He was the son of Major Samuel Swann and Sarah(?) Drummond Swann. He was born at their home at Swann's Point, on the James River of Virginia. Thomas was referred to as a "merchant," and appears to have been the first Swann to own land in Pasquotank Co., at or near the plantation later known as "The Elms" or "Elmwood" near Brickhouse Point on the Pasquotank River. He served as Treasurer of the Pasquotank Precinct, was a member of the colonial assembly, and finally, as speaker of the lower house of that body. His wife's name was Rebecca, and he and Rebecca were parents to daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca. Thomas was half-brother to both John and Samuel Swann of the lower Cape Fear region. His placement in this cemetery is a guess until more certain evidence of his exact place of burial comes to light (if it ever does), but it seems to be the logical place for him to be interred. However, don't expect to find this cemetery, as there are reports of it having been vandalized many years ago by treasure hunters. The area is now farm fields, and Brickhouse Point itself is on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard base south of Elizabeth City. A brief inspection of the grounds around Brickhouse Point indicated that the area may have been landscaped in the construction of the base, and no evidence of any structures or burial grounds was found. It could also be that the sites of the Elms Mansion and/or the Swann Cemetery may be beneath the nearby farm field, or may have even eroded into the Pasquotank River. There is evidence that the Elms Mansion burned to the ground around 1850, when the property was owned by the Pool family. It seems the only relics left from the era of the Elms Plantation are the graves of Solomon and Martha Gaskins Pool and two of their children, buried in what is now an adjacent farm field. See their names on FindAGrave for info. & gravestone pics. Biographical info. provided here comes from the report "A History of the Brickhouse Point Area on the Pasquotank River" by Wilson Angley (1987).