General Notes

1  _MILT
2  DATE 1777
2  PLAC Pvt John  Hamilton Co Cumberland Co PA Militia
2  SOUR S33579
3  DATA
4  TEXT Date of Import: 6 Apr 2002


1773 tax roll  Sussex  CO,  NJ
Lived in Greenwood Twsp, Cumberland, PA from 1777 till 1807. he then moved to white Deer Twsp, Cumberland, PA (now Union)
moved to white Deer Twp, Union , PA 1803
1781, 82 freeman tax roll Greenwood twp

The 1790 census of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania lists;

Daniel Sweesy as head of household, with one male over 25, 2 males under 16, and 1 female over 25.  Daniel moved from Greenwood Township to Northumberland County (now Union) about 1783, after the Revolutionary War.

Daniel had two sons born before 1790.
The 1800 census of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania lists;
Daniel Swezey 26 to 45 -- 1 son-- 16 to 26--- 1 son 10 to 16-----3 sons 0 to 10

The 1800 census lists; Northunberland County, White Deer Township.

Sweesy Daniel;    3 sons under 10---1 son 10 to 16 --- 1 son 16 to 26---  1 daughter -- under 10 -- 1 male 26 to 45 > Daniel  1 female  45 and up - Daniels Wife.  

It appears that two of these sons moved to Mercer County, Pennsylvania by 1810. They were probably George and Mathias. a Thomas was there by 1800.

Mathias was in the war of 1812. He married Elizabeth Pounds.

Pennsylvania Archives;  Sixth Series

Pensylvania First State Tax, 1778.. Cumberland County, Greenwood Township, Freemen, Daniel Swezey..... Tax... 1.10.0

Transcript of Taxables; 1781.. Dan'l Swezey.... Tax... 37.10.0           

Transcript of Taxables; 1782.. Daniel Sweezey....Freemen..  Tax.. 2.5.0

Daniel Swesey applied for a pension in 1833 for serving in the Revolutionary War

Application for Pension of Daniel Swesey,  Revolutionary War
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. Union County, Pennsylvania.
On this 19th day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared before the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County at New Berlin now sitting Daniel Swesy--a resident of White Deer Township in the County of Union, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, dated June 7, 1833.  That he enlisted in the service of the United States and served under the following named officers and served as here stated.  That he resided in Greenwood Township, Cumberland County, Pa., when he first entered the service of the United States.  That he was drafted in the fall of the year 1777, for two months - that he marched in Captain John Hamilton's company by way of Carlisle, York & Lancaster to Valley Forge.  At Valley Forge his company was placed under the command of General Lacy.  That his______continued in Valley Forge, but one night and from there they marched a few miles below Valley Forge in order to guard the _______& to Phila. where the British Army there lay.  That they were stationed at different places for the purpose of previous said, until the period for which he was drafted  had expired when he returned home.  He thinks it was pretty late in the fall when he marched and returned in the winter of 1777 & 1778---does not remember of getting a written discharge this time. That he thinks again it was the fall of the year when he marched this tour which must have been in 1778.  That he remembers that it was cold weather when he got home.  That sometime after his return from the last mentioned tour, he enlisted for 5 months in Capt. Henry Daughtery's Company Gen. Sulevan's campaign--that he received a trust of $40---The service for which he was engaged during the period for which he was engaged, was boating up the river Susquhannah from Middletown to Tioga points and some intermediate points.  That he continued in the service until his term, of 5 months expired when he was discharged--does not remember of a written discharge being given him.  In the service