Richard Cornet Seymour

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Richard Cornet Seymour

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Death: March 02, 1784 (72)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Seymour and Elizabeth Seymour
Husband of Elizabeth Seymour and Mary Seymour
Father of Elizabeth Watson; Huldah Catlin; Richard Seymour; Michael Seymour; James Seymour and 2 others
Brother of John Seymour; Timothy Seymour; Daniel Seymour; Usiah Seymour; Elizabeth Webster and 7 others

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About Richard Cornet 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.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00broc#page/n14/mode/1up
    • FOURTH GENERATION.
  • .... etc. ___________________________
  • SEYMOUR, Richard
  • b. MAR 1712/3 Hartford, CT.
  • d. MAR 1784 Hartford, Hartford, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SEYMOUR, John
  • Mother: WEBSTER, Elizabeth
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 26 FEB 1739/40 Hartford, Hartford, CT.
  • Spouse: WADSWORTH, Elizabeth
  • b. ABT 1715 Hartford, CT.
  • d. 12 OCT 1759 Hartford, Hartford, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: WADSWORTH, Joseph
  • Mother: HOVEY, Joanna
  • Children:
    • SEYMOUR, Elizabeth
    • SEYMOUR, Huldah
    • SEYMOUR, Michael
    • SEYMOUR, James b. 3 OCT 1751 Hartford, Hartford, CT.
    • SEYMOUR, Rhoda
    • SEYMOUR, Freeman
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 18 FEB 1761 Hartford, CT.
  • Spouse: BENTON, Mary
  • b. 1725
  • d. 20 NOV 1818 Hartford, CT.
  • Children:
    • SEYMOUR, Richard b. ABT 1763 Hartford, CT.
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_12.htm#9 _____________________________
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Richard Cornet Seymour's Timeline

1711
March 22, 1711
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1712
March 22, 1712
Age 1
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut
1743
March 18, 1743
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1745
January 14, 1745
Hartford, Hartford County, CT, United States
1747
January 9, 1747
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1749
April 28, 1749
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1751
October 3, 1751
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1753
December 17, 1753
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1756
January 17, 1756
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States