Thomas Swann (1616 - 1680)

Born 8 May 1616 in Swanns Point, Surry, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Delton — married 13 Jan 1639 in England

Husband of Sarah (Codd) Swann — married 1649 in Swann's Point Plantation, Surry, Virginia Colony

Husband of Ann (Unknown) Swann — married 22 Feb 1663 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 16 May 1680 at age 64 in Swanns Point, Surry, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Swann is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Thomas Swann was a Virginia colonist.

Thomas was born in May 1616 in Surrey, Virginia, United States. He was the son of William Swann and Judith (Greene) Swann.^[1][2]

Thomas was baptized on 5 June 1614 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England.^[3]

When Thomas was 52 he married on 20 December 1668 at an unknown location.^[4]

Thomas' 1st wife was Margaret Delton, dau of William Delton, who was baptized Mar 13 1582 in West Peckham, Kent, England. They married Jan 13 1639/40 in England. She died Apr 5 1646. ^[5]

Thomas and Margaret had the following children: ^[5]

1. Susannah (Swann) Marriott) Oct 26 1640, d Nov 25 1660, m Major William Marriott
2. William, b Oct 30 1644, died young in London, England, psosibly around 1647
3. Thomas, b Mar 23 1645, d Feb 19 1665/7 Suffolk, England

Thomas' 2nd wife was Sarah (Codd) Swann. They married Jan 13 1649/50 in Swann's Point, Surry County, Virginia and she died Jan 13 1654/5. Parents of Sarah are different in different sources. Some have Samuel and Susannah. ^[5] Some have dau. of Col. Saint Leger Codd, some have William Cold and Mary St Leger.

Thomas and Sarah had the following children: ^[5]

1. Sarah, b Oct 15 1651, d Aug 9 1652
2. Samuel Swann, b May 11 1653, d 1707
3. Sampson, b May 28 1654, d Nov 1 1668

Thomas' 3rd wife was Sarah Chandler. They married Jul 30 1655 in Swann's Point, Surry County, Virginia and she died Nov 10 1662. ^[5]

Thomas and Sarah had the following children, who all died young: ^[5]

1. Judith, b Apr 22 1656, d Mar 30 1668
2. Anne, b Jul 9 1657, d Aug 21 1659
3. son, b Dec 11 1658, d Dec 20 1658
4. son, b Nov 1 1662, died at birth

Thomas' 4th wife was Ann (Fowler) Browne Swann (abt.1608-1668), widow of Henry Browne. They married Feb 23 1662/3. She died, without issue with Thomas, Aug 12 1668. She had a son Barclay, with 1st husband Henry. ^[5] Her maiden name may have been Fowler.

Thomas' 5th wife was Mary (Mansfield) Swann (abt.1640-bef.1720), sister of George Mansfield. They married Dec 20 1668. Mary later married Col Robert Randolph / Randall. ^[5]

Thomas and Mary had the following children: ^[5]

1. Mary (Swan) Lipscomb, b Oct 5 1669, d abt 1700-1768, m Richard Bland (b Aug 11 1665 Virginia), son of Theodoric Bland and Anne Bennett.
2. Francis, b Dec 14 1670, d Apr 14 1676
3. Thomas Swann III, b Dec 14 1670, d abt 1705, m Elizabeth, dau of William Thompson, moved to Nansemond. His wife later marrying John Lear. He is sometimes referrred to as Thompson.
4. Sarah (Swann) Randolph, b 1672, d 1714, m 1st Dec 17 1687 Henry Randolph, m 2nd Giles Webb.

Thomas died at the age of 64 on 16 May 1680 in Swanns Point, Surry, Virginia, United States.^[6][4]

Research Notes

Thomas Swann (1616-1680), Virginia Burgess and Councillor^[7][8]

Following on 3 sources:

• "Shirley Family Association page about Swan Surname" ^[5]
• Notes about Rev. Roger Green on "Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northen Neck Counties", ^[9]
• Col Thomas Swann in "Southern Family" on rootsweb ^[10]

"On 1 March 1638/9 Thomas Swann of Swann's Point, Surry, re-patented land in James City County on the south side of the river, as held previously by his father. Most of the Headright patentees named are the same as those on the claim of his father. He also came into possession of an additional 300 acres on the south side of the James River, adjacent to land "Lately belonging to Captain Ralph Hamor, and now in possession of Jeremiah Clements". Thomas Swan was a Burgess for James City from 1645 to 1649; and for Surry from 1657 to 1658. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in 1658, and was appointed a Member of the Council in 1659, which place he held until his death. His name occurs frequently in the records of Surry, of which County he was appointed a Justice and Lieutenant Colonel of the Militia in 1652.

