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Mary Seaman (Pearsall)

Also Known As: "Maria"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
Death: 1746 (18-19)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Pearsall and Sarah Pearsall
Wife of Obadiah Seaman
Sister of Thomas Pearsall; Nathaniel Pearsall; Sarah Mott; Phebe Pearsall; Baby Boy Pearsall and 3 others

Managed by: Paul Douglas Van Dillen
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About Mary Seaman

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

364. Mary[Maria]4 Pearsall (Thomas3, Martha2 Seaman, John1) was born July 24, 1727 (Source: (1) Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:432., (2) Frost, Josephine C., Underhill Genealogy vol. 2-3, ([New York?] Published privately by M.C. Taylor in the interests of the Underhill Society of America, 1932), 2:84., (3) Deats, E.R. , compiler, edited by H. Macy, Jr., Underhill Genealogy vol. 5-6, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1980), vol. 5, p. 63.), and died Unknown. She married Obadiah Seaman November 6, 1754 in Westbury, Long Island, NY (Source: (1) Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:432, 444., (2) Frost, Josephine C., Underhill Genealogy vol. 2-3, ([New York?] Published privately by M.C. Taylor in the interests of the Underhill Society of America, 1932), 2:84.), son of Thomas Seaman and Philadelphia Titus. He was born April 17, 1729 (Source: (1) Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444, 445., (2) Hicks, Benjamin D., Willis Family of Long Island, (New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Oct. 1884 Vol. XV reprinted in Hoff, Henry B. Genealogies of Long Island Families [Baltimore :Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987]), 746, has the birthdate as Feb. 17, 1729., (3) Seaman, Ardon, A Copy of an Account Written by Jordan Seaman, of Jericho, tracing the family of Seamans descended from Captain John Seaman, of Hempstead., (Privately published 1866), has birth date as Feb. 17, 1728/9.), and died Unknown.

Notes for Obadiah Seaman:

Hinshaw's Quaker records: Obadiah & Mary

Children: James, Richard

cf Westbury 6-2-1788 for Mary, indisposed;

cf Westbury 9-25-1782 for James and Richard who had gone with their father when young.

Marriage Notes for Mary[Maria] Pearsall and Obadiah Seaman:

Obadiah Seaman married Maria Pearsall whose parents resided in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. [from: Seaman, Mary Thomas, The Seaman Family in America..., (1928), 93.]

More About Obadiah Seaman and Mary[Maria] Pearsall:

Marriage: November 6, 1754, Westbury, Long Island, NY (Source: (1) Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:432, 444., (2) Frost, Josephine C., Underhill Genealogy vol. 2-3, ([New York?] Published privately by M.C. Taylor in the interests of the Underhill Society of America, 1932), 2:84.)

Children of Mary[Maria] Pearsall and Obadiah Seaman are:

	929	i.	 	Walter5 Seaman, born September 22, 1755 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died Unknown.
	930	ii.	 	Philadelphia Seaman, born March 26, 1759 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died Unknown. She married Joseph Delaplaine, Jr. 1779 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died Unknown.
	More About Joseph Delaplaine and Philadelphia Seaman:

Marriage: 1779 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.)

	931	iii.	 	James Seaman, born December 26, 1761 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died August 20, 1799 in New York City, NY (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:281.).
	Notes for James Seaman:

Hinshaw's Quaker records: certificate from Westbury [to Flushing] Sept. 25, 1782; disowned Aug. 5, 1790.

	More About James Seaman:

Burial: Unknown, Houston Street Cem., New York, NY (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy"[Compiled by Thomas W. Marshall] [Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore,MD:1977] Vol. III p. 281)

	932	iv.	 	Thomas Seaman, born August 18, 1764 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died Unknown.
	933	v.	 	Richard Seaman, born August 2, 1767 (Source: Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991), 3:444.); died Unknown.
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Mary Seaman's Timeline

1727
July 24, 1727
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
1746
1746
Age 18