The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
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Well. The Scwcils have for genera
lions been an interesting Gloucester
| family. The old English pronunciatio
of the name was sowell
Thomas Seawcll patented 400 acree on
Focoson River In York county In 1895,
| and 1t Is probable that tho Glouos ster
Scawelis come from him. He had a
/! son Thomas
Thomas Seawcil married. and had
Thomas (e) and John (2). Thomas (2j
married Ammo and hnd daughter,
and there the first chapter ends. Tho
| next chapter begins with Joseph (D,
who must como from Thomas or John,
but We can't provo Il.
He was born in ITO. and married
Elizabeth (?). Oh, the VOCATION in
| tie loss OF the female surnames. They
didn't seem to make any difference
then. but they do now. They had
Joseph (2), John (2) and Sarah (2)
| John ca married Jnno Boswell,
widow Thornton and daughter of
Major Thomas Bowel. and had an only
son. John ca, born In 1900. and Eliza
beth (a), who married successfully
| Colonel Thomas Whiting and Major
Captain William Vaughan. and Dolly
| CD, who married John Camp.
John (3) Seawell married Fanny
Holiday. nd had John va Boswell,
! educated at william and Mary, and n
prominent lawyer. Sterling az, Fanny
(G. married VIM. Edwards. Courtney
] (4). who married Thomas Cheverins;
overton a.. Thos. Mitchum ca, Jane
(! 90, married Peyton Burweli, of Neck
lonburg; Francis ~ Thornton, Benja-
min 60, married Rcbecca Perrin;
Washington co, brlgadier- general
United States army.
John Boswell 60 Seawell married In
1900 Maria Hyler. at Grecnway Court
in Charles City county. She was the
daughter OF tho Governor Of Virginia
and sister OF President. She was
only sixteen. She livod at Gloucester
Place. back from Werocomoco. on the
| Glouccstertown Road, and here we're
born her children-John (5) Tyler,
VILLAS, (5). Maria Louise {5), Nit
chum go Boswell. Sterling (5), Watt
(6) Washington. and Joseph (5).
! This was family OF musical talent.
mot only OF solid mentality, but run
ming also to music and wit.
John b. ca Seawoll was, besides q
noted lawyer, n fino musician, and
Gloucester folk thought no fiddle as
inspiring as his. Ho married first Miss
J Elizabeth Halrston, q beauty and an
heIress. who had Maria. Louis and
| IIairston, tho former typical Virginia
gentlcwoman. tho latter the present
owner of the Shelter, John Is. Scawelrs
home Secondly John l., Seawcll mar
ricd Frances T.. Jackson. of Baltimore.
! and by this marriage was Molly Elliott
seaweli. the authoress, and Henrietta
Seweil, who died some years ago.
| Tho "Sholter' was one OF tho most
hospitable homes In Gloucester. along
. rambling house with rooms added con-
tinuolly. None OF them. I think, were
on the same level but 1t was large
and interesting. and everybody who
was anybody enjoyed the comfort and
worst road In Gloucester led back to
the Shelter, but 1t was no barrier, for
| Gloucester people seem TO love bad
roads. Maria Louisa Senwoll married
| her cousin y. S. Edwards, and had
children. She loft n fascinating diary
from which much OF this data has
| been CLEANED
! When John Sftel came to Glou-
cestcr he sctu( on Timber Neck
grant taken i.p by John Boswell IN
1852. perhaps inherited from the
grantee by his wife Jano Boswell. lie
! built house on Timber Neck Creek
and called 1t THE White House." In
| the yard were cherry trees and Eng
| lish walnuts, and tho house was
| splendid with mirrors and English
! furnishing. All gone now! And by
TINT voracIous force which sooner or
lator will destroy them all-the In
satiatc monster fire. After the burn
! ing Of the White House Mr.. Scawcll
built educator Place.
| AS Mr.. Seawcll was an importing
| merchant, tho Revolutionary War in
! terfcrred drcadfully with his business
the troops when In Gloucestar canped
| on his field
Colonel Thomas Whitney and Eliza
, beth. his VIE. had Jimmy who mar
ried q Grymes and had Charles and
Mary. Mary married Lewis Burwell.
of Carter's Creek. and WAS Tho father
OF tho late Lewis RurwelJ. OF Rich
mond. who was the father OF Mira, VIM,
T. Reed, and Mrs. E. C. Land, OF Rich
| mond,
! Maria Louisa seawell married a.. S.
Edwards and left defendants. Machen
| Boswell Seawoll married. Mary Louisa
Atkinson, OF Mathews county, and had
John Louisa. Contesse. Ellie and
=! Charlie. John died young Louisa
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