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| | Noah Haynes Swayne |
 | | SWAYNE, Noah Haynes, jurist, born in Culpeper county, Virginia, 7 December, 1804; died in New York city, 8 June, 1884. |
 | | His ancestor, Francis Swayne, came to this country with William Penn, and the farm on which he settled near Philadelphia is still in possession of his descendants. |
 | | Noah's father, Joshua, removed to Virginia, and the son, after receiving a good education in Waterford, Virginia, studied law in Warrenton, was admitted to the bar in 1823, removed to Ohio, and in 1825 opened an office in Coshocton. |
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