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Lieutenant William Seward
b.Cal 1628
Facts and Events
| Name[1][2][3] |
Lieutenant William Seward |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2][3] |
Cal 1628 |
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| Residence[3] |
1651 |
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Marriage |
2 Apr 1651 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesto Grace Norton |
| Residence[3] |
1653 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Alt Death[1][3] |
2 Mar 1689 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Will[2][3] |
29 Mar 1689 |
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| Death[2] |
29 Mar 1689 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Probate[2] |
7 Jun 1689 |
Will proved. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1. William Seward, in Talcott, Alvan, and Jacquelyn L. Ricker. Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Co., 1984)
1072-72.
1. William Seward died 2 March 1689. … From Bristol, England. Lived in New Haven and Guilford, Conn. 1653."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 William Seward, in Smith, Ralph Dunning, and Bernard C. Steiner. The Descendants of Lieutenant William Seward, of Guilford, Conn. New England Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society). (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jul 1898)
52.323.
"William Seward was born in England in 1627. He came from Bristol to New England, and is said to have been in Taunton, Mass., in 1643. He settled in New Haven shortly after arriving in America, and while residing there married Miss Grace Norton, of Guilford. He removed to Guilford shortly afterwards and took the oath of fidelity there, May 4, 1654. He appears to have been a tanner, a man of considerable property and eminence in the town, and was for a long time commander of the TrainBand. He frequently represented the town in the General Assembly. He died March 29, 1689. His will was dated the day of his death, and was proven June 7, 1689. He left his wife the use of one-half of the dwelling house for her life, and an annuity of forty shillings per annum from each of the six sons. Half of the movable estate, except the stock for the tan house, was left to her absolutely. His son Stephen seems not to have been capable of caring for himself and a life estate in the dwelling, and thirty acres were given him, under the trusteeship of John, who was to inherit the property absolutely after Stephen's death. Samuel, Caleb and Ebenezer, the other sons, were given tracts of land, and John, Joseph and Caleb are confirmed in the possession of lands already given to them. Each of the children of his daughter Mary were given a cow, and the other half of the movable estate was given to his daughter Hannah. The tan yard and meadow land were directed to be equally divided among the sons."
The statement that he was in Taunton in 1643 should be treated with caution. He would have been ± 15 at that time and would have to have come over either as a servant or with another family and would not have been living independently.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 William Seward, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
4:57.
"William (Seward), Taunton 1643, whose name is by Baylies, II. 267, call. Edwards, was of New Haven 1651, and m. 2 Apr. of that yr. Grace, d. of Thomas Norton of Guilford, had Mary, b. 28 Feb. 1652; and soon aft. rem. to G. there had John, 14 Feb. 1654; Joseph, 1655; Samuel, 20 Aug. 1659, d. young; Caleb, 14 Mar. 1662; Stephen, 6 Aug. 1664; Samuel, again, 8 Feb. 1667, d. at. 22 yrs. in few days aft. his f.; Hannah, 8 Oct. 1670; and Ebenezer, 13 Dec. 1672; was a lieut. and rep. 1673 and 4, had good est. and d. early in 1689, aged a. 62. His will was of 29 Mar. of that yr. Mary m. John Scranton, but d. bef. her f. leav. three ch.; Hannah m. Joseph Hand. Stephen outliv. his f. but d. without ch. bef. his youngest br. wh. d. 19 Oct. 1701, by kick of a horse."
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