Mary SWAYZE
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Mary SWAYZE (daughter of Anna SWAYZE).
3. Anna SWAYZE was born on 5 Feb 1811 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario (daughter of Hiram SWAYZE and Mercy LEWIS); died on 1 Dec 1896 in Welland County, Ontario. Children:
Generation: 3
6. Hiram SWAYZE was born on 7 Mar 1784 in New Jersey (son of Israel SWAYZE and Abigail COLEMAN); died on 13 Feb 1854; was buried in Beaverdams Burying Ground, Beaverdams, Niagara, Ontario. Notes:
Swayze, Hiram
On 8 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mr 1811) William and Thomas Dickson and Thomas Clark sold to Hiram Swayze 150 acres in Lot 52 and the west half of Lot 53 Thorold Twp. (A54 #1931)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze 100 acres in Lot 35 Thorold Twp. (A53 #1930)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze the northwest quarter of Lot 53 Thorold Twp. (A53 #1930)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Hiram Swayze sold to Israel Swayze 25 acres in the southeast quarter of Lot 53 Thorold Twp. for £50 (A55 #1932)
On 24 Jun 1819 (Reg 15 Sep 1826) Hiram Swayze sold to George Keefer 117 acres in Lot 35 and the north end of Lots 52 and 53 Thorold Twp. for £315 (A208 #6899)
On 11 May 1822 (Reg 6 Feb 1829) Hiram Swayze sold in trust to Jacob Upper et al Trustees 1-¼ acre in Lot 52 Thorold Twp. commencing at the southeast quarter of G Keefer’s lot for £5 (A247 #7499)
On 27 May 1825 (Reg 27 Jun 1826) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze 143 acres in Lots 53, 54, 55 and 75 Thorold Twp. for £400 (A201 #6848)
On 28 Jan 1831 (Reg 31 Aug 1832) Hiram Swayze gave a quitclaim to Lydia Davis on 3 acres in Lot 52 Thorold Twp. commencing at the southeast angle for a burying ground at Beaverdams for 5 shillings (A364 #8783)
On 26 Jun 1832 (Reg 8 Oct 1833) Hiram Swayze sold to James Brown et al, Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1 acre in Beaverdams in Lot 52 Thorold Twp. for £65.10 (A391 #9171)
On 17 Dec 1832 (Reg 14 Oct 1833) George Keefer sold to James Brown and Hiram Swayze et al, Trustees 1 acre in Lot 5 on the west side of Pine Street, Village of Thorold in Lot 17 Thorold Twp. for 5 shillings (A418 #9401)
On 25 May 1833 (Reg 12 Oct 1833) Hiram Swayze sold to John Couke et al, Trustees of the Presbyterian and Lutheran Church ¼ acre in Beaverdams in Lot 52 Thorold Twp. for £5 (A417 #9395)
On 23 Apr 1840 (Reg 12 Oct 1843) Hiram Swayze sold to Levi L Swayze 61 acres in Lots 53 and 55 Thorold Twp. for £200 (B353 #1490)
On 25 May 1842 (Reg 24 Jun 1842) Hiram Swayze gave a quitclaim to John Street Sr, Malum Swayze, Samuel Street Sr., William Moore, Isaac Kelly, Jonathan Hagar, and John Ker, Trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church on 1 acre in Lot 52 Thorold Twp. for £10 (B290 #827)
On 1 Apr 1848 (Reg 7 Jun 1848) Hiram Swayze Sr sold to Hiram P Swayze 55 acres 2 roods 24 perches in Lot 54 Thorold Twp. for £200 (A 51 #734)
On 1 Apr 1848 (Reg 10 Apr 1848) Hiram Swayze et ux sold to Levi L Swayze 53 acres in Lots 52 and 75 Thorold Twp. for £200 (A34 #634)
On 22 Nov 1852 (Reg 23 Nov 1852) Hiram Swayze et ux gave a release of dower to Levi L Swayze on 61 acres in Lots 53 and 55 Thorold Twp. for 5 shillings (B86 #524)
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Hiram married Mercy LEWIS in 1806 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario. Mercy was born on 18 Dec 1785; died on 2 Aug 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mercy LEWIS was born on 18 Dec 1785; died on 2 Aug 1818. Children:
- Abigail SWAYZE was born on 8 Dec 1807 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 24 Feb 1866.
- Mary SWAYZE was born on 19 Aug 1809 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 14 Jul 1849.
- 3. Anna SWAYZE was born on 5 Feb 1811 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 1 Dec 1896 in Welland County, Ontario.
- Levi Lewis SWAYZE was born on 24 Sep 1815 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 22 May 1898 in Thorold Township, Welland, Ontario.
Generation: 4
12. Israel SWAYZE was born on 18 Jan 1753 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey (son of Israel SWAYZE and Mary PITNEY); died on 16 Feb 1844 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; was buried in Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario. Notes:
Isreal was a Loyalist and, after the Revolutionary War, he and his wife and
young family were compelled to find a new home. They travelled to Canada
with other Loyalists. Isreal was granted 550 acres at Beaverdams, Ontario,
where he was the chief founder of the settlement at Beaverdams.
