1. | 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]
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.
- 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.
Hiram married Hannah PUTNAM in 1820 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Hiram P. SWAYZE was born on 24 Feb 1821 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 21 Mar 1896; was buried in Fonthill Cemetery, Fonthill, Niagara, Ontario.
- Marcia M. SWAYZE was born on 9 Jul 1822 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
- Eliza Jane SWAYZE was born on 18 Dec 1823 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 5 Dec 1897 in Sunnidale, Simcoe, Ontario.
- Harriet D. SWAYZE was born on 24 Apr 1825 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 16 Jan 1890 in Toronto, York, Ontario.
- Penelope SWAYZE was born on 28 Jan 1828 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 14 May 1875; was buried in Craw Cemetery, Sadorus, Champaign, Illinois.
- John Ryerson SWAYZE was born on 8 Jun 1832 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario; died on 20 May 1897 in Thorold Township, Welland, Ontario; was buried in Beaverdams Methodist Church Graveyard, Thorold, Ontario.
- Benjamin SWAYZE was born on 18 Jul 1834 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
- Caroline SWAYZE was born on 30 Mar 1836 in Beaverdams, Welland, Ontario.
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