Seth Hurd was born on June 7, 1756 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony as the first child of Daniel Hurd II (1722 - ~1790) and Esther (Maltbe) Hurd (1725 - >1790).
He was married to Thankful Ray, who was born July 5, 1759. They were married on 2 Jan 1782 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut. They made their home in Colebrook, Connecticut. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters.
Seth Hurd lived in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA in 1782. He lived in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut in 1800. In 1807, he and Anna removed to Southington, Ohio. He lived in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA in 1809. He lived in Southington, Trumbull, Ohio, United States in 1820. Seth died on January 1, 1837 in Southington, Trumbull, Ohio, United States aged 80. He was buried in Southington, Trumbull, Ohio, USA. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave, although no official documentation has been found.
Seth was elected Township Trustee in Southington in 1817.
"In 1807, or 8, our parents decided to move to the new country where land was plenty and low in price, to accommodate their sons with each a portion—they made choice of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Their eldest daughter, Esther, had settled there three years. She married "Moses Wright", and made their home in Austinburgh, Ashtabula County, Ohio, where they still reside.
"Father obtained two lots in "Bowlstown" of three hundred acres each. Smith, my oldest brother was married to "Sibil Morehouse" and had one son, "Milo". They arranged to go west with us and was to have one hundred acres as his portion of the land.
"We started in April for Southington, Ohio and were forty days on the road. Crossing the Hutson River at Newburgh, Susquahanna at Harrisburgh, thence across the Three Brothers, Allegheny and Chestnut Ridge, Sideling Hill and so on to Pittsburgh, Beaver and Youngstown. Warren was our County Seat, and nearby Southington where we ended our journey and our parents their lives. Most of our descendants are still living about there and will doubtless to the end of time. I believe at the Judgement many from Old Southington will arise to join that innumerable company, which no man can number, to sing the Anthems of praise to God and Land forever.
"There were only three families living in the town when we reached there. The first thing after our arrival was to build. We were all crowded into a small log cabin occupied by old Mr. Viets, wife and child (Benjamin). Brother Smith received his portion of the land on the west end of Lot 28. We built about the middle of the same. It so happened there was a deer-lick. Many deer were shot there. Not long after our arrival in town, Mr. Viets had a very fat calf which he intended for veal. We postponed it, however, as he killed a fine deer, sending some to mother from which she made an old-fashioned Stew Pie. We all feasted sumptuously and pronounced it the best meal eaten in Ohio. Mother found it was venison as the bones were so hard. Deer were very plenty. A few days after, we saw many and Smith shot, but missed them. I called them Colts. After the house was finished, we commenced clearing the land. The timber was mostly Oak interspersed with underbrush. We had large log fires. We cheered and hurrahed for New Connecticut. New families were constantly coming into town so we frequently attended log-raisings for new homes. Together with time spent in hunting, we were kept busy."[1]
Seth Hurd and Thankful Anna Ray had the following children:
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A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County, Ohio: A ..., Volumes 1-2 by Harriet Taylor Upton. Vol 2, Pg. 267 "The first of the Hurd family, Seth, his wife, Thankful, and nine children, some of whom had the old fashioned names of Joy, Comfort and Freedom, came to Southington in 1808. Mrs. Hurd took Mrs. Norton's place as town nurse and unprofessional doctor.