Sara Leonard BRISCOE

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Sara married about 1681. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 20C03B2901364FFAB73B33CBDA7CD42301F2
• Immigration: 20 Apr 1663, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America; Arrived in America, age 15
• Occupation: 16 Oct 1694, St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America; Commissioner
• MilitaryService: 1696, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America; Colonel, Colonial Militia
• Occupation: 1696, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America; Commissioner of the Peace
• Religion: 1696, King & Queen Parish, St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial Ameica; chosen Vestryman
• Occupation: Oct 1696, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America; Gentleman Justice
• Will Proved: 29 Jan 1724, Charles, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
• Will written: 25 Apr 1724

Notes:

Will (40) , 25 Apr 1724-29 Jan 1724, Charles Co., Maryland, USA

Will Philip Briscoe, To wife Susannah, dwelling plantation Morris's
Venture,at her decease son John, ex. To son Philip, 80 acres had of
Father Swann. To son Edward, tract Hitchin,111 acres of Loves Enjoyment.
To grandson Leonard (son of son George, dec'd) part of Chaptico Manor
during term of lease. To daughters Sarah Leonard, Judith Ashcom, Susannah
Compton and Ann Wood, personalty. To son James, 200 acres of Loves
Enjoyment. Witnessess include John Briscoe Jr. Next of kin: Philip
Briscoe Jr., Edward Briscoe. Ex. John Brisoce

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Name: Philip BRISCOE Given Name: Philip Surname: Briscoe Sex: M Birth: 1648 in , St Marys, Maryland Death: 25 Apr 1724 in , Charles, Maryland Note: His will proved 25 Apr 1724 (age 76) (Annapolis, Libr 3 Folio 176, Charles, MD Copy of "The John Briscoe Story" printed in Natl Gen Soc Quarterly, Sep 1958, received from Marilyn Holmes ll Nov 1985 by ASB. The order of birth of the children differ from the record of Ruth Sorensen (Batch #7134930 sheet 11) who had ord done for the children in IF in 1972 and "The John Briscoe Story".

Father: John BRISCOE b: 1612 in , England
Mother: Elizabeth DU BOIS b: Abt 1616

Marriage 1 Susannah SWANN b: Abt 1656 in Of, Charles, Maryland
Married: Abt 1677 in , Charles, Maryland
Children
John BRISCOE b: 1678 in , Charles, Maryland
Philip BRISCOE b: 1679-1680 in , Charles, Maryland
Edward BRISCOE b: 1685 in , Charles, Maryland
George BRISCOE b: Abt 1687 in , Charles, Maryland
Sarah BRISCOE b: Abt 1689 in , Prince George, Maryland
Judith BRISCOE b: Abt 1691 in , Charles, Maryland
Susanna BRISCOE b: Abt 1693 in , Charles, Maryland
Anne BRISCOE b: Abt 1695 in , Charles, Maryland
James BRISCOE b: Abt 1697 in , Charles, Maryland

His will proved 25 Apr 1724 (age 76) (Annapolis, Libr 3 Folio 176, Charles, MDCopy of "The John Briscoe Story" printed in Natl Gen Soc Quarterly, Sep 1958,received from Marilyn Holmes ll Nov 1985 by ASB. The order of birth of the children differ from the record of Ruth Sorensen (Batch #7134930 sheet 11) who hadord done for the children in IF in 1972 and "The John Briscoe Story".
Philip Briscoe, son of Doctor John and Elizabeth, was born c1647/48 and died in Charles County by January 1725/25. About 1719 he made a deposition giving his age as about 72, saying he saw a bounded white oak in a gully belonging to Luke Barber, where he himself lived some 50 years earlier. He married Susannah Swann, daughter of Edward Swann. She died by July 1740 in Charles County. On 19 June 1707 she signed the inventory of the estate of her brother James Swann of St. Mary's County.

