Will of Mary Swann Phillips, Will Book 7, p 697, Mary Phillips' will, proved April 19, 1727, Surry County, VA
To daughter Mary Edwards, wife of John Edwards, my plantation where I live for her life, then to my daughter Ann Phillips. To daughter Ann, one negro and at her death said negro to mygranddaughter, Ann Edwards. Gives daughter Ann Phillips, 25 pounds of current money, 8 new pewter dishes, falling table, 6 Russia chairs,tankard, riding horse.. If, no issue, to go to granddaughters, Mary Hancocke and Ann Edwards. Bequest to niece Mary Crafford, of 40 shillings. To sons, William and Swann Phillips: son William Phillips and William Harrison the same. Rest of the estate to be equally divided among my five children: William, Swann Phillips, Eliza Hancocke, Mary Edwards, and Ann Phillips. Friend Carter Crafford, Executor 28 of March 1727. April 19, 1727. Witness: William Newsum, Samuel Taylor, John Ruffin. Book 7, page 697
Since Mary states that she has five children John and Matthew must have died between 1720 when her husband wrote her will and 1727 when she wrote hers.
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Possible grandfather ?
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 3. (Jan., 1900), pp. 165-166.
JUSTICES FOR SURRY COUNTY. (Appointed at the surrender in 1652). 30 April 1652
Persons nominated by the Comrs of Parliament and State of England to be Comrs for the severall county courts. Viz for Surry county &c.
Page 166. Coll. Jno fflood Lieut Coll. Thomas Swann Major Robert Shepard Capt. Wm. Butler Mr Lawrence Baker Mr Arthur Allen Capt George Jordan Capt Ben. Sideway Mr Wm Batt Mr. George Stephens Mr James Taylor Mr Thomas Warren and Mr Wm Thomas.
Persons nominated for ye militia. Vizt Surrey Countye. Coll. Jno. fflood Leut. Collo. Tho. Swann Major Robert Shepard Capt Wm Butler Mr. Lawrence Baker and Mr Wm. Thomas.
Colonel Swann was Col. Thomas Swann. He was son of William Swann, of Surry, and lived at Swann Point, nearly opposite to Jamestown. His position in Bacon's Rebellion was rather equivocal, being
one of the four councillors that signed Bacon's call for a General Assembly at Middle Plantation. His son Samuel, who moved to North Carolina and was Speaker of the Assembly of that colony, married Sarah, daughter of William Drummond, one of Bacon's leading friends.
