Brief Life History of John Zephaniah
When John Zephaniah Swallow was born on 7 May 1748, in Kent, Delaware, United States, his father, Zephaniah Swallow, was 28 and his mother, Mrs. Charity Swallow, was 28. He married Mary Ann Greene in 1769, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fauquier, Virginia, United States in 1830. He died on 23 November 1830, in Butler Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (3)
- John Swallow, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Zepheniah Swallow - Government record: birth-name: John Zepheniah Swallow
- Legacy NFS Source: John "Quaker" Swallow -
Spouse and Children
1748–1830 Male
1750–1852 Female
Children (10)
1770–1856 Male
1781–1858 Male
1781–1858 Male
1788– Female
1790–1850 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1814 Male
1720–1814 Female
Siblings (1)
1748–1830 Male
World Events (8)
1754 · French and Indian War in Delaware
Age 6
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 10
1776
Age 28
Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire):
from Middle English swal(e)we, swalu ‘swallow’ (Old English swealwe), hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird, perhaps in swiftness and grace.
habitational name from Swallow (Lincolnshire), probably from a lost river name, perhaps derived from a word related to the Indo-European root swel- ‘burn, shine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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