Moses Sweeney^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

Abt 1734 - 1787  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Moses Sweeney
  Born	Abt 1734	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1734	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [3]
  	Address: Near
  Birth	May 1734	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [4, 6, 7]
  	Address: (Near)
  Birth	1746	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [8]
  Burial	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [6]
  	Address: Burial ground across from family farm (Milledgeville), Hanging F
  Emigration	Abt 1750
  Died	1787  [8]
  Moved	Mar 1787
  	Moved family, slaves, and 3 married children from Virginia to Lincoln County, Kentucky
  Residence	1 Dec 1787
  	Bought land from Daniel Bulger for 30 pounds, 2 shillings
  Census	1800	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [9]
  Residence	16 Aug 1800  [9]
  	Appears on tax list for Lincoln County, Kentucky
  Census	1810	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [10]
  Confirmation	[3]
  Buried	1813	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [2]
  	Address: On his farm
  Will	27 May 1813
  Death	17 Jun 1813	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [6, 7]
  	Address: Hanging Fork area
  Death	17 Jun 1813	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [3]
  	Address: Buried across from home, Milledgeville, Hanging Fork Area
  Death	27 Jun 1813	Lincoln, Kentucky, United States   [2, 11]
  Occupation	Created mill along Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Reference Number	350
  _AMTID	190111181976:1030:113173531
  _COLOR	3
  Notes	Library of Virginia website includes image of land grant from 1772 from G eorge III to Moses "Sweney" 18 acres in Amherst County: "on the branche s of Harris's Creek & bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at James Ne wtons Corner Chestnut Oak & running thence with Newtons Line South thir ty two Degrees East twenty two Poles to Pointers of South seventeen deg ees West seventy Poles to a Hickory in John Harveys Line & with it Nor th forty one Degrees West fifty six Poles to Pointers Corner to his own & w ith his own Line North thirty two Degrees East fifty four Poles to a Ch estnut Oak thence across Line South seventy five Degrees East fourteen P oles to the first station...." Witnessed by Trusty John Earl of Dunmore Notes from web page: Sweeney Joseph, children John, Malachi, Thomas, Jacob, Moses. Moses b 1703 d 1763 Amherst Co va child Moses b 1746 d 1813 Buckingham co Va Ihave wife as Mary Lizzie Jo hnson children William, Mary b 1760, Joseph b 2/28/2760. Henry b 1762, Nancy b 1 764, Charles, b 1766 Daniel b 1767, Edmund b 8/29/1768, Shepherd b 1770 , Job b 1773, Millie b 1774, Celah b 1780 , John b 1780 Betsy b 1785 Edmund Sweeney married Delila Sadler b 1788 m 8/28/1812 9 children. John or Jack, Virginia E 1828 Frances Ann 9/11 1829 Married Thomas Henry Hudgins New Canton Va. Martha b 1834. I am descended from Edmund and Delila Sadler. The Sweeneys of Va and Ky lists the following children: Edmond, Jessee , Job, Shepherd, Charles, Ben, George Washington, Guern E., James, Joel , Jordan, and Josiah. Jessee was said to have married Naomi Howard in 1 818, and Ben to Sally Northcutt in 1826; other sources do not list thes e children. www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/s/w/e/Sarah-N-Sweeney. I a m copying this introduction from the web site; some of the Sweeney gene ations appear to have been confused: I have names and dates of marriages of Moses Sweeney from Norther Ireland to Va then to Ky.. from 1696 to almost present day but only hav e listing for two of his children.. hopeing that someone can fill in some blanks for me also am searching any ancestors that may be native american..Moses Sweeney came to this country as an i dentured servant. worked this off and move to Lincoln and Casey Counties Ky.. In Va he married Elizabeth Johnson in 1744 in Amher st Co. Va.. Their Children Were Edmond, Jessee, Job, Shepherd, Charles, B en, George Washington, Guern E., James, Joel, Jordan and Josiah. The following is who these children married. Edmond to Polly Johnson 1797, Jessee to Naomi Howard 1818, Job to Sarah Allen 1798, Shepherd to Lucy Thompson 1797, Charles to Frances Sh ackelford 1793, Ben to Sally Northcutt 1826, G.W. to Elizabeth Jones 18 44, Guerin to Tabitha Campbell 1831, James to Margaret Snodgrass 1819, J ob to Milly Dawson 1829, Joel to Obedience Edwards 1818, Jordon to Perm elia Pigg 1829 and Josiah to Mary Williams 1841..This is a tracing of t wo of these families that of Jordan and Joel..Children of Joel and Obedience were, Amanda, E mily,Elizabeth who married G.W. Sweeney son of Job and sally edwards ann married william northcutt, children of jordan and per melia were charles who married lady byron tate and their children were e mie, john, fannie, welby, jordon, mollie,lucy.The children of Enmie an d Dr. Jim Hammond were Ada and Molly. Johns children are Ray and Thelma .. Welby had Effie and Charles.. Lucy an Rubens children Welby Elsie Om er Otis and Myrtle, Fannies Children Omer Stanley Edgar and Mary.. Cere e and Dr. Hammonds had addison, callie, rose grace, robert, paul mabel ay and ruth.. Mollie allens children Lena, Ella, Ethel, Bertie. Lena m arried Sam Rector, Ella marrie Carl Ruberts, Ethel to Omes A Brown, Bertie to Ed Rice. Permelia married Sam Ford. Job the son of M oses brother to Charles married the first time to Sarah Allen to this u ion were born Benjamin, Pegie, and Moses, His second wife was Sallie E dwards their children guirn, Emerson, William Green, George Washington, C aroline, John Lancaster.Ben first name son of Job had the following children. Wm Green, Moses,Edmon d, Job, Jonathan, Frank (Dock),Ben Jr, Sam, Minerva, Julie, Mary and Sarah...Frank (Dock) (MY Gr. Grandfather) married Sarah Allen, their children were Dora, Hardin, James, Lucenda,Rosella, B enjamin, Woodford, Sally Margaret, Marcus Link, Susie,and Henry Austin... I could continue with this right down to me b ut its just so many pages..and i have so little space so if you want an ymore infor.. just contact me i have lots of pages enjoy reading all this.. The Data Sheets of Ralph Taylor also list the following three children o f Moses and Elizabeth: Tyre, Goldsby, Harvey From The Data Sheets of Ralph Taylor: "In 1787, Moses bought a tract o f 106 acres along Hanging Fork River in Lincoln County, Kentucky, from t he original patentee, Daniel Bulger (Lincoln Co. Deed Book A page 332). T hat same year he built his first cabin on that tract, a single room dow stairs with a sleeping loft above. In 1811 he built an identical cabi directly south of the first, with a "dog-run" (breezeway) between. Th ose cabins were still in use in 1985." See Scrapbook for additional in formation. CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM TH E ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 MILITARY SERVICES. REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATIONS--AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. page 492 Zedekiah Shumaker's Declaration, October 15th, 1832: Born in Henrico (H anover) in 1753; in 1776 he enlisted under Lieut. William Moore, of Roc kbridge, with John Hogg, John Finney, Samuel Peters, William Hix and ot hers; marched to Point Pleasant under Capt. William McKee, Lieutenants W illiam Moore and James Thompson, Ensign James Gilmore; served there und er Capt. Mathew Arbuckle, whose subalterns were Andrew Wallace, Lieuten ant Samuel Woods, Ensign James McNutt; found William Pryor at the Fort ( makes the same statements as in Pryor's Declaration). In 1779 he perfor med a tour under Capt. Samuel Higginbotham; fellow soldiers were Willia m Pryor, Samuel Paxton, William Brown. He was again drafted to guard Al bemarle Barracks under Capt. Anthony Rucker; fellow soldiers were Moses S weeney and William Cook. