Moses Sweeney b. MAY 1734 Near Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 17 JUN 1813 Hanging Fork area, Lincoln County, Kentucky

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Birth Abt 1734 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland [2]

Birth 1734 Near Belfast, Antrim, Ulster [3]

Birth May 1734 Near Belfast, Antrim, Ireland [4, 6, 7]

Gender Male

Birth 1746 Belfast, Ireland [8]

Emigration Abt 1750 Emigrated with his father to America

_MILT 1777 Served in Revolutionary War as private from Virginia in Capt. Thomas Patterson's Company, 6th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. James Hendricks [6, 7]

Death 1787 [8]

Moved Mar 1787 Moved family, slaves, and 3 married children from Virginia to Lincoln County, Kentucky

Residence 1 Dec 1787 Bought land from Daniel Bulger for 30 pounds, 2 shillings

Census 1800 Lincoln County, Kentucky [9]

Residence 16 Aug 1800 Appears on tax list for Lincoln County, Kentucky [9]

Census 1810 Lincoln County, Kentucky [10]

Burial 1813 On His Farm In Lincoln Co KY [2]

Confirmation 6th Virginia Regiment, commanded by [3]

Will 27 May 1813 Will Book G, page 3, Lincoln County

Death 17 Jun 1813 Hanging Fork Area, Lincoln County, Kentucky buried across from home Milledgevill [3]

Died 17 Jun 1813 Hanging Fork area, Lincoln County, Kentucky [6, 7]

Death 27 Jun 1813 Lincoln County, Kentucky [2, 11]

Occupation Created mill along Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia

Reference Number 350

_MILT Captain Thomas Patterson's Company [3]

_MILT Lt. Col. James Hendricks in 1777 [3]

_MILT Moses served as private from Virginia in Revolutionary War [3]

Buried Burial ground across from family farm (Milledgeville), Hanging Fork, Lincoln County, Kentucky [6]

Person ID I00603 Megan's Big Tree

Last Modified 03 Feb 2001

Father Charles Sweeney, b. Abt 1695, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Reference Number 19235

Family ID F17338 Group Sheet

Family Elizabeth Johnson, b. Abt 1744, Orange County, Virginia , d. 27 Oct 1832, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky

Married 1758 Albemarle County, Virginia [7]

Married 1758 Albemarle (Amherst) County, Virginia [3]

Married Abt 1759 Virginia [4, 12]

Reference Number 18699

Children

	1. Joseph Sweeney, b. 28 Feb 1760, New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia , d. 7 Jun 1846, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky
	2. Mary Sweeney, b. 28 Feb 1760, New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia , d. 4 Jul 1835, Morgan County, Illinois
	3. Henry Sweeney, b. 1762, Amherst County, Virginia
	4. Nancy Sweeney, b. May 1764, New Glasgow, Amherst, Virginia , d. 29 Jun 1852, Mercer County, Kentucky
	5. Charles Welby Sweeney, b. 26 Aug 1766, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 23 Oct 1853, Casey County, Kentucky
	6. Edmund Sweeney, b. 29 Aug 1768, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 20 Nov 1820, Warren County, Kentucky
	7. Patsy Sweeney, b. Abt 1771, Amherst County, Virginia , d. Aft 1866, Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky
	8. Shepherd Sweeney, b. Abt 1773, Amherst County, Virginia , d. Dec 1844, Boone County, Missouri
	9. Millicent Sweeney, b. 22 Dec 1774, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 10 May 1814, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky
	10. Daniel Sweeney, b. 23 Nov 1776, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 26 Oct 1851, Boone County, Missouri
	11. Job Sweeney, b. Abt 1778, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 6 Apr 1871, Scottsville, Macoupin, Illinois
	12. Celah Sweeney, b. 2 Jun 1782, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 18 Sep 1845, Morgan County, Illinois
	13. Elizabeth Sweeney, b. Abt 1783, Amherst County, Virginia , d. 21 Apr 1832, Washington County, Kentucky
	14. John Sweeney, b. 15 Sep 1785, Lincoln County, Kentucky , d. 9 Jan 1851, Mackville, Washington, Kentucky

