WILLIAM SWIFT, ClERGYMAN HIS ANCESTORS AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS AND ...

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WILLIAM SWIFT, ClERGYMAN
HIS ANCESTORS AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS
AND CONNECTIONS
CO}WRISING PARTIAL RECORDS OF THE Sw~FT, DUKE,
GARRETT, SIYJlSON, AND ALLIED FAMILIES IN ENGLAND,
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
BY
VANCE E. SwTIT
1980
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TABLE Of COitEiT3
Page 1. Dedication.
Page 2. Swift Coat of Arms.
Page 3. Acknowledgements.
Page 5. Preface. .
Page 7. Soaetbing To R~er.
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Pace ll. Part I. Sw-llts (Swy.ftes»)Ancient English Faa1ly.
Imerieans
Page . 13. or Royal Descent. .
Page 18. Swift - Viscount Garlingford - Lineage.
P~e 19. Swifts of 5witte's Heath - Lineage.
Page 20. ,aaili.os ot Sw:1tt, Burton, and Jessup.
Fap '2l. Swirt Faidly Arms.
Page 28. ReverendVi1li~ 5~t, (1696-l734)~Arms.
'P~ae 30. E!tl. g. Jenathau'Stiirt D.O., ::aan ot St. Patrick's,
Dublin, Ireland.
P&«e 33. St. Patrick's Cath~r&l, Dublin~ Ireland, where Jonathan
Swift servoo. aa D~an (17l3-1745J.
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Pace 35. Part. hiographical List of Swift (Swyfte) (Sldfte)
Graduates and Holders of Office at The University of ~
bridge, Engltmd,l) Fraa TheRarliest Timesto 1751.
(Alumni Cantabrigin$~es).
Page 39. lis&:muQl CollGS0 Chapel, Caabridge University, ingland
Where The Rev. W111i6 Swift Received His B.A. Degree -
1717-18.
Pap 41. St. Paul's Cathedi-al, London, England, where 'i'he Rev.
Willb.'?.j Wdtw:w .Ordained Priest, 1719.
Pale 0·42. Rev. William Swift D~Do, Clergyman, Church ot InC1and,
Ancestor ot Thtl Swift P'aily In Va. and lIorth Carolina.
Pace 44. St. Petor'o Church, St. Georgt!'e Parish, Berauda, where
'l'h~ Rev. William S~t SGrved as Cler~ For the Church
ot DnglanA (1722-17?S).
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Page 46. George Land Grant ot 400 acres to Rev. WUli.ea Switt,
Goochland Co.•» Va.. 1731. .
Page 47. George n Land Grsnt or 400 acres of Land In Goochland
ce., Va., to Rev. WUuam Sw.i.rt 1732.
Page 51. Letter FrGiU A.E.J. Hollaender J Keeper of Xanuscripta
Imd=,
GuUdhall Library, England. Re: The iev. Wi1J1811
Sw.itt.
Pale 54. List ot ProfessiO'l1&1 Relcoro. Searchers RecODllended B,.-The
Society of G0D~cgists, Engla-~o
Page 55. Lettor rr~ Fr:mk1~Rl E. Meak, G'1'1!lversityof KiDs. Re: lteT.
Willig 5Y.ift.
Page 57. The F~ Papal'S, IaIboth Palo.ce Library, Lcndca, KnglaDd.
Rfj: \~~ Rev. W,:]'1ialfi& Swift and Tho English Clerg in
Colcmial Vir~mis..
Pa«e 61. ~ 1Y,. 'lha DukGand Smrt F&m.lies In Hanover, Louisa,
and Goochhnd Counties, Va., and Letter :p'rca )(re. Irvin&
Tarrell Duke.
Pap 62. Henry Duke, Comlcelor, HilS ThDscmdants and Connections B7
Walter Garland Duke.
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p•.•• 6)• Descendant.B otBumley Duke and Illsabeth SwUt.
Pqe 66. Descec&mta of George Washington Duke anc.1Dorothy Lewis
Swift.
Pa«e 68. Descendants of Aaedi&h Duke and Thaaas Swift.
Pa«. 69. DUe Coat of Arms. -
Pa«e 70. Swift. Switt L1naag~. Rev. llUUu. Swift ~rant to Va.
·Pqe 71. Dcscandants of ~ Swift and hled1ah Duke.
