William Seavey, Jr.

From https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/a/s/h/Dawn-E-Ashpole/GENE0001-0003.html :

5.WILLIAM7 SEAVEY (WILLIAM6, HENRY5 ZEVIE, THOMAS4, THOMAS BAWDEN3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1 SEWY) was born 1648 in Portsmouth, NH, and died June 18, 1732 in Rye, NH.He married HANNAH JACKSON July 29, 1680, daughter of Thomas Jackson and Hannah Johnson. Notes 2/10/1996 - From Donna Dietrich notes

      William Seavey Jr was on the Grand Jury of_______ in 1682.He was a surveyor in 1683.At the propeieters meeting to beexecuted by reason of "age and infirmity" from further service of laying out land. Owned a black slave Ammi. From the booklet on Stephen F. Seavey, says he moved from Kittery in Arundel or Kennebunkport 1720

!SOURCE: FGR Archives copied by TDS abt 1967.Gives full DOD. William (2), son of William (1) who came from England in 1632. Will written Mar 21, 1728/9 Will proved June 18, 1733

NATHAN SEVY DID BAPTISM, INITIATORY AND ENDOWMENT Rye Families p.5Marriage date estimated about 1675 to 1680. "William was an important figure in the general Portsmouth area.He owned land at Greenland, Sandy Beach, and New Castle.He was a surveyor, and also handled many estate inventories." Parsons p.526 says William b. 1640.Lists 8 children Sources:History of Rye, p.526; Ms. CEP; Gen. Dict. of Me. and NH. Children 6,7,8 triplets, Thomas, Ebenezer, Child who died at birth.

!PROBLEM: There may be some problem with DOBs for children; the order may be wrong.

!SOURCE: FGR Archives copied by TDS abt 1967.Gives full DOD. William (2), son of William (1) who came from England in 1632. Will written Mar 21, 1728/9 Will proved June 18, 1733 NATHAN SEVY DID BAPTISM, INITIATORY AND ENDOWMENT Rye Families p.5Marriage date estimated about 1675 to 1680. "William was an important figure in the general Portsmouth area.He owned land at Greenland, Sandy Beach, and New Castle.He was a surveyor, and also handled many estate inventories."

From Boston & Eastern Mass, pg 789

William Seavey, son of William Seavey (I), born 1640, in Portsmouth NH died in 1733.He married Hannah __, born 1633, died 1/31/1748.William Seavey was on the grand jury in 1682, and surveyor in 1683.At a proprietor's meeting in 1728 he desired to be excused by reason of ages and infirmity from any further service in laying out lands.His will was dated Mar 25, 1728-29 proved June 1733.His widow's will, dated Sept 10, 1741, proved Feb 28, 1748 bequeathed to sons Stephen, James & Ebenezer, and children on son Thomas.One of his possissions was a negro woman, a slave.Children born at Rye, NH 1) William (3d) married Mary Hincks who died 1744 and 2nd 9/25/1748 Hannah Seavye, 2) Hannah married Samuel Wells 3) Hepzibah married Thomas Wright 4) Mary born 1704 married Captain Samuel Banfield who died in 1743 she died in 1753 5) Thomas (twin) removed to Scarborough 6) Ebenezer (twin) and 7) Stephen married Mary True, widow.

Children of William Seavey and Hannah Jackson are:

• 11. i. MARY8 SEAVEY, b. Abt 1683; d. July 09, 1724.
• 12. ii. WILLIAM SEAVEY, b. Abt 1684, Portsmouth, NH; d. October 30, 1752.
• 13. iii. STEPHEN SEAVEY, b. 1686; d. 1742, Kittery.
• 14. iv. EBENEZER SEAVEY, b. April 21, 1695, Rye, NH; d. November 11, 1760, Scarborough, ME.
• v. STILLBORN SEAVEY, b. April 21, 1695; d. April 21, 1695.
• 15. vi. THOMAS SEAVEY, b. April 21, 1695, Rye, Rockingham Co., NH; d. September 1738.
• 16. vii. JAMES SEAVEY, b. 1698; d. March 09, 1755, Newcastle.
• viii. HANNAH SEAVEY, b. Abt 1700; d. Bef 1741; m. SAMUEL WALLIS.
• ix. HEPSIBAH SEAVEY, b. 1697-1700, Portsmouth of, Rockingham, New Hampshire; d. 1741; m. (1) THOMAS WRIGHT, November 04, 1716; m. (2) CHARLES FOYE, November 04, 1716.