Felix Seymour (1725 - 1798)

Born 1725 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Margaret (Renick) Seymour — married 1752 in Hardy, Bedford, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died Feb 1798 at about age 73 in Moorefield, Hardy, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Born in Ireland in 1725 and died in Hampshire County, Virginia, February 1798. During the Revolution his residence was Moorefield, Virginia. He was married to Margaret Renick in 1752.

Felix married Margaret Renick, daughter of William and Ann Renick in 1753. They settled near Mooresfield, then built a homestead at Seymourville, Grant county, Virginia, where he acquired extensive land holding and possessions. He was First Magistrate for Hardy county, served in the Virginia House of Burgess. Note: There is no proof that he was a member of the House of Burgesses and he is not listed as a member.^[1] There also does not appear to be any proof that he ever served as a Magistrate for Hardy County.

His wife, Margaret Renick was born in 1733 in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She died in 1778 in Cumberland City, Pennsylvania.

Name

Name: Felix Seymour^[2][3]

Birth

Birth Date: 1725^[3]

Birth Place: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland^[2][3]

Birth Date: 1727^[4]

Birth Place: Ireland^[4]

Marriage

Spouse: Margaret Rennick^[3]

Child: Abel Seymour^[3]

First Marriage Date: 1752^[3]

Children:

1. John Seymour b. Tues. May 7, 1754
2. Richard Seymour b. Mon Aug 25, 1795
3. Thomas Seymour b. Sat Jan 28, 1758 m. Catherine Hider d. 1831
4. Abel Seymour b. May 5, 1760 m. Ann Venlieter on Aug 2, 1785 d. 1826
5. George Seymour b. Wed Aug 11, 1762 m. Elizabeth Welton
6. Catherine Seymour b. Tues Nov 29, 1764 Twin of William Seymour m1 George See m2nd Jonathan Welton
7. William Seymour b. Tues Nov 29, 1764 m. Christina See
8. James Seymour b. Wed Dec 3, 1766 m. Elizabeth Hutton d. 1842
9. Elizabeth Seymour b. Fri Sept 22, 1769 m. Andrew Burns d. 1822
10. Aaron Seymour b. Mar 25, 1773 m. Miriam wood
11. Mary Seymour b. July 8, 1775 m. John welton on Jul 23, 1796 d. 1827

Property

Location: Augusta Co., VA^[5]

Property: 375 acres.

Remarks: Privy examination of Ann, wife of Jacob Reed, deed 15/16 Aug, to Alex Love, taken 12 Oct 1763, by Benj. Kuykendale and Felix Seymore.

Revolutionary War Service

It has been noted in various sources that Felix was a Colonel in the French and Indian War and in other sources that he was a soldier, a private enlisted May 26, 1776, under Captain Casewell in the Fifth Company of North Carolina troops, and was discharged, February 8, 1780.^[6]

It should be pointed out that it would be rather odd for a colonel serving in the French and Indian War to enlist 13 years later in the Revolutionary War as a private at 51 years of age. Assuming that he was not a colonel in the French and Indian War that leaves us with the probability that he served in the Revolutionary War when he was between the ages of 51 and 54. In reality the only credible source regarding his Revolutionary War service is supplied by the DAR which states that his service was "FURNISHED BEEF FOR PRISONERS AT WINCHESTER, 1782"^[7] Besides that there is an application to the Sons of the American Revolution that is illegible but purports to be for Felix Seymour^[8] but there is no proof that that application was ever approved.

Death

Death Date: Feb 1798^[3]

Death Place: Moorefield, Hardy, West Virginia, United States^[2][9][3]

Age: 73

Probate Place: Hardy, West Virginia, USA^[9]

Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA^[9]

Research

From: "The History of Hardy County":

"Family Tradition related that Felix Seymour, who had known Thomas Renick in Ireland came to America with his nine year old son in 1736. When the father returned for the rest of the family, they were lost at sea. The Renicks raised Felix Seymour, Jr. In 1753 he married Margaret Renick, George Renicks's sister (daughter of Thomas-- see below). The Seymours evidently lived on the manor... Mary Welton, who obtained title to 406 acres of the drains of Lunice Creek in her own name in 1754, later married George Renick. In 1766 and 1771 George and Mary Renick sold this property to Felix Seymour.^[10] George Renick was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Renick, to whom Fairfax granted 270 acres on the bend of the South Branch just above Milleson's Mill in present Hampshire County in 1748. This connection of Thomas Renick and Felix Seymour refutes the claim in Virkus that Felix was the so-in-law of William Renick. The Mr. Renick with whom Felix moved to Virginia was Thomas Renick, not William Renick.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:House_of_Burgesses_members#:~:text=1%20Joseph%20Ball%20%28Virginia%20public%20servant%29%202%20Thomas,Brent%20%28politician%29%2019%20Joseph%20Bridger%2020%20Nathaniel%20Burwell
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} West Virginians in the American Revolution: Felix Seymour Birth: Death:
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 117 : 1915 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999.
5. ↑ This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Book: 11-485
6. ↑ Johnston, Ross B. West Virginians in the American Revolution. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1977. Found at Google Books: Felix Seymour
7. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Ezell, John", Ancestor # A102439.
8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L56B-R3N
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Probate Records; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Hardy County); Probate Place: Hardy, West Virginia. Source Information Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 [database on-line].
10. ↑ Hampshire Co. Deed Book 1 p.30 and p. 35

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Seymour-1010 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.