Richard Seaman1,2

M, b. circa 1673, d. 5 September 1749
     Richard was born circa 1673 in Hempstead Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York. He was the son of Captain John Seaman and Martha Moore. Richard married Jane Mott in 1694 in Westbury, Hempstead Town. Richard & Jane had children: Adam, Daniel, Jane Titus, Sarah, Phebe, Elizabeth, Mary, Richard [1/31/1695] [m. Sarah Frost], Thomas & Giles. 31 August 1698, Richard and Jane and his wife, [ROF:Hempstead Town] were listed on the Hempstead Town Census. Enumerated in this household were Richard Seaman, Jane, Richard, Thomas, Abigail Carman [probably Richard's sister, Hannah's daughter]. Richard made his will on 5 April 1749 at the Town of Hempstead, Queens County, Long Island, New York. He mentions his wife Jane & his children: Adam, Daniel, Jane Titus, Sarah Dusenbury, Hanah Doughty, Phebe Seaman, Elizabeth Townsend, Mary Seaman, Richard, Thomas, Giles. [New York Wills: Liber 17, page 110] Richard departed this life on Friday, 5 September 1749 in Westbury, Hempstead Town. His will was probated in 1750.

Citations

  1. [S117] Mary Thomas Seaman, The Seaman Family of America, page 23.
  2. [S30] New York Historical Society, Collections of the New York Historical Society Abstract of Wills, Volume 28: page 268.