The Swain – Baxter Family Bible was Submitted by Eve Hughes
Descendants of Samuel Swain
- SAMUEL6 SWAIN (REUBEN5, STEPHEN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, RICHARD1) was born July 26, 1771, in Nantucket MA, and died August 11, 1823, in Gallia County OH. He married MARY BRADFORD COOK on April 07, 1789, in Nantucket MA, daughter of JOSEPH COOK and MARGARET CALEF. She was born August 30, 1770, in Nantucket MA, and died July 05, 1812, in Nantucket MA.
Swain-Baxter Family Bible Records
The Family Bible of Samuel and Mary (Cook) Swain was passed on to their daughter Susan and her husband Zenas Baxter; Bible is no longer in existence, but the family pages are in possession of the Nantucket Historical Society at the Folger Library on Nantucket Island, MA. The frontispiece was missing or not salvaged, but the record pages were photocopied by the library staff.
Family Record
Marriages
Samuel Swain, son of Reuben and Hannah Swain, was born 5th m. 26th d. 1771
Mary Cook, daughter of Joseph and Margret Cook, was born 8th m. 30th d. 1770
Samuel Swain and Mary Cook were married 7th m. 4th d. 1789
Samuel Swain, son of Reuben and Hannah Swain was born 5th m. 26th d. 1771
Eliza Wotton, daughter of William and Elisa Wotton, was born 7th m. 14th d. 1772
Samuel Swain and Elisa Wotton were married 6th m. 22nd d. 1813
Samuel Swain, son of Reuben and Hannah Swain, was born 5th m. 26th d. 1771
Theodate Russell, daughter of Samuel and Christina Russell, was born 8th m. 7th d. 1773
Samuel Swain and Theodate Russell were married 1st m. 6th d. 1817
Deaths
Stephen Swain departed this life the 9th m. 11th d. 1823 aged 30 years 2 m.
Margaret Nixon departed this life 2nd m. 1825, age 23 years
James Swain departed this life 2nd m. 1832, age 37
Hannah Meacham departed this life the 6th m. 17th d. 1845 age 48y. 4m.
Reuben the father of Samuel Swain departed this life in 4th m. 19th d. 1807 aged 82 1/2
Hannah the mother of Samuel Swain died 3rd m. 16th d. 1809 age 71 1/2
Mary the wife of Samuel Swain died 5th m. 7th d. 1812 aged 41 y. 3m. 7 d.
Eliza the wife of Samuel Swain died 1st m. 24th d. 1816 aged 43y 6.m
Paul P. Swain died 2nd m. 7th day 1817
Samuel Swain departed this life 8th m. 3rd d. 1823, age 52 y. 2 m. 8 d.
Lydia Mahala Allin departed this life the 1 m. 12 d. 1868, aged 58 y. 5 m. 2 d.
Births
Samuel and Mary Swain’s children Marriages of their children
Elizabeth Swain b. 1 m. 25 d. 1790 Shubael Baxter & E. Swain 10 m. 1 d. 1812
Joseph Cook Swain b. 8 m. 18 d. 1791
Stephen Bradford Swain b. 7 m. 10 d. 1793 S.B.S. to Susan Hicks 1 m. 1819
James Cook Swain b. 1 m. 25 d. 1795 J.C.S. to Mary Coffin 9th m. 29 d. 1818
Hannah Swain b. 2 m. 26 d. 1797 Denison P. Meacham* H. Swain 3 m. 1816
John Coggeshall Swain b. 10 m. 28d. 1798 (See note** below for John’s marriage.)
