William Swann, born in 1585 at Gravesend in Kent, crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of English settlement and establishes himself at Swann's Point along the James River. Remembered as an early Virginia planter and tax collector, he acquired land that became the seat of the Swann family and anchored their presence in Surry County. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1585/07/10 | In the year of Our Lord 1585, William Swann draweth his first breath in Gravesend, within the shire of Kent in the Kingdom of England, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth. | Born | |||||
| 1635/00/00 | William Swann lays claim to and owns a the 300-acre tract on the western border of Upper Chippokes Creek at Swan's Bay. | Owner | Claremont Manor, VA | Claremont, VA | |||
| 1635/11/05 | In the reign of King James, William Swann is granted 1,200 acres at Swann's Point in the Virginia Colony, a fair tract upon the James River, whereby his house taketh firm root in the New World and his name is set among the early planters. | Owner | Swann's Point Plantation Site | Surry | |||
| 1638/02/20 | At Swann's Point in Virginia, William Swann yieldeth his mortal breath and is laid in the earth at Swann's Point Cemetery in Surry County, where his kin remember him as the forebear of their house and an early planter upon the James River. | Died | Swann's Point Plantation Site | Surry |
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