SWALLOW

MY DIRECT LINE CONNECTION TO SWALLOW IS:
Nancy (Osburn) Jones married William Ralph Jones.
...Harvey Lee Osburn married Mayme _____.
....Purthena Ann Smalley married Stephen Douglas Osburn.
.........John R. Smalley married Mary Elizabeth Langston.
............John Smalley married Salome Swallow.
...............John Swallow married Fanny _____.
..................George Swallow married Johanna _____.

Maybe by accident, or perhaps by an illness that couldn't be treated properly, great- great- great- great grandfather George Swallow, father of three small boys and a young wife, died in his 29th year of life. Not much is known about George and Johanna, except that they lived on Duck Creek in Kent County, Delaware in the early 1700's.

If you feel you could shed some light on this family, it would be very much appreciated.

George Swallow (born abt. 1718 possibly in Delaware, died 1749) married Johanna ____ (born abt.1722 possibly in Delaware, died ?) in 1742 -1743 and had 3 sons.
Their Children:
(01) Sylvanus Swallow (born 1744 possibly in Delaware, died ?).
(02) George Swallow (born 1746 possibly in Delaware, died ?).
(03) John Swallow (born May 9 1748 possibly in Kent County, Delaware, died ?) married first to, Anne Mary, (born 1752 in Delaware, died ?) and had five children.
The Children of the First Marriage of John Swallow:
(01) Sylvanus Swallow (born February 28 1776 in Kent County Delaware, died ?) married Elizabeth Barnard in 1806.
(02) Elizabeth Swallow (born 1778 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?) married Thomas Odell in 1803.
(03) George Swallow (born June 28 1781 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?) married Elizabeth Cox, (born January 12 1789 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, died ?).
(04) John Swallow (born 1782 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?) married Catherine Cox.
(05) William Swallow (born April 17 1785 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?) married Lydia Wheeler in 180l or 1802.
The Second Marriage of John Swallow:
John Swallow (born May 9 1748 possibly in Kent County, Delaware, died ?) married second to, Fanny _____ (born ?, died ?) an had 07 children.
The Children of the Second Marriage of John Swallow:
(01) Hanna(Johanna) Swallow (born 1786 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?) married John Cox in 1808.
(02) Salome Swallow (born abt. 1796, died ?) married cal. 1817 to John Smalley (born 1792 in Illinois, died 1834 in Vermilion County Illinois) and had 08 children
.....The Children of John Smalley and Salome Swallow:
.....(01) Elizabeth Martha (born abt. 1814 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(02) Freeman K. (born abt. 1816 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(03) Parthenia Ann (born abt. 1818 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(04) Mary Melinda (born abt. 1820 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(05) John R. Smalley (born abt. 1824, died ?) married Mary Elizabeth Langston.
.....(06) Lydia Amanda (born abt. 1827 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(07) Jesse J. (born May 10 1830 in Vermilion County Illinois, died ?).
.....(08) William Anderson (born June 22 1832, died ?).
The Children of the Second Marriage of John Swallow (Cont'd):
(03) Jesse Swallow (born January 07 1790 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?).
(04) Moses Swallow (born 1792 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?).
(05) Fanny (Frances) Swallow (born 1794 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?).
(06) Lydia Swallow, (born 1796 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?).
(07) Joshua Swallow, (born 1798 in Stokes County North Carolina, died ?).

A few years ago, we took a trip to Delaware and went to the courthouse and rifled through old dusty folders and found a few things worthy of putting down...

Kent County Delaware Abstracts
(01) Joshua Swallow Reference F #23.

(02) See Abraham Fields. Record (x) Warrant March 10 1739.

(03) Joshua Swallow Administrator to Dorothy Swallow, February 14 1746. Book L Folio 143.

(04) I suppose Elizabeth wife of Benjamin Swallow died soon after June 11 1744 and that he was the same Benjamin that married November 20 1746 to "Widow Hannah Greene."

(05) George Swallow from John Walker, North 130. Fourth side of the Fourth West branch of main Duck Creek and in Little Creek, Hundred County.

The Will Of George Swallow Of Kent County, Delaware
Drawn: February 07 1749 - 1750.
Heirs: Wife Johanna and sons Sylvanus, George, John.
Executors: Wife Johanna and John Snow.
Witnesses: Sarah Alston, Mary Sterling, James Sterling.
Probated: February 13 1750.
Document Source: Archives Volume A 49, Page 132.
Registrar of Wills: Book K, Folios 30-31.