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Moses Sweeney 1713–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 20 June 1785

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: John Swinney

Mother: Deborah Smith

Spouse(s): Ann Seymour

Children(s): James Senior

The story of Moses Sweeney began in 1713 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. Moses Sweeney married Ann Seymour, and had children including James Seymour Swinney Senior. Moses Sweeney passed away in 1785 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Sweeney began in 1713 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.
  • Moses Sweeney married Ann Seymour, and had children including James Seymour Swinney Senior.
  • Moses Sweeney passed away in 1785 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Swinney
1677–1756
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Deborah Smith
1683–1760
Birth Location: Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ann Seymour
1725–1785
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Senior
1750–1836
Birth Location: Monroe, Virginia, United States
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Moses Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
Moses Sweeney
1713–1785
Birth Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland
Parents
John Moses Swinney
1677–1756
Dublin, Ireland
Deborah Smith
1683–1760
Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Edwardus ((Edward) Sweeney\McSweeney) 8GF
1660–1683
Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland (now Northern Ireland)
Susanah ([Ann]) Pancoast
1660–1695
Ashton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Osborne
1639–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Sweeney's Descendants

1.
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Moses Sweeney (1713–20 June 1785) m. Ann Seymour (1725–1785)
  1. 1. James (Seymour Swinney) Senior 1750–1836 m. Susanna (Chiles) Hammock 1757–1850 m. Nancy Maples 1764–1790 m. Anne Swinney 1760–1855
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Swinney 1779–1863 m. James ((Gatliff)) Wiley 1781–1857
      1. 1. James (William) Wiley 1803–1868 m. Elizabeth ('Eliza' Ann) Phipps 1823–1912
        1. 1. Amanda ("Mandy" Burke) Wiley 1844–1911 m. John (William) Monroe 1836–1917
        2. 2. Charles (Clark) Wiley 1858–1935
        3. 3. Eliza (Isabel) Wiley 1851–1943
        4. 4. Mary (Bingham) Wiley 1849–1881
        5. 5. Squire (Everett) Wiley 1861–1930
        6. 6. William (Preston) Wiley 1843–1859
        7. 7. Harvey (A) Wiley 1846–1922
        8. 8. Marinda (Alafair "Rindy") Wiley 1855–1939
      2. 2. Rachel Wiley 1816–1883
      3. 3. Rankin Wiley 1800–1872
      4. 4. Preston Wiley 1799–1901
      5. 5. Delaney Wiley 1802–1850
      6. 6. Paris Wiley 1799–
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Pennington 1774–1862
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Swinney) Dunn 1782–1889
    4. 4. William Swinney 1788–1872
    5. 5. Delilah Swinney 1784–1851
    6. 6. Martin (Newton Sweeney) Sr 1796–1872
    7. 7. James (Semore) Swinney 1793–1846
    8. 8. Vincent Swinney 1800–1886
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Edith Edy) Swinney 1770–1830
    10. 10. Delaney Sweeney 1781–1853
    11. 11. Rachel Swinney 1783–1858
    12. 12. Elizabeth Swinney 1789–1859
    13. 13. Susanna Swinney 1790–1846
    14. 14. M (Delaney) Sweeney 1803–1853

Moses Sweeney's Timeline

2 Records

1713
1713
Birth of Moses Sweeney in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1785
20 June 1785
Age 72
Death of Moses Sweeney in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1785
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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