Swink information

The information that I have that according to printed records (1) George M Tucker Married Martha P Swink in Rutherford Co. January 02, 1850. (2)The 1850 Wilson County Tn. Census list George 24 TN, Martha 20 TN, Joseph 15, Rebecca N. SWINK 21. Wl-598-954. Rutherford Co is southwest of Davidson County and Wilson is North of Rutherford and West of Davidson. It is believed that Martha's parents were Michael Swink and Rebecca Bivins The original spelling from Germany was probably Schwenk. The first name we have is

(1)HANS MICHAEL SWINK, b. Abt. 1725, The Palatinate, Germany; d. Bef. November 07, 1781, Rowan County, NC. He married MARY Unknown Abt. 1756 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania There children were

(2)JOHN LEONARD SWINK, b. 1755-1758, Philadelphia, Burks Co., Pennsylvania; d. April 03, 1803, Rowan County, NC. He married MARY E. SMITH (Schmidt) September 21, 1779 in Rowan County, NC, daughter of GEORGE MICHAEL SMITH and MARY BRUNER. MARY was born abt 1760, died March 30, 1845, when she was murdered along with a grandson in a robbery of her home. Their children were

(3) HENRY H. SWINK, b. December 09,1780, Rowan County, NC; d. November 25, 1836, Rowan County, NC. He married (1) ELIZABETH KRIDER June 03, 1807 in Rowan County, NC. He married (2) ELIZABETH JACOBS March 04, 1823 in Rowan County, NC.

The children of Henry and Elizabeth K. are:

(4) ADAM, b. 1825-1830; d. September 18, 1900.

(4) PETER HAMILTON, b. 1825-1830; d. September 18, 1909.

The Children of Henry and Elizabeth J are:

(4) Adam W. b. 1826, Rowan County, NC. d. February 12, 1900, Davidson Co. (Formerly Rowan Co.), NC; m. Elizabeth Ann Burkhart, July 17, 1853.,

(4) Peter Hamilton, b, March 05, 1828, d. September 19, 1909, m. (1) Rebecca Ann Shuman, May 08, 1851, Rowan Co. NC: (2) Martha Ann Shuman, October 31, 1883.,

(4) Henry, b. Aft. December 1828; d. March 30, 1845.,

(3) GEORGE SWINK was born August 12, 1782 in Rowan Co., NC, and died September 03, 1807 in Schuyler Co., IL. He married ELIZABETH FORD September 03, 1807 in Rowan Co., NC.

The Children of George and Elizabeth are:

(4) GEORGE W. SWINK,

(4) SERENA SWINK, m. NELSON^,,

(4) ELIZABETH SWINK, m. CHIPMAN.

Special Note you will find two Michael Swinks listed in this family one of them is probably from one of the other brothers but the ones that have researched them some name one and some the other The first one listed below is my ancestor.

(3) MICHAEL SWINK was born November 05, 1785 in Rowan Co., NC, and died August 06, 1860 in Rutherford Co. Tn, Salem Methodist Cemetery, Gibson Co. Tn. He married (1) REBECCA BIVINS July 13, 1818 in Murfreesboro, TN. He married (2) MARTHA PARKES April 16, 1840 in Rowan Co., NC. The Children of MICHAEL and REBECCA are:

(4) MARY E. SWINK, b. Abt. 1819; m. WILLIAM S. BETTS, September 28, 1840, Murfreesboro, TN^,.,

(5) DOCY M. SWINK, b. Abt. 1820; m. BENJAMIN V. ROWLAND, September 28, 1840, Murfreesboro, TN.,

(5) JAMES H. A. SWINK, b. 1821, Murfreesboro, TN; d. 1870-1880, Murfreesboro, TN; m. JUDITH ARNOLD, August 22, 1843, Murfreesboro, TN.,

(5) WILLIAM LEONARD SWINK, b. May 13, 1825, Rutherford Co., TN; d. October 24, 1909, Gibson Co., TN; m. NANCY A. THOMPSON, July 03, 1848, Rutherford Co., TN.,

(5) CLEMENTINE SWINK, b. 1826., NANCY SWINK, b. 1829.