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 1 62 page 51 Mrs. Olivia Sweeney Hoeing. DAR ID Number: 161165 Born in Lancaster, Ky. Wife of Howard A. Hoeing. Descendant of Moses Sweeney, as follows: 1. Charles W. Sweeney (1851-89) m. 1873 Mattie Smith (1852-97). 2. Jesse G. Sweeney (1827-1907) m. 1850 Elizabeth A. Wilkinson (1830-96 ). 3. Joel Sweeney (1794-1869) m. Obedience Edwards (1801-72). 4. Charles W. Sweeney (1766-1855) m. Frances Shackelford (1766-1863). 5. Moses Sweeney m. Lizzie Johnson. Moses Sweeney (1746-87) served as private in Col. James Hendricks' 6th V irginia regiment. He was born in Belfast, Ireland; died in Virginia. [Waters.FTW] http://www.library.eku.edu/direct/Couture/sweeney.txt The Sweeney Tree (Note: The symbol (&) is to be read "who married.") Moses Sweeney and wife Elizabeth had the following children: Charle s, Job, John, Joseph, Daniel, William H., Edmond, and Harvey. Charles marr ied Frances Shackelford in 1793. Job married Sarah Allen in 1798; Daniel & Elizabeth Jones; Harvey & Mary Edmondson. To Charles and Frances were born Josiah, James, Johnathon, Jesse, J ob, Joshua, Jordan, Jefferson, and Joel. Of these boys Job & Faith Edwards; Jordan & Permelia Pigg; and Joel & Obedience Edwards. We will trace two o f these families, that of Jordan and Joel. The children of Joel and Obedience Edwards were Amanda, Emily, Eliz abeth who married George Washington Sweeney, son of Job and Sally Edwards; An a Liza, Marietta, and Wm. Northcutt. The child of Jordan & Permelia Pigg w as Charles & Lady Byron Tate (children to this union, Ermie & Dr. Hammonds ; John & Myrtle Cundiff; Fannie & W.C. Rubarts; Welby & Belle Combest; Jordan & S ara Ann Baldock; Millie & E.E. Allen; Lucy & Reuben Baldock; Permelia & Sam F ord; and Cerene & L.F. Hammonds). The children of John were Thelma and Ray. T he children of Welby were Effie and Charley. Job, the son of Moses and brother to Charles, married the first tim e Sarah Allen, and to this union were born Benjamin, Peggy, and Moses. Hi s second wife was Sally Edwards, and to this union were born Guirn Emerso , Wm. Green, George Washington, Caroline, and John Lancaster. Benjamin, first n amed son of Job had the following children: Wm. Green, Moses, Edmond, Job, Jonathan, Frank (Dock), Benjamin,, Jr., Sam, Minerva, Julia, Mary, and S arah. Frank (Dock) & Sarah Margaret Allen (children: Dora, hardin, Jim, Lucin da, Rosetta, Sarah Margaret, Ben, Woolford, Marcum Link, Henry Austin). Geo ge Washington, son of Job and Sally Edwards, and half brother to Benjamin a d Elizabeth Sweeney, daughter to Joel. To this union were born James, Mar ion, and Sarah. By a second marriage he had the following children: Samuel, F ank, Cora, Ann, Alice, Ella, Oliva, George W., Jr., Edward Breckinridge, Ida , and Thales. Marion (General) & America Sharp (children: Lucy, Dr. W.J., Geo ge, and Lizzie). Dr. Willie J. & Edma Jones had the following children: Cha lesy, Garnett, George, Lucy,and Ruth. Of the sons, half brother to Marion, Fr ank & Florence Short (children: Minnie & Dr. Caldwell, and Ella & Marion Blac k). Edward Breckinridge had two children, mary and Mildred. Moses, son o f Job and Sarah Allen lived in Indiana and has a large family. From Ancestors of Cassie Waters: Notes for Moses Sweeney: It is sad in contacting Irish Genealogists who could not produce a birt h date for Moses Sweeney and about his family and past. Also two trips t o Ireland didn't produce any results by this compiler who was very much d isappointed.. Also sad, no shipping records can be found for