The surname was spelled in a variety of ways: McSwain, McSween, McSwean
'British Aliens in the U.S. During the War of 1812' p342 (North Carolina), which lists:
Finlay McSwain, age 64, 9 yrs in US (probably 10 yrs), wife and 3 children, Richmond County, farmer (14 Sep - 12 Oct 1812) .. b: 1848; arrival: 1803 (probably 1802, along with Angus (70), brother, and Daniel (32), son or nephew)
Finlay McSwain, age 47, 22 years in U.S., wife and 6 children, Richmond County (14 Sep - 12 Oct 1812) .. b: 1765; arrival: 1790, along with Daniel (55) and Daniel (52).
Newspaper article listing arrival into Wilmington Harbor NC on 29 Oct 1802 of the ship 'Duke of Kent' from Liverpool, England carrying 497 passengers, mostly Scots from Isle of Skye, Iverness-shire.
Research indicates that this part of the family arrived in 1790 and 1802 from Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
--Information from Alix Hagstrom
The surname was spelled in a variety of ways: McSwain, McSween, McSwean
'British Aliens in the U.S. During the War of 1812' p342 (North Carolina), which lists:
Finlay McSwain, age 64, 9 yrs in US (probably 10 yrs), wife and 3 children, Richmond County, farmer (14 Sep - 12 Oct 1812) .. b: 1848; arrival: 1803 (probably 1802, along with Angus (70), brother, and Daniel (32), son or nephew)
Finlay McSwain, age 47, 22 years in U.S., wife and 6 children, Richmond County (14 Sep - 12 Oct 1812) .. b: 1765; arrival: 1790, along with Daniel (55) and Daniel (52).
Newspaper article listing arrival into Wilmington Harbor NC on 29 Oct 1802 of the ship 'Duke of Kent' from Liverpool, England carrying 497 passengers, mostly Scots from Isle of Skye, Iverness-shire.
Research indicates that this part of the family arrived in 1790 and 1802 from Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
--Information from Alix Hagstrom
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