(5) Martha P. Swink, b. 1830, Rutherford Co., TN; m. George M. Tucker, January 02, 1850, Murfreesboro, TN.

(5) JESSEE WALTER SWINK, b. December 17, 1832; d. January 11, 1909, Gibson Co., TN; m. OPHELIA ( WHITTEN) BLACKBURN, July 27, 1880, Gibson Co., TN.

(5) SARAH C. A. (SALLY) SWINK, b. 1835. The Children of MICHAEL and MARTHA are:

(5) FRANCES, b. 1841, Rutherford Co., TN; m. M. JOHNSON, November 26, 1862, Rutherford Co., TN.

(6) GEORGE W., b. 1843, Rutherford Co., TN; d. Rutherford Co., TN; m. GERUSIA MAXWELL, October 29, 1868, Rutherford Co., TN.

(6) JOHN P. , b. July 05, 1845; d.November 25, 1891, Gibson Co., TN Poplar Grove Cemetert; m. MARY A.WEATHERFORD, April 03, 1866.

(6) THOMAS HOMER, b. 1847, Rutherford Co., TN., m.LUCINDA MULLEN, March 03, 1865, Rutherford Co., TN.

(6) LOUCINDA JUHITTA, b. 1850, Rutherford Co., TN; m. LAFAYETTE JOHNSON, August 27, 1871.

(6) MARY, b. 1851.

(3) JACOB SWINK was born October 11, 1787 in Rowan Co., NC, and died in Rowan Co., NC. He married (1) SUSANNAH BULLEN June 25, 1805. He married (2) CATHERINE AGNER December 16, 1811 in Rowan Co, NC. The children of Jacob and Catherine are:

(4)JOSEPH.

(4) SARAH, b. Bef. March 23, 1846.

(4) DAVID SWINK, b. Bef. July 24, 1846.

(3) LEONARD SWINK, JR. was born September 22, 1789 in Rowan Co., NC, and died June 26, 1861 in Pulaski Co., Ky. He married (1) ELIZABETH FORD October 29, 1808 in Pulaski Co., Ky. He married (2) PHOEBE SMITH March 28, 1824. The children of LEONARD and ELIZABETH are:

(4) NANCY, b. June 20, 1809; m. WILLIS G. LEE, November 28, 1825, Pulaski Co., KY.

(4) PEGGY, b. November 22, 1809, Pulaski County, KY.

(4) JOHN, b. Aft. 1810; d.September 26, 1869.

(4) PETER, b. December 23, 1811, Pulaski County, KY.

(4)HORATIO OFFITT SWINK, b. April 30, 1816, Pulaski Co., KY; d. February 25, 1863, Macon Co., MO; m. (1) POLLY FORD; m. (2) SUSANNAH FORD; m. (3) NANCY ROBINSON.

(4) HENRY JACKSON SWINK, b. August 27, 1818, Pulaski Co., KY; d. September 26, 1869, Montgomery Co., KS; m. ANNA HANSFORD, December 07, 1840, Wayne Co., KY. PHEBY, b. 1822, Pulaski Co., KY.Children of LEONARD SWINK and PHOEBE SMITH are:

(4)MARY ANN⁵ SWINK, b. March 21, 1825, Pulaski Co., Ky; d. October 25, 1892; m. JACOB HUGHES, November 03, 1859.

(4) SICILY (CELIA) JANE SWINK, b. February 05, 1827, Pulaski Co., KY; d. August 02, 1913; m. JESSE WASHINGTON BALLOU, October 19, 1865.

(4) WILLIAM SAMUEL SWINK, b. June 27, 1829, Somerset, Pulaski Co., Ky; d. October 22, 1906, Flemington, Polk Co., MO; m. MARY POLLY BALLOU, February 06, 1851, Pulaski Co., Ky.

(4) NANCY MARY SWINK, b. June 03, 1832, Pulaski Co., Ky; d. September 20; m. JOHN CALLOWAY BOWMAN, February 28, 1855, Pulaski C., Ky.