Moses and his family tri p to America to find out who in the family were aboard what ship, when s ailed and where landed. All seems to have been destroyed for that day a d time.. It has been stated by several, that Moses Revolutionary War Record wa s under several different units from Virginia, as 5 or 6 Moses Sweeney m en in Virginia at that time with much confusion still existing. It is a fact that Moses S weeney's ame in on a Lincoln Co., Kentucky Revolutionary dedication plaque at S tanford, Kentucky Court House. Moses wife, Elizabeth Sweeney did draw a s mall pension in 1832. Also Moses Sweeney was a guard at a prisoner of w ar camp at Charlottesville, Virginia between 1779-1781 which was not far from his V irginia home in Amherst County. Moses Sweeney from Amherst Co., VA with his g own children and spouses, slaves and others traveled thru Cumberland G ap, and was more than likely led by Daniel Boone, whom was said to be h is friend, into now what is the State of Kentucky and Lincoln County.. I feel like Moses Sweeney built his first cabin in Kentucky in 1785, (m ost say later) and his additional cabin added on in 1811, as his last son John Sweeney i 1850 census says he was born in Kentucky on September 15, 1785. He w ould have no reason to lie. " It has also been stated that Moses daught er Mary, who married Tyre Slatten, sold their Virginia farm in fall of 1 784 (fact) and moved to Lincoln Co., KY in the spring of 1785 with her p arents. Moses cabin was lived in for many years , and when I visited s aid site in the middle 1980's, the Hubbard's were still living there an d one slave house was still standing. The property was sold and said c abin was torn down in winter of 1995 and spring of 1996 and slave hous e still remained. So the original cabin stood and was lived in for o ver 200 years. Now I have visited the site again in October 2003 with t he cabin gone. It is too bad, but fortunately, all the logs and stones w ere finally purchased by Don Sweeney of Liberty, Casey Co., KY to keep i the SWEENEY family and on SWEENEY land. Hubbard once said, " Water w as carried from one of seven springs on the property. " In viewing the p operty, no well is to be found and a spring had to be over the hill wh ere there is now a pond with crystal clear water. Later cistern water w as used in the kitchen and for the bathroom as built.. If you noticed in the pictures of the cleared site, the old SLAVE CABIN i s still there and looks like it could stand for another 100 years. At the present ti me it is not being used for any type of storage or particular use. It has a huge firepla ce for cooking and warmth, with a full size loft overhead with a ladde for entrance to the above space from below. Can you imagine as many a s 17 people occupying that cabin space at one time? As of this writin g, I understand The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center of Cin cinnati, Ohio, is interested in visiting this particular cabin. Now , how many true slave cabins are in existence and still standing today ? Not many!! Was there another slave cabin on this site, possible, but s incerely doubt same, as was not the custom in that day in time.. As Moses died June 17, 1813 and was buried on the farm not far from the c abin. Sometime in later years , a road was constructed between Moses c abin and his burial plot on the farm. In 1934, William Eliza Sweeney pastor of Bro adway Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, found that grave plot in disa ster as part had been plowed thru and stones set aside by a tenant farmer. Found Mo ses stone partially broken, but could read the inscription. On July 5th , 1951 the old broken stone was replaced with a new monument and paid f or Miss Elsie Irwin Sweeney and Mrs.Nettie Irwin Sweeney Miller, daught ers of Zachary Taylor Sweeney. This