Swayze, Israel
On 10 Aug 1801 The Crown granted a patent to Israel Swayze for all 300 acres in Lots 75, 76 and 77 Thorold Twp.
On 17 May 1802 The Crown granted a patent to Israel Swayze for all 200 acres in Lots 54 and 55 Thorold Twp.
On 19 Sep 1808 (Reg 21 Sep 1808) Israel Swayze et ux sold to Frederick Glass 100 acres in Lots 75 and 76 Thorold Twp. (A46 #1473)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze 100 acres in Lot 35 Thorold Twp. (A53 #1930)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze the northwest quarter of Lot 53 Thorold Twp. (A53 #1930)
On 9 Mar 1811 (Reg 9 Mar 1811) Hiram Swayze sold to Israel Swayze 25 acres in the southeast quarter of Lot 53 Thorold Twp. for £50 (A55 #1932)
On 29 Apr 1819 (Reg 28 Apr 1829) Israel Swayze sold to Samuel Hopkins 123 acres in the south part of Lots 76 and 77 Thorold Twp. for £300 (A255 #7598)
On 27 May 1825 (Reg 27 Jun 1826) Israel Swayze sold to Hiram Swayze 143 acres in Lots 53, 54, 55 and 75 Thorold Twp. for £400 (A201 #6848)
On 18 Feb 1830 (Reg 5 May 1830) Israel Swayze sold to Samuel Hopkins 150 acres 2 roods 35 perches in Lots 53, 54, 55, 76 and 77 for £500 (A286 #7927)
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Sweezy, Israel
On 9 Feb 1791 the Land Board read the petition of Israel Sweezy for a grant of two hundred acres of land in Township No. 9 (Thorold) and found him qualified to receive two hundred acres of land. The order was referred to Acting Surveyor General Augustus Jones who assigned to him two hundred acres in Lots 11 and 12 Concession 4 in the Township of No. 9. Marginal note of D. W. Smith: By Major Holland`s plan these Lots are No. 54 and half 53. Further note No. 11 to be divided with John Willson. (Thorold Township Papers 0159)
On 9 Feb 1791 the Land Board read the petition of Israel Sweezy for a grant of two hundred acres of land in Township No. 9 (Thorold) and found he has received two hundred acres of land in Township No. 9 as a Loyalist and he has settled on and improved the same and that he is entitled to a further assignment of four hundred acres for his wife and seven children. The order was referred to Acting Surveyor General Augustus Jones who assigned to him four hundred acres in Lots 13 Concession 4 and Lots 10, 11 and 12 Concession 5 in the Township of No. 9. Marginal note of D. W. Smith: These are lots No. 68 and 45. D. W. Smith added a note: My Major Hollands Plan these lots are No. 55, 75, 76, 77 (Thorold Township Papers 0168)
On 21 Oct 1796 Acting Surveyor General D. W. Smith prepared a surveyor’s assignment for Israel Sweezy for 550 acres of land in the west half of Lot 53 and the Lots 54, 55, 75, 76 and 77 Thorold Twp. Added note: with 2 Ld. Bd. Certificates-one of which it is observed that No. 11.4th Conc. that is No. 53, is to be divided with John Wilson. (Thorold Township Papers 0157)
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Israel married Abigail COLEMAN on 4 Feb 1776 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey. Abigail (daughter of Samuel COLEMAN and Abigail CLARK) was born on 5 Aug 1757 in New Jersey; died on 11 Jun 1843 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; was buried in Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Abigail COLEMAN was born on 5 Aug 1757 in New Jersey (daughter of Samuel COLEMAN and Abigail CLARK); died on 11 Jun 1843 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; was buried in Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario. Children:
- Penelope SWAYZE was born on 30 Aug 1777 in New Jersey; died on 30 Jul 1844; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Lincoln, Ontario.
- Lydia SWAYZE was born on 29 Oct 1778 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 27 Mar 1863 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York; was buried in Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario.
- Benjamin SWAYZE was born on 1 Jan 1782; died on 9 Mar 1850 in Kintore, Oxford, Ontario; was buried in Kintore Methodist Cemetery, Kintore, Oxford, Ontario.
- 6. Hiram SWAYZE was born on 7 Mar 1784 in New Jersey; died on 13 Feb 1854; was buried in Beaverdams Burying Ground, Beaverdams, Niagara, Ontario.
- Obadiah SWAYZE was born on 2 Aug 1786.
- Abigail SWAYZE was born on 19 Oct 1789 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 17 May 1870 in Albany, New York.
- Mary SWAYZE was born on 15 Sep 1791 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
- Johannah SWAYZE was born on 10 Feb 1796 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 25 Jul 1854 in Michigan.
- Millicent SWAYZE was born on 29 Aug 1798 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 16 Jan 1835.
- Prudence SWAYZE was born on 19 Oct 1800 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 20 Jun 1879.