Swinney, Martha Return to INDEX

Born: 1760
Died: af 1815
Father
Mother

Biographical Sketch:

Her sister was Honor Swinney, who married Stephen Pate.  Martha married Samuel Pate (brother of Stephen Pate); they had 5 children.  Hester Pate was one daughter.  It has been said that they moved to Carroll Co., TN.

 Other children:
Ann + ? Smith
Elias (1776 - af 1850) + Nancy Elizabeth Brown (ca 1788 - af 1850) = 8 children    1810  1830a 1830b
Martha (June 17, 1790 – March 30, 1860) + Arthur Bright (Nov. 4, 1788 – Dec. 31, 1829) = Anna Eliza Bright + Jackson Stubbs; et al.  See 1850
Samuel R. (1800 – 1854).  See 1830a and 1830b  1840a 1840b (AL Sumter County)  1850 (AL Sumter County)

 
Census Data:  

NC 1784-87 State Census   -- see p142.  1 white male age 21-60 (Samuel) +  2 white males below age 21 & above age 60 (Elias, Thoroughgood Jr.) + 2 white females of all ages (Ann, Martha Swinney).
 1790 -- Head of Household (Samuel) + 3 white males under age 16 (Elias, Samuel R., Thoroughgood Jr.) + 3 white females (Ann, Martha, Martha Swinney) + 1 slave.
1800 -- 1 white male age 10-15 (Thoroughgood Jr.) + 1 white male age 26-44 (Samuel) + 3 white females under age 10 (Martha, ?, ?) + 1 white female 10-15 (Hester)  + 1 white female 16-25 (Ann) + 1 white female 26-44 (Martha Swinney)
1810 -- 1 white male 10-15 (Samuel R.) + 1 white male 45 or older (Samuel)  + 2 white females ages 16-25 (Martha, born June 17, 1790) and Hester (born ca 1794-1800) + 1 white female 45 or older (Martha Swinney)
1820 -- 1 white male 45 or older (Samuel) + slaves.  Martha had died in 1815.
1830a 1830b -- 1 male age 60 or older but under 70 + 1 female age 15 or older but under 20 + 1 female 40 or older but under 50  + owns 12 slaves
             Samuel +  daughter Martha + her 20 yo daughter?
1840a  1840b -- 1 male age 5 or older but under 10 + 1 male age 80 or older but under 90 + 2 females age 50 or older but under 60  + owns 23 slaved
             grandson or new son + Samuel + daughter Marthew
1850 --  with daughter Martha  1850a-slave 1850b-slave   -- Samuel Pate (age 90) + daughter Martha Pate (age 60). Neither can read or write.


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Notes:

Will of Darby Swinney:

State of North Carolina
Richmond County

I Darby Swinney-- }In the name of God amen Considering the uncertainty of this mortal Life also Being weak in body but at the same time being of Sound and perfect mind blessed be God for the same do make And publish this my last will and testament In the Manner and form following that is to say...I give and bequeath unto my grand son Siras Swinney a Negro boy by the name of Peter but to the use of his father During his natural life.  I give and bequeath unto my grand son Elisha Pate a Negro boy by the name of Dick but first to the use of his Father and Mother during their natural lives.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Cole a Negro girl by the name of Lucey.  I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Easter Pate the Wife of Thomas Pate a Negro woman by the name of Vilet.  I give unto my old Negro woman Cate her freedom during Her natural life and if Cate should become helpless those Legatees who are in possession of her children and grandchildren shall maintain her. All my stock of cattle horses and hogs and sheep plantation tools household and kitchen furniture to be got up to be sold at the highest bider and the money to be eaquilly divided between Samuel Pate, Jacob Mangram, Mary Betha, Elizabeth Mathason, Sarah Graves, Martha Ridgel, James Cole and Stephen Pate.  I hereby appoint Executors of this my last will and testament and hereby Revoking all former wills made by me.  In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 18 day October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.  Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Darby Swinney to be his last will and testament.   In presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testator

Tes  Samuel Goodwin
D Swinney
Nathaniel Gibson
Alfred Bennett

[Note:  Most of the land that Swinney had before his death went to Alfred Bennett, since there is a deed which agrees to transfer this property to him, provided he cares for Darby and pays the taxes on his property in his old age.  Alfred Bennett got an official name change to Alfred Swinney and moved to Georgia.  He named one of his sons Darby.  He is said to have been an illegitimate son of old Darby by a Bennett woman.]

The children of Darby Henegan Swinney (1736 -- 1820) m. Mary Anderson (1740 - 1815) were:

1.  Mary Swinney (1756 - 1824) m. John Bethea (1750--4 Mar 1812) of Marion District, SC.
2.  John Swinney (? - d. 1830's) in Pike Co., AL  but prior to that, a resident of Marion District, SC where he was a justice of the peace.  He was the father of Cyrus Pate Swinney mentioned in Darby's will.
3.  Martha Swinney m. Joel Ridgell of Marion Dist., SC
4.  Sarah Swinney m. Thomas Graves of Marion Dist., SC
5.  Esther Swinney m. Jacob Mangrum of Richmond Co., NC and Chesterfield Co., SC
6.  Hannah Swinney m. James Cole and moved to Tennessee.
7.  Honor Swinney (ca 1769 -- Jul 21 1841) m. Stephen Pate (ca 1765--1839) moved to Carroll Co., TN
8.  Martha Swinney (1760 -- af 1850) m. Samuel Pate (1760 -- af 1850) of Richmond Co., NC.