Mary Swain b. 10 m. 26 d. 1800 Alphonso Fuller. M. Swain 1814
Margaret Swain b. 10 m. 1 d. 1802 Otis Nixon, M. Swain 10 m. 5 d. 1818
Sarah Ann Swain b. 5 m. 24 d. 1804 Richard Nichols, S.A. Swain 10 m. 5 d. 1818
Susanna Swain b. 3 m. 24 d. 1806 Zenas Baxter & S.S. 11m 12 d 1822
Caroline Swain b. 10 m. 10 d. 1808 S.H. Coleman Caroline Swain 11 m. 1832
Lydia Mahala Swain b. 8 m. 9 d. 1810 David Allin & L. Swain (no date)
Samuel and Eliza Swain’s children
Paul Pears Swain b. 1 m. 10 d. 1816
*The name of Hannah’s husband is incorrectly given in the Nantucket Vital Records as Denison Neachondile. His name is clearly written as Meacham in the family Bible.
** The marriage of John C. Swain was not listed in the family Bible, probably because he married outside the Quaker faith. The name of John’s wife is incorrectly given in the Nantucket Vital Records as Louisa Benton. She was actually Louisa Vincent, daughter of Antoine Claudius and Flore Emilie (Berthelot) Vincent, part of the French 500 who settled Gallipolis in 1790. Their marriage was recorded on 20 July 1826 in Scioto County as Antoine had accepted land in the French Grant and raised his family there.
BAXTER’S PORTION OF BIBLE PAGES
Zenas and Susan Baxter children
Cynthia Baxter born 5 m. 3 d. 1825
Julius Baxter born 8 m. 18 d. 1826
Charles Baxter born 1 m. 18 d. 1828
Julia Ann Baxter born 4 m. 18 d. 1832
Julia Baxter born 2 m. 1d. 1834
Frances Ellen Baxter born 5 m. 1 d. 1835
Fany E. Baxter born 4 m. 24 d. 1837
Caroline Baxter born 2 month first day 1839
S.M. Baxter born the 5 month 1841 the 29 day
Zenas Swain Baxter born the 4 month 27 day 1843
Susan H. Baxter born the 4 month 2 day 1848
Hariet Augusta(?) Baxter born the 3 month 1 day 1850
Edward Baxter 5th month 5th day 1852
(This last entry is marked over, rewritten with 1858.)
Julia Ann Baxter departed this life 8th m. 23 d. 1833, aged 1 year 4 months 3 days
Frances Ellen departed this life the 5 month 8 day 1836 aged 11 months and 8 days
Fanny Eliza Baxter departed this life 8 month 5 day 1838 aged 15 months 12 days
Caroline Baxter departed this life Sept. the 14th 1840 aged 19 months and 14 days
Mary Susan Baxter departed this life 1844 August the 8 month the 25 day aged 3 years 2 months and 27 days
Cynthia A. Newton departed this life the 9 month and 2nd day 1857
Zenus Baxter departed this life 10 mo. 12 day 1865, aged 78 years 4 mo.
Hattie A. Johnston departed this life the seventh month and sixth day in the year of our Lord 1873 age 23 years 5 months and sixth days
Julious Roman Baxter died on the 7 of the month November 1882 age 56 years and 11 days
James H. Baxter, the son of J.R. Baxter, died July the 7 month the 8 day 1884 aged 27 years
Addendum noted about family
Herald-Dispatch 2 February 1906
Captain Zenna Baxter, one of the best-known rivermen of this section, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. W. Kaneff, of Proctorville, and Mrs. —- morning at six o’clock. Captain Baxter had been ill for some time past, and his death has been expected for some time.
Captain Baxter spent practically all of his active life in river service and has been connected with many well-known boats, upon the Ohio and Kanawha. Of late, his health has been failing and he has not been in active service. The remains were taken to Gallipolis, his home, this afternoon. And will be interred at Mound Hill Tuesday afternoon.
Captain Baxter is survived by one son, Chancellor Baxter, and three daughters, Mrs. L. A. Rose and Mrs. M. W. Kaneff of Proctorville, and Mrs. George Clark of Pocahontas, VA. And by two sisters, Mrs. Susan Johnson and Mrs. John Nevins. He was born in Gallipolis and resided practically all his life in that city. Chancellor Baxter, his son arrived Saturday evening and was with his father during his last hours.
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