Jacob River Swisher Family Page

Jacob River Swisher is the Swisher Family Patriarch.

  • Born near Winchester Virginia in 1785
  • Orphaned at very young age
  • Unknown who raised him, but tradition says David Provance (or similar spelling)
  • Married Drusilla Morgan 26 Apr 1810
    • Drusilla Morgan is the daughter of Zackquill P Morgan and Drusilla Springer
  • Zackquill P Morgan is the founder of Morgantown West Virginia
    • Zackquill’s father is Colonel Morgan Morgan, a Revolutionary War Soldier

This family tree will focus on the descendants of Jacob River Swisher and his twelve children, but not provide full details.

  • Detailed information and source documentation can be found on Ancestry.com in the Swisher/Donal/McDonald & Wigton/Brooner/Kinion Families tree.