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Abt 1645 - Bef 1710 (65 years)
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Name |
Richard SEYMOUR [1, 2] |
- He was Freeman at Farmington, 1669; one of the 84 proprietors of Farmington in 1672; Selectman of the Great Swamp at Christian Lane; he made there about 1686, a fort of palisades or logs sixteen feet long, sharp at the top and closely and firmly set in the ground. Within it were cabins where the settlers took refuge at night for safety against the Indians; "at the center was a well which still exists and furnishes the best water." (Andrews' New Britain.) He was killed by the fall of a tree in 1710 and administration upon his estate was granted Dec. 4, of that year. He was one of the wealthiest men in the settlement, the inventory of his estate being L426, 13s. 3d.
Andrew says: "the prudent liberality of the old town of Farmington was shown in voting to Captain Richard Seymour, in full town meeting, L1 as compensation or gratuity for planting this colony."
He gave the plot for the old cemetery at Christian Lane and was the first person interred there. [1]
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Capt |
Birth |
Abt 1645 [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Bef 29 Nov 1710 |
Farmington, Connecticut [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I49244 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Mar 2016 |
Father |
Richard SEYMOUR, b. 27 Jan 1604/5, England d. 1655, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 49 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Mercy RUSCOE, b. Abt 1610 |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
18 Apr 1631 |
Sawbridgeworth, co. Hertford, England [1, 2] |
Family ID |
F22649 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Death - Bef 29 Nov 1710 - Farmington, Connecticut |
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Sources |
- [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.;;).
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