Family ID F16817 Group Sheet

Notes	Notes from web page: Sweeney Joseph, children John, Malachi, Thomas, Jacob, Moses. Moses b 1703 d 1763 Amherst Co va child Moses b 1746 d 1813 Buckingham co Va Ihave wife as Mary Lizzie Johnson children William, Mary b 1760, Joseph b 2/28/2760. Henry b 1762, Nancy b 1764, Charles, b 1766 Daniel b 1767, Edmund b 8/29/1768, Shepherd b 1770, Job b 1773, Millie b 1774, Celah b 1780 , John b 1780 Betsy b 1785 Edmund Sweeney married Delila Sadler b 1788 m 8/28/1812 9 children. John or Jack, Virginia E 1828 Frances Ann 9/11 1829 Married Thomas Henry Hudgins New Canton Va. Martha b 1834. I am descended from Edmund and Delila Sadler. The Sweeneys of Va and Ky lists the following children: Edmond, Jessee, Job, Shepherd, Charles, Ben, George Washington, Guern E., James, Joel, Jordan, and Josiah. Jessee was said to have married Naomi Howard in 1818, and Ben to Sally Northcutt in 1826; other sources do not list these children. www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/s/w/e/Sarah-N-Sweeney. I am copying this introduction from the web site; some of the Sweeney generations appear to have been confused: I have names and dates of marriages of Moses Sweeney from Norther Ireland to Va then to Ky.. from 1696 to almost present day but only have listing for two of his children.. hopeing that someone can fill in some blanks for me also am searching any ancestors that may be native american..Moses Sweeney came to this country as an indentured servant. worked this off and move to Lincoln and Casey Counties Ky.. In Va he married Elizabeth Johnson in 1744 in Amherst Co. Va.. Their Children Were Edmond, Jessee, Job, Shepherd, Charles, Ben, George Washington, Guern E., James, Joel, Jordan and Josiah. The following is who these children married. Edmond to Polly Johnson 1797, Jessee to Naomi Howard 1818, Job to Sarah Allen 1798, Shepherd to Lucy Thompson 1797, Charles to Frances Shackelford 1793, Ben to Sally Northcutt 1826, G.W. to Elizabeth Jones 1844, Guerin to Tabitha Campbell 1831, James to Margaret Snodgrass 1819, Job to Milly Dawson 1829, Joel to Obedience Edwards 1818, Jordon to Permelia Pigg 1829 and Josiah to Mary Williams 1841..This is a tracing of two of these families that of Jordan and Joel..Children of Joel and Obedience were, Amanda, Emily,Elizabeth who married G.W. Sweeney son of Job and sally edwards ann married william northcutt, children of jordan and permelia were charles who married lady byron tate and their children were ermie, john, fannie, welby, jordon, mollie,lucy.The children of Enmie and Dr. Jim Hammond were Ada and Molly. Johns children are Ray and Thelma.. Welby had Effie and Charles.. Lucy an Rubens children Welby Elsie Omer Otis and Myrtle, Fannies Children Omer Stanley Edgar and Mary.. Cerene and Dr. Hammonds had addison, callie, rose grace, robert, paul mabel ray and ruth.. Mollie allens children Lena, Ella, Ethel, Bertie. Lena married Sam Rector, Ella marrie Carl Ruberts, Ethel to Omes A Brown, Bertie to Ed Rice. Permelia married Sam Ford. Job the son of Moses brother to Charles married the first time to Sarah Allen to this union were born Benjamin, Pegie, and Moses, His second wife was Sallie Edwards their children guirn, Emerson, William Green, George Washington, Caroline, John Lancaster.Ben first name son of Job had the following children. Wm Green, Moses,Edmond, Job, Jonathan, Frank (Dock),Ben Jr, Sam, Minerva, Julie, Mary and Sarah...Frank (Dock) (MY Gr. Grandfather) married Sarah Allen, their children were Dora, Hardin, James, Lucenda,Rosella, Benjamin, Woodford, Sally Margaret, Marcus Link, Susie,and Henry Austin... I could continue with this right down to me but its just so many pages..and i have so little space so if you want anymore infor.. just contact me i have lots of pages enjoy reading all this.. The Data Sheets of Ralph Taylor also list the following three children of Moses and Elizabeth: Tyre, Goldsby, Harvey From The Data Sheets of Ralph Taylor: "In 