Gravestone date of death 1793, following historical record 1794
Married Rosannah Sammett (Summit) November 28, 1769 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Children: Hannah, John Jr., Jacob, Elizabeth, David, Susannah, Rosannah, Joseph.
Given name Johannes Schwenk, son of Balthasar Schwenk born in Germany and Anna Margaret Schwenk.
John and Rosannah, after their marriage lived in Washington County Maryland where John pledged the oath of allegiance during the Revolutionary War.
He moved his family to Hardin County, Kentucky northeast of Elizabethtown around 1780 where they became prosperous pioneers and where he was known to live in a fort and owned more than 2,500 acres of land.
John Swank was killed by Indians and his story is related in the Hardin County, Kentucky historical records. On August 12, 1794 John and Rosannah were riding on horseback from Elizabethtown to Bardstown, Kentucky when attacked by Indians. John put his wife on his wounded horse and then he fled on foot to a cave on the old Cofer farm, which was about two miles from where they lived. While trying to conceal himself, his dog betrayed him by barking at the pursuing Indians and he was murdered suffering nineteen bullet wounds. Tradition says that John remained sitting upright with his back against the projecting rocks and after many bullets were fired into his body, the Indians became frightened and fled, thinking he was a spirit.
Rosannah fled on her husband's horse until the horse collapsed. She then got away on foot and made it to a friend's home on Rolling Fork. The story continues that she was a big woman and her new linsey dress was slowing her down, so she took it off and carried it over her arm, but took care to save all the precious pins which she stuck in a neat row across the frock.
NOTE: Due to development of area, this grave was moved to Ridge Spring Cemetery, Hardin Co, Ky. It was originally in the Edlin Cemetery. Notice from contributor 47065478
Married Rosannah Sammett (Summit) November 28, 1769 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Children: Hannah, John Jr., Jacob, Elizabeth, David, Susannah, Rosannah, Joseph.
Given name Johannes Schwenk, son of Balthasar Schwenk born in Germany and Anna Margaret Schwenk.
John and Rosannah, after their marriage lived in Washington County Maryland where John pledged the oath of allegiance during the Revolutionary War.
He moved his family to Hardin County, Kentucky northeast of Elizabethtown around 1780 where they became prosperous pioneers and where he was known to live in a fort and owned more than 2,500 acres of land.
John Swank was killed by Indians and his story is related in the Hardin County, Kentucky historical records. On August 12, 1794 John and Rosannah were riding on horseback from Elizabethtown to Bardstown, Kentucky when attacked by Indians. John put his wife on his wounded horse and then he fled on foot to a cave on the old Cofer farm, which was about two miles from where they lived. While trying to conceal himself, his dog betrayed him by barking at the pursuing Indians and he was murdered suffering nineteen bullet wounds. Tradition says that John remained sitting upright with his back against the projecting rocks and after many bullets were fired into his body, the Indians became frightened and fled, thinking he was a spirit.
Rosannah fled on her husband's horse until the horse collapsed. She then got away on foot and made it to a friend's home on Rolling Fork. The story continues that she was a big woman and her new linsey dress was slowing her down, so she took it off and carried it over her arm, but took care to save all the precious pins which she stuck in a neat row across the frock.
NOTE: Due to development of area, this grave was moved to Ridge Spring Cemetery, Hardin Co, Ky. It was originally in the Edlin Cemetery. Notice from contributor 47065478
Gravestone date of death 1793, following historical record 1794
Married Rosannah Sammett (Summit) November 28, 1769 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Children: Hannah, John Jr., Jacob, Elizabeth, David, Susannah, Rosannah, Joseph.
Given name Johannes Schwenk, son of Balthasar Schwenk born in Germany and Anna Margaret Schwenk.
John and Rosannah, after their marriage lived in Washington County Maryland where John pledged the oath of allegiance during the Revolutionary War.
He moved his family to Hardin County, Kentucky northeast of Elizabethtown around 1780 where they became prosperous pioneers and where he was known to live in a fort and owned more than 2,500 acres of land.
John Swank was killed by Indians and his story is related in the Hardin County, Kentucky historical records. On August 12, 1794 John and Rosannah were riding on horseback from Elizabethtown to Bardstown, Kentucky when attacked by Indians. John put his wife on his wounded horse and then he fled on foot to a cave on the old Cofer farm, which was about two miles from where they lived. While trying to conceal himself, his dog betrayed him by barking at the pursuing Indians and he was murdered suffering nineteen bullet wounds. Tradition says that John remained sitting upright with his back against the projecting rocks and after many bullets were fired into his body, the Indians became frightened and fled, thinking he was a spirit.
Rosannah fled on her husband's horse until the horse collapsed. She then got away on foot and made it to a friend's home on Rolling Fork. The story continues that she was a big woman and her new linsey dress was slowing her down, so she took it off and carried it over her arm, but took care to save all the precious pins which she stuck in a neat row across the frock.
NOTE: Due to development of area, this grave was moved to Ridge Spring Cemetery, Hardin Co, Ky. It was originally in the Edlin Cemetery. Notice from contributor 47065478
Married Rosannah Sammett (Summit) November 28, 1769 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Children: Hannah, John Jr., Jacob, Elizabeth, David, Susannah, Rosannah, Joseph.
Given name Johannes Schwenk, son of Balthasar Schwenk born in Germany and Anna Margaret Schwenk.
John and Rosannah, after their marriage lived in Washington County Maryland where John pledged the oath of allegiance during the Revolutionary War.
He moved his family to Hardin County, Kentucky northeast of Elizabethtown around 1780 where they became prosperous pioneers and where he was known to live in a fort and owned more than 2,500 acres of land.
John Swank was killed by Indians and his story is related in the Hardin County, Kentucky historical records. On August 12, 1794 John and Rosannah were riding on horseback from Elizabethtown to Bardstown, Kentucky when attacked by Indians. John put his wife on his wounded horse and then he fled on foot to a cave on the old Cofer farm, which was about two miles from where they lived. While trying to conceal himself, his dog betrayed him by barking at the pursuing Indians and he was murdered suffering nineteen bullet wounds. Tradition says that John remained sitting upright with his back against the projecting rocks and after many bullets were fired into his body, the Indians became frightened and fled, thinking he was a spirit.
Rosannah fled on her husband's horse until the horse collapsed. She then got away on foot and made it to a friend's home on Rolling Fork. The story continues that she was a big woman and her new linsey dress was slowing her down, so she took it off and carried it over her arm, but took care to save all the precious pins which she stuck in a neat row across the frock.
NOTE: Due to development of area, this grave was moved to Ridge Spring Cemetery, Hardin Co, Ky. It was originally in the Edlin Cemetery. Notice from contributor 47065478
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