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Edmund SWENEY Sr. 1635–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 19 Dec 1696

Death Location: Elizabeth, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas SWENEY

Mother: Elizabeth _____

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor, Martha Moore

Children(s): Mary Sweney, Edmund Jr., Elizabeth Sweny

The story of Edmund SWENEY Sr. began in 1635 in Cork, Ireland. Edmund SWENEY Sr. married Elizabeth Taylor, Martha Moore, and had children including Edmund Sweney Jr, Elizabeth Sweny, Mary Merritt Sweney. Edmund SWENEY Sr. passed away in 1696 in Elizabeth, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund SWENEY Sr. began in 1635 in Cork, Ireland.
  • Edmund SWENEY Sr. married Elizabeth Taylor, Martha Moore, and had children including Edmund Sweney Jr, Elizabeth Sweny, Mary Merritt Sweney.
  • Edmund SWENEY Sr. passed away in 1696 in Elizabeth, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas SWENEY
1615–1635
Birth Location: Ireland
TS
Elizabeth _____
1615–1688
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1635–1694
Birth Location: England
ET
Martha Moore
1650–1700
Birth Location: New Poquoson, Virginia, USA
MM

Children(s)

Mary Sweney
1655–1751
Birth Location: –
MS
Edmund Jr.
1655–1728
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EJ
Elizabeth Sweny
1655–
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Edmund Sr.
1635–1696
Birth Place: Cork, Ireland
Parents
Thomas SWENEY
1615–1635
Ireland
Elizabeth _____
1615–1688
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Moses (Patrick SWEENEY) (MacSweyne)
1580–1650
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Sarah Nelson
1563–1623
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Jr.
1544–1617
Jane MACK
1546–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Sr.
1520–1590
Agnes LONGMUIR
1524–1584
James MACK
1526–
Elizabeth MARTIN
1528–

Edmund Sr.'s Descendants

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Edmund (SWENEY) Sr. (1635–19 Dec 1696) m. Elizabeth Taylor (1635–11 Jun 1694) m. Martha Moore (1650–1700/01)
  1. 1. Mary ((Merritt)) Sweney 1655–1751
  2. 2. Edmund (SWENEY) Jr. 1655–1728
    1. 1. Edmund (Sweny) III 1678–
    2. 2. Samuel Sweny 1680–1753 m. Ann _____ –1753
    3. 3. Merritt Sweny 1682–1752
    4. 4. Lazarus SWENEY 1665–1732 m. Elizabeth (Wilson) ? 1728–1790
      1. 1. Moses SWINNEY 1717–1754 m. Margaret WHITE 1730–
        1. 1. Littlebury (Swinney) WHITE 1750–1842 m. Elizabeth DENTON 1757–1834 m. Elizabeth (Hartsfield) Arrendell 1761–1834 m. Anne Wortham 1752–1774
        2. 2. Dulaney Sweenney 1746– m. Elizabeth _____ 1770–1850
        3. 3. Cajabeth ((Cade) Swinney) White 1745–1798
        4. 4. Molley Swinney 1740–
        5. 5. William (White) Capt. 1745–1799
        6. 6. Benjamin White 1748–
        7. 7. Isaac White 1743–
      2. 2. Daniel (Sweny) II 1711–1799
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sweny 1655–

Edmund Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Edmund SWENEY Sr. in Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
1696
19 Dec 1696
Age 61
Death of Edmund SWENEY Sr. in Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1656; Page Number: 318

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1696
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
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