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James Seamans 1699–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1699

Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 June 1757

Death Location: Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas Seamans

Mother: Susannah Salisbury

Spouse(s): Tabitha Wood

Children(s): Jonathan Seamans

James Seamans was born in 1699 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Seamans And Susannah Abigail Salisbury. James Seamans married Tabitha Wood, and had children including Jonathan Seamans. James Seamans passed away in 1757 in Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • James Seamans was born in 1699 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Seamans And Susannah Abigail Salisbury.
  • James Seamans married Tabitha Wood, and had children including Jonathan Seamans.
  • James Seamans passed away in 1757 in Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Seamans
1662–1760
Birth Location: Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Susannah Salisbury
1662–1711
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Wood
1706–1757
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Jonathan Seamans
1727–1807
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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James Seamans's Ancestors

Self
James Seamans
1699–1757
Birth Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Seamans
1662–1760
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Susannah (Abigail) Salisbury
1662–1711
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Dory Seamans Symonds) II
1632–1700
Mendlesham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Emma) Copeland
1638–1695
Yoxford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
William Salisbury
1622–1675
Denbighshire, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Susannah (Abigail) Cotton
1624–1684
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony / Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Seamans
1597–1636
Elizabeth Duncombe
1593–1649
John Copeland
1611–1680
Frances Sommerset
1619–1653
Margaret Crowley
1592–1626
Thomas Cheshire
1586–1649
Margreta Hill
1588–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1573–1605
Anna Stratton
1575–1596
Sir Duncombe
1504–1594
Alyce Eglington
1510–1606
Sir 1st
1585–1679
Catherine Curtis
1585–
Edward Worcester
1550–1628
Lady Blood
1546–1621
George Cotton
1560–1647
Mary Bromley
1566–1641
Jacob Cotton
1560–1625
Margaret Sadler
1562–1584

James Seamans's Descendants

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James Seamans (28 January 1699–7 June 1757) m. Tabitha Wood (21 March 1706–1757)
  1. 1. Jonathan Seamans 1727–1807 m. Lois Eastman 1736–1810
    1. 1. Charles (Seamons) Simmons 1764–1813 m. Mehitabel Osborn 1767–1853 m. Waity Davis 1770–1821
      1. 1. Jeremiah (Seamans) Simmons 1804–1849 m. Elizabeth\Eliza Birdsill 1803–1885
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Seamans Simmons Simmonds) 4GGM 1835–1916 m. Andrew (Ruel David Reed) 4GGF 1820–1916
        2. 2. Nancy (A Seamons) Simmons 1824–1861
        3. 3. Charles (Beldon) Seamans 1827–1895
        4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Seamans 1833–1896
        5. 5. Fidella (Seamans) long 1828–1907
        6. 6. Jeremiah Seamans 1848–
        7. 7. William (Fowler) Seamans 1826–1900
      2. 2. Halsey Seamans 1808–1876
      3. 3. Lucinda (Lucy) Seamans 1809–1882
      4. 4. Susanna (Susan Rebecca) Seamans 1798–1883
      5. 5. Russel Seamans 1810–
      6. 6. Otis (L Seamans \) Simmons 1806–
      7. 7. Mehetabel Seamans 1801–1804
      8. 8. Lorenzo (Seamans) Sr 1814–1897
      9. 9. Sally (Sarah) Seamans 1812–1836
      10. 10. Polly Seamans 1791–1871
      11. 11. Lydia Seamans 1789–1875
      12. 12. Zenas Seamans 1795–1875
      13. 13. Peleg Seamans 1803–1860
      14. 14. Roxana Seamans 1804–1884
      15. 15. Elijah Seaman 1787–1858
      16. 16. Philinda Seamans 1808–1892
      17. 17. Olive Seamans 1790–1874
      18. 18. Charles Seamans 1799–1885
      19. 19. Rachel Seamans 1806–1893
    2. 2. Caleb Seamans 1760–1848
    3. 3. Jonathan (Seaman) Jr 1762–1858 m. Sarah Bowen 1765–1796
      1. 1. Noel (Taylor) Seamans 1789–1872 m. Lucy Potter 1809–1887
        1. 1. Jerome (B) Seamans 1839–1871
        2. 2. Sarah (A.) Rogers 1837–1911
        3. 3. Jane (Maria) Symonds 1844–1866
    4. 4. Phoebe (Lois) Seamans 1770–1828 m. John (Wanton Cooke) Sr. 1762–1846
    5. 5. Simeon Seamans 1754–1798 m. Abigail Pray 1719–1817
      1. 1. Amy Seamans 1790–1878
      2. 2. Jonathan (P) Seamans 1791–1792
      3. 3. Nancy (B) Seamans 1792–1793
      4. 4. Parley Seamans 1780–1870
    6. 6. William Seamans 1768–1846
    7. 7. Jonathan Seaman 1761–1858
    8. 8. Lois Seaman 1766–1828

James Seamans's Timeline

2 Records

1699
28 January 1699
Birth of James Seamans in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom
1757
7 June 1757
Age 58
Death of James Seamans in Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1699
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americ, Avon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1757
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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