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-[[001_richard|(<-- 1. Richard(1) Seymour)]] [[start|(Back to Start)]] [[003_john|(3. John(2) Seymour -->)]]
-====== 2. Thomas Seymour ======
-. THOMAS<sup>2</sup> SEYMOUR
-([[001_richard|//Richard//]]<sup>1</sup>),
-of Norwalk, Conn., baptized at Sawbridgeworth, co. Herts, England, 15
-July 1632, died at Norwalk, Conn., between 22 Sept. 1712, the date of
-his will, and 15 Oct. 1712, when the inventory of his estate was
-taken. He married first, at Norwalk, 5 Jan. 1653/4, HANNAH MARVIN,
-born in co. Essex, England, about Oct. 1634, living in 1680, daughter
-of Matthew<sup>1</sup>
-and Elizabeth; secondly, between 1690 and 1697, SARAH, widow of
-Thomas Wildman of Bedford, N. Y.; and thirdly, ELIZABETH.
-He was brought
-to New England by his parents about 1638-9, when he was about six years
-old, lived with them at Hartford, Conn., until about 1651, and then
-removed with them to Norwalk. As his mother remarried very soon after
-his father's death in 1655 and removed with her younger children to
-Farmington, Conn., and as he was the only one of the children who was
-of age at that time, he succeeded to his father's lands in Norwalk,
-and lived there until his death. He was freeman in 1668, one of the
-patentees in 1686, and a deputy from Norwalk to the Connecticut
-General Court in 1690.
-The
-will of Thomas Seymour, copied verbatim from the original in the
-files, follows. The inventory of his estate, taken 15 Oct. 1712 by
-John Raymond and Samuel Smith, showed property appraised at £351.5s.
-In
-the Name of God Amen the Tweenty second Day of September In the Year
-of our Lord 1712 I Thomas Seamer of Norwalk in ye County of Fairfield
-of the Colony of Connecticut in New England, being Verry sick and
-Weak in Body, but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be given unto
-God; therefore Calling to mind the mortallity of my
-Body, and Knowing that it is appointed for men once to dye, Do Make
-and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say
-principally and first of all, I give and Recomend my Soul into y<sup>e</sup>
-hands of God that gave it, Hopeing through the Merrits, Death and
-passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and
-forgiveness of all my sins, and to Inherit Everlasting Life; and my
-Body I Comit to the Earth to be Decently Buried at y<sup>e</sup>
-Discretion of my Execut<sup>rs</sup> here after Named, Nothing
-Doubting but at y<sup>e</sup> Generall resurrection I shall Receive
-y<sup>e</sup> same again by the Mighty power of God. - And As
-Touching Such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless
-me in this life, I give Demise and Dispose of y<sup>e</sup> same in
-y<sup>e</sup> following maner & form-That is to say, first I Will
-that all those Debts and Duties as I do Ow in Right or Consience to
-any Maner of person or persons Whatsoever, shall be Well and true
-Contented & paid or Ordained to be paid in Convenient time after
-my Decease by My Execut<sup>rs</sup> hereafter Named. -
-Item: I Give and
-bequeath to Elizabeth Seamer my dearly beloved Wife, all &
-whatsoever of goods or Estate that she Brought with her and one pair
-of Curtains that she made since her liveing with me and one of my
-Cows as she may Chose forever. -
-Item I give to my
-said Wife the Use and Improvement of my House & Barn, Half my
-Orchard & the West End of my Home Lott from the swamp, with also
-all of my Meadow Land on stony Hill (as may be Sufficient to aford
-Hay for y<sup>e</sup> Keeping one Cow or more) also my Bed Beding &
-Bedsted, my Copper Kettle and all other such Necessary Houshold
-Utansels as may be for her Comfort and all this Dureing her
-Continuance my Widdow. Also I give to my said Wife What provision
-shall be found Lay'd in for y<sup>e</sup> families Use at my Decease,
-- also I give to my said Wife My New Bible:
-Item I give to my
-Son John Seamer the Use & Improvement of the other half of my
-Orchyard Dureing my Wifes Continuing my Widdow And to my sons Matthew
-& John Seamer y<sup>e</sup> Use of my Kill & malt House -
-Item I give and
-bequeath to my Well beloved Grand son Thomas Seamer my House Barn
-Home Lott & Orchyard Upon my afor said Wife Decease or Marriage
-to be to him his heirs and Assigns forever.
-Item.
