{"id":258,"date":"2011-10-28T05:28:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/?p=258"},"modified":"2014-09-24T19:12:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T23:12:12","slug":"swann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/swann\/","title":{"rendered":"SWANN"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>William Swann was grt 1200a in James City Co Va, Nov 5, 1635, for trans 24 persons, some of whom were Richard Jones, John Swann, Nicholas Stallings, Nicholas Foster, Edward Champion, &amp; Richard Perry. This grant was reissued to Thomas Swann, by Sir John Harvey.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Swann had land grant, Mar 1, 1638, 1200a (as above) on South side of James River, \u201cto half way Neck.\u201d Another grt, May 9, 1638, on South side of the James, \u201cat a place called Swanns Bay.\u201d He was a member of the House of Burgesses, from James City Co, (Surry) 1645-49, and from Surry Co, 1657-58. In Council 1660-80; d Sept 16, 1680. His home was on Swanns Point, Surry Co Va, &amp; the English sent to suppress Bacons Rebellion, met at his house. He married five times, Miss Codd being his first wife, by whom he had, 1st Samuel, b May 11, 1653, who moved to Perq Co, N. C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Maj Samuel Swann, \u201cEldest son of Thomas Swann Esq, of Southwarke pish, dec\u2019d, for \u00a330 pd by Mary Swann Widow of afsd\u201d sold 300a in Surry Co, upon Grays Creek, \u201cpart of a grt unto my dec\u2019d father, for 1930a, Oct 4, 1645.\u201d Seal Feb 25, 168\u00bd. Sarah Swann Ack\u2019 sd Deed, Mar 7, 168\u00bd. (Surry Co records.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Sarah Swann, wife of Maj Samuel, (by letter) apt\u2019 Capt Thomas Swann of James City Co, her Att\u2019 to recover \u201cgoods, Chattels, &amp; money due my sd husband.\u201d April 30, 1694. Test\u2019 Will Foster, Will Gray, Roger Williams. (Surry Co records.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann \u201cSone and heir of Thomas,\u201d for \u00a375 s4 pd by John Tuke of Surry Co, sold \u201cAll Right in Est of my father, the late Capt Thomas Swann,\u201d and apt\u2019 Maj Arthur Allen Att\u2019 Feb 8, 1704. (Surry Co records.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann \u201cof N. C. gent; sold to Joseph John Jackman of Surry Co Vir\u201d for \u00a3450, land called Swanns Point, 1650a, was 300a grt by sd Samuel, by deed, to Mary Swann Relict of Thomas, which was grt sd Thomas \u201chis father\u201d by patent, Feb 15, 1645, in Southwarke Parish, on South side of the\u00a0James River. Mar 4 1706. Elizabeth wife of Samuel Ack\u2019 her Dower right. (Samuel Swanns 2d wife n\u00e9e Lillington.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann proved rights for 13 persons, in Perq precinct 1694, &amp; received for importing them 640a of land; himself, wife Sarah (d of Wm Drummond) &amp; sons: William, Samuel, Sampson, Henry, &amp; Thomas, Elizabeth Hunt, &amp; 5 negroes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>He was grt by John Archdale 450a in Pasq Co, Feb 26, 1696, \u201cat the mouth of Newbegun Creek,\u201d which he conveyed to said Archdale, the next day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>On Oct 29, 1702 Samuel Swann Esq, was grt 850a, \u201cin ye prect of perquimons, adj Mr Thomas Durant, and Roan Oak Sound, Northerly on Batemans Creek, &amp; Easterly on lands of Geo Katchmaide (now in poss\u2019 of Mr Jno Hawkins) being part of 3333a grt by Sir Wm Berkley, late Gov of Vir, to sd Katchmaide, late of the precinct of Perq dec\u2019d.\u201d April 1, 1663.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hon\u2019ble Maj Samuel Swann Sec of State. (At a Gen\u2019l Court in Perq pre\u2019t 1700.) The ages of his first children, can not be found in Perq. His wife Sarah, died April 18, 1696. Samuel Swann (1) m 2d Elizabeth n\u00e9e Lillington (d of Alex &amp; wife Sarah n\u00e9e James) widow of John Fendall. (See deeds, for mar contract.) Issue: 1 Elizabeth, b June 26, 1698\u20142 Sarah, b Dec 29 \u2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Maj Samuel Swann d 7 ber 14, 1707. (Berkeley Par Reg, Perq Co.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel (1) Swann, m Elizabeth Fendall (widow) before Oct 10, 1698.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>John Fendall late of this County, died Dec 20, 1695, at Capt Walkers house. (Capt Henderson Walker, one time Gov of Albemarle m Ann Lillington, sister of Elizabeth, 2d wife of Samuel Swann.