Susanna WHITING

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Revolutionary War Roster Gloucester County Virginia compiled by Elizabeth Dutton Lewis: CLUVERIUS, Gibson, Capt. Gloucester Mil. 1775-1776, served principally in Gloucester Co. ... and in the lower part called "Guinea" and in service of the State of Virginia; m. in Gloucester on March 4, 1786, Susan Whiting, who m. (2) on September 29, 1791, John Lowry (d. 1821) of Gloucester. Mrs. Susan Lowry applied for pension on August 26, 1850, W. 8061. Cluverius d. in Gloucester February 23, 1789. Heirs: Elizabeth b. 1787, m. (1) in 1802 Anthony Armistead (2) in 1818 Robert Lowry. In 1850 she was living in Elizabeth City County with her mother; probably another child. (Eck.; Gwathmey, p. 160; National Archives).

A History of Two Virginia Families Transplanted From County Kent, England. Thomas Baytop, Tenterden, 1638, and John Catlett, Sittingbourne, 1622 - Page 159-160.

Col. Thomas Whiting (b. 1712, d. 1781), influential
merchant at Gloucester Town 1751, burgess 1758, colonel of
Gloucester militia 1775, mar. (I) Elizabeth (b. 1740, d. 1766), dau. of John Thruston and wife, Sarah Mynn; (II) Elizabeth, dau. of Wm. Beverly, of "Blandfield" ; (III)" Elizabeth, dau. of John Seawell, of Gloucester, who mar. (II) Samuel Cary. Issue, fifteen children, of whom eight survived him, as mentioned in his will, Oct. 15, 1780 ((Va. Hist. May., XVIII, 358; William and Mary Quarterly, IV, 108): "To son Thomas, 600 acres in Abingdon parish, 30 slaves and houses and lots in Gloucester town (Gloucester Point); son Henry, one-half the Hackney and Munford plantation in Abingdon parish; son Horatio G., one-half of above plantation ; to daughters, Sarah, 15 slaves; Catherine B., 15 slaves; Elizabeth Thruston, 15 slaves; Susannah, 15 slaves; Jane, 15 slaves, and Ann Beverley, 15 slaves." Of these:

(1) Elizabeth (d. 1722), mar. (I) (1782) her cousin, John Thruston (b. 1761, d. 1802), son of Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston;

(II) Capt. Aaron Fontaine, of Louisville.

(2) Sarah, mar. James Hubard, and had son, Thomas Hubard.

(3) Catherine Beverley, mar. (I) Lieut. Stevenson, of the
Revolution; (II) William Lowry, and had Thomas Whiting Lowry.

(4) Thomas Beverly, mar. (I) ? Whiting; (II) Elizabeth
Kennon, widow of Henry Perrin, and had Dr. Tom and Kennon
Whiting, of Gloucester (b. 1796), mar. Ann Wythe Mallory,
parents of Gen. Julian Wythe Whiting, of Mobile, Ala.

(5) Susanna, mar. (I) (1786) Gibson Cluverius, d 1790; (II)
(1792) John Lowry, brother of William (above). [second husband of her sister, Catherine Beverley Whiting Stevenson]

(6) Jane, mar. Chas. Grymes, and had Charles and Mary Grymes.

(7) Henry (d. 1810), executor of John C. Pryor.

(8) Horatio Gates.

(9) Anne Beverley, mar. (I) Major John C. Pryor, of the Revolution; (II) Charles Fremont. Issue: Gen. John C. Fremont, U. S. A.



Gibson Cluverius, d. Feb. 23, 1789, Gloucester Co. Widow's pension application of Mrs. Susan (Whiting) Cluverius Lowry, a resident of Elizabeth City Co., Va., when she made an affidavit dated Aug. 26, 1850, "stating that she was 77 years in August last"; "she stated that her first husband, Gibson Cluverius, served in the Rev. War. Principally in the County of Gloucester....and in the service of the State of Virginia. That she knows of no battles in which her said husband was engaged but has heard him speak of his company being fired at by the enemy's ship entering York River."

Gibson Cluverius m. in Gloucester on March 4, 1786, to Susan Whiting who m. (2) on Sept. 29, 1791, to John Lowry (d. 1821) of Gloucester. Gibson Cluverius and his wife Susan Whiting had issue. Their eldest child was daughter Elizabeth b. 1787, who m. (1) in 1802 to Anthony Armistead and (2) in 1818 to Robert Lowry. She, the daughter, was living in Elizabeth City Co., with her mother in 1850. Cluverius had probably at least one other child (Thomas). Pension application W. 8061. (National Archives).