1787, Moses bought a tract of 106 acres along Hanging Fork River in Lincoln County, Kentucky, from the original patentee, Daniel Bulger (Lincoln Co. Deed Book A page 332). That same year he built his first cabin on that tract, a single room downstairs with a sleeping loft above. In 1811 he built an identical cabin directly south of the first, with a "dog-run" (breezeway) between. Those cabins were still in use in 1985." See Scrapbook for additional information. CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 MILITARY SERVICES. REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATIONS--AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA. page 492 Zedekiah Shumaker's Declaration, October 15th, 1832: Born in Henrico (Hanover) in 1753; in 1776 he enlisted under Lieut. William Moore, of Rockbridge, with John Hogg, John Finney, Samuel Peters, William Hix and others; marched to Point Pleasant under Capt. William McKee, Lieutenants William Moore and James Thompson, Ensign James Gilmore; served there under Capt. Mathew Arbuckle, whose subalterns were Andrew Wallace, Lieutenant Samuel Woods, Ensign James McNutt; found William Pryor at the Fort (makes the same statements as in Pryor's Declaration). In 1779 he performed a tour under Capt. Samuel Higginbotham; fellow soldiers were William Pryor, Samuel Paxton, William Brown. He was again drafted to guard Albemarle Barracks under Capt. Anthony Rucker; fellow soldiers were Moses Sweeney and William Cook. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 162 page 51 Mrs. Olivia Sweeney Hoeing. DAR ID Number: 161165 Born in Lancaster, Ky. Wife of Howard A. Hoeing. Descendant of Moses Sweeney, as follows: 1. Charles W. Sweeney (1851-89) m. 1873 Mattie Smith (1852-97). 2. Jesse G. Sweeney (1827-1907) m. 1850 Elizabeth A. Wilkinson (1830-96). 3. Joel Sweeney (1794-1869) m. Obedience Edwards (1801-72). 4. Charles W. Sweeney (1766-1855) m. Frances Shackelford (1766-1863). 5. Moses Sweeney m. Lizzie Johnson. Moses Sweeney (1746-87) served as private in Col. James Hendricks' 6th Virginia regiment. He was born in Belfast, Ireland; died in Virginia. [Waters.FTW] http://www.library.eku.edu/direct/Couture/sweeney.txt The Sweeney Tree (Note: The symbol (&) is to be read "who married.") Moses Sweeney and wife Elizabeth had the following children: Charles, Job, John, Joseph, Daniel, William H., Edmond, and Harvey. Charles married Frances Shackelford in 1793. Job married Sarah Allen in 1798; Daniel & Elizabeth Jones; Harvey & Mary Edmondson. To Charles and Frances were born Josiah, James, Johnathon, Jesse, Job, Joshua, Jordan, Jefferson, and Joel. Of these boys Job & Faith Edwards; Jordan & Permelia Pigg; and Joel & Obedience Edwards. We will trace two of these families, that of Jordan and Joel. The children of Joel and Obedience Edwards were Amanda, Emily, Elizabeth who married George Washington Sweeney, son of Job and Sally Edwards; Anna Liza, Marietta, and Wm. Northcutt. The child of Jordan & Permelia Pigg was Charles & Lady Byron Tate (children to this union, Ermie & Dr. Hammonds; John & Myrtle Cundiff; Fannie & W.C. Rubarts; Welby & Belle Combest; Jordan & Sara Ann Baldock; Millie & E.E. Allen; Lucy & Reuben Baldock; Permelia & Sam Ford; and Cerene & L.F. Hammonds). The children of John were Thelma and Ray. The children of Welby were Effie and Charley. Job, the son of Moses and brother to Charles, married the first time Sarah Allen, and to this union were born Benjamin, Peggy, and Moses. His second wife was Sally Edwards, and to this union were born Guirn Emerson, Wm. Green, George Washington, Caroline, and John Lancaster. Benjamin, first named son of Job had the following children: Wm. Green, Moses, Edmond, Job, Jonathan, Frank (Dock), Benjamin,, Jr., Sam, Minerva, Julia, Mary, and Sarah. Frank (Dock) & Sarah Margaret Allen (children: Dora, hardin, Jim, Lucinda, Rosetta, Sarah Margaret, Ben, Woolford, Marcum Link, Henry Austin). George Washington, son of Job and Sally Edwards, and