William SwannAge: 51 years1585–1637
- Name
- William Swann
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Swann
 Birth | July 10, 1585 |
 Fact | Notes for William Swann |
 Historical Event | French Settle Canada 1604 (Age 18 years)Note: French settlers begin to establish colonies in Canada - http://goo.gl/NAhnb9 |
| Historical Event | English Settle Virginia 1607 (Age 21 years)Note: The English build a settlement in Jamestown, Virginia - http://goo.gl/t4CLsG |
 Marriage | Judith Green — View this family April 16, 1612 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Col. Thomas Swann May 1616 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Col. Edward Swann 1630 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Judith Green about March 16, 1634 (Age 48 years) |
 Death | February 26, 1637 (Age 51 years) |
| Family with Judith Green |
| himself |
William Swann Birth: July 10, 1585 — Gravesend, Kent, Middlesex, England Death: February 26, 1637 — Swann's Point, Surry, Virginia, United States |
| wife |
Judith Green Birth: February 5, 1589 — Ratcliffe, Stepney, England Death: about March 16, 1634 — Swann's Point, Surry, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: April 16, 1612 — Middlesex, England |
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4 years son |
Col. Thomas Swann Birth: May 1616 30 27 — Swann's Point, Surry, Virginia, United States Death: about 1680 |
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15 years son |
Col. Edward Swann Birth: 1630 44 40 — Denton Court, Kent, England Death: May 26, 1708 |
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| Fact | 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. |