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Personal data James Semore Sweeney (born Swinney) 

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Household of James Semore Sweeney (born Swinney)

He is married to Susannah Chiles Hammack.

They got married on May 9, 1773 at Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, he was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Delaney Swinney  1781-1853
  2. Rachel Toler  1783-1858 

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James Semore Sweeney (born Swinney)
1755-1836

1773
Rachel Toler
1783-1858

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  1. Geni World Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    James Semore Sweeney (born Swinney), SrGender: MaleBirth: 1755 - Cork, County Cork, IrelandMarriage: Spouse: Susannah Chiles Sweeney/Swinney (born Hammock) - May 9 1773 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USADeath: Aug 28 1836 - Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United StatesBurial: Indian Mills Cemetery, Indian Mills, Summers County, West Virginia, United StatesFather: <a>Moses Swinney</a>Mother: <a>Ann Semore</a>Wife: <a>Susannah Chiles Sweeney/Swinney (born Hammock)</a>Children: <a>Mary Polly Pennington (born Swinney)</a>, <a>Delaney Swinney</a>, <a>Rachel Toler / Gore (born Swinney)</a>

Historical events

  • The temperature on May 9, 1773 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1773: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
    • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
    • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
    • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
    • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
    • October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • The temperature on August 28, 1836 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen winderig. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1836: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 23 » Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) begins in San Antonio, Texas.
    • February 25 » Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
    • March 1 » A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico.
    • May 14 » The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
    • August 17 » British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths
    • October 22 » Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.


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About the surname Sweeney (born Swinney)


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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494403567.php : accessed May 13, 2025), "James Semore Sweeney (born Swinney) (1755-1836)".