The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Data of Historical Interest to the Read.
erS Of the Post.
SWINEFORD

SWlNEFORD.
The original name of Middlebury
was Swinefordstettle, or Swinefords-
town. The name comes from the early
Swinefords who settled here. The first
OF them was Albright Swinefcrd, who
was born Feb. Is, lbs and died Oct.
10, $50. In l772-3 we find him as
sessed in Middletpwn, Ian caster Co.,
Pa. In 1773 he was assessed with 100
acres OF unimprOved land in Paxton
township, Lancaster Co. 100 acres
was surveyed for him Aug. !, l772; 100
acres June 30, l773; 200 acres July l6,
l773.
In l7SO and 1881 we find him ASSESS
ed with n grist mill, saw mill, and go
acres in Penn Twp, northumberland
Co., also horses and = cows.
From 1852 to 1857 his name appears
in Penn Twp, assessed with the grist
and saw mill and from 400 to go acres.
He was buried near the Middleburp
depot. He owned all the land around
here AS tar west as Hassingers church.
John SwinefOrd, the son of Albright
was born April 15, 1858 and died Jan.
IA, 1905; aged AZ years, months and
80 days. In 1900, the town of Middle
burg was laid out on John Swineford's
land.
In 1857, he opened the first hotel in
Middleburg and had a family of eight
children.
The assessment list of Penn town.
ship show that John Swineford, Sr.,
resided in that district 1857 and had
horses and . cows.
or the children and grown children
of John Swineford and his wife, Bar
bara Rupley; we learn the following
from John p. Smith, a grand son, who
is now the Oldest inhabitant of Mid
dleburg.
l. John, the son of John, was a
shoemaker and removed to Ohio where
he died. He too had a sou, John. He
also had son Washington, who was
married. His wife died and he went
out to Iowa to work at his trade (tail-
or) while Jacob Fryer's raised Their
son, Theophilus.
2. Margaret, daughter of John, son
of Albright) married George Snyder.
Their children are:
|. Lucy Ann, married Conrad Has.
niger.
.. Mary Maria, married Jacob Aur-
and.
3. Sophia, married Jos lIassnger.
4. Anna Margaret, married to JOS
cph M. Bowes, residents of Mid
dleburg.
.. Simon Snyder, married Margaret
Miller, lived in Buffalo twp.,
near Cowan.
q. John Snyder, married Mary
Sampsell, lived and died in Mid
dleburg.
L. Edward Snyder married Anna
Stahlnecker, died in Indiana
$. Aaron tupley Snyder, married
Shambach and died in Ohio.
D. George Snyder, died single.
10. Amelia, died single.
II. Elizabeth, died single.
l., Absolom, born Dec, 80, 1917,
baptized Jan. -, ISIS, by Rev.
Il. Walter, witness John Aurand
and wife Catherine. lie was
married by Rev. a. Casper, Dee.
Il, 1917, to Catherine Troxel of
Musser'S Valley. They had no
children. He died Jan. Is, 1902.
III. Mary, daughter of john mar
ricd Jacob FoItz. They had children
] son and . daughters. Jesse, the son
lived in Milton. Matte married Look
Marks, of near Richiield and Sophia
married Mr.. Bostwick.
lV. Susanna, daughter of john
married Jacob Fryer. They had no
children, though they raised several
for others.
V. Elizabeth married to John
Smith. They had children:
!. Joseph, married first a Moor, sec
ond Will.
=. Mary, married Henry Backus,
VINO lived on and owned the
farm now occupied by Geo. J.
Schoch of Monroe township. He
was n pedder
3. John p, born Dec. 13, 1911, mar
RED Elizabeth Troxel and is now
the Oldest resident of Middleburg
4. Barbara, married Lewis Jacobs
of Mahantongo.
CONTINUED.