1. George Swanton married Nancy Duke. They had a son:
2. Robert George Swanton, born November 5, 1852.
According to the Swanton Family History
Worldwide, George was the first of
his family to emigrate, and he settled in
Westchester, NY with a wealthy family,
where he worked as a butler or gentleman's
gentleman. He met his wife, Elizabeth
McKissack, in Westchester. She
was born in Douglas, IIsle of Man, England, in
1862.George did a stint in her Majesty's
Royal Cavalry in Egypt and told fabulous
stories about it.
3. Gertrude Rose
2. George's sister married someone by the name of Lawrence
in County Kildare, of
(Salmon-Leap) Leixlip.
3. Gertrude mentioned a grandparent by the name of Noble.
She came to the Swanton
reunion in Skibbereen, Ireland in 1979. She
brought two guests with her: Richard
and Ruth Weston of Encino, CA.