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**by [[contact_me|Jim Seymour]]** | **by [[contact_me|Jim Seymour]]** | ||
- | //Much of the material in this document derives from the introduction to the | + | //Much of the material in this document derives from the [[book:introduction| introduction]] |
1939 book [[book: | 1939 book [[book: | ||
- | Jacobus and George Dudley Seymour.// | + | Jacobus and [[book: |
Back in the late 1800' | Back in the late 1800' | ||
- | old Bible, which he claimed was the family Bible brought over by Richard Seymour | + | old Bible, which he claimed was the family Bible brought over by [[book: |
in 1639. In it, a genealogy was documented that linked Richard with Sir Edward | in 1639. In it, a genealogy was documented that linked Richard with Sir Edward | ||
Seymour of Berry Pomeroy, whose grandfather, | Seymour of Berry Pomeroy, whose grandfather, | ||
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Sadly, the Bible was never scrutinized in detail for fifty years, and in that | Sadly, the Bible was never scrutinized in detail for fifty years, and in that | ||
time, the belief of the royal ancestry spread across much of America. At least | time, the belief of the royal ancestry spread across much of America. At least | ||
- | one article was written about the link: "The Royal and Noble Ancestry of the | + | one article was written about the link: //"The Royal and Noble Ancestry of the |
- | American Seymours" | + | American Seymours" |
The Journal of American History. Included with the article were copies of | The Journal of American History. Included with the article were copies of | ||
several pages from the Bible. | several pages from the Bible. | ||
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colonist' | colonist' | ||
ancestry page]] for more information), | ancestry page]] for more information), | ||
- | sham in history' | + | sham in history' |
- | to believe! To this day, there are still Seymours who are convinced that they | + | to believe! To this day, there are still Seymours who are //convinced// that they |
are related to the royal line. While it is possible that Richard, the colonist | are related to the royal line. While it is possible that Richard, the colonist | ||
was related to the ducal Seymours, his line probably does not link up with the | was related to the ducal Seymours, his line probably does not link up with the | ||
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very distantly. | very distantly. | ||
- | We can thank the genealogists J. Gardner Bartlett and Donald | + | We can thank the genealogists J. Gardner Bartlett and [[wp>Donald |
- | Lines Jacobus for setting the record straight, beginning with an | + | Lines Jacobus]] for setting the record straight, beginning with an |
article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register | article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register | ||
- | (1917), vol. 71. It was called "The English Home and Ancestry | + | (1917), vol. 71. It was called |
- | of Richard Seamer or Semer of Hartford, Conn." and later | + | of Richard Seamer or Semer of Hartford, Conn."// and later |
- | formed the basis of the 1939 book [[book: | + | formed the basis of the 1939 book //[[book: |
- | "A History of the Seymour Family" | + | "A History of the Seymour Family" |
- | Lines Jacobus and George Dudley Seymour. | + | Lines Jacobus and [[book: |
Another document of interest is the article | Another document of interest is the article | ||
- | [[robert_will|" | + | //[[robert_will|" |
by S. Allyn Peck that was printed in the Connecticut Nutmegger, from | by S. Allyn Peck that was printed in the Connecticut Nutmegger, from | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// |
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