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Sully, Thomas, "■yeoman and ancient planter," j^atented six acres of land near the blockhouse on Jamestown Island in 1624, and in 1628 ninety-four acres additional at the head of Hampton river.. He was aged thirty-six in 1625, and had come in the Sarah in 161 1. His wife, Matidlyn, aged thirty, had come in the London Merchant in 1620.

Swann, Alexander, was one of the justices ar.d a ca})tain of militia in the cotmty of Middlesex. He married Mary Landon, daughter of Thomas Landon, of Credenhill, Herefordshire, and died in 1710.

Swann, Colonel Samuel, was son of Colo- nel Thomas Swann, of Swann's Point, Surry county. He was born May 11, 1653, suc- ceeded his father at Swann's Point and was for many years a prominent man in Vir- ginia and Xorth Carolina; justice of Surry county, 1^)74; major of militia, 1687; sheriff, }'/(> and 1(^178; meml)er of the ht)use of bur- gesses for Surry in 1677, 1680, 1682, 1684, 1686, 1692, ifgT,. He soon after moved to North Carolina and was speaker of the as- sembly there ])rior to 1715.

Swann, Captain Thomas, was son of Colo- nel Thomas Swann, of Swann's Point ; mem- ber of the Virginia house of burgesses, 1693, 1695, 1696, 1698, and sheriff' of Surry in 1697. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Thompson, of Nansemond county, and died in 1705, leaving an eldest son, Major Thomas Swann, sheriff of Nanse- mond 1740, whose eldest son, Thompson Swann, was clerk of Cumberland county from 1754 to 1 78 1.

Swann, "William, patented in 1635 1,200 acres in the county of James Citv, on the

south side of James river, "bounded west from Smith's Mount to the half way neck." His patent was renewed in the name of Thomas Swann, his son, who became a member of the council of state. The point of land on the south side of James river, opposite to Jamestown, still bears his name, "Swann Point."

Swearingen, Thomas, burgess for Fred- erick county in the assembly of 1756-1758; vestryman for l*"rederick parish in 1769.

Sweeney (Swinney), Meritt, was son Ed- mund Sweeney, a justice of the peace for Elizabeth City county in 1687 and other years. Meritt Sweeney was also a justice, and was a burgess for Elizabeth City county in the assemblies of 1736-1740 and 1742- 1747. He married Jane Wilson, daughter o; Colonel William Wilson, and widow of Nicholas Curie and James Ricketts, and left issue — Roscoe Sweeney and others.

Sykes, Bernard, was an active friend of Nathaniel P)acon Jr. ; resided in Charles City county and was a member of the assembly called by General Ingram after Bacon's death in October. 1676.

Syme, John, was a resident of Hanover county. He was burgess in 1722 and colo- nel of the Hanover militia. He died in 1731, while engaging in laying out the boundaries of Hanover and Louisa counties. His widow, who was Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Mary Dabney Winston, married (sec- ond) Colonel John Henry, of Hanover, and had Patrick Henry, the orator.

Syme, John, son of John Syme, who died in 1 73 1, was born in 1730. He was burgess for Hanover county in 1756-1758, 1758-1761,