6. Jonathan4 Seaman (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1) was born Abt. 1703 in Hempstead, Queens Co. [now Nassau Co.], NY (Source: O'Dell, Cecil, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, (Marceline, MO: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1995), 147.), and died Bef. November 11, 1743 in Frederick Co., VA (Source: (1) Frederick County, Virginia Court Book, 1:p.2., (2) King, J. Estelle Stewart, Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administrations Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia 1743-1800, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1980), 4., (3) Heritage Books Inc., New York Abstracts of Wills, 1665-1801 (CD #9), (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1997), "CD-ROM,"
5:78, mentioned as deceased in will of father Jonathan Seaman, Jr. of New Hempstead, Orange [now Rockland] Co., NY dated October 3, 1748.). He married
Elizabeth Anderson (Source: The Compendium of American Genealogy, 32.), daughter of Thomas Anderson. She died Bef. 1753 (Source: The Compendium of American Genealogy.).
Notes for Jonathan Seaman:
Jonathan [4] Seaman (Jonathan3, Johnathan2, Capt. John1) moved to Frederick County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth (who died after 1753. [from: The Compendium of American Genealogy, p.32]
"Jonathan Simmons/Seamons/Seaman (b.1705 c) purchased a 317 acre tract of land from Joseph Mounts and his wife Katherine on 9 January 1736 [Orange Co., VA Deed Book 2, p.385] This tract was part of Paulson, Jones and Mounts' 834 acre patent land. (Tract 29A, Map 1). On 6 October 1762, it was sold by Jonathan's son and heir, Jonathan, to Van Swearigen. [Frederick Co.,VA Deed Book 7, p.56]. Jonathan [b.c.1703] was living on Thomas Anderson's north half of the 542-acre patent land (Tract 144B, Map 4) by December 1737. [Orange Count, VA Deed Book 2, pp.55,56]. Jonathan was deceased by 11 November 1743 when his wife Elizabeth was appointed
Administratrix of his estate, [Frederick Co., VA Court Book 1, p.2] leaving two sons as orphans: John/Jonas/Jonah and Jonathan, and two daughters: Phebe and Elizabeth [Frederick County, VA Will Book 1, p.3]. On 6 May 1745, Jonathan (b.1730c) purchased the northern half (271 1/2 acres where his father had lived, 8 May 1738) of Thomas Anderson's 1735 patent land containing 542 acres for 20 pounds. His mother, Elizabeth Mitchell, the wife of William Mitchell, released her right of dower as widow of Jonathan Seamon, deceased. [Frederick County, VA Deed Book 1, p.212]
Children of Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth Anderson are:
19 i. Phebe5 Seaman.
More About Phebe Seaman:
Fact 8: April 15, 1761, Witness to a lease bet. Adam Stephen Co. of Frederick,VA to Jacob Hite of same (Source: Frederick County, Virginia Will Book, Bk 6, pg.265, [Lease} Between Adam Stephen of County of Frederick [to] Jacob Hite of the same County....consideration of Five Shillings... parcell of Land containing thirty five acres being part of a greater Tract of Land of two Hundred & fifty two Acrres granted to said Adam Stephen by deed from the Proprietors Office the __ day of __ year of King George the Seconds Reign and Situate on Hopewell Branch... rent of one pepper corn on Lady day next.... Wit: Phebe Seaman Thos. Rutherford Adam Stephen.)
Will: January 19, 1805, probated 1807 (Source: Berkeley County Will Book, 4:166, ...to my cousin Phebe Helm, daughter of John Watson 100 [pounds], everything else goes to Adam Stephen (founder of Martinsburg, W.VA) daughter, Ann Dandridge-Hunter children. Phebe had transferred 400 acres to her cousin Colbert Anderson [Berkeley County Deed Book 9, 8 April 1791.
Phebe Seaman sold for 271 [pounds] to Jonathan Gerard 271 acres being the moiety of 540 acres granted to Thomas Anderson in 1735.)
20 ii. Elizabeth Seaman.
+ 21 iii. Jonathan Seaman, born 1721 
; died 1785. [Note: this Jonathan Seaman could not have had a son in 1721, must be in error, additional research needed].
+ 22 iv. John Seaman, born Aft. 1743; died Aft. June 4, 1814.
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