6. Matthew Seymour

6. CAPT. MATTHEW³ SEYMOUR (Thomas², Richard¹), of Norwalk, Conn., born at Norwalk in May 1669, died there about 1735. He married first SARAH HAYES, born at Norwalk 19 Sept. 1673, living in Feb. 1712, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Moore); and secondly CATHERINE —.

Matthew Seymour was a selectman of Norwalk for several years and deputy to the General Court from Norwalk in 1712 and 1713. He was made lieutenant in 1710, and was chosen captain of the North Company in Norwalk, 26 May 1729. In his will, dated 4 Jan. 1734/5 and proved 6 Jan. 1735/6, he names wife Catherine, sons Matthew, Samuel, Thomas, and Jehiel, youngest son Daniel (who is under age and is to have the whole of the house after the decease of Catherine, his mother), and daughters Hannah St. John, Elizabeth Bouton, Ruth Smith, Sarah Bouton, Catherine and Susanna. He directs that some of the estate and “also my Negro man Bristoll” be sold. He appoints his wife Catherine and his brother John Seymour as executors. The amount of the inventory was �436. 5s. 1d.

Children by first wife (order of births unknown):¹⁾
14.	i.	MATTHEW⁴, b. abt. 1691, bapt. 7 Oct. 1694. ²⁾
15.	ii.	SAMUEL, bapt. 17 Nov. 1695, Norwalk, CT, d. 1751 New Canaan, Fairfield, CT³⁾
16.	iii.	THOMAS, b. abt. 1702.
17.	iv.	JEHIEL.
	v.	HANNAH, d. at Ridgefield, Conn., 22 Aug. 1768; m. 7 June 1721, NATHAN⁴ ST. JOHN, b. at Norwalk in 1692, d. at Ridgefield 10 Mar. 1749, s. of Matthias³ (Matthias², Matthias¹) and Rachel (Bouton).
		Children, recorded at Ridgefield:
		1.	Hannah, b. 16 Apr. 1722.
		2.	Nathan, b. 26 Jan. 1724; m. Abigail —.
		3.	David, b. 15 May 1726; d. young.
		4.	Elijah, b. 20 Apr. 1728; d. in 1752.
		5.	Rachel, b. 14 Aug. 1731; m. 20 Dec. 1752, Gideon Betts.
		6.	Sarah, b. 9 Oct. 1733.
		7.	Ann, b. in 1736; m. in 1754, Ebenezer Jones.
		8.	David, b. 18 Nov. 1738; m. 13 Mar. 1762, Mary Smith.
	vi.	ELIZABETH, m. ELEAZER⁴ BOUTON (John³, John², John¹), b. at Danbury, Conn., in 1701.
		Children:
		1.	Ezra, b. 18 Nov. 1723; m. 28 June 1749, Mary Bouton.
		2.	Hezekiah, b. 2 Nov. 1725; m. 12 Oct. 1749, Abigail Penoyer.
		3.	Eleazor, b. 22 Jan. 1728; m. 10 Nov. 1763, Dinah Benedict.⁴⁾
		4.	Elizabeth, b. 8 Feb. 1730.
		5.	Sarah, b. 19 Dec. 1733.
		6.	Matthew, b. 17 or 19 Mar. 1735; m. Rachel —.
		7.	Ruth, b. 6 or 16 July 1737; m. in Sept. 1763, Stephen Rusco.
		8.	Hannah, b. 2 Oct. 1739; m. in 1764, Nathaniel Gray.
		9.	Seymour, b. 28 June 1742; m. 16 Jan. 1765, Esther Levake.
		10.	Nathan, b. 4 Mar. 1745; m. (1) Dorothy —; m. (2) Rhoda Curtis.
		11.	Simeon, b. 11 Apr. 1748.
		12.	Levi, b. 15 Oct. 1750; m. (1) Hannah Waterbury; m. (2) Polly Ketcham.
	vii.	RUTH, m. at Ridgefield, Conn., 12 June 1729, JABEZ⁴ SMITH, b. at Milford, Conn., 29 Nov. 1705, d. at Ridgefield, 22 Sept. 1787, in his 82d year, s. of Thomas³ (John², John¹) and Hannah (Camp).
		Children, recorded at Ridgefield:
		1.	Sarah, b. 17 Sept. 1730.
		2.	Jabez, b. 12 Dec. 1731.
		3.	Abraham, b. 6 June 1733.
		4.	Joel, b. 9 — 1735/6.
		5.	Ruth, b. 16 Jan. 1736/7.
	viii.	SARAH⁵⁾ m. before Jan. 1734/5, JOHN BOUTON.
Children by second wife:
	ix.	CATHERINE,⁶⁾ d. before her father, probably in 1735. A bequest was made to her in his will, but the statement is appended that before the execution of the will the aforesaid Catherine had departed this life.
	x.	SUSANNA⁷⁾ m. before Mar. 1742/3, JOSIAH RUSCO.
18.	xi.	DANIEL.

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¹⁾

It is not certain that Sarah Hayes was mother of all the children.

²⁾ , ³⁾ , ⁵⁾

The baptism of this child is recorded in the church records of Fairfield, Conn.

⁴⁾

Robert W. G.¹⁰ Vail, Librarian of tbe American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass., descends from Eleazer⁵ Bouton tbrough Eleazer⁶ Bouton, George⁷ Bouton, Cephas⁸ Boughton, and Mary Elizabeth⁹ (Boughton) Vail.

⁶⁾ , ⁷⁾

In the absence of dates it is probable that Catherine and Susanna and possibly Sarah were children of the second wife. Catherine.