknown], one free white male age 26 through 44 [most likely Jackson, age 33]; one free white female under age 10 [most likely Lurancy, about age 4], two free white females age 26 through 44 [one is most likely wife Ruth about age 27].⁷
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1830 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York, United States. One free white male under the age of 5 [unknown], two white males between the ages of 10 through 14 [most likely Josiah, born abt 1818 and an unknown male], one free white male between the ages of 40 and 49 [most likely Jackson, born 1787]; three free white females between the ages of 5 through 9 [most likely Fatima, born about 1820, and two unknown females], one free white female between the ages of 15 through 19 [most likely Lurancy Swift, born 1815], and one free white female between the ages of 30 through 39 [most likely Ruth Perry, born 1793].⁸
• Property: He owned lot number thirty five and thirty six on 6 March 1839 in Allegany County, New York, United States. for the sum of $414.72⁹
• Residence: He lived in Wisconsin Territory, United States, in 1842.¹⁰
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1850 in Nekimi Township, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Jackson is a farmer with real estate valued at $1000¹¹
• Census: He appeared in the census on 1 June 1860 in Black Wolf, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Jackson is farming and has real estate valued at $500 and a personal estate valued at $100³

• Last Edited: 3 April 2017

Citations

1. [S807] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 2332, roll S; record for Charles Swift, state of Connecticut, pension no. W 16,431, private, company commanded by Captain Cleft of the regiment commanded by Col. Parsons; letter dated 21 July 1837, second page
2. [S1369] 1850 U. S. Census, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 1009, Oshkosh; p. stamped 563; dwelling no. 1318, family no. 1342; Jackson Swift; 25 March 2016
3. [S1074] 1860 U. S. Census, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M653, roll 1437, Black Wolf Township; p. 1 [penned]; dwelling no. 6, family no. 5; Jackson Swift; 25 March 2016
4. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 27 December 2014; Jackson Swift; 75407271; Oaklawn Cemetery; Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin; Jim and Mary; Mary Schumann
5. [S808] 1790 U. S. Census, Rutland County, Vermont, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M637, roll 12, assuming Samuel and Lorain Swift are deceased, Wallingford; p. 261 [penned]; second column; Charles Swift; 21 December 2014
6. [S812] 1800 U. S. Census, Chenango County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M32, roll 28, Cazenovia; p. 938 [penned]; last name in column; Charles Swift; 23 December 2014
7. [S814] 1820 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M33, roll 64, Rushford; p. 4 [penned]; Jackson Swift; 25 December 2014
8. [S853] 1830 U. S. Census, Allegany County, New York, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M19, roll 84, Rushford; [not numbered] penned with 169 in upper left of page; counting, fourteenth line; Jackson Swift; 7 February 2015
9. [S809] New York, "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ), ; Land and property records from the New York Land Office and county courthouses. The records include land grants, patents, deeds, and mortgages. Collection includes all counties except Franklin, Nassau and Queens, 23 December 2014; Allegany County, Deeds 1839-1844, vol. 9, p. 175; grantee Jackson Swift and grantors, Holland Land Company
10. [S811] Helen Josephine White Gilbert, Rushford and Rushford People, p. 18-19
11. [S1369] 1850 U. S. Census, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm M432, roll 1009, Nekimi; p. stamped 563; dwelling no. 1318, family no. 1342; Jackson Swift; 25 March 2016