-I give and bequeath to my Well beloved Sons viz Matthew Seamer &
-John Seamer the Rest of my Lands and Meedows whatsoever &
-Moveable Estate that I have in Norwalk or Else where to be Divided
-Equally between them and my Will is that my Son John Seamer Have In
-part of his part my Barren Marsh Meedow Joyning to his own Land
-Item My Will is that
-my said sons Matthew and John Seamer shall in some Conveniant season
-after my Decease pay to Each of My Surviveing Daughters four pounds
-in provision pay apiece Except my Daughter Elizabeth Knap they paying
-to her y<sup>e</sup> sum of tweenty shillings in pay abovesaid -
-I likewise
-Constitute make and Ordain My said sons Matthew Seamer & John
-Seamer Executers of this my Last Will and Testament And I do hereby
-Utterly Dissalow Revoke and dissanul all and Every Other former
-Testaments Wills & Leagacies Bequests and Execut<sup>rs</sup> by
-me in any Wayes before this time Named Willed & bequeathed
-Rattifying and Confirming this and no Other to be my Last Will &
-Testament -
-In Witness whereof I
-have hereunto sett my hand and Seal the Day and year above Written.
- | Signed, Sealed Published pronounced and |  | Mark |
- | declared by the said Thomas Seamer | Thomas | T S Seamer (seal) |
- | as his Last Will and Testament in the |  | his |
- | presence of us the Subscribers - |||
- |   Thomas Betts Senr |||
- |   John Copp |||
-The foregoing
-original will of Thomas Seymour may be seen in the probate files in
-the State Library at Hartford, with the original seal charged with
-the two ,wings conjoined in lure, forming the paternal coat of the
-Seymours of Penhow. It is small, of crumbling reddish brown wax, and
-evidently an impression from a well-worn signet, undoubtedly brought
-from England by his father. Photographs of the will itself and of the
-seal enlarged will be found in the present volume.
-October the 15<sup>th</sup>: 1712
-An Inventory of the Estate of Thomas semer Late of norwalk dececed Taken
-by us whose names are under written: as followeth in primes
-| it: to one rackcoone hat: |  | 01- 5-0 |
-| it: to one new druget cote |  | 02-10-0 |
-| it: to one druget cote: 12s: to [o]ne druget uest |  | 01-10-0 |
-| it: to one paire of flanel briches |  | 00-07-0 |
-| it: to one new flanel uest not finished |  | 01-04-0 |
-| it: to two paire of Linin briches |  | 00-08-0 |
-| it: to one paire of Lether briches |  | 00-06-0 |
-| it: to two shurts |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to one muslen neeckclath |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to three paire of stockens |  | 00-09-0 |
-| it: to one hat |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to one new shurt clath |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to one fetherbed and bolster |  | 03-02-0 |
-| it: to two fether pillows |  | 00-09-0 |
-| it: to one rudg 1£: 0 0 to one checker couerled |  | 02-10-0 |
-| it: to one blanket: |  | 01-04-0 |
-| it: to one blanket |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to one more blanket |  | 01-00-0 |
-| it: to one blanket and one couerled |  | 01-10-0 |
-| it: to one fether boulster |  | 00-16-0 |
-| it: to one rudg |  | 00-08-0 |
-| it: to foure paire of sheets |  | 07-00-0 |
-| it: to one paire of old sheets |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to curtens and uallants |  | 02-08-0 |
-| it: to one bedsteed and cord |  | 00-12-0 |
-| it: to one bedticken boulster ticken |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to one bedsteed and cord |  | 00-08-0 |
-| it: to two paire of pillowbears |  | 00-16-0 |
-| it: to : 8: napcens & towels |  | 00-16-0 |
-| it: to two tableclaths |  | 00-07-0 |
-| it: to one straining clath |  | 00-01-6 |
-| it: to one table |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to one great chest |  | 00-12-0 |
-| it: to one old box |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to one chest |  | 00-12-0 |
-| it: to one warming pan |  | 00-17-0 |
-| it: to one old chest |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to one great brass cettel |  | 07-10-0 |
