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William Ayres Seymour 1784–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 23, 1784

Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 02 Sep 1862

Death Location: Joseph Township, Illinois

Father: Allyn III

Mother: Amelia Stanley

Spouse(s): Eva Sailor, Lois Ferguson

Children(s): Jay Seymour, Eleanor SEYMOUR, Ida SEYMOUR, Ellen Seymour, Mary SEYMOUR

William Ayres Seymour was born in 1784 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Allyn Seymour Iii And Amelia Millie Twin Of Timothy Stanley. In 1860, William Ayres Seymour resided in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA. William Ayres Seymour married Eva Sailor, Lois Elizabeth Betsy Ferguson, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Seymour, Ellen Seymour, Ida Belle Seymour, Jay Seymour, Mary J Seymour. William Ayres Seymour passed away in 1862 in Joseph Township, Illinois.

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Biography

  • William Ayres Seymour was born in 1784 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Allyn Seymour Iii And Amelia Millie Twin Of Timothy Stanley.
  • In 1860, William Ayres Seymour resided in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • William Ayres Seymour married Eva Sailor, Lois Elizabeth Betsy Ferguson, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Seymour, Ellen Seymour, Ida Belle Seymour, Jay Seymour, Mary J Seymour.
  • William Ayres Seymour passed away in 1862 in Joseph Township, Illinois.

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William Seymour's Ancestors

Self
William Seymour
1784–1862
Birth Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Allyn Seymour III
1757–1828
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Amelia ((Millie) (Twin of Timothy)) Stanley
1759–1846
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Allyn Seymour
1729–1760
West Hartford, Hartford, CT
Elizabeth Smith
1730–1781
West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Samuel Stanley🧬
1731–1793
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Joanna Goodman🧬
1736–1800
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr
1696–1749
Rachel Allyn
1694–1756
Nathaniel Smith
1701–1776
Mercy Smith
1706–1765
Samuel Stanley🧬
1703–1769
Anne 🧬
1706–1764
Timothy Goodman
1706–1786
Joanna Wadsworth
1710–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Allyn
1661–1724
Rachel Steele
1663–1700
Samuel 🧬
1677–1747
Elizabeth 🧬
1682–1767
Richard Goodman
1662–1730
Abigail Pantry
1678–1708
Joseph Wadsworth
1682–1778
Joanna Hovey
1684–1762

William Seymour's Descendants

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William (Ayres) Seymour (April 23, 1784–02 Sep 1862) m. Eva Sailor (1818–Bef. 1894) m. Lois (Elizabeth (Betsy)) Ferguson (9 January 1794–29 August 1848)
  1. 1. Jay Seymour 1848–1894 m. Melinda (Malavia) Whiteman 1858–1912
    1. 1. Lottie Seymour 1880–1939 m. Homer (L) Harding 1871–1937 m. Elmer (J) Milliman 1877–1963 m. Elmer (J) Sickner 1885–1963 m. Frank Bunce 1891–1946 m. Frederick Hotchkiss 1874–1940
      1. 1. Goldie Kinney 1897–1944 m. Stanley (Ambrose) Mitchell 1900–1947 m. Charles (Earl) Kelly 1905–1970 m. Patrick (Charles) Kinney 1893–1959
        1. 1. Kenneth (Charles) Kinney 1915–1919
        2. 2. Ronald Mitchell 1935–2011
        3. 3. Jean (Louise) Roston 1930–2005 m. Robert (Janes) Wilson 1928–2003 m. William (Jerald) Boston 1928–1974
        4. 4. Richard Kinney 1913–1978 m. Alice Kinney 1914–2000 m. Esther Switzer 1921–1984 m. Murial (A) Schnabelrauch 1926–2017
        5. 5. Carl (Burton) Harriman 1925–1987 m. Lillian (Irene) Smith 1923–1966
        6. 6. Donald (L) Kinney 1919–1974
        7. 7. Dorothy (Helen) Kinney 1919– m. Stanley (Harrison) Gragg 1916–1964
    2. 2. Arden (Roy) Seymour 1879–1906
    3. 3. Clarence (Jay) SEYMOUR 1881–1947 m. Ethel (E.) Buck 1884–1951 m. Berneice Hause 1886–1960
      1. 1. Ruth (Fanchon Seymour Yeagla) Brown 1906–1980
    4. 4. Alma (Mable) Seymour 1882–1918 m. Donald (Ervin) Bennett 1881–1966
      1. 1. Nettie (Laudra) Bennett 1915–2004
      2. 2. Infant Bennett 1907–1907
    5. 5. George (Ayres) Seymour 1886–1934 m. Lula Valentine 1880–
  2. 2. Eleanor ((Ellen)) SEYMOUR 1854–
  3. 3. Ida (Belle) SEYMOUR 1859–1919
  4. 4. Ellen Seymour 1855–1924 m. Spencer Brown 1850–
  5. 5. Mary (J.) SEYMOUR 1846–1880

William Seymour's Timeline

4 Records

1784
April 23, 1784
Birth of William Ayres Seymour in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 76
William Ayres Seymour resided here in Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1862
2 Sep 1862
Age 78
Death of William Ayres Seymour in St. Joseph, Champaign, Illinois
St. Joseph, Champaign, Illinois
1862
02 Sep 1862
Age 78
Death of William Ayres Seymour in Joseph Township, Illinois
Joseph Township, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 23, 1784
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 518; Family History Library Film: 803160

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 20 N Range 10 E, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 518; Family History Library Film: 803160

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1862
    Event Place: St. Joseph, Champaign, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Joseph Township, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, Ca. 1835-1886; Index, 1835-Ca. 1920; Author: Illinois. County Court (Champaign County)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Packets, Ca. 1835-1886; Index, 1835-Ca. 1920; Author: Illinois. County Court (Champaign County)

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