Page 72. Desceadants of lUisabeth Swift and lfartin Baker IV.
Page 73. Desc0nda.nts ot martin Baker V and JUria Swift.
Page TI. Descendants of Richerd Swift &net H&ry Terrell, and
deseCindaats ot William Svift(3) and Rebecca Swift; and
descendants ot !dmnnd Swift and Doroth7 Lewis Switt.
Page 80. Descendants or \'1i11biB Zachar; 3virt and niza Hargaret
Thcau.
81. Descendants of oo.vid. Swift and Cordelia Adelaide Kartha
Brown.
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Page S) • Descend.W1ts '1'im<?thyT' errell Swif't, Susanna luckals, and
Deseadants ot Luther Rice Swift and Ann Elizabeth Duke.
85. Ducf.lflldats of Wi11i&J! Henl'7 Switt and Blizabeth .erideth
Waltm. .
Pag•• 87 and 114. Children of Wi)1iam 5wi.f't and Frances Wadd7.
fqea 85 and 86. PCilI1erof Attorne,. frca WilHam Swift, and Deedot
Ltmd in Goochland Co., Va.
Page 91. Survey Plat tor I.mld Grant to TbQIWS Sw1f't on Sandy
Creek, Or&~e Co~, B.C.
Page 93. !!tl.!. Rar17M_b0rs of ThoSwift 1udl:r In Va. and
B.C. Children of the Rev. William Swift and Dianah HOdgkin.
Page 94. Iaventory and awrais&l or the effects of the ieT. Williul
Swift. . ._
Page 100. Will12m SwiftIffWill.
Pq •• 104-111. Deeds FroeliiU!tm Swift disposing of land inGoocUand
eo.mt;r, Virginia~ -" -
P&&e ill. Part VI. Jlorth ~rollna. Descendants of The Rev. WHHam
Sw1tt:-
Page ill. Lineat{~ - ChildrQrll ot The Rev. William Sw.lrt and Dianah
HodWdn.
Page 113. Swift F~ Lin~ - S~ of theDescendants ofWiJl'aa
(1723-U08) MdFraneas tt1.addy Swift of Cuwoll Co., fI.C.
Page 114. ChUdrm of 'fh.~~d Peggy Svii't.
Pac- ll5. Children of George and Sarah Swift.
Pages 117-l24. Letter from Ifathoclne k1dwicX H. (MrD•. WilliamJUles)
lIlorph,... Be: TheSwift and Jetferson Fally ties.
125-127. ~ll Co. Court Minutes - 1777 (Ori.ginal) siped b;y
Wi]jiaa Swift# J~0.
Pa«e 128. Pari ill. Del5c~ants of The Rev. lI;I1Un Swift In Caswell
~y, s.c. .."
Page 130. Wi11 iQPl Svltt U:i.,cl ~tries In Cu-wll Co., I. C. and Ialtd:
Grants to WiJU~,q'&d.ft.
Pqe 132. Survey Plat to 100 acre Land Grant to Richard Siapson on
StCll,87 Creek. (Siapscm to Harris to ~t land).
P&«_ 134--135. George A. SvUt Ville .
e.,
Pap :,-.::137. William Swift (1723-1808) caswell ce., •• Planter,
Judge, 'l'a.xCollector, Hip Sbertt' Caswell Co., I. C.,
Revo1ut1CD&r7Var Patriot. .
Pfale 138. Deeds aDd Grants to George Alexander Swift.
Paaes 139-143. Application lor lkDbership D.A.R. by descendant of
Willig SwUt. '
Pag_ 144. Childran of George Alexander and Sarah Swift.
PaCe 145. Robert Sv1tt, and chUdren of Robert and Jane Garrett
Swl.tt.
Paps 146-151. Robert Swift Fa.zil7 Bible Records.
P&&e 152. rR.owbe.rmt S!w.Ut:;W~ill.
Pace 153. descendants of Robert Swift (19J7-1853)
aDd JaDS G~att, and Descendants of George Asbur" Swift
(1833-1863) and Rebecca letor (1832-1915).
Pap 154. Desccmdants of John ~Gtcn Switt (186L.1928) and Laura
Antoinette lorwood, and Children of W1111am Faucette
Swift aDd Hazel Killi~.
Pace 155. Chlldren of Winifred Swift and Husband, MossSs.l..q.
