Johannes Schwalluw (abt. 1685 - 1748)

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1748 at about age 63 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Biography

Johannes was born about 1685. His birthplace is uncertain, as is how and when he arrived in the New Jersey colony.

A "Johannes Schwall" arrived in 1710-1711 in New York, New York^[1]

He married Eagnes (aka Agnesia). Their son Jacob Schwalluw was born on January 8 1720 and baptised on 7 August 1720 in the Raritan Meeting of the Dutch Reformed Church^[2]

Johannes passed away in 1748. Johannes Swallow of Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, yeoman, made his will on 27 December 1748, and it was proved 27 March 1749.^[3] Abstract:

• wife Eagnes, to be maintained by his son Johannes
• son Johanes, to have the home plantation
• son Jacob, to have the plantation "amongst the Rocks" bought of Seth Lowry and James Anderson, in Amwell Twp.
• son-in-law Benjamin Johnson (legacy/responsibility unknown)

Executors were to be sons Johannes and Jacob.

Research Notes

This individual has been the subject of considerable research and speculation - both concerning his origins and his descendents:

• Johannes Schwalluw Ancestry Profile Notes:
  • Scholtes1953 2012-12-02^[4]
  • Glennwolenec 2021-11-02 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
   Place: New York, New York; Year: 1710-1711; Page Number: 448
   Ancestry Record 7486 #1734935 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Name: Johannes Schwall; Arrival Year: 1710-1711; Arrival Place: New York, New York; Primary Immigrant: Schwall, Johannes; Source Publication Code: 7820; Annotation: An index by Marvin V. Koger, Index to the Names of 30,000 Immigrants...Supplementing the Rupp, Ship Load Volume, 1935, 232p. is inferior to Wecken's index in the third edition (above). Page 449 contains "Names of the First Palatines in North Carolina, as; Source Bibliography: RUPP, ISRAEL DANIEL. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, with a Statement of the Names of Ships, Whence They Sailed, and the Date of Their Arrival at Philadelphia, Chronologically Arranged, Together with the Necessary Historical and Other Notes, also, an Appendix Containing Lists of More Than One Thousand German and French Names in New York prior to 1712. Leipzig [Germany]:;
   Household Members (Name):
   Johannes Schwall.
2. ↑ Baptism of son Jacob Schwalluw: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
   Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; New York City Lutheran, Vol I, Book 85
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #150177552 (accessed 9 November 2023)
   Johannes Schwalluw's son Jacob Schwalluw baptism on 7 Aug 1720 in New York City, All Boroughs, New York, USA.
3. ↑ Documents Relating to The Colonial History of The State of New Jersey (Daily Journal Establishment, Newark, New Jersey, 1880-1949) Vol. 30, Page 468
4. ↑ Scholtes1953 2012-12-02 Media "Johannes Swallow came to Amwell, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, in the early 1700's. (from where?)" [Holland via England? Dave's note] "He and his wife, Eagnes, had a daughter, and two sons, Jacob and Johannes, Jr. No birth date is given for Johannes, Sr. but he and Johannes, Jr. died within days of each other in 1748. J,Jr. left a son and two daughters who remained in New Jersey."
5. ↑ Glennwolenec 2021-11-02Media "There is a record of March 25, 1737 when Johannes Swallow mortgaged 180 acres on "the road leading to Rarington," which could be almost anywhere. A complicating factor is that his son Johannes Swallow, Jr. died the same year he did. Both men wrote wills a short time apart, Johannes Sr. on December 27, 1748 and Johannes Jr. on December 30th. Both were yeomen of Amwell."
   "Person Info
   Name: Johannes Schwalluw Sex: M Birth: ABT 1685 Death: 27 DEC 1748 in Amwell Twp Hunterdon Co New Jersey b Person Id: I9755 Tree Id: 289814 Search for Johannes Schwalluw in Fold3 Records Search for Johannes Schwalluw in Newspapers 383 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry Parents Father: Schwalluw: Birth: ABT 1655. Mother: Unknown Marriage: Married: Agnesia on ABT 1719. Agnesia Children: Jacob Swallow: Birth: 8 JAN 1720 in Hunterdon Co, NJ. Death: ABT 10 DEC 1788 in Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ Johannes Swallow: Death: 1748 Notes a.Note: [030310.ged] According to some info sent to me many years ago, I also am descended from  Swallows of Hunterdon Co, NJ. I received this info second hand, and I don't know if  the original sender is still alive. She's related to my mother, so I'll check. Not much of  it is documented, but some of it seemed to ring a bell with your posting. Here's what  she wrote:  "Johannes Swallow came to Amwell, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, in the early 1700's.  (from where?)" [Holland via England? Dave's note] "He and his wife, Eagnes, had a  daughter, and two sons, Jacob and Johannes, Jr. No birth date is given for Johannes,  Sr. but he and Johannes, Jr. died within days of each other in 1748. J,Jr. left a son and  two daughters who remained in New Jersey.  "The above is authenticated. Now, the life of Jacob Swallow becomes a problem,  mostly conjecture and hearsay, with no documents to prove the story, as yet.  "Jacob seems to have had at least a daughter, but is listed as a single man in 1780,  and he died in 1788, intestate. [Dave's note: there's a Jacob of the right age in 1790  census.]  "A Jacob Swallow is listed as a private in Capt. Cornelius Hoppock's Company in  January 1777, and fought at the battle of Van Neste's Mills.  "Five male Swallows were recorded in Hunterdon in the 1790's, not accounted for in  Johannes' family. One is a Jacob of suitable age for the Revolutionary War.  "A tentative family for 'old' Jacob (son of Johannes) could be: Isaac Francis-born 4  Nov 1763; died 30 Mar 1840 - Benjamin, Daniel, James, and at least one daughter." [It  continues with Isaac and his wife's family.]   She also indicates some documentation problems, as you see. But the time frame  seems to fit with the Benjamin and Amy mentioned in your postings. Isaac married  about 1790, for example. (The Isaac appears to be my ancestor, which may be why  the letter goes no further with the others.)   I haven't tried too hard yet to substantiate any of the above on my own. Perhaps,  though, this will jog a red flag up the pole somewhere. (mixed metaphor?) Let me  know if this helps because I'd like to log Benjamin's and Amy's families as well, if  possible.  Good Luck.  Dave A  Topeka, KS  b.Continued: Note: Johannes' name authenticated by his will signed by mark & fromhis son's baptism in 1720 where he's called Johannes Schwalluw  Some records show him as John  In 1888 a descendant claimed two brothers came from Eng beforethe Rev War, one brother to RI, the other "further west", thisbranch (90-6). It's yet to be proven if Johannes is actuallythis 2nd brother, but it seems likely in Amwell ca 1727 per deed records. He arrived earlier than that, but the original deed is gone.  On Amwell list owing $ in 1739  His will dated 27 Dec 1748, proven 29 Mar 1749"

See also:

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3SDJ-T56 : accessed 21 August 2019), entry for Johannes /Schwalluw/, cites sources; "Swallow-Thomas" file (2:2:2:MMDZ-BM2), submitted 29 June 2013 by frank swallow [identity withheld for privacy].