Richard SWAYZE

Male 1775 - 1863  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard SWAYZE was born on 5 Feb 1775 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey (son of Caleb SWAYZE and Mary TRIMMER); died on 12 Jan 1863 in Allanburg, Ontario.

    Notes:

    Swayze, Richard

    On 10 Oct 1815 (Reg 7 Mar 1818) Richard Swayze et ux sold to Daniel Moore 100 acres in Lot 84 Thorold Twp. for £65.12.6 (A103 #5368)

    https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers2/thorold-3 viewed July 7, 2015

    Richard married Hannah SHRIGLEY on 15 Jul 1795 in Thorold, Welland, Ontario. Hannah was born on 15 Jan 1781; died on 14 Apr 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ann SWAYZE was born on 20 Jun 1806 in Thorold, Welland, Ontario; died on 4 Apr 1848; was buried in Beaverdams Methodist Church Graveyard, Thorold, Ontario.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Caleb SWAYZE was born in 1746 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey (son of Caleb SWAYZE and Elizabeth PITNEY); died in Oct 1782 in Black River, New Jersey.

    Caleb married Mary TRIMMER on 2 Dec 1768 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary TRIMMER
    Children:
    1. Samuel SWAYZE was born in 1770 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; died in in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
    2. Caleb SWAYZE was born on 27 Mar 1772 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; died on 15 Jun 1858 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; was buried in Old Beaverdams Burying Ground, Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
    3. Isreal SWAYZE was born on 14 Mar 1773 in Washington, Morris, New Jersey; died on 26 Mar 1854 in Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey.
    4. 1. Richard SWAYZE was born on 5 Feb 1775 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; died on 12 Jan 1863 in Allanburg, Ontario.
    5. Tunis Trimmers SWAYZE


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Caleb SWAYZE was born on 22 Mar 1722 in Southold, Suffolk, New York (son of Samuel SWAYZE and Penelope HORTON); died on 18 Feb 1794 in Mendham, New Jersey; was buried in Hope, Warren, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    Caleb Swayze
    Little is known about Caleb Swayze Sr., except that he lived in Morris County, New Jersey and that he was a Loyalist. After the Revolutionary War, he came to Canada with his wife Elizabeth and his son Isaac and his family. He died in 1794 at the age of 72.
    His eldest son, Caleb, Jr., also served as a Loyalist, working for the British in the Revolutionary War, and became a wanted man. The following account from September 1782 describes the events leading up to his death.
    Last Thursday morning, a person in the neighbourhood of Battle Hill, near the Great Swamp, being early up, discovered two armed men pass by, one of which he supposed to be Caleb Sweezy jun, late an inhabitant of Black River, but who had joined the enemy, and having many connections in this country who harbored him, was enabled by their information and assistance to commit several atrocious robberies, which required the governor to offer $200 reward for apprehending him. The person who saw them pass gave information, when Captain Carter and his officers, with 10 of their men, took the necessary steps for the apprehending them, and knowing the propinquity between Isaac Badgley’s wife and Sweezy, sent a person to lay in ambush near said Badgley’s house to be a spy upon their conduct, and if possible find out their lurking place - when he saw Badgley’s wife carry victuals into the swamp twice. Being thus fully informed, the party entered the swamp some miles from Badgley’s house, to prevent the least alarm being given, and proceeded within a few rods of the house (placing sentinels as they passed, at the avenues it was supposed they would endeavour to make their escape through), when they suddenly came upon them: and being unprepared for defence, the flints being out of their pistols, they endeavoured to make their escape by flight, - when Sweezy received the fire of one of the sentinels, which put a period to his existence in a few minutes. The other one, John Parr, who was concerned in the robbery of Mt. Stewart’s house at Hackettstown, was slightly wounded, and taken, and is now confined in Morristown jail.
    The three sons of Caleb Jr., Caleb, Richard and Samuel, went as refugees to Upper Canada where, being sons of a Loyalist, received a grant of land of up to 500 acres.
    The second son of Caleb Sr., Isaac, served as a guide with the British army during the Revolutionary War. He fought through many of the battles from 1776 to 1780, and was greatly hated by the rebels. He was finally taken prisoner, and sentenced to be shot. On the eve of his execution his wife came on horseback to the prison and asked for permission to see him one more time: her wish was granted. She was a large woman and, during the private interview, she hastily dressed in her husband’s clothes and he in hers. Then, mounting her horse, Isaac made his escape. She was held prisoner, and he never saw her again. He was unable to find out what had happened to her, but believed she was killed either by the rebels or by the Indians. Isaac was one of the early settlers on the Niagara frontier. In 1794 he petitioned for land as a Loyalist and was granted 1,200 acres for his loyalty and his losses. He was also given land in Niagara Township, and later lived at Queenston where he was Inspector of Customs. He served as a member of the Legislature of Upper Canada for 20 years, from 1792 to 1796, 1801 to 1808 and 1813 to 1820. During the War of 1812 he was a captain in charge of a Troop of Provincial Royal Artillery Drivers. He died in 1828, aged 77 years.
    Caleb Swazey Sr’s eldest daughter Susanna was born in December 13, 1760 in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey. On September 7, 1778 in Morris County, New Jersey, she married Anthony Sharp and they came to Upper Canada after the war.. On August 20, 1811 she was granted land by order‑in‑council as she was “the daughter of Caleb Swayze, a United Empire Loyalist”. She died on July 28, 1858 and is buried in the Garner Cemetery at the corner of Southcote Road and Garner Road. She is Adam’s fifth great grandmother.
    submitted by John A. Hammill UE

