Mathias Sweazea

1815 - Aft 1873  (> 58 years)

• Name	Mathias Sweazea  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	1815	Jackson Co., Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	AFT. 1874	Wilson County, Tennessee?   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I0954	Merged Tree

  
  

  Father	Mathias Sweazea,   b. 1774, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. AFT. 1855, Jackson Co. Tennessee  (Age > 80 years)
  Mother	Anna Dycus?,   b. 1784, Rutherford Co., North Carolina ,   d. AFT. 1850, Jackson Co. Tennessee  (Age > 65 years)
  Married	ABT. 1803	Rutherford Co., North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Notes	[18212.ged] [sweeze~2.FTW] Mathias Sweazea and Anna Dycus were married in Rutherford County, North Carolina about 1804.
  Family ID	F350	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Jenkins,   b. 1809, Jackson Co. Tennessee ,   d. BEF. 1870, Jackson Co. Tennessee  (Age < 60 years)
  Married	ABT. 1840	Jackson Co. Tennessee   [2, 3, 4]
  Children	1. Harvey Allen Sweazea,   b. ABT. 1843, Jackson Co., Tennessee ,   d. ABT. 1865, Jackson Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 21 years)   2. John E. Sweazea,   b. 1846, Jackson Co. Tennessee ,   d. 1938, Union Hill, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)   3. Samuel S. Sweazea,   b. ABT. 1848, Jackson Co. Tennessee   4. Barney Cook Sweazea,   b. 1850, Jackson County, Tennessee ,   d. BEF. 1910, Carter County. Missouri  (Age < 59 years)   5. George J. Sweazea,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Jackson Co. Tennessee ,   d. 1889, Malden, Missouri [buried Malden Cemetary]  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Graves
  Married	BEF. 1870  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  [18212.ged] [sweeze~2.FTW] Mathias Sweazea was born in Jackson County, TN. He was a farmer and had land grants in Jackson County. About 1840 he married Esther Jenkins and they had five sons. Esther died before 1870 and Matt married Lucy Graves. He sold his farm in Jackson County in 1874 and was living in Wilson County at the time. He lived near Lebanon, but we haven't been able to find him there. We don't know where or when he died. The 1880 census of Wilson County is not easy to read. Some of it is completely gone. Book X Page 338: TENNESSEE LAND GRANT The State of Tennessee No. 11313 To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know ye that for and in consideration of the sum of One Cent per acre paid unto the office of the Entry Taker of Jackson County and entered on the 8th day of January 1827 pursuant to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of said State passed on the 22 day of November 1825 by No. 1063. There is granted by the State of Tennessee unto Mathew Swezea assignees of James G. Cunningham who was assignee of Johnson Hutchinson who was assignee of John H. Hutchinson a certain tract or parcel of land containing Twenty Five acres by survey bearing date the 6th day of October 1837. Lying in said County of Jackson on the north side of Cumberland River and on the south fork of Jennings Creek. Beginning at a stake on the south boundary line of a tract of land sold by John Chisum to Sully (Sally) Stacyrun???Thence south eight poles to a stake. Thence east ten poles to a stake. Thence south Forty one poles to a stake. Thence east eighty poles to a stake. Thence north Forty nine poles to a stake. Thence west ninety poles to the beginning. With the hereditaments and appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with it's appurtenances to the said Mathew Swezea and his heirs forever. In witness where of Andrew Johnson Governor of the State of Tennessee hath here unto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Nashville on the fourth day of May in the year of our Lord 1854. And of the Independence of the United States the 77th year. By the Governor Andrew Johnson Wm. B.A. Ramsey, Secretary Court Record of Jackson County, Tennessee P257 Friday 13 July 1855 John M. Clark vs P.F. Huddleston Admr etc. Take depose of Mathew Sweaza, Samuel Miller, Asa Lovelady, Henry Loveland, Daniel Keith, Edwin Price, Russell K. Sweaza.. Mathias Sweazea sells land to J. Cunningham Know all men by these presence that I, Mattias Swezea, Jr., of this County of Jackson, State of Tennessee, am held and firmly bound unto J.G. Cunningham, of the County and State aforesaid in the penal sum of $620.00. To be void on the following conditions: Whereas I have this day sold unto J.G. Cunningham 7 3/4 acres of land in the field formerly owned by John M. Clark and of whom I bought the same in said County, State on the North fork of Jennings Creek. My deed from Clark is in the registrars office. I promise and want to copy the same to J. G. Cunningham when I get it out then this obligation to be void. Otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of February 1857. P.D. Cunningham Mathias Sweezea Seal H. R. G. Sweezea Mathias Sweazea sells land to Nathan Walker in Jackson Co., Tennessee For the consideration of $310.00 to me paid the receipt I acknowledge I have this day bargained, sold & confirmed unto Nathan J. Walker a certain tract or parcel of land in the said County and State and in the 4th District & on Jennings Creek containing 7 1/2 acres. This 9th day of June, 1857 Mathias Sweezea Seal Mathias Sweazea sells his land on Jennings Creek and moves to Wilson County, Tennessee. We Mathias Sweezy and Lucy Sweezy of the County of Wilson & State of Tennessee, for the sum of $2500.00 to us in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Transfer, bargain, sell and convey unto J.S. Tinsley all our right title claim & interest in to a certain tract of land lying in Dist #4 of Jackson County, Tennessee. We the said, Mathias & Lucy Sweezy do covenant with the said J.S. Tinsley that said land is unincumbered we bind ourselves to forever warrant and defend the title to the same against all lawful claims. Given under our hands & seal the 7th day of February, 1874 Mathias Sweezea Lucy X Sweezea her mark

  
  

• Sources

  [S01491] 1850-1860-1870 census of Jackson Co., Tenn.. [S01648] sweeze. Date of Import: Aug 1, 1999 [S12068] 18212.ged. Date of Import: Jun 7, 2001 [S01478] 1850 census, Jackson Co., Tn.