same William Eliza Sweeney who b aptized me (J. Harvey Sweeney, Jr.) in 1937 at Broadway Christian Chur ch in Lexington, Kentucky... More About Moses Sweeney: Burial: June 1813, Lincoln County, KY across from log cabin home to No th side on his farm near Milledgeville, Lincoln Co., KY Cabin: Visiting Moses cabin grounds, no well was found, as is beleived a g ood spring existed where now there is a pond. Census: Bet. 1790 - 1810, Moses on Federal Census, Lincoln Co., KY Court: May 22, 1771, About lost Tobacco, Amherst Co., VA Estate: Bet. 1813 - 1815, Receipts of Estate Sale, signed by many of hi s children for $235.27, Lincoln Co., KY Estate Inventory: September 04, 1813, Estate Box 16, Lincoln Co., KY Executors: May 27, 1813, Son , Charles Sweeney & John Thomas, Lincoln C o., KY Fact: Moses Sweeney name on Rev. War Plaque, Lincoln Co. Court House, S tanford, KY Funeral: 1813, Conducted by Rev. John Bailey of McCormacks Church, (was B aptist Church at that time) Lincoln Co., KY a few miles down the road f om the home place. Grave Site: July 05, 1951, New stone was placed by William Elza Sweeney , paid for by Zachary T. Sweeney's daughters. Four other old grave sto es (not readable) are at the site. Immigration: Abt. 1750, From Ireland with father to America, & settled i Buckingham Co., VA Land: March 15, 1825, Bk L, Pg 261, Sold by wife Elizabeth and son J ohn Log Cabin: Bet. 1785 - 1787, Addition built 1811, started tearing down w inter of 1995, finished Spring of 1996, Lincoln Co., KY Migration: Abt. March 1785, Virginia to now Kentucky, with most of his c hildren at that time , with spouses, slaves, some in-laws & neighbors t hru Cumberland Gap, as son John states he was born in KY on census reco ds Military service: 1777, ? Pvt. in Capt. Thomas Patterson's Co, 6th Va. R egiment, April 1777 Payroll records, Buckinghan Co., VA Occupation: Farmer, also had a salt manufacture operation for a few yea s, Lincoln Co., KY Probate: February 03, 1815, Settlement: Estate Box 11, Lincoln Co., KY Property: December 01, 1787, Daniel Bulger deeds to Moses Sweeney 106ac L incoln Co. , VA., Deed A, Page 332 for 32 pounds 2 shillings Religion: Protestant, and more than likey attended McCormacks Church 1 -1/2 miles down the road. Road Work: 1769, On road work w/John Peter, Amherst Co., Order Bk, for 1 766-1769, Pg 446 Settled: 1760, Amherst Co., VA Slaves: 1810, Had up to 17 slaves at one time in KY Taxes: June 1782, Pays land taxes on 160ac Amherst Co., VA Will: May 27, 1813, Lincoln Co., KY, Will Bk G, PG 3, left his farm to h is wife Elizabeth and then to his youngest son John Sweeney Witness: February 1760, Moses witness will of John Thomas along with Jo hn Peter, Albermarle Co., VA, (Amherst Co. formed 1761) More About Elizabeth Johnson: Burial: October 1832, Mackville, KY, Washington Co., Sweeney Cem. on Tu mey Farm (stone not readable) Census: 1820, Living in Lincoln Co. with son and wife "Betsy" and their t hree sons Children: 1760, Written in by Frank V. McDonald in 1880 book, Elizabeth h ad twins, Joseph and Mary before she was 16 years old. Court: 1828, Washington Co., KY filed affidavit, attest to her son Jos eph Rev. War service Estate Inventory: July 22, 1833, Will Bk E, Pg 147, Washington Co., KY Executor Settlement: March 28, 1835, Will Bk F, Pg 165, Washington Co., K Y Executors: March 28, 1835, Daniel Sweeney Fact: Abt. 1785, Brought first "Red Coat" apples to KY from VA, pure se edlings Probate: Washington Co., KY son Daniel Exec. Wiil Bk. F, Pg 191 Property: March 25, 1825, She, son John & wife sold Moses Farm in Linco ln Co., KY $650.00 in round silver, to George Helm, Deed Bk l, Pg 26 1, Lincoln Co., KY Residence: Bet. 1813 - 1825, Elizabeth lived with son John and wife "Be tsy" in old cabin home place ( 5 of John's children were born in Moses C abin) until they sold