I get many inquiries and suggestions for Susannah's memorial. The summary below was one of the most accurate depictions of the known facts. Susannah's line is a dead end and will likely remain so. Thank you all for all the suggestions however without documented evidence the memorial will remain unchanged. Some have claimed Cornelius Dabney I/Sr. (1631-1694) married after his first wife "Eedeth Moryson", a half native woman known as 'Susanna Swann and/or West', the supposed daughter of Thomas...

Susanna's first husband was Cornelius Dabney, who was an interpreter for Cockacoeske.  There is speculation that Susanna may have been in some way related to Cockacoeske, as a daughter or grand-daughter, based on circumstantial evidence.  She could not have been Susanna Swan, daughter of Thomas Swan, as many sources cite, so her parentage is so far uncertain.  Her second husband David Anderson's family also had connections to the Pamunkey Tribe through Cockacoeske's son John West.  The...

(Susannah Swann was first married to Cornelius Dabney) Susannah Swann , the wife of Cornelius Dabney has been an enigma and not easily explained in the Swann family.  Based on the birth dates of her children, she must have married prior to 1674.  She requires further investigation, and gaps in the historical record may make it impossible to positively identify her.  In many generologies, she is identified as the daughter of Thomas Swann and Margaret Delton.  Thomas is the son of...

In 1868, William Winston Dabney, recorded several wills in his possession to replace those destroyed when Richmond burned during the Civil War.Susanna, widow of the first Cornelius Dabney, (who died before May 1694 in New Kent Co., Virginia, his land would fall in Hanover when it was created) & __ AndersonHanover County Will Book I. (At Hanover Court House.) Page 632.In the name of God Amen I Susannah Anderson of St. Paul's Parish in the county of Hanover, widow being in perfect health...