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Captain Van Van Swearingen

Van was born in 1692 in Maryland, America. Van's father was Thomas Van Swearingen and his mother was Jayne Doyne. His paternal grandparents were Garrett Van Swearingen and Barbarah De Barrette. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, John A., John, Jane, Jane and Lurannah. He was the fourth oldest of the nine children. He died1785 in Maryland, USA.

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NAME.ROMN	Van Swearingan
CHAN.DATE	18 DEC 2006
CHAN.DATE.TIME	22:53:41
RESI.DATE	1777
RESI.Place	Washington County Virginia
RESI.Comment	Washington County Van Swearingen (died c.1793) was high sheriff of Washington County from Nov. 1781 to Nov. 1784. This attracted many war veterans to the area. One of them was Captain Van Swearigan, a former company commander who traded George Cox a rifle for some land located in the present-day Brooke County. Van Swearigan was known throughout the region for his bragging about his war record, particularly his ability to kill British soldiers.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Eric Van Swearingen
  - b.  1616 in Holland
  
  Garrett Van Swearingen
  - b.04 Feb 1636 in Beemsterdam, Holland d.Feb 4th, 1698 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
  
  Mrs Eric Van Swearingen
  
  Thomas Van Swearingen
  - b.  1665 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA d.Mar 19th, 1710 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
  
  Isaac De Barrette
  - b.  1613 in Valenciennes, France
  
  Barbarah De Barrette
  - b.  1639 in Valenciennes, France d.1679 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
  
  Mrs Isaac De Barrette
  - b.  1613 in Valenciennes, France
  
  Captain Van Van Swearingen
  - b.  1692 in Maryland, America d.1785 in Maryland, USA
  
  Jayne Doyne
  - b.  1660 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA d.Jun 1st, 1716 in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA