Papers of the Swearingen family, 1694-1851.

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Papers of the Swearingen family, 1694-1851.

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This collection consists primarily of the diaries of Thomas Swearingen of Berkeley Co., Va., and papers of other Swearingen family members and of a few other Frederick and Richmond County, Va., citizens including Landon Carter. The diaries, 1777 January 29-April 9 and September 21-November 13, concern two journeys made by Thomas Swearingen and his experiences with the Revolutionary army fighting in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The papers contain land patents, deeds, summonses, and correspondence of the Van Swearingen, Hezekiah Swearingen, and Thomas Swearingen families. There are also letters from Thomas Massie to his father concerning his training as a physician, a letter regarding the presidential election of 1844, and letters from John Calef concerning business meetings with Sir Francis Bernard and William Legge, the second Earl of Dartmouth.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Carter, Landon, 1710-1778

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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) ...

Swearingen, Thomas, fl. 1777,

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Massie, Thomas, fl. 1805,

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Swearingen family.

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Swearingen, Van, d. 1783,

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Legge, William, Earl, 1731-1801.

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Swearingen, Hezekiah, d. ca. 1805,

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Calef, John, 1725-1812.

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John Calef was a doctor and British loyalist who served on the side of the crown during the Revolutionary War. Calef was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1725, to Robert Calef and Margaret Staniford. Calef first married Margaret Rogers of Ipswich, who died in 1751; they had two children. After Margaret's death, Calef married Dorothy Jewett of Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1753; together they had fifteen children. John Calef studied medicine at the Boston Latin S...

Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712?-1779

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Bernard was Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. From the description of DS, 1762 January 28. : Boston. Appointment. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14194099 Governor of Massachusetts Bay (Colony). From the description of Sir Francis Bernard commission, 1768. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456180 Sir Francis Bernard was born in England in July 1712. After graduating from Oxford University i...