A letter survives written to him from Roger Green at Gravesend on 13 October 1663. It is not known if this Roger Green is a relation, although the tone of the letter seems to imply this. Roger Greene was an emigrant to Virginia in 1635 on board the ship "Abraham", when he was aged 24, and was therefore born around 1610/11 [J. C. Hotten, Original Lists of Persons Emigrating to America 1600-1700, Chatto & Windus, 1874]. On 2 December 1665 Thomas Swann was appointed, along with William Drummond, by Governor of Virginia to look after the ship "Recovery" which had lost her Master owing to his arrest by the Governor, Sir William Berkeley. Berkeley persuaded Roger Newham to accept the post; and after hire by Thomas Swann and William Drummond, he set sail from Jamestown with a cargo of tobacco. This included 44 hogsheads for Henry Spratt, 66 hogsheads for William Drummond and 36 hogsheads for Thomas Swann, as the three main freighters. Their Agents in London were Mr. Shakerly for Swann; John Carrill for Drummond and William Yeoman for Spratt [HCA 13/76].

• "Shirley Association" ^[5] and "rootsweb" ^[10] pages continue with the following:

Thomas Swanne was one of the signatories to a letter sent by the Governor and Council of Virginia to the King and Privy Council, which was presented there on 16 October 1667. This was a complaint against Lord Baltimore, Governor of Maryland, for disallowing the cessation from planting of tobacco for a year, as stipulated by his own Commissioners. The full list of signatories was: Sir William Berkeley, Governor; Thomas Ludwell, Secretary; Robert Wynne, Speaker; Robert Smith; Richard Bennett; Theodore Blande; Thomas Stegge; Nathaniel Bacon; Henry Corbin; Miles Cary; Francis Willis; Thomas Swann; George Reade and Edward Carter.

Colonel Swann, contrary to the majority of wealthy men in Virginia, was a supporter of Bacon in his revolution against Governor Berkeley. For the part he played in the rebellion see the Chapter on "Bacon's Rebellion" in "Colonial Surry".

Thomas Swann died on 16 September 1680 "Being 64 years of age, and was buried at Swann's Point at my grandfather's feet".

"At this time it is clear that Colonel Thomas Swann was involved in the transport and sale of tobacco in England, and had part share in the cargo of a vessel called the "Recovery". Whilst at anchor in the Elizabeth River, Virginia, in 1665 the ship, already in poor condition had lost her Master, who was arrested by the Governor, Sir William Bartlet, to look after the Recovery at this time - Colonel Thomas Swann and William Drummond, he joined the ship The Recovery was carrying a cargo of tobacco: 44 hogsheads for Henry Spratt, 66 hogsheads for William Drummond and 36 hogsheads for Thomas Swann The Correspondents [Agents] in London, to whom the cargo was due to be delivered, were Mr Shakerly for Swann and John Carrill for Drummond. The Royal Commissioners, appointed by Charles II to inquire into the causes of Bacon's rebellion, met at Thomas Swann’s residence at Swann's Point in 1677, and for this courteous act he received a pardon.

Swann's long-time friend, William Drummond, was condemned at a Court Martial held on shipboard in the York River on 11 January 1676/7 and was hanged on 20 January 1676. William Drummond of Virginia was the son of John Drummond and Janet Hayes, and was born in 1620 at Inverness, Scotland. William Drummond was appointed North Carolina's first Governor by Lord William Berkeley of Virginia. He married Sarah Swann, daughter of Edward Swann of Denton Court, in Kent, in 1651 [This statement needs verification]. William and Sarah Swann Drummond had son, John Drummond, born 10 June 1658 in James City County, Virginia. John Drummond later married Mary Robertson in 1706. Sarah Drummond, a daughter of William and Sarah Drummond, married Colonel Samuel Swann of Swann's Point, Surry County, Virginia."

• "rootsweb" page continues: ^[10]

Col. Thomas Swann from all reports was an only child.

Sources:

• The Tishomingo County Connection by Esther Welch Adams.1981.
• Swann History by Yates Publishing, Page 79
• Swann History from Yates Publishing.Page #68
• Swann History from Yates Publishing.Page # 80

From WFT22, #3104:

"On 1 Mar 1638 he took patent on 1200 acres "Swanns Point", obtained 300 acres adjoining, for transporting 6 persons into colony 9 May 1638; and on 7 Feb 1665 an additional "900 a.on south side James River and East side of Blackwater, 3 miles west from Jno Bradies, for transfer 18 persons: Margaret Delton, Sarah Coe, Susannah Doe, Thomas Smith (Sir Thomas Smith, first head of the London Co, treasurer. He was one of the group to whom Raleigh had assigned his rights in Virginia. He, too, had been knighted for bravery at Cadiz. Member of Parliament and as ambassador to Russia. 1600 first Gov. of East India Co. House in Enpot Lane.),Richard Jackwell, Mary Hawkins, J.Douglas, Jas. Seward, Jno. Pellsone, Jes. Pellsone, Jane Sickler, John Sickler, William Sanford, Jno. Lewis, Jno Long, Nickolas White, Togh (Irish boy), Irish woman.

