Elizabeth Seaman

Not the same as Elizabeth Wood

Biography

Descendants of Capt. John Seaman of Hempstead, Long Island, NY according to Mary Thomas Seaman: 1928

Capt. John1 Seaman was born Bet. 1603 - 1610 in Essex, England, and died 1695 in Hempstead, Queens Co. [now Nassau Co.], NY.

• He married (1) Elizabeth Strickland (Source: Bunker, Mary Powell, Long Island Genealogies, (Reprint. Originally published: Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, 1895), 291.) 1644, daughter of John Strickland and Jane Fenwick. [NO] She died Abt. 1654.
• He married (2) Martha Moore 1655, daughter of Thomas Moore and Martha Youngs. She was born in England, and died 1698 in Hempstead, Queens Co. [now Nassau Co.], NY.

Marriage Notes for John Seaman and Elizabeth Strickland:

• Captain John Seaman was twice married. He married first in 1644, Elizabeth Strickland, daughter of John and Jane Strickland of Charlestown, Mass.
• John Strickland had come to America with the first party of "Bay Coherts" to Salem in 1629, took posession of Charlestown and vicinity in 1630, and was made Freeman in May, 1631.
• John Strickland and all his family except one son (Thwaite) came to Long Island after 1646, and were among the early settlers of note in that vicinity.
• Captain John and Elizabeth had four sons and one daughter. Captain John Seaman married second, 1655, Martha Moore, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Young) Moore, of Southhold, Long Island. She was born in England; baptized in Salem, MA., Oct. 21, 1639; died 1698). They had four sons and seven daughters. [from Seaman, Mary Thomas, The Seaman Family in America..., (New York: TA Wright, 1928) p. 21]

Children of John Seaman and Elizabeth Strickland are:

• 1. + 2 i. John2 Seaman, Jr., born Abt. 1645; died Abt. 1697.
• 2. + 3 ii. Jonathan Seaman, born Abt. 1647; died Bef. November 13, 1729.
• 3. + 4 iii. Benjamin Seaman, born Bet. 1649 - 1650; died Bef. November 5, 1733 in Jerusalem, Hempstead Twp.,Queens [now Nassau Co.], NY.
• 4. + 5 iv. Solomon Seaman, born Abt. 1651; died Bef. March 13, 1747/48 in Hempstead, Queens Co. [now Nassau Co.], NY.
• 5. + 6 v. Elizabeth Seaman, born Abt. 1653; died Unknown.

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Capt John & Elizabeth had 5 children:

• 1. John Seaman, b. Abt 1645, d. Abt 1697
• 2. Jonathan Seaman, b. Abt 1647, d. Bef 13 Nov 1729
• 3. Benjamin Seaman, b. Abt 1661, d. Bef 5 Nov 1733, Jerusalem, Hempstead Twp., Queens [now Nassau Co.], NY
• 4. Solomon Seaman, b. Abt 1651, d. Bef 13 Mar 1747/48, Hempstead, Queens, NY
• 5. Elizabeth Seaman, b. Abt 1653, d. UNKNOWN

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http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I112...

Not apparently the wife of John Strickland or mother of Elizabeth Wood and Thwaite Strickland.

By the reference above [http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I112...] as the source for this profile had been attached to capt. John Seaman

which had the following data in it - and I have found more to expanded around it - and added the profiles whcih should of possibly been attached to her as her husband, parents etc.

Captain John Seaman was twice married. He married first in 1644, Elizabeth Strickland, daughter of John and Jane Strickland of Charlestown, Mass. John Strickland had come to America with the first party of "Bay Coherts" to Salem in 1629, took posession of Charlestown and vicinity in 1630, and was made Freeman in May, 1631.

John Strickland and all his family except one son (Thwaite) came to Long Island after 1646, and were among the early settlers of note in that vicinity.

Captain John and Elizabeth had four sons and one daughter.

• 1. John Seaman, b. Abt 1645, d. Abt 1697 married hannah williams - http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I007...
• 2. Jonathan Seaman, b. Abt 1647, d. Bef 13 Nov 1729 married jane http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I007...
• 3. Benjamin Seaman, b. Abt 1661, d. Bef 5 Nov 1733, Jerusalem, Hempstead Twp., Queens [now Nassau Co.], NY married Martha Titus http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I068...
• 4. Solomon Seaman, b. Abt 1651, Hempstead, New York , d. Bef 13 Mar 1747/48, Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY married elizabeth Linnington http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I000...
• 5. Elizabeth Seaman, b. Abt 1653, d. UNKNOWN married john jackson http://longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I007...

Captain John Seaman married second, 1655, Martha Moore, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Young) Moore, of Southhold, Long Island. She was born in England; baptized in Salem, MA., Oct. 21, 1639; died 1698). They had four sons and seven daughters.

• 1. Elizabeth Seaman, d. 1699, Cape May, NJ
• 2. Deborah Seaman, d. UNKNOWN
• 3. Nathaniel Seaman, d. 9 Oct 1757, Westbury, Queens [now Nassau] Co., NY
• 4. Hannah Seaman, d. Abt 1695, Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY
• 5. Thomas Seaman, d. Bef 29 Dec 1724, Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY
• 6. Martha Seaman, d. 6 Jul 1712
• 7. Mary Seaman
• 8. Samuel Seaman, b. 1668, d. 1732
• 9. Richard Seaman, b. Abt 1673, Hempstead, Queens Co., LI, NY , d. 5 Sep 1749, Westbury, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
• 10. Sarah Seaman

Since it has been broken off and detached from both her parents - and her spouse it is impossible to determine how she coonnected or was connected to the tree

http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-t...

Children: John Seaman, Jr. 1645 - 1697 Benjamin Seaman 1649 - 1733 Elisabeth Jackson (born Seaman) 1653 - 1699 Jonathan Seaman 1647 - 1729 Capt. Solomon Seaman 1651 - 1747

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Strickland-124

"Jordan Seaman wrote a short history in 1800 of the Seaman family of Hempstead where he states 'Captain John Seaman married a Strickland, her parentage and first name are not given.

Mary Powell Bunker in "Long Island Genealogies" p 134 states "John Seaman married Elizabeth, daughter of John Strickland, proof for this is not given. "[2]

Sources

• Mary Powell Bunker in "Long Island Genealogies" p 134 does not provide evidence of this date.
• ”John Strickland of Long Island and his sons-in-law" by Herbert F. Smith in "The American Genealogist" vol 11, 1934, p 81-87, 145-153, 197-208