Richard SEYMOUR b. 27 Jan 1604/5 England d. 1655 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1605 - 1655 (49 years)

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Name	Richard SEYMOUR [1, 2]
	He died bet. July 29, when his will was made and Oct. 10, 1655, when the inventory of his estate was taken --L255, 9s. He came to Hartford in 1639 from Chelmsford, co. Essex ? (North's Hist. of Berlin, p. 19) when his name appears on the list of those who "were Granted lotts. to haue onely at The Townes Courtesie with liery to fetch wood & keepe swine or cowes By proportion on the common." His lot was on the east side of the road to the Cow Pasture and was bounded on the north by the Cow Pasture itself; his house stood on what is now North Main Street near the Ely Place. In 1647, he was elected one of the two Chimney viewers "for the North side." He, with Roger Ludlow and others, was among those who in June, 1650 entered into an agreement "for the settlinge and plantinge of Noralke", and his name also appears in the indenture dated Feb. 15, 1651, between the planters and the Indians. Before the end of 1651, he had removed to Norwalk and in March, 1655, was elected Townsman or Selectman, but did not live to hold the office long. In his will, dated July 29, 1655, he is described as "very weak & sike," His loving wife Mercy and his faythfull friend Richard Olmsteaqd:, were designated by him as his executors. Various attempts have been made to prove him a son of Sir Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy, co. Devon, Eng. [1]
Birth	27 Jan 1604/5	England [2]
Christening	Y [1]
Gender	Male
Also Known As	Richard Seamer [1]
Death	1655	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA [1, 2]
Person ID	I49243	Main Tree
Last Modified	1 Mar 2016

Father	Robert SEYMOUR
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Elizabeth WALLER
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F22615	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mercy RUSCOE, b. Abt 1610

Marriage 18 Apr 1631 Sawbridgeworth, co. Hertford, England [1, 2]

Children

	1. Thomas SEYMOUR, c. 15 Jul 1632, Sawbridgeworth co. Hertford, England d. Oct 1712, Norwalk, Fairfield County,Connecticut (Age ~ 80 years) [Birth]
	2. Mary SEYMOUR, b. 1634 d. 1635 (Age 1 year) [Birth]
	3. Mercy SEYMOUR, b. 1636 d. young [Birth]
	4. John SEYMOUR, b. 1639 d. Between 1 Dec 1712 and 3 Aug 1713, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years) [Birth]
	5. Zachariah SEYMOUR, b. Abt 1642 d. Aug 1702, Wethersfield, Connecticut (Age 60 years) [Birth]
+	6. Capt Richard SEYMOUR, b. Abt 1645 d. Bef 29 Nov 1710, Farmington, Connecticut (Age 65 years) [Birth]

Family ID F22649 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 6 Mar 2016

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Birth - 27 Jan 1604/5 - England

Also Known As - - Richard Seamer

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[S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.
[S01785] Donald Lines Jacobus, Ancestry.com: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.;;).