Son of Thomas Swearingen and Jane (Doyne Hyde) Swearingen. Married to Elizabeth Walker on on 14 Feb 1715 at Patuxent,MD. Van's will was dated 27 August 1787, and was probated. In 1761 at the November term of Frederick County Court, he was appointed Press Master for the ensuing year at the March Court for Frederick County. In 1760, Van and John Swearingen received a license to keep an ordinary or public house. Van and his son, Van Jr. (known as "Middletown Van") both served in the French and Indian War under Captain James Baxter. Several histories maintain that Van lived to be 109 years old and died in 1801, but in the Jefferson County Historical Society Magazine, Vol. XVI, it was reported that he was ninety years old at the time of his death. He moved to what afterward became Washington Co, MD and took up lands afterwards found to be covered by a prior grant by General Samuel Ringgold and called "Ringgold's Manor," which included several thousand acres of land. He secured the lease for 90 years. As he made improvements on the land, It was held by Van and his two sons for eighty nine years. His home was built on the present location of St. James School [17641 College Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740]. Van and Elizabeth had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. Maryland Van is listed in DAR Patriot Index, page 662, as patriotic service in Revolutionary War, as well as the French and Indian Wars. This information is taken from a book Gerret Van Sweringen.
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From FAG Member #47185536:
I found his will in Mercer county Kentucky. Mentioning his children and the Ferry business in Maryland Berkeley county.
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From FAG Member #47403362:
From my approved SAR Supplemental Application: Van Swearingen performed Civil Service: he signed the Oath of Fidelity in Washington County, Maryland, in 1778 (Revolutionary Records of Maryland, by Brumbaugh & Hodges, page 14, #139).
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From FAG Member #47185536:
I found his will in Mercer county Kentucky. Mentioning his children and the Ferry business in Maryland Berkeley county.
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From FAG Member #47403362:
From my approved SAR Supplemental Application: Van Swearingen performed Civil Service: he signed the Oath of Fidelity in Washington County, Maryland, in 1778 (Revolutionary Records of Maryland, by Brumbaugh & Hodges, page 14, #139).
Son of Thomas Swearingen and Jane (Doyne Hyde) Swearingen. Married to Elizabeth Walker on on 14 Feb 1715 at Patuxent,MD. Van's will was dated 27 August 1787, and was probated. In 1761 at the November term of Frederick County Court, he was appointed Press Master for the ensuing year at the March Court for Frederick County. In 1760, Van and John Swearingen received a license to keep an ordinary or public house. Van and his son, Van Jr. (known as "Middletown Van") both served in the French and Indian War under Captain James Baxter. Several histories maintain that Van lived to be 109 years old and died in 1801, but in the Jefferson County Historical Society Magazine, Vol. XVI, it was reported that he was ninety years old at the time of his death. He moved to what afterward became Washington Co, MD and took up lands afterwards found to be covered by a prior grant by General Samuel Ringgold and called "Ringgold's Manor," which included several thousand acres of land. He secured the lease for 90 years. As he made improvements on the land, It was held by Van and his two sons for eighty nine years. His home was built on the present location of St. James School [17641 College Rd, Hagerstown, MD, 21740]. Van and Elizabeth had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. Maryland Van is listed in DAR Patriot Index, page 662, as patriotic service in Revolutionary War, as well as the French and Indian Wars. This information is taken from a book Gerret Van Sweringen.
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From FAG Member #47185536:
I found his will in Mercer county Kentucky. Mentioning his children and the Ferry business in Maryland Berkeley county.
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From FAG Member #47403362:
From my approved SAR Supplemental Application: Van Swearingen performed Civil Service: he signed the Oath of Fidelity in Washington County, Maryland, in 1778 (Revolutionary Records of Maryland, by Brumbaugh & Hodges, page 14, #139).
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From FAG Member #47185536:
I found his will in Mercer county Kentucky. Mentioning his children and the Ferry business in Maryland Berkeley county.
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From FAG Member #47403362:
From my approved SAR Supplemental Application: Van Swearingen performed Civil Service: he signed the Oath of Fidelity in Washington County, Maryland, in 1778 (Revolutionary Records of Maryland, by Brumbaugh & Hodges, page 14, #139).
