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Richard Seymour 1604 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 or 27 Jan 1604

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jul or 25 Nov 1655

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Seymour

Mother: Elizabeth Waller

Spouse(s): Mercy Ruscoe

Children(s): john Seymour

The story of Richard Seymour began in 1604 in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England. Richard Seymour married Mercy Ruscoe, and had children including john Seymour. Richard Seymour passed away in 1655 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Seymour began in 1604 in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Richard Seymour married Mercy Ruscoe, and had children including john Seymour.
  • Richard Seymour passed away in 1655 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Seymour
1573 – 1637
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Waller
1578 – 1630
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Ruscoe
1610 – 1664
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
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Children(s)

john Seymour
1639 – 1712
Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Richard Seymour's Ancestors

Self
Richard Seymour
1604 – 1655
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Hill Seymour
1573 – 1637
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Waller
1578 – 1630
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
john Seymour
1535 – 1605
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Dyzory Porter
1550 – 1605
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
john waller
1522 – 1593
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
elizabeth bayford
1554 –
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Seymour's Descendants

1.
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Richard Seymour (25 or 27 Jan 1604 – 29 Jul or 25 Nov 1655) m. Mercy Ruscoe (1610 – 27 Feb 1664)
  1. 1. john Seymour (abt 1639 – 10 Dec 1712) m. mary watson (12 May 1644 – 10 Dec 1712)
    1. 1. Margaret Seymour (17 Jan 1675 – 9 September 1751) m. Timothy Roote (17 May 1681 – 1713)
      1. 1. Stephen Root (18 March 1711 – 5 September 1752) m. sarah hart (19 jun 1719 – 25 jan 1789)
        1. 1. Sarah Root (30 Sep 1743 – 18 Feb 1828) m. Ambrose (Sherburne) Sloper (1734 – 13 Apr 1822)

Richard Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1604
25 or 27 Jan 1604
Birth of Richard Seymour in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
1655
29 Jul or 25 Nov 1655
Age 51
Death of Richard Seymour in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 or 27 Jan 1604
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul or 25 Nov 1655
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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