    http://uel-hamilton.com/2011/12/20/caleb-swayze/ viewed July 1, 2013

    Caleb married Elizabeth PITNEY in 1744 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey. Elizabeth died on 6 Oct 1796 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth PITNEY died on 6 Oct 1796 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey.
    Children:
    1. 2. Caleb SWAYZE was born in 1746 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; died in Oct 1782 in Black River, New Jersey.
    2. Isaac SWAYZE was born about 1751; died on 23 Feb 1828.
    3. Daniel SWAYZE was born on 18 Oct 1756 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died on 27 Aug 1843 in Pleasant Grove, Morris, New Jersey.
    4. Susanna SWAYZE was born on 13 Dec 1760 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 28 Jul 1858; was buried in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario.
    5. Samuel SWAYZE was born about 1770 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; died in in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
    6. Isreal SWAYZE
    7. Betsy SWAYZE
    8. Annie SWAYZE
    9. Benjamin SWAYZE
    10. Lydia SWAYZE
    11. Mehitable SWAYZE was born in in Chester, Morris, New Jersey.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel SWAYZE was born on 20 Mar 1689 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 11 May 1759 in Roxbury Township, New Jersey; was buried in Chester Congregational Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    Samuel Swayze moved from Southold, Long Island, New York, to Roxbury Township,
    New Jersey, in 1737. He was one of the first justices of the peace in Roxbury
    Township. He was also a big land owner, leaving nearly 1000 acres of land to
    his children. He is buried in the graveyard of the First Congregational
    Church at Chester, one of the oldest cemeteries in the state of New Jersey.

    Samuel married Penelope HORTON in 1708 in Southold, Suffolk, New York. Penelope was born on 14 Feb 1690 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 1 Dec 1746; was buried in Chester Congregational Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Penelope HORTON was born on 14 Feb 1690 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 1 Dec 1746; was buried in Chester Congregational Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey.
    Children:
    1. Penelope SWAYZE was born on 31 Jul 1710 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died in 1752 in Morris County, New Jersey.
    2. Samuel SWAYZE was born on 4 Jul 1712 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died in 1785 in Western Florida.
    3. Barnabus SWAYZE was born on 12 Jan 1715 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died in 1796 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey.
    4. Richard SWAYZE was born on 20 Aug 1717 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died about 1786 in Mississippi.
    5. a CHILD was born on 16 Aug 1719; died on 11 Sep 1719.
    6. Israel SWAYZE was born on 16 Oct 1720 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 27 Aug 1774 in New Jersey; was buried in Swayze Cemetery, Hope, Warren, New Jersey.
    7. 4. Caleb SWAYZE was born on 22 Mar 1722 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 18 Feb 1794 in Mendham, New Jersey; was buried in Hope, Warren, New Jersey.
    8. Johannah SWAYZE was born on 23 Jun 1725 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died in in New Providence, Morris Co., NJ.
    9. Mehitable SWAYZE was born on 27 Jul 1728 in Southold, Suffolk, New York.
    10. Lydia SWAYZE was born on 4 Mar 1731 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 18 Mar 1823 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey.
    11. Mary SWAYZE was born on 3 Apr 1733 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died on 29 Feb 1816 in Florida, Orange, New York; was buried in Florida Cemetery, Florida, Orange, New York.