Person:John Seymour (38)

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John Seymour
b.Est 1640 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
d.Bet 10 Dec 1712 and 3 Aug 1713 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Apr 1631
  1. Thomas Seymour1632 - 1712
  2. Mary Seymour1634/35 - 1635
  3. Mercy Seymour1636 -
  4. John SeymourEst 1640 - Bet 1712 & 1713
  5. Zachariah SeymourCal 1642 - 1702
  6. Captain Richard SeymourEst 1649 - Bef 1710
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John SeymourEst 1640 - Bet 1712 & 1713
  • W.  Mary WatsonEst 1646 - Aft 1712
m. Bef 1666
  1. John Seymour1666 -
  2. Captain Thomas Seymour1668/69 - 1740
  3. Sergeant Zachariah Seymour1684/85 - Aft 1754
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Seymour
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1640 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on dates of births of siblings.
Marriage Bef 1666 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (John).
to Mary Watson
Will[1][2] 10 Dec 1712
Death[1][2] Bet 10 Dec 1712 and 3 Aug 1713 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesBetween date of will and date of probate
Probate[2] 3 Aug 1713 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 3. John2 Seymour, in Seymour, George Dudley, Compiler; Donald Lines Jacobus (Editor); Mary Kingsbury Talcott; and Seymour Morris. A History of the Seymour Family: Descendants of Richard Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut, for Six Generations, with Extensive Amplification of the Lines Deriving from His Son John Seymour of Hartford. (New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1939)
    33-40.

    "3. John2 Seymour (Richard1), of Hartford, Conn., born probably at Hartford, died there between 10 Dec. 1712 and 3 Aug. 1713. He married Mary2 Watson, who was living 10 Dec. 1712, daughter of John1 and Margaret (Smith) of Hartford. He was made a freeman in 1667, and was an active and influential man. In 1670 he and his wife owned the covenant at the Second Church in Hartford, and on 31 Mar. 1678 they were admitted to full communion."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Seamore, John, Sen., Hartford, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    2:290-91.

    "Probate Records. Vol. VIII, 1710 to 1715. Page 241.

    Seamore, John, Sen., Hartford. Invt. £1158-14-01. Taken by James Ensign and Thomas Richards. Will dated 10 December, 1712.

    I, John Seamore, Sen., of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament: Imprs. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Seamore one-third part of my moveable estate to be at her dispose forever, and the rest of my moveable estate I give her the improvement of, with my dwelling house, barn, orchard, with three acres of land at home, and also the incomes or rents of one-half part of the rest of my lands, to be paid to her by my sons according to the quantity of land I shall give to them, during her natural life. It. I give and bequeath unto my son John Seamore twelve acres of land (with the dwelling house thereon) lying south of Robert Webster's land; also my land on the north side of my lot on the east side of Farmington Road. Also I give unto him that my lot of land lying on this side Four-Mile Hill, called the 17-acre lot. Also I give unto him one-third part of my two fifty-acre lots lying together in Wethersfield next Hartford bounds, after that ten acres shall be measured off the northeast corner of my said lots. It. I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Seamore all that land lying on the west side of Farmington Road, being south of that land given to my son John Seamore, with the dwelling house and barn that are thereon. Also I give him ten acres of land lying on the northeast corner of my two fifty-acre lots in Wethersfield. Also I give him one-third part of the remainder of my said two fifty-acre lots. It. I give to my son Richard Seamore the land where he now dwelleth, with the buildings that are thereon. Also I give unto him five acres of land lying at the east end of my lot on the east side of Farmington Road. Also I give unto him £20 in mony, to be paid in equal proportion by my three sons, John, Thomas and Zachariah Seamore. It. I give to my son Zachariah Seamore three acres of land on the south side of my lot lying on the east side of Farmington road, to extend east to the land given to my son Richard, and to be in weadth next the highway one rod north of the barn, with my dwelling house, barn and other buildings that are thereon, after my wife's decease. Also I give him all that my lot of land called the Mountain lot, lying in Wethersfield. Also I give him one-third part of my two fifty-acre lots lying together in Wethersfield when ten acres shall be measured off at the northeast corner of said lot, which parcels of land I give to my said son Zachariah Seamore. And it is my will that my son Zachariah Seamore shall pay to my two daughters £20 apiece, and that he quit my estate of charge for what he hath done to my barn. I give to my daughter Mary North £30, £20 to be paid by my son Zachariah, the remainder to be paid out of my moveable estate, after my wife's decease, by my executors. I give to my daughter Margaret Root £30. I appoint my wife Mary Seamore and my friends Mr. Ichabod Welles and Mr. Thomas Hosmer to be executors of this my last will.

    JOHN SEAMORE, L.S.

    Witness: Hez: Wyllys, Mary Macky, Sarah X Harris.

    Court Record, Page 153—3 August, 1713: Will proven."

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