Pa4e . 1:56. Descendants of Robert and Jane Garrott Swift.
Pap 156. Iobert. i. Sw1tt, Ceatedetate Soldier In The WarBetween
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p.,e 159. lloben B(ri:..lkle7) Swift Faail1' Lineage.
Pal_ 160. PhotopoaJ,ile 'of Robert B. Uld wite ·lbrT Ell& J. Swift.
(S" alao parole trca Union Priaco by President Lincoln.)
Paa- 16~l.64. Robert B. Swift Fami17 Bible Records.
Pap 165. Descendants of' Robert B. Stdf't (1857-1923) and I'ar7 lUl.a
.1. Smpson (1855-1937). .
Pa&e 166. Job1a U. Sut.ton mul Martha (lfattie) Jane Swift, and th.tr
deaceadaBts. '
P&le 169. Rebert HawkinsSmtt. and Huldah Smith and their desceD&ttts.
Pap 174. Josera Franlclin Swift .md Willie Carrie Boone and' their
Descendants. '
P&le 175. Lite MAgadne picture of Wi" iall. Svitt and WorldWarII
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Pqe 176. Ida Swum Swift and Husbcmd,Preston Chriaaan, aDdTh••ir
descmdar!ts.
P&«e 176. Lella AnD Swift, and her Husband, Walter J. Stadler)and
Their Descend&nte
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Paa- 177. lIar7 Alice Switt Imd husband, John Will Davis, and Their
Descendants •
Pap ':'-1'18. Vance Everetto SwU't and wite, XimenaSimpson, and Their
Descendants. '
Paa- 179. Drawing of Old S~on LogSchool House.
P~e 181. Vance E. Switt Certificate In Lieu of Discharge U.S. )faV7
World War I.
P&«e 183. Jlarriage Certificate, Vance E. Swift and liama P.
Sillpson. Siapaon-Switt Wedding lotice.
P&&e·.l.86. Photocow''Dedication'' lev BerD"~c.A.nnual to Vance B~
Swift.
P&le 189. Vance I. Swift, ietiraaentBaDquet, Grove Park Inn, Asheville,
I.C. and ielated Jfateria1~ .
Paao 191. Echo Kanor Plantation House, HOlle of Vm,,;e i. Swift.
Pace : 192. Swift Coat of A.ru. .
PIa- 194. .{DtograPi, Vuee I. Swift From the 1926 lew Bern Hi&h
"001Annual.
Pap 196. ~ograPl U.I.C. Class of 1921 Reunion (with inset Vance
1.
Swift, UJCVareity baseball photouapb).
Pace 195. Aot~~ '(:"?26) X1aena ()(rs. Vanee·E.) Switt.
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P&«e 197. Children Vance I. Sldtt and Xiaena Simpson.
Pap 198. Picture of Vanee E. Swift, Jr. carried in Sika Mews.
Pqe 199. Children of Vance E. Switt, Jr. and wite, Eleanor Rowe.
Pa«e 2QO.. CbUdren of Janathan S. Swift, K.D., and vite, Bett,. Jane
Fischer.
P~e 201. Sherilyn Switt - Picture froa Iov. 1974 issue of "Seventeen"
lagazine.
P&&e 203. J8ti4than Swift, M.D., Certificate -"ifu()ts WhoInternatiClllal."
PAle 204. Picttu"e Lt. Jonathan S. Swift, 8th Air l'orce, World War II.
Em.!!.
Pag- 205. ?he Garr~t l'udly in Virginia, lorth Caro1iDa and
Georgia. .
PAle 206. ~e Bond, Robert Switt and Jane Garrett.
Pa!e 208. ..f!E1!. Th0!5a5 Garrett and Someof His Descendants in I.C.
:._ in Georgia. . .'
Pa~e 209.:ticture High Rock ifansion, Courtesy iational D.l.R. Ka!&sine.
Pa!es 213-21ft._ Th0Ba8 Garrett Estate Records, Caswell Co., I.C.
Page 219.Ch1ldren and Grandchildren or ThomasGarrett and Susan
Siapson.
Pa!e 222. Picture John Wesley Garrett Hoae, High Rock, and Rema~
Wing Robert· SwUt Horae.
Page 223. JosePl Siapson Garrett, Colonel, Ccmtederate States ot
America, his wife, Virginia Heard, and their children.
