Research Notes:
The spouse of John Swink [1] has been identified as Mary Reed Nichols by some researchers. Was she related to William Reed or his son William, both of whom had daughters named Priscilla?
1774 John Swink, son of William and Mary Swink, was born on February 6 in Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland. [2]
1817 Priscilla Nichols and John Swink were married on December 16 in Montgomery County, Maryland. [3]
1820 John Swink lived in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia in a household with free white males: 2 (10 thru 15) and 1 (45 and over); and free white females: 1 (Under 10), 1 (16 thru 25), and 1 (26 thru 44); and 4 enslaved persons. [4] William Ried and Samuel Nichols were listed nearby.
1827 The estate of John Swink of Fairfax, Virginia was administered. The will was dated March 20. The administration took place on May 22 in Fairfax County, Virginia. The will named Priscilla Swink (Wife), Tenley Swink (Son), William Swink (Child), Joseph Swink (Child), Mary Jane (Daughter) and John Nelson Reed (Grandson). [5]
[1] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for John Swink, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[2] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, [AncestryRecord].