half brother to Benjamin and Elizabeth Sweeney, daughter to Joel. To this union were born James, Marion, and Sarah. By a second marriage he had the following children: Samuel, Frank, Cora, Ann, Alice, Ella, Oliva, George W., Jr., Edward Breckinridge, Ida, and Thales. Marion (General) & America Sharp (children: Lucy, Dr. W.J., George, and Lizzie). Dr. Willie J. & Edma Jones had the following children: Charlesy, Garnett, George, Lucy,and Ruth. Of the sons, half brother to Marion, Frank & Florence Short (children: Minnie & Dr. Caldwell, and Ella & Marion Black). Edward Breckinridge had two children, mary and Mildred. Moses, son of Job and Sarah Allen lived in Indiana and has a large family. From Ancestors of Cassie Waters: Notes for Moses Sweeney: It is sad in contacting Irish Genealogists who could not produce a birth date for Moses Sweeney and about his family and past. Also two trips to Ireland didn't produce any results by this compiler who was very much disappointed.. Also sad, no shipping records can be found for Moses and his family trip to America to find out who in the family were aboard what ship, when sailed and where landed. All seems to have been destroyed for that day and time.. It has been stated by several, that Moses Revolutionary War Record was under several different units from Virginia, as 5 or 6 Moses Sweeney men in Virginia at that time with much confusion still existing. It is a fact that Moses Sweeney's name in on a Lincoln Co., Kentucky Revolutionary dedication plaque at Stanford, Kentucky Court House. Moses wife, Elizabeth Sweeney did draw a small pension in 1832. Also Moses Sweeney was a guard at a prisoner of war camp at Charlottesville, Virginia between 1779-1781 which was not far from his Virginia home in Amherst County. Moses Sweeney from Amherst Co., VA with his grown children and spouses, slaves and others traveled thru Cumberland Gap, and was more than likely led by Daniel Boone, whom was said to be his friend, into now what is the State of Kentucky and Lincoln County.. I feel like Moses Sweeney built his first cabin in Kentucky in 1785, (most say later) and his additional cabin added on in 1811, as his last son John Sweeney in 1850 census says he was born in Kentucky on September 15, 1785. He would have no reason to lie. " It has also been stated that Moses daughter Mary, who married Tyre Slatten, sold their Virginia farm in fall of 1784 (fact) and moved to Lincoln Co., KY in the spring of 1785 with her parents. Moses cabin was lived in for many years , and when I visited said site in the middle 1980's, the Hubbard's were still living there and one slave house was still standing. The property was sold and said cabin was torn down in winter of 1995 and spring of 1996 and slave house still remained. So the original cabin stood and was lived in for over 200 years. Now I have visited the site again in October 2003 with the cabin gone. It is too bad, but fortunately, all the logs and stones were finally purchased by Don Sweeney of Liberty, Casey Co., KY to keep in the SWEENEY family and on SWEENEY land. Hubbard once said, " Water was carried from one of seven springs on the property. " In viewing the property, no well is to be found and a spring had to be over the hill where there is now a pond with crystal clear water. Later cistern water was used in the kitchen and for the bathroom as built.. If you noticed in the pictures of the cleared site, the old SLAVE CABIN is still there and looks like it could stand for another 100 years. At the present time it is not being used for any type of storage or particular use. It has a huge fireplace for cooking and warmth, with a full size loft overhead with a ladder for entrance to the above space from below. Can you imagine as many as 17 people occupying that cabin space at one time? As of this writing, I understand The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center of Cincinnati, Ohio, is interested in visiting this particular cabin. Now, how