 William Swann, son of Samuell Swann and N.N..BORN_SHORT 10 jul 1586 Gravesend, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 28 feb 1638 Swann's Point, Surrey, Virginia, 51 years One of the first Swann's in Virginia was William Swann of Southfleete, Kent. William was born at Gravesend, Kent in 1586, the son of Samuell Swann and a descendant of Baron John Swan of Kent. William Swann married Judith Greene, the widow of William Austen, at St. Dunstain's Church, Middlesex, England on April 16th, 1612. William came to Jamestown, Virginia in 1616 and had a son, Thomas, there and then went back to England. William was a stockholder in the Virginia Company and was appointed Royal Customs Collector of Virginia. The Swanns finally settled permanently in Virginia in 1635. William served as Land Registrar and Royal Customs Collector of the Virginia Colony until his death in 1638. William was granted 1200 acres of land across the James River from Jamestown in Surry County. He purchased a farm which was Jordan's Point and named it Swann's Point, built tobacco planttion, which is still on the maps today. This plantation later was repatented in Colonel Thomas Swann's name after William's death. William and Judith are buried there in the family graveyard. The Swann family Coat of Arms is engraved on the tombs of William and Thomas Swann at Swann's Point and these Arms trace themself back to 1533 when they were granted to Sir Francis Swann of Wye, Kent. Virginia was going to build a bridge across the James River at this point, but a few relatives persuaded the State to turn Swann's Point into a wildlife reserve. Thomas, the eldest son, inherited the land and became a member of the Virgia Burgesses. Tom's younger brother, Edward, was granted land in St. Mary's Co., MD and moved there in the 1650s. Col. Edward Swann married Susannah Heath and had 10 children. Edward had plots of land all over St Mary's/Charles County, and is presumed to have died after 1666. Married 16 apr 1612 St. Dunstain's Ch, Stephney, London, Middlesex, England (25 years married) to:  Judith GreeneBORN_SHORT 5 feb 1589 Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 16 sep 1680 Swann's Point, Surrey, Virginia, 91 years Judith first married William Austen Children: | |||
1) Thomas SwannBORN_SHORT 6 may 1616 Surry, Virginia, DIED_SHORT 16 sep 1680 Swann's Point, Surrey, Virginia Was in the Army of King Charles I of England, was appointed as Tobacco Viewer of Jamestown and later served as a member of the Governor's Council and the Jamestown House of Burgess. Was sympathetic to Nathaniel Bacon's cause, but was never proven to be a supporter. | |||
2) Matthew SwannBORN_SHORT 1620, DIED_SHORT 1620, under 1 year old Age > 1 year | |||
3) Samuel SwannBORN_SHORT 1624, DIED_SHORT 1624, under 1 year old | |||
4) Edward SwannBORN_SHORT 1630 Denton Court, Kent, England, DIED_SHORT 16 may 1708 Swann's Point, Surrey, Virginia, 77 or 78 years Colonel Edward Swann 1658: Charles County Circuit Court, Liber B, 10 May 1663, Page 113 - 114 Patent: John Lewgar, Sec'y of the Province, transported many persons into the province grants unto James Walker, assignee of John Lewgar a parcel of land lying on the west side of the Wicokomoco, River and Walker's Run containing 200 acres 17 Aug 1658; /s/ Josias Fendall Endorsement on back: James Walker assigns rights to Edward Swan; dated 27 Jan 1658; /s/ James Walker; wit. Robert Hickes (mark), Richard Granger (mark) ==== 1658: Charles County Circuit Court, Liber A; 26 October 1658, Page 22 John Piper demands warrant against John Villaine in action of the case; subpoena to warn John Courts, Edward Swane and Hew Neale to testify 1662: Charles County Circuit Court, Liber A; 22 Apr 1662, Page 201 Edward Swan presents Elisabeth Ireland; judged to 17 years old === Charles County Circuit Court, Liber B, 28 Jul 1663, Page 125 John Piper and Samuell Dobson bind themselves never to trouble nor molest Edward Swan of a parcel of land containing 100 acres which the said Swan was possessed of before any of us had any relation to the one half of the said land; 14 Jan 1662; /s/ John Piper (mark); Samuell Dobson; wit. Susan Swan (mark) === 1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 291-23: PROMISE: 140 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Bayly, John : Surveyed Sept 1673 for John Dent at a bound oak and bound tree of Edward Swann and William Marshall, Bounding upon Swan N.W.: Surveyed 10 July 1665 for John Nevitt Adjoining to the land of Edward Swan 1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Surveyed 10 June 1682 for Wm Ward near the head of Wicomico river at the East Bound of the land late of Edward Swan Rent Rolls Charles County Md: Possession of - 250 Acres - Wilson, John: Surveyed 16 Jan 1664 for Richard Watson in the woods adjoining to the land of Edward Swann called EAGLETON: Other Tracts Mentioned: EAGLETON; WILSONS CHOICE ==== 1706: === Charles County Land Records, Liber C Page 7 Recorded at request of Thomas Stonestreet, Jr.: 11 Jun 1706; Indenture from Thomas Stonestreet, Sr., planter of Prince George's Co., to Thomas Stonestreet, Jr., of Prince George's Co., younger son of Thomas, Sr.; for natural love and affection and 5s; part of a tract called Birth Denn formerly in St. Mary's now in Charles Co.; bounded by Richard Morris and Edward Swann; laid out for 150 acres; /s/ Thomas Stonestreet (mark); wit. William Stone, Edward Chapman, Cornelius White; ack. in open court 11 Jun 1706 | |||
5) John SwannBORN_SHORT 1630, DIED_SHORT 1630, under 1 year old | |||
6) James SwannBORN_SHORT 1632, DIED_SHORT 1632, under 1 year old | |||
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