Van Swearingen Eastin 
Van Swearingen was born on September 26th, 1806 in Shelby, KY. Van Swearingen's father was Charles Smith Eastin and his mother was Sarah Swearingen. His paternal grandparents were Philip Eastin and Sarah Ann Hite Smith. He had two brothers and eight sisters, named John Michael, Harmon, Susanna, Mary J., Eliza, Mahalia, Margaret, Nm, Matilda M. and Harriet A.. He was the oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 69 on September 16th, 1876 in Coles Co., IL.General Notes
SOURCES: LDS FHL Ancestal File # 1Q2T-197 (familysearch.org)
Sources 60 and 103.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1698 in Europe (French Huguenot)
- b.1725 in Devonshire, England d.14 Jun 1793 in Albemarle Co., VA
- b.1755 in near Alexandria, Fairfax, VA d.1817 in near Madison, Jefferson Co., IN
- b.~ 1700 in England or Wales
- b.1728 in Scotland d.1793 in Albemarle, VA
- b.04 Dec 1783 in Fayette, Lexington, KY d.16 Sep 1865 in Charleston, Coles, IL
- b.1726 in Frederick, Hanover, or Prince William, VA
- b.1769 in Winchester, Frederick, VA d.23 Jul 1843 in Jefferson, IN
- b.1710 in Skippack Creek, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA d.1792 in Monocacy, Frederick, VA
- b.1740 in Frederick, VA
- b.29 Dec 1681 in Fredericktown, Frederick, MD d.1755 in Frederick, MD
- b.~ 1712
- b.26 Apr 1686 in Fredericktown, Frederick, MD d. in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY
- b.26 Sep 1806 in Shelby, KY d.16 Sep 1876 in Coles Co., IL
- b.31 May 1789 in Fayette, PA d.25 Mar 1866 in Coles Co., IL
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Van Swearingen and Sarah M. were married in a religious ceremony on May 29th, 1831. They had two sons and three daughters, named Van Doughty, Thomas B., Martha Ellen, Sarah E. and Mary Jane.
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Children
Martha Ellen Eastin
Martha Ellen was born on December 12th, 1835 in IL. She died at the age of 70 on December 28th, 1905 in Indianola, Indian Terr(Pittsburg Co., )OK.
Van Doughty Eastin
Van Doughty was born on December 13th, 1840 in Coles Co., IL. He died at the age of 42 on March 15th, 1883 in Carthage, Jasper Co., MO.
Mary Jane Eastin
Mary Jane was born in 1847 in IL. She died at the age of 72 on December 26th, 1919 in Henryetta, Okmulgee Co., OK.