American Seymour Genealogy

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====== 21. Ensign Timothy Seymour ======

21. ENSIGN TIMOTHY<sup>4</sup> SEYMOUR
(//[[008.John|John]]//<sup>3</sup>,
//[[003.John|John]]//<sup>2</sup>,
//[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
of Hartford and West Hartford, Conn., born at Hartford 17 June 1696,
died at West Hartford 8 Sept. 1749, in his 54th year (gravestone
record). He married at Hartford, 27 Apr. 1727, RACHEL ALLYN,
born at Hartford 20 Aug. 1694, died prior to 12 Jan. 1756, daughter
of Edward and Rachel (Steele).

Timothy Seymour lived in the West Parish of Hartford, now West
Hartford, where he became a member of the church in 1730 and
where his children were baptized. The house that he built was
standing in West Hartford as late as 1882 and was in the possession
of his descendants until 1870. His "mantion house" was located on
the top of the hill in Elmwood, at the comer where the road to
Newington intersects the New Britain road.

He held the following town offices: Surveyor of Highways on the
west side, 1729; on the Committee of Inspectors concerning Staddle
wood, 1731; Surveyor of Highways, 1734; Selectman, 1739; Fenceviewer,
1741, 1743-1748; Inspector of wood, 1747-1749; was a
member of the committee to supervise the erection of the second
church building in West Hartford, 1741-2; and was chosen Ensign
of the Fourth Company of Militia 13 Oct. 1743. Administration
on his estate was granted 3 Oct. 1749 to his widow Rachel and
his son Timothy, and on 23 Apr. 1751 distribution of the estate
was ordered between the widow, Rachel, the eldest son, Timothy
Seymour, and the other children, Allyn and Charles Seymour and
Rachel Easton. The inventory amounted to £18,684. 4s. 9d., and
included estate at Canaan, Salisbury, and Bethlehem, Conn.

^ Children: ^^^^
| 66. | i. | [[066.timothy|TIMOTHY]]<sup>5</sup>, b. 1 Feb. 1728. ||
| 67. | ii. | [[067.allyn|ALLYN]], b. 30 Apr. 1729. ||
| | iii. | CHARLES, bapt. 14 Feb. 1731; d. young. ||
| | iv. | RACHEL, bapt. 23 Sept. 1733; d. at West Hartford 2 Oct. 1751, ae. 18; m. COL. JAMES<sup>5</sup> EASTON, bapt. at East Hartford, Conn., 9 June 1728, d. at Pittsfield, Mass., in Mayor June 1796, s. of Joseph<sup>4</sup> (//Joseph//<sup>3</sup>, //Joseph//<sup>2</sup>, //Joseph//<sup>1</sup>) and Susanna (Burnham). He m. (2) 26 Apr. 1753, Eunice Pomeroy and m. (3) Mary ---. ||
| | | Child: ||
| | | 1. | //Rachel//, bapt. 15 Sept. 1751; d. in infancy. |
| 68. | v. | [[068.charles|CHARLES]], bapt. 29 Jan. 1738. ||

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