Swafford-Swofford-Swaffer
Documents
Swaffer will from 1600s England
1790 Census (note: James Swayfore in left column
                     & Peter Howard in right column)
English Parish records 1500-1600s      (mentions Swafford & Swaffer)
excerpt from 1899 London England Census
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Quaker Documents featuring SWAFFER names
excerpt from 1820 London England Census
Catherine Swaffer          32         Swanton,Kent, England        Lodger        St.George                 London 

Henry E. Swaffer           27        Charing, Kent,England          Head           St.Paul                      London

Minnie Swaffer              18        Sittingbourne,Kent,England    Boarder       St.Andrew                 London

Sarah A. Swaffer           28     Bethnal Green,Middlesex,England  Wife       St.Paul                     London
Name                      age in 1871      Birthplace                 Relationship     Civil Parish              County
1871 England Census
Civil War widow's pension application for
Julia Ann Swafford (b.1837GA-d.1914TN)
soldier/husband: William Newton Swafford (b.1834GA-d.1900TN)
served in the 4th TN Cavalry Co.L (USA)
1864-65


AND


served in the 43rd Georgia Infantry Volunteers ("Pickens Volunteers") CSA
1862-63
1765 Marriage of Swafford & Coomber (found in English & Welsh Surname Dictionary

1790 Rutherford Co., NC Census

taken from the 1935 publication: "History of Pickens County (Georgia)"
1860 Pickens Co, GA Census
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Divorce papers for Hester & William Swafford circa 1850
Murder case doc for HESTER SWAFFORD  circa 1850...
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State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Lizzie  (former slave)

"Hester Swafford died here in Biscoe about seven years ago. Said she run away from her owners and walked to Memphis. They took her up over there. Her master sent one of the overseers for her. She rode astraddle behind him back. They got back about daylight. They whooped her awful and rubbed salt and pepper in the gashes, and another man stood by handed her a hoe. She had to chop cotton all day long. The woman on the place would doctor her sores. 

State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Lizzie
"Grandma said she remembered the stars falling. She said it turned dark and seem like two hours sparkles fell. They said stars fell. She said it was bad times. People was scared half to death. Mules and horses just raced. She said it took place up in the day. They didn't have timepieces to know the time it come on. 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Lizzie
"Young folks will be young the way I see it. They ain't much different. Times is sure 'nough hard for old no 'count folks. Young folks makes their money and spends it. We old folks sets back needing. Times is lots different now. It didn't used to be that way." 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Lizzie
Interviewer Mrs. Bernice Bowden" 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Louis
Johnson, Louis 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Louis
721 Missouri Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Louis
Age 86 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Louis
"My father said I was fifteen when peace was declared. In slavery days they didn't low colored folks to keep their ages and didn't low em to be educated. I was born in Georgia. I went to a little night school but I never learned to read. I never learned to write my own name. 
State: Arkansas    Interviewee: Johnson, Louis
"I never did see no fightin' a tall but I saw em refugeein' goin' through our country night and day. Said they was goin' to the Blue Ridge Mountains to pitch battle. They was Rebels gettin' out of the way of the Yankees

below is a Slave Narrative & is a different HESTER SWAFFORD than above document
1860 Slave Schedules
Viewing records  matches for: 
Swafford 
 


Age  gender     Race     Name of Slave Owner                      Home in 1860(City,County,State)

16  Female   Black                  Mathew Swafford                                                  not Stated, Rapides, Louisiana  
14 Female     Black               Mathew Swafford                                                    Not Stated, Rapides, Louisiana  
7  Female      Black                 Mathew Swafford                                                 Not Stated, Rapides, Louisiana  
1 Male           Black                Mathew Swafford                                                 Not Stated, Rapides, Louisiana  

40  Male         Black              John Swafford                                                        Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
36  Female      Black             John Swafford                                                        Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
26  Female      Colored           John Swafford                                                       Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
18  Male          Black             John Swafford                                                       Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
16  Male           Black            John Swafford                                                        Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
14  Female       Black            John Swafford                                                        Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
13  Female       Black            John Swafford                                                        Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
11  Female       Black             John Swafford                                                       Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
10  Male           Black             John Swafford                                                       Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
8  Male             Black             John Swafford                                                       Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
6  Female         Black              John Swafford                                                      Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
5  Male             Black              John Swafford                                                      Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
4  Male            Black               John Swafford                                                      Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  
2  Male            Black               John Swafford                                                      Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina  



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Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825



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Name:    James Swaffer
Title:    Carpenter 
Description:    Carpenter 
Residence:    Caln, Chester Co. 
Date:    6 Mar 1714
Prove Date:    1 Feb 1714
Book Page:    A:6 
Remarks:    James Swaffer of Chester County. Caln, carpenter. 3/6/1714. February 1, 1714/5. A. 6. To son in law Robert Pyle of Birmingham 5 shillings and to my daughter Elizabeth his wife 15 shillings and to their two daughters Sarah and Hannah 10 shillings each. To wife Elizabeth all estate real and personal to be disposed of as she pleases with the advice and consent of my brother Wm. Swaffer of Nether Providence yeoman, Esther Bezer and friend John Bezer. Executor: wife Elizabeth. Witnesses: John Kinsman, Mathew Wood, Mary Martin. 
 



