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Henry Seawell

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