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 Richard Seymour, Richard Seymour,
-though not an original proprietor, was one of the early settlers of +though not an original proprietor, was one of the [[hartford|early settlers of 
-Hartford. Just when he joined the little settlement near "Dutch+Hartford]]. Just when he joined the little settlement near "Dutch
 Point" on the Connecticut river we do not know, but probably in Point" on the Connecticut river we do not know, but probably in
 1639, when we find his name in the list of those "inhabitants 1639, when we find his name in the list of those "inhabitants
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 mark upon it. mark upon it.
  
-His estate, inventoried 10 Oct. 1655, was valued at �255-09-00 - not a+His estate, inventoried 10 Oct. 1655, was valued at £255-09-00 - not a
 large, but a fair estate. Considering that Richard died at the age of large, but a fair estate. Considering that Richard died at the age of
 about fifty years and the circumstances of his short life, the value about fifty years and the circumstances of his short life, the value
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 his will and met with the same disaster of an overflow of ink and its his will and met with the same disaster of an overflow of ink and its
 top section is illegible. The only item worthy of note is "bookes" top section is illegible. The only item worthy of note is "bookes"
-valued at �1. Comparatively few inventories of the period list+valued at £1. Comparatively few inventories of the period list
 any books at all. The use of the plural shows that at least there was any books at all. The use of the plural shows that at least there was
 something more than a Bible in the house. Indeed, the sum of one something more than a Bible in the house. Indeed, the sum of one
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 the marriage took place in Farmington, rather than in Norwalk, where the marriage took place in Farmington, rather than in Norwalk, where
 Mercy lived. It was very common then for the man to record his Mercy lived. It was very common then for the man to record his
-marriage where //he //lived, for+marriage where //he// lived, for
 obvious reasons connected with inheritance. The apparent precipitancy obvious reasons connected with inheritance. The apparent precipitancy
 of the marriage of Richard's widow to John Steele may be remarked of the marriage of Richard's widow to John Steele may be remarked
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 dearth of available women, to marry her and bring her back from dearth of available women, to marry her and bring her back from
 Norwalk and her Ruscoe relatives there, with her three younger sons? Norwalk and her Ruscoe relatives there, with her three younger sons?
-Can she be blamed if it be considered who he was -"his place in +Can she be blamed if it be considered who he was -- "his place in 
-the sun" - to have made a "marriage of convenience,"+the sun" -- to have made a "marriage of convenience,"
 if such it was, though we can only speculate on that matter. if such it was, though we can only speculate on that matter.
  
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 standard spelling of the name seems to have been generally accepted. standard spelling of the name seems to have been generally accepted.
  
-<file> +<blockquote> 
-         [The will of Richar]d Semer (1655) +[The will of Richar]d Semer (1655)\\ 
-         [             ] being very week & sike [           ] gods pon[?] +[             ] being very week & sike [           ] gods pon[?]\\ 
-      mercy in [           ] doe leve this as my [             ] doe first +mercy in [           ] doe leve this as my [             ] doe first\\ 
-      will and [  ] dust of w<sup>eh</sup> it was [//made //and my soul into the] +will and [  ] dust of w<sup>eh</sup> it was [//made //and my soul into the]\\ 
-      hands of God that gave it [and I doe will and] bequeath unto my Loving wife +hands of God that gave it [and I doe will and] bequeath unto my Loving wife\\ 
-      Mercy [Seamor] my whole Estate: viz: my house & Lands Cattle and [all] +Mercy [Seamor] my whole Estate: viz: my house & Lands Cattle and [all]\\ 
-      my moveables: Except that it is my Will that [my] Eldest sonn Thomas should +my moveables: Except that it is my Will that [my] Eldest sonn Thomas should\\ 
-      have two steeres [  ] year old and upward and my best cartt: +have two steeres [  ] year old and upward and my best cartt:\\ 
-      thease [to] receive soen after my decease: +thease [to] receive soen after my decease:
-         It is alsoe my will that my other three sons John & Zachary [and] Richard +
-      receive out of this Totall estate the sum of forty pounds each of them viz: +
-      fourty pounds to John and fourty pounds to Zachary and forty pounds to +
-      Richard: duly and faythiully to be payd to them severally at the age of twenty- +
-      one years: Unles the Executo<sup>rs</sup> of this my Will shall see cause to doe it soener: +
-      It is alsoe my Will that my loving wife should have the dispose of my three +
-      sons John Zachary & Richard untill such time as they shall be fit to receive and +
-      dispose of ther Estate: It is alsoe my will and apoyntment that my loving Wife +
-      Mercy: togather with my faythfull freind Richard Olmsted be the sole Executo<sup>rs</sup> +
-      and Administrato<sup>rs</sup> of this my Last Will and Testament the aforesaid Legasies +
-      and all Lawfull debts and demands duly discharged by my loving wife Mercy: +
-      It is my will that shee posses and enioy all the rest of my Estate. to this my +
-      will and Testament I have set to my hand this 29th July 1655: +
-         In the presence of us +
-      Thomas Handford                              the marke of Richard //f// Seamer +
-      Jno Rescoe+
  