Philip Briscoe was one of the coroners of Charles County, and later one of the Magistrates, Justice and Chief Civil Officers of Charles County. He also served on the vestry of King and Queen Anglican Parish, St. Mary's County, in 1692 and 1697. He was a delegate to the Lower House of the Assembly, representing Charles County, 1699-1700.

His will was dated 25 April 1724, proved 29 January 1724/5, and named wife Susannah, who was devised the dwelling planation Morris' Venture for life, then to son John; to son Philip the 80 acres "bought from Father Swann;" son Edward was devised "Hitchen" and 111 acres of "Love's Enjoyment"; deceased son George (who left a son Leonard) and daughter Sarah Leonard, Judith Ashrom, Susanna Compton and Ann Wood. Son James was devised 200 acres of "Love's Enjoyment". At his death his total estatevalue was ?671.19.9 (including 14 slaves and numerous books). After his debts were paid, a final balance of ?490.7.2 remained for distribution. An account of the administation of his estate was filed on 3 December 1725 by John Briscoe, executor. Legacies were paid to wife Susannah, Susanna Comptom, Ann Wood, Charles Ashcom, and William Howard.
Will of Susannah Swann Briscoe
Posted 04 jul 2014 by tparran1

According to this will, these were the children of Philip and Susannah: Philip, James, Ann and John.

Susannah Briscoe Will: 5 Feb, 1740
To Son Philip: Negro, Susannah, Dinah & Pete, feather bed, sheets, rug, silver tankard, 2 silver spoons, stove pan, mill stone, large looking glass, candle, book, "Sun & Substance of Christian Religion", hand irons.
To Son James: Negro, Peter & Catherine, money, sheets, bed, rocker, pewter plate, cow & calf, bran kettle, largest glan, largest book, "Bishop Hall Works".
To Daughter, Ann Wood: Negro, James, trunk, old wearing apparel, crepe brown petticoat, a shift apron.
To Grandson, Samuel Williamson Briscoe, son John Briscoe, deceased: Negro, Susannah.
To Grandson, Philip Briscoe, son of John Briscoe, deceased: Negro, Sarah.
To Grandson, James Briscoe, son of John Briscoe, deceased: 1 heifer.
To Grandson, Hezekiah Briscoe, son of John Briscoe, deceased: 1 shilling.
To Grandson, John Briscoe, son of John Briscoe, deceased: pewter dishes.
To Granddaughter, Martha Wilson, daughter of John Wilson: feather bed, sheets, quilt, and curtains.
To Granddaughter, Elizabeth Briscoe, cupboard.
To Granddaughter, Elizabeth Garner, two bundles of wool cord.
To Sarah Howard children: 1 shilling each.
To Grandson, William Howard, a heifer, remaining pewter.
To Granddaughter, Mary Howard: best trunk.
To Granddaughter, Sarah Barber/Parker: 6 pewter platters.
To each of Susan Compton's children: 1 shilling.
To Grandson, John Davis: 1 heifer.
To Granddaughter, Mary Wood, daughter of Ann Wood: 1 iron pot.
To Granddaughter, Mary Briscoe: 1 heifer.
To Grandson, George Davis: 1 iron pot.
To Grandson, Leonard Briscoe: 1 shilling.
To Granddaughter Judith's children: 1 shilling each.
To Granddaughter, Rebecca Briscoe: 1 heifer.
To Grandsons, Williamson Briscoe & Henry Smoot: 1 shilling each (note great grandsons).
To Brother, Samuel Swann: corn.




Information about Philip Briscoe I

1700's

Maryland

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Col. married Susannah SWANN in 1676 in Charles, Maryland. Susannah (daughter of Col Edward SWANN and Susannah HEATH) was born in 1662 in St. Mary's, Maryland; died on 11 Feb 1739 in Charles County, Maryland; was buried in Will Probate, Charles County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Philip Briscoe, son of Doctor John and Elizabeth, was born c1647/48 and died in Charles County by January 1725/25. About 1719 he made a deposition giving his age as about 72, saying he saw a bounded white oak in a gully belonging to Luke Barber, where he himself lived some 50 years earlier. He married Susannah Swann, daughter of Edward Swann. She died by July 1740 in Charles County. On 19 June 1707 she signed the inventory of the estate of her brother James Swann of St. Mary's County.