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Name:   Ann Swaffer
Description:    Sister 
Date:    4 Oct 1770
Prove Date:    4 Jul 1774
Remarks:    Joseph Swaffer. Chester Twp. Oct. 4, 1770. Codicil 4/26/1774. July 4, 1774. Provides for wife Elizabeth including ""my family Bible that was bought from England."" To son Richard 2/3 of my real estate during his life and at his death to his children with reversion to children of my daughter Ann, wife of Richard Maris, viz., Elizabeth, Richard, Tacey and Rebecca and other lawful issue, her son Jonathan only excepted. The remaining 1/3 of real etate to children of daughter Ann Maris. To sister Hannah wife of Danl. Humphrey at Merion £20. To niece Catharine Davis £10. To sister Ann Ellis £5. To Trustees of free school in Borough of Chester £10. To brother Wm. Swaffer all my law books and wearing apparel. £3 towards fencing Friends graveyard at Chester. Executors: Brother Wm. and nephew Nehemiah Davis. Codicil names nephew Roger Dicks, executor, instead of Nehemiah Davis.

   Chester County PA Archives and Records 

Ship registry from 1829 showing a James Swaffer of IRELAND as passenger
World War I Draft registration card for JOSIAH HURT SWAFFORD
Quaker Documents featuring SWAFFER names
CIVIL WAR SERVICE RECORDS:
(PARTIAL LIST)

Name               Co         UNIT          Induction rank/discharge    Allegiance
  
William Swafford F  16 Alabama Infantry.  Private  Private      Confederate  
William Swafford E  55 Alabama Volunteers.  Private  Private  Confederate  
William Swafford E  7 Pennsylvania Cav.  Private  Private       Union  
William H. Swafford D  153 Indiana Infantry.  Private  Private   Union  
William H. Swafford G  47 Indiana Infantry.  Private  Private     Union  
William W. Swafford G  4 (Russell's) Alabama Cavalry.  Private  Private  Confederate  





Name Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Allegiance

J. W. Swofford H  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Corporal  Private     Confederate  
Jackson Swofford K  42 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private  Confederate  
James Swofford E  13 South Carolina Infantry.  Private  Private  Confederate  
James Swofford C  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private       Confederate  
James Swofford G  69 Indiana Infantry.  Private  Private            Union  
James B. Swofford B  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private  Confederate  
John Swofford G I  1 (Butler's) South Carolina Infantry.  Private  Private  Confederate  
John Swofford G  36 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private          Confederate  
John Swofford F  36 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private          Confederate  
John Swofford K  42 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private          Confederate 



NAME               CO         UNIT                Rank induction/discharge Allegiance

Sanders Swaffer F  4 Mississippi Infantry.  2 Lieutinent  2 Lieutinent  Confederate  
Sanders Swaffer K  54 Alabama Infantry.  Private  Private              Confederate  
Thomas Swaffer H  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private             Confederate 




Name     Company     Unit                Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Allegiance

B. L. Swaffar C 1 (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry.  Ord. Sgt Ord.Sgt         Confederate  
J. L. Swaffar H  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private                        Confederate  
John L. Swaffar H  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private                   Confederate  
Larkin F. Swaffar H  43 Tennessee Infantry.  Private  Private                Confederate 




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ABRAHAM SWAFFORD       BROWN'S REG'T, EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.         PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

ALEXANDER SWAFFORD    5 REG'T (BOOTH'S) EAST TENNESSEE MILITIA.     PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

DAVID B SWAFFORD          4 REG'T (BAYLES') EAST TENNESSEE MILITIA.     PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

JAMES SWAFFORD            3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MILITIA.     PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

JOHN SWAFFORD              2 REGIMENT WEST TENNESSEE MILITIA.             CORPORAL  CORPORAL 

LARCIN SWAFFORD           3 REG'T (ROULSTON'S) W. TENNESSEE MIL.        PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

MOSES SWAFFORD          3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MILITIA.      PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

WILLIAM SWAFFORD         3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MILITIA.     PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

WILLIAM SWOFFERD         3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MIL.           PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

WILLIAM SWOFFERD         3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MIL.           PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

WILLIAM B SWOFFERD      2 REG'T (SCHUCHTS'), MARYLAND MILITIA.          PRIVATE  PRIVATE 

WAR of 1812 records
submitted by Cathy Seiler