American Seymour Genealogy

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====== 174. Maj. Henry Seymour ======

174. MAJ. HENRY<sup>6</sup>SEYMOUR (//[[083.thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>5</sup>,
//[[028.thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>4</sup>, //[[009.Thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>3</sup>,
//[[003.John|John]]//<sup>2</sup>, //[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
born at Hartford, Conn., 25 Dec. 1764, died there 13 May 1846; married at
Hartford, 19 June 1804, JANE<sup>5</sup>ELLERY, born 24 Apr. 1766, died at
Hartford, 12 Oct. 1851, daughter of Capt. William<sup>4</sup>
(//John//<sup>3</sup>, //John//<sup>2</sup>, //William//<sup>1</sup>) and
Susanna (Keith).

Like his brother, he was Major of the Governor’s Horse Guards, holding the
office from 1803 until 1807.

In 1780 he went to Philadelphia to enter upon a mercantile career, and the
Messrs. Sands who employed him being contractors of supplies for the American
Army, he was chosen to carry money to Fishkill and to bring back vouchers for
monthly supplies. During this service, he narrowly escaped capture by British
dragoons and "cow-boys," as those were called who raided the cattle of the
Americans. He was living in New York in 1784, but afterwards returned to
Hartford.

For many years he was treasurer of the Second Church. Throughout his long life
he was a "first citizen" of Hartford, greatly admired and beloved. A silhouette
of him by the noted William Henry Brown (1808-1883) is reproduced in this
volume.

^ Children, born at Hartford. ^^^
| | i. | MARY ELLERY<sup>7</sup> b. 25 Sept. 1805; d. at Hartford, 6 Apr. 1887, unm. |
| 263. | ii. | [[263.thomas_hart|THOMAS HART]], b. 29 Sept. 1807. |
| 264. | iii. | [[264.william_ellery|WILLIAM ELLERY]], b. 10 Mar. 1810. |

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