Philip Briscoe was one of the coroners of Charles County, and later one of the Magistrates, Justice and Chief Civil Officers of Charles County. He also served on the vestry of King and Queen Anglican Parish, St. Mary's County, in 1692 and 1697. He was a delegate to the Lower House of the Assembly, representing Charles County, 1699-1700.

His will was dated 25 April 1724, proved 29 January 1724/5, and named wife Susannah, who was devised the dwelling planation Morris' Venture for life, then to son John; to son Philip the 80 acres "bought from Father Swann;" son Edward was devised "Hitchen" and 111 acres of "Love's Enjoyment"; deceased son George (who left a son Leonard) and daughter Sarah Leonard, Judith Ashrom, Susanna Compton and Ann Wood. Son James was devised 200 acres of "Love's Enjoyment". At his death his total estatevalue was ?671.19.9 (including 14 slaves and numerous books). After his debts were paid, a final balance of ?490.7.2 remained for distribution. An account of the administation of his estate was filed on 3 December 1725 by John Briscoe, executor. Legacies were paid to wife Susannah, Susanna Comptom, Ann Wood, Charles Ashcom, and William Howard.
Will (45) , 5 Feb 1740-24 Jul 1740, Charles Co., Maryland, USA

5 Feb 1739: Will Susannah Briscoe
to son Philip: Negros, Susannah, Dinah, & Pete, feather bed, sheets, rug, silver tankard, 2 silver spoons, stove pan, mill stone, large looking glass, candle, book "Sun & Substance of Christian Religion", hand irons,
son James Negro, Peter & Catherine, money, sheets, bed, rocker, pt. plate, cow & calf, bran kettle, largest glan, largest book "Bishop Hall Works",

Samuel Williamson Briscoe son of son John Briscoe deceased Negro, Susannah;
grand son Philip Briscoe son of John Briscoe deceased Negro Sarah;
grand daughter, Martha Wilson daughter John Wilson feather bed, sheets, quilt, curtains;
grand daughter Elizabeth Briscoe cubbord;,
grand son James Briscoe son of son John Briscoe deceased heifer,
grand son Hezekiah Briscoe son of John Briscoe deceased 1 shilling;
daughter Ann Wood Negro James, trunk old wearing apparel, crepe brown petticoat,
a shift apron; give
to grand daughter Elizabeth Garner & two bundles wool cord;
grand son William Howard a heifer, remaining pt.
Sarah Howard children 1 shilling each,
grand son John Briscoe son of John Briscoe deceased dishes pewter;
grand daughter Mary Howard best trunk;
grand daughter Sarah Barber/Parker 6 pewter platters,
to each of Susan Compton's children 1 shilling;
grand son John Davis heifer;
grand daughter Mary Wood daughter Ann Wood 1 iron pot.
(Note Ann Briscoe Davis Wood had a daughter Mary by her 1st husband did
she have a daughter Mary by her second husband or did Mary marry a Wood).
Grand daughter Mary Briscoe heifer,
grand son George Davis iron pot,
grand son Leonard Briscoe 1 shilling,
grand daughter Judith's children 1 shilling each,
brother Samuel Swann corn,
grand daughter Rebecca Briscoe 1 heifer,
grand son Williamson Briscoe & Henry Smoot 1 shilling (note
certainly great grand sons):
sJuly 24, 1740 Will dated Feb. 5, 1740 ,
proved, sons Philip & James, Exec

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• TitleOfNobility: ; Doctor
• Name: Dr. John BRISCOE
• _UID: 913699079A1A420D883B7CC851AB8C0C0568
• Immigration: 1633, Maryland, British Colonial America; Surgeon on the Ark and Dove; lists all passengers and crew

Notes:

GS F858672 #10 "The Briscoe Family". "The John Briscoe Story" pub in Natl GenSoc Quarterly Sep 1958. He was a Dr. and came to Maryland in 1634 aboard "TheArk and Dove".