many true slave cabins are in existence and still standing today? Not many!! Was there another slave cabin on this site, possible, but sincerely doubt same, as was not the custom in that day in time.. As Moses died June 17, 1813 and was buried on the farm not far from the cabin. Sometime in later years , a road was constructed between Moses cabin and his burial plot on the farm. In 1934, William Eliza Sweeney pastor of Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, found that grave plot in disaster as part had been plowed thru and stones set aside by a tenant farmer. Found Moses stone partially broken, but could read the inscription. On July 5th, 1951 the old broken stone was replaced with a new monument and paid for Miss Elsie Irwin Sweeney and Mrs.Nettie Irwin Sweeney Miller, daughters of Zachary Taylor Sweeney. This same William Eliza Sweeney who baptized me (J. Harvey Sweeney, Jr.) in 1937 at Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky... More About Moses Sweeney: Burial: June 1813, Lincoln County, KY across from log cabin home to North side on his farm near Milledgeville, Lincoln Co., KY Cabin: Visiting Moses cabin grounds, no well was found, as is beleived a good spring existed where now there is a pond. Census: Bet. 1790 - 1810, Moses on Federal Census, Lincoln Co., KY Court: May 22, 1771, About lost Tobacco, Amherst Co., VA Estate: Bet. 1813 - 1815, Receipts of Estate Sale, signed by many of his children for $235.27, Lincoln Co., KY Estate Inventory: September 04, 1813, Estate Box 16, Lincoln Co., KY Executors: May 27, 1813, Son , Charles Sweeney & John Thomas, Lincoln Co., KY Fact: Moses Sweeney name on Rev. War Plaque, Lincoln Co. Court House, Stanford, KY Funeral: 1813, Conducted by Rev. John Bailey of McCormacks Church, (was Baptist Church at that time) Lincoln Co., KY a few miles down the road from the home place. Grave Site: July 05, 1951, New stone was placed by William Elza Sweeney, paid for by Zachary T. Sweeney's daughters. Four other old grave stones (not readable) are at the site. Immigration: Abt. 1750, From Ireland with father to America, & settled in Buckingham Co., VA Land: March 15, 1825, Bk L, Pg 261, Sold by wife Elizabeth and son John Log Cabin: Bet. 1785 - 1787, Addition built 1811, started tearing down winter of 1995, finished Spring of 1996, Lincoln Co., KY Migration: Abt. March 1785, Virginia to now Kentucky, with most of his children at that time , with spouses, slaves, some in-laws & neighbors thru Cumberland Gap, as son John states he was born in KY on census records Military service: 1777, ? Pvt. in Capt. Thomas Patterson's Co, 6th Va. Regiment, April 1777 Payroll records, Buckinghan Co., VA Occupation: Farmer, also had a salt manufacture operation for a few years, Lincoln Co., KY Probate: February 03, 1815, Settlement: Estate Box 11, Lincoln Co., KY Property: December 01, 1787, Daniel Bulger deeds to Moses Sweeney 106ac Lincoln Co. , VA., Deed A, Page 332 for 32 pounds 2 shillings Religion: Protestant, and more than likey attended McCormacks Church 1-1/2 miles down the road. Road Work: 1769, On road work w/John Peter, Amherst Co., Order Bk, for 1766-1769, Pg 446 Settled: 1760, Amherst Co., VA Slaves: 1810, Had up to 17 slaves at one time in KY Taxes: June 1782, Pays land taxes on 160ac Amherst Co., VA Will: May 27, 1813, Lincoln Co., KY, Will Bk G, PG 3, left his farm to his wife Elizabeth and then to his youngest son John Sweeney Witness: February 1760, Moses witness will of John Thomas along with John Peter, Albermarle Co., VA, (Amherst Co. formed 1761) More About Elizabeth Johnson: Burial: October 1832, Mackville, KY, Washington Co., Sweeney Cem. on Tumey Farm (stone not readable) Census: 1820, Living in Lincoln Co. with son and wife "Betsy" and their three sons Children: 1760, Written in by Frank V. McDonald in 1880 book, Elizabeth had twins, Joseph and Mary before she was 16 years old. Court: 1828, Washington Co., KY filed affidavit, attest to her son Joseph Rev. War