(4) SERENA (CYRENIA) SWINK, b. March 09, 1834, Pulaski Co., Ky; d. November 02, 1910; m. WILLIAM HENDERSON CASTLE, March 07, 1867.

(4) ELIZABETH RACHEL SWINK, b. March 31, 1841, Pulaski Co., Ky; d. December 21, 1922; m. JOHN W. TAYLOR, November 10, 1867.

(3) MICHARL SWINK, was born September 24, 1791 in Rowan Co., NC, and died June 02, 1845 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC. He married (1) LOTTY CULVERHOUSE July 20, 1818 in Rowan Co., NC. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH SLOANE August 12, 1829 in Rowan Co., NC. Children of MICHAEL SWINK and LOTTY CULVERHOUSE are:

(4) ALEXANDER⁵ SWINK, b. 1820; d. 1846, Mexico.

(4) JOHN SWINK, b. March 06, 1822, Sugar Springs, NC; d. March 05, 1866, Concord, NC; m. SARAH EMILINE BENSON, December 16, 1852, Iredell Co., NC.

(4) WILLIAM SWINK, b. 1824, Sugar Springs, NC; d. Union Springs, Bullock, Al.

(4) EVA LENORA SWINK, b. Abt. 1826; m. MILES CAUBLE, March 13, 1851, Rowan, NC.

(4) ROSETTA M. SWINK, b. Abt. 1826, NC; m. WILLIAM PARNELL, Bef. 1850.

(4) MARY ANN SWINK, b. 1826, Sugar Springs, NC; d. April 19, 1901, Concord, Cabarrus, NC.

(4) ALEXANDER SWINK, b. 1820; d. 1848, Mexico.

(4) MARY ANN SWINK, b. 1826, Sugar Springs, NC; d. April 19, 1901, Concord, Cabarras Co., NC; m. RICHARD WALKER, January 08, 1859, Rowan Co., NC.

Children of MICHAEL SWINK and MARY SLOANE are:

(4) NANCY S. SWINK, b. Abt. 1833, NC; m. RUFUS A. HANDY, October 01, 1856, Rowan Co., NC.

(4) MARGARET E. SWINK, b. Abt. 1835.

(4) MOSES PARNELL SWINK, b. Abt. 1837, North Carolina.

(4) LYDIA SWINK, m. VICTOR CURT, December 12, 1864, Rowan Co., NC.

(4) EVE LEONORA SWINK, m. MILES CAUBLE, March 13, 1851, Rowan Co., NC.

(4) MARGARET E. SWINK, b. Abt. 1835, NC; m. JAMES ANDERSON, May 08, 1855, Rowan Co., NC.

(4) WILLIAM SWINK, b. October 25, 1843, Sugar Springs, NC; Union Springs, Al.

(3) MARY POLLY SWINK^, was born December 14, 1793 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Bef. February 1828 in Rowan Co., NC. She married (1) ULTZMAN Bef. August 20, 1811. She married (2) WILLIAM RENSHAW Bef. August 20, 1812 in Rowan Co., NC. She married (3) PETER M. SMITH August 20, 1812 in Rowan Co., NC.

Child of MARY SWINK and WILLIAM RENSHAW is:

(4) ELIMINEY RENSHAW, m. SHUMAN.

Children of MARY SWINK and PETER SMITH are:

(4) ALEXANDER SMITH. (4)JOHN SMITH, b. Aft. August 20, 1812.

(4) ROBERT SMITH, b. Aft. August 21, 1812.

(3)PETER J. SWINK, was born May 11, 1796 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC, and died October 07, 1851 in Medon, Madison Co., TN. He married (1)POLLY J. PINKSTON^, November 11, 1818 in Rowan Co., NC. He married (2) MALINDA BOOE September 01, 1837 in Rowan Co., NC.

Children of PETER SWINK and POLLY PINKSTON are:
(4)JESSE WILBURN SWINK, b. February 02, 1820, Rowan Co., NC; d. October 25, 1904, Oak Hill, Chester Co., Tn., m. (1) MARY ELIZABETH ROBINSON, February 14, 1843, Carroll Co., Tn.; m. (2) MARTHA A. BEAN COBB, February 24, 1888.