Came at the request of Ceclius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore to the English Colonies in 1634.

John married Elizabeth DU BOIS about 1637 in England. Elizabeth (daughter of Jean Pierre DU BOIS and Madeleine Renee DE CROIZ) was born in 1611 in Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 5 Jun 1648 in Saint Mary's, Saint Mary's Co., Maryland, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Descended from: ; Count De Roussey Marquis Bois
• FamilySearch ID: GJB4-3R5
• LifeSketch: ; Elizabeth DU BOIS was a Huguenot...she was French. We have no proof of her marriage to Dr. John Briscoe, but her name appears in family records.
• TitleOfNobility: ; Lady
• Name: Elizabeth Attaway DUBOIS
• Name: Elizabeth DU BOIS
• _UID: 8C7E741A8B7A42A394594DD73BBD5314F2CA

Notes:

"The Briscoe Family" (GS F858672 #10): "Dr John Briscoe married in England, Elizabeth du Bois of the distinguished Huguenot family of Count du Roussey 1110, Marquis du Bois, whose descendants fled to England to escape religious prosecution."

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• MilitaryService: ; Colonel
• Name: Edward SWANN
• _UID: 5DA547D29FD34F7B8B820D7CE8A4A23F5AA4
• Immigration: Abt 1654, Maryland, British Colonial America; Maryland
• Residence: 1662, Maryland; founded "Eagleton" plantation
• Occupation: 4 May 1663, Charles City, Virginia; Constable and Coroner
• Residence: 1664, Chestnut Point; 200 acres

Notes:

Charles County SWANN family. Edward SWANN was granted 1200 acres for EAGLESTON plantation in 1664. He married Susannah HEATH and had five recorded children. Early associated Charles County families are: AMERY, BEALL, BRISCOE, BURCH, COATES, COMPTON, COTRELL, COVINGTON, DENT, DYSON, HATCH, HOLLIDAY, HOWARD, KING, MADDOX, MAGRUDER, NAYLOR, NORRIS, SCOTT, SWANN, THORNE, TURNER, WILSON and many more.

Our Swann family begins with Edward Swann and Susannah Heath who emigrated (at different times) from England and settled in the mid-1600s in Charles County, Maryland. Edward is thought to have been born about 1630 and we are still researching to determine where.

Edward Swann arrived in Maryland before March 1653* and married Susannah Heath, possibly by 1658. It is usually thought that Edward was born before 1630 in Kent County, England. He died about 26 May 1708 at Eagleton, Charles County, Maryland. He married Susannah Heath daughter of William Heath b~1605 and Anne MNU (maiden name unknown)) about 1660 in Charles County, Maryland. Susannah was born in Jan 1629/30 in Surrey County, England and baptized 25 February 1630 at St. Thomas Parish Southwark, Surrey County. She died about 1693 at Eagleton Plantation, Charles County, Maryland. It has been claimed that there are no probate records for Edward Swan and that he died ~1678** in St. Mary's County, Maryland.(I think not.)

[Sources: (1) Maryland Prerogative Court, Inventories & Accounts, Liber 2, pp. 153, 156, and 202, and Liber 4, pp 256 and 524, and (2) Hall, Robert W., Early Landowners of Maryland, Volume 5: St. Mary's County, 1633-1710, p. 223.] However, a court record which follows proves otherwise.

*Edward first appeared in the Maryland court records in 1653 when he stood good for a debt incurred by Francis Posey of St. Mary's County. He was Constable in Charles County in 1663 and also Coroner. He was a Juror 1665-1666. Edward Swann shows in the 1696 AIS/GRS database in Maryland Colony.

**CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Thorn, age about 45 years, who says that the place where he now stands, being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of William Thorn, decd, that the sd William Thorn told him, about 6 years ago (1736), that on this place, old Edward Swann told him {about 48 years ago) (1694) stood a bounded red oak, a bounded tree of old Thomas Stonestreet's land called Burch Den, and further says that the sd William Thorn, decd, told him, if it should ever come in dispute, he would prove it, and this deponent further says that Samuel Swann told him that his father, Edward Swann, showed the sd Thomas Stonstreet where to take up the sd land.

