Roscow SWENY^[1]

1737 -

• Name	Roscow SWENY
  Birth	Before May 1737  [2]
  	Roscow's birth date can be estimated as "on or before May 1737." This estimate is based on the fact that Roscow was one of four men to post bond in Elizabeth City County Court in May 1758 for Augustine Moore as Administrator in the settlement of Merritt Sweny's Estate. English Law required that an individual be 21 years of age to enter into a security bond.
  Gender	Male
  living	23 Aug 1765	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [3]
  	The last mention, found to date, of Roscow in Elizabeth City County records is on a Poll list for the election of Burgesses on 23 August 1765.
  Person ID	I46128	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Merritt SWENY   d. c. 1752
  Mother	Jane WILSON   d. c 1757
  Marriage	Before 5 Feb 1733/4  [4]
  	The couple was married prior to 5 February 1733/4, when Jane was named as "Mrs. Jane Sweny" in Susanna Allkin's will of that date.
  Family ID	F2004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Sarah SWENY,   b. Before 28 Dec 1751   2. Jane SWENY,   b. Before 31 Jul 1757
  Family ID	F5471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Blanche Adams Chapman, Chapman, Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia 1688-1800, ((Berryville, VA: Virginia Book Company, 1980)), ISBN 0-8063-0909-1. p. 89: Merritt Sweny will, Martha Sweny will & Jane Sweny will. [S5014] Merrit Sweny, Elizabeth City Co, VA estate administration (1758). [S11] Blanche Adams Chapman, Chapman, Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia 1688-1800, ((Berryville, VA: Virginia Book Company, 1980)), p. 147., ISBN 0-8063-0909-1. [S324] Susanna Allkin, Elizabeth City Co, VA will (1744).