Samuel Swearingen III born 1750 in Edgecombe, North Carolina came with his parents as lad to Anson County, North Carolina. Sanuel Swearingen III entered several land entries in Burke County, North Carolina on 22 December 1779. It located in the watershed of the Nork Fork of Upper Creek in Burke County, North Carolina. Samuel Swearingen III and his wife were listed in the 1790 Federal Census of Burke County, North Carolina. This shows there was one white male over 16 years of age and six white females - all ages in the household. On 16 October 1807, Samuel Swearingen III of Buncombe County, North Carolina bought 150 acres of land from Benjamin Parks of Buncombe County, North Carolina. This land was located on 'a black walnut on the North Fork of Socoh Creek on the East side of a branch on the side of a mountain above the Mill...'. It is believed that this land is part of Cherokee Indians Reservation. Source: 'Ownby-Watson Family History', Percival David Park, May 1985, p 67. 'Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2', 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 216.
Children
1. Mary Swearingen
2. Swearingen
3. Martha 'Patsy' Swearingen
4. Jane Swearingen
5. Massey Swearingen
6. *Nancy Swearingen
