 Samuel A. Swann, son of Edward Swann and Susannah Heath.BORN_SHORT 1653, DIED_SHORT before 1 jun 1743, at most 90 years Samuel A. Swann Sr. mentioned in his sister's will 1739 Last Will and Testament of Samuel Swann - MacGruders Vol. 23, page 136 In the Name of God Amen, I Samuel Swann of Charles County being very sick and weak in body but of perfect sense and memory/ thanks be to Almighty God for the same/ Calling to mind the uncertainity of this Life and knowing that it is appropiate for all men, once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following ~ Imprimis. I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of God that gave it me hoping through the mercies and merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed Savior and Redeemer to obtain Joyful Resurrection the Last Day. Item. I give and Bequeath my Body to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian Manner according to the discretion of my Executor and for what Worldly goods it has pleased Almighty God bless me with, I give and dispose of in manner and form following~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Edward Swann eighty acres of land being part of a tract of Land called Egleton and lying on the South side of the Mill Branch being my now dwelling plantation to be possessed and enjoyed by him the said Edward Swann and his heirs forever after the decease of my well beloved wife Ann Swann.~ Note: Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Samuel Swann one feather bed and covering~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Mercer Swann one feather bed and covering~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Burch Swann one shilling and no more~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Susannah Wheeler one shilling and no more.~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Wheeler one shilling and no more.~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Barbara Muggleston one shilling and no more.~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Sarah Dyer a guide cow big with calfs and no more.~ Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Edward Swann one red heifer big with calfs and no more~ and all my personal estate. Item. I hereby nominate constitute appoint and ordain my well beloved wife Anne Swann and my son Edward Swann as Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby utterly revoking and disannulling any other will or wills by me formerly made or done and acknowledging this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In Testimony where I have here unto set my hand and my seal this 17th day of April Anno Dom 1743. Signed Sealed Delivered and acknowledged to be the Last Will Samuel Swann and Testament of Samuel Swann in presence of us Samuel Amery, Benjamin Thom, Benjamin B. King- This will containing two pages At the foot of the foregoing will was annexed the following probate viz~ Charles County Sv. On the 1st day of June 1743, came Samuel Amery- Benjamin Thome and Benjamin King subscribing witnesses to the above will and made oath on the holy Evangelists that they said Samuel Swann the Testator signed the same and heard him publish and declare to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the Time of his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their apprehensions and that severally subscribed their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of the Testator and at his request. Before Walter Hanson DCom.y. Note: (Some say that Sarah Dyer should be Sarah Dyson) Following taken from Early Charles County Maryland Settlers 1658-1745 by Marlene Strawser Bates and F. Edward Wright, Pg. 270: SWANN, Samuel. To son Edward, 80 acres calledEgleton. to sons Samuel and Mercer; dau. Sarah Dyer, personalty. Mentions son Burch; daus. Susanna _____, Elizabeth Wheeler and Barbara Muggleston. Exs.: Wife Anne and son Edward. (Will: 23.136;17 April 1743; 1 June 1732) Next of kin: Burch Swann, Edward Swann. Exts. Ann Swann ( Inv.: 28.161;- - - - 1743; 17Aug. 1743; 27 Aug. 1743) April 17, 1743, SAMUEL'S WILL WAS MADE. June 01, 1743, PROVED, CHARLES COUNTY, MD. (WM. A. YATES NOTE: WILL OF SAMUEL SWANN: SEE SWANN FAMILY NOTES P. 41.) RECORDS OF WM. A. YATES OF STEVENSVILLE, MD. FTM WFT VOL. 5537 Marriage/ Related to:  Anne BurchChildren: | |||
2) Mercer SwannBORN_SHORT after 1701 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT 11 nov 1758 Charles County, Maryland, at most 57 years | |||
3) Burch SwannBORN_SHORT between 1701-1713 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT after mar 1771 Gunpowder Upper Hundred, Baltimore County, Maryland | |||
4) Edward SwannBORN_SHORT between 1701-1723 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT between 1790-1800 Newport East Hundred, Charles County, Maryland | |||
5) Susannah SwannBORN_SHORT between 1705-1720 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT after 1751 Charles County, Maryland Marriage 1 John Thorn b: 1696 in Charles County, Maryland Married: ABT 1744 in Charles County, Maryland Children Mary Anne Thorn b: ABT 1718 in Charles County, Maryland Rebecca Thorn b: 1745 in Charles County, Maryland | |||
6) Sarah SwannBORN_SHORT 1707 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT after 1743, at least 36 years Marriage 1 Unknown Dyer b: ABT 1703 in Charles County, Maryland | |||
7) Barbara SwannBORN_SHORT ± 1712 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT after 1760 Charles County, Maryland Father: Samuel Swann b: 1676 in Charles County, Maryland Mother: Anne Burch b: 1685 in Newport, Charles County, Maryland Marriage 1 Thomas Muggleston b: ABT 1708 in Charles County, Maryland Married: ABT 1728 in Charles County, Maryland Children Susannah Muggleston b: ABT 1728 in Charles County, Maryland | |||
