Does anyone know much about the Indian battles that James Semore Swinney was involved in? Jim of Okmulgee Moten, Sandra K wrote: > James Semore Swinney (1750/1760 - 28 Aug 1836) > married two > 1. in eastern Virginia to ______Hammock and 2nd in what is now West > Virginia (progbably Kanawha County) to Susanna Lilly. James and his first > wife had eight children, all of whom were born in Pittsylvania County, VA. > > Mary (18 Feb 1774 - 16 Mar 1862) married Wheeler Pennington > Anna (1779/1780-18 Oct 1863) married 22 May 1799 James Wiley > Delaney (18 Mar 1781-28 Apr 1853) married 27 Oct 1806 to Priscilla S. > Callaway > Rachel Swinney (3 Sep 1783-29 Oct 1858) married 1st 31 Jul 1823 to Richard > Toler > married 2nd 29 Oct 1846 Joseph > Gore > Delilah (1784 - 1851) married 22 Mar 1808 John Neely Sr. > William (7 Oct 1785-18 Nov 1872) married 1st 21 Jan 1809 Margaret Hutchison > married 2nd Nancy Miller' > Elizabeth (Feb 1788 - 6 Jan 1889) married 1 aug 1812 James Dunn > Susanna (1 Nov 1790 - 28 Jun 1846) married 22 Mar 1808 Henry Gore Jr. > > James Semore's first wife died shortly after Susanna's birth in Pittsylvania > County, Virgina. James and his eight children left there and cae to what is > now West Virginia where he married 2nd on 9 May 1793 to Susanna Lilly by > whom he had three additional children as follows: > > James (22 Sep 1793-4 Aug 1846) married9 Apr 1881 Jane Garten > Martin Newton (19 Mar 1797-1874) married 1st Nancy Meador > married 2nd 11 Aug 1864 > Sarah B., widow of Mr. Lewis > Vincent (1800-1886) married 1st 3 Jul 1826 Delilah Woodrum > married 2nd Elizabeth Lilly > > I have never been able to determin if Susanna's maiden name was Lilly or if > she was previously married to a Lilly. she was between 33 and 43 years of > age when she and James were married, thus suggesting the possiblilty that > she was probably married first to a Lilly. I have collected a lot of Lilly > information but I have not found a male Lilly married to a Susanna any time > prior 1793. > > Sandy Moten > Cocoa, Florida > > ==== WVMERCER Mailing List ==== > This WVMERCER Mailing List is hosted by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data > Cooperative. RootsWeb is also funded entirely by you, the genealogical > community. To find out how you could help support 'internet' genealogy > through the RootsWeb System, you are encouraged to see the following: > ........http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html.........