-| it: to one copper cettel |  | 00-12-0 |
-| it: to one brass scillet and frame |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to two putter platters |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to two putter basons : 10s: and :3: putter pots all: |  | 17-0 |
-| it: to two putter porengers :4: and one tumbler |  | 00-04-6 |
-| it: to one tin cullender |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to foure putter platters |  | 01-10-0 |
-| it: to three putter plats :6s: 0: to three putter basons: 12s: all |  | 18-0 |
-| it: to two putter cups: 3: and old putter one shiling all |  | 04-0 |
-| it: to earthenware-15-and two ston pots-all |  | 18-0 |
-| it: to four spoons-02: and ten trenchers-all |  | 00-03-6 |
-| it: to three payels-03: and three trayes-all |  | 00-06-0 |
-| it: to one ston cu1)-00-6: and :5: glass bottel: all |  | 00-03-6 |
-| it: to one paire of tayllers sheeres: and one inkhorn- |  | 00-03-6 |
-| it: to one rayser and hone and knife |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to two iron candolstick |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to one fryingpan: gridgiron: and fleshforke |  | 00-09-0 |
-| it: to one iron pot and pothocks |  | 00-15-0 |
-| it: to one tramel : 8s: and fireflis : 8s: and tongs: all: |  | 00-17-0 |
-| it: to one great iron pot |  | 00-15-0 |
-| it: to new iron: 5: and one paire of stilyards: all |  | 01-01-0 |
-| it: to one small iron cettel |  | 00-07-0 |
-| it: to one hamer and foure gimblets: and goudg |  | 00-04-0 |
-| it: to bettel rings: and ads: and old iron |  | 00-06-0 |
-| it: to foure exes: 8s: and one shaueing knife |  | 00-09-6 |
-| it: to one paire of pinchers: and sheep sheeres |  | 00-03-0 |
-| it: to armes and amanition |  | 01-00-0 |
-| it: to iron: crow: 10s: and horse geeres: 5s: all |  | 00-15-0 |
-| it: to one old saddol : 06: and one chaping knif |  | 00-06-6 |
-| it: to plow and plow irons |  | 01-10-0 |
-| it: to wheet and barly in the barn |  | 02-02-0 |
-| it: to flex to drees :15s: and one frow 2:6: all: |  | 00-17-6 |
-| it: to three sickels 4: and peesehoock: 1-6- all |  | 00-05-6 |
-| it: to one broode how: and crackel |  | 00-05-6 |
-| it: to one grinston and extree and winck |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to old iron: 4s: and one great bible |  | 00-14-0 |
-| it: to one bible: 10: and: 1: great boock: & : 4: small books |  | 01-00-0 |
-| it: to three chaires: 8 :-0: and flex to swingle | all | 00-18-0 |
-| it: to one paire of cards: 5s: and wool | all | 00-09-0 |
-| it: to malt in the house -2-0-0: and indion com | all | 04-14-0 |
-| it: to one corn fan 1-0-0: and one half bushel | all | 01-01-6 |
-| it: to wool: and one old how |  | 00-09-0 |
-| it: to one yoke and yoke irons |  | 00-05-0 |
-| it: to butter and cheese: 1-16-0: and meet in the house: |  | 03-00-0 |
-| it: to one earthen pot: and one stone pot:&: wooden bot |  | 04-0 |
-| it: to one churn and small tubs: 2 pigeins all |  | 0-10-0. |
-| it: to one box iron: 8: and one Looking glas-all |  | 00-13-0 |
-| it: to tobacon 1-0-0: and hops |  | 02-07-0 |
-| it: to one hare clath 1-10-0 :&: bucket hoops & bail |  |  1-13-0 |
-| it: to tubs: and cask: and boudering tubs: and meete troufes |  |  2-00-0 |
-| it: to blanket yarn: and tow yam |  | 00-10-0 |
-| it: to : 5: swine: 3-0-0: and one cheesepres: & : one hiue of bees | all |  3-13-0 |
-| it: to one hors : 3-0-0: and two oxen: 12-0-0: & : 3 cows: 10-0-0: : | all | 25-00-0 |
-| it: to one yere old steer: 2-0-0: and two calfs -02-00 all |  | 04-00-0 |
-| it: to the house barn malthouse & orchard and homelot-all |  | 80-00-0 |
-| it: to the frutfull spring Lot |  | 30-00-0 |
-| it: to the stonihill Lot: 48-0-0: and a peece of salt meddow at sacotuck plain |  | 54-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land at dryebrook |  | 45-00-0 |
