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John Seymour

Also Known As: "Seymour^"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Death: May 17, 1748 (81)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Seymour and Mary Seymour
Husband of Eunice Seymour and Elizabeth Seymour
Father of John Seymour; Timothy Seymour; Daniel Seymour; Usiah Seymour; Elizabeth Webster and 8 others
Brother of Capt. Thomas Seymour; Mary North; Margaret Rew; Richard Seymour; Nathaniel Seymour and 4 others

Occupation: One of the founders of Hartford, CT
Managed by: Private User
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About John Seymour

  • Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Seymour, from the first settlement of Hartford, Conn. in 1635 (1880)
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00broc
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n8/mode/1up
  • RICHARD SEYMOUR.— One of the original settlers of Hartford, Ct., and as such his name appears on a monument erected in 1837 to the memory of the forefathers of the city in the ancient burying ground. His house was on Burr St. He probably came with Mr. Hooker's congregation from Chelmsford, Essex County, England. The history of this embryo republic (Mr. H's congregation) is given in Mr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut. They first settled in Cambridge, Mass., but thinking to better themselves, removed to Hartford in 1639. He went from there to Norwalk in 1653 and died in 1655.
  • He left four sons :
    • Thomas, John, Zachariah, Richard.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n10/mode/1up
    • SECOND GENERATION.
  • THOMAS married H. Marvin in 1653. His children were:
    • Hannah, Mary, Thomas, Mathew, Abigail, Sarah, Mercy, Elizabeth, Rebecca.
  • JOHN married M. Watson, lived in Hartford, on the south side of Little River. He died in 1713. His age is not known, but his will, dated in 1712, which is preserved in the Probate office, speaks of his being advanced in life. His children were:
    • John, Margaret, Richard, Zachary, Mary, Thomas, Jonathan, Nathaniel.
  • ZACHARIAH married and had four children whose names are not given.
  • RICHARD married and had three sons:
    • Samuel, Richard, John.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n12/mode/1up
    • THIRD GENERATION.
  • JOHN married E. Webster in 1643. Their children were:
    • John, Jonathan, Zebulon, Daniel, Nathaniel, Moses, Timothy, Susanna, Richard, Elizabeth, Margaret.
  • MARY and MARGARET not given.
  • THOMAS married R. Norton, and after her death M. Waters. Their children were:
    • Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Jerusha, Ruth, Basil, Alice.
  • RICHARD married M. Wilson. No children given.
  • JONATHAN ____.
  • ZACHARY married H. Olmstead.
  • NATHANIEL married and had three children:
    • Hannah, Zachariah, Rebecca. ___________________________
  • WEBSTER, Elizabeth
  • b. 8 FEB 1672/3 Hartford, CT.
  • d. 15 MAY 1754 Hartford, CT.
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 19 DEC 1693 Hartford, CT.
  • Spouse: SEYMOUR, John
  • b. 12 JUN 1666 Hartford, CT.
  • d. 17 MAY 1748 Hartford, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SEYMOUR, John
  • Mother: WATSON, Mary
  • Children:
    • SEYMOUR, John
    • SEYMOUR, Timothy
    • SEYMOUR, Daniel
    • SEYMOUR, Elizabeth
    • SEYMOUR, Jonathan
    • SEYMOUR, Nathaniel
    • SEYMOUR, Susanna
    • SEYMOUR, Margaret
    • SEYMOUR, Zebulon
    • SEYMOUR, Moses
    • SEYMOUR, Richard
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_d0.htm#152 ______________________________
  • Genealogy of the descendants of Richard Seymour, from the first settlement of Hartford, Conn. in 1635 (1880)
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00broc
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n8/mode/1up
  • RICHARD SEYMOUR.— One of the original settlers of Hartford, Ct., and as such his name appears on a monument erected in 1837 to the memory of the forefathers of the city in the ancient burying ground. His house was on Burr St. He probably came with Mr. Hooker's congregation from Chelmsford, Essex County, England. The history of this embryo republic (Mr. H's congregation) is given in Mr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut. They first settled in Cambridge, Mass., but thinking to better themselves, removed to Hartford in 1639. He went from there to Norwalk in 1653 and died in 1655.
  • He left four sons :
    • Thomas, John, Zachariah, Richard.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n10/mode/1up
    • SECOND GENERATION.
  • THOMAS married H. Marvin in 1653. His children were:
    • Hannah, Mary, Thomas, Mathew, Abigail, Sarah, Mercy, Elizabeth, Rebecca.
  • JOHN married M. Watson, lived in Hartford, on the south side of Little River. He died in 1713. His age is not known, but his will, dated in 1712, which is preserved in the Probate office, speaks of his being advanced in life. His children were:
    • John, Margaret, Richard, Zachary, Mary, Thomas, Jonathan, Nathaniel.
  • ZACHARIAH married and had four children whose names are not given.
  • RICHARD married and had three sons:
    • Samuel, Richard, John.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n12/mode/1up
    • THIRD GENERATION.
  • JOHN married E. Webster in 1643. Their children were:
    • John, Jonathan, Zebulon, Daniel, Nathaniel, Moses, Timothy, Susanna, Richard, Elizabeth, Margaret.
  • MARY and MARGARET not given.
  • THOMAS married R. Norton, and after her death M. Waters. Their children were:
    • Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Jerusha, Ruth, Basil, Alice.
  • RICHARD married M. Wilson. No children given.
  • JONATHAN ____.
  • ZACHARY married H. Olmstead.
  • NATHANIEL married and had three children:
    • Hannah, Zachariah, Rebecca. ___________________________
  • SEYMOUR, John
  • b. ABT 1640 Hartford, CT.
  • d. ABT 1713 Hartford, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SEYMOUR, Richard
  • Mother: RUSCOE, Mercy
  • Family:
  • Spouse: WATSON, Mary
  • Children:
    • SEYMOUR, John
    • SEYMOUR, Thomas
    • SEYMOUR, Mary
    • SEYMOUR, Zachary b. DEC 1672 Hartford, CT.
    • SEYMOUR, Margaret
    • SEYMOUR, Richard
    • SEYMOUR, Jonathan b. 10 JAN 1678/9 Hartford, CT.
    • SEYMOUR, Nathaniel b. 6 NOV 1680 Hartford, CT.
    • SEYMOUR, Zachariah
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_97.htm#290 _______________

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John Seymour's Timeline

1666
June 12, 1666
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
June 12, 1666
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1687
April 17, 1687
Age 20
Second Church, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1694
December 25, 1694
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1696
June 17, 1696
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
June 17, 1696
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1698
October 20, 1698
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1700
May 1, 1700
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1700
Connecticut, USA