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====== 3. John Seymour ======
3. JOHN2 SEYMOUR
(//[[001.Richard|Richard]]//1),
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.
The Last Will and Testament of John Seamore, Senr late of
Hartford decd- In the Name of GOD, Amen, I John Seamore,
Senr of Hartford, in the County of Hartford, in the Colony
of Connecticut in New England, being of sound mind and memory, Yet
not knowing how it shall please God to deal with me, having the
symtomes of mortality upon me, I account it my duty to Settle the
outward good things that God in his goodness hath bestowed upon me,
and Do therefore make this my Last Will and Testament, revoking and
disannulling all Former and other Wills whatsoever - I Committ my
Soul into the hands of God who gave it me, hoping through the merits
of my onely Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ to receive the pardon of
my Sins, and by his power to have a Glorious Resurrection at the
great day. -
I Leave my Body to
a decent burial, at the discretion of my Executors, hereby named.-My
Just Debts being paid, I give and bequeath as followeth: Impr
I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary Seamor, one third part
of my moveable Estate to be to 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 in 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
unto them, during her Naturall Life: - (It. I giue and Bequeath unto
my son John Seamore, Twelve acres of Land, (with the Dwelling House
thereon) Lying South of Robert Webster's Land,) Also I give him all
that Land Lying on the North side of my Lott, on the East side of
Farmington Road, that shall Remain when five acres shall be measured
off. the East end, across the said Lott, and three acres measured off
the South Side of my said Lott, also I give unto him all that my Lott
of Land, Lying on this Side Four-Mile Hill Called the Seventeen acre
Lott. Also I give unto him one third part of my two fifty acre Lotts,
lying together in Wethersfield next
Hartford bounds, after that Ten acres shall be measured off the North
East Corner of my Said Lott, Which Parcells of Land I give unto my
said Son John Seamore, To be to him his heirs and Assigns forever.
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 and Barn that are thereon. To extend from the Highway West
to the Gutter at the Clay Lotts. Also I give him Ten acres of Land
Lying in the North East corner of my two
fifty acre Lotts in Wethersfield to Extend from the East end of the
Lott so farr West as the Highway running South from Farmington road
to the said Lott. Also I give him one third part of the Remainder of
my said two fifty acre Lotts, all which parcells of Land I give to my
said Son Thomas Seamore to be to him, his heirs and Assigns forever.
It. I give and bequeath 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 Lott, on the
East Side of Farmington Road, which parcells of Land I give my Said
Son Richard Seamore to be to him, his heirs and Assigns forever.
Also I give unto [//sic//] Twenty pounds
in money to be paid in Equall proportion by my three Sons, John,
Thomas, and Zachariah Seamore, also I give him a good Cow.
It. I give and bequeath to my Son Zachariah Seamore three acres of
Land on the South Side of my Lott 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 Lott of Land called the mountain Lott Lying in
Wethersfield field. Also I do desire that
my son. Thomas would Exchange Land with my Son Zachariah, That he may
have a convenient passage to the Said Mountain Lott. Also I give him
my clay Lott, to Extend from the Gutter West to the Common. Also I
give him one-third part of my two fifty
acre Lotts, Lying together in Wethersfield
field, when Ten acres shall be measured off at the North East Corner
of said Lott, which parcells of Land I give to my Said Son Zachariah
Seamore to be to him his heirs and Assigns
forever. And it is my will that my Son Zachariah Seamore Shall pay to
my two daughters Twenty pounds a piece in pay. And that he Quitt my
Estate of Charges for what he hath done to my barn; - I give and
bequeath to my daughter Mary North, besides what I have already Given
her, and hath Received, the Sum of Thirty pounds in pay. Twenty
pounds whereof to be paid by Son Zachariah, the Remainder of said Sum
to be paid out of my moveable Estate after my wives decease by my
Executors hereafter named, to be to her and her heirs and Assigns
forever - It. I give and bequeath unto my
daughter Margaret Root the Sum of Thirty pounds in pay Twenty pounds
whereof to be paid by my Son Zachariah Seamore, the Remainder to be
paid out of my moveable Estate, after my
wives decease by my Executors hereafter named, to be to her and her
heirs and Assigns forever.
