Thompson, Bernice Maude

1882 - 1979  (96 years)

• Name	Thompson, Bernice Maude
  Birth	11 Jul 1882	Lander, Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Mayflower desc_2	HOPKINS. Taylor Swift, my 6th cousin 1x removed; back to Salmon & Lydia Burgess Kingsley, and to John Billington on the Mayflower  [2]
  	20260317GHLn- Taylor Swift is a documented descendant of several Mayflower passengers, including Stephen Hopkins, Richard Warren, and John Billington (and his wife Ellinor, and son Francis), making her a distant relative of many other famous figures and anyone else with those ancestral lines. Her lineage connects through the Warren family to Plymouth, Massachusetts, establishing her as a 10th great-granddaughter of Richard Warren, for instance. 20260317GHLn- FamousKin.com Relationship Chart of Stephen Hopkins (c1582 - 1644) Mayflower 1620 & Jamestowne 1610 11th Great-grandfather of Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter Stephen Hopkins Mary Kent alias Black Constance Hopkins Nicholas Snow Mark Snow Jane Prence Nicholas Snow Lydia Shaw Thankful Snow Joseph Burgess Lydia Burgess Salmon Kingsley Orin Kingsley Hulda Coon Orin Kingsley Margaret Buchanan Rev. Alanson Kingsley Laura Ann Jackett Barbara Maria Jane Kingsley Willis Wilbur Thompson Bernice Maude Thompson Archie Dean Swift Archie Dean Swift Rose Baldi Douglas Scott Kingsley Swift Andrea G. Finlay Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter Taylor Swift image by Eva Rinaldi (CC BY-SA 2.0) © 2010-2026 FamousKin.com Page 2 of 2 FamousKi 20250917GHLn- Family Relationship of John Billington (c1580 - 1630) Mayflower passenger 1620 11th Great-grandfather to Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter ? ? Click or tap a name to see more details including source citations. John Billington Elinor - - - - - - Francis Billington Christian Penn Mary Billington Samuel Sabin Sarah Sabin John Kingsley Ezra Kingsley Elizabeth Wight Salmon Kingsley Lydia Burgess Orin Kingsley Hulda Coon Orin Kingsley Margaret Buchanan Rev. Alanson Kingsley Laura Ann Jackett Barbara Maria Jane Kingsley Willis Wilbur Thompson Bernice Maude Thompson Archie Dean Swift Archie Dean Swift Rose Baldi Douglas Scott Kingsley Swift Andrea G. Finlay Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter Taylor Swift image by Eva Rinaldi ( CC BY-SA 2.0)
  FSID	24X2-FWH
  Name	Bernice Maude Swift Mrs  [1]
  Death	28 Mar 1979	Wayne, Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20250918GHLn- Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Photo added by J.T. Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Birth 11 Jul 1882 Lander, Warren County, PA Death 28 Mar 1979 (aged 96) Wayne, Delaware County, PA Burial Pine Grove Cemetery Ridgway, Elk County, PA Memorial ID71759676 · Photos 5 Flowers 6 Added by Casey Bricker Added by Sue Cross Family Members Parents Willard Wilbur "Willie" Thompson 1852–1940 Barbara Maria Jane "Jennie" Kingsley Thompson 1857–1927 Spouse Archie Dean Swift Sr 1877–1961 (m. 1909) Siblings Ralph Thompson 1877–1877 Margia Ailene Thompson 1885–1971 Children Shirley Bernice Swift Skillman 1911–1987 Virginia Ailene Swift Conover 1913–2002 Archie Dean Swift Jr 1914–1998 Lyle Jackett Swift 1916–1918 Eugene Clinton Swift 1919–1973 Martin Reno Swift 1924–2003 Flowers • 6 Left by DMLeForce on 15 Feb 2024 Left by Grace on 13 Dec 2023 age 96
  Burial	Aft 28 Mar 1979	Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20250918GHLn- Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Photo added by J.T. Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Birth 11 Jul 1882 Lander, Warren County, PA Death 28 Mar 1979 (aged 96) Wayne, Delaware County, PA Burial Pine Grove Cemetery Ridgway, Elk County, PA Memorial ID71759676 · Photos 5 Flowers 6 Added by Casey Bricker Added by Sue Cross Family Members Parents Willard Wilbur "Willie" Thompson 1852–1940 Barbara Maria Jane "Jennie" Kingsley Thompson 1857–1927 Spouse Archie Dean Swift Sr 1877–1961 (m. 1909) Siblings Ralph Thompson 1877–1877 Margia Ailene Thompson 1885–1971 Children Shirley Bernice Swift Skillman 1911–1987 Virginia Ailene Swift Conover 1913–2002 Archie Dean Swift Jr 1914–1998 Lyle Jackett Swift 1916–1918 Eugene Clinton Swift 1919–1973 Martin Reno Swift 1924–2003 Flowers • 6 Left by DMLeForce on 15 Feb 2024 Left by Grace on 13 Dec 2023 Pine Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I108704	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Thompson, Willis Wilbur,   b. 23 Aug 1852, Lander, Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Dec 1940, Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kingsley, Barbara Maria Jane,   b. 20 Sep 1857, Farmington, Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Dec 1927, Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1876