service Estate Inventory: July 22, 1833, Will Bk E, Pg 147, Washington Co., KY Executor Settlement: March 28, 1835, Will Bk F, Pg 165, Washington Co., KY Executors: March 28, 1835, Daniel Sweeney Fact: Abt. 1785, Brought first "Red Coat" apples to KY from VA, pure seedlings Probate: Washington Co., KY son Daniel Exec. Wiil Bk. F, Pg 191 Property: March 25, 1825, She, son John & wife sold Moses Farm in Lincoln Co., KY $650.00 in round silver, to George Helm, Deed Bk l, Pg 261, Lincoln Co., KY Residence: Bet. 1813 - 1825, Elizabeth lived with son John and wife "Betsy" in old cabin home place ( 5 of John's children were born in Moses Cabin) until they sold and moved to Washington Co., KY Retirement: 1832, Elizabeth was getting a pension Taxes: Bet. 1826 - 1828, Washington Co., KY tax records From Wikipedia: Albemarle Barracks was a prisoner-of-war camp for British prisoners during the American Revolution. Following General Burgoyne's defeat at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 several thousand British and German (Hessian and Brunswickian) troops of what came to be known as the Convention Army were marched to Cambridge, Massachusetts. For various reasons, the Continental Congress desired to move them south. One of Congress' members offered his land outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. The remaining soldiers (some 2,000 British, upwards of 1,900 German, and roughly 300 women and children) marched south in late 1778 - arriving at the site (near Ivy Creek) in January, 1779. As the barracks were barely sufficient in construction, the officers were parolled to live as far away as Richmond, Virginia and Staunton, Virginia. The camp was never adequately provisioned, and yet the prisoners built a theater on the site. Hundreds escaped Albemarle Barracks owing to lack of an adequate number of guards. As the British army moved northward from the Carolinas in late 1780, the remaining prisoners were moved to Frederick, Maryland, Winchester, Virginia, and perhaps elsewhere. Albemarle Barracks was located northwest of downtown Charlottesville, around "Ivy Farms." No remains of the encampment site are left. Please note that what is believed to be the site is now private property, Barracks Stud Farm. Drive west of Charlottesville on Barracks Road to Barracks Farm Road. Note that what is believed to be the footprint of the stockade is still evident today - the end of the road constitutes two of the sides. The Albemarle County Historical Society erected a marker in 1982 on Ivy Farm Drive - a couple of hundred yards from where this road separates from Barracks Farm Road (north side of the road in a residential front yard). The spot marks the location of several graves found when the land was developed for residential use. Note: in spring of 2006, the marker was almost totally obscured by the twin boxwoods growing on either side. From Sweeney CD: More About MOSES SWEENEY: Burial: June 1813, Lincoln County, KY, across from His log cabin home to North side on his farm near Milledgeville, Lincoln Co., KY Cabin: Visiting Moses cabin grounds, no well was found, as is beleived a good spring existed where now there is a pond. Census: Bet. 1790 - 1810, Moses on Federal Census, Lincoln Co., KY Court 1: May 22, 1771, About lost Tobacco, Amherst Co., VA Court 2: December 1773, Moses in Court, Amherst Orders 1773-1782, Amherst Co., VA Court 3: May 1774, Moses sues Charles Irvin & Joseph Thomas. Amherst Co. orders 1773-1782 Court 4: July 27, 1781, Order Bk 1781, Pg 484 to Moses Sweeney 23 1/2 lb,. beef, Amherst Co., VA Court 5: October 10, 1781, Order Bk 1781, Pg 480 to Moses Sweeney 60 lb. flower, Amherst Co., VA Court 6: June 1783, Order BK 1783, Pg 129 8 bushels of wheat by John Penn, Amherst Co., VA Court Records: July 13, 1813, Lincoln County Court, will proved, Charles Sweeney and John Thomas esecuted a bond with $1,000.00 penalty with Peter Carter, Valentine Payton and Thomas Davis their securities Estate 1: Bet. 1813 - 1815, Receipts of Estate Sale, signed by many of his children for $235.27, Lincoln Co., KY Estate 2: September 08, 1813, Estate sale of 7 slaves for $1,850.00, Lincoln Co., KY Estate Inventory: September 04, 1813, Estate Box 16, Lincoln Co., KY Executors: May 27, 1813, Son , Charles Sweeney & John Thomas, Lincoln Co., KY Fact: Moses Sweeney name on Rev. War Plaque, Lincoln Co. Court House, Stanford, KY Funeral: 1813, Conducted by Rev. John Bailey of McCormacks Church, (was Baptist Church at that time) Lincoln Co., KY a few miles down the road from the home place. Grave Site: July 05, 1951, New stone was placed by William Elza Sweeney, paid for by Zachary T. Sweeney's daughters. Four other old grave stones (not readable) are at the site. Immigration: Abt. 1750, From Ireland with father to America, & settled in Buckingham Co., VA Land: March 15, 1825, Bk L, Pg 261, Sold by wife Elizabeth and son John Log Cabin: Bet. 1785 - 1787, Addition built 1811, started tearing down winter of 1995, finished Spring of 1996, Lincoln Co., KY Migration: Abt. March 1785, Virginia to now Kentucky, with most of his children at that time , with spouses, slaves, some in-laws & neighbors thru Cumberland Gap, as son John states he was born in KY on census records Military service 1: 1777, ? Pvt. in Capt. Thomas Patterson's Co, 6th Va. Regiment, April 1777 Payroll records, Buckinghan Co., VA Military service 2: Bet. 1779 - 1781, Guard at POW Camp, Charlottesville, VA, not far from his home Military service 3: Bet. September 28 - October 08, 1786, Served under Gen. Clark with Daniel Boone against Wabash towns of Shawnee Indians MOSES SWEENEY DESCENDANTS 31 Occupation: Farmer, also had a salt manufacture operation for a few years, Lincoln Co., KY Probate: February 03, 1815, Settlement: Estate Box 11, Lincoln Co., KY Property 1: December 09, 1767, Moses buys 142ac in Amherst Co., Bk B, Pg 263, from Henry Morris Property 2: February 1770, Purchased 18 Acres Amherst Co., VA, Deed Book D, Pg 202 Property 3: December 01, 1787, Daniel Bulger deeds to Moses Sweeney 106ac Lincoln Co. , VA., Deed A, Page 332 for 32 pounds 2 shillings Property 4: August 27, 1788, Moses resident of KY sells 184 ac, Amherst Co., VA Deed Bk F, Pg 299 Property 5: August 21, 1802, Moses and wife sell some land in Amherst Co., VA to Ezra Morrison in Lincoln Co., KY for 100 pounds, Book D., Pages 254-255, Lincoln Co., KY Property 6: November 15, 1802, Moses and wife sell the last of land in Amherst Co., VA in Lincoln Co., KY for 18 pounds, to William Copedge Book D, Pages 264-266, Lincoln Co., KY Religion: Protestant, and more than likey attended McCormacks Church 1-1/2 miles down the road. Road Work 1: 1769, On road work w/John Peter, Amherst Co., Order Bk, for 1766-1769, Pg 446 Road Work 2: November 1776, Mose ordered on road work, Amherst Co. order book 1773-1782 Road Work 3: Bet. 1783 - 1785, John Penn assignee for Moses Sweeney , 8 bushels of wheat, Amherst Co., VA Road Work 4: Bet. 1783 - 1785, To Moses Sweeney 23 1/2 lbs Beef, Page 484, Amherst Co., VA Road Work 5: Bet. 1783 - 1785, To Moses Sweeney 600 lbs floor, Page 480, Amherst Co., VA Settled: 1760, Amherst Co., VA Slaves: 1810, Had up to 17 slaves at one time in KY Taxes 1: June 1782, Pays land taxes on 160ac Amherst Co., VA Taxes 2: 1785, Pays land taxes on 160ac, Amherst Co., VA, Lexington Parish Taxes 3: 1787, Pays land on 184ac, Amherst Co., VA, Lexington Parish Taxes 4: Bet. 1787 - 1812, On Tax list of Lincoln Co., KY Will: May 27, 1813, Lincoln Co., KY, Will Bk G, PG 3, left his farm to his wife Elizabeth and then to his youngest son John Sweeney Witness 1: February 1760, Moses witness will of John Thomas along with John Peter, Albermarle Co., VA, (Amherst Co. formed 1761) Witness 2: June 09, 1762, Moses witness to an Amherst Deed, Bk A, Pg 66, Amherst Co., VA Witness 3: May 1778, Moses witness deed of Tyree Slatten, Deed Bk, E, Pg 41, Amherst Co., VA

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