Thomas Swann Jr.
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Thomas Swann Jr. (ca. 1650 – 1704) was a planter, militia officer and politician in the Colony of Virginia who represented first his native Surry County and later Nansemond County in the House of Burgesses.[1][2]
Thomas Swann | |
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| Member of the House of Burgesses for Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1703-1704 Serving with Henry Jenkins | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Milner |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sullivan |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Surry County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1693-1699 Serving with =John Thompson, Benjamin Harrison | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Swann |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Holt |
| In office 1679-April 1682 Serving with =William Browne | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Swann |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Allen II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1659 |
| Died | 1704 |
| Spouse | Eliza Thompson |
| Children | Samuel Swann, Thomas Swann Jr. and three others |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Swann, Mary Mansfield |
| Relatives | Samuel Swann (burgess) (brother) |
| Occupation | tavernkeeper, militia officer, planter, politician |
Early and family life
Born to the widowed Mary Mansfield and her planter and politician husband Thomas Swann, he had an elder half-brother Samuel Swann who administered his father's estate with his stepmother.
Career
He was elected sheriff of Surry County in 1697.[3] Surry County voters elected him as one of their representatives in the House of Burgesses in 1695, re-elected him in 1696 and again elected him in 1698.[4] Both times he won election to the House (but of course not when he won re-election), Swann succeeded his elder half brother Samuel Swann, who eventually moved to North Carolina.
Personal life
He married Elizabeth (Eliza), the daughter of William Thompson of Nansemond County, and their eldest son Thompson Swann became clerk of Cumberland County, serving from 1754 until 1781.[3]
Death and legacy
He died in 1704 or 1705.[3]