Gloucester Co. VA Tax List 1790
Cluverius, Gibson estate 376.33 acres

Gloucester Co. VA Tax List 1791
Cluverius, Susanna 376.33 acres

Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, p.107 has Susanna Whiting as the daughter of Thomas Whiting and Elizabeth Seawell. It indicates that a chancery suit in Williamsburg in 1810 proves the relationship.

Susanna married Gibson CLUVERIUS 4 Mar 1786, Gloucester Co. VA. Gibson was born , Gloucester Co. VA; died 23 Feb 1789, Gloucester Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth CLUVERIUS was born 1787, Gloucester Co. VA; died 23 Apr 1856, Virginia.
2. Atwood CLUVERIUS was born Abt 1788; died Bef 1850.
3. Thomas G. CLUVERIUS was born Between 1788 and 1789, Gloucester Co VA; died Abt 1836, Gloucester Co VA.

Susanna married John LOWRY 29 Sep 1791, Gloucester Co. VA. John died 1821, Gloucester Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Seawell Family, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 54-62

Was her first husband. He was from "Gloucester Town." made his will Oct. 15, 1780

Maria Edwards, daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, described him as "a very wealthy man of Gloucester Town."

From Gloucester Co. VA.

Source: Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol 1, page 393.

Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, p.107 has Susanna Whiting as the daughter of Thomas Whiting and Elizabeth Seawell. It indicates that a chancery suit in Williamsburg in 1810 proves the relationship.

Thomas married Elizabeth SEAWELL. [Group Sheet]

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Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, p.107 has Susanna Whiting as the daughter of Thomas Whiting and Elizabeth Seawell. It indicates that a chancery suit in Williamsburg in 1810 proves the relationship.

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Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Seawell Family,Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 54-62

Narrative of Maria Edwards, daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler.

His brother John, who was my great grandfather, built on the adjoining tract. He built first on Timber Neck creek, the place called the "White-house," which still bears the name. Here there was a handsome house. As a child, my father took me there to get cherries and English walnuts. This house was burned down, just after all the furniture had been imported; mirrors thrown out of the windows, etc. This was told me by an old servant, who followed his young master, one of the Cleaver family, to Braddock's defeat. My great-grandfather then build the house in which I was born, Gloucester Place. I forget the date, but before the Revolution. His wife when he married her, was a widow Thornton. My father remembered her, and said she was handsome, with expressive black eyes. He bore her maiden name, Boswell, as his middle name.

My great-grandfather was an importing merchant, and the "war" interfered sadly with his business. The American and French troops at one time camped in the field on the left hand side as you go up to the house called the Wind-mill field, and fed to their horses, and destroyed a fine crop of corn. Many years afterwards my uncle John Tyler found, in an old "day-book" a full account of it, in which my great-grandfather stated his grievances, and thought my father should have put it in his hands while he was in Congress.


In a list of slave owners in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, 1786, the largest slave-holders were: John Page, 160; Warren Lewis, 143; John Perrin, 116; John Seawell, Sr., 39; Samuel Cary, 39; Joseph Cluverius, 32, &c.

John married Jane BOSWELL. [Group Sheet]

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Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Seawell Family,Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 54-62

Francis Thornton was her first husband.

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Joseph married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

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Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Seawell Family,Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 54-62

Will of Mrs. Elizabeth Seawell.

Her will was dated Sept. 22, 1786.

In the name of God, Amen. I, Elizabeth Seawell, being old and weak, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, ordain and appoint this to be my last will and testament, that, whereas my deceased husband, Joseph Seawell, by his last will, gave me the right of disposing of half my dower (lands excepted) at my death, in case I should not marry, to whom I please. I do, therefore, dispose of the half of my said dower in manner and form following:

Item. I give to my granddaughter Elizabeth Seawell one negro woman named Jinny, with her future increase, except the first child she has, which said child I give to my granddaughter, Mary Seawell.

Item. I give to my grandson John Boswell Seawell one negro boy named Wilson, to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give to my grandson John Seawell, son of my son John, one negro boy named Ralph, to him and his heirs forever, and I do also give to my said grandson all and every other part of my said dower and all the remainder part of my estate, to him and his heirs forever.

I do hereby appoint my said grandson my executor to this my last will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22d day, Sept., 1786.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Richard Coleman, Banr Pipen. her
Elizabeth + Seawell
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Thomas married Martha or Elizabeth MACHEN. [Group Sheet]

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Source: The William and Mary Quarterly, Seawell Family, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp 54-62
Family was from Middlesex and the last name is pronounced "Mitchum".