Hi Scott,
I believe that all the early Desertserges Swantons were children of John Swanton and Johanna (Joan) Brien. The earliest Swanton baptismal record is for Cate Swanton, daughter of John Swanton and Johanna Brien, in 1817, so she is the only child for whom there is a record.
John Swanton
Born 1767 based on death record
Died 18 May 1865 in the townland of Coppeen, Desertserges Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Johanna (Joan) Brien
Born 1771 based on death record
Died 13 March, 1868 in the townland of Coppeen, Desertserges Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Children:
Ann Swanton
Born 1796 in Ireland
Married Patrick Dooling in Ireland
Ellen Dooling baptized 17 May 1827 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Michael Swanton Dooling baptized 31 January 1829 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Batt Dooling baptized 3 May 1831
Emigrated to St. Alban’s, Vermont via Quebec in 1832
Had at least four other children in Vermont
Died at St. Alban’s on 22 October 1888
John Swanton
Born in Ireland
Married Ellen Donovan
Timothy Swanton baptized on 8 February 1835 in Murragh & Templemartin Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Mary Swanton
Married Timothy Coffey
Mary Coffey baptized on 7 December 1834 in Murragh & Templemartin Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Ellen Swanton
Born circa 1810
Married James Carroll on 13 February 1831 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Jeremiah Carroll baptized on 8 March 1832 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Daniel Carroll baptized on 8 February 1834 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
James Carroll baptized on 24 July 1837 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Emigrated to New York
Mary Carroll baptized on 13 September 1842
Moved to Williamsport, Pickaway County, Ohio
No record of death yet
Thomas Swanton
William Swanton
Born circa 1812 in Ireland
Married Julia Lyon (Lyne) on 11 November 1837 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Ann Swanton baptized 23 September in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Daniel Swanton baptized 21 August 1843 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
John Swanton baptized 20 August 1840 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
William Swanton baptized 20 April 1846 in Deserg Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
George Swanton baptized 28 February 1849
1860: Lived in St. Alban’s Vermont with his wife and two sons: William Jr. and John
1870: Lived in St. Alban’s Vermont with his wife
Died 24 February 1894 in Sheldon, Vermont as a pauper
James Swanton
Born 1813 in Ireland
Married Cate Carty on 23 February 1841 in Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
George Swanton baptized 26 January 1842 in Enniskeane, County Cork, Ireland
John Swanton baptized 25 March 1843 in Enniskeane, Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Nel Swanton baptized 21 May 1846 in Enniskeane, County Cork, Ireland
Johanna Swanton baptized 22 January 1850 in Enniskeane, County Cork, Ireland
Residence in 1871: Coppeen, Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Married Catherine Regan on 10 June 1871 in Enniskeane, Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
James Stevens Swanton baptized 1 August in Enniskeane, Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland
Emigrated to Boston in 1888 on the SS Catalonia with his wife and James Stevens Swanton
Lived in Plymouth, MA
Died 26 December 1888
Michael Swanton (Ginni Swanton’s gg-grandfather)
Born 1815 in Ireland
Married Elizabeth Bradfield on 24 February 1843 in Murragh, County Cork, Ireland
John Swanton baptized 5 February 1845
Ane Swanton baptized 8 December 1846
Michael Swanton baptized 13 March 1849
Johannah Swanton baptized 12 July 1851
Ellen Swanton baptized 12 June 1853
William Swanton baptized 5 April 1855
Martha Swanton baptized 28 June 1857
George Swanton baptized 2 October 1859
James Swanton baptized 15 June 1862
Robert Swanton baptized 26 April 1865 (Ginni Swanton’s g-grandfather)
Residence 1864-1880: Boulteen Crossroads, townland of Boulteen, Desertserges Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Emigrated to Boston 15 August 1880 with his wife and two sons, James and Robert on the SS Samaria
Residence 1880-1884: 306 West Second, South Boston, MA
Residence 1885-1890: Boulteen Crossroads, townland of Boulteen, Desertserges Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Death: 17 August 1890, Bandon Workhouse
Ann Swanton Dooling Obituary
Based on the following obituary for Mrs. Ann Dooling of St. Alban’s, Vermont, it looks like she and her family emigrated in 1832, initially arriving in Quebec and making their way to Vermont.
Monday, October 22, 1888
St. Alban’s Messenger, Page 4
St. Alban’s, Vermont
The Death of an Old Resident
The death of Mrs. Ann Dooling on Saturday, as the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Dooling, on Upper Welden street, removed from our midst another of our old-time residents. For half a century she had watched the changes which time has wrought in St. Albans, had seen the small hamlet grow to a prosperous village, had seen the tanneries, which at one time were our main industry, fade away until the memory of them is as but a dream in the minds of our oldest inhabitants.
She saw the stove supersede the fireplace and witnessed the introduction of the many inventions which the ingenuity of man hath devised to improve our condition and make our life journey easier. What wonderful changes have taken place in St. Albans and in our mode of living since she came here a comely matron fifty-six years ago, what a vast difference in the journey from Montreal today—a few hours in a luxurious railroad coach, and then—a wearisome walk, by the hardy band of pioneers of which her family were numbered, through forests that have long since yielded to the woodsman’s axe.
Since taking up her residence in St. Albans she had never left it, and although she had lived within sight of the railroad since the first locomotive whistle echoed from our hills she could not be induced to take a ride on the cars. She lived a long, useful Christian life, and died surrounded by every comfort which loving care could bestow. The funeral from St. Mary’s church this morning was largely attended, showing the high esteem in which she was held in the community. The bearers on this occasion were Matthew Lawlor, Thomas Keenan, Martin Laffey and Daniel Sullivan.
I’ve put most of my family information on an Ancestry.com tree, and if you send me your email address, I'll send you an invitation to view it. My email address is g i n n i@seanet.com. Don't add the spaces between my name--that's just to thwart web crawlers J
Best wishes,
Ginni Swanton
