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JANE LLOYD SWOOPE (Thomas, Henry Jr. Henry Sr., David) JANE3 LOYD b. 1819 (a) d. Married Feb. 25, 1841 HENRY J. SWOOPE at McConnelstown, Pa. (b) HENRY J. SWOOPE b. 1817 (a) KNOWN ISSUE JOHN LLOYD SWOOPE b. 1841 (a) The following quotations are from various sources on the Swoope family of Huntingdon Co., Pa. "The Swoope family of Huntingdon descended from PETER SWOOPE who was a son of JOHN JACOB SWOOPE of Hellam Twp., York Co ., Pa. Peter was bom April 1, 1763; died June 30, 1839. He was apprenticed to the hatting business, Aug. 17, 1773. H e afterwards removed to Hagerstown, Md. where he married July 5, 1784 ELIZABETH SNYDER, who was born Dec. 22, 1768; d . July 21, 1851. He subsequently settled in Huntingdon, where his children, 10 in number, were born. There he engage d in merchandising and the iron business, and accumulated a nice fortune. He was commissioned captain of the Huntingdo n Co. Militia by Governor Mifflin, Aug. 31, 1793.” (c) ISSUE of PETER2 SWOOPE JOHN3 SWOOPE b. July 21, 1786 PETER3 SWOOPE" b. Jan. 7, 1799 MARY3 “ “ b. Aug. 30, 1788 ELIZABETH3 " b. Mar. 23. 1801 SARAH3 " b. June 21, 1790 JOSEPH3 “ b. Mar. 23, 1803 HENRY3, " b. Nov. 18, 1793 Dr. William3 " b. Oct. 19, 1804 SAMUEL3 " b. Mar. 25, 1796 ELIZABETH3 " b. Feb. 13, 1807 All from ( c ) "Peter Swoope was a native of Germany and one of the early settlers of Huntingdon. Was a farmer and merchant. Had thr ee children." (d) "Then came a better mill with Peter and Henry2 Swoope as owners. They sold to the Hawn Brothers, and it was later tor n down."(e) "Peter Swoope, a hatter by trade came from Hagerstown and settled in Huntingdon before 1790. He also opened a store an d had two daughters who married DANIEL HUYETT of Md. and S.S. WHARTON of Huntingdon. Sons were JOHN3 SWOOPE who becam e an ironmaster ofBedford County. He, John, had two children, HENRY J.4 SWOOPE of Huntingdon and CATHARINE4 SWOOPE wh o m. May 10, 1827 JOHN SMITH. (f) PETER2 SWOOPE the hatter, owned 2 lots on Penn St., he later opened a store. He became active and influential and acqu ired a large estate, and at the time of his death about 1839 was considered the wealthiest citizen of Huntingdon. He o wned two keel boats and made regular trips." (g) “About 1818 JOHN SWOOPE3 conceived this locality, Hollidaysburg, a good one for the sale of goods. He came here from H untingdon, obtained possession of a small store building offering for sale a limited amount of merchandise." (h) "SAMUEL3 SWOOPE, the second son of PETER, lived at Martinsburg. Peter Swoope was a merchant." (i) Dr. WILLIAM3 SWOOPE, the youngest son, died in Porter Twp. JOHN N. SWOOPE buried Oct. 6, 1886. (k) It is not clear just who this John was. JOHN SWOOPE was appointed Postmaster, May 11, 1819. (1) Peter was a communicant of the Hartslog Shavers Creek church. (m) Sources: (a) 1850 census of Huntingdon Co., Pa. (b) Hollidaysburg Register of March 3, 1841. (c) "The Swopes of Huntingdon County" Chapter 15. (d) Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Juniata Valley, (e) Africa, "History of Huntingdon & Blair Counties' p. 385. (f) " Ibid. p. 491 (g) “ “ p.446 (h) " " p. 418 (i) " “ p. 443 (k) Alexandria, Pa. Presbyterian Church Records. (1) From a Hoenstine list in Hoenstine Library in Hollidaysburg, Pa (m) Marriages & Church Notes of Huntingdon Co. 1787-1823, by Rachel Black.