8) Samuel SwannBORN_SHORT 1720 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT 18 dec 1807 Charles County, Maryland, 86 or 87 years First, and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows: - Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren (children of my deceased son SAMUEL HATCH Swann (wit) HENRY SWANN, PHILLIP SWAN, ANNA SWANN, CATHERINE DENT Swann and MARGARET COMPTON SWANN, all that parcel of land being part of a "Tract of Land called Eagleton (except one half acre where the grave yard it) lying and being in Charles County, to them and their heirs forward, also my grandcildren above mentioned., I give and bequeath one Negro man by the name of Ben and one eight part of my personal estate not, specifically bequeather - Item. I give and bequeath onto my son THOMAS MERCER Swann and his heirs forever, all my land in St. Mary's County being part of five Tracts of land (to wit) Quaintan, Swann's Forest, Swann's Venture, Hopewell and Thom's Venture, provided my said son THOMAS MERCER SWANN, pays unto the children of my deceased son EDWARD BURCH SWANN, the sum of six hundred dollars when they become to legal age, to be equally divided among them or the surviving part of them, also to my said grandchildren above mentioned, Representatives of my deceased son EDWARD BURCH Swann , to wit, to JOHN SAMUEL Swann , I give and bequeath a Negro Boy by the name of Charles, to ELHANNAH SWANN, I give and bequeath a Negro boy by the name of Elich. To ELI DENT SWANN, I give and bequeath a Negro Boy by the name of Jeremiah, in case either the said JOHN SAMUEL Swann , ELHANNAH SWANN, or ELI DENT Swann should die before they come to age, my will and desire is that the survivors or survivor of them shall inherit the property left the whole of them, but in case the whole of them should die before they come to age, my will and desire is that the property left them by this my will, shall go to my children or their representatives, also to my Grand Children. Representatives of my deceased son EDWARD B. SWANN, I give and bequeath one eighth part of my property that is undevised - Item. I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN Swann one Negro woman by the name of Rose, one Negro boy by the name of Vincent- and a Negro girl by the name of Jennet with the future increase of the said Negro woman Rose, a horse colt and one bed & furniture, to him and his heirs forever, but under this restriction, that the said JOHN Swann shall not sell or dispose of any part of the property left by me without the license or consent of his brother THOMAS MERCER SWANN, under whose care I leave the said JOHN Swann and his property, and in case of the death of the said THOMAS MERCER SWANN, the person he may appoint to take care of him. And I further will and desire that after the death of the said JOHN SWANN, that the property left him by this my will shall go to my son THOMAS MERCER Swann or his heirs forever - Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne GARNER or her legal Representatives one eighth part of my undevised estate - Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter MARGARET WALTER or her Representatives one eighth part of my property undevised - Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH BARBER or her Representatives one eighth part of my undevised property - Item. I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Lydia Dyson Swann, one Negro girl named Mary and her increase, to her and her heirs forever but in case she should diewithout issue, my will and desire is that the aforesaid bequest shall devolve to her brother JOHN DYSON SWAN and her sister ANNA MADDOX or their issue - Item. I give and bequeath to my grandchildren ANNA MADDOX and JOHN DYSON Swann one eightspart of my undevised property, to them or their heirs - Item. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter CATHERINE DENT Swann (alias) REYNOLDS, as it is said she is married to a man of the name) daughter of my deceased son PHILIP SWANN, one Negro girl by the name of Charity to her and her heirs lawfully begotten. - Item. I give and bequeath to my son THOMAS MERCER Swann one eighth part of my undevised property. Lastly I hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my son THOMAS MERCER SWANN, Executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revolving, disallowing and annulling all and every will or wills by me heretofore made or done, and acknowledge this, and only this my last will and testament - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twentieth day of November eighteen hundred and seven. Note: Signed sealed, acknowledged and declared, to be the last will and testament of SAMUEL SWANN, the testator, in the prescence of us GUSTAVIUS CARTWRIGHT, ROBERT BARBER, AND BENJAMIN WOOD SAMUEL Swann II Before signing this my will I have thought fit to make the following addition thereto (that is to say) I will desire that my three old slaves (to wit) Sep, Philis and Jane shall remain on the land whereon I now live and be supported by and the property of my son THOMAS or his heirs, provided they are willing to live with him but if they prefer going to any of my other children, and they will take them, my will and desire is that they shall be gratified | |||
9) Eleanor SwannBORN_SHORT before 1735 Charles County, Maryland, DIED_SHORT after 1760 Charles County, Maryland, at least 25 years | |||
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