General Notes

Source: FGS 1236.001
Harvey GREEN, starts his McSWAIN family with David McSWAIN (b. 1700)
of "Isle of Skye", Scotland. m. Margaret MOORE (b. 1702) only one
child traced "David" McSWAIN (no dates) ..prs Not Wm. David!
Source: FGS 1236.002
Mrs. Ray Mode (Mary), in the Cleveland Hist. Soc, 1980, Pg 402-3
F.G. 758.
"Son William McSWAIN and wife Susanna HAMRICK, settled near
his father David McSWAIN on the East side of the 1st Broad River
and is buried in the old McSWAIN graveyard, which is now known
as the old Buck McSWAIN graveyard."
Source: FGS 1236.003
Mrs. Jean Oates McSWAIN, in the Cleveland Hist. Soc, 1980, Pg 406-7
F.G. 764.
"There is a controversy in the research of the McSWAIN Family.
S. C. JONES in his book 'HAMRICK Generations' states that
David, 1 & his son David, Jr came to Rutherford County, NC.
and David, 1 was the first white man to be buried in this
part of the country. He also states that David, 1 son James
married Elizabeth MOORE and left no 'heirs.'
In Eleanor McSWAIN's book
'Some Descendents of David McSWAIN Isle of Skye'
states David, 1 as being born in 1700 in the Isle of Skye,
Scotland. He came to America aboard the ship 'The Snow Louther'
(per Joseph Fisher Master from Rotterdam last from Dover,
Oct. 14, 1731)
"David, 1 his wife, and two sons David, Jr. and Charles left
Skye. Son William was born en-route."
I have been unable to find any documents of the McSWAIN family
name in the Old Trypn, Lincoln, or Rutherford Counties prior to
the Deed of 13 May 1789, in Rutherfordton, NC.
John LOAGAN conveys to William McSWAIN, some 500 acres of land
lying on "Bowen's Creek" adjoining land of Jacob RANDAL
Wit: Abednege ADAMS
Wit: David McSWAIN