Henry Seawell (alternatively spelled Sewell) was a British merchant who became a landowner and politician in the Colony of Virginia and thrice serve in the House of Burgesses.
Overview
Henry Seawell (alternatively spelled Sewell) was a British merchant who became a landowner and politician in the Colony of Virginia and thrice serve in the House of Burgesses.
Career
Voters in the then vast upper (or westernmost) parish of Elizabeth City first elected Henry Seawell as one of the men representing them in the House of Burgesses in 1632. After the creation of lower Norfolk County he won election in 1639 and re-election the following year.
In 1641 the governor and his council decided to have a parish church built at Sewell's Point, and the county justices convened occasionally at this man's home. In 1642, while this man was one of the justices of the peace, Elizabeth Mills accused Sewell's wife Alice as a thief, was found guilty of defamation, and was forced to apologize as well as received 10 lashes.
Personal life