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>For the will of Maj Samuel Swann, see Grimes N. C. Wills, p 368, which was p April 20, 1708. He bequeathed to s William \u201ca Bible, &amp; seal ring,\u201d to sons: Sampson, Henry, &amp; Thomas, \u201cland between Muddy Creek, &amp; Marshy Gutt\u201d sons: Samuel, &amp; John, dau\u2019s Elizabeth, &amp; Sarah; wife Elizabeth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Henry Swann of Perq, Merchant: apt\u2019 Mr William, &amp; Thomas Swann his Att\u2019 Sept 21 1709.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Thomas Swann of Pasq Co, conveyed 127a in sd Co, \u201cto his cousin Wm Drummond of Vir, to him &amp; his heirs forever\u201d Oct 18, 1726. (Pasq County Records.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann of Perq was dec\u2019d 1704. Mary widow &amp; Admix. (Col Rec Vol I.) This could not be Maj Samuel\u2019s son, as he names a son Samuel in his will, 1708. If the Samuel who died 1704, left any issue, there is no record of it in Perq.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(3) Samuel (s of Maj Samuel &amp; Sarah n\u00e9e Drummond) m Mary \u2014 (Widow Vail) issue: Mary, b Mch 5, 1726\/7, m Richard Clayton\u20142 Sarah, b Sept 3, 1729\u20143 Samuel, b Dec 8, 1731.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann (3) will Perq, p April 1753, names his dau Mary \u201cwife of Richard Clayton,\u201d to whom he left \u201cland on the Sound side,\u201d other dau\u2019s Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth, Martha, Jane, Margaret. Exrs John, &amp; Jeremiah Vail (brothers). Test\u2019 Susannah Vail, William Woolard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Thomas Swann (s of Maj Samuel &amp; Sarah Drummond) lived in Pasq Co, where his will was p Aug 9, 1733. Sons: Samuel, &amp; William. He made bequest to Dau\u2019s Rebecca, &amp; Elizabeth, \u201cland at Moyock, in Currituck Co,\u201d wife Elizabeth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>John &amp; Thomas Swann moved to Hyde County, where their descendants are now living. The county seat of Hyde, Swan Quarter, was probably named for this branch of the family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(3) Samuel Swann, was Speaker of the Assembly in 1715. Samuel Swann Gent, was sworn in by George Nichols, Att\u2019 Gen\u2019l, for the Counties of Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, &amp; Chowan, Oct 3, 1752.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samuel Swann, &amp; son John were Exrs of the will of Thomas Snowden, p in Perq Oct 1736.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>One of Maj Samuel Swanns dau\u2019s m John Baptista Ashe, another m Frederick Jones, of Chowan County, Chief Justice of N. C. 1720.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Major Samuel Swanns record in Perq, is without a blemish. The family adhered faithfully to the faith of their fathers, &amp; Samuel Swann was instrumental in establishing a Church according to his belief, the Church of England, believed to be \u201cold Nags Head Chapel\u201d which has long since disappeared. This Chapel, not far from his home, was still unfinished at his death, but it served the people of \u201cDurants Neck\u201d for many generations, finally falling into decay, it was turned over to the Methodist congregation, and it is said the present New Hope Church rests upon the old foundations of Nags Head Chapel. This Methodist Church, is the oldest in the county, so it seems. Here\u00a0<em>New Hope<\/em>\u00a0took root upon \u201cold hope\u201d buried in the past.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>At the present time there is not a living representative of this influential family in Perq, the last to be found, being Samuel, who was dec\u2019d June 13, 1771, without heirs. Like so many other families, once numerous in our county, they have drifted away, &amp; only the records are a reminder that they at one time wielded a strong hand in the public affairs of this section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The New Hanover Land Grants, in N. C. show that Samuel Swann, was grt 320a in said county, on East side of the road, from Wilmington, to Brunswick, below his line, Feb 23, 1754, and 300a on same day, same runnings, and 200a on Long Creek, all same date. Thus we see the Swann family continued to migrate ever southward. The Counties of Hyde, Beaufort, &amp; New Hanover, would probably yield valuable information, about this splendid family.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Source: History of Perquimans County by Ellen Goode Rawlings Winslow, (1931).<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Swann was grt 1200a in James City Co Va, Nov 5, 1635, for trans 24 persons, some of whom were Richard Jones, John Swann, Nicholas Stallings, Nicholas Foster, Edward Champion, &amp; Richard Perry. This grant was reissued to Thomas Swann, by Sir John Harvey. 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