38. Samuel Seymour

38. SAMUEL⁵ SEYMOUR (Samuel⁴, Matthew³, Thomas², Richard¹), of Greenwich, Conn., born about 1731, died 11 Apr. 1818, ae. 88; married first, at New Canaan, Conn., 17 Mar. 1750/1, SARAH⁵ BETTS, who died before 1770, daughter of John⁴ (John³, Thomas², Thomas¹) and Sarah (Gregory); married second, ABIGAIL MILLS, born at Greenwich, 23 Feb. 1748, died at Rye, N.Y., 8 July 1831.

Will of Samuel Seymour of Greenwich dated 5 Sept. 1816, proved 18 Apr. 1818, names wife Abigail, son Drake, daughter Hannah widow of Nathaniel Mead dec'd, my grandchildren the children of my daughter Elizabeth Marshall dec'd, the three sons of my son William dec'd, my daughter Sabrina Bush, the two youngest sons of my daughter Rhoda Hobby dec'd, viz. – Nehemiah B. Hobby and Samuel S. Hobby, my daughter Polly wife of Nehemiah Brown of Rye, and my grandson Samuel Seymour Hobby.

Will of Abigail Seymour of Rye, N.Y., dated 22 May 1828, proved 6 Sept. 1831, names my grandchildren, viz. – Lydia Hobby, Phylander Hobby, Amy Husted, Benjamin Hobby (who lived in New York City), Nehemiah B. Hobby and Samuel S. Hobby; my great-granddaughter Mary Hobby daughter of Lydia Hobby, my great- grandson Benjamin Hobby son of Lydia Hobby, my great-granddaughter Abigail Jane Hobby daughter of Lydia Hobby, and my great-grandson James Redfield son of Abigail Jane Redfield late of Rye deceased, these four being under age. Pamelia R. Brown and Nehemiah Brown, Jr., witnesses. Abigail's next of kin were Seymour Hobby and wife Lydia, Philander Hobby, Roswell Husted and wife Amy, Nehemiah B. Hobby, Samuel S. Hobby and Benjamin Hobby.

He served on the committee of Safety of Greenwich, Conn., 1776.

Children by first wife:
i.	HANNAH⁶, b. 3 Oct. 1753; d. in 1853; m. (1) at Greenwich, 5 Sept. 1768, DAVID⁴ HOBBY, b. abt. 1746, d. before 1802, s. of Jonathan³ (Jonathan², John¹) and Deborah (Lyon); m. (2) NATHANIEL MEAD, b. abt.1728, d. in 1814, s. of John and Elizabeth (Lockwood).
ii.	ELIZABETH, b. 9 May 1755; m, – MARSHALL.
iii.	DRAKE, b. 4 Feb. 1757; d. at Greenwich, prior to 17 Mar. 1819 (date of administration); m. – –. Five children.
iv.	WILLIAM, b. 13 Apr. 1758; d. at Newburgh, N.Y., in 1811; m. (1) at Hempstead, L. 1., 7 Jan. 1783, ESTHER SANDS of Oyster Bay, L. 1.; m. (2) ELIZA POWELL, dau, of Henry and Mary (Keen) Powell. Six children.¹⁾
v.	SABRINA, b. 6 Oct. 1761; d. after 1831; m. GILBERT³ BUSH, b. at Rye, N.Y., 7 Nov. 1753, d. there 3 Feb. 1831, s, of Abraham² (Justus¹) and Ruth (Lyon). The will of Gilbert Bush, dated 20 Oct. 1825, proved 28 Feb. 1831, named wife Sabrina and dau. Mary Emeline wife of Gershom Bulkley.
vi.	SAMUEL, bapt. 27 Aug. 1763; d. before his father.
Children by second wife:
vii.	RHODA, bapt. 12 Aug. 1770; d. before 5 Sept. 1816; m. ENOS HOBBY.
viii.	LYDIA, bapt. 11 July 1775; d. before 5 Sept. 1816.
ix.	MABY, bapt, Nov. 1779; m. at Greenwich, 17 Nov. 1796, NEHEMIAH BROWN; res. Rye, N.Y.

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One, William Seymour (1791·1876), was father of Rev. Charles Seymour, a graduate of Columbia College (B.A., 1836, M.A., 1839), born at Newburgh, N.Y., 16 Jan. 1819; he was graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1844; was Rector of All Saints' Church, Frederick City. Md .. when the Civil War broke out. and Rector of Trinity Church. Boonville, N.Y., in 1885; he died at Nyack. N.Y., 29 June 1895.