(4) MARIA CATHERINE SWINK, b. Abt. 1821, Rowan Co., NC; d. October 25, 1904, Johnson Co., TX; m. JOHN EVANS, July 16, 1839, Madison Co., Tn.

(4) DAVID MARION SWINK, b. Abt. 1823, Rowan Co., NC; d. Bef. 1851, NC.

(4) WILLIAM PINKSTON SWINK, b. May 07, 1824, Rowan Co., NC; d. January 30, 1874, Navarro Co., TX; m. CASSENIA LOUSINDA GRAY, November 08, 1853, Cherokee Co., TX.

(4) JAMES ALEXANDER SWINK, b. October 20, 1826, Rowan Co., NC; d. May 16, 1901, Rusk Co., TX; m. (1) SARAH ANN MAYS, December 01, 1852; m. (2) SALLIE N. RANEY, December 16, 1885, Madison Co., TN.

(4) TURNER LAMAR SWINK, b. January 26, 1833, Rowan Co., NC; d. April 03, 1877, Navarro Co., TX; m. MELISSA HELEN GRAY, November 01, 1855, Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX.

(4) MARY SUSAN SWINK, b. 1835, Rowan Co., NC; d. 1884, poss. New Orleans, LA; m. (1) THOMAS MCCORMACK; m. (2) ELIJAH PRICE, April 12, 1852, TN.

(4) BURRELL ROBERT SWINK, b. 1837, Rowan Co., NC; d. Abt. 1884, NC.

Children of PETER SWINK and MALINDA BOOE are:
(4) SARAH ELIZABETH SWINK, b. January 27, 1839, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. Abt. 1913, Bald Knob, White Co., AR; m. JOHN BELL SCARBOROUGH, July 30, 1856, Madison Co., TN.
(4) HENRY HARRISON SWINK, b. March 18, 1841, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. April 06, 1909, Medon, Madison Co., TN; m. SALLIE MARSHALL WILLIAMS, May 23, 1871, Jackson, Madison Co., Tn.

(4) GEORGE WASHINGTON SWINK, b. September 01, 1843, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. December 02, 1917, Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN; m. (1) ANNA ELIZA BUCHANAN, May 18, 1869, Madison Co., TN; m. (2) OLIVIA POLK TAYLOR, December 02, 1880.

(4) PETER J. SWINK, b. Abt. 1846, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. Abt. August 1849, Medon, Madison Co., TN.

(4) DARIUS NEWBERN SWINK, b. 1848, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. Abt. 1890.

(4) LAVINIA PETER SWINK, b. April 01, 1852, Medon, Madison Co., TN; d. May 14, 1893, Jackson, Madison Co., TN; m. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL MURRELLE, September 13, 1871.

(3) ANN ELIZABETH SWINK, was born September 10, 1798 in Rowan Co., NC, and died November 10, 1855 in Rowan Co., NC. She married (1) JACOB KRIDER February 18, 1813 in Rowan Co., NC. She married (2) THOMAS FOARD/FORD December 09, 1829 in Rowan Co., NC.

Children of ANN SWINK and JACOB KRIDER are: (4) JOHN P. KRIDER.
(4) JACOB KRIDER.

(4) LEONARD H. KRIDER, b. Abt. 1820, NC; m. LEONORA C. BOST, January 30, 1845.

(4) MARY ELIZABETH KRIDER, b. Abt. 1825, NC; m. RICHARD THOMASON, January 22, 1842.

(2) Michael Swink b: 1760 Philadelphia, Pa. d: 1795

(2) John Henry Swink b:1762 Philadelphia, Pa d: February 28, 1799. Married Catharine Roadsmith February 14, 1803 in Philadelphia, Pa. Their children were

(3) Peter Henry,

(3)John Henry,

(3) Michael Henry d:1850 Married Mary Elizabeth Weant January 31, 1818. There children were

(4) James Rufus,

(4) Henry Sharpe,

(4) Ellenor

(3)Margaret Eve,

(3) Catherine

(2) Catherine SWINK

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