It is my Will That what moveable Estate that shall be Left
after my Debts and Legacies to my two daughters are paid. That then (after my
wives decease) the said moveable Estate
shall be equally divided to my four Sons, John, Thomas, Richard and
Zachariah Seamore. And I do hereby Constitute and appoint my loving
Wife Mary Seamore and my Loving friends Mr. Ichabod Wells and Mr.
Thomas Hosmer to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In
Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the 10th day of
December Anno Dom 1712
John Seamor-a seal
Signed, Sealed and declared in the presence of Hez. Wyllys, Mary Macky, Sarah
Harris, her Mark.
Inventory of John Seymour, son of Richard, the Settler.((Copied from the original paper on file in 1911 by James Allen Kibbe of Warehouse Point, Conn.))
Inventory
of The Estate of Mr. John Seamor Late of
Hartford deceased is as followeth viz-
| | In Money | 14-04-00 |
| | To 2 White wastcoats | 00-16-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a Drugitt Coat | 01-12-00 |
| | To a Gray Coat 18s: a Wastcoat 20s | 01-18-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a Great Coat 14s: an old Cloak 13s | 01-07-00 |
| | To 1 old Coat waste coat & 2 pr briches | 00-12-06 |
| | To 1 pr new stockens 4s: old stocken 4s | 00-08-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 2 pr Glous 4s: a pr mittens 6d | 00-04-06 |
| | To 2 Muslin neckcloaths | 00-06-00 |
| | To 3 silk hankercheifs | 00-04-06 |
| | To 2 Shirts 10s: 2 hats 20s | 01-10-00 |
| | To old leather briches & wastcoat | 00-07-00 |
| | [ ] Mittens & shoes | 00-08-00 |
| | To Womens Aparrall in all | 08-00-00 |
| | To a bed and furniture | 07-10-00 |
| | | ---- |
| In The | To a Trunill bed and furniture | 02-08-00 |
| paylor | To a great Chest 16s to a Cubbud 9s | 01-05-00 |
| | To a bundle of new cloath & Tape | 00-09-00 |
| | To a Chest 4s to 5 yds new cloath 10s | 00-14-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 4 pr sheets 56s to 2 pr Ditto 14s | 03-10-00 |
| | To table Linen 28s: to 11 Towels 8s | 01-16-00 |
| | To 3 pillow beers 2s | 00-02-00 |
| | To 2 pillows & pillion cloaths | 00-18-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 2 Chairs and Cushons | 00-05-06 |
| In the | To a bed. bedstead & blankitts | 03-06-00 |
| paylor | To nails 4L: 14s. To 2 Chests 10s | 05-04-00 |
| | To 4 meal Casks 8s to old baralls 2s | 00-10-00 |
| Hall chabr. | To 12 Bushll of Indian Corn | 01-16-00 |
| | To 14 Bushll Wheat at 5s p Bushll | 03-10-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To Meal 5s To 20lb hops 13s | 00-18-00 |
| | To Cheas 14s to 45lb flax 26s | 02-00-00 |
| | To toe yam & linen 4s to 2 old Cask 2s: 6d | 00-06-06 |
| | To 13 Bushll barly malt 3s pr Bushll | 01-19-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 5 behives 4s to Sundry harrells 23s | 01-07-00 |
| In the hall | To 1 Iron port 14: 7d to a Nichell 13s | 01-07-07 |
| | To 2 Muskitts 20s to a brass Kittle 40s | 03-00-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To an old Kittle and warming pan | 01-02-00 |
| | To a bell mettle Skillitt 6s an Iron pot 6s | 00-12-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 1 frying pan 7s to Slice & Tongs 10s | 00-17-00 |
| | To 1 Tramel 5s: to a box Jron & heatr 9s | 00-14-00 |
| | To pr andirons 2s: to a Great table 16s | 00-18-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To new peuter 46s to old peuter 21s | 03-07-00 |
| | To 1 qt pott a baker Tunnill & Spoons | 00-09-00 |
| | To 4 milk bowls 4s: to 3 knob dishes 6s | 00-10-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 1 doz Iron chrs 8d, to a milk Keler 2s | 00-O2-O8 |
