Samuel A. Swann, Sr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 19 Jun 1725, St. Marys Co, Maryland
• Will: 17 Apr 1743, Charles Co, Maryland; written

Notes:

. Samuel Swann, b. ca 1676, age ca 47 on 2 May 1723, bro. of Thomas (CCLR L-z.11s); age 55 in 1731 (CCLR R#z.4); d. 1743 Charles Co.; carpenter; m. ca 1699 Anne Burch; d. aft 1758 when she was mentioned re her son Mercer's estate; d/o Oliver Burch and his wife Barbara (MCW vL117); the 1726/7 will of Oliver Burch leaves 5s to his dau. Anne Swan (MCW vi.117);

1707 Chaptico Hundred rent rolls show Samuel possessed 292 acres of Hopewell which his father resurveyed in 1669. In 1738 Thomas, brother of Samuel, conveyed 292-1/2 acres to Samuel's son, Burch Swann. Samuel Swann and his sister Susannah Briscoe are named next of kin in the inv. of their bro. James Swann of St. Mary's Co. (1&A 27.145)

mentioned in his sister's will 1739


Property:
19 Jun 1725; from Philip Briscoe of St. Mary's, physician, to Samuel Swann of Charles County, carpenter; all that tract formerly belonging to Edward Swann, Sr., being part of Egglestone; given to his [Edward's] dau. Susannah in consideration of her marriage; containing 80 acres; ack. Philip Briscoe and Elizabeth his wife (CCLR L#2.231

Will:
June 1, 1743- Charles Co., MD Will Book Liber #DD#2 Folio #99-100
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.~

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 called Egleton. 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. # 2 PEDIGREE #5537

Samuel married Ann Burch about 1696 in Maryland. Ann (daughter of Oliver Burch, (immigrant) and Barbara (Barbary) Tennison) was born in 1685 in Newport, Charles Co, Maryland; died on 17 Apr 1743 in Charles Co, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edward Swann died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
2. Samuel Swann, II was born in 1720 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co, Maryland; died on 22 Jan 1817 in Rutherford, North Carolina.
3. Mercer Swann died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
4. Sarah Swann was born in 1697 in Charles Co, Maryland; died in 1728 in Charles Co, Maryland.
5. Burch Swann died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
6. Susannah Swann-Wheeler died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
7. Elizabeth Swann was born in 1685 in St. Marys Co, Maryland; died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
8. Barbara Swann-Muggleston died after 1743 in of, Charles City, Maryland.
9. Sarah Swann-Dyer (or Dyson) died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.
10. Edward Swann died after 1743 in of, Charles Co, Maryland.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: Bef 1648, (possible immigrant)
• Property: Abt 1676, St. Marys Co, Maryland

Notes:

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)
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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
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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)
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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
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1706: ===
Charles County Land Records, Liber C#2 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

Property:
19 Jun 1725; from Philip Briscoe of St. Mary's, physician, to Samuel Swann of Charles County, carpenter; all that tract formerly belonging to Edward Swann, Sr., being part of Egglestone; given to his [Edward's] dau. Susannah in consideration of her marriage; containing 80 acres; ack. Philip Briscoe and Elizabeth his wife (CCLR L#2.231
(Susannah m Briscoe about 1676)

Edward* married Susannah* Heath about 1649 in Charles Co, Maryland. Susannah* was born about 1628 in of, Virginia; died after 1663. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1663: 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)

Notes:

From Rootsweb site: "Contact Angela DiBlasi adib102684@aol.com; updated 8/14/04 - "Major surnames: Creasy, McKee, Collins, Walker, Swann, Dyer, Tate, Goslee, Greenley and more."
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=angeladiblasi&id=I2080
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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 plantation, 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 Virginse of 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.
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Swann's Point at the mouth of the Nansemond and near the mouth of the James river, Virginia.
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http://users.htcomp.net/benny/d107.htm#P1658
States parents were William Swann and Amy Deering.
siblings listed as: George, Sir Frances, Muriel, and Margaret.

William* married Judith* Greene on 16 Apr 1612 in St. Dunstain's Ch, Stephney, London, Middlesex, England. Judith* was born on 5 Feb 1589 in Kent, England; died on 16 Sep 1680 in Swan's Point, Surrey, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://users.htcomp.net/benny/d107.htm#P1658
lists children: Thomas, Matthew, Samuel, John, and Edward.