Col. Thomas was a member of the Royal Commissioners 1660-1680. Col. Thomas offered his house on the other side of the river to Commissioners sent over by the King to investigate Gov. Berkeley's mis-management. In 1671, he bought the east home of the 3 brick homes in Jamestown from Henry Randolph. These houses were burned, but foundations restored. Was a member of old Southwark Church and Parish near Four Mile Tree in Surry Co. A member of House of Burgesses 1645-1680. Lt. Colonel in 1652. Died 1680 age 64 yrs., buried at Swann's point at his father's feet. (In 1649 Charles I beheaded. VA Burgesses and Council denounced the deed.) He came to America 1629/ Alderman Jamestown; Member of House of Burgesses 1645-'79 & Member of Assembly."

"Swan Family"

The Critic of Richmond, Va. has the following, and more concerning the Swan Family. The Critic on file in the Va. State Library is fast falling to pieces from wear and age, therefore it may be well to copy some of the data given, where it concerns soldiers of the Revolution and their antecedents and descendants.

There was a Thomas Swan, member of the House of Burgesses from James City Co., 1645 and 1649; from Surry, 1657-58; Member of the Council, 1660-1680. He died Sep. 16, 1680.

The English sent to suppress Bacons Rebellion, sat at his house, and he appears to have used his influence for mercy and moderation.

Notes from external profile

Note: Thomas swan

Media

Note: Marriages of Thomas

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=4858a5df-5c58-4c9d-af46-61c939133063&tid=46092103&pid=1379

Thomas Swann and Betty, the daughter of Cockockoske, Queen of Pamunky. Cockockoeske was the granddaughter of Opechancanough (brother of Powhatan). Susannah was raised by her Algonquian mother and the tribe called her Susannah Swann. ^{[citation needed]}

Thomas Swann never recognized her as a daughter but left his fortune to a daughter of Susannah in his will (without stating that either Susannah or her daughter were related to him).

Additional Information

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.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note:. Citing: Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1188481&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1616 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1639 Marriage place: Ancestry Record 7836 #1188481 (accessed 13 March 2021)
2. ↑ Birth: Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Note:. Citing: Note: Ancestry Record genepoolb #4386457 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1616 Birth place: Jamestown, VA, USA Ancestry Record 5769 #4386457 (accessed 13 March 2021)
3. ↑ Baptism: Title: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data - Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries Note:. Citing: Note: Ancestry Record lmaearlyparish #3503633 Note: Data: Text: Baptism date: 5 Jun 1614 Baptism place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England Ancestry Record 1624 #3503633 (accessed 13 March 2021)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Death: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note:. Citing: Page: Birth year: 1616; Birth city: Jamestown; Birth state: VA. Note: Ancestry Record genepool #2508870 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1616 Birth place: Jamestown, VA Death date: 1680 Death place: Marriage date: 20 December 1668 Marriage place: Ancestry Record 4725 #2508870 (accessed 13 March 2021)
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Shirley Family Association page about Swan Surname
6. ↑ Gravestone: Title: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave : accessed 29 January 2012. Citing: Note: Ancestry Record websearch-4119 #1367429 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1616 Birth place: Death date: 16 May 1680 Death place: Ancestry Record 70635 #1367429 (accessed 13 March 2021)
7. ↑ Jamestowne Society: Swann, Thomas - A7803; born May 1616, died 16 September 1680 Surry Co.; James City Co.: 1645-46, 1649; Surry Co.: 1658, 1679 (Burgess); 1659-80 (Councillor). accessed 10 September 2018
8. ↑ Entry for Thomas Swann in Lyon Gardiner Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (accessed 10 September 2018)
9. ↑ Roger Rev. Green Notes about Thomas Swan(n) "Early Colonial Settlers of Souther Maryland and Virginia's Northen Neck Counties"
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Col Thomas Swann in "Southern Family" on rootsweb Col Thomas Swann ID Number: I47445 has Resources linked

See also:

• Ancestry Profile
• Susannah Swann - daughter of Queen Betty -- http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/2007-02/1 171959452 Added by Carr-8686
• Find A Grave: Memorial #6126891
• son Samuel Swann / Swan biography from North Carolina State Library with a great deal of information about father Thomas Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes, edited by William S. Powell. Copyright ©1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press
• Swann family (archived at Wayback Machine)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Swann-115 created through the import of Misty_s ancestry.ged on Sep 16, 2012 by Misty Wood.