Henry Seawell

Henry Seawell (alternatively spelled Sewell) (born c. 1610 - died c. 1644)[1] was an American colonial politician, merchant, and landowner. He was a member of the Virginian House of Burgesses. Sewell's Point is named for Seawell.[2]

He was burgess for Elizabeth City in 1632 and for Norfork County in 1639.[2]

Seawell married Alice and had a son named Henry Seawell (born May 1, 1639; died 1672) and a daughter Anne Seawell (born c. 1634).[2] Anne married Lemuel Mason, also a member of the House of Burgesses.[1]

Family of Henry Seawell
Henry SeawellAlice
Anne SeawellLemuel MasonWilliam Kendall
Thomas MasonAnne MasonWilliam Kendall II
William Kendall III

References

  1. Cabell, James Branch (1915). The Majors and Their Marriages. W. C. Hill Printing Company. p. 47.
  2. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner; Morton, Richard Lee (1896). The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 4. William and Mary College. p. 173.
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