| | To 2 pails 2s to 2 Chease moals 2s | 00-04-00 |
| | To Earthen ware 8s to 2 Glass bottles ls | 00-09-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To Knifes l8d to money scales 6s | 00-07-06 |
| | To a peice of leather and straps | 00-02-00 |
| | To a Table cloath & napkin | 00-02-00 |
| | To a table and form 4s to 7 Chaprs [So] 8s | 00-12-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a hansaw 6s: to broad ax 4s | 00-10-00 |
| | To 3 Stubbing hoes 8s to 1 old broad ax 18d | 00-09-06 |
| | To 1 ax 3s to a betle & wedges 7s | 00-10-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a Clave & pin 4s: 6d to 2 Sikles 2s | 00-06-06 |
| | To 1 old Spade 18d to 3 old forks 3s | 00-04-06 |
| | To old Sives 2s to 1 hamer & Shave 2s: 6d | 00-04-06 |
| | To 2 branding Jrons 18d to 2 gimletts 6d | 00-02-00 |
| | To a Syth 18d to a hinge & hook 3s | 00-04-06 |
| | | ---- |
| | | 88-18-09 |
| | [Botom of page] | |
| | To pr pinchers 2s to old Jron 2s: 6d | 00-04-06 |
| | To basket with Small Things it [So] | 00-01-04 |
| | To a pr Stilyard 6s To a Great bible l0s | 00-16-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To Sundry Books 6s to old Cook & Chese press 12s | 00-18-00 |
| | To hogs fat 12s to Sope 10s | 01-02-00 |
| | To a plow and Jrons all that belong to it | 00-14-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a bridle 3s: 6d a pr of old Trace & bames 8s | 00-11-06 |
| | To l old Sadle 4s: Side Sadle 1s Mashngtub 8s | 00-13-00 |
| | To a Tub & tunill 4s old Jron 2s: to 3 old bags 18d | 00-07-06 |
| | | ---- |
| | To an old Cart Rope 18d To 13 old Jron 8s: 8d | 00-10-02 |
| | To a set of hoops & boxes for Cart wheels | 00-18-00 |
| | To a timbr Chaine 22s to a plow Chaine 5s | 01-07-00 |
| | To 2 Shovell 6s to bees & hives in ye beehouse 40s | 02-06-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To Bacon 6s to pork 8bl 14: 4 | 09-00-04 |
| | To 1000 foot of pine boards | 01-10-00 |
| | To 300 foot of ditto 8s: to Shingles 12s | 01-00-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To a prcell of new timbr & other timbr | 01-00-00 |
| | To 300 Claboards 12s To a pide horse 6lb | 06-12-00 |
| | To a yoak of oxen 8lb 10s: to a brindle Calf 20s | 09-10-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 3 larg Cowes 9lb: to 2 small Cowes 5lb | 14-00-00 |
| | To 2 heifers 4lb 10s: to 2 2 year old steers 4lb 10s | 09-00-00 |
| | To 1 ox at John Norths 5lb 5s to 2 Calves 24s | 06-09-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To the black mare 4lb: a sorild horse 3lb | 07-00-00 |
| | To bay horse 4lb: 10s: to a 2 year old Colt 45s | 06-15-00 |
| | To a mare and Colt 30s | 01-10-00 |
| | To the house John lives in & 12 acres Land | 160-00-00 |
| | To the house Tho did live in & 2 acres land | 190-00-00 |
| | To the house and barn & 17 acres land on | 210-00-00 |
| | The East Side farmington Road | |
| | The mountaine Lott | 063-00-00 |
| | The Clay Lott 5 acres | 20-00-00 |
| | To 100 acres of Land att four mile hill | 200-00-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | To 17 acres of Land This side four mile hill | 043-00-00 |
| | To house Richard lives in & ye homelott | 100-00-00 |
| | | ---- |
| | | 1066-12-04 |
| | | ---- |
| | | 0088-18-09 |
| | | ---- |
| | Total is | 1158-11-01 |
| | Taken by us James Ensign | |
| | Tho Richards | |
[John Seymour's
inventory shows an abundance of worldly goods and must measurably
reflect the character of his establishment. It is gratifying to learn
from it that sartorially he was so well provided for, including "2
White wastcoats." As a collector, the author would like to have
inherited his "great Chest" and his "Cubburd."
