Sanford Swayze 258
- Born: 16 Apr 1795, Sussex (Warren) Co., NJ
- Marriage: Experience Brands
- Died: 1 Aug 1855, Oakland Co., MI at age 60
- Buried: Paint Creek Cemetery, Oakland Co., MI 8
Research Notes:
from: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees /jwhite/d405.htm#P3291 Sanford Swayze(2548) (2549) was born on 16 Apr 1795 in Suss ex Co., NJ. He died on 1 Aug 1855 in Oakland Co., MI. Sanford Swayze came to Michigan in 1831 and settled i n Oakland Township, Oakland County, Michigan where according to the tax roll o f 1840 he owned 240 acres in Sections 10, 15, and 21. His wife, Experience Brand, is the daughter of David and Hannah (Harris) Brand. Sanford Swayze is the grandfather of the well-known newscaster John Cameron Swayze whose lineage is given in the Swesey Famil y Society Newsletter. Sonja Smith, "Genealogy of John Cameron Swayze," Swesey Family Society Newsletter, Vol. 1, # 2 (March 1990) p. 17. Clyde W . Downing, Publisher, 11215 SE 220th Place, Dent, WA 98031. Notes by Marjorie Ann Souder. Parents: Christopher Swayze and Sarah Davis. He was married to Experience Brand about 1825. Children were: Gehiel Swayze, William Swayze, Rachel Swayze, Able Warren Swayze, David B. Swayze, Wesley Swayze.
Sanford married Experience Brands, daughter of David Brands and Hannah Harris. (Experience Brands was born on 11 Feb 1803 in Sussex (Warren) Co., NJ,8 died on 5 Aug 1879 in Oakland Co., MI and was buried in Paint Creek Cemetery, Oakland Co., MI 8.)
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