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Henry Switzer of Va

Augusta Co

John Swisher
Texas Swishers

Switzler/Schweitzler of VA, Pa, KY

Also See Switzler family in Unknown Switzer page

Also see John Schweitzer Line in Va at this website http://www.usroots.com/~maverick/switz.htm

 

Switzler/Schweitzler of VA, Pa, KY

John George Switzler (parents Unknown Switzler and Unknown Unknown) was born 1760 in Lancaster Co, PA/Switzlerland/Germany?. He died in MO?.

 

 

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found John in 1810 tax list in Patrick Co, VA. Also in the War of 1812, Received Land  Grant in MO for service.
Alias: 0

 

 

 

http://a1356.g.akamai.net/f/1356/2383/4h/www.ancestry.com/images/save/tree.gif  John George married Gertrude Charity Denig. Gertrude Charity (parents Johan Peter Denig and Philippian Unknown) was born 1760 in Lancaster, PA. She died in MO?.

 

 

John George Switzler and Gertrude Charity Denig had the following children:

 

 

1.

Michael (Mitchell) Switzler was born 1796 in VA?. He died Oct 14 1852 in Brunswick, MO.

 

 

 

2.

Peter Switzler was born 1793 in VA?.

 

 

 

 

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3.

Simeon Switzler was born 1798 in Orange Co, VA. He died Feb 25 1862 in Huntsville, Randolph Co, MO.

 

 

 

4.

Lewis M (John George`s.1st) Switzler was born Mar 20 1795 in VA. He died Aug 02 1866 in Springfield, MO.

 

 

 

5.

John Switzler was born Sep 29 1789 in Orange Co, VA. He died 1856 in OR.

 

 

 

6.

David Switzler was born 1799 in VA.

 

For more information on these lines go to:

www.tribalpages.com/tribes/s1810  "The Switzler Family"  the password to 
get in is " twobrothers"  

or contact June at  jhines@dinosaurdepot.com

 

 

 

 

 

John Swisher

Information from Carol Westfall ECWestfall@webtv.net

 
He married Anna Maria Hawk d/o John and Christina Hawk.  This documented
in deeds between John Swisher and John Hawk: 4:22, 4:120.   A letter
from John's and Maria's grandson Jacob Swisher died 1/11/1905 says he
remembered his grandfather John & his brothers Valentine and Nicholas
speak of their home near Mannheim Germany.  John arrived on the Ship
Fane in Philadelphia on 10/17/1749.
His family intermarried with Johannes Jacob Klein who was also on the
ship Fane.

See nicolas/Valentine lines

 

 

 

Information submitted by MARIE TRICHKA   texasmaverick@att.net 

Johannes Schweitzer b. 1730 arrived in America on the ship "Fane" in 1749.  He married Anna Maria Warner

Son: Jacob Swisher
           Jacob's son:  Daniel b. 2nd Catharine Fauver
                          son:  Henry m. Julia Ann Daughtery

Daniel's grandson is Hiram H. Swisher and was in the Battle of San Jacinto along with James and Milton Swisher who were signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.  James was a friend of Sam Houston and is standing near Houston in Hubbel's painting, "The Surrender of Santa Anna".     Swisher County is the bounty given to James for his part in the Texas Revolution.

Looking for Geraldine D. Swisher b. 1886  on 1900 census Walkers Creek Dist. Rockbridge City, VA

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Augusta Co.  Jacob and Abraham Switzer

The Hunters of Naked Creek
... and a half of land known as the brian track ... line of the Abraham Switzer place and Elizabeth S. Rimel ... next to Jacob Switzer's land I give and bequeath ...
members.aol.com/th3978/page1.html
 
the Abraham Switzer place and Elizabeth S. Rimel is to have that part of it next to David S. Hunter Junior and John T. Hunter is to have that part next to Jacob Switzer's land I give and bequeath unto my son David S. Hunter that porttion of my land which I have sold unto him and he never paid it being 114 acres which I value at 32 1/2 dollars per acre.
1893 and witness by
Samuel Wine, John Moneymaker, and Peter C. Switzer.
John T Hunters land line commencing on the ridge to the line of Abraham Switzer land.
 
First having been duly sworn we went upon the Hunter's land named in said order as the Bryan or home tract, and examined it carefully and divided it into two parcels by a line beginning on the ridge in the line of the Jonathan Landes lands and ----- in the line of the Abraham Switzer lands.
(Lot more information about Abraham and Jacob lands. Of Augusta County Court March 28, 1881

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Henry Switzer of Va

The following link is for the Chenoweth family that Henry marries into.

http://www.chenowethsite.com/ch1j0t.htm

http://chenowethsite.com/chenweth.htm

 

 

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