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Descendants of Zebedee Swinson, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. ZEBEDEE¹ SWINSON, SR.^1,² was born Bet. 1780 - 1790 ³, and died Bef. Oct 15, 1866 ⁴. He met WIFE OF ZEBEDEE, SR. Unknown. She was born Bet. 1790 - 1800 ⁵, and died Unknown.

Notes for ZEBEDEE SWINSON, SR.:
The discovery of Zebedee Swinson as the father of James and Zebedee Swinson is fairly recent. I've suspected for some time that Zebedee and James may be brothers based on the close dates of their births and their proximity to each other in the Onslow County, North Carolina Census. The acquisition of a deed executed in Duplin County on 15 Oct 1866 from "Zebidie" & James Swinson to Maxy A. Manning (Duplin County Deed Book 26, p. 143) provided the evidence necessary to make this connection.
The full text of the deed follows, but two important points are (1) the indication that "James of Onslow County" is a party to the deed, and (2) the line "...we fell heirs to from our father Zebedee Swinson". The first places James in Onslow County, a strong indicator he's "our" James Swinson. The second cements the relationship between James and the two Zebedee's.
One other indication this is the James Swinson we're looking for is the presence of Owen Gurganus as a witness to the deed. Owen has been found in many documents concerning James and Rebecca Marshburn Swinson and their descendants.

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Zebedee & James Swinson to Maxey A. Manning
(Duplin County Deed Book 26, p. 143)

State of North Carolina, Duplin County. Know all men by these presents that I, Zebedee Swinson of the County & State aforesaid & James Swinson of the County of Onslow and State aforesaid for & in consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars to me in hand paid by Maxey A. Manning of the aforesaid County & State the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged doth hereby grant bargain sell & convey to the said Maxey A. Manning her heirs & assigns forever the following Real Estate , to wit: a piece or parcel of land in the County aforesaid located on the N. E. side of Back Swamp, bounded as follows viz: on the north by the lands of Lemuel Williams, on the E. by the lands of John A. Bachelor & W. by the lands of Lucia [?] & Maxey A. Manning, Jr. [?] it containing whatever amount of land we fell heirs to by our father Zebedee Swinson, as for reference [?] to a deed held by him, together with all the privileges & appurtenances to the [premises?] belonging to have & to hold the same to the said Maxey A. Manning her heirs & assigns forever. The grantor hereby covenanting with the grantee his heirs & assigns that the title so conveyed is clear free & unencumbered & that they will warrant & forever defend the same against all claims whatsoever. In witness whereof the said Zededee Swinson & James Swinson
have hereunto set their hand & seal the 15th day of October A. D. 1866.
Witness: Owen Gurganus

            Zebedee (X) Swinson (Seal) James (X) Swinson (Seal)

Witness: Owen Gurganus

State of North Carolina Duplin County. In the Probate Court Sept 28th 1869
The due execution of the foregoing deed is this day proved before the undersigned Judge of Probate for said County by the oath & examination of Owen Gurganious a subscribing witness thereto. 50c W. D. Revenue Stamp affixed & cancelled, let it be registered.

      J. S. Southerland Prob Judge            Copy [ ? ] Reg

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Additional information concerning Zebedee's family, listing John Andrew, Sally Ann, Polly and Annie Swinson as children of Zebedee, Sr ,and siblings of James and Zebedee, Jr. Swinson, was provided by Mr. Kellon Maready of Duplin Co., NC. This is "raw data" provided by descendants with no documentary evidence attached. This information was included with Mr. Maready's permission. Future research will be directed to verification of the data instead of using it as a sole "proven" source.
Research of North Carolina Census records revealed the presence of two Zebedee Swinson's in 1830...one living in Duplin, the other in Onslow. Microfilm records of both counties were inspected to determine if the same man was recorded twice, possibly because he lived near the Onslow/Duplin county line. (See source citations for Zebedee, Sr. and Jr.) The "Zedibe" Swinson household recorded in the 1830 North Carolina Census of Duplin County consisted of:

Males: 1 50-60
Females: 1 20-30 and 1 40-50

The 50 to 60 year old male is undoubtedly Zebedee, Sr. The age range indicates he was born between 1770 and 1780. His birth is recorded thus until futher data reveals a more specific birthdate. The younger female is possibly a daughter, and the older female his wife, who's name is still unknown. The age range for the 40 to 50 year old female indicates a birth between 1780 and 1790, and is recorded as such until futher information is available.
The Onslow County household of "Zebade" Swinson consisted of 1 male 20-30 and 1 female 15-20; Zebedee, Jr. and his wife Nancy Brown. These two men were not the same person and are deemed to be father and son.

Children of ZEBEDEE SWINSON and WIFE ZEBEDEE are:

2.	i.	JAMES² SWINSON, b. Bet. 1802 - 1805, NC; d. Aft. Jun 26, 1880.
3.	ii.	ZEBEDEE SWINSON, JR., b. Abt. 1810; d. Aft. 1866.
	iii.	SALLY ANN SWINSON, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820 ⁶.
4.	iv.	JOHN ANDREW SWINSON, b. Abt. 1817.
5.	v.	JACOB SWINSON, b. Bet. 1825 - 1827, Onslow Co., NC; d. Abt. 1910.
	vi.	ANNIE SWINSON, b. Unknown.

Notes for ANNIE SWINSON:
Mr. Maready's notes indicate Annie died in childhood.

vii.

POLLY SWINSON, b. Unknown.

Notes for POLLY SWINSON:
Mr. Maready's notes indicate Polly died in childhood.

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