-            25 octobar 1655 +It is alsoe my will that my other three sons John & Zachary [and] Richard\\ 
-         The Court haveing examined the will of Richard Seamor they doe approve +receive out of this Totall estate the sum of forty pounds each of them viz:\\ 
-      therof +fourty pounds to John and fourty pounds to Zachary and forty pounds to\\ 
-                                                   William Hill: Secretary +Richard: duly and faythiully to be payd to them severally at the age of twenty-\\ 
-</file>+one years: Unles the Executo<sup>rs</sup> of this my Will shall see cause to doe it soener:\\ 
 +It is alsoe my Will that my loving wife should have the dispose of my three\\ 
 +sons John Zachary & Richard untill such time as they shall be fit to receive and\\ 
 +dispose of ther Estate: It is alsoe my will and apoyntment that my loving Wife\\ 
 +Mercy: togather with my faythfull freind Richard Olmsted be the sole Executo<sup>rs</sup>\\ 
 +and Administrato<sup>rs</sup> of this my Last Will and Testament the aforesaid Legasies\\ 
 +and all Lawfull debts and demands duly discharged by my loving wife Mercy:\\ 
 +It is my will that shee posses and enioy all the rest of my Estate. to this my\\ 
 +will and Testament I have set to my hand this 29th July 1655: 
 + 
 +In the presence of us\\ 
 +Thomas Handford                              the marke of Richard //f// Seamer\\ 
 +Jno Rescoe 
 + 
 +25 octobar 1655\\ 
 + 
 +The Court haveing examined the will of Richard Seamor they doe approve\\ 
 +therof 
 + 
 +William Hill: Secretary 
 +</blockquote>
  
 The top section of The top section of
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 | In bookes | [01-00-00] | | In bookes | [01-00-00] |
 | In armes and ammunition | [03-02-00] | | In armes and ammunition | [03-02-00] |
-| |  ----  |+| |  ---- |
 | Totall | [255-09-00] | | Totall | [255-09-00] |
  
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 the four sons of Richard Seymour made a place for themselves in their the four sons of Richard Seymour made a place for themselves in their
 respective communities, may be gauged by the fact that their combined respective communities, may be gauged by the fact that their combined
-inventories at death amounted to well over �2,000, which of+inventories at death amounted to well over £2,000, which of
 course makes no allowance for property bestowed on the children of course makes no allowance for property bestowed on the children of
 some of them before they died. some of them before they died.
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 | 5. | vi. | [[005.Richard|RICHARD]], b. at Hartford, Conn. | | 5. | vi. | [[005.Richard|RICHARD]], b. at Hartford, Conn. |
  
