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Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford 1776–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Father: Peter Swafford

Mother: Irene Howard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): Sarah Swafford, John Swafford, Louhaney Swafford, James Swafford, Matilda Swafford, Peter Swafford, Aaron Swafford, Thomas Swafford, Elizabeth Swafford, Sarah Swafford, William Swafford

In 1776, Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford entered the world in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, born to Peter James Swafford And Irene Rennie Howard. Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford married Elizabeth Lucinda Howard, and had children including Aaron W Swafford, Elizabeth Swafford, James A Stingy Jim Swafford, John Calvin Swafford, Louhaney Paralee Swafford, Louisa Swafford, Matilda Elizabeth Swafford, Peter W Swafford, Sarah Swafford, Thomas Swafford, William Swafford. Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford passed away in 1824 in Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford entered the world in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, born to Peter James Swafford And Irene Rennie Howard.
  • Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford married Elizabeth Lucinda Howard, and had children including Aaron W Swafford, Elizabeth Swafford, James A Stingy Jim Swafford, John Calvin Swafford, Louhaney Paralee Swafford, Louisa Swafford, Matilda Elizabeth Swafford, Peter W Swafford, Sarah Swafford, Thomas Swafford, William Swafford.
  • Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford passed away in 1824 in Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Swafford
1725–1800
Birth Location: Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
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Irene Howard
1730–1815
Birth Location: Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
IH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
1780–1863
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
EH

Children(s)

Sarah Swafford
1816–1880
Birth Location: , Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA,
SS
John Swafford
1818–1891
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
JS
Louhaney Swafford
1800–1863
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
LS
James Swafford
1806–1870
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
JS
Matilda Swafford
1807–1883
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
MS
Peter Swafford
1808–1870
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
PS
Aaron Swafford
1812–1900
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Swafford
1813–1870
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
TS
Elizabeth Swafford
1801–1833
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
ES
Sarah Swafford
1814–1845
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
SS
William Swafford
1862–
Birth Location: Missouri
WS

Aaron Swafford's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Swafford
1776–1824
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Peter James Swafford
1725–1800
Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
Irene ('Rennie') Howard
1730–1815
Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
William Swafford
1705–1793
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Mary Caldwell
1705–1812
Belfast, Dublin, , Ireland
Alexander Howard
1700–1759
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Johana Trippels
1707–1764
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Caldwell
1694–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Caldwell
1670–
Elizabeth Caldwell
1670–1760

Aaron Swafford's Descendants

1.
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Aaron ("Big Aaron") Swafford (1776–1824) m. Elizabeth (Lucinda) Howard (1780–6 July 1863)
  1. 1. Sarah Swafford 1816–1880 m. Landon (Jesse "Landy") Shirley 1814–1904
    1. 1. Millie (Angeline) Shirley 1844–1929 m. William (F) Kessinger –1904 m. Aaron Swafford 1845–1873 m. John (Robert) Wilson 1828–1910
      1. 1. Effie (E) Lanier 1879–1959 m. Alfonso (F) Lanier 1871–1961
        1. 1. Arvel (Woodson) Lanier 1902–1966 m. Eula (Bell) South 1906–1997
        2. 2. Ulma (R 'Tony') LANIER 1905–1956
        3. 3. Thelma (I) LANIER 1911–2000 m. Boyd (James) Powell 1911–2001
      2. 2. John (Landy "Buster") Swafford 1868–1933
      3. 3. Lasford (Perry) Swafford 1871–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Shirley 1839–1913
    3. 3. John (Calvin) Shirley 1840–1901
    4. 4. Nancy (J) Shirley 1842–
    5. 5. Aaron (F) Shirley 1855–1920
  2. 2. John (Calvin) Swafford 1818–1891
  3. 3. Louhaney (Paralee) Swafford 1800–1863
  4. 4. James (A "Stingy Jim") Swafford 1806–1870
  5. 5. Matilda (Elizabeth) Swafford 1807–1883
  6. 6. Peter (W.) Swafford 1808–1870
  7. 7. Aaron (W.) Swafford 1812–1900
  8. 8. Thomas Swafford 1813–1870
  9. 9. Elizabeth Swafford 1801–1833
  10. 10. Sarah Swafford 1814–1845
  11. 11. William Swafford 1862–

Aaron Swafford's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
1824
1824
Age 48
Death of Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford in Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
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