-| it: to the raylehill Lot |  | 16-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land att the woulfpit hills |  | 18-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land att the old hill |  | 18-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land on the east side the riuer at pimpewalk |  | 10-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land on the horse pound hill between the parts |  | 08-00-0 |
-| it: to the Land and meddow at baranmarsh |  | 50-00-0 |
-| it: to the sheep in the flock |  | 05-00-0 |
-| it: to one paire of specttickls |  | 00-02-0 |
-| it: to a : 11 pound and a half of Linin yam |  | 01-14-6 |
-| it: to one iuiry come: a : 2: paire of old sisus |  | 00-03-6 |
-| it: to cart and wheels and cart tacklen |  | 03-10-0 |
-| it: to two iron wedges and one iron presing iron |  | 00-04-0 |
-| it: to one paire of glases |  | 00-02-6 |
-| Itm: two acres of Land ouer sacotuck riuer |  | 04-00-00 |
-| Itm: one iron chayne |  | 00-15-00 |
-| M<sup>r</sup>s Elisabeth Seamer made | John Raymond |
-| oath to the Inuentory of her | samuel smith |
-| Deceased Husbands Estat ||
-| Before: James: Olmsted Justice: ||
-January 7<sup>th</sup> 1712/13
-Ensign
-Mathew Semer and John Seerner appeared in y<sup>e</sup> prerogative
-Court held in Fairfield Jan<sup>r</sup>y 7<sup>th  </sup>1712/13, and
-gave oath to the truth of the aboue Inuentory and if any thing shall
-after appear they will Cause the same to be inserted
-Children by first wife, born at Norwalk:
-|  | i. | HANNAH<sup>3</sup>, b. 12 Dec. 1654; m. at Norwalk, 12 Oct. 1675, FRANCIS<sup>3</sup> BUSHNELL of Norwalk and Danbury, Conn., b. in Jan. 1649/50, d. at Danbury in Oct. 1697, s. of Lieut. William<sup>1</sup> (//Francis//<sup>2</sup>) and Rebecca (Chapman). Children: 1. //Hannah//, b. 22 Aug. 1676. 2. //Mary//, b. 21 Dec. 1679; m. John Taylor. 3. //Abigail//. 4. //Lydia//, b. in 1681; m. John Fitch. 5. //Mercy//, b. in 1687; d. 9 Nov. 1767; m. (1) 3 Jan. 1712, Maj. John Bostwick of New Milford, Conn.; m. (2) Capt. James Lockwood of Norwalk. 6. //Rebecca//, living unm. in 1712. 7. //Judith//, living unm. In 1712 ||
-|  | ii. | ABIGAIL, b. in Jan. 1655/6; m. 16 Nov. 1676, THOMAS<sup>2</sup> PICKET, bapt. at Salem, Mass., 19 Nov. 1648, s. of John<sup>1</sup> and Margaret. They resided at Stratford, Conn. Children: 1. //Abigail//, b. 30 July 1678. 2. //Hannah//, b. 20 May 1680. 3. //Jacob//, b. 16 Feb. 1680/1. ||
-|  | iii. | MARY (twin), b. in Sept. 1658; m. at Norwalk, in May 1682, DEA. JOSHUA<sup>3</sup> BUSHNELL of Saybrook, Conn., b. at Saybrook 6 May 1644, d. in Mar. 1710, s. of Lieut. William<sup>2</sup> (//Francis//<sup>1</sup>) and Rebecca (Chapman). Children: 1. //Thankful//, b. 3 Jan. 1686. 2. //Capt. Joshua// of Saybrook, b. 8 Nov. 1690; d. in 1767; m. (1) 21 Jan. 1711/12, Margaret Chapman, who d. 14 Feb. 1716; m. (2) 23 Feb. 1717/18, Elizabeth Hawley; m. (3) Lydia Lynde; one daughter by first wife, three children by second wife, one daughter by third wife. 3. //Hannah//, b. 16 Nov. 1693; m. 18 Feb. 1712/13, Joseph Nettleton of Killingworth, Conn. ||
-|  | iv. | SARAH (twin), b. in Sept. 1658.  ||
-|  | v. | THOMAS, b. in Sept. 1660; d. young.  ||
-|  | vi. | MERCY, b. in Nov. 1666.  ||
-| 6. | vii. | [[006_matthew|MATTHEW]], b. in May 1669.  ||
-|  | viii. | ELIZABETH, b. in Dec. 1673; d. at Greenwich, Conn., 17 June 1713; m. at Greenwich, 16 Mar. 1699, TIMOTHY<sup>3</sup> KNAPP, b. in 1668, d. abt. 1737, s. of Joshua<sup>2</sup> (//Nicholas//<sup>1</sup>) and Hannah (Close). He m. (2) 16 Feb. 1713/14 Martha Weeks. ||
-|  | | Children: ||
-|  | | 1. | //Rebecca//, b. 24 Sept. 1701. |
-|  | | 2. | //Timothy//, b. 9 Aug. 1703; d. 22 Apr. 1706. |
-|  | | 3. | //Israel//, b. 13 Dec. 1705; m. (1) Mary Lyon; m. (2) in Aug. 1742 Anna Marshall; In. (3) 7 or 17 Jan. 1762, Elizabeth Hugiord. |
-|  | | 4. | Mary, b. 16 Apr. 1708; m. Thomas Hoyt of Danbury, Conn. |
-|  | | 5. | //Elizabeth//, b. 22 Aug. 1710; m. Ebenezer Picket of Danbury, Conn. 6. //Prudence//, b. 26 Jan. 1712/13. |
-|  | ix. | REBECCA, b. in Jan. 1675/6; m. 13 Apr. 1704 JONATHAN RENALS.  ||
-| 7. | x. | [[007_john|JOHN]], date of birth unknown.  ||
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