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Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford 1776–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Bledsoe, TN, USA

Father: Peter Swafford

Mother: Rennie Ireland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): John Sr, Aaron Jr., Elizabeth Swafford, Peter Swafford, Louhaney Swafford, James Swafford, Orrison Swafford, Matilda Swafford, Thomas Swafford, Sarah Swafford

The story of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford began in 1776 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford married Elizabeth Lucinda Howard, and had children including Aaron W Swafford Jr, Elizabeth Swafford, James Aaron Stingy Jim Swafford, John Calvin Swafford Sr, Louhaney Paralee Swafford, Matilda Swafford, Orrison Swafford, Peter William Swafford, Sarah Swafford, Thomas W Swafford. Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford passed away in 1824 in Bledsoe, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford began in 1776 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford married Elizabeth Lucinda Howard, and had children including Aaron W Swafford Jr, Elizabeth Swafford, James Aaron Stingy Jim Swafford, John Calvin Swafford Sr, Louhaney Paralee Swafford, Matilda Swafford, Orrison Swafford, Peter William Swafford, Sarah Swafford, Thomas W Swafford.
  • Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford passed away in 1824 in Bledsoe, TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Swafford
1725–1800
Birth Location: Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
PS
Rennie Ireland
1745–1810
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
RI

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

John Sr
1818–1891
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
JS
Aaron Jr.
1812–1906
Birth Location: Bledsoe, County Tennessee
AJ
Elizabeth Swafford
1801–1833
Birth Location: Greenville , South Carolina
ES
Peter Swafford
1808–1870
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
PS
Louhaney Swafford
1800–1863
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina
LS
James Swafford
1806–1870
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina
JS
Orrison Swafford
1806–1880
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
OS
Matilda Swafford
1807–1883
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina
MS
Thomas Swafford
1813–1869
Birth Location: Bradley City Tennessee
TS
Sarah Swafford
1814–1845
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SS

Aaron Swafford's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Swafford
1776–1824
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Peter James Swafford
1725–1800
Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
Rennie (Howard) Ireland
1745–1810
Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
William Swaffod
1705–1793
Mary Caldwell
1705–1813
Peter Howard
1683–1820
Ireland
Sarah Portman
1707–1764
Belfast, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Swafford
1661–1793
Mary Caldwell
1665–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Swafford
1634–1689
Elizabeth Morris
1638–

Aaron Swafford's Descendants

1.
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Aaron (Big Aaron") Swafford (1776–1824) m. Elizabeth (Lucinda) Howard (05 Mar 1780–06 Jul 1863)
  1. 1. John (Calvin Swafford) Sr 1818–1891 m. Mary (Ellen Molly) Shirley 1818–1911
    1. 1. Martha (Jane Mattie) Swafford 1844–1884 m. Joel (Seagraves) Swafford 1846–1919
      1. 1. Rufus (Stephen) Swafford 1872–1948
      2. 2. Joseph (Tim Mayweather) Swafford 1870–1900
      3. 3. Luella (Louise) Swafford 1874–1890
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen Ella) Swafford 1875–1931
      5. 5. James (Wesley Frog Belly) Swafford 1868–1926
      6. 6. John (Russell) Swafford 1866–1939 m. Nora (Elender) Cates 1871–1946
        1. 1. Oliver (Cleveland) Swafford 1892–1898
        2. 2. Joel (Russell) Swafford 1903–1905
        3. 3. Twin (Girl C) Swafford 1904–1904
        4. 4. Twin (Girl A) Swafford 1894–1894
        5. 5. Ida (Beatrice Shorty) Swafford 1901–1992
        6. 6. Ruthie (Elender) Swafford 1895–1897
        7. 7. Elmer (Lurene) Swafford 1906–1936
        8. 8. Louis (Leslie Lee) Swafford 1911–1977
        9. 9. Roberta (Robbie Mae) Swafford 1890–1950
        10. 10. Martha (Jane Mattie) Swafford 1891–1967
        11. 11. Jessie (Stephen) Swafford 1897–1969
        12. 12. Pearl (Evie) Swafford 1899–1998
        13. 13. Georgie Wilkinson 1913–1965 m. Forest (Frances) Smith 1912–1946 m. James (Albert Ab) Wilkinson 1904–1987
        14. 14. Thelma (Fay) Swafford 1909–1978
        15. 15. Twin (Girl B) Swafford 1894–1894
        16. 16. Twin (Girl D) Swafford 1904–1904
      7. 7. Thomas (C) Swafford 1874–1876
      8. 8. Daughter Swafford 1877–1877
    2. 2. Louisa Swafford 1848–1855
    3. 3. Aaron Swafford 1849–1860
    4. 4. Margaret (Meg) Swafford 1857–
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Swafford 1853–1871
    6. 6. Nora Swafford 1854–1860
    7. 7. Amanda Swafford 1855–1922
    8. 8. James (Calvin) Swafford 1861–1948
    9. 9. Rebecca (Becky) Swafford 1842–1908
    10. 10. John (Marshall) Swafford 1856–1935
    11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Swafford 1848–1924
    12. 12. Landon (Marcellus Swafford) Sr 1862–1937
  2. 2. Aaron (W Swafford) Jr. 1812–1906
  3. 3. Elizabeth Swafford 1801–1833
  4. 4. Peter (William) Swafford 1808–1870
  5. 5. Louhaney (Paralee) Swafford 1800–1863
  6. 6. James (Aaron Stingy Jim) Swafford 1806–1870
  7. 7. Orrison Swafford 1806–1880
  8. 8. Matilda Swafford 1807–1883
  9. 9. Thomas (W) Swafford 1813–1869
  10. 10. Sarah Swafford 1814–1845

Aaron Swafford's Timeline

8 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1776
1776
Birth of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1776
1776
Birth of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1784
1784
Age 8
Birth of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in SC, USA
SC, USA
1784
1784
Age 8
Birth of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford
None
1824
1824
Age 48
Death of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
1824
1824
Age 48
Death of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in Swafford farm, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Swafford farm, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
1824
1824
Age 48
Death of Aaron Big Aaron" Swafford in Bledsoe, TN, USA
Bledsoe, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: SC, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTreeSM

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Swafford farm, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Swafford farm, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Bledsoe, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] OneWorldTreeSM
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