Their valuations indicate that they were not important pieces. He had
a "Great bible," "Sundry Books," "bees &
hives in a beehouse." His "pide horse" at £6
must, at that valuation, have been a good animal. His "sorild
horse" is only valued at £3. The "black mare"
was valued at £4; the "bay horse" at £4; the
"mare and colt" at £0-30-0. There was, apparently, an
abundant supply of linen in the house, but no silver is listed, and
the lack may be due to the daughters having been "portioned"
in part in silver. John Seymour seems to have "done himself"
remarkably well, since his patrimony was but £40, while his
estate inventoried £ 1158-11-01. - //G. D. S.//]
^ Children, born at Hartford: ^^^^
| 8. | i. | [[008.John|JOHN]]3, b.12 June 1666. ||
| 9. | ii. | [[009.Thomas|THOMAS]], b. 12 Mar. 1668/9. ||
| | iii. | MARY, b. in Nov. (bapt. 20 Nov.) 1670; d. 2 Mar. 1732/3; m. 25 Apr. 1700, JOHN NORTH, b. abt. 1669, s. of Samuel and Hannah (Norton) North. His first wife was Mary Warner, who d. 1 Mar. 1694/5. and he m. (3) 20 Mar. 1733/4, Abigail (-) (Phelps) Judd. ||
| | | Children: ||
| | | 1. | //Margaret//, b. 26 Jan. 1700/1; perhaps m. 29 May 1735, Joseph Woodruff. |
| | | 2. | //Ruth//, b. 14 Oct. 1702; m. 2 Jan. 1728/9, Isaac Cowles, Jr. |
| | | 3. | //Jonathan//, b. 8 Apr. 1704. |
| | | 4. | //Josiah//, b. 11 Feb. 1705/6; d. 6 May l784; m.22 Nov. 1726, Temperance Baldwin. |
| | | 5. | //Samuel//, b. 21 July 1708; d. Dec. 1796; m. 5 Apr. 1737, Lois Porter. |
| | | 6. | //Eunice//, b. 17 Dec. 1710. 7. //John//, bapt. 4 May 1712; d. 16 Jan. 1732/3 |
| | iv. | ZACHARY, bapt. 22 Dec. 1672; d. young. ||
| | v. | MARGARET, b. 17 Jan. 1674/5; d. 9 Sept. 1751; m. (1) 20 Mar. 1706/7, TIMOTHY3 ROOT, b. abt. 1681, d. at Cape Breton in 1713, s. of Stephen2 (//John//1) and Sarah (Wadsworth); m. (2) 22 Jan. 1718/19, JOHN REW of Farmington, Conn. ||
| | | Children by first husband: ||
| | | 1. | //Joanathan//, b. 20 Dec. 1707; d. 17 Aug. 1794; m. (1) Ruth ---; m. (2) Esther Wadsworth; m. (3) 30 June 1784, Susanna Day. |
| | | 2. | //Stephen//, b. 18 Mar. 1711/12; d. 5 Sept. 1752; m. 19 Jan. 1740/1, Sarah Hart. |
| | | 3. | //Timothy//, b. in 1713; d. at Cape Breton, 24 Apr. 1746; m. 6 Dec. 1739, Mary Hart. |
| | vi. | RICHARD, b. 11 Feb. 1676/7; d. at Canaan, Conn., between 1747 and 1753; In. at Hartford, 30 Oct. 1707, MARY3 WILSON, bapt. 25 Mar. 1688, living a widow at Canaan in 1753, dau. of Dea. John2 (//Robert//1) and Lydia (Cole). He was chosen Constable of Hartford, 1711, and held the office until 1717; Selectman, 1721, 1728, and 1734; Swine Inspector, 1722; and Inspector of Wood, 1734-1736. Richard, with his kinsmen, Thomas and Zachariah, were members of an association called the New London Society united for Trade and Commerce, a joint stock company organized in 1732 for trading with the West Indies. About 1738 he removed to Canaan, where he built the iron-works; he was also one of the proprietors of the Town of Salisbury. On 25 Sept. 1740 he was made Lieutenant of the military company of Canaan. His widow may have been the Widow Seymour who was buried in the Center Church Burying Ground at Hartford, 31 Jan. 1766, being interred at the expense of Thomas Seymour, Esq.((The Connecticut Quarterly, vol. 4, p. 264.)) No record of any children has been found. ||
| | vii. | JONATHAN, b. 10 Jan. 1678/9; d. young. ||
| | viii. | NATHANIEL, b. 6 Nov. 1680; d. young. ||
| 10. | ix. | [[010.Zachariah|ZACHARIAH]], b. 10 Jan. 1684/5. ||
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