and moved to Washington Co., KY Retirement: 1832, Elizabeth was getting a pension Taxes: Bet. 1826 - 1828, Washington Co., KY tax records From Wikipedia: Albemarle Barracks was a prisoner-of-war camp for Brit ish prisoners during the American Revolution. Following General Burgoyne's defeat at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 s everal thousand British and German (Hessian and Brunswickian) troops of w hat came to be known as the Convention Army were marched to Cambridge, M assachusetts. For various reasons, the Continental Congress desired to m ove them south. One of Congress' members offered his land outside of Ch arlottesville, Virginia. The remaining soldiers (some 2,000 British, up wards of 1,900 German, and roughly 300 women and children) marched sout h in late 1778 - arriving at the site (near Ivy Creek) in January, 1779 . As the barracks were barely sufficient in construction, the officers w ere parolled to live as far away as Richmond, Virginia and Staunton, Vi ginia. The camp was never adequately provisioned, and yet the prisoner s built a theater on the site. Hundreds escaped Albemarle Barracks owin g to lack of an adequate number of guards. As the British army moved northward from the Carolinas in late 1780, th e remaining prisoners were moved to Frederick, Maryland, Winchester, Vi ginia, and perhaps elsewhere. Albemarle Barracks was located northwest of downtown Charlottesville, a ound "Ivy Farms." No remains of the encampment site are left. Please n ote that what is believed to be the site is now private property, Barra cks Stud Farm. Drive west of Charlottesville on Barracks Road to Barrac ks Farm Road. Note that what is believed to be the footprint of the sto ckade is still evident today - the end of the road constitutes two of t he sides. The Albemarle County Historical Society erected a marker in 1 982 on Ivy Farm Drive - a couple of hundred yards from where this road s eparates from Barracks Farm Road (north side of the road in a residenti al front yard). The spot marks the location of several graves found whe the land was developed for residential use. Note: in spring of 2006, the marker was almost totally obscured by the t win boxwoods growing on either side. From Sweeney CD: More About MOSES SWEENEY: Burial: June 1813, Lincoln County, KY, across from His log cabin home t o North side on his farm ear Milledgeville, Lincoln Co., KY Cabin: Visiting Moses cabin grounds, no well was found, as is beleived a g ood spring existed where ow there is a pond. Census: Bet. 1790 - 1810, Moses on Federal Census, Lincoln Co., KY Court 1: May 22, 1771, About lost Tobacco, Amherst Co., VA Court 2: December 1773, Moses in Court, Amherst Orders 1773-1782, Amher st Co., VA Court 3: May 1774, Moses sues Charles Irvin & Joseph Thomas. Amherst Co . orders 1773-1782 Court 4: July 27, 1781, Order Bk 1781, Pg 484 to Moses Sweeney 23 1/2 l b,. beef, Amherst Co., VA Court 5: October 10, 1781, Order Bk 1781, Pg 480 to Moses Sweeney 60 lb . flower, Amherst Co., VA Court 6: June 1783, Order BK 1783, Pg 129 8 bushels of wheat by John Pe , Amherst Co., VA Court Records: July 13, 1813, Lincoln County Court, will proved, Charle s Sweeney and John Thomas esecuted a bond with $1,000.00 penalty with Peter Carter, Valentine Pay ton and Thomas Davis their securities Estate 1: Bet. 1813 - 1815, Receipts of Estate Sale, signed by many of h is children for $235.27, Lincoln Co., KY Estate 2: September 08, 1813, Estate sale of 7 slaves for $1,850.00, Li coln Co., KY Estate Inventory: September 04, 1813, Estate Box 16, Lincoln Co., KY Executors: May 27, 1813, Son , Charles Sweeney & John Thomas, Lincoln C o., KY Fact: Moses Sweeney name on Rev. War Plaque, Lincoln Co. Court House, S tanford, KY Funeral: 1813, Conducted by Rev. John Bailey of McCormacks Church, (was B aptist Church at