Pa!e 224. George Jetforson Garrett and. wife, Matilda Boyd Blanton,
and their children.
Page 225• Joseph SilIIlpsonGarrett. Biography from Cycloped!t ·!!t.Georgia.
Pages 228-29. Biography and Obituary •.•George J. Garrett, Jlational
£1
Cyclopedia American BiographY.
Page 23l. George W. Garrett, Teacher in the First Public School in N.C.
Page 232. George W. Garrett Hame, Williamsburg, I.C.
Em. ll.
P&!e 233. Early History of the Garrard (Garrett) Faail.y" in
Erlgland and. in America.
Pages 233-34. Garrett Aras~
P&&e 239. Part In. Siapson Fami.ly'- Ea.r17 Records of the S1lIlpson
Furl.l.7 in Virt1nia and Karyland. Sblpson'&Idly Land Grant
in Fairfax Co., Va.
P&«e 24l. John Simpson" IfScotehll.ann~ and Someof His Descendants in Va.
and Worth Carolina.
p&&es 242-.3. Lineage, S1lIlpsODFamily - Children of John .Simpson, nScotchJlan~
P~e 244. Richard{l) Siapson, and hi8ehi1d~.< named in his will.
P&les 245-7. John Simpson, "Scotchman", proba»t the son or the John(l)
S:1Iipson (ca. 1645-1698) who c_to Va. with John Kerr in 1678.
Pace 248. ~ II!}. iiehard(2) Siapscn, Reeorded as Capt. Hehard .
SiapsCll, and his wite, Jfary linehloe and their descendants.
Pages 249-50. Land Graa.t, 1SO acres to Rieaard.(2~ Siapson on Stone,.
Creek - eCllveyed to Tyree Harris, then to 'f1'ree Harris, Jr.,
theD to W11l.iJJ;e. Swift.
Pages 250-1. lathanicl H&rt and wit., !arab Siapson.
Pace 252. Richard. Siapscm, Jr. and w1t~~}Iariett& Willi_so
Pace 25.3. SarahSiapson aacl hubaDd, fhCiue WiDdaor - Cap Sprinp
Churdl. .
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Page 255. QbUdren or George(2) Sh\pson and Susannah Wheeler.
Page 256. Children of J_e8 SiIlpsClll and his wite, Sall7.
P8£" 256--7. ChildND ofAar_ Siapson aud wite,Charlotte Wiseheart.
257-8. Children of George(.3) Sillpeon and JfarT JohDROI1.
P&&8S
Paces 258--9. Chil.dreft of Jeba Simpson and HaImah Siapl~ •.
Paaes 259-60 DecendaD.ts ot John H8IU7, -Squire"; Smpsolr"and, his rirat
wite, Jiartha Arm Robertson, and his OHGDd vite, EUsabeth
L. Snipes.
Page 259. Children ot Fr~:b (FraU) Jfarion SiJApscn aBd Alice Ilatkina.
Pap 259. Cbl1dra ot J&i1OS O. Simpson ad lfa1."tha (llattie) Olirla.
Barnhardt.
Page 260. Child.r_ of Richarc:i(4) SiJlpson and Ana 3ohnstOD.
Pages 260-1 Children ot Williua(l) SiBpsCll and J~'.l\~ ••
Pages 262-4 DeaeeDdaDtsor Tbcrapson and p'rtmces·(!.,"~.,~,~?) lecme.
Pales 264-6 Childr_ ot "eu SilIlpson and Jane (~ •.) Traeq.
Page 2&7. Chil.drea of ThC'1iW.8 T. Sillpsoa ad lfarthfi,lIodae ••
Page 268. TbQM8 Garrett and wit., Susan Simpson.
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Pag•• 269-n Theau Simpson St. i!aryts County, )farylaDd., and some ot
hia 4G8cfJilldanta in hryland anda.nVr1r~&.i.n,ia. .
Page 271. Children ct'th~!!(2) S~Cl1 wite, Bllu.beth.
All HallOWiliP~ish, ~. ...
P&«e 2:12. CblldPGl1 ot~_ SitiapsO'll and Mary Lucas Ge.rrett.
Pq.. 2:12-6. General. ~~ Lueu S1mpaO£'!and wife, Pri4!ill.a SiIaps_,
their chiJdren, and StDe of their grandehildreD.
