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====== 17. Jehiel Seymour ======

17. JEHIEL<sup>4</sup> SEYMOUR (//[[006.Matthew|Matthew]]//<sup>3</sup>,
//[[002.Thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>2</sup>, //[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
of Norwalk, Conn., and Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., born at Norwalk, died at
Huntington before 11 Dec. 1753, when administration on his estate was granted.
He married first, MARY JARVIS, born in 1704, daughter of William and Esther; and
secondly, at Huntington, 11 Aug. 1751, RACHEL WRIGHT, baptized as an adult at
Huntington 13 Apr. 1752.

Jehiel Seymour removed early in the year 1739 from Norwalk to Huntington, where
he continued to reside until his death. He was buried in the Episcopal cemetery
at Huntington, where in 1909 a little footstone inscribed "M<sup>r</sup> Jehiel
Seaymore" was found leaning against a tree. No settlement of his estate has been
found.

^ Children by first wife: ^^^
| 47. | i. | [[047.stephen|STEPHEN]]<sup>5</sup>, b. 22 June 1737. |
| | ii. | MATTHEW, b. 2 Feb. 1738/9. |
| | iii. | ESTHER, b. 29 Oct. 1741. |
| | iv. | MARY, b. 16 Oct. 1743. Possibly she is the one who m. (1), as his second wife, DANIEL<sup>5</sup> BENEDICT, b. at Norwalk 8 Mar. 1729/30; d. at New Canaan, Conn., 21 Aug. 1776, s. of Samuel<sup>4</sup> (//Thomas//<sup>3</sup>, //Thomas//<sup>2</sup>, //Thomas//<sup>1</sup>) Jemima (Canfield); m. (2) --- CLOSE; and d. at South Salem N.Y. 24 Oct. 1837 age 95. (//Cf.// Benedict Genealogy.) |
| 48. | v. | [[048.daniel|DANIEL]], b. 19 Feb. 1745/6. |
| | vi. | KATHERINE, b. 12 Aug. 1748. |
^ Child by second wife: ^^^
| 49. | vii. | [[049.thomas|THOMAS]], bapt. 13 Apr. 1752. |

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