I have some Swans, from Maine, but haven't got too far with them. I have Sarah Swan m Samuel Fowler. She was dau of Gustavus Swan and Jane Montgomery. He was son to Alexander Swan and Elizabeth Pittman, he was son to John Swan and Margaret McCrossin. John was supposedly from Londonderry, Ireland, to Peterborough, NH, though one son Jeremiah, was supposedly born in Lunenberg, Mass. Some of Alexanders children born in Newport, RI. Then the younger Gustav travelled through Peterborough, NH, to Penobscot Co, Maine. most of this info I got from other researchers On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 5:46 AM, ed brumby < edbrumby@71stfraserregt.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > I post another archive document that may be of interest to anyone > researching SWAN. > > I wonder if there is a name index of the Mass Archives Revolutionary War > records Volumes 144 (may be lower too) to 186 (may be higher too)? > > > > Vols 161to 163 are supposedly Returns of polls and valuations of towns in > Mass. and Maine, usually arranged by County, including 1778/9 census of > polls (males over the age of 16), 1779, and 1781 to 1786. > > Does anyone have any knowledge of these? > > Ed in Scotland > > > > > > MA167:104 > > > > To the Honbl Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay > > The Petition of James Swan...???? in Boston > > > > Herewith > > That there is a private, named John Bowen who was taken in this harbour & > made prisoner of War with many other of the British 71st Regt. That he was a > servant in your Petitioner's house for some time, till observing him to be > writing to some of his officers, he had him committed to gaol, in which he > has continued several months, and contracted from his severe confinement > disorders of the body. That in compassion to his sufferings, and not > doubting of his better behaviour in future, > > Your petitioner > > Prays that the Honbl Board, to grant liberty for the said prisoner to go > into service in his house again, so long as he shall behave himself as a > prisoner ought to do, unless previously called for by your Honors, or the > Commisssary of Prisoners or by any Officer whose business it may have for an > exchange or any other purpose and he your Petitioner, from Duty bound, shall > ever pray. > > > > James Swan > > > > Boston 22nd July 1777 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ~*~ Allyssa (New England, USA) ~*~ (I am house-bound, so can only search from home. I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) http://branches.fieryangel.net/leaves (very old but it lists some of the lookups I can do)
Hi all, There is quite a bit of Massachusetts data that is searchable at these references: Massachusetts Data Library http://www.genealogybuff.com/ma/ User-Contributed Obituaries Forum http://www.genealogybuff.com/uco/ User-Contributed Data Forum http://www.genealogybuff.com/ucd/ Massachusetts Counties http://www.genealogybuff.com/us_counties/massachusetts_counties.htm Massachusetts Cities http://www.genealogybuff.com/us_cities/massachusetts_cities.htm Massachusetts Newspapers http://www.genealogybuff.com/np/massachusetts_newspapers.htm Hope this helps. Bill