John Seaman Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-01-30
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: 1615-08-04 Pantfield, Essex England
Died: 1695-03-20 Hempstead, Queens Co, New York USA
Marriages:
1. 1644-00-00 Elizabeth Strickland
Children of John Seaman and Elizabeth Strickland:
Notes:
Immigrated in 1630 with the Winthrop fleet. See this page.
other children:
John 1645 d 1697
Jonathan 1647
Benjamin 1649
Solomon 1651
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also married 1655 Martha Moore d/o Thomas Moore + Martha Young
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There is a "genealogy" of the Seaman family publish by Gustave Anjou through his company "American Consumers Society".
Everything published by Mr Anjou has proven to be almost completely fabricated.
I don't know if this Seaman family is mentioned in the "genealogy", but if so any information about them therein cannot be trusted.
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from this page
WILL dated August 5, 1694 and proved March 20, 1695: Benjamin Fletcher, Governor, etc. To
all to whom these may come. Know ye that at New York the 20 of March, 1694/5, the last will of
JOHN SEAMAN was proved and his sons Benjamin and Thomas were confirmed as executors.
p102-104
I, John Seaman the elder, of Hempstead, in Queens County, upon
Long Island, alias Nassau, being weake and infirm in body, do make and
declare this my last will and testament.
I leave to my oldest son John a certain lot of 22 acres, of which he is now in possession, and where
he now lives; also another lot of 20 acres of meadow upon the neck called the Great Neck, being
eastward and within the bounds of said town of Hempstead.
I leave to my 5 sons Jonathan, Benjamin, Solomon, Thomas and Samuel, 400 acres of land according
to a Patent, granted by Governor Richard Nicolls, lying at a place commonly known and called by the
name of Jerusalem, within the bounds of Hempstead, to be equally divided between them. Also a
certain neck of meadow lying eastward from said town of Hempstead called in ye Indian tongue
Ruskatux Neck. Bounded east by the Oyster Bay line, and upon Hempstead west, and to be equally
divided.
I leave to my 3 sons, John, Nathaniel, and Richard, the remainder of my meadow, whereof one half is
lready confirmed to my son in law, Nathaniel Pearsall, with four or five acres of upland for his
convenience of yardidge, for wintering his cattle. Which said meadow is situate upon a neck called by
the name of the Half Neck, or in the Indian tongue Muskachim.
I leave to my eight sons, John, Jonathan, Benjamin, Solomon, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniel and Richard,
all the upland lying and situate upon Ruskatux Neck, as also upon the neck called Half Neck, except
the four or five acres confirmed to my son in law, Nathaniel Pearsall.
I leave to my sons Nathaniel, and Richard, my lot of meadow at a neck called Sticklands
Neck, as also a parcel of meadow lying upon New Bridge Neck. I also give them 150 acres of
upland situated and lying at a place commonly called Success, by virtue of an order from the Town.
Also a certain parcel of land, being 316 acres, lying at or near the Harbor head, so called, being
already confirmed to my said two sons by deed of gift.
I give all my rights in the undivided lands in Hempstead to my 8 sons.
I leave to my wife Martha a certain house lot adjoining to the land of James Pine, being three acres,
during her life, and then to my two sons, Nathaniel and Richard. I also leave them the remainder of
my house lots, and the pasture and the field at the eastward of the town called the Holly.
I leave to my wife Martha one half of the dwelling house for life and then to my son Richard, and the
other half to my son Nathaniel.
I leave to my wife one third of the movables, and to my two sons Nathaniel and Richard the other
two thirds.
I leave to my daughter Mary Pearsall two cows.
I leave to my wife six acres of meadow at the Hay Bridge during her life and then to my sons Richard
and Nathaniel.
I leave two thirds of my remaining live stocks to my five daughters, Mary Pearsall, Hannah Carman,
Martha Pearsall, Sarah Mott, and Deborah Kirk, and to my daughter Elizabeth Jackson 20 shillings.
I leave to my sons Richard and Nathaniel all my armes except my large gun, which shall be for the use
of all my sons.
Makes wife Martha and sons Benjamin and Thomas executors, and "my friends Thomas Powell and
John Townsend, Sr., overseers."
Dated August 5, 1694. Witnesses, John Smith, John Carle, George Fowler.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 6683
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