  Family ID	F61579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Swift, Archie Dean Sr,   b. 15 Aug 1877, North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Sep 1961, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1909	Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Swift, Archie Dean Jr Lt,   b. 20 Dec 1914, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Sep 1998, West Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Swift, Lyle Jackett,   b. 27 Jun 1916, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 May 1918, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Swift, Eugene Clifton,   b. 31 Jul 1919, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jul 1973, Paoli, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Swift, Martin Reno,   b. 24 Jul 1924, Wayne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Sep 2003, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Conover, Virginia Ailene,   b. 9 Nov 1913, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Sep 2002, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Swift, Infant,   b. 19 Jul 1902, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1902, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Swift, Natalie Patterson,   b. 5 Jun 1905, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Apr 1990, Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F61580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 2 Sep 1909 - Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 28 Mar 1979 - Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Bernice Maude Swift (43) facts 20250918GHLn- 20250918GHLn- Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Photo added by J.T. Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Birth 11 Jul 1882 Lander, Warren County, PA Death 28 Mar 1979 (aged 96) Wayne, Delaware County, PA Burial Pine Grove Cemetery Ridgway, Elk County, PA Memorial ID71759676 · Photos 5 Flowers 6 Added by Casey Bricker Added by Sue Cross Family Members Parents Willard Wilbur "Willie" Thompson 1852–1940 Barbara Maria Jane "Jennie" Kingsley Thompson 1857–1927 Spouse Archie Dean Swift Sr 1877–1961 (m. 1909) Siblings Ralph Thompson 1877–1877 Margia Ailene Thompson 1885–1971 Children Shirley Bernice Swift Skillman 1911–1987 Virginia Ailene Swift Conover 1913–2002 Archie Dean Swift Jr 1914–1998 Lyle Jackett Swift 1916–1918 Eugene Clinton Swift 1919–1973 Martin Reno Swift 1924–2003 Flowers • 6 Left by DMLeForce on 15 Feb 2024 Left by Grace on 13 Dec 2023 Thompson-Swift, Bernice Maude fag_ 20250918GHLn- Added by: Casey Bricker on 07 Jun 2014 Bernice Maude Thompson-Swift is the paternal great grandmother of singer Taylor Swift 20250918GHLn- Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Photo added by J.T. Bernice Maude Thompson Swift Birth 11 Jul 1882 Lander, Warren County, PA Death 28 Mar 1979 (aged 96) Wayne, Delaware County, PA Burial Pine… [S3064] Famous Kin off the Mayflower-. HOPKINS - Taylor Swift (1) fact 20260317GHLn- 20260317GHLn- FamousKin.com Relationship Chart of Stephen Hopkins (c1582 - 1644) Mayflower 1620 & Jamestowne 1610 11th Great-grandfather of Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter Stephen Hopkins Mary Kent alias Black Constance Hopkins Nicholas Snow Mark Snow Jane Prence Nicholas Snow Lydia Shaw Thankful Snow Joseph Burgess Lydia Burgess Salmon Kingsley Orin Kingsley Hulda Coon Orin Kingsley Margaret Buchanan Rev. Alanson Kingsley Laura Ann Jackett Barbara Maria Jane Kingsley Willis Wilbur Thompson Bernice Maude Thompson Archie Dean Swift Archie Dean Swift Rose Baldi Douglas Scott Kingsley Swift Andrea G. Finlay Taylor Swift Singer and Songwriter Taylor Swift image by Eva Rinaldi (CC BY-SA 2.0) © 2010-2026 FamousKin.com Page 2 of 2 FamousKi At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

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TNG ID: I108704

FSID: 24X2-FWH