The first known record for Edward Swann indicates that he was in Maryland as early as 1653. In March 1653, Francis Posey sells to Edward Swann and mentions Walter Beane with witnesses John Hatch and Wm. Marshall*.
*A Wiliiam Marshall is shown 'Cavaliers and Pioneers' as transported in 1653 by Major John Weathrope to Charles City. Also a William Marshall as transported in 1643 by William Erwins to James City.
Susannah (Heath) Swann was christened 25 February 1630 at St. Thomas Parish in Surrey County, England. Her father is shown as William Heath (15 Dec 1605 ? 29 May 1652). At this time, it is thought that her mother was Hannah or Anne maiden name unknown who died in childbirth in 1646/47 and was buried 14 Feb 1646/47 at Southwark, St. Thomas Parish, Surrey County, England.
Edward and Susannah Swann raised 3 sons and a daughter. (see Descendant Report in Volume 2) I am descended from their son, James Swann, born about 1668 in Charles County, Maryland. When Edward died, James, the eldest son inherited Eagleton Plantation. Upon James' death, his wife, Judith Goldsmith Nyfinger Swann, would have had a dower right to a third of his estate. However, since she remarried to Samuel Williamson, Eagleton Plantation passed to James Swann's eldest son, Thomas Swann b.1692, my 5th great-grandfather.

Regarding the marriage of Edward Swann and Susannah Heath, no records have been identified. A message from Mary Klein may explain:

Phil,
As you know, early Maryland records are very hard to come by, especially early church records. The have been burned, lost, stolen and never recorded. Of course, ship captains were authorized to marry, as were other civil officers such as Justices. The organization in those early days was pretty loose, since survival was the main aim. If no clergyman or other official were available, couples often lived together as husband and wife until such time as they could be married officially. Of course land records often have more information than most other sources. And sometimes, as you well, know, there is no available documentation at all. Thanks for the attachments, and all the best in your ongoing gigantic project.
Mary
(May 2015)
Mary O. Klein | Archivist
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland 4 E. University Pkwy |Baltimore, MD 21218 |410-467-1399

The only documented children of Edward and Susannah Heath Swann:
Susannah b.~1662 CC, MD married Dr. Philip Briscoe in 1678
(Capt.) James b~1668 CC, MD married Judith Goldsmith 7 August 1688
Thomas Swann b~1674 SMC, MD marr. Catherine Burch 1698 PGC, MD
Samuel Swann b~1676 Eagleton marr. Ann Burch 1701 CC, MD
I suggest that you dismiss the suggestion of any other children; I have extremely good documentation. Contact me and read my previous messages to the former sponsor of this gravesite. phil swan

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Facts
Birth
Bef 1630 ? Dover, Kent, England

1630

(AGE)
Birth of Daughter Susannah Swann(1660? 1739)
1660 ? St Mary's, Maryland, USA

1660

30
Marriage
1662 ? Charles, Maryland, USA
Susannah Heath

(1635? 1693)

1662

32
Arrival
1662 ? Maryland, USA

1662

32
Birth of Son James Swann Sr(1664? 1707)
Abt. 1664 ? St Mary's, Maryland, USA

1664

34
Birth of Son Thomas Swann Sr(1674? 1764)
Abt. 1674 ? Eagleton Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA

1674

44
Birth of Son Samuel A Swann(1676? 1743)
1676 ? Eagleton Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA

1676

46
Birth of Son Edward Swann Jr(1680? 1711)
Bef. 1680 ? St Mary's, Maryland, USA

1680

50
Death of Wife Susannah Heath(1635? 1693)
Abt 1693 ? Swanns Point, Charles, Maryland, USA

1693

63
Residence
1696 ? Maryland, USA

1696

66
Death of Son James Swann Sr(1664? 1707)
Bef. 19 Jun 1707 ? St Mary's, Maryland, USA

1707

77
Death
26 May 1708 ? Swanns Point, Charles, Maryland, USA

Eagleton Plantation
_____________________________________________________

Edward married Susannah HEATH on 16 Jul 1644 in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, England. Susannah (daughter of William HEATH and Anne WHITEINGE) was born about 1632 in England; died after 1676 in Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: C856-HN2
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Notes:

Susannah Swann married Edward Swann and had children Samuel, Susannah, Thomas, Edward, William, James, John, Judith, Richard, Henry

The last record of Susanna is her name of the land transaction when Edward Swann and Susanna sold Chesnut Point to Gilbert Corner, tailor. 11 Aug 1666
Eggleston Manor for Death?


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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Charles County Circuit Court Liber D, Page 75
Acknowledgment by Edward Swan and Susanna Swan to Wm. Ward:
17 Aug 1658; John Lugar, late sec'y to the Province, for transporting several persons, due land which was granted to James Walker, assignee of John Lugar, son of John Lugar; a parcel of land on the west side of Wicomico; called WALKER'S RUNN; containing 200 acres; /s/ Josias Fendall; recorded, Philip Calvert, Sec'y
James Walker assigns his rights in above 27 Jan 1658; /s/ James Walker; wit. Robert Hiscok (mark), Richard Grayner (mark)
John Piper and Sam. Dobson acknowledge ownership of the 200 acres by Edward Swan; /s/ John Piper (mark), Sam. Dobson; wit. Susanna Swan (mark)
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber D, Page 79
9 Mar 1668; Indenture from Edward Swan to William Ward; for 15,000# of tobacco; a parcel of land formerly granted to James Walker; /s/ Edward Swane (mark); wit. John Morren (mark), Jonathan Marler

Birth: 1630, England
Death: 1699
Charles County
Maryland, USA

My Swann family begins with Edward Swann and Susannah Heath who emigrated (at different times) from England and settled in the mid-1600s in Charles County, Maryland. Edward is thought to have been born about 1630 and we are still researching to determine where.
Edward Swann arrived in Maryland before March 1653* and married Susannah Heath, possibly by 1658. It is usually thought that Edward was born before 1630 in Kent County, England. He died about 26 May 1708 at Eagleton, Charles County, Maryland. He married Susannah Heath daughter of William Heath b~1605 and Anne MNU (maiden name unknown)) about 1660 in Charles County, Maryland. Susannah was born in Jan 1629/30 in Surrey County, England and baptized 25 February 1630 at St. Thomas Parish Southwark, Surrey County. She died about 1693 at Eagleton Plantation, Charles County, Maryland. It has been claimed that there are no probate records for Edward Swan and that he died ~1678** in St. Mary's County, Maryland.(I think not.)
[Sources: (1) Maryland Prerogative Court, Inventories & Accounts, Liber 2, pp. 153, 156, and 202, and Liber 4, pp 256 and 524, and (2) Hall, Robert W., Early Landowners of Maryland, Volume 5: St. Mary's County, 1633-1710, p. 223.] However, a court record which follows proves otherwise.

*Edward first appeared in the Maryland court records in 1653 when he stood good for a debt incurred by Francis Posey of St. Mary's County. He was Constable in Charles County in 1663 and also Coroner. He was a Juror 1665-1666. Edward Swann shows in the 1696 AIS/GRS database in Maryland Colony.

**CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Thorn, age about 45 years, who says that the place where he now stands, being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of William Thorn, decd, that the sd William Thorn told him, about 6 years ago (1736), that on this place, old Edward Swann told him {about 48 years ago) (1694) stood a bounded red oak, a bounded tree of old Thomas Stonestreet's land called Burch Den, and further says that the sd William Thorn, decd, told him, if it should ever come in dispute, he would prove it, and this deponent further says that Samuel Swann told him that his father, Edward Swann, showed the sd Thomas Stonstreet where to take up the sd land.