Pqes 2:16-7. Dr. Jos_Pi Ha*ins Simpson and wito, lfarpret (Faueette)
Brarmoek, and their ehil.c1ra1.
Pqe 277. ad,]drc ot IW.a Ida Sillpsoa and hUsband, Fletcher Ware
~cbal.
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Pa!e8 278-9 HiP Rock Jfansicn.
Pa~ 2&>. ~ P~(JO (High{Robk till) Land Grant Plat.
Pa!e 281. JOite}il"J.lUum Land Grant Plat.
Paps 282-4 Id_ni'§~rth (Richard (3) 8ialX'on) Land Grant Plats.
P&!ea 286-9 .l~;:~~·Stitpsc:m Faaily (Continued). EnochSiapem and
T,,08".
acae ..his desceDda.nts in
Pa!" . 289-90 Jane Ieene, wite ot WilliaaS~.
Pages 290-3 Thaaas Lucas Will and E8tf.~:;lfi'-~, Fairfax Co., Va.,
and Lueas ,~ ieeords 1j ..$~ Count7, )J.C.
p&!U 294-7 D.!.R. Appl1catloa trca Ethel}Di,. Barton, elaiaing
WilHaa Siapeon ~d Jane KeeSe lineal ancestors.
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Page 300. Bmlb1ts. ..
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DElUCATIOJ
To our deceased ancestors, whonot long
~o lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, loved and
were loved, but nowthey lie J..nsilent soiitude
in the dappled shade of ancient oaks and cree~
~le awaiting the call of the one great
"Ancestor" tor us all to gather in the eelestial
I18Asionprepared for us on the other shore.
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ACKNOi'lLEDGEMENTS
The comriler wishes to extend his grateful thanks to the following
persons who kindly supplied information, without which this history of
the Swift and related families would not have been possible:
To my nieces, nephews, and their spouses who supplied their family
records for publication.
To ¥~s. Henry T. (Jane Swift) Sharp of Asheville, N.C. who supplied
the family records of my father's brother, George Asbury Swift, for
publication.
To ¥~s. Irving Terrell (Helen) Duke of King George (formerly of
Stratford Hall) Va. for authorizing the use of information on the Duke,
Swift, and related families recorded by Walt,~rGarland Duke in his book,
Henry Duke Councilor, His Descendants and Connections.
To ¥~s. Naomi (Simpson) Willard (since deceased) of the old Richard
Simpson Plantation site in ~aswell Co., N.C., granddaughter of Squire
John H. Simpson, for information on the Simpson family in Va. and N.C.
To Mrs. Norman E. Greene of Greensboro, N.C., great granddaughter of
General Francis Lucas Simpson, for valuable information on the Simpson
and Garrett families.
To ~trs. Floyd (Virginia) Phillips of Fayetteville, Arkansas, great
granddaughter of Thompson Simpson for information on her branch of the
William Simpson family.
To Erick D. Montgomery, Georgia Historic Preservation Specialist,
Pelham, Ga., for information on the descendants of Aaron Simpson and
related families in Va., ~.C., and Tenn.
To Mrs. Virginia (Garrett) Ellis of Columbus, Ga., for records of
the Garrett family in Georgia and elsewhere.
To ~~s. John Paul (Elizabeth Schreeder) Jones of Ruffin, N.C. and
Haverstraw, N.Y. for information on the Garrett and related families.
To Mrs. Ruby Evelyn Slay of Dallas, Texas for information on the fam-
ily of Tyree Harris.
To Mrs. Hodges (Fitzgerald) Simpson of Danville, Va. for information
on the family of my uncle John A. Simpson.
To Judge Susie Sharp, Chief Justice, N.C. Supreme Court (retired) for
information on the family of her ancestor,Bollen Garrett.
To Earl Garrett of Danville, Va. for information on his branch of the
Garrett family.
To Joseph Walton Garrett of Raleigh, N.C., Commissioner of Revenue,
(retired) for information on his branch of the Garrett family.
To Ronald C. Simpson of Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, Col., for
information on the Simpsons, Harts, and related families in Va., N.C.,
Ky., and Tenn.
To Mrs. Pauline Boienanof Shell Knob, Missouri, Pres. Simpson Family
Foundation) for information on the Simpson family in Va.
To Mrs. S. R. Prince of High Rock Farm, N.C. for information on
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High Rock and the Simpson fami:y.