Notes for JOHN SWAINE: John's property in Leverington was Fencroft, at the south end of Church Lane in Fencroft Field. he was a merchant in the City of London. He established John Swaine's Charity.
John Swaine's charity. In 1735 John Swaine of Leverington, son of the last, gave 4 acres in New Field, Leverington, called the Long Four Acres, and 5½ acres at the Horse-Shoe, in Leverington Marsh, to provide boots and clothing for poor people. (fn. 38)