The first known record for Edward Swann indicates that he was in Maryland as early as 1653. In March 1653, Francis Posey sells to Edward Swann and mentions Walter Beane with witnesses John Hatch and Wm. Marshall*.
*A Wiliiam Marshall is shown 'Cavaliers and Pioneers' as transported in 1653 by Major John Weathrope to Charles City. Also a William Marshall as transported in 1643 by William Erwins to James City.
Susannah (Heath) Swann was christened 25 February 1630 at St. Thomas Parish in Surrey County, England. Her father is shown as William Heath (15 Dec 1605 ? 29 May 1652). At this time, it is thought that her mother was Hannah or Anne maiden name unknown who died in childbirth in 1646/47 and was buried 14 Feb 1646/47 at Southwark, St. Thomas Parish, Surrey County, England.
. When Edward died, James, the eldest son inherited Eagleton Plantation. Upon James' death, his wife, Judith Goldsmith Nyfinger Swann, would have had a dower right to a third of his estate. However, since she remarried to Samuel Williamson, Eagleton Plantation passed to James Swann's eldest son, Thomas Swann b.1692.

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• Name: Leonard BRISCOE
• _UID: 0150DB1167CD4B2E9FBAEDD864B4AC8D592B

Leonard married Mabel SANDS in 1600 in Cumberland, England, Great Britain. Mabel (daughter of William SANDYS, II and Elizabeth ORFORD) was born in 1580 in Cumberland, England, Great Britain; died in in Crofton Hall, Cumberland, England; was buried on 11 Jul 1608 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mabel SANDYS
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• FamilySearch ID: L1SB-X7Y
• Name: Jean Pierre DU BOIS DE FIENNES

Jean married Madeleine Renee DE CROIZ. Madeleine was born in 1565 in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; died in 1633. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: William SWANN
• _UID: 07F4ECB7508749B8AB3A2D34636BD80E7059

Notes:

The Papers of the Honorable Samuel SWANN give his SWANN Family Genealogy, beginning with his grandparents; and then his father Colonel Thomas SWANN, his five wives and his 14 children.
Thanks and appreciation to FS Patron DrJimMDPA for spending April 2017 at the Library of Congress to secure this information on the Colonel Thomas SWANN Family of Colonial Virginia. This record was personally written by the Honorable Samuel SWANN (1653-1707), son of Colonel Thomas SWANN and his second wife. The Honorable Samuel SWANN had moved to North Carolina where he served as Collector of His Majesty's Customs at Roanoke [North Carolina]. Samuel SWANN died in 1707 in Perquiman's County/ Albemarle, North Carolina.
The Papers of the Honorable Samuel SWANN were in the possession of Captain T. A. ASHE of Raleigh, North Carolina, who allowed the papers to be printed and published in The Virginia Historical Magazine, XXVII, 153-156.
Extract of the Record of the Honorable Samuel SWANN:
"My grandmother, Judith Swann was born on the 5th day of February 1589, being Wednesday and died on the 16th day of March 1636 in the 47th year of her age and was buried at SWANN's Point [Surry County, Virginia]. My grandfather, William SWANN married again the 1st day of May 1637, and died the last of February in the 52nd year of his age and was buried at SWANN's Point [Surry County, Virginia].





Notes for William Swann:
The Swanns are from Kent, England. Wiliam Swann and his wife, Judith, came to Jamestown in 1616 and had a son, Thomas, 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 was granted land across from Jamestown in Surry County. He purchased a farm which was Jordan's Point and named it Swann's Point which is still on the maps today. 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. William and Judith are buried there in the family graveyard. Thomas, the eldest son, inherited the land and became a member of the Virginia House 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.

William married Judith GREEN, (Widow Austin) on 16 Apr 1612 in Middlesex, England. Judith (daughter of Richard GREEN and Margery SHOWELL) was born on 5 Feb 1589 in Ratcliffe, Stepney, England; died between 16 Mar 1634 and 1666 in Swann's Point, Surry, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Anne WHITEINGE. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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