Born in Morris, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Swayze
and Sarah (Horton) Swayze
Sister of
Sarah (Swayze) King, Elisha Swayze, Gabriel Swayze, Richard Swayze II, Deborah (Swayze) Luce and Lydia Swayze
Wife of
Caleb King
— married
26 Jun 1774 in Morris County, New Jersey
Descendants 
Mother of
John King and Eliza (King) Farrar
Died
at age 66
in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2016
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Biography
- Mary Swayze, the daughter of Richard Swayze and Sarah Horton,[1] was born 11 January 1750 in Morris County, New Jersey.[2]
- She married Caleb King, son of Constant King and Phebe Horton, 26 June 1774 in New Jersey.[2]
- Her parents moved to Mississippi between 1772 and 1774.[2] She with her husband and parents more likely moved there after her marriage in 1774, departing Perth Amboy, New Jersey on 1 October 1774 with her father, her uncle Samuel and 12 to 15 associated families, arriving in Mississippi in January 1775,[3]
- Caleb King and Mary Swayze had the following children:
- Descendants of the Jersey Settlers (page 21 under Mary Swayze)[1]
- Deborah born 6 May 1775
- John born 20 January 1777, died at age 21
- Catherine born about 1778, died at 6 months old
- Caleb, twin of Catherine, born about 1778, died at 16 or 18 years of age
- Three other children, names unknown, died in infancy
- Descendants of the Jersey Settlers (page 15 under Caleb King)[2]
- Sarah born 2 Oct 1787
- Eliza born 1791
- She died 6 June 1816 and is buried in Adams County, Mississippi.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar page 21 viewer at FamilySearch
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar pages 15 and 26 viewer at FamilySearch
- ↑ Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar page 27 viewer at FamilySearch
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial ID 77881052 Mary Swayze King (1750-1816) FindaGrave
- Descendants of the Jersey Settlers, Kingston, Adams County, Mississippi - Henry Blackburn Eaton and Daniel S. Farrar (http://www.djs.org/HenryBlackburnEaton.pdf) - viewer at FamilySearch
- Find A Grave Memorial ID 77881052 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77881052
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