that time) Lincoln Co., KY a few miles down the road from the home place. Grave Site: July 05, 1951, New stone was placed by William Elza Sweeney , paid for by Zachary T. Sweeney's daughters. Four other old grave stones (not readable) are at t he site. Immigration: Abt. 1750, From Ireland with father to America, & settled i Buckingham Co., VA Land: March 15, 1825, Bk L, Pg 261, Sold by wife Elizabeth and son John Log Cabin: Bet. 1785 - 1787, Addition built 1811, started tearing down w inter of 1995, finished Spring of 1996, Lincoln Co., KY Migration: Abt. March 1785, Virginia to now Kentucky, with most of his c hildren at that time , with spouses, slaves, some in-laws & neighbors thru Cumberland Gap, as son J ohn states he was born in KY on census records Military service 1: 1777, ? Pvt. in Capt. Thomas Patterson's Co, 6th Va . Regiment, April 1777 Payroll ecords, Buckinghan Co., VA Military service 2: Bet. 1779 - 1781, Guard at POW Camp, Charlottesvill e, VA, not far from his home Military service 3: Bet. September 28 - October 08, 1786, Served under G en. Clark with Daniel Boone against Wabash towns of Shawnee Indians MOSES SWEENEY DESCENDANTS 31 Occupation: Farmer, also had a salt manufacture operation for a few yea s, Lincoln Co., KY Probate: February 03, 1815, Settlement: Estate Box 11, Lincoln Co., KY Property 1: December 09, 1767, Moses buys 142ac in Amherst Co., Bk B, P g 263, from Henry Morris Property 2: February 1770, Purchased 18 Acres Amherst Co., VA, Deed Boo k D, Pg 202 Property 3: December 01, 1787, Daniel Bulger deeds to Moses Sweeney 106 ac Lincoln Co. , VA., Deed A, Page 332 for 32 pounds 2 shillings Property 4: August 27, 1788, Moses resident of KY sells 184 ac, Amherst C o., VA Deed Bk F, Pg 299 Property 5: August 21, 1802, Moses and wife sell some land in Amherst C o., VA to Ezra Morrison in Lincoln Co., KY for 100 pounds, Book D., Pages 254-255, Lincoln Co., KY Property 6: November 15, 1802, Moses and wife sell the last of land in A mherst Co., VA in Lincoln Co., KY for 18 pounds, to William Copedge Book D, Pages 264-266, Lincol Co., KY Religion: Protestant, and more than likey attended McCormacks Church 1- 1/2 miles down the road. Road Work 1: 1769, On road work w/John Peter, Amherst Co., Order Bk, fo 1766-1769, Pg 446 Road Work 2: November 1776, Mose ordered on road work, Amherst Co. orde book 1773-1782 Road Work 3: Bet. 1783 - 1785, John Penn assignee for Moses Sweeney , 8 b ushels of wheat, Amherst Co., VA Road Work 4: Bet. 1783 - 1785, To Moses Sweeney 23 1/2 lbs Beef, Page 4 84, Amherst Co., VA Road Work 5: Bet. 1783 - 1785, To Moses Sweeney 600 lbs floor, Page 480 , Amherst Co., VA Settled: 1760, Amherst Co., VA Slaves: 1810, Had up to 17 slaves at one time in KY Taxes 1: June 1782, Pays land taxes on 160ac Amherst Co., VA Taxes 2: 1785, Pays land taxes on 160ac, Amherst Co., VA, Lexington Par ish Taxes 3: 1787, Pays land on 184ac, Amherst Co., VA, Lexington Parish Taxes 4: Bet. 1787 - 1812, On Tax list of Lincoln Co., KY Will: May 27, 1813, Lincoln Co., KY, Will Bk G, PG 3, left his farm to h is wife Elizabeth and then to his youngest son John Sweeney Witness 1: February 1760, Moses witness will of John Thomas along with J ohn Peter, Albermarle Co., VA, (Amherst Co. formed 1761) Witness 2: June 09, 1762, Moses witness to an Amherst Deed, Bk A, Pg 66 , Amherst Co., VA Witness 3: May 1778, Moses witness deed of Tyree Slatten, Deed Bk, E, P g 41, Amherst Co., VA
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  Father	Charles Sweeney,   b. Abt 1695, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. Y
  Family ID	F17771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Abt 1738, Albemarle, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1825, Casey, Kentucky, United States  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	1758	Albemarle, Virginia, United States   [7]
