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Richard Seymour 1604–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1604

Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England

Death Date: 25 Nov 1655

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Robert Seymour

Mother: Elizabeth Waller

Spouse(s): Mercy Ruscoe

Children(s): John Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Richard Seymour, Zachariah Seymour, Mercy Seymour, Mary Seymour, Elizabeth Seymour

In 1604, Richard Seymour entered the world in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England, born to Robert Seymour And Elizabeth Waller. Richard Seymour married Mercy Ruscoe, and had children including Elizabeth Seymour, John Seymour, Mary Seymour, Mercy Seymour, Richard Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Zachariah Seymour. Richard Seymour passed away in 1655 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1604, Richard Seymour entered the world in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England, born to Robert Seymour And Elizabeth Waller.
  • Richard Seymour married Mercy Ruscoe, and had children including Elizabeth Seymour, John Seymour, Mary Seymour, Mercy Seymour, Richard Seymour, Thomas Seymour, Zachariah Seymour.
  • Richard Seymour passed away in 1655 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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, Hertfordshire, , England
MR

Children(s)

John Seymour
1642–1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Thomas Seymour
1632–1712
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
TS
Richard Seymour
1645–1710
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Zachariah Seymour
1642–1702
Birth Location: Hartford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
ZS
Mercy Seymour
1636–1712
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
MS
Mary Seymour
1634–1635
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
MS
Elizabeth Seymour
1650–1651
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Richard Seymour's Ancestors

Self
Richard Seymour
1604–1655
Birth Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
Parents
Robert Seymour
1573–1637
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Waller
1578–1630
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Seymour
1535–1605
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Dyzory Porter
1543–1605
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Seymour's Descendants

1.
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Richard Seymour (27 Jan 1604–25 Nov 1655) m. Mercy Ruscoe (1610–2 Feb 1664)
  1. 1. John Seymour 1642–1712 m. Mary Watson 1644–1712
    1. 1. Thomas Seymour 1669–1740 m. Ruth Norton 1675–1710 m. Mary Waters 1677–1746
      1. 1. Thomas Seymour 1705–1767 m. Hepzibah Merrill 1712–1788
        1. 1. Jared Seymour 1731–1781 m. Deliverance Skinner 1729–1799
        2. 2. Eunice Seymour 1732–1768
        3. 3. David Seymour 1733–1770
        4. 4. Thomas Seymour 1735–1829
        5. 5. George Seymour 1736–1738
        6. 6. Hepzibah Seymour 1738–1791
        7. 7. Hannah Seymour 1742–1807
        8. 8. Caroline Seymour 1745–1827
        9. 9. Jane Seymour 1750–1770
        10. 10. Ruth Seymour 1740–1782
        11. 11. George Seymour 1743–1750
      2. 2. Mary Seymour 1703–1758
      3. 3. Ruth Seymour 1707–1782
      4. 4. Josiah Seymour 1721–
      5. 5. Jerusha Seymour 1723–1755
      6. 6. Sarah Seymour 1714–1788
      7. 7. Bevil Seymour 1712–1774
      8. 8. Jared Seymour 1715–
      9. 9. Alice Seymour 1717–1766
    2. 2. John Seymour 1666–1748
    3. 3. Mary Seymour 1670–1732
    4. 4. Margaret Seymour 1674–1751
    5. 5. Nathaniel Seymour 1680–1681
    6. 6. Wilson Seymour 1688–
    7. 7. Zachariah Seymour 1684–1754
    8. 8. Jonathan Seymour 1678–1725
    9. 9. Zachary Seymour 1672–1684
    10. 10. Richard Seymour 1677–1747
  2. 2. Thomas Seymour 1632–1712
  3. 3. Richard Seymour 1645–1710
  4. 4. Zachariah Seymour 1642–1702
  5. 5. Mercy Seymour 1636–1712
  6. 6. Mary Seymour 1634–1635
  7. 7. Elizabeth Seymour 1650–1651

Richard Seymour's Timeline

6 Records

1604
27 Jan 1604
Birth of Richard Seymour in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
1604
27 Jan 1604
Richard Seymour was baptized in Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
1605
27 Jan 1605
Age 1
Richard Seymour was baptized in Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
1631
1631-1665
Age 27
Richard Seymour resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1635
1635
Age 31
Richard Seymour resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1655
25 Nov 1655
Age 51
Death of Richard Seymour in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1604
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 374.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJS
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1604
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1605
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Richard Seymour of Hartford and Norwalk, Conn , and some of his descendants

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1631-1665
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Hartford in the olden time : its first thirty years

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hartford, Connecticut; Year: 1639; Page Number: 60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines : a Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes
    [2] A history of the Seymour family : descendants of Richard Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut, for six generations, with extensive

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1655
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Richard Seymour of Hartford and Norwalk, Conn , and some of his descendants

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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