John Adam Swope (1756 - 1821)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

John “Adam” was born 21 May 1756 in the family homestead. He was the youngest child of John Schwab and Catharine Graff (Grove). He married Sarah Grabill of Lancaster where they had 7 children. Children

1. Catherine Swope Foster 1784–1878
2. Jonathan Swope 1787-1869
3. Samuel Swope 1791–1861
4. Maria Swope 1791-
5. Ephraim Swope 1796–1862
6. Susan Swope Stonesifer 1799–1851
7. Elizabeth Swope Weikert 1803–1831

At his wife's urging in 1800, they moved to Littleton in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Adam was a silversmith who also held extensive lands in Virginia. In Littleton, he attempted an unsuccessful mill which was abandoned for lack of sufficient hydropower. Adam joined Capt Roland’s “Associators” company the 5th of July 1775 “for the defence of American liberty”. He died 7 Feb 1821 and is buried at his church, St. John’s Lutheran in Littleton. ^[1]

Note: DAR record has notice: Future Applicants Must Prove Correct Service.

Research Notes

Find a Grave lists a different birthdate of 1755-10-24 however this is unreferenced. I have used the birthdate from the Swope History as it contains two detailed pages about John Adam Swope. Auborn-4 04:10, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

• Fact: Christening (11 July 1756) Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

In Evans and Ellis's History of Lancaster Co. There is listed in the Leacock Twp. section (but not in the Rev. War chapter!) a company of Leacock Twp. Associators which were organized on 5 July 1775 who on organization day elected John Roland jr. as their captain.This company later were members of the "Flying Camp" and were riflemen, and is documented in the PA archives Rev. War. period.^[2]

An "Adam Swope" served in Col. John Shee's 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Swope Family and Their Connections. 1678-1896 Originally Compiled and Edited by Gilbert Ernest Swope. Lancaster, PA.: T.B. & H.B. Cochran, Printers. 1896. Pages 30, 264-267.
2. ↑ Re: John (Hans) Roland and Jacob Roland, By Marian Natale April 10, 2006 at 06:28:59
3. ↑ 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment

• Lineage book of the charter members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. 087, pg 186.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 August 2018, 19:39), entry for John Adam Schwab(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH62-36J); contributed by various users.
• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2VK-DTL : 11 February 2018), Adam Schwab in entry for Catharina Schwab, 18 Jul 1791; Christening, citing TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, NEW HOLLAND, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA; FHL microfilm 1,305,845.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #38632986 Adam Swope, 1821; Burial, Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery

1781 Will

John Schwob of Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Will Written: 22 January 1779

Will Proven: 15 January 1781

Names Sons: Jacob, Henry, Daniel, Adam, George, Conrad

Names Daughter: Juliana deceased, wife of Natz Tweeker

Names Daughter: not named wife of John Hook

Names Daughter: Catharine deceased, wife of Ludwig Shot

Names Daughter: Margaret wife of George Deal

Granddaughter: Juliana Schot (possible daughter of Catharine)

Granddaughter: Juliana (possible daughter of Margaret Deal)

Granddaguther: Catharine, daughter of George, wife of Kasper Balzer

Grandson: John Schaup, son of Peter Schaup

Pennsylvania Probate Records - Lancaster Volume D page 195 (actually found on page 417/555)