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Lt William Seward 1627–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1627

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,

Death Date: 02 Mar 1688/89

Death Location: Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edward Seward

Mother: Ann (Seward)

Spouse(s): Grace Norton

Children(s): Mary Seward, Ebenezer Seward, More Seward, Joseph Seward, John Seward, Stephen Seward, Hannah Seward, Caleb Seward, Mary Seward, Hannah Seward, Samuell Seward, Samuel Seward, Mary (Jennings), Elizabeth Immigrant, Boy SEWARD, Samuel Seward, John Seward, Ebenezer Seward, Thomas Seward, Hannah Seward, Hannah Seward

Lt William Seward was born in 1627 in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,, the child of Edward Suard Seward And Ann Hey Lister Seward. Lt William Seward married Grace Norton, and had children including Boy Child Seward, Caleb Seward, Ebenezer Seward, Elizabeth Mary Seward Champion The Immigrant, Hannah Seward, John Seward, Joseph Seward, Mary Seward Jennings, Mary Elizabeth Seward, Mary Seward, More Seward, Samuel Child Seward, Samuel Seward, Samuell Seward, Stephen Seward, Thomas Norton Seward. Lt William Seward passed away in 1688 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Lt William Seward was born in 1627 in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,, the child of Edward Suard Seward And Ann Hey Lister Seward.
  • Lt William Seward married Grace Norton, and had children including Boy Child Seward, Caleb Seward, Ebenezer Seward, Elizabeth Mary Seward Champion The Immigrant, Hannah Seward, John Seward, Joseph Seward, Mary Seward Jennings, Mary Elizabeth Seward, Mary Seward, More Seward, Samuel Child Seward, Samuel Seward, Samuell Seward, Stephen Seward, Thomas Norton Seward.
  • Lt William Seward passed away in 1688 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Lt Seward's Ancestors

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Lt Seward
1627–1688
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,
Parents
Edward "Suard" Seward
1600–1655
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Ann (Hey Lister) (Seward)
1603–1633
Bingley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England or Elvington, Yorksh, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Lister
1580–1650
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Hey
1580–1607
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Lyster
1547–1623
John Hey
1555–1614
Elizabeth Acton
1560–1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice (Haye)
1526–1561

Lt Seward's Descendants

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Lt (William) Seward (Mar 1627–02 Mar 1688/89) m. Grace Norton (1632–1704)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Seward 1652–1732 m. Charles Williams 1650–1721 m. John Scranton 1641–1703
    1. 1. Elizabeth Williams 1664–1736 m. Benjamin Champion 1660–1735
      1. 1. John (Charles) Champion 1708–1791 m. Sarah Judkins 1708–1762
        1. 1. William (Jacob) Champion 1745–1825 m. Anna (Barbara) Kacher 1725–1780 m. Mary Fort-Champion 1750–1790 m. Kezia Elizabeth 1734–1830
        2. 2. Charles Champion 1730–1791
        3. 3. Richard Champion 1739–1796
        4. 4. Samuel Champion 1728–
        5. 5. Benjamin Champion 1726–1740
        6. 6. Lucy Champion 1730–1803
        7. 7. Mary Champion 1735–1800
        8. 8. Elizabeth Barham 1736–1768
        9. 9. Benjamin Champion 1741–1804 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Champion 1760–1820 m. Mary (Ann) Judkins 1710–1770 m. Elizabeth Holloway 1741–1770
    2. 2. Weeks Williams 1693–1790
    3. 3. William (Arthur) Williams 1689–1760
    4. 4. Charles (Williams,) Jr. 1696–1769
    5. 5. John Williams 1695–1722
    6. 6. Abraham Williams 1696–1698
    7. 7. Nathan Williams 1698–1790
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Beudal) Williams 1703–1762
    9. 9. Abial Williams 1706–
    10. 10. Mary (Anne) WILLIAMS 1683–1734
    11. 11. John Scranton 1676–1723
  2. 2. Ebenezer Seward 1672–1701
  3. 3. More Seward 1663–
  4. 4. Joseph Seward 1655–1731
  5. 5. John Seward 1654–1748
  6. 6. Stephen Seward 1664–1689
  7. 7. Hannah Seward 1669–1701
  8. 8. Caleb Seward 1662–1728
  9. 9. Mary Seward 1652–1689
  10. 10. Hannah Seward 1670–1760
  11. 11. Samuell Seward 1659–1659
  12. 12. Samuel Seward 1667–1689
  13. 13. Mary (Seward) (Jennings) 1658–1658
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Mary Seward (Champion) The) Immigrant 1663–1687
  15. 15. Boy (Child) SEWARD 1653–1653
  16. 16. Samuel (child) Seward 1659–1659
  17. 17. John Seward 1663–1748
  18. 18. Ebenezer Seward 1672–1701
  19. 19. Thomas (Norton) Seward 1649–1688
  20. 20. Hannah Seward 1670–1701
  21. 21. Hannah Seward 1670–1760

Lt Seward's Timeline

2 Records

1627
Mar 1627
Birth of Lt William Seward in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,
Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,
1688
02 Mar 1688/89
Age 61
Death of Lt William Seward in Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1627
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, Gloucester, England,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1688/89
    Event Place: Guilford, Connecticut, USA

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