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Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant 1627–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1627

Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 2 March 1689

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Immigrant

Mother: Anne\Anna Collins

Spouse(s): Grace Norton, Mary Griffith, Anne\Ann Immigrant

Children(s): Obadiah Seward, Thomas Immigrant, Joseph Sr, Capt. I, Caleb Seward, Stephen Seward, Ebenezer Seward, Mary Scranton

In 1627, Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant entered the world in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Jamestown Seward Seaward Sr Immigrant And Anne Anna Collins. Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant married Anne Ann Norton Hester Immigrant, Grace Norton, Mary J Griffith, and had children including Caleb Seward, Capt John Seward I, Ebenezer Seward, Joseph Seward Md Sr, Mary Seward Scranton, Obadiah Ii Seward, Stephen Seward, Thomas Seward Soward I Immigrant. Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant passed away in 1689 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1627, Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant entered the world in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Jamestown Seward Seaward Sr Immigrant And Anne Anna Collins.
  • Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant married Anne Ann Norton Hester Immigrant, Grace Norton, Mary J Griffith, and had children including Caleb Seward, Capt John Seward I, Ebenezer Seward, Joseph Seward Md Sr, Mary Seward Scranton, Obadiah Ii Seward, Stephen Seward, Thomas Seward Soward I Immigrant.
  • Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant passed away in 1689 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Immigrant
1592–1651
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
JI
Anne\Anna Collins
1600–1649
Birth Location: Bristal, Somerset, England
AC

Spouses(s)

Grace Norton
1632–1702
Birth Location: Dean, Bedfordshire, England
GN
Mary Griffith
1630–1679
Birth Location: England
MG
Anne\Ann Immigrant
1632–1689
Birth Location: Dean and Shelton, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
AI

Children(s)

Obadiah Seward
1661–1749
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
OS
Thomas Immigrant
1649–1688
Birth Location: Devon, England
TI
Joseph Sr
1655–1732
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
JS
Capt. I
1654–1748
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
CI
Caleb Seward
1662–1728
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
CS
Stephen Seward
1664–
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
SS
Ebenezer Seward
1672–1701
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
ES
Mary Scranton
1652–1688
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
MS

Lt Immigrant's Ancestors

Self
Lt Immigrant
1627–1689
Birth Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John "Jamestown" Seward\Seaward Sr. Immigrant
1592–1651
Bristol, Somerset, England
Anne\Anna Collins
1600–1649
Bristal, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Seward
1564–1682
Bristol, Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Susannah Tipford
1540–1600
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt Immigrant's Descendants

1.
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Lt (William Lister Seward The1643) Immigrant (May 1627–2 March 1689) m. Grace Norton (13/16 Jan 1632–05 Mar 1702) m. Mary (J) Griffith (1630–1679) m. Anne\Ann (Norton Hester) Immigrant (13 January 1632–29 May 1689)
  1. 1. Obadiah (II) Seward 1661–1749 m. Dinah (Ann) Biggs 1673–1724
    1. 1. Obadiah (III) Seward 1702–1751 m. Isabel Luce 1704–1738 m. Mary Swayze 1680–1721 m. Mary Hodge 1707–1750 m. Ruth Peck 1705–1747
      1. 1. Isaac Seward 1733–1768 m. Abigail Hull 1737–1754 m. Phebe Gorham 1735–1769
        1. 1. Samuel (H. Seward) Sr. 1754–1828 m. Abigail Pitney 1756–1812
        2. 2. Daniel Seward –1794
        3. 3. Abraham Seward 1764–1804
        4. 4. Hector Seward 1762–1766
        5. 5. Daniel Seward 1760–1846
        6. 6. Phoebe (Amelia) Seward 1766–
        7. 7. Adah Seward 1763–1827
      2. 2. John Seward 1730–1797 m. Mary Swazey 1733–1816
        1. 1. John Seward 1765–1845
        2. 2. Dr. (Samuel Swezey Seward) MD 1768–1849 m. Mary Jennings 1769–1845
        3. 3. Obadiah Seward 1754–1799
        4. 4. Mary ("Polly") Seward 1752–1771
        5. 5. Nancy Seward 1756–1762
        6. 6. Infant Seward 1758–1758
        7. 7. Elizabeth Seward 1760–1793
        8. 8. Hester Seward 1762–
        9. 9. Israel Seward 1773–1798
        10. 10. Heliah Seward 1760–
      3. 3. Susan SEWARD 1724–
      4. 4. Elizabeth (R) Seward 1723–1815
      5. 5. Mehitable ((Hetty)) Seward 1728–1812
      6. 6. Lydia SEWARD 1735–1775
      7. 7. Eliacum Seward 1724–1784
      8. 8. Obadiah (Seward) IIII 1727–1736
      9. 9. Samuel (Seward) Sr 1736–1808
      10. 10. James SEWARD 1732–1808
      11. 11. Daniel Seward 1738–1826
      12. 12. Elizabeth Seward 1729–1774
      13. 13. Obadiah Seward 1731–1736
      14. 14. Lydia Seward 1731–1755
    2. 2. Abner Seward 1700–
    3. 3. Joseph Seward 1700–
    4. 4. Samuel Seward 1710–1751
    5. 5. Sarah Seward 1708–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Seward 1715–
    7. 7. Mary Seward 1718–
    8. 8. Eliakim Seward 1704–1784
  2. 2. Thomas (Seward\Soward I) Immigrant 1649–1688
  3. 3. Joseph (Seward, MD) Sr 1655–1732
  4. 4. Capt. (John Seward) I 1654–1748
  5. 5. Caleb Seward 1662–1728
  6. 6. Stephen Seward 1664–
  7. 7. Ebenezer Seward 1672–1701
  8. 8. Mary (Seward) Scranton 1652–1688

Lt Immigrant's Timeline

5 Records

1627
March 1627
Birth of Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1627
May 1627
Birth of Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1651
2 April 1651
Age 24
Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant was married In Guilford, Conn.
Guilford, Conn.
1656
6 January 1656
Age 29
Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant was married in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1689
2 March 1689
Age 62
Death of Lt William Lister Seward The1643 Immigrant in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1627
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1627
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 April 1651
    Event Place: Guilford, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 January 1656
    Event Place: Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1689
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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