-\\ +\\ [[english_origin|(<-- The English Origin)]] [[start|(Back to Start)]] [[002.thomas|(2. Thomas(2) Seymour -->)]]
-[[english_origin|(<-- The English Origin)]] [[start|(Back to Start)]] [[002.thomas|(2. Thomas(2) Seymour -->)]] +
- +
-Additional information added by Paul Seymour +
- +
-Briefly, about the founding of Connecticut, it was established as a retreat for Puritan Nobleman by the Earl of Warwick, via King Charles.  The name Puritan has been misinterpreted over the centuries.  The Puritans were just basically even more anti-catholic than the average Brit during this period, and Queen Elizabeth, and later King James found their beliefs a little too radical at the time to be politically acceptable.  They were having enough problems at the time just breaking away from the Catholic Church and establishing a more moderate alternative. +
- +
-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ludlow]]  +
-“Roger Ludlow (1590-1664) was one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. He was born in March 1590 in Dinton, Wiltshire, England. Roger was the second son of Sir Thomas Ludlow of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire //(Maiden Bradley is today the home of John Michael Seymour, Duke of Somerset)// and Jane Pyle, sister of Sir Gabriel Pyle.  He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1609 or 1610, and was admitted to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 1612.” +
- +
-According to the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford website [[http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/seymour_richard.htm]]  +
- +
-The Founders of Hartford +
- +
-“Here are the 163 men and women listed in the Book of Distribution of Land as being those who settled in Hartford before February 1640. Their names are on a monument in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground.  +
- +
-Jeremy Adams William Gibbons         John Pierce +
-Matthew Allyn Deacon Richard Goodman         Thomas Porter +
-Francis Andrews         Elder William Goodwin Stephen Post +
-William Andrews         Ozias Goodwin John Pratt +
-John Arnold Seth Grant William Pratt +
-Andrew Bacon George Grave John Purchas (Purkas) +
-John Barnard Bartholomew Greene* Nathaniel Richards +
-Thomas Barnes Samuel Greenhill Thomas Richards +
-Robert Bartlett Thomas Gridley Richard Risley (Wrigley) +
-John Baysey Samuel Hale (Hales) Thomas Root +
-Thomas Beale Thomas Hale William Ruscoe (Reskoe, Rescue) +
-Nathaniel Bearding John Hall Nathaniel Ruscoe +
-Mary Betts Stephen Hart John Sable (Savell, Sables) +
-John Bidwell William Hayden Thomas Scott +
-Richard Billing Hon. John Haynes Thomas Selden +
-Thomas Birchwood Rev. John Higginson **Richard Seymour** +
-Peter Blachford William Hills John Skinner +
-Thomas Blackley John Holloway Arthur Smith +
-Thomas Bliss, Sr. William Holton Giles Smith +
-Thomas Bliss, Jr. Rev. Thomas Hooker Sergeant Thomas Spencer +
-William Blumfield Governor Edward Hopkins         William Spencer +
-James Bridgeman         John Hopkins John Stanley +
-John Bronson Thomas Hosmer         Thomas Stanley +
-Richard Bronson         George Hubbard         Timothy Stanley +
-Capt. Thomas Bull Thomas Hungerford Thomas Stanton +
-Thomas Bunce William Hyde Deacon Edward Stebbins (Stebbin) +
-Benjamin Burr Jonathan Ince George Steele +
-Deacon Richard Butler Thomas Judd John Steele +
-William Butler Ralph Keeler George Stocking +
-Clement Chaplin Nathaniel Kellogg John Stone +
-Mss. Dorothy Chester William Kelsey Rev. Samuel Stone +
-Richard Church Edward Lay John Talcott +
-John Clarke William Lewis, Sen. Thomas Thompson +
-Nicholas Clarke Captain Richard Lord Thomas Upson +
-William Clarke Thomas Lord Robert Wade +
-James Cole Thomas Lord, Jr. William Wadsworth +
-Sgt. William Cornwell Richard Lyman Henry Wakeley (Walkley) +
-John Crow John Marsh James Wakeley +
-Captain John Cullick Matthew Marvin         Samuel Wakeman +
-Philip Davis Reinold Marvin Nathaniel Ward +
-Fulke Davy John Maynard Andrew Warner +
-Robert Day John Moody John Warner +
-Nicholas Desborough John Morris (Morrice) Richard Watts +
-Deacon Joseph Easton Benjamin Munn         Richard Webb +
-William Edwards         Thomas Munson         John Webster +
-Edward Elmer Joseph Mygatt Governor Thomas Welles +
-Nathaniel Ely Thomas Olcott William Westley +
-James Ensign (Ensigg) James Olmsted (Holmsted) William Westwood +
-Zachary Field Dr John Olmsted         Elder John White +
-Thomas Fisher Capt. Richard Olmsted Samuel Whitehead +
-John Friend William Pantry (Peyntre) Major William Whiting +
-Samuel Gardner         William Parker John Wilcock (Wilcox) +
-Daniel Garret Deacon Paul Peck Gregory Wolterton (Wilterton) +
-John Gennings William Phillips Thomas Woodford +
-Governor George Wyllys +
  
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