  Married	1758	Albemarle, Virginia, United States   [3]
  	Address: Then Amherst County
  Married	Abt 1759	Virginia, United States   [4, 12]
  Children	1. Joseph Sweeney,   b. 28 Feb 1760, Glasgow, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States ,   d. 7 Jun 1846, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States  (Age 86 years)   2. Mary Sweeney,   b. 28 Feb 1760, Glasgow, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States ,   d. 4 Jul 1835, Morgan, Illinois, United States  (Age 75 years)   3. Henry Sweeney,   b. 1762, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. Kentucky, United States   4. Nancy Sweeney,   b. May 1764, Glasgow, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States ,   d. 29 Jun 1852, Mercer, Kentucky, United States  (Age ~ 88 years)   5. Charles Welby Sweeney,   b. 26 Aug 1766, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 23 Oct 1853, Casey, Kentucky, United States  (Age 87 years)   6. Edmund Sweeney,   b. 29 Aug 1768, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 20 Nov 1820, Warren, Kentucky, United States  (Age 52 years)   7. Patsy Sweeney,   b. Abt 1771, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. Aft 1866, Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States  (Age ~ 96 years)   8. Shepherd Sweeney,   b. Abt 1773, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. Dec 1844, Boone, Missouri, United States  (Age ~ 71 years)   9. Millicent Sweeney,   b. 22 Dec 1774, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 10 May 1814, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States  (Age 39 years)   10. Daniel Sweeney,   b. 23 Nov 1776, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 26 Oct 1851, Boone, Missouri, United States  (Age 74 years)   11. Job Sweeney,   b. Abt 1778, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 6 Apr 1871, Scottville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 93 years)  [unknown ]   12. Celah Sweeney,   b. 1780, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1845, Morgan, Illinois, United States  (Age 65 years)   13. Elizabeth Sweeney,   b. 1782, Amherst, Virginia, United States ,   d. 21 Apr 1832, Washington, Kentucky, United States  (Age 50 years)   14. John Sweeney,   b. 15 Sep 1785, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 9 Jan 1851, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Burial - ,Address: Burial ground across from family farm (Milledgeville), Hanging F - - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Married - 1758 - Albemarle, Virginia, United States Married - ,Address: Then Amherst County - 1758 - Albemarle, Virginia, United States Married - - Abt 1759 - Virginia, United States Census - - 1800 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Census - - 1810 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Buried - Address: On his farm - 1813 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Death - ,Address: Hanging Fork area - 17 Jun 1813 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Death - ,Address: Buried across from home, Milledgeville, Hanging Fork Area - 17 Jun 1813 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Death - - 27 Jun 1813 - Lincoln, Kentucky, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S686] Rootsweb Web Page . [S698] Sweeney.FTW . Date of Import: Sep 9, 2001 [S775] Waters.FTW . Date of Import: Jul 30, 2002; "Mary Lou" [S38] Ancestors of Cassandra Waters . [S299] Kentucky Biographies . [S117] Data Sheets of Ralph A. Taylor . [S774] Waters GenCircles Database . [S118] Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books . [S50] Ancestry.com Census Records . [S4] 1810 Census . Listed as "Mofes Sweeney" 1 X 1 X 1 X X X X X 1